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PinkPantheress Talks ‘Fancy That’ Mixtape, Learning From Tour With Olivia Rodrigo That She’s ‘Not an Arena Artist’
PinkPantheress sat down with 'Billboard' to talk her new mixtape, what she learned from Olivia Rodrigo and much more.
Rocking a plaid top dress, dark navy jeans and black flats that could’ve been on an Aeropostale mannequin circa ’07, the U.K. native gushes about house artists like Basement Jaxx and early Calvin Harris influencing her nine-track mixtape. PinkPantheress is reserved yet charming in conversation as she opens up about learning she wasn’t “an arena artist” after touring with Olivia Rodrigo, being the subject of plenty of memes, her global crossover appeal and acting aspirations. I think in a weird way, the U.K. is more hip to drum and bass and the music I make, so me coming out after we’ve had a history of women that I’m influenced by — like Lily Allen and Imogen Heap, that’s where they were most respected and adored.
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