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"I almost quit three times while making this album," she laughs, swirling a glass of ice water in a dimly lit Los Angeles studio. It is 2:00 AM, but Lena "Rey" Vasquez —known to billions as simply REY —looks electric.

Six months after sweeping the Grammys with Chromatic , and four years since her last stadium tour, the 29-year-old phenom is finally lifting the veil on what comes next for the biggest pop star on the planet. suparstar singer latest

"It’s about the violence of softness," REY explains, pushing a strand of blue-tinted hair from her face. "People expect the female supremo to scream to be heard. I wanted to whisper so loudly that the glass shatters inward." "I almost quit three times while making this

As this interview wraps, she pulls out a lyric sheet for the album’s closer, a seven-minute epic titled "The Supastar Is Bored." "It’s about the violence of softness," REY explains,

"I forgot that I loved the squeak of the sneakers on the stage floor," she says quietly. "I forgot that music was supposed to hurt in a good way."

"I’m wearing a designer who hasn't shown a collection in fifteen years," she teases. "Silence is a fabric. We are weaving a resurrection."

Her new, untitled album (dubbed REY 5.0 by fans) is rumored to feature a duet with a legendary rock frontman and a diss track aimed squarely at the industry executives who tried to box her into a "legacy act" at 28. Ahead of the Met Gala next week, where she serves as a co-chair, REY has also taken creative control of her image. She famously fired her stylist team live on Instagram (a video that has since been meme-ified 50 million times).