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Skylar Stecker is one of the exciting rising acts on the music scene that we’re excited for Just Jared readers to exclusively get to know better.

The 19-year-old pop-R&B singer’s already racked up an impressive amount of fans with her music, boasting over 17 million streams on Spotify and 33 million views on YouTube alone.

After becoming the youngest artist to ever top the Billboard Dance Charts with three No. 1 singles – “Sweet Dreams,” “Only Want You” and “Blame” – she’s since received many accolades, including being highlighted as YouTube’s Artist on The Rise. She was also selected as an iHeartRadio Up Next Artist, and Elvis Duran also named her his artist of the month on the Today Show.

Skylar‘s also very involved in her artistry, from the vocal recording to the production, as well as the choreography. Plus, she’s a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, playing drums, guitar and piano!

This month, Skylar dropped her new single “Questions,” along with the music video. Check it out inside, along with 10 Fun Facts about Skylar Stecker.

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P1Harmony is a rising global K-Pop troupe, but we wanted Just Jared readers to get an exclusive chance to know them a little better!

The talented six-member boy group first arrived on the scene back in October of 2020, embarking on their international music career with the release of their first mini album DISHARMONY: STAND OUT and feature film, P1H: A New World Begins, which positioned the group as a force to be reckoned with in the music scene.

Amid the pandemic, the group continued to make new music for their fans with the release of their second mini album, DISHARMONY: BREAK OUT, including their slamming, hip-hop infused title track “Scared,”” along with an accompanying music video full of street-style dancing and intense visual effects.

Watch “Scared” and check out these 10 Fun Facts about P1Harmony inside!

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Laraw is one of the rising acts on the music scene we’re excited to introduce to Just Jared readers!

The Montreal-based singer-songwriter just dropped her new single “This Is How I Lost My Friends,” and it’s all about enduring the present moment amid the pandemic.

“Last year was f–ked. I just stopped talking to everyone because I had nothing left to say,” she explains.

“People who’ve known me for a while know that I don’t like going out or hanging out with anyone to begin with … but last year was different. I needed someone to ask me how I was doing and no one did – no one could, really. We were all going through it.”

The track was co-written and produced by Grace VanderWaal collaborator Michael Adubato, and captures Laraw‘s inability to cope with the past year, and apologizing to her friends through music.

“I tend to blame myself a lot whenever there’s any problem in my life. “This is How I Lost My Friends” is an apology to everyone I may have hurt but also to myself for not taking care of me the way I should have,” she explains.

“‘What the f–k is wrong with me?’ is a question I ask myself a lot but the answer is simple. Nothing. I’m just one of those people who don’t talk when they don’t know what to say. It doesn’t mean I don’t care. I care a lot. I’m just afraid to say the wrong thing or stress others out…I miss my friends and can’t wait for us to be all safe again. Until then, this is how I lost my friends. Not because I wanted to but because life happened, anxiety got the best of me and I didn’t feel like asking for help. Sorry dudes.”

Listen to “This Is How I Lost My Friends” and check out 10 Fun Facts about Laraw….

1. I eat McDonalds every week. No shame. It actually was my first job! And I loved it! For the food obviously.
2. I am absolutely terrified of seaweed. Not the kind you eat. The one that wraps around your leg in the ocean and tries to kill you.
3. I hate cucumbers. I HATE cucumbers.
4. My dream job is to make music for video games . Also just make video games. I actually studied music production and sound design.
5. I love anime more than I love people.

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The highly anticipated Mortal Kombat movie is out now and we caught up with breakout star Sisi Stringer to learn more about her!

The up-and-coming Australian actress plays the role of femme fatale Mileena in the new adaptation of the beloved video game franchise. This is her first major movie and she spent four months training for the physically challenging role.

Sisi quickly caught on to the muay thai and gymnastics training thanks to her background in dance and musical theater.

Make sure to check out the trailer for the movie, which is in theaters and on HBO Max now. Here are 10 Fun Facts about Sisi:

1. In high school I shaved my head, down to a number 2, and for my senior year wore a plastic tiara to school every day, including graduation.
2. My favorite video game of all time is Paper Mario and The Thousand Year Door on Nintendo GameCube.
3. I cry all the time. Sometimes multiple times a day. The other day I cried at a video of Tibetan throat singing. I have been known to cry over the absence of lemons, ads for eyebrow gel and while listening to BLACKPINK and BTS.
4. My favorite genres of music are blues, country and soul. That’s the kind of music I write.
5. I have seen every episode of Drag Race, minus season one because I hate that damn Vaseline filter.

