Carly Rae Jepsen

When: 8th February 2023
Location: O2 Academy

Carly Rae Jepsen is multi-platinum Grammy, Juno and Polaris Prize nominated singer/songwriter. Coming to Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 8th February 2023.

Carly Rae Jepsen’s critically acclaimed album E·MO·TION became “a modern touchstone for a new crop of pop-leaning artists and legacy acts” after it was released in 2015, as NPR noted. The album also inspired an abundance of memes. Extending the cultural cachet that Jepsen earned from the ubiquity of her GRAMMY-nominated blockbuster hit ‘Call Me Maybe’ (from her U.S debut album Kiss). It not only climbed to No.1 on the iTunes Singles charts in over 47 countries. It sold over 20 million singles worldwide. And was certified Diamond in the U.S. But was referenced by everyone from former secretary-of-state for the United States Colin Powell to Cookie Monster.

While ‘Call Me Maybe’ was certainly her biggest hit and brought the Canadian artist to the attention of pop fans globally. Carly Rae Jepsen has been steadily filling our playlists with pop gems year-after-year ever since.

Jepsen’s 2019 album Dedicated, retains the joyful, hook-filled feeling of its predecessor. But where E·MO·TION was an ’80s-influenced synth-pop classic. The Rolling Stone called “a pop masterclass” and Stereogum called “indisputable, unfuckwithable pop genius.” Dedicated has a more ’70s-inspired feel at times. Though the album defies categorisation as a whole, with Vulture stating, “Dedicated is both stranger and freer than the last record, but it also feels more confident and considered.” Working with a crew of trusted songwriters and producers. Among them John Hill, Jack Antonoff, Captain Cuts, Patrik Berger, and her longtime collaborator Tavish Crowe, Jepsen indulged in more sonic experimentation than she had in the past. Dedicated features the fan favourites ‘Party For One’, ‘Now That I Found You’, ‘Too Much’ and ‘Want You In My Room’.

Broadway

Jepsen landed the lead role in the 2014 Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Before starring as the iconic Pink Lady, ‘Frenchy’, in FOX’s four-time EMMY award-winning musical GREASE: LIVE. Jepsen voiced the character of Odette in the animated movie LEAP!, which also featured Jepsen’s song ‘Cut To The Feeling’. Following the release of Dedicated, Jepsen embarked on a global tour playing to audiences in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. Jepsen released Dedicated Side B in 2020. Which included previously unreleased music from the Dedicated sessions and shot to No.1 on the iTunes chart upon release. Fans have been eagerly anticipating her new album The Loneliest Time, featuring singles ‘Western Wind’, ‘Beach House’, and ‘Talking To Yourself’ all out now.