Rina Sawayama Defines Her Musical Style on the Internet & Technology📱 | THAT NEW NEW | MTV News

U.K.-based singer-songwriter, Rina Sawayama, explores the modern obsessions of the Internet and growing a social following through pop music.
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[@endrebee3743]

"No it was Avril Lavigne" Oh my god I relate to that so much

[@flowerkillerXXX]

THE FUTURE OF POP

[@LiveWithZih]

Bruh shes way too good looking, her music bangs too

[@fsb9436]

FACTS x1000

[@athenamage7349]

So freaking underrated. Her most popular video has 300k views and its been out for a year, while singers like Taylor Swift get 10 million views in a day. This woman deserves to be recognized!

[@four1629]

You don't need to rag on anyone to lift Rina up. Like she said, she lived Avril and she's as mainstream as you could get in the early 2000s. So did I. Mainstream isn't bad, but Rina definitely deserves a lot more attention than she has.

[@JoeHatesItHere]

Seems like you're getting your wish! :)

[@njquerido8879]

Hopefully after when RM shared one of her songs people will finally wake up and realize what they're missing out on!!!!

[@gloria7190]

I hope so! She is amazing, I am obsessed with her! She is so different without being pretentious. I can't stop listening to her song "Tunnel vision" RM has this power in his hands and I'm glad he has great taste in music

[@enolamo526]

We stan her 👑

[@smurfette_blues7922]

Come through asian role models 😢

[@tohru2025]

I was so taken with her sound and the fact that she was Asian when I first heard/saw her because as a woman of color I already knew she HAD to have faced some challenges in the industry. Hearing her story makes her music that much better

[@soaribb32]

A queen whom everyone is sleeping on

[@RedGumDropz]

omg i knew she had utada hikaru vibes

[@Juandomngz]

She looks so early/middle 00's in this interview and i'm here for it.

[@visualespe]

Tunnel vision madness, notification happiness

[@sweeetzz]

Her music is quite interesting it’s like mixing rnb with pop in a cute way

[@karlo9649]

Pixels, where are you at? ✨

[@jocelynshaw7612]

Karlo K HEREEEEEEEEE 😊😊😊😁😁😁😀😀😀😆😆😆😆😄😄😄😄😄😄😄👐👐👐👐👐🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤👐👐👐💋💪💪💪💪💪💪✌

[@alyaa1308]

Is that what her fans are called?

[@jocelynshaw7612]

Veruca Salt Yeah, she asked everybody on one of her posts on Instagram what kind of name we wanted to have as her supporters and someone suggested Pixels, and a lot of people liked that one so It's what she chose! 😊😊

[@MCPiggyGames]

WE HERE

[@ew8550]

HEREEE🧡🧡🧡

[@huey6248]

I like RINA she's cool

[@xoxxpeach]

I LOVE HER SHORT HAIR

[@mayday4121]

Omg her accent ❤❤

[@christopher910226]

Lana ~~

[@jordansondrip8899]

She da goat. Love from spain

[@LucasCariolando]

she's so talented and lovely

[@jocelynshaw7612]

YES MA'AM!! YOU BETTER SERVE BISHHH

[@lilitakasaki7291]

Rina really inspires me!! Discovered her a week ago, now she is my favorite pop artist ❤ Love from Brazil 😁

[@andresrocksit]

and she’s from Cambridge!? WE STAN

[@acaciaenator]

what a queen 👑

[@만야-u2w]

Cyber Stockholm syndrome 요즘 맨날 듣는 중 너무 좋음 i love her songs

[@umjustash]

If she was white she would be where Billie is by now

[@avedic]

Honestly....I'm not so sure about that. Here's why: Because, right now, there is SO MUCH AMAZING MUSIC. Like...it's insane. It blows my mind how I'll stumble across some artist with moderate views who I've never even heard of...and find myself thinking, "This is the best shit I've heard in years." It just keeps happening. As a massive fan of novelty and evolution in "alternative pop" music....I'm very very happy in 2020. There's TOO much incredible stuff....and only so much time to discover and delve into all of it.

