She has embarked on whole tours, including an opening slot with The Weeknd and an appearance at Coachella, to ensure that she was ready to exist on all levels of pop stardom upon her album’s release. She waited nearly a decade to release any of the music in order to hone her craft. We know that Banks began songwriting in high school as a way to cope with her parents’ divorce. Likewise, the songwriter has been doing more press, lifting a veil on herself in a way that’s nothing short of an M. Appropriately, Goddess leaves little to the imagination, with the Los Angeles native taking a confessional tone throughout the album. In fact, the idea of mystery as a marketing tool seems to have faded away as quickly as it became en vogue, with even Aphex Twin giving interviews these days. It was inspired by beloved New Orleans and the groups or krewes that create the vibrant floats and parades of Mardi Gras.Listening to Banks’ debut LP, Goddess, now, at the time of its release, it’s easy to forget the mystery that surrounded her emergence into the music world. Since we do everything with pizzazz in Louisiana, the name had to have a little cajun flare.

When dreaming up an online community, I wanted to connect with y’all in an authentic way to who I am while sharing unprecedented access to everything that is happening on Team LD.

Singing and performing fills me up, unlike anything else! You don’t always get to see all the work behind-the-scenes that happens every day: designing album art, making countless decisions about how a tour will look and feel, finding great partners for The Price Fund, even working on new music! -) I love the welcoming spirit of my home state! From the people who gather around the kitchen table for coffee to friends who feel like family, a neighbor you can ask to borrow sugar, even someone new you run into on the street. My community means everything to me, and it is always growing. Growing up in Louisiana, you never meet a stranger.

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