SMITH is a true pop paradox: a wildly original artist who refuses to play by the rules but continually turns out massive hits, serving up songs that radiate raw personality despite her enigmatic presence. In the last year, she’s proven the immense appeal of her genre-bending ingenuity by simultaneously landing two hits on the charts in two different formats, with “Run” climbing the Top 40 and “Pathetic” charting at Alternative radio. A DIY-minded artist who produces all her output in her home studio, she emerged as the first female since Billie Eilish in 2019 to have a song chart at Top 40, Hot AC, Rhythmic & Alternative radio, due to the smash success of her viral sensation “Lemon.” With her triumphs including earning a Grammy nomination, SMITH arrived at her unshakable sense of self-reliance after years of struggling against the mainstream pop machine—an experience that ultimately empowered her to approach her music with absolute freedom