Becky Hill’s second album, ‘Believe Me Now?’ is an effervescent, uplifting dance record that insists on credibility but reaches out confidently for its audience without once compromising on authenticity. Lyrics reflecting on love, self-worth, living life and letting loose sit alongside songs about loneliness, isolation and betrayal in a brilliantly empowering way. This wrecking ball of a record is ambitious, truly exhilarating and paves the way for a type of dance music where uncompromising production lives harmoniously alongside instantly captivating choruses, as witnessed by the Chase & Status-produced, Platinum-selling single, ‘Disconnect’. Hitting the Top 10, the epically anthemic track perfectly treads the line between the rave and radio. “When I thought about what had come before now, I realised I was missing a couple of things: specifically, the element of euphoria but also, I wanted to create a much more mature, sophisticated dance-level of music in this album. I think ‘Disconnect’ is the perfect example of that.”
Powered by Becky’s formidable vocal – which now extends to falsetto since having vocal surgery – ‘Believe Me Now?’ is the album that will take Becky, already one of the UK’s most successful artists, to a global stage. As the title asserts, it’s time to believe in Becky. She’s more than proven herself. “This has been a really catharrecord to create,” she says. “It was an incredibly direct and quick album to write because for the first knew exactly what I wanted to say. I’m really proud of this album and of what it says and what it stands for.”
Becky’s achievements – both with this album and her career to date – are nothing short of staggering. The two-time BRIT Award (2022 & 2023) winning artist who recently announced a headline UK and Ireland arena tour has exceeded 10 billion career streams to date, plus six UK Top 10 hits, as well as a number 1 single. Becky’s Gold-selling debut album, ‘Only Honest On The Weekend’ soared into the Top 10 on its release in 2021 and featured the hits ‘Heaven On My Mind’ with Sigala and ‘Remember’ with David Guetta (150 million streams and counting), who also appeared on the top 5 anthem for female empowerment, ‘Crazy What Love Can Do’. What makes this more impressive is that Becky has achieved this as a woman in an industry, and in a genre that is far from celebrated for its parity. As the recent report by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) concluded, misogyny in the music industry is “endemic” and Becky has felt that keenly throughout her career.
It's meant that Becky hasn’t just knocked the door down; she’s had to blast it if off its hinges. And now she’s through to the other side, she’s making sure it’s wide open for the numerous female, queer and non-binary creatives she continues to collaborate with. She has fought to be seen in videos, fought to be freed from the restraints of being a ‘featured’ artist, fought for her credits, awards, sales and streams. Here is someone who has persistently battled against an industry telling her she wasn’t good enough, she didn’t belong, she didn’t deserve success. Yet, despite this – or maybe, because of it – she has created a career that has far exceeded expectations not only of the industry but even for Becky herself. “There’s been a lot of politics along the way, but I will always use my platform – and my pen! – to confront the bullshit. Yeah, it’s a struggle, and sometimes I’ve felt exhausted, but the fight has been worth it.”
This is overnight success that has been twelve years in the making.
