madison beer

MY ADOLESCENT SELF spent loads of time on the internet, growing up surrounded by the stimulants of social media, which made our generation the first to be fully immersed in this new digital social culture. One of the earliest teenagers I could recall making waves at the time was Madison Beer. Causing a global Twitter-storm after one of her YouTube cover songs went viral, she rapidly earned star power and industry recognition, which resulted in a record deal under Island Records, a label that launched an onslaught of A-list artists’ careers. Since then, Beer has left the building and is now a fully independent artist; with her team, she released her debut full-length album, As She Pleases, earlier this year. The 19-year-old recording artist and social media magnet has bravely built a career over the years under a foundation of speaking her truth. I caught up with Beer during one of her recent recording sessions; she charts her rise to stardom and talks about her plans for the future.

“Social media can really mess with your head, so I think I’ve just grown to use it more wisely. I try not to feed the people who speak of me negatively, because I truly don’t have time in the day to respond to people like that” MADISON BEER