Rina Sawayama
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Rina Sawayama and Shania Twain on Starting Late and Writing About Hard Times
Two pop queens hold court on classic hits, difficult childhoods, and loving their queer fans
- Musicians on Musicians
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Rina Sawayama's Cover of Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' Is a Headbanger's Delight
Sawayama channeled the distortion-heavy end of the original to create a full-blown alt-rock take on the single
- Heavier Than Ever
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Rina Sawayama, Tegan and Sara, Soccer Mommy and Others Team With #iVoted to Encourage Voter Turnout
Karol G, Santigold, Silversun Pickups, Carrie Underwood and Orville Peck are among the other artists involved with the election campaign
- Getting Out the Vote
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Rina Sawayama Says Pop Music Became a 'Way to Fit in' at School as a Japanese Immigrant
“I think when you spend your whole life trying to make other people happy, whether it's your parents or school or this societal notion of what’s good [...] you genuinely forget what you want to do," she said
- Sawayama's Schooling
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Rina Sawayama Breaks Stuff and Builds Back Better on 'Hold the Girl'
The pop rebel channels her twisted visions into straight-ahead tunes with arena-ready confidence.
- ALBUM REVIEW
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Rina Sawayama Delivers the Ultimate Pop Period Piece in New 'Hold the Girl' Video
"I was crying before going into the studio," she says of the song
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Rina Sawayama Soars on Ode to Single Moms ‘Catch Me in the Air’
Single will appear on Sawayama’s forthcoming studio album Hold the Girl, out Sept. 2 via Dirty Hit
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Rina Sawayama Line Dances to the Altar in 'This Hell' Music Video
Song will appear on the singer's sophomore LP, Hold The Girl
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Rina Sawayama Line Dances Her Way Through 'This Hell' on 'Fallon'
"I was thinking about the rights being taken away from the LGBTQ community when I wrote this song," the U.K.-based singer said
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Rina Sawayama Pulls Up to the Future Pop Rodeo on New Song 'This Hell'
Track will appear on the musician's upcoming second album, Hold the Girl
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