Rina Sawayama just released her successful Sophomore album last week and now she's set to receive a big honor later this month at the 2022 Assoc of Independent Music Awards; who are the other artists coming with her?
According to Live 4 Ever UK, the "Holy (Til You Let Me Go)" songstress will be receiving the Innovator Award (in association with Amazon Music) to recognize her work in the field of music, creativity, and innovative actions in the pop industry.
In addition to the pop star, DIY Mag reported that Stormzy will also be honored with the Diversity Champion Award for his charity work in his foundations and initiatives.
The awards night will be held at the Roundhouse in London, United Kingdom, on September 29. Aside from the two artists mentioned above, there will also be a line of singers who are nominated in different categories.
IDLES, Mitski, The Hu, and more, are nominated for the Best Live Performer award, FKA Twigs, Arlo Parks for Best Independent Video, Nova Twins, Wu-Lu, Overmono for Best Independent Track, and many more awards.
Rina Sawayama 'Hold The Girl'
Last week, Rina Sawayama released her second album "Hold The Girl," the follow-up to her successful debut album "SAWAYAMA" released in 2020.
In an interview with Variety, the "This Hell" songstress agreed with the interviewer that the latest record is "less angsty and intense" than her first release because of good therapy. The British pop star also didn't want to be more vulnerable in her first record.
The album, which was written during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, was "a lot of introspection, quite a few ups and downs, which is what I was going through at the time."
According to Pitchfork, the 32-year-old singer's latest project is more on the personal side as she gives fans an insight into what she's been through growing up and making the album is a process of "reparenting" herself.
Sawayama would always emphasize "hold the inner child" because she believes that "our inner life force comes by giving love that our child self wanted to ourselves as adults... and in order to heal as an adult, the inner child needed to heal first." (via Spotify)
In other updates, Rina Sawayama will be touring across the United States starting at the Great Hall at Avant Gardner in Brooklyn, New York, on November 21.
The complete list of tour dates and information about tickets are available on her official website.
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