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<ul class="summary-list"><li>We launched the <keyword id="9131107" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="stay-insider-sessions">Stay Insider Sessions</keyword> to connect with artists while the world practices social distancing.</li><li>Next up, <keyword id="5991611" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="lauv">Lauv</keyword> reflects on his mental health in quarantine, the <keyword id="6354530" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="music">music</keyword> video for "Modern Loneliness," and the year-old inspiration behind his new song "Love Like That."</li><li>"I had just gotten out of a relationship that didn't work," he explains. "It was a way for me to own up to the fact that I always felt like I didn't have the amount of love in me as the other person did."</li><li>"I just didn't have it. It's not even that I didn't want to love them. It's just, I literally felt so — I don't want to say empty, but this person is so loving, one of the most loving people I know on the planet, and so warm. I think I was really attracted to that, but I just couldn't — I just couldn't do it the same way."</li><li>Lauv also told Insider about the songs he's inspired by right now, namely Halsey's "Clementine," and his dream collaborators: Kevin Abstract, Chris Martin, and Drake.</li></ul>Insider launched the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/stay-insider-sessions">Stay Insider Sessions</a> to connect with musicians while they, like many of us, are grappling with isolation and unprecedented downtime. Next up: Lauv."It's a little messy right now. Pardon the White Claw cans and the bottle of tequila."Lauv is sitting on his (very deep) sofa, giving me a virtual tour of his home studio setup. He's been spending a lot of time in this makeshift haven, cultivating fresh strokes of inspiration during California's stay-at-home mandate.It's somewhat rare, I point out, for creative energies to be flowing in this stressed-out and ultra-tense climate.But Lauv, born Ari Staprans Leff, has already recorded and released <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvgcwnqfAxI">a freakishly relevant music video for "Modern Loneliness,"</a> a demo for a new song <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lauvsongs/miss-me-demo">called "Miss Me" on SoundCloud</a>, and a tender castoff from his recent debut album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/23tJmuwvUOa2kTsOlNMWCS?si=lJFVNxTcRWqbmlEcsYnYmA">called "Love Like That."</a>"I think probably because I was traveling so much and I was kind of stressed, when I finally got home, I was like, 'Oh, there's nothing happening for the foreseeable future. All I can do is write.' I just kind of felt free," Lauv explains. "I've been writing a lot of music that kind of is more uplifting and fun, that's kind of escapist, as opposed to sad music."<div type="image" title="lauv home studio tour" height="1132" width="1000" msid="75867105" hostid="261"></div>"I've also been keeping a pretty good regimen of meditating and stuff, which really helps me," he adds. "And music always keeps me sane because I kind of forget about everything in the world except for the song I'm working on. So I've been doing pretty good."Throughout our conversation, conducted via Zoom, I keep musing — happily, internally — about the positive energy radiating through his phone screen, how genuinely at ease Lauv appears to be.Whereas, just under two years ago, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter was in the midst of what he describes as <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/idsa.3b895240-204c-11ea-b1db-2aff3cb3316a?app=music&amp;ign-itsct=con_show_zanelowe_null&amp;ign-itscg=80029cg=80029">"the worst time of my life."</a>2018 was winding to a close as Lauv began work on a song called "Changes," feverishly constructing a future self that could actually achieve the sort of change that he craved."Sorry, I'm getting emotional a little bit," he reflects, his eyes swimming gently, when I ask about his progress since then. "It was just a really s--- time for me. I was just really f---ing depressed and having a lot of obsessive, negative thoughts that were just destroying my life and destroying my sense of self-worth and my sense of loving anything in the world.""I just look at where I'm at now, and I feel like such a more positive person, and balanced. My happiness is so much more in check. I feel so much more gratitude and so much more confidence in myself and love for myself and love for other people. I think everything has just so much changed since then."<div type="image" title="lauv zoom interview thumb" height="900" width="1200" msid="75867107" hostid="261"></div><h2>Lauv's debut album, 'How I'm Feeling,' is bursting with examples of his keen, introspective lyricism</h2>"Changes" ended up as the 17th track on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6EgJXcGqaUvgZIF9bqPXfP?si=geQRz_7yRgSWl3CS4HIgpw">his sparkling, eclectic debut album, "How I'm Feeling,"</a> which was released in March.The entire 21-song tracklist is similarly, unceasingly insightful: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klsi8CbSm8Y">"Sad Forever"</a> is another poignant meditation on depression; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9DnUII28fI">"Tattoos Together"</a> describes the impulsive, all-consuming honeymoon phase of a new relationship; the aforementioned "Modern Loneliness" is an almost-too-on-the-nose dissection of our dependence on screens and social media, which Lauv describes as the most personal song on the album."There's some lyrics that are almost shameful to say. It's like, 'love my friends to death, but I never call, I never text.' For me to admit that, it's like, I'm a s---ty friend sometimes," he muses. "Even though I'm obviously so addicted to the screen in my hands."But now that we need technology to stay connected more than ever, Lauv has softened his self-criticism on the subject."I feel like now, at least, I'm using it more for intentional, engaged things, as opposed to just passive whatever. I'm talking to my family more, which is really, really nice, and talking to people that I don't speak to much, just catching up with them and sending vibes."