V Girls: Ravyn Lenae is Charting Her Own Course to Happiness
With ‘Blue Island,’ Ravyn Lenae sails into new waters on a course of her own making.
Ravyn Lenae loves love. “I think love is the core of everything when you really break it all down,” she says. Love, this essential part of being human, shapes every connection, and it’s a feeling she channels into her creative process and her music. Working in the studio has become an experience the singer finds grounding, a therapeutic exercise while her blossoming career creates a busy schedule. The singer also prioritizes her own judgement. “I think it’s in my nature to push back. I’m an Aquarius. My life motto is to reject things that don’t feel right and reject any loss of autonomy,” she says. Her work is uniquely personal and evades categorizations. Instead, she experiments with sounds and styles, and stays curious. On some tracks she takes on a pop persona, similar vibe to Remi Wolf, Solange, and Addison Rae. In others, Lenae possesses the emotive vocals and lyricism of Olivia Dean, an artist she admires.
She furthers her artistic vision and development of her aesthetic with visuals. Her music videos take on the look of ‘80s and ‘9...