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Amber Liu is already an established global superstar, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know her even better!

The 28-year-old Chinese-American singer-songwriter debuted in 2009 as part of the iconic K-pop group f(x), later embarking on a solo career in 2015 with her EP Beautiful.

She’s since collaborated with producers and artists around the world, as well as collaborating with stars on projects like the “Anna Kendrick Goes K-Pop with f(x)” Funny or Die sketch. She’s released several EPs and embarked on two U.S. concert tours ever since.

Amber Liu also has over 12 million followers across social media, and she uses her platform to advocate for female empowerment and mental health awareness.

Ahead of her forthcoming album, Amber just released her new song “Neon” on Friday (April 9) in two different languages, Mandarin and English.

Listen to “Neon” and check out these 10 Fun Facts about Amber Liu inside!

1. I am terrified of ghosts! During my 2019 U.S. concert tour, we had a show in Milwaukee and the venue was across from the Ambassador Hotel. The hotel has a giant, empty swimming pool in the basement that is supposedly haunted. After that show, I felt like a ghost was on the tour bus with me and the crew. However, I still love watching horror movies.
2. I love escape rooms and will drive up to two hours to get to the nearest escape room.
3. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California. I was scouted at the SM Global Auditions in 2008 and debuted in Seoul in 2009 to pursue a career as a K-Pop singer.
4. Tteokbokki is my favorite Korean food! It is made from a soft rice cake, fish cake, and a sweet red chili sauce.
5. SHINee is my favorite K-Pop group. They’re my brothers and I love them very much.
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The new series Rebel premieres tonight on ABC and we caught up with one of the stars, Ariela Barer, to learn more about her!

The 22-year-old actress plays Ziggie, a recovering teen addict, in the new series that is inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich.

Ariela is best known for playing Gert on Hulu’s Marvel series Runaways and she can also be seen in the Hulu movie The Ultimate Playlist of Noise.

Get to know Ariela with these 10 Fun Facts:

1. I grew up in LA, raised by Mexican Jewish parents. I used to self identify as a Mexi-jew.
2. I grew up playing piano, guitar, bass, drums, ukulele and briefly cello! Then I was in a punk band for most of high school where I played bass and sang.
3. I recently wrote and directed my first short film Jelly about the exploitation of social movements for personal gain. Coming out sooooon!
4. I’m a Scorpio rising which apparently “makes a lot of sense.” I’m a libra sun, but because it’s in my 12th house it’s not that present in my personality the way scorpio is.
5. Some books I read as a teen that shaped who I am are From Margin To Centre by Bell Hooks and Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke.

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Gatlin is an exciting new pop act on the rise, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know her even better!

The 22-year-old Los Angeles-based, Orlando-born singer-songwriter is paving her own path with her brand of storytelling and dreamy, catchy alt-pop melodies, and she’s kicking off a new chapter on Thursday (April 8) with “What If I Love You” off of her upcoming second EP, which is due out later this summer.

“I wrote this song about a situation where I felt like I had found my ‘once in a lifetime’ love, but they didn’t feel that way about me. I wanted the production to feel more uplifting pop because even in the situation I was trying to always stay positive to mask the feeling of being rejected,” she says of the immediately captivating tune.

“I did the ‘What If I Love You’ music video with Luke Harvey of Mossflower Productions. It had been a dream of mine to shoot at Joshua Tree since making the move to Los Angeles in the beginning of 2021. I wanted the visuals to feel like a fun escape to match the production and lyrics of the track. We shot using four different camera styles (35mm, 16mm, Super 8, and vintage TV) and then combined them all in a sort of ‘montage’ final video.”

The track follows the release of her debut EP Sugarcoated in the summer of 2020, featuring “Talking to Myself,” which has garnered over 2.5 million Spotify streams alone to date.

Check out the video for “What If I Love You,” and learn 10 Fun Facts about Gatlin inside!

1. I am absolutely obsessed with True Crime and can’t get enough of the podcasts and documentaries.
2. I played three sports in high school: lacrosse, soccer, and track. (Was not very good at any of them.)
3. I once got kicked out of Disney World when I was fifteen.
4. I’ve been to 47 of the 50 states in the US.
5. I got my motorcycle’s license at 18 and bought a Harley at 19.
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