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If you have been anywhere near the internet - specifically TikTok, Instagram or YouTube - over the the last few weeks, then you probably have already heard and loved Mae Stephens' If We Ever Broke Up...even if you don't actually know who she is. Yet.
Well, we're here to help change that.
If We Ever Broke Up is fast becoming the hit to take notice of in the UK right now - last week it made its Top 40 debut on the Official Singles Chart, climbing up to Number 25 in its second overall week.
A quirky, funk-propelled pop song, If We Ever Broke Up sees Mae lament a future where she breaks up with her beau...and actually, she wouldn't be that upset if it happened. Over a kitschy, distorted beat, Mae's breakout hit is as brilliantly odd as it is up-beat, and for sure holding a torch to artists like Lily Allen and Kate Nash, offering up a candy-coloured sonic update of the mid-to-late 00s indie-pop girl scene.
Who is Mae Stephens?Mae Stephens is a 19 year old British musician, originating from Kettering in Northampton. Writing songs since she was 12, Mae had been diligently trying her best to break into the music industry years before If We Ever Broke Up helped her become one of the most buzzed-about new talents in the UK right now.
Mae previously self-released two songs, the piano ballads White Lies and Infamous Kiss, in both 2020 and 2021 respectively.
How did Mae Stephens write If We Ever Broke Up?Like any creative looking to solidify a career, Mae was working hard behind the scenes to engineer a breakthrough. In 2023 of course, this means going viral on TikTok - a surefire way to get on the radars of A&Rs and labels.
At the tail-end of last year, Mae - who prior to her record deal was working in her local Asda - was
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