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THE TALENTED MISS SMITH

“I’VE HAD SUCH A FULL YEAR…I’VE TRAVELED THE WORLD WITH MY MUSIC: A DREAM COME TRUE. I’D NEVER RELEASED AN ALBUM BEFORE, SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.”

hen a young artist takes her first steps, we tend to situate her in relation to her claimed influences or the stars who believe in her. In her early days, Jorja Smith was sometimes described as the heiress to Alicia Keys and to Lauryn Hill, or as Drake’s protégé.

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