Lola Young Explains How ‘Messy’ Went From Breakup Demo to Unexpected Hit: ‘It Was Closure for Me’
variety.comMike Wass Lola Young has been teetering on the brink for years. Since at least 2021, the South Londoner was bubbling under when she jockeyed for the Rising Star Award at the BRITS and landed on the BBC’s prestigious “Sound Of” survey.
While list alumni like Pink Pantheress and Central Cee have already made their mark, Young’s commercial breakthrough proved more elusive.
That is, until “Messy,” a track from last year’s sophomore album “This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway,” went viral on TikTok. “Do you know what?
I just can’t stand hearing it on the app,” says Young, 24, over FaceTime from Australia, where she’s wrapping up a promo visit. “I obviously love that it’s on the app, I just don’t want to hear my own song when I open it.” Instead of being precious about her vulnerable track soundtracking a finger-gun dance trend, she’s refreshingly pragmatic: “If it’s resonating, it’s resonating.
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