[@umjustash]

avedic hmm interesting opinion although I'm not sure if I agree with it, I do like that different perspective

[@jesuschrist-hy4tb]

i’m not sure, her appreciation and expressing her japanese culture has gained her a lot of attention recently and i’m so happy she’s finally getting the recognition she needs!

[@theunitedkingdom]

Not true. Billie had industry support because of her parents and brother. Not race.

[@umjustash]

@@theunitedkingdom yes, but her race is not something that is holding her back unlike BIPOC/POC artists. There are a lot more hoops and obstacles in the way of people who aren't white. Billie doesn't have to worry about her race getting in the way of success like the rest of us.

[@thalesshu6615]

Heading to LDN just to see her, cant wait

[@amandabarros6350]

SUCH AN INSPIRING ICON😍😍😍

[@jocelynshaw7612]

I'm so proud of you baby girl! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😏😏😏😏😊😊😊😁😁😆😆😆😆😆😄😭😭😭😩❤❤❤❤❤🌊💪💪💪💪🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌😸👐☄☄☄☄☄Love you. ❤🙏🙏

[@alyaa1308]

Finally, another Rina interview (and its by mtv)😁

[@nikkisus3431]

love her 💖

[@fuuny3237]

*university of cambridge* :O

[@jadensifuentes]

Yes rina we love

[@DaraOrtiz]

she’s EVERYTHING

[@ishy236]

Yaaasss a British asian artist, deffo going to do big things 💖💖💖

[@emer4lds]

An actual humanitarian superhero of music & social politics combined 👁👄👁

[@Peterrdee]

she makes me want to dye my hair orange

[@SuperSm1th]

Rina Sawayama is my favorite Spice Girl!

[@jocelynshaw7612]

PLAYING NO GAMES

[@Octoberstorm333]

My god she is gorgeous

[@johnIZaUWL]

F’ing brilliant Rina is and I’m a GenX-er lol

[@zeethescientist3942]

Rina we stan you

[@TrixTasha]

She is so amazing!!

[@RM-uy3yp]

Shes going to blow up!

[@yojannieverromerosifuentes195]

Love her from mexico ♡

[@deerestdarling]

Absolute queen! 👏

[@rd559]

オシャレ

[@danika5792]

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

[@kriskenard]

My Hero

[@changminkeybum]

Awesome

[@jocelynshaw7612]

Fuck it up!!!!

[@jocelynshaw7612]

GET 'EM!!

[@Alex-jj5mg]

love her

[@nahheyheyhoorayjames7290]

HELLO folks. Riwayama SONGS. I'll find her albums.

[@4urentertainment835]

Her & Ariana collaborating would blow my mind 😩🙏❤

[@amelialupetea]

Yasss 💜🌸🌸🌸💗💗💗

[@corb8575]

rina deserves more recognition

[@TheBeekay23]

Collab with Peggy Gou!!! It’ll be amazing

[@jocelynshaw7612]

🌊🌊

[@imrebenedect]

clarence clarity! :D

[@lwqi1407]

linda do krl aaa

[@victoredwardo9485]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@thebeesknees2503]

She has to collaborate with Grimes

[@SpankingDisasterSixtyNine]

Lol Grimes is done

[@jie2406]

rina says she's been talking with grimes!

[@musicalcacophony]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@sydneylifedayproject]

Vapor

[@HomicidalMaiden]

She reminds me of Krystal Kay

[@DaraOrtiz]

CAMBRIDGE?

[@pranaymittal4266]

I love the interview, but why do they gotta play so many high hats in between segments? It's distracting

[@melissasalazar9593]

She's actually a millennial, but she feels so Gen Z

[@Juandomngz]

Yeah, she's 30 years old currently, but she gives me so many Gen Z vibes.

[@ImAProudSteelersFan]

Can't be an MTV video without the virtue signaling

[@nataliewn]

I'M OBSESSED 😭🖤

[@jesuschrist-hy4tb]

she’s changed so much since then

[@japanesecigarette]

LOVE HER