Not to be left behind by Camila Cabello or Normani (who, btw, just dropped TWO tracks with Calvin Harris, check them out here) another former member of Fifth Harmony has released her debut solo track – Lauren Jauregui dropped Expectations on Friday.
I love that all three seem to be going in different directions with their sound – Lauren even has a name for hers, she calls it “smoky quartz angel” and told People Magazine "it’s very soulful-oriented. It’s got different elements of what inspired me growing up. I’m very inspired by ’90s R&B and pop divas, like Beyonce and Pink and Rihanna and Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Whitney, Etta James. Those women who really shaped this energy. There’s just been so many artists who have spoken their truth through their music and given their soul.”
Lauren sat down with Genius to get deep into the lyrics and meaning behind the new song. It comes from a real experience with her boyfriend – she doesn’t say Ty Dolla $ign, but just know it’s about Ty Dolla $ign — revealing that songwriting is like therapy for her, explaining “a lot of them come from a subconscious place that I haven’t even tapped into yet in my conscious mind.”
Check out her breakdown of Expectations in the video above! And don’t worry, they worked it out.