The Northampton-based R&B/neo-soul artist, Megzz, shares her new single, “Boys Will Be Boys,” out now. The track is a dark, but powerful anthem for women about empowerment, misogyny, and revenge. The track plays on the well-known phrase ‘boys will be boys’ with Megzz addressing all of her giant frustrations and anger while singing.
“Writing ‘Boys Will Be Boys (BWBB)’ was a challenging but empowering and freeing process,” she begins. “As a strong advocate for female empowerment, my own experiences surrounding issues with misogyny, consent, and sexism helped me to write a powerful piece of music for myself and hopefully other women,” she explained.
“The catalyst, however, was one particular experience I had in the music industry. At a gig/industry networking event when I was 19, I was approached by a male artist who was both older than me, and more established in the music industry. He made this power dynamic known; saying he was able to get my music heard by his label and that he wanted to write together. But things quickly turned dark over social media, as he tried to blackmail me into sending him explicit photos – saying he would ruin my reputation in the industry before I’d even made a name for myself if I didn’t…That was the moment I started writing ‘BWBB’. It was my way of being able to express my rage without judgment and a way to imagine what revenge I may be tempted to take in an alternate world without consequences.”
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