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CMAT swears by these songwriting rules
The Irish singer CMAT, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, has had a big breakout over the past eighteen months, including an electrifying performance at Glastonbury. Her latest album, Euro-Country, won Britain's Ivor Novello — the prestigious songwriting award. She talks with us about why she resisted country music for years, the blunt advice from Charli xcx that changed her life, and the meticulous method behind every album.
00:00 Intro
01:00 Making sense of a breakout year
02:08 The dream: headlining the Olympia
03:52 The best part: the gigs
04:49 Glastonbury and the Pyramid Stage
08:11 Borrowing…
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