Arts·Q with Tom Power

Alessia Cara reflects on being an introvert in an extrovert's industry

The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about her new album, Love & Hyperbole, and her growth as an artist.

The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter is back with a new album, Love & Hyperbole

A smiling woman wearing over-ear headphones sits in front of a studio microphone.
Alessia Cara in the Q studio in Toronto. (Julia Whalen/CBC)

The Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara has a unique talent for capturing the inner life of someone growing up in the digital age as they deal with love, acceptance and rejection. On her fourth and latest album, Love & Hyperbole, she opens up about her feelings of being an introvert in an extrovert's industry. Cara sits down with Tom Power to talk about the record and how it reflects her growth as an artist.

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Interview with Alessia Cara produced by Mitch Pollock.