""It caused a whole explosion," she told BBC Radio 1 hosts Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges. "It was a song I wrote about us being quite explosive and toxic and he wasn't very happy. "I do feel bad about it sometimes," she said after a performance for Radio 1's Live Lounge Month. Skye sang Family Matters, her biggest hit to date, before covering Olivia Dean's The Hardest Part."
"The 22-year-old's own lyrics have described witnessing drug abuse and going through grief in her childhood home. On writing about personal experiences, Skye said it's her way of "bearing her soul". "I've always had a way with words," she added. "Being able to express how I felt on paper was so much easier than saying it to someone. "Coming from a home of such chaos and drama, I could sing and get away from that.""
"Skye's growing reputation led to an Instagram notification that was so important, her sister woke her to see it. Through bleary eyes, she read Ed Sheeran's invitation to perform with him on tour. "I remember waking up and my sister said, 'you've got a message from someone'," Skye recalls. "I was thinking, 'you just got me out of bed for what?', but it was just insane. "It was a very, very, very surreal moment.""
Skye Newman rose to prominence in 2025 through candid, autobiographical songwriting that draws on witnessing drug abuse and grieving in her childhood home. Her breakthrough single Family Matters became her biggest hit and led to high-profile performances and covers. Some songs provoked angry reactions from people referenced, including an ex-boyfriend, and she sometimes feels remorse about causing upset. Songwriting serves as her primary emotional outlet and a way to express feelings more easily than speaking. Major opportunities followed, including an invitation from Ed Sheeran to perform on his tour and support slots with Lewis Capaldi.
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