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NEW music project Salvation by rising pop star Rebecca Black drops today.
The seven-track Extended Play (EP), which serves as her fourth release, is set to showcase the singer experimenting with ‘sounds that speak to her’, delivering an overall fun atmosphere with lyrics that are ‘confident and empowering’.
The singer gave fans the first taste of the album with the single TRUST!, released last year, which delivered a bold and unapologetic pop sound with heavy beat drops.
“It felt only right to kick off the next project with the loudest and brashest track I’ve put out yet, and TRUST! embodies the essence of the fearlessness in this project better than anything,” Rebecca said in an interview, adding that a big theme was breaking down creative barriers she might have put up in the past.
“This time around, I’ve been following the threads that feel the truest to me. The music and production still take risks, but it all feels connected, like every piece is part of the same world,” she added.
The 27-year-old was first noticed for her debut single Friday (2011), which she released when she was just 13. While the music video garnered more than 30 million views in just one month, it became one of the most ‘disliked’ YouTube videos of the time, for the significant use of Auto-Tune.
Rebecca recalled the episode as being extremely difficult due to the bullying and hateful messages she received. However, she garnered the support of pop sensations Katy Perry, who featured the artist in her music video Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) in the same year, and Lady Gaga, who called her a ‘genius’ in an interview.
“It was so special and it’s only meant more to me as I’ve gone throughout my career and have tried to navigate this entire process,” Rebecca said about Gaga’s support.
Eventually, the creative talent managed to embrace the track, and, in 2021, released a 10th anniversary remix produced by Dylan Brady of experimental musical duo 100 gecs, featuring hip hop duo 3OH!3, rapper Big Freedia and experimental pop singer Dorian Electra.
The remix reimagined the entire track as a hyperpop party anthem and garnered more positive reviews.
