Grimes (Clair Boucher) isn’t your average artist, she is a visionary who is changing pop music with her sound and style. This is one of my favorite Grimes quotes. “AI pop star for the Martian Ministry of Aesthetics”, do you even understand what that means? This quote EXACTLY captures who Grimes is, a futuristic style of music and just a fascinating person. Grimes is from Vancouver and she went through the indie music scene early in her career. She is known for her electronic but ethereal vocals. 

Grimes early work is what really put her into the public eye. “Visions”, and “Art Angles” really raised her stardom. “Visions”, was entirely created off Garageband yea like the app you have pre installed on your Iphone, genuinely insane. Grimes has become a big inspiration to other underground Indie producers and other female artists. It’s not just her music but her style which inspires others. Her futuristic looks created buzz on the internet and her Met Gala look from 2021 is still talked about till this day.  

In 2015 Grimes dropped “Art Angels” she used a very aggressive style of guitars and a lot of high pop hooks. Grimes isn’t focused primarily on one genre of music though she is always playing around doing something different. “Flesh without blood”, and “Kill v. Maim” are perfect examples of her switching genres.

Grimes isn’t just about making music though she is very interested in AI as people are nowadays. Grimes has talked about using AI as an advantage. Most artists do not have the same thinking though as AI is getting very scary as people are profiting off of others without their consent. Grimes on the other hand has actually created a software to mimic her voice so that people can use it as they wish. Also did i mention that she was once married to Elon Musk the richest man in the world and has 3 kids with him. Just some more Grimes lore if u did not know. 

Grimes keeps erasing distinctions between chaos and art, celebrity and anonymity, and human and machine. Though odd, her outlook on the future is never boring. Grimes continues to be a surprising force in a time when pop music frequently seems formulaic, redefining what it means to be an artist in the digital era.