Julia Michaels loves words. Growing up, she wrote poetry, and after her family moved from Iowa to California, she began writing lyrics and working with professional songwriters. When a collaboration on Demi Lovato’s “Fire Starter”…

Zara Larsson is a 19-year-old Swedish pop singer who made an early career mark by winning the talent show Talang at the age of 10. Her career developed quickly, and her song “Uncover” was a…