Australian country musician Chelsea Berman has just released her brand new single ‘Obsessed’, and today the music video premieres exclusively on Women In Pop. ‘Obsessed’ sees Berman open a new chapter in her career as she embraces a more pop sound. Written by Berman and produced by Rhys Zacher, the song mixes full-blooded guitars and drums with an undeniably pop vibe. Lyrically, Berman sings of a relationship she is happily leaving behind, only for her bitter ex to be clinging on. ‘Baby you should get the help you need / And stop being so obsessed with me’ she sings. “Y’all might have thought ..read more

Indie-dream-pop group lucidbloom recently released their new single ‘Signals in the Skies’ and today the music video for the song premieres exclusively on Women In Pop. A warm, indie-guitar gem with soaring melodies and gorgeously crafted vocal harmonies, it is has an almost ethereal quality as its soundscape builds and incorporates cascading vocals. Hailing from the Blue Mountains in NSW, the band filmed the music video in and around a warehouse in Lawson, with the industrial setting lending the video a post-civilisation, dystopian feel. The band collaborated with lighting and visual artist S ..read more

Aotearoa/New Zealand’s JessB today returns with her new single ‘Talk Of The Town’, alongside the announcement that she will release her debut album Feels Like Home on July 5. ‘Talk Of The Town’ is a chilled, laid back track with a funky R&B-rap soundscape with lyrics that explore not caring what other people think of you, and the freedom that brings. “I was inspired by the feeling of speculation and gossip around ‘who is dating who’,” JessB says. “The song speaks to the feeling directly, while still reinforcing the idea that I always follow what’s best for me regardless of what other peopl ..read more

Naarm/Melbourne best friend duo Don’t Thank Me Spank Me! (Nitida Atkinson and Esther Henderson) create music that is as impossibly fun as it is sonically exciting. Tomorrow they release their new single ‘Be My Forever’, but today you can listen to it exclusively on Women In Pop. It is a buzzy, indie-pop track with hints of both the 1960s and 1980s with some outright delicious melodies, with Atkinson and Henderson’s vocals soaring and swooping through some of the best hooks you will hear this month. Lyrically, it speaks of that moment when you become obsessed with your crush and straight up tel ..read more

Image: Kath Gould Published: Tuesday 16 April 2024 It has been 15 years since New Zealand’s electro-rock-pop artist Ladyhawke (full name Pop Brown) first burst into our ears with her global hit single ‘My Delirium’ and her self-titled debut album. Today Ladyhawke announces that she will be celebrating the milestone by bringing her anniversary live show to Australia after sell out dates in the UK in February. Kicking off on 26 July, Ladyhawke will play her debut album in full in shows in Adelaide, Fremantle, Brisbane and Sydney before wrapping up in Northcote on 3 August. Ladyhawke’s music car ..read more

Interview: Jett Tattersall Australia’s Heleina Zara has only been releasing music for over a year, but she is already displaying the maturity and depth of talent you expect from an industry veteran. Today she releases her debut EP, Autopilot which is just as much a statement of intent as it is an incredible collection of music. “All these songs are pieces of me, written throughout a tumultuous time,” Zara says. “At times it felt like I was on autopilot just going with the flow but I tried so hard not to resist the hard times.” Just like her childhood idol, Taylor Swift, Zara is an expert when ..read more

Interview: Jett Tattersall Published: 8 April, 2024 Australian rising superstar Carla Wehbe has returned with her new single ‘Sideshow’, her first new music of 2023. Written with regular collabortor Robby De Sa along with fellow break out star Peach PRC, it marks a sidestep into a sonic soundscape we haven’t heard in full bloom from Wehbe to date, with the song embracing an indie rock sound interspersed with the occasional sprinkle of country music. Lyrically the song looks at what happens at the end of a relationship when one side doesn’t want to let go: “You've turnеd all my friends on me ..read more

Griff is one of the UK's greatest young music artists and she joins Jett Tattersall on the Women In Pop podcast to talk about her love of songwriting, touring with artists like Coldplay and Dua Lipa and the creation of her new EP ver2igo vol. 2 Listen now on our website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all podcast platforms. Follow Griff on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter ..read more

Seattle born, LA based UMI (real name Tierra Umi Wilson) is one of those artists who creates music that burrows effortlessly into your heart and leaves you wondering how the soundscape of your life managed without her in it. First releasing music in 2017, she had a major breakthrough in 2018 when her track ‘Remember Me’ went viral, with a cool 155 million Spotify streams to date. With her music a gorgeous blend of neo-soul and R&B mixed with touches of pop and folk, she has since gone on to support major artists such as Conan Gray, Sam Smith and Jhene Aiko on their US tours and last year s ..read more

Interview: Jett Tattersall Published: March 27 2024 The UK’s girli (real name Milly Toomey) is an artist who instinctively knows how to create music that is nothing short of a burst of joy. Delicious synth-electro-pop soundscapes with lyrics that are cutting, relatable and raw, you can both dance your night away, or cry your heart out to her songs. She has just released her new single ‘Crush Me Up’, a electronic dance track that sees girli explore the stages of a crush which can eventually turn into an obsession: ‘Crush me up / Take too much / I don’t care.” ‘A song about crushing so hard on s ..read more