There are few artists who perceive the ability of feel-good pop fairly like Pixie Lott. For nearly 20 years, she’s constructed a profession on crafting infectious melodies and uplifting anthems, and together with her newest single, “Dance Like No One’s Watching”, she’s reminding listeners precisely why her music has remained such a relentless presence on playlists by means of the years.
The brand new launch additionally alerts an thrilling new chapter. Somewhat than merely unveiling her subsequent single, Pixie invited followers into the inventive course of from the very starting, giving them the prospect to form the route of her return and reinforcing the shut relationship she’s cultivated together with her viewers all through her profession.
Chatting with CelebMix, Pixie opens up concerning the inspiration behind “Dance Like No One’s Watching”, explains why now felt like the suitable time handy over inventive management to her followers, displays on how she’s grown each personally and creatively for the reason that launch of her final studio album “Encino”, and shares what’s subsequent as she embraces this thrilling new period…
Pixie, congratulations on the discharge of “Dance Like No One’s Watching” – it’s an actual, feel-good anthem that’s already wanting like a critical contender for the tune of summer time 2026…
Pixie: Oh wow, do you assume? Thanks a lot for saying that! It could be wonderful if this tune discovered its solution to individuals, and have become a bit of little bit of a soundtrack to their summer time. We’ve already performed it stay at just a few of my pageant reveals, and the suggestions I’ve been getting is de facto, actually constructive, so I’m tremendous joyful. I like that it’s hanging a chord with individuals, and making them really feel a bit of little bit of pleasure.
How does the tune make YOU really feel?
Pixie: Free! I really feel so free once I sing it, and I actually hope that that interprets to anyone who’s listening to it, as a result of this observe actually is about freedom and letting go! We’re all so busy, we’re working exhausting, and doing our greatest to make one thing of our lives, to the purpose the place we generally neglect to have enjoyable and luxuriate in ourselves. So I need everybody to place this tune on, flip up the amount, and exit into the world and stay their finest life!
Let’s get liberated with Pixie Lott…
Pixie: (laughs) precisely! And why not? Life could be powerful! Each single one among us has been by means of a tough state of affairs, or an expertise that has modified us, and generally, once we come out the opposite aspect of a darkish time, it’s exhausting to know tips on how to discover our pleasure once more. As a songwriter, my purpose is to all the time attempt to elevate individuals up, and to carry them into the right here and now, in order that they’ll really feel current within the second. Life’s too brief to fret about tomorrow, we’ve to stay for at present.
If you got down to write an inspirational pop bop like this, how do you get your self into that constructive, joyful headspace after which translate these feelings into one thing listeners can really feel too?
Pixie: I believe it’s all about discovering, and figuring out what makes you cheerful, after which tapping into that feeling while you’re within the studio. Which isn’t all the time straightforward to do… I’ll maintain my fingers up and admit I’m an over thinker, and like lots of people, I can simply get caught up in issues that actually don’t matter. However fortunately I’ve a inventive outlet. Music and performing is one thing that actually helps me to get out of my head, and escape away into my very own little world. With this tune, and each tune I write, I hope I may give individuals that very same sense of escape.
You co-wrote the tune with Jacob Attwooll and Bryn Christopher, how was it collaborating with them on new music?
Pixie: It was incredible! Working with Jacob is the most effective, we all the time a lot enjoyable writing collectively! I really did my final two singles with him – “Coming Of Age” and “good spouse” – which I like, so I’m joyful that we’re persevering with to collaborate on new materials. Bryn Christopher is a grasp at what he does! He’s such a expertise, and he’s written some unbelievable dance / pop tracks… I really went to high school with him which is sort of loopy! When the three of us received within the room collectively, there was this wonderful power that got here as quickly as we began writing. We set ourselves a purpose, and got here up with two phrases that the tune needed to encapsulate – enjoyable and free! And I believe we made good on that. On the floor “Dance Like No One’s Watching” is a enjoyable, upbeat, summer time celebration observe! However it has coronary heart, and there’s a message that I’m attempting to convey to individuals and that’s go on the market, stay your life for you and do issues by yourself phrases!
DANCE LIKE NO ONE’S WATCHING
You let your followers assist form this launch from the very starting. Why did you determine to take that method, and was it daunting giving up that a lot inventive management?
Pixie: That’s a great query… was it daunting? No, I don’t assume so. I believe I used to be simply excited on the concept of giving everyone the prospect, and alternative to be part of my choice making course of. I’m making music for the individuals on the market that need to hear it, so I felt like, why not get everybody concerned and make these large selections collectively! Social media will get a foul rep, and I believed this was a good way to indicate everybody that we will really use all of those on-line platforms for good. So I put the query on the market – what type of music do you need to hear from me? And we went from there. I’ve liked this entire course of; I undoubtedly need to do it once more sooner or later.
Do you assume involving your followers on this means has strengthened the bond you share with them?
Pixie: Aww yeah, I hope it has! Like I simply stated, I make music for my followers! I’m the place I’m, and I’ve the profession I’ve due to them, so in fact I need them to really feel included in what I’m doing. I all the time need to ship, and provides them what they need! So it’s been good to make use of issues like “polls” on Instagram and speak on to them about and say “hey, what do you concentrate on this tune, or this lyric or this style of music?” And once more, like I simply stated, a beauty of social media is that us artists can now straight join with our viewers, in a means that we couldn’t earlier than.
