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Emma, Rey, absolutely.

It's a family affair. All three sisters

together.

Tell me, what is the inspiration for

doing this all together? Going on tour,

the three of you.

Well, to answer that, to jump in and

just

answer that, um, I think something that

is so beautiful is ever since we was

babies, we have just all lived and

breathed music. It's kind of been

something that hasn't been taught or

forced. It's just been so natural. And I

think if I wasn't here, each of these

girls would have

something insane that the entire world

needs to hear. So, it's only logical

that I'm going on tour and my sisters

are coming with me, you know?

Is there a protective element there?

Because obviously you've had a rough

time in the music industry. Do you want

to look out for your younger siblings?

Do you feel that from me? like my

protective vibe.

But it's also a good thing I think. So,

especially writing for other people, I

can see how protective protected I am in

that. Like,

I know a lot of stories with my female

friends that have gone through a lot,

but because my older sister's Ray, it's

like, oh no.

It's true though. It's true. It's like,

no,

won't move to her. Or they've already

moved to you anyway, so

won't move to her. No, it's

they've already hit on you anyway.

It It is.

Which is great.

But which is crazy that my baby sister's

saying that because you're in a studio

environment as a young girl like it

you're you're most vulnerable. Do you

know what I mean? And I'm fiercely

fiercely fiercely protective of my

girls, you know, even when we have

discussions about, you know, even just

having to handle disrespect in a studio

environment, right? and and learning how

to navigate dancing around egos cuz

these girls are also songwriters. So

yeah,

same way I came up writing songs for

other artists. Um Abby and Lauren are

writing songs for other artists. Even

before you've delved into your artist

projects, they've been writers and it's

such a different hat being a songwriter.

And uh we we share a lot of um just

funny stories about you have to dance

around in order to get the job done, you

know,

you know, and and sometimes it requires

encouragement and sometimes it's really

really hard and sometimes people are

very disrespectful and and that's how it

is when you're a young female up and

cominging songwriter. It's just a game.

So, I'm very protective of the girls and

trying to give them advice and help them

through it and we talk about it and cry

about it and and go through it. Do you

know what I mean? Yeah.

I want to ask you about your new music

cuz people are really excited. Um, where

is my husband?

Yeah.

Already in the top 10 after just one

week.

I don't know how that happened.

Tell me about the writing of that song.

There's a thing I miss in in pop music

today, which is that kind of Mottown

feeling, that classic feeling, that

analog feeling. So I was really excited

to really really want to experiment with

that quite vividly. Um even like the

Supremes inspired um choreography with

me and two backing singers and wanting

to bring two singers to be part of this

song started with where is my husband.

You said on Tik Tok.

Yeah.

That it's not just a song, it's a

manifesto. You want a husband in two

years.

Do you know what I think I I have a

long-term

like a fiveyear plan.

Oh my god.

So my five year plan is put this album

out first third of next year, first half

of next year minimum, but hopefully

first third of next year. Um so I need

to finish it. It's going to take a lot

of energy to finish like a lot of heart

to finish this album. It's great. Tour

it with my sisters. Um then um

then

good fiveyear plan.

Well,

Then ideally around that time it would

be nice I think to meet my husband kind

of around then. Do you know what I mean?

So like maybe 2027, end of 2027 or in

that year would be great. Then we we get

married and then we have a baby and then

hopefully well do you know what I want

to do? I want to do enough groundwork

in the next year or two years. enough

groundwork that I could just take like a

year year off or two years off and then

I can come back and and like my career

is not down the toilet because I took

two years off. Do you know what I mean?

Cuz we know it's a very fastpaced.

You've got to keep your presence up,

don't you? It

it is that it does feel that way, but I

want to be able to earn the right to

take some time off and and and have a

life and start a family because my whole

life has been music forever. Do you know

what I mean? I love the idea though of

putting out a single to attract a

partner rather than having to go on a

dating app.

Right.

Has it worked yet? Has anybody phoned

you up and said, "I heard the song and

by the way

n like I mean nah it no.

Someone wrote some a number on this

issue the other day and I was but it was

just not my

maybe next time."

You talked about the challenge of coming

back to writing.

Yeah. And obviously this is your first

record since that incredible night at

the Brits where you got six awards.

Oh yeah.

Did that put any different kind of

pressure on you?

Um

I think it's insane that I don't know.

Like I find myself having to like remind

myself that night even happened because

it's still kind of like a fever dream.

