Who has your own favorite song this summer? MT: Ariana Grande. I love everything she does. “Problem.” “Break Free” is my new jam. It’s so good!
I’m assuming you left Phil Collins behind once you were a teenager for… MT: Christina Aguilera! She had a great voice. I love that she had a big voice but is like this little girl.
Who else have you been surprised to find is a fan of “All About That Bass”? MT: Becky G reps the song. She loves it! She keeps tweeting about it and posting it, and I am obsessed with her, so that’s just like — holy cow. I love “Shower.” I love Becky G. I was like “I want to be sassy like her!” I tried to write for her — she actually took one of my songs that is going to come out and they put it on hold. I don’t know if she knows that, but they were like, “Becky G loves it!”
Are there any other artists out there that you’re into right now? MT: That “Break Free” song — me and my girl have dance parties to [it]. We like to listen to all the old stuff though….like Destiny’s Child, TLC. We bump the hits.
I love Becky G. I was like “I want to be sassy like her!” I tried to write for her — she actually took one of my songs that is going to come out and they put it on hold. I don’t know if she knows that, but they were like, “Becky G loves it!”