<h2>The 'Modern Loneliness' music video, released in April, was improvised when the world went on lockdown</h2>It splices together clips of Lauv's activity on various apps while going about his day at home, as well as crowd-sourced clips of dancing fans, which gives the video more of an optimistic tone. We're still connected, it seems to say, even when we feel our most distant.One notable presence throughout the video is Tinder, arguably the most famous dating app in the world — and hardly somewhere you'd expect to find one of pop music's most important rising stars."You know what? I don't see a problem with [Tinder]," Lauv tells me. "I think I used to be a big hater, or I was resistant to it. But you know, the thing that I've discovered about dating apps is, I'm not the best at meeting people in person. I'm confident once I'm in a conversation, but starting a conversation can be really, I don't know why, but intimidating for me.""I also feel like, people are a little bit put-off — when you're in a bar, for example, and you try to come up and talk to someone," he continues. "I feel like girls — and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8AD6wOgrVs/">I imagine guys too</a>, in certain situations — get constantly berated by people. You know what I mean? It's just like, how are you supposed to know that somebody is actually worth the time?"<div type="image" title="Lauv 1" height="3000" width="3000" msid="75867110" hostid="261"></div>Lauv remains vague, however, about his current dating life. He was most famously involved with Julia Michaels, the singer-songwriter behind hits like "Issues" and Justin Bieber's "Sorry," and presumably the inspiration behind Lauv's own song "Julia." The two musicians <a href="https://etcanada.com/news/403291/julia-michaels-wishes-lauv-happiness-and-light-following-their-split/">ended their relationship in January 2019</a>.<h2>When Lauv wrote his newest song, 'Love Like That,' he had 'just gotten out of a relationship that didn't work'</h2><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5uuRNA9A9/">"Love Like That"</a> was cut from the final version of "How I'm Feeling," although Lauv says he can't remember exactly why. Just a few weeks ago, he decided to release it anyway, although it was actually written in February 2019."I was coming out of a real, real big low in my life," he explains. "I had just gone on some medication, because I was diagnosed with depression and OCD, and I was having a very extreme situation with it in January.""I kind of came out of it, and I was able to see more clarity as to what was going on in my life and what had been going on," he continues. "It was a way for me to own up to the fact that I always felt like I didn't have the amount of love in me as the other person did. I just didn't have it. It's not even that I didn't want to love them. It's just, I literally felt so — I don't want to say empty, but this person is so loving, one of the most loving people I know on the planet, and so warm.""I think I was really attracted to that, but I just couldn't," he pauses mid-thought, before eventually concluding: "I just couldn't do it the same way."But you shouldn't count on more retroactive releases from the "How I'm Feeling" cutting floor — even though Lauv whittled the tracklist down from at least 30 songs."I move on really quickly as a person, especially the older I get. I feel like I'm rapidly growing and evolving," he tells me. "I feel like, usually, once I write it and once I put it out, I kind of move on immediately. It's weird."He adds: "There's a few that people around me, they're just like, 'You have to release this song, you have to release this song.' But those songs remind me of bad times, so I don't really want to finish them, you know?"<h2>'I definitely have my days... But for the most part, I've been good'</h2>By contrast, Lauv says the new music he's working on is "so different" and much more cheerful.He doesn't necessarily have a release timeline or a specific project in the works, but he's been enjoying the freedom to create within a wide-open schedule."I definitely have my days," he concedes, in terms of his creativity and mental health. "I think the most common thing for me is, my sort of OCD stuff comes out, where I get really obsessed with a certain — anything, like any decision I'm trying to make, or a decision I already made and I'm like, 'I don't know if I made the right decision.' Or even something I want to post on the internet.""I'll literally let it ruin my day, to the point where I get so anxious and down that I just want to sleep. Like, 'I just want to sleep this off.' But for the most part, I've been good."