When pop artists are first introduced as "the next big thing," it can sometimes feel a bit manufactured. But as they grow older and have real-life experiences, that journey is reflected in the music.
In the case of Diana Gordon, she has fervently peeled off a decade’s worth of layers to reveal her true form. The Queens, New York, native appeared in the middle of last decade's pop-EDM fusion phase, with former label Atlantic Records branding her as Wynter Gordon.
Along with releasing her debut album With the Music I Die in 2011, she beefed up her resume by writing for Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez and Danity Kane.
A few years later, following her Grammy-nominated work on Beyoncé’s Lemonade (“Don’t Hurt Yourself,” “Sorry,” “Daddy Lessons”),