Bella Poarch tells us about fighting Grimes in the ‘Dolls’ video and her “strong” new EP

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Bella Poarch has announced her debut EP ‘Dolls’ and shared the title track from it, alongside a star-studded video that features cameos from Grimes, Madison Beer, Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry and more.

Check it out below alongside the rising star telling us about fighting Grimes in the video and the “strong messages” contained in the upcoming record.Poarch, who is the third most-followed person on TikTok, launched her music career last year with the debut single ‘Build A Bitch’ – which has since been certified platinum. ‘Dolls’ was inspired by that track, she told NME, but was given a “more upbeat” sound “with a chaotic vibe”. “It’s about taking back power and the satisfaction of being able to fight back,” she explained.“Baby, dolls kill / Don’t provoke us or we will / Push you downhill,” she sings on the infectious new track. “Might be pretty but we’re still / Bitter as much as we’re sweet / Knife hidden under the sheets.”The video for ‘Dolls’ follows on from the storyline Poarch began on ‘Build A Bitch’, which saw her being pieced together on a conveyor belt in a grimy factory before going rogue and smashing up the machinery that created her.

Now free in ‘Dolls’, she faces the aftermath of her actions as pink jumpsuit-clad soldiers and a shadowy figure trying to stop her and her fellow escapees from wreaking more havoc.“After shooting ‘Build A Bitch’, I knew I wanted to create a sequel,” she said. “Filming both music videos were like shooting movies so I am thankful that my fans loved the first one.

The ‘Dolls’ music video continues the journey of finding the person in charge of the factories and, in that journey, I meet new friends along the way.”A prominent scene in the video sees Grimes, complete with glowing red eyes,.