Madison Beer says her song ‘King Of Everything’ is about her relationship with men who have “abused their power”

Madison Beer has said her song ‘King Of Everything’ is about her relationship with men who have “abused their power”.

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The pop singer spoke to NME about her album ‘Silence Between Songs‘, which was released in September this year. In particular, she gave the backstory to ‘King Of Everything’, which includes lyrics such as “Look what you’ve done / Taken advantage of people so young / Ridin’ the high road on everyone’s lows”.

“There’s a few topics, honestly, within that song,” she said. “There’s the direct relationship I’ve had with a few people – many people – who are those men in positions of power that I feel have maybe abused their power or not been great with it… I don’t quite know how to say it.

“You know, [there are] things I’ve seen and been through where now I’m older, I’m like, ‘That’s crazy.’”

Beer also said the song was about “growing up around so many successful businessmen and big celebrities and billionaire managers and seeing how, like, truly lonely a lot of those people were.”

She added ‘King Of Everything’ reflected “how you could have all the success and money and whatever in the world, but if you’re a miserable person, you’re gonna be miserable no matter what.

“It was pretty eye-opening to me and something I always recognised,” she continued. “So yeah, in the least harsh way possible, we wrote ‘King Of Everything’ [about all of that].”

Beer has spoken up about misogyny in the music industry before; last year, she praised Billie Eilish for her bravery in writing songs addressing the struggles of being in the industry.

“I think the topics [Billie] touches on in her music are so prolific,” Beer said. “She speaks about things that a lot of other artists don’t and are maybe afraid to, which is valid because we’ve all been conditioned to be afraid of speaking about certain things.”

NME reviewed Beer’s recent album as “a record Beer has been desperate to make since the very beginning: she’s come a long way in her time in the spotlight, but now we’re finally getting to know her true sound.”

The musician will be touring the UK, US and EU beginning in February 2024. Check out the dates below and find any remaining tickets for the UK here and US here:

FEBRUARY

24 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fryshuset Arenan

25 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller

28 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique

29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live

MARCH

1 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – den Atelier

3 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium

5 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja *

7 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle

9 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer

10 – Prague, Czech Republic – Sasazu *

12 – Zurich, Switzerland – X-Tra

13 – Milan, Italy – Fabrique

16 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz

17 – Madrid, Spain – Palacio Vistalegre

20 – Paris, France – Zenith

22 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse

23 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy

24 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy

25 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo

APRIL

24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity Plus

26 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre

27 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

28 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

30 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center

MAY

1 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

3 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit

4 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre

7 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte

8 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

10 – Washington, DC – Echostage

11 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

14 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS

15 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY

17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia

18 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall

20 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

22 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live

23 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live

25 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans

26 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center

28 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

29 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom

31 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

JUNE

2 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

4 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

5 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas

7 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

8 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre

9 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

11 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic

12 – San Diego, CA – SOMA

13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre