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Declan McKenna on His Independent Future and Supporting Sabrina Carpenter on Tour
British musician Declan McKenna has left his major label home of the past 10 years for a new indie venture. He tells Billboard about the move and his new music.
He’s also packing his gear for a string of live headline dates in North America, which include a role as a special guest on Sabrina Carpenter ’s Short n’ Sweet tour, his first-ever arena gigs. Both songs examine the ludicrous excesses and follies of success, and on “Champagne” we’re drawn into vacuous conversations where the social currency is attention: “Of course I didn’t mean what I said, I just wanted them to laugh,” he begrudgingly admits. After that he’ll head to Australia for a string of co-headline dates with Northern Irish indie heroes Two Door Cinema Club and next summer McKenna will join Imagine Dragons on their stadium run through Europe, his biggest ever venues.
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