back by popular demand (and because we missed each other), lily grace is on the pod for round two—and we’re talking about everything. from cancun tan fails and crashing an office party where a married guy hit on us 😬 to the not-so-glamorous parts of chasing your dreams 24/7.

we get real about what it’s like putting your career first when your friends are doing the whole college thing, how dating guys your own age is weird when you’ve basically been working with adults since you were 15, and why it’s still easier for us to write emails to music execs than text a guy back.

we also talk about having no backup plan and how scary, motivating, and meaningful that can be—especially when you’re doing it for something bigger than yourself.

if you’ve ever felt like your life doesn’t look like everyone else’s… same. and this episode is for you 💌

in this solo episode, i’m sharing the story behind new friends—a song i wrote when i was 16 and going through one of the most painful friendship shifts of my life. it was about feeling someone pull away and wishing things could just go back to the way they were.

but what came out of that heartbreak changed everything.

i talk about how writing new friends helped me process something really hard—and how the song that started from hurt ended up bringing me more connection than i ever imagined. it’s now my most-streamed song, with over 100 million views, and it’s introduced me to so many amazing people who found me because of it.

this is a reminder that sometimes the hardest moments lead to the most beautiful outcomes.

Skylar Lee and I go way back—we first met at a songwriters round a few years ago and reconnected recently after I hit her up for a Raya referral lol. In this episode, we talk about being artists from PA (home to legends like Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter), what we’ve learned from taking different paths after high school, and why chasing your dreams takes more than talent—it takes patience, grit, and speaking them out loud. We also dive into academic validation, social media pressure, and how to keep showing up, even when it feels like your progress is sometimes hard to measure. Whether you’re figuring out school, your career, or just trying to stay motivated toward the life you want—this one’s for you.

Lately I’ve been feeling this pressure to hurry up—to be further ahead in life, in my career, in everything. And honestly? I think a lot of us feel that way, even if we don’t say it out loud. In this first solo episode of New Friends, I’m opening up about how that pressure has shown up in my own life, how comparison has shaped the way I view success, and why I’ve had to remind myself that my younger self would be proud of me—even if things are taking longer than I thought they would.

This episode is short and honest—the kind of episode I want these solo ones to be: just me, sitting down and talking through what’s been on my heart lately. If there’s something you’ve been thinking about or want me to talk through in a future episode, I’d love for you to drop your questions in the comments. 💛

In this episode of New Friends, I’m joined by my friend and fellow artist Ava Liv Mabry, and we dove into all the little things that make friendships last—especially the ones where you go months without talking and somehow pick up like nothing changed. We talked about meeting when we were 14 (filming a cover that we’re both very thankful never saw the light of day 😂), how we reconnected recently, and the ways we stay close to friends in other states—like voice notes, vlogs, and those random “thinking of you” texts that mean more than you realize.

Before we hit record, we were talking about still living at home and growing up a little slower than we thought we would—and while that part didn’t make it into the mics, the heart of it definitely did. We got into big family moments, how much the people around us shape who we are, and how lucky we feel to have parents who show up in small, thoughtful ways. This episode is a reminder that home isn’t always a place—it’s who you’re doing life with.

This week I’m joined by my friend Juliana Talbert, and we’re talking all things college, friendship, and dating—aka the full Belmont experience. We get into how we met at Berklee’s 5-week summer program, staying close with hometown friends while making new ones, and what it’s like joining a sorority. Juliana also breaks down the 5 G’s that every Belmont guy seems to fall under, we share our dating red flags and icks, and she opens up about shifting from artist/writer to working in music publishing.

This week I’m joined by my friend and songwriting collaborator Lydia Sutherland—who you might know as the co-writer of Miles Don’t Matter on my new EP. We open up about today’s pressure to always look “camera-ready,” struggling with disordered eating, and the many influences that shape how we see our bodies. We also talk about how social media affects self-worth, and what it’s like when your image starts to feel like your identity and your appearance seems just as important as your talent or hard work. Even with all of that, there’s light too—Lydia shares how a close friendship unexpectedly turned into the relationship she never saw coming (and how dating someone in music can actually work).

This week I’m joined by my friend and duet partner Joseph O’Brien—aka the guy who got ghosted by his now-fiancée and still somehow ended up engaged in less than 3 months. We talk about how we met working on our new song “Out of the Blue”, navigating dating in and outside the music world, and yes… the Hinge horror story that gave me mono. Plus, Joseph answers 5 questions every girl wants a guy’s honest opinion on (like: do guys stalk exes??).