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Lola Young Explains How ‘Messy’ Went From Breakup Demo to Unexpected Hit: ‘It Was Closure for Me’
British singer Lola Young explains how her song 'Messy' went from a breakup demo to an unexpected chart hit.
While list alumni like Pink Pantheress and Central Cee have already made their mark, Young’s commercial breakthrough proved more elusive. “It feels a bit rocky, there’s a ’90s hip-hop influence, folk music inspired the lyricism and there’s some pop too.” It’s a recipe she started tinkering with early in her career and she has no intention of finding a lane: “Why fix something that’s not broke?” Before moving on to new music, Young has to contend with another surprise hit courtesy of a feature on Tyler, The Creator’s “Chromakopia.” Their collaboration, “Like Him,” has taken off organically, breaking into the upper tiers of the charts.
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