{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ba37a3adccca0c9d895c9a/67154c0fe16fb75ed5ccb054?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How A Break Up & A Trip To Uganda Inspired shiv's Debut Album","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ba37a3adccca0c9d895c9a/1729448997567-216d84cc-364f-4488-a7a2-5bc74fd24118.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we have one of my favourite singers right now - shiv. The Irish-Zimbabwean artist just dropped her stunning new debut album 'the defiance of a sadgirl'.</p><p><br></p><p>Written during a time of personal upheaval, Shiv’s album is more than just music—it’s a journey through healing and self-discovery. After breaking up with her management, label, long-term partner, and moving back to Ireland from London, Shiv channeled all that emotion into a project that explores themes of self-love, renewal, and acceptance.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How creating this album helped her heal after major life changes</li><li>The influence of her time in Uganda on the production and songwriting process 🌍</li><li>Collaborating with Bricknasty  </li><li>Synchronicity in her music and life</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Make sure to subscribe it helps a lot ❤️</p><p><br></p><p>Shout out to RiRa for sponsoring this season of the podcast - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkhFMWJUZU1kaEZVcTVJUW9kNVFvdGVDeXZ5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trelB3cmkwR1JKYjRLUVUwemtlXzBId3JGYzk1NXh2NnEwRlE1RVViYU1ScUJhNjdBUVdwWW52c0Q0QlN0RTZOQnF5Z0ZhdjBVSGZTMG4yOC1GY3hhbVhkQXZKclYwYUNHTllOZmI1NjdPbUVpcksySQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ri-ra.beer%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ri-ra.beer/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Shout out to WHIPITCONALL on making the jingle for the podcast check him out here:   / whipitconall  </p><p><br></p><p>Follow shiv:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0pVbWFSQm85Y0dpMGE0ZlN2ZVQ4N3k1UlZBZ3xBQ3Jtc0tucUtsbzdVYlczb2pETEpPYjdBQk9OcXU3bXA3VFNpUWlhT0JmS2JObUZ5YWJyc3BVOFY5QmEtNGg5SHdTWThOZXAtZ3V5ZGo4Zk9jYWZ6R1luWVNwaUlTb0lDQWdrSk9zaEg1YkNHX3V6TkxKNkZmSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fhi_im_shiv%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<img src=\"https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/instagram_1x.png\">&nbsp;/&nbsp;hi_im_shiv&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow me:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGtqTmJXWmg0RUpoTnFIaUtlLWdBT2hHVlM5d3xBQ3Jtc0tsQ3diRVJwSF9NMkk4cjJtTWhxTjE3dDdBbTd2aEgyLXRFbGVVVlF1WXZKbEstTnA4OE9nUURzbi1KdGF4bHJ6V3QtWkliS3dZdkJmRC1Zak04Ymo2eGdtYU12ZHV2SjNxdUo0eDA3dGxnd0p3a1hadw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40deeeemurph&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<img src=\"https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/tiktok_1x.png\">&nbsp;/&nbsp;deeeemurph&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXpkZGNCMnB5OEJRQ01kUVZnWkZkS3JmSnVjZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttdmU4RkFDbmJQNWp1N2wtUmVNTEVUNXRDeGxKWkJaYk5Gam5BSlg3NUVieUZ5cENfQ3dWaC1YRmk1TjgyYlpPZGh6XzFMVXRfbzVhU2dfNkxNXy1wTzhjMVFhV1M1cXh0N3JCa0VDYk9PYVlYZ2ZpOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmabfield%2F&amp;v=B9jk0y-45JU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<img src=\"https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/social_media/instagram_1x.png\">&nbsp;/&nbsp;mabfield&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Mabfield"}