Um

I think the pressure is just always

going to be there. I think no matter

what where you're at as an artist, you

always put that pressure on yourself. Um

but but the luxurious thing is the most

pre pressure pressure I think just does

come from me which is really nice

because that wasn't the case in the past

but yeah there's pressure from my own

brain.

Yeah.

And if there is pressure from your own

brain how do you set it aside and unlock

um I think honestly like my faith is

become a really big part of how I handle

a lot of things in my life. you know,

it's not we've talked deep in the past

about sobriety and, you know, dealing

with trauma and dealing with the dark

dark things of my past. And I think my

sisters can hopefully advocate that I've

become like a lot more together in the

last year or two.

So, so different in a good way.

A lot of work has been done.

I wasn't I was a mess before. Do you

know what I mean? But

you were just struggling, I think.

Yeah.

But now you've really matured. I

remember you being like it I have to

grow up. I have to grow up. I'm not I'm

not young anymore. I have to grow up.

You are young. But it was that mindset

of like no one's gonna you're not just

going to one day wake up and be an

adult. Like you actually have to make

the transition yourself

and I think you really did that. So

thanks Lo.

That must have been hard for you guys to

watch though as as Ry was struggling.

Yeah. I mean we it was kind of difficult

for a little bit of time.

Um, but we've made it so far

and it's actually made us a lot

stronger.

Yeah.

A lot stronger.

Yeah.

There was a point it was bad though.

Yeah. Oh my gosh.

We're not going to go into that.

That was Yeah. It's look, it's a hard

thing and and I think maybe that again

increases my my feeling of protection

over these girls because it's hard to

prepare yourself for that the volatility

and the kind of roller coaster of a

journey that attempting to have a career

in music comes with. You know, it is

tough, but my faith and my family have

been my anchor. So, I'm feeling so much

better as a person um over the last year

or two. And also working hard to be a

better sister. You know, I think you can

lose sight of those things. Your career

can become this matters more than

anything else. And you can really lose

your way and that's a sad place to be.

So, I'm really happy about the balance

I've found at this point in my life.

Yeah.

And last question. Obviously, you've all

got your own careers. You're going on

tour together. When do we get a joint

album?

That's a thousand% happening in our

lifetime.

Oh, we don't know when, right?

Yeah.

A Christmas album.

Oh, I don't know about that.

I can't do Christmas.

Or like a gospel album.

A gospel album would be better or just a

somewhere where we can experiment and

have fun and we can have a gospel song

and push boundaries. And Rachel's like,

"A jazz album."

Do you know what? Yeah. I think in like

five or six, seven years when we're just

musically so in.

You think it'll be five or six?

I bet you money we're going to do it

before.

You think?

100%.

I love that.

Five years, one baby, one gospel album.

Brilliant. Thank you so much for your

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - sounds that are arranged in a way that is pleasant or exciting to listen to, often with words
sisters /ˈsɪstərz/ A1	noun - a female sibling
tour /tʊər/ B1	noun - a journey during which a person visits several places, especially as a tourist or for work
protective /prəˈtektɪv/ B2	adjective - providing protection or making sure something is not harmed
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to produce letters, words, or numbers on a surface using a pen, pencil, etc.
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a piece of music with words that you sing
album /ˈælbəm/ B2	noun - a collection of songs on a CD, record, or on the internet
husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ A2	noun - a married man, considered in relation to his wife
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
career /kəˈrɪər/ B1	noun - a job or profession that you work at for a long time, usually one that requires a lot of training or skill
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - the strong belief in a religion or a system of beliefs
pressure /ˈpreʃər/ B1	noun - the force that is used to push something down or to the side noun - the influence or stress that somebody puts on you to do something
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit
inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/ B2	noun - something that makes somebody want to do something or gives somebody an idea about how to do it
mature /məˈtʃʊər/ B2	verb - to become more fully developed, either physically or mentally adjective - fully developed in body or mind
balance /ˈbæləns/ B1	noun - a situation in which all the different parts are equal or in the correct proportions verb - to keep or put something in a position where it is steady and does not fall
volatility /ˌvɒləˈtɪləti/ C1	noun - the quality of being likely to change suddenly
anchor /ˈæŋkər/ B2	noun - a heavy metal object that is dropped into the water to stop a boat from moving noun - something that provides stability or support
struggling /ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to try very hard to do something when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems
fierce /fɪəs/ B2	adjective - showing strong emotion or energy, especially in a way that might be frightening