{"id":121160,"date":"2025-11-04T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/121160\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:41:08","slug":"tiktok-sensation-skye-newman-is-the-most-exciting-and-honest-voice-in-the-uk-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/121160\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok sensation Skye Newman is the most exciting \u2013 and honest \u2013 voice in the UK charts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA lot of the subjects I talk about, many people don\u2019t want to face,\u201d begins TikTok sensation Skye Newman<\/a>, whose strikingly raw songwriting and soulful tone have made her the UK\u2019s most exciting new voice.<\/p>\n

The London-based musician \u2013 who swerves romance and break-ups to explore generational trauma \u2013 has not only gone viral on multiple occasions, but broken a record, too. Earlier this year, Newman became the first UK female solo artist in over a decade to reach the Top 20 with her first two singles: her belting debut \u2018Hairdresser\u2019, which chronicles a one-sided female friendship, and \u2018Family Matters\u2019, her searing dissection of drug addiction and grief that climbed to number five in the chart earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel blessed to be in a generation where there\u2019s awareness of how things in your past affect you going into adult life,\u201d she shares. \u201cThere is definitely more light being shed on it now, but people are sometimes scared to open up about things\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Centring such gut-wrenching honesty in her music has always come naturally to Newman, however. \u201cGrowing up, I was drawn to people who were very open in what they said,\u201d she reflects, citing Amy Winehouse<\/a>, Adele<\/a>, Bob Marley<\/a> and her aunt, a jazz and blues musician, among her biggest influences. \u201cComing from a loud, chaotic life, it was a huge thing as a child to see someone so vulnerable as Amy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exposure to such authentic lyricists shaped the artist she is today: a storyteller who turns real, lived experiences into deep pop perfection. Whether it\u2019s her empowering anthem \u2018FU & UF\u2019, the poetic grit of \u2018My Addiction\u2019, or the emotive, piano-led \u2018Smoke Rings\u2019, her approach is refreshingly stripped-back, especially in an era that tends to favour flashy productions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to see why, then, Newman already counts some of the biggest names in pop among her fans. She joined Ed Sheeran<\/a> at his homecoming gig in Ipswich (after a personal invitation landed in her Instagram DMs), supported Lewis Capaldi<\/a> on his recent UK and Ireland tour, and was interviewed by Elton John<\/a> on his Rocket Hour podcast.<\/p>\n

Now, with her first project out in the world \u2013 the lyrically unflinching \u2018SE9 Part 1\u2019, which was named after the postcode of her childhood home in southeast London \u2013 Skye Newman tells NME about her journey so far, how writing songs helped her escape a chaotic home life, and how she\u2019s been adjusting to fame.<\/p>\n

What was your journey into music, and how did it shape you as an artist?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom when I could talk, I could sing. I found love and passion for it through my auntie, who is a singer-songwriter; watching her create music in the studio when I was so young was magical. I started writing when I was 11 and got into studios when I was 13. That progressed, and I came out of them aged 15, and didn\u2019t do much with the songs because I was busy in school, [living] my own life and being a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got back into it again through a video that blew up on social media. I got an email from someone at Sony and was then put into sessions. I was writing, writing, writing, then two years in, I found my people that I felt so comfortable with. After spending time finding my sound, what I wanted to say and what worked for me, I got there\u2026 but it\u2019s still always evolving and getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SkyeSkye Newman credit: Press<\/p>\n

Songwriting was your way to escape when you were growing up. What did you want to get away from?<\/p>\n

\u201cJust carnage, really. I don\u2019t like to go too much into things because it\u2019s not just my life, it\u2019s my five siblings\u2019 lives as well, and there are many emotions involved\u2026 I was aware of things that should never have been brought to light. Things that I hope no one ever has to see or go through \u2013 definitely not at the age I did. A lot of trauma, I\u2019ll just say that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think this vulnerable approach is why your songs have resonated so much?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very strange feeling. I get met with such sadness, but so many good feelings too. It breaks my heart that people relate, but also kind of heals me at the same time because, at the end of the day, I\u2019m just a little girl trying to get through life \u2013 and she\u2019s still there. Knowing there are people that understand how I feel makes it easier, but it\u2019s also unsettling that so many people have been through the same stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

You now count Elton John, Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran among your fans. How have you found the past year?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been crazy and surreal. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s something I\u2019ll ever get over. Even having conversations and getting advice from these people is mental. I honestly feel like I was born to do this job. I feel really cocky when I say that, but I don\u2019t mean it like \u2018I should be here\u2019, more that I feel so at home and peaceful when I\u2019m on stage. That\u2019s always been my way of getting out of the real world, so to be able to do this full-time feels surreal, and that\u2019s down to the people that listen to me. I can\u2019t thank the people around me enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Have you felt pressure following viral success?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t felt pressure on myself. People can try to put it on you, but it\u2019s only what you allow to affect you. I try not to allow other opinions to put pressure on me\u2026 I just love music and making it is my outlet, so I will keep doing what I love, and if people don\u2019t like that and it doesn\u2019t align anymore, then that\u2019s fine. I don\u2019t do it for the sake of that. I would still do it if it wasn\u2019t my job.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the story of your first project, and why did you call it \u2018SE9 Part 1\u2019?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think these songs best represent how I\u2019ve got to where I am. Because a lot of them were written two years ago, they are about my journey leading up to this point. They explain the events that made me me. It\u2019s an insight into the first part of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing there are people that understand how I feel makes it easier, but it\u2019s unsettling that so many people have been through the same stuff\u201d<\/p>\n

Is \u2018Part 2\u2019 already in the works?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, there is more stuff that I have written for part two. It\u2019s still stories about my lead up to here, but the songs I have written recently are about my journey now, how I am in myself and what\u2019s coming next. It\u2019s more about my growth and me going into adulthood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who are your dream collaborators?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone that can really tell a story. Dave<\/a> \u2013 he\u2019s an insane writer and someone I would draw a lot of inspiration from. J. Cole<\/a> is another rapper who I have always loved. Ed [Sheeran] too, I would love to be in a studio with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for someone who wants to get into music?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJust do you. In this industry, there\u2019s a lot of trying to live up to expectations and trying to be a new version of someone that\u2019s come before. But I don\u2019t think trying to replicate something ever works.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is your main goal as an artist?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have a long career in this and know that I always have music there as my outlet and support would be priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skye Newman\u2019s \u2018SE9 Part 1\u2019 is out now via Columbia Records. She tours the UK and Europe in April 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cA lot of the subjects I talk about, many people don\u2019t want to face,\u201d begins TikTok sensation Skye…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278,641],"class_list":["post-121160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}