People like bluegrass. It’s had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

Millions of Americans and people around the world, especially young people who face intense financial challenges today, haven’t been taught how to take control of their financial future.

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.

Reggaeton is a global genre.

Actually, I hear a lot of rock music. My husband is a big rock fan.

Trap is new. It didn’t start yesterday, but when I was 5, it didn’t exist – not even in the U.S. I’ve evolved with the music.

No, there’s something about the sing-song cadence of children’s music that has its place in rock.

Folk music is a bunch of fat people.

I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.

Gospel music is never pessimistic, it’s never ‚oh my god, its all going down the tubes‘, like the blues often is.

For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn’t really involve me thinking about the demographic of people I’m trying to hit or who I want to be able to relate to the song or what genre of music it falls under.

My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It’s when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.

I intend to inspire people with my story: motivate young people that grew up like myself, or even not like myself. Just, you know, go through the human experience.

I’m proud to be part of the Dr. Pepper Scholarship Giveaway. It’s a great program that gives me the chance to brighten the day for some lucky college students with free tuition.

Alternative R&B is in my soul. It’s not going anywhere.

I’m pretty sure in my older years, I’ll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music.

Hip hop has always been braggin‘ and boasting and ‚I’m better at you than this‘ and ‚I’m better at you than that.‘

Reggaeton is something else – it is part of pop culture. It is something very big that I don’t believe will ever die.

If you’re going to write about rap music and hip-hop, and you don’t love it, then we don’t need your opinion, and we revoke your opinion.

The most important thing is that you honor that musical integrity, whether you make music that sounds like ABBA or you make music that sounds like Void.

Rock music is niche.

My records are borderline dance records. They’ve got a real electro-rock heart and soul, and the vibe of the sentiment is pop, but there’s a lot of people that were like, ‚This is a dance record.‘