Pop star anointments come in many forms — the most modern might be the festival performance that goes unexpectedly viral.
A couple years ago, a standout Lollapalooza set catapulted Chappell Roan from beloved cult figure to mainstream star. And this year, a daytime Coachella set underscored the fact that the young singer laying waste to pop is Slayyyter.
It was not always a guarantee that would, or could, happen. Slayyyter released her third album, “Worst Girl in America,” in March. It’s a rowdy ride, full of cranked-up electro and potty mouth lyrics tempered by some unerringly elegant songcraft — think Christina Aguilera meets Kesha. At 29, with two cult favorite albums under her belt, going even more eccentric was a risk, but ultimately one that paid off, cementing her spot in the 2020s pop-girl pantheon.
The videos from Coachella that circulated widely online showed a confident performer with a healthy sense of humor and a penchant for reckless abandon. They also showed a crowd prepared to rage right alongside her.
“I never dreamed that even the bare minimum of attention on my music at all was possible. When I was a hair salon receptionist and I got like 4,000 plays on SoundCloud, I was geeked. That was major to me,” Slayyyter said in an interview on Popcast, The New York Times pop culture show.
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