<div type="image" title="Lauv 2" height="3000" width="2000" msid="75867114" hostid="261"></div>In the meantime, while fans wait for more official music, proceeds from sales and streams of "Love Like That" will be donated to the <a href="https://www.blueboyfoundation.org/">Blue Boy Foundation</a>, Lauv's initiative to support young people struggling with their mental health.Most recently, the foundation organized <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwoGEdE42Sw">a fundraising livestream to address self-care in quarantine</a>, which featured Lauv in conversation with collaborators Alessia Cara, Anne-Marie, and Sofía Reyes.In the future, when indoor gatherings of more than 20 people become a possibility again, Lauv hopes to coordinate his tour schedule with events and lectures from local mental health organizations."I don't want to speak for other people, but you could start to think, 'I know what to do. I know it all. Whatever. I'm just going to go, go, go.' But I have so much to learn," he explains. "I'm not a professional whatsoever. I can only go based off my own experiences.""I think there's a lot of education to be done," he concludes, "in terms of, on my part, to really learn where I stand on different situations and how I want to help."<h2>Lauv cites Halsey's song 'Clementine' and Drake's recent mixtape as current inspirations</h2>Lauv speaks glowingly of fellow musician and mental health advocate <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/halsey">Halsey</a>, who has similarly been <a href="https://www.insider.com/halsey-wrote-album-in-manic-state-what-mania-means-2019-6">open about her experience with bipolar disorder</a>."You know the song where she says, 'In my world, I'm constantly, constantly, constantly having a breakthrough?'" he asks, referring to <a href="https://www.insider.com/halsey-best-worst-songs-all-time">Halsey's 2019 single "Clementine."</a>"That line just f---ing destroys me," he says. "I don't know if she's referring specifically to her mania, but I just relate it to these experiences where I have these extreme mental highs, where I think I've cracked the code to what I need to do in my life, or my career, to reach the next level.""And then a week later I'm like, 'I totally don't even think that's anything that makes any sense.' And I just move on to something else," he continues. "I do that in relationships, too. I fall so hard and I'm, 'Oh my god, this is my person.' And then, 'Nope, never mind.' So, that song really hits me."In terms of "dream collaborations," Lauv lists Brockhampton frontman Kevin Abstract, Coldplay's Chris Martin, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/drake">Drake</a>."Obviously, it's not the time yet," he laughs, referring to Drake, whose merits we'd already discussed and <a href="https://www.insider.com/drake-albums-ranked-worst-to-best-2019-10">best album we'd already debated</a>. ("I really love 'Views,' Lauv had said, "but 'Take Care' is always going to be the Drake I really fell in love with.")"I know that's a crazy pipe dream, but that would be just be so crazy," he concludes breezily."I just have so many level-ups to do first."Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/lauv-how-im-feeling-love-like-that-quarantine-interview-2020-5">Insider</a>

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<keyword id="64143" type="General" weightage="70" keywordseo="jonas-brothers" source="Orion">Jonas Brothers</keyword>, <keyword id="6354551" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sting" source="Orion">Sting</keyword>, Halsey and OneRepublic and Anoushka Shankar are all set to perform in Mumbai at the multi-genre music festival <keyword id="14566742" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="lollapalooza-india" source="Orion">Lollapalooza India</keyword> in January. After the successful first Indian edition, the music festival is returning to the country with a blend of diverse and exciting flavours from the world of music and culture. The music festival will be held on January 27 and 28 at Mahalaxmi Race Course. The festival will feature four stages and over 20 hours of live music. Other performers at the festival include Lauv, Jungle, Royal Blood, rapper JPEGMAFIA, Meduza, DJ Malaa, Caribou, The Rose, Eric Nam, Fatoumata Diawara, DJ Kenny Beats,The Raghu Dixit Project, When Chai Met Toast and Garden City Movement. Indian artistes at the festival are The Karan Kanchan Experience, Parvaaz, Prabh Deep, Dualist Inquiry, Komorebi, Parekh &amp; Singh, Skrat, Kamakshi Khanna, JBABE, Chrms, Dewdrops, Shashwat Bulusu, Jatayu, Monophonik, Sublime Sound, Stalvart John, Long Distances and Megan Murray. The first edition of Lollapalooza India saw over 60,000 fans engaging with the electrifying performances, stage production and immersive festival experiences with genres like pop, rock, hip-hop, indie, Electronic Dance Music (EDM), techno and a host of new Indian sounds discovered by the festival goers. In addition, the festival will also bring along the much-appreciated Lolla Food Park, several experiential zones such as festival-look glam stations and customised tailor shops and art installations for infinite Instagram worthy grabs. BookMyShow Live is the promoter and co-producer of Lollapalooza India.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3317506" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Halsey">Halsey</keyword> was quick to call for "accountability" after <keyword id="9295731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="george-floyd">George Floyd</keyword>, an unarmed black man, died on Monday after a white police officer kneeled on his neck.</li><li>In a string of tweets, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter also condemned other <keyword id="6412373" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrities">celebrities</keyword> who have failed to speak out against systemic <keyword id="44060" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Racism">racism</keyword> and <keyword id="53374" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Police-Brutality">police brutality</keyword>.