“Oh, this is happening now!” says Ravyn Lenae, as she comes to terms with the breakout success of her UK No.2 viral hit Love Me Not. It’s a moment that has been a decade in the making. Here, the Chicago-born star talks school nights in the studio, hard conversations and shows across the globe...

WORDS: MIRANDA BARDSLEY

"It’s wild to be working at something for almost 10 years and then it suddenly clicks and you get a response from ...