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The rest of the band joins in as Ayewa calls for the listener to look up to a world above war, bitterness, and division.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
"I feel like a weighted responsibility because I feel like there are younger women who are looking up to me, but I wish there was more that I can look up to as well."
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Positioning herself as the star her fans orbit and look up to, instead of the party girl they’re hitting the club with, is not her style.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
"Being that person that little kids can look up to and admire is a feeling you can never imagine."
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
He didn’t even look up to acknowledge what Rishi had said.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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