Mimi Webb recently joined NEW 102.7's Emily West in the NEW 102.7 studios powered by Celsius, to talk about her upcoming album, Confessions, her collaboration with Meghan Trainor, and to clear the air on if British artists sing with American accents.
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"I'm just so excited because I feel like with this album I really broke that fourth wall," exclaims Mimi about Confessions. "I feel like I've just gone deeper than ever before, and there's just so much kind of real life chaos in there, which I think is so beautiful."
The sophomore effort from Webb arrives everywhere on September 12, and features her collab with Meghan Trainor. "It was my first collaboration," she admits. "It was just the best scenario, and I just loved the fact that we both did it in the studio and then we were able to take it to the music video and film that together. It was just like a dream come true."
With an expert in the studio, Emily had to ask, "Do British people sing in an American accent, or is that just how it comes out?"
"It's a really good question because growing up Disney Channel was just everything for me. I was Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana, like all these amazing Disney shows was what I grew up listening to," Webb shares. "So I would always sing in this American accent, but like I think everyone does, except for say Lily Allen, which she smashes it. I feel like she's taken that role for us. No one can do it as good as she can."
"In the video that you saw, I did singing in the British accent and it just doesn't work for me. It just sounds like I'm like meant to be an Oliver Twist, honestly," she laughs. "Then, you know, went back to doing it in the American accent, and that is what feels more natural for me."
To hear more from Mimi Webb, check out the full interview above.