Lola Young - FAKE (Live) | Vevo DSCVR Artists to Watch 2022

Lola Young - FAKE. An exclusive live performance for Vevo DSCVR ARTISTS TO WATCH 2022, an annual series highlighting those that are shaping the future of music. “We should make love sometime with the lights on, what do you say?” Lola Young’s not shy. Not at all. The 20-year-old South Londoner is dedicated to chipping away at a tune’s emotions until she hits bedrock, and when you commit to that job, you’re basically laying yourself bare. Whether she’s using her fierce voice to coo along a jazzy samba in “Burn,” or explode in emotion like she does on “Ruin My Make Up,” she’s made a choice to be super vulnerable in front of the world. That candor is where her power comes from, and perhaps it’s not unusual for a woman who believes Joni Mitchell’s achingly confessional ‘Blue’ is a perfect album. Check Lola’s “Pill or a Lullabye (4AM till sunrise),” a piano and voice self-investigation with the refrain, “I’m not tired/I’m just scared to turn the lights on.” Maybe she learned to be that blunt at the fam