At a time when TikTok popularity seems to be a surefire way to the top of the music charts, American singer-songwriter Conan Gray does not feel the pressure to deliver songs with catchy snippets that go viral.
The 21-year-old tells The Straits Times in a Zoom interview from his apartment in Los Angeles that he has not "paid much mind to that".
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