Zarenae brings sultry R&B-tinged pop on her debut single “You”

LOS ANGELES, CA – Pop singer Zarenae has played all the biggest clubs in Los Angeles and now she’s dazzling audiences around the world with her debut single “You.”

With sultry, R&B-style vocals riding a phat beat, “You” is a powerful break-up anthem for any woman who’s been wronged by a man who doesn’t deserve her.

“It’s about me finding out this guy I was seeing was cheating on me and me telling him that I know what he did,” Zarenae says. “It’s about me taking back my power and putting it all out into this record.”

The young singer’s cooing vocals belie a surprising emotional depth on the track, from the vulnerability of the chorus line “Boy you don’t deserve my heart anyway” to the delightfully venomous couplet “she’s nothing like me/she’s perfect for you.”

“It was definitely an emotional studio session,” Zarenae says of the recording. “It all clicked like poetry and we did it all in one night.”

“You” might have come together quickly, but Zarenae is not an overnight success or a flash in the pan. She started singing at just five years old, when she would tell anyone who listened that she dreamed of being a singer like her idols Madonna, Britney Spears, and Janet Jackson.

“Other kids would be like, ‘I wanna be an astronaut,’ and I was literally like ‘I want to be a singer,” she says. “There was no limit to my imagination when I was listening to music. I wanted to write my own music to give people that feeling as well.”

Zarenae spent years performing with bands and cover acts in clubs all over Los Angeles, including in legendary rooms on the Sunset Strip like The Viper Room, The Roxy, and the Whisky a Go Go.

“It was incredible to play in those spaces where so many great performers have played,” she says. “I’d step on stage and realize I’m looking at this audience the same way they did.”

Two years ago, she started working with her regular songwriting collaborators to develop the new sound that’s becoming her signature style.

“We’ve become so close in terms of writing and music that we think the same thoughts,” she says. “We all spark off each other and we all feel so comfortable around each other that we can be so open and it’s so fun.”

Zarenae says “You” is emblematic of the new direction she’s taking with her music.

“It’s a transition into everything else I’m creating. It’s R&B with a pop flair and kind of sultry. It feels like I’ve grown as an artist. I love the sound I’m getting in the studio,” she says.

All those years of work are paying off for the fast-rising young star. “You” is already finding a devout audience on streaming platforms and Zarenae has a catalog of tracks and music videos she’s gearing up to release over 2022 in anticipation of her first EP.

“I’m really excited because I’ve been hanging on to some of this music for a while,” she says.

Make sure to stay connected to Zarenae on all platforms for new music, videos, and social posts.

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