Her accomplishments in these genres are crucial, as her very presence disrupts the stereotypical aesthetic of mainstream rock and punk stars. Through her insistence on playing by her own rules (and to her own strengths), Willow successfully launched one of the most powerful re-emergences of the past few years, closing out the calendar year as one of the leading voices in contemporary alternative music. However, during a September promo run for her then-forthcoming Life Tour to support Lately I Feel Everything, the duo performed a live version of “Meet Me at Our Spot,” an indie-leaning, mid-tempo track found on THE ANXIETY which pertains to escaping internal fears in order to “catch a vibe” with that special someone. The ANXIETY, Willow’s collaboration project with close friend and producer Tyler Cole, was released quietly in March 2020, without making much of an initial chart impact. The on-tour pairing of two young women who are praised for rewriting the traditional rules of music, culture and femininity couldn’t have been made for a better fit – and shortly after, Willow announced her own national headlining tour, titled “LIFE.” But even with the positive response to Lately I Feel Everything and its lead single, it certainly came as a surprise that her most successful single since her pre-teen pop days would be with a song that entirely predated her new punk era. In May, after the release of “Transparent Soul,” Willow was announced as one of the supporting acts for Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever World Tour during select shows in February and April 2022.
“This album is the most I’ve let myself loose.” “ was me coming to a point where I just said ‘eff it’ and wanted to have fun,” she told Billboard earlier this year. It’s since been named to a number of year-end lists of the best albums by NPR Music, Complex, Uproxx and Billboard. 46 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and received positive reviews from critics, with many publications praising Willow’s spirited preservation of pop-punk, from her emotive delivery to the blaring, angsty instrumentation. “I want to be that strong woman who is putting it all out there on the stage.”) (“I think that seeing my mom on stage and how she commanded the music and the band just made me realize that’s what I want to be,” Willow said in an interview with V Magazine. After years of toying with psychedelic R&B, neo-soul and sassy pop, followed by a brief hiatus from music to focus on herself and her side endeavors, the adventurous singer was given a nudge to foray into an edgier lane by her mother, actress and frontwoman of the nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom, Jada Pinkett-Smith. However, 2021 is the year Willow truly cemented herself as a fully-grown artist with front-and-center staying power, a narrative befitting of someone who officially entered legal adulthood in October. Introduction & Honorable Mentions | Rookie of the Year: Olivia Rodrigo | No. Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of 2021: Introduction & Honorable Mentions (Staff List)
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