At Home with Bebe Rexha: The Playlist
Bebe Rexha’s definition of success has evolved from when she started her career as a songwriter. “It’s nice to have a No. 1 record on Billboard or to maybe win a Grammy, but for me now, it’s about having a sense of peace, health and well-being,” Rexha tells Apple Music. “I want to enjoy my family. That to me is where the happiness is now, wining and dining the people I love and showing them a good time.” The pop singer-songwriter had a challenging 2020 after her parents got sick when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, causing her to delay, and revise, her second solo album Better Mistakes because she wanted it to sound more upbeat. Fresh off the album’s release, Rexha curated an exclusive Apple Music playlist of songs that keep her inspired. Check out some of her picks below. Lauryn Hill, “Doo Wop (That Thing)” “I’m obsessed with her writing and her music. I just love how frank she is with her songs, and how she talks about sex and guys wanting things from girls. She talks about things I feel like a lot of people didn’t really speak about, and that’s what I really respect about her. That album to me [The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill] is perfection. I envy her, and am inspired by her, because she was able to put together one album that was so focused.” BENEE, “Happen to Me” “I’ve been literally obsessed with this song. I play it every day and at every photo shoot. I like the fact that these are things that I've thought about in my life at one point, like ‘I hope I don't die in my sleep’ or ‘I hope I don't die in this plane’. I’ve never really heard a song like that, and the fact that she’s talking about ways that she could die and she’s scared.” Radiohead, “Creep” “It’s so dark and depressing, but I find comfort in these lyrics. It kind of comes from this place of not loving yourself, which I kind of relate to. That’s what I think about when I try to make songs and put songs out. I do it all the time, because I am run by fear a lot of times and overthink. I find comfort, honesty and truth in that. And when I listen to ‘Creep’, I can feel the pain.”