Going Pop, KAYTRANADA collabs, and her musical journey
September 2025 interview with Baller Alert, after the release of Endless Night and the arrival of her new single "Pretty When I Cry." Maeta shares her urge to break out of R&B's boundaries, reveals her dream collaborators — Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande, Whitney Houston — and reflects on the rare chemistry of her partnership with KAYTRANADA.
Key Quotes
I've been itching to break out of the R&B bubble for a while.
Dream collabs: Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande, and Whitney Houston if she were still here.
KAYTRANADA just gets me. We don't even need to talk much in the studio — we just feel it.