Madison Beer on support for Chappell Roan: “We forget that our favourite artists are human beings”
nme.comMadison Beer has spoken to NME about her new dance-pop era, giving us the lowdown on how she’s “listening and trusting” herself more when it comes to music, as well as her thoughts on living in “a parasocial time” – and how that relates to the recent conversation around Chappell Roan calling out her fans.Hot off the heels of her 2023 sophomore album ‘Silence Between Songs’, Beer released two new singles this year – ‘Make You Mine’ and ‘15 Minutes’ – that dabble in dark, sultry dance-pop.
The singer told NME that it’s a sound fans “could expect more of” in the future.“I think I’ve always enjoyed that vibe, and I’ve always wanted to get into it,” she said. “I just didn’t know if I could make music like that because it felt like something out of my abilities.
But then I was like, ‘Why do I feel that way? We could just try.’ And we leaned into it and we gave it a stab and people really liked it.”Beer said that two albums in, she’s now actively “listening and trusting myself more”. “Sometimes when I make music, I wonder, ‘Is this catchy enough?
Are people going to get it? Are people going to understand the references?’ I’m just trying to shed all of that away and just make music that I think is literally just good,” she told us.As part of that process, the singer said that “setting boundaries and standing up for yourself when you can” is essential.“Sometimes in this industry, a lot of people can feel taken advantage of or pushed really hard and things like that,” she continued. “I’ve been doing this for so long now that I don’t really have a problem saying no to things.”Beer opened up about how “there is a lot of guilt put on you” when turning down opportunities she’s not comfortable with.
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