Discuss to me concerning the response the songs had to date…
Pixie: Oh the response has been unbelievable – each on-line and in actual life! Within the feedback I’m seeing lots of people say how a lot they’re having fun with having a enjoyable, new dance observe to celebration too, after which at my stay reveals, I’m seeing audiences actually get misplaced within the music. For somebody to have an emotional response to an uptempo tune may be very uncommon, so I’m tremendous, tremendous joyful to see that persons are connecting with the tune on so many alternative ranges. I’m so thrilled we’ve gone on this route, and created such an uplifting celebration observe, as a result of I simply assume it’s good vibe to discover at the moment of yr. Actually, I used to be beside myself when the vote got here in and I knew we had been heading again to the dance ground, I’ve missed having a boogie on stage (laughs).
This September marks two years for the reason that launch of your critically acclaimed fourth studio album “Encino”. What do you assume you’ve learnt most about your self and the trade in that point?
Pixie: Wow, I can’t imagine that!.. 2 years? That’s loopy! Making the “Enicno” album modified every thing for me, it was such a particular time in my life. I’ve learnt a lot concerning the enterprise within the final couple of years, perhaps greater than I’ve all through my total profession! Which I do know is a loopy factor to say once I’ve been doing this (making music) for so long as I’ve, however as a result of I’m now extra fingers on, and enjoying an lively position in elements of my work, I’m seeing first hand all the issues that it takes to “make it” on this trade. I’m having conversations and taking conferences that I used to be by no means part of earlier than, which is comprehensible as a result of I used to be so younger, however now that I’m older and I’ve extra of a voice, it feels nice to have this actual sense of possession over my profession. However going again to your query, what have I learnt most concerning the trade? (Laughs). Gosh, I believe perhaps the truth that artists themselves have far more total management these days. Again within the day I’d be within the studio, writing all of those songs and dealing to a set motif, however it was by no means my choice what songs went on my album or when the music was launch. Generally you would be ready round for years for issues to occur… and as I’m not a really affected person individual, I discovered that fairly exhausting. These days although, I can write a tune that I really feel captures a second, and I can launch it each time I need! I like having that freedom, it’s rather more creatively fulfilling.
All the materials featured on “Encino”, and your releases since, have been extremely private – you’ve developed this stunning means of telling heartfelt tales by means of tune. How do you are feeling your writing type has modified since “Flip It Up”?
Pixie: I undoubtedly really feel extra assured in my writing now, and I believe that confidence comes with age – the older you get, the extra expertise you could have, the extra it’s important to say, and the arrogance to say it! Collaborating and dealing with different writers additionally actually lets you discover your type and your course of, however on the finish of the day it’s important to imagine that what you’re bringing to the desk is worthy of being heard. I’ve all the time favored to put in writing songs which have a message, and I all the time will, however shifting ahead I discover myself desirous to discover the thought of writing lyrics which might be a bit of bit extra straight reflective of the place I’m at in my life – matters and conditions that really feel actually actual to me.
“Coming Of Age” and “good spouse” are nice examples of that…
Pixie: Ahh thanks, I like these songs! They’re very completely different in type, however lyrically they every inform part of my story. It’s all the time a cool factor while you write a tune that connects the magic of pop music and actual life. I believe most songwriters intention to share the issues they’ve discovered in their very own lives as a solution to reference to individuals, as a result of actually, that’s what music is all about, connection. There aren’t any guidelines anymore! No person can inform you what’s going to land, no one can predict what’s going to go viral, and that’s the enjoyable of the music trade now, the unknown! So that you simply need to do what’s best for you, deal with the constructive, proceed to maintain in tune together with your viewers, and be joyful!
As you’ve beforehand stated, your music has all the time been a mirrored image of your life, and due to that you simply’ve spent the final 17 years creating this excellent musical scrapbook, that can perpetually inform your story. As you proceed to develop and evolve each personally and artistically, how would you finest describe this present chapter in your life? And what do you hope its legacy shall be?
Pixie: An artists profession will all the time be made up of various chapters and seasons. The temper and vibe of these chapters simply will depend on the type of music they’re making and releasing at the moment.For those who take a look at my discography to date, it truly is a mirrored image of my life, and I like that! Writing “Encino” was an actual turning level for me creatively, every thing sort of fell into place, and I actually started to know who I needed to be as an artist shifting ahead. This subsequent chapter will hopefully simply proceed to mirror my journey. I’m a spouse and a mom now, household will all the time be my primary, however I’m nonetheless a inventive one who has goals and aspirations! I do know lots of people in my state of affairs will really feel the identical, so I need to empower everybody on the market to not maintain themselves again and make themselves as precedence, in the identical means they do their household and family members. I all the time assume to myself, what do I stand for? What do I need my story to be? How do I stability household and a profession? On some days I’ve the solutions to all of these questions, and a few days I don’t, and that’s okay. That’s simply life, and all of us need to take issues at some point at a time. There’s nonetheless a lot that I must be taught, and a lot that I don’t know. However I’m feeling empowered by all the information I’ve gained, and I’m excited to maintain issues shifting ahead.
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