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Friday, July 10, 2015

"HERE" TO IMPRESS

Def Jam Newcomer Wows With Acoustic Taylor Swift Cover

"Here" songstress and seemingly overnight sensation, Alessia Cara, recently recorded a cover of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" for BBC Radio 1's Piano Sessions, and yes, she even does Kendrick's verse. Watch the video below.

The 18-year-old Toronto native inked a deal with Def Jam a few months ago, and she's already proving her chops with those sultry vocals and that effortless flow. Tay Tay herself even took to Twitter to share some love:



Alessia's official video for "Here," her breakout single, has earned 2m views since it dropped in late May.

 
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