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Grace VanderWaal Dismantles the ‘Golden Child Archetype’ on New Single ‘Proud’


Grace VanderWaal previewed her upcoming second album 'Childstar' out April 4 with new single "Proud."

External validation gets the best of Grace VanderWaal on her reflective new single “Proud,” the latest glimpse into her forthcoming studio album Childstar. “Humble child, promise I’ll be small/I won’t take up space at all/Remember gratitude, you tell me I’m great when I don’t cry and I never ask for nothing/Ground yourself, remember your place,” VanderWaal sings on the opening verse. She continued, “I wanted to make a project that exercised all my passions: writing and producing, but also world building with fashion, color, and movement.

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