Port Talbot’s own Hannah Grae is back, and she’s got something to say. The rising singer-songwriter, who’s carved out a name with her fiery honesty and cathartic anthems, is entering a brand new chapter with her single ‘Bitch’. Co-written with Hunter West and produced by Dylan Bauld, it’s the sound of Hannah reclaiming her confidence and being unapologetically human.
“It’s about being jealous, basically,” she laughs. “I tend to compare myself a lot to other people, which I know is quite a common thing, but I’d never actually written a song about it before. The irony is, I was actually feeling pretty good when I wrote ‘Bitch’. It was written in hindsight.”
That mix of humour and honesty has always been Hannah’s thing. From her early viral covers filmed in her garden shed to her breakout EPs ‘Hell Is A Teenage Girl’ and ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, she’s built a community around her willingness to say out loud what most people keep quiet. “I love it so much,” she says. “It came from a place of wanting to be honest about something that isn’t a very glamorous trait to have, but it’s true. It happens. Whenever I feel that sort of jealousy creep back in, I listen to ‘Bitch’ and I feel good again. I hope it does that for other people, too.”
“Taking some time away from London created a new spark in me”
After a whirlwind few years that included festival sets from Glastonbury to Reading & Leeds and a viral rise online, Hannah has spent much of 2025 recalibrating. “This year’s been the craziest so far,” she admits. “I’ve actually opened my eyes a little bit and followed my gut more than ever before. I moved back to Wales from London, which could feel like a step back, but I’m seeing it as a way to start the next chapter. Taking some time away from London created a new spark in me. I really feel like myself again.”
That spark runs through everything she’s been writing lately. “‘Bitch’ wasn’t the first song I wrote for the EP, but it was the first where everything just clicked, what I wanted it to sound like, how I wanted it to make me feel,” she says. “I felt so secure and comfortable with myself during this period that it all kind of fell into place, and I knew exactly what I wanted to make from that point on.”
If ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ was the sound of coming of age, exploring grief, heartbreak and the chaos of being 19 in a new city, this new project feels lighter, freer and funnier. “I’ve learnt so much,” she reflects. “Just trusting my instincts has been a huge theme of this year. I’ve learnt that I enjoy my music being fun; that’s my outlet. I’ve learnt to be a bit more honest too. And I’ve learnt how important community is. The people online who love my music, I feel so connected to them now more than ever.”
That sense of connection has always been at the heart of Hannah’s work. From her candid rewrites of pop hits to her more vulnerable moments on tracks like ‘Nobody Does It Like You’, she’s consistently invited listeners into her world. “I still post covers all the time,” she grins. “I started a new YouTube channel at the beginning of this year, and it’s grown so quickly. Everyone on there is just the best. I still do covers, I still write songs from other perspectives and it actually helps my writing. But mostly, I just want to connect with people. I want to reply to every single comment. I want to be there.”
Musically, Hannah’s leaning into the unapologetic frontwomen she’s always admired, Courtney Love, Hayley Williams, Gwen Stefani and Alanis Morissette. “They carved a place for themselves as strong frontwomen in a very male-dominated genre,” she says. “Their voices are insane. They’re honest, they’re unapologetically themselves, that’s what I strive to be every day.”
She describes her new EP, due next spring, as a kind of evolution. “I think I’ve always wanted to show my personality through my music. I’ve always wanted it to be a place for me to step into my confidence, to be bold, tongue in cheek, loud but vulnerable. This EP is still that, but I just think it’s so much clearer now what I’m trying to say.”
For Hannah, ‘Bitch’ marks the start of something truly her own, literally. “This is the first release I’m doing completely independently,” she says proudly. “It basically feels like it’s me and the fans who are pushing this together. I couldn’t do it without them. I have such a huge love for everything I’m doing right now. This feels like such a fresh start, and I can’t wait for you to hear it.”
Looking ahead to 2026, she’s manifesting one thing in particular. “I would love to go on tour. I’ve actually never done a headline tour; it’s my dream. I want to be in the same room as everyone who’s supported me through these last few years. That’s what I’m manifesting more than anything, and to keep writing songs that feel authentic to me.”
Because if there’s one thing about Hannah Grae, it’s that she’s going to keep doing things her own way.
Hannah Grae’s single ‘Bitch’ is out now.
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