We’re getting candid in our interview with mercury.Mercury is an alternative rock band and project led by Nashville-based Maddie Kerr. Now 22, Kerr grew up playing music since she was a kid, and honed in her sound while playing with various friends through her teen years. We talk to Maddie about having an emotional breakthrough in writing her latest EP “Together We Are One, You And I” with producer Alex Farrar, and how she created a short film to go along with the EP. We also talk to Maddie about the importance of performing live and connecting with young female fans.Listen to the full interview with mercury on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with Isabel Dumaa.The rising LA-based artist just released her new EP Just My Nature featuring breakout single “Quarter Life Crisis.” Now 21, Dumaa began singing and songwriting at age 10. At age 12, her moms booked her first ever studio session to record songs she had been filling journals with. We talked to Isabel Dumaa about how she found her own voice on her debut EP, how she embraces femininity and not being afraid to show emotion in her music, and learning how to stand her ground as a young woman in the music industry.Listen to the full interview with Isabel Dumaa on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with Angélica Garcia.Angélica Garcia is a pop experimentalist who pulls from her Mexican and Salvadoran heritage to make art that speaks to the experience of growing up between cultures as a Hispanic-American. Her latest album Gemelo, meaning “twin” in English, represents the two selves, the spirit and body, and tackles how they work together and against one another.We talk to Angélica Garcia about why she embraced singing in Spanish despite things getting lost in translation, the pain of grief that stays with you and how it can be a beautiful tool for transformation, and how she prioritizes your own happiness and personal growth, even if that means letting go of people and things that do not serve you. Listen to the full interview with Angélica Garcia on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with Emei.Emei built her career from the ground up, performing since she was a child in music theater and even as a star on Chinese reality TV. After receiving notoriety on TikTok for her 2022 single “Late to the Party,” Emei has built a world around her subsequent music, and has already performed at venues as far as Australia. Emei’s 3rd EP Rabbithole (out now) sees the artist personifying her personal life experience in a dark and twisted world after falling down a rabbit hole. We talk to Emei about how competing in a Chinese reality TV competition prepared her for a singing career, how she advocates for herself in a music industry that tries to put artists in a box, and how she found a new voice on her 3rd EP Rabbithole. Listen to the full interview with Emei on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Name 3 Songs…⚡  Fangirl Nonsense: Shawn Mendes speaks about his sexuality for the first time. Damiano David of Maneskin releases his debut album, and it’s giving… Harry Styles. ⚡   We’re taking a deep dive on the arc of Chappell Roan’s career this year – from the explosive moments at Coachella and Gov Ball to Chappell’s public burnout on stage and on TikTok. No one could be prepared for overnight fame in the way Chappell has experienced it. And with this fame, we’ve watched her burnout in real time. We look at how Chappell has handled her fame thus far, why fans have lashed back at her, and our predictions for what will happen next in her career. We also discuss Chappell’s call out of obsessive fan behaviour, and look at the way artists have been treated in the past, including singer Christina Grimme who died at the hands of an alleged fan. TIMESTAMPS:0:40 election reactions31:20 fangirl nonsense43:40 Chappell RoanEnjoy this episode? Join our Patreon community or leave us a tip on PayPal! Want to talk more? Find us: @name3songs | @sara_feigin | @jenna_millionCheck out all the sources for this episode at name3songs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We thought it would be helpful, after the tragic loss of Liam Payne, to have a brief discussion about how we're feeling in regards to this loss and also give y'all a replay of our 2022 episode about grieving as a fangirl. We will be discussing the heinous way the press handled the loss of Liam in an episode soon."Grief is a complex state of being, one that takes a person through an array of emotions from anger to sadness to acceptance and everything in between. Grieving can feel incredibly personal, and as a fangirl, the outside world judges you when you’re celebrating, so when you’re grieving it’s a whole other ballpark. So what does grieving look like as a fangirl, especially when you’re dealing with everything from death to disbandment? In this throwback episode, we’re heading back to university to get a crash course in the psychology behind grief, and how grieving doesn’t just belong to those who have a kinship to those who are lost. When music is what most of us rely on when we’re in times of mourning and dispair, it can be so much harder to deal with grieving as a fangirl when those in your inner circle don’t understand your loss. From the death of artists like Elvis, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and more to hiatuses that turn to disbandment, breakups that lead to comebacks, and bands who ghost their fans forever, we’re looking into it all this week!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with Jonah Marais.Jonah Marais is a pop singer who got his start in the boy band Why Don’t We in 2016. The band reached massive career milestones over six years before announcing their hiatus in 2022. Now, Jonah is setting out on his own path as a solo artist, with a debut EP and a solo tour already under his belt and more new music on the way.  This next single “Slow Motion” comes out November 15. We talk to Jonah about finding his identity as a solo artist outside of Why Don’t We, the strong relationship he has with his fans, and why it’s so important to him to make the world a better place through his music.Listen to the full interview with Jonah Marais on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with Cosmo’s Midnight.Cosmo’s Midnight is the Australian twin duo Cosmo and Patrick Liney who bring grooves and electronic music together. Their third studio album Stop Thinking and Start Feeling was written between Sydney, London, and LA, featuring collaborators like Franc Moody, spill tab, Tkay Maidza and more.We talk to Cosmo and Patrick about how the duo dug into the nostalgia of music from their childhood to find inspiration for their third album, their goal to make uplifting music, regardless of what they’re going through in their personal lives, and how they use dance music as an escape from the world to just feel.Listen to the full interview with Cosmo’s Midnight on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with meija.meija, aka Jamie Sierota, grew up performing in the family band Echosmith. He left the band at 20 years old to start a family and be a songwriter and producer. After some time away from the spotlight, he started his own artist project – meija. His sophomore album There’s Always Something comes out October 11th, featuring collabs from JAWNY, Hand Habits and EELS. We talk to Jamie Sierota about how he dealt with the overnight success of being in Echosmith as a teenager, why he had to take time away from the spotlight to find his own voice as a musician, and how he is processing his own emotions and past experiences through the making of his sophomore album.Listen to the full interview with meija on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re getting candid in our interview with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers.Teen Jesus are a 4-piece punk band from Australia, who recently signed to Mom + Pop Records. The band just released an extended version of their album, titled I Love You, Too, and features collabs from The Linda Lindas and Softcult.We talk with singer Anna Ryan about how the band members have grown as friends and musicians since they were teenagers, the process of sitting down to write a full length album, and the irony of being called “pretty good for a girl band.”Listen to the full interview with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers on Name 3 Songs podcast and find a transcribed excerpt at name3songs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices