There are two artists named Payday. 1) Payton J. Clark (b. December 23, 2003), known professionally as Payday, is an up-and-coming rapper/singer-songwriter from Washington, United States. She quit music under the Payday persona in late 2022 and officially announced the retirement of her Payday persona in April 2023. She successfully rebranded to cr1tter.

In an interview with Flaunt, she got the name Payday, because she wants to be loved by everybody and wants to be a part of being loved by people.

"I mean, everyone loves payday. It’s like the best day of the week. Everyone loves getting money, getting paid. So, I just want to be loved by everybody. Just want to be a part of that. You know?"

2) a straight-edged hardcore band from London, UK. "This is London Straight Edge, harder than a sack of bricks, second to none. " Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.