
If you ever wanted to know who is on your favorite singer's playlist, or what albums inspired the latest “it girl” the most, tune in for Marie Claire’s resident music franchise Listen Up. In this interview series, we ask musicians about their listening habits and the specific records that informed their taste—and inherently their journey as an artist.
A viral single is a dime a dozen in the streaming era. But hemlocke springs can say something far rarer: three years after her self-produced, self-described “awkward Black girl” anthem “girlfriend” blew up on TikTok, she’s toured with the likes of Doja Cat, Conan Gray, and, most recently, Chappell Roan.