Whereas festivalgoers drove to Coachella for night time 1, Emilee Moore made certain to greet them in one of the simplest ways. The singer-songwriter carried out in entrance of a big, inexperienced, self-love-themed billboard in Palm Springs, California, that learn, “I made this billboard that can assist you really feel rather less alone.” Emilee carried out her track “Hanging On” whereas harnessed to the entrance of the signal on prime of a Buzzbox constructing.
On the far proper of the billboard was a large damaged coronary heart, which was created with numerous fan-sent objects. Emilee requested her fan base to ship her belongings that they have been “hanging on” to from a former romantic associate: a bit of jewellery, a love be aware or anything.
“There’s a lot historical past to those objects. I’ve chills even considering of it,” Emilee defined to Billboard on Friday, April 12. “I wished to do essentially the most epic, grand factor for this track, and Coachella was simply across the nook. I believed, ‘Billboards are so associated to Coachella, and that may be an ideal place to carry out.’ Not solely are we catching individuals who love music, however we additionally would possibly attain some people who find themselves escaping their heartbreak for the weekend and going to a pageant to not take into consideration an ex.”
Emilee went on to clarify the which means behind her single “Hanging On” and the way she wished to connect with followers who have been going by a breakup.
“Once I was going by my worst expertise with heartbreak, I used to be at all times searching for an indication, and I’d discover which means in actually the whole lot I may as a result of I simply wished to really feel much less alone and really feel understood,” Emilee famous. “I actually simply wished to make a literal signal the place it’s like, ‘That is your signal. You’re not alone in these emotions.’”
Letting go of a previous heartbreak is something however simple, and Emilee desires listeners to “not push away the sentiments as a result of they’re too painful,” she advised the outlet earlier than detailing how she maintains an open dialog along with her followers — social media.
“I suppose the most important factor for me is anytime I’m making an attempt to think about what I need to do for a launch or on my social platform, I take it again to my youthful, heartbroken self, and I take into consideration what I wanted in these moments and I attempt to create that on my [social media] web page,” Emilee added. “For those who look on my Instagram, for instance, you’ll see quite a lot of film scenes, you’ll see heartbreak quotes and people are usually not random, however they’re very particular to my expertise and heartbreak and once I would see these rising up, I’d really feel much less alone.”