</li><li>"man f--- every single person with a platform who is choosing to be silent," she wrote on Twitter. "idc. f--- all of them. you have a platform. you have seen that a man was murdered. you don't care."</li><li>"There are no 'contracts' keeping celebs on American soil from speaking up about this," she added. "They are just choosing not to because a brand is more important and they want to keep pocketing the money of racists. F--- all of em. Idc."</li><li>Some fellow artists, like <keyword id="1836470" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ariana-Grande">Ariana Grande</keyword>, have used social media to signal-boost petitions, encourage donations to <keyword id="2771111" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="black-lives-matter">Black Lives Matter</keyword>, and support protesters. </li></ul>Halsey was quick <a href="https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1265439245063221249?s=20">to call for "accountability"</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/halsey/status/1265819887416381442?s=20">condemn police brutality</a> in response to <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/george-floyd">George Floyd's death</a> — and she's calling out any fellow <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Celebrity">celebrity</keyword> who hasn't done the same.Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on Monday after <a href="https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5">Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer</a>, kneeled on his neck for <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-george-floyd-police-arrest-minnesota-2020-5">about eight minutes</a>. The incident, which occurred after Floyd had already been handcuffed, was caught on video and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-police-clash-protesters-george-floyd-death-tear-gas-2020-5">circulated widely on social media</a>.In a string of tweets on Wednesday night, Halsey made it clear that she will throw her full support behind the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/black-lives-matter">Black Lives Matter</a> movement, regardless of negative reactions from her followers."unfollow me. i don't care if you don't want to see 'this stuff' on your timeline. Twitter has long since evolved from being an <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> space to being a center of political conversation," she wrote, adding the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag.Halsey, who is biracial and <a href="https://www.insider.com/halsey-studying-law-bar-exam-reactions-reddit-trolls-2020-5">outspoken about social justice reform</a>, encouraged her fans to talk about Floyd's death and educate the privileged people in their lives."Show them photos. Say his name. If your loved ones have the privilege to 'stay away from that kind of news' take that f---ing privilege away."The <a href="https://www.insider.com/halsey-best-worst-songs-all-time">25-year-old singer-songwriter</a> also condemned other celebrities who have failed to speak out against systemic racism, especially when it comes to law enforcement."man f--- every single person with a platform who is choosing to be silent," she wrote. "idc. f--- all of them. you have a platform. you have seen that a man was murdered. you don't care.""There are no 'contracts' keeping celebs on American soil from speaking up about this," she added. "They are just choosing not to because a brand is more important and they want to keep pocketing the money of racists. F--- all of em. Idc."Halsey's activism has been echoed by some fellow artists, like <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ariana-grande">Ariana Grande</a>, who has harnessed her social media platform to signal-boost petitions and encourage followers to "put pressure on [Hennepin County Attorney] Mike Freeman to charge and arrest" the officers involved in Floyd's death.Other artists like <a href="https://www.insider.com/lauv-how-im-feeling-love-like-that-quarantine-interview-2020-5">Lauv</a>, YUNGBLUD, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/mxmtoon-ep-dawn-new-music-quarantine-interview-2020-5">mxmtoon</a> have also voiced their support of the Black Lives Matter movement.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/derek-chauvin-police-history-shootings-violence-george-floyd-2020-5">The police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck has been involved in shootings and was the subject of 10 complaints</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/john-boyega-star-wars-rants-racist-fans-george-floyd-2020-5">'Star Wars' lead John Boyega went on Instagram Live to berate fans who criticized him for tweeting about the George Floyd case</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/george-floyd-lebron-james-posts-picture-i-cant-breathe-shirt-2020-5">LeBron James shared a picture of himself wearing a shirt saying 'I can't breathe' — the last words uttered by George Floyd</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-man-shot-dead-violence-looting-2020-5">A man was shot dead outside a Minneapolis pawn shop on the 2nd night of violent protests over George Floyd's death</a></li></ul>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/halsey-george-floyd-murder-reaction-ariana-grande-celebrities-2020-5">Insider</a>

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