Let’s say this up front — we’re really excited about Bonnie McKee. The singer-songwriter is easily one of the most promising artists set to launch in 2013: After a first career as a teenage wunderkind singing shimmering pop-rock songs in the mid-noughties, McKee turned her focus to writing monster hits with Dr. Luke and Max Martin for artists like Britney Spears, Rita Ora and McKee’s most frequent collaborator Katy Perry — including “Teenage Dream,” a song which has been studied exhaustively by scientists who determined it to be empirically without flaws. Fact.
Now, with eight (eight!) #1 singles in the last two (two!) years under her belt, McKee is breaking out again as a solo artist in her own right, readying new music as the latest addition to Epic Records’ roster of talent.
But how do you go from behind-the-scenes songwriter to pop superstar? That’s the focus of McKee’s new video series, Popstar In Training, which will document her development as the next big thing — and Idolator’s teaming up with McKee to exclusively premiere the episodes, kicking off in January. Until then, the first teaser, up top, just looks like footage from an ordinary day in the life of the hitmaker/heartbreaker: Light saber fights, killer choreography and taking cute GPOYs with Carly Rae Jepsen. Which is what we did yesterday, too. So it’s no big deal.
Stay tuned for more videos from Bonnie McKee, while we’ll be premiering weekly as we trace her journey to megawatt superstardom.
what else has she written? Where is this eight number ones coming from?
Cali Gurls, Teenage Dream, Last Friday Night, Part Of Me, Wide Awake (#1 on US Pop and in several other countries), Hold It Against Me, Dynamite, How We Do (the last 2 being international #1s.) Plus future hits Supernatural & C'Mon.
what else has she written? Where is this eight number ones coming from?
Teenage Dream, Last Friday Night, Hold It Against Me, How We Do (in the UK), California Girls, Part of Me, Dynamite (UK), and I dunno about the 8th one.
What are we looking forward to most in 2013? Probably the launch of Bonnie McKee, the prolific songwriter of all your favorite hits — who’s throwing on her high heels and sequined headband as part of her rigorous fitness program, Popstar In Training.
In the second teaser for the upcoming web series, premiering exclusively on Idolator, McKee proves that you don’t have to dress down to get your heart rate up, doing a sexy Baywatch-style jog on the treadmill in pumps, leg warmers and a pair of free weights — the practical choice for any well-shod superstar-in-the-making. Watch the clip up top, then be sure to check back next Thursday for a new clip from McKee.
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I'm glad to see she already has her image all worked out. The whole vintage 70s/80s neon look will be a good, distinctive look to launch with.