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Bella Poarch on telling the story behind the algorithm

Bella Poarch, twenty-nine, told Reuters in London that her debut album revisits her life before algorithms; she'd also like to produce for other artists.

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Photo: Angie Freems · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBella Poarch's debut album is called Picnic at the Cemetery, and Reuters sat down with her in London to ask about it.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI've seen what the algorithm suggests. It suggests a dance. It has never once suggested a headstone with sandwiches.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe album revisits the experiences that shaped her long before algorithms entered the picture. She's twenty-nine, and she became famous as a viral TikTok star.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMore than seventy-five million views in a week, per Warner Records. And my question is still who brought the potato salad.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShe also told Reuters she'd love to produce for other artists. A cemetery picnic is a bold first reference.

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