Everything You Wanted to Know About ‘Keeping Score’ Singer-Songwriter Leanna Firestone
With her irresistible pop hooks and universally relatable indie pop anthems, 23-year-old singer-songwriter Leanna Firestone should be on everyone's radars in 2025.
The Nashville-based cult favorite artist has a number of super hits under her belt, including "Strawberry Mentos," "Diet Coke" and "Least Favorite Only Child," captivating listeners with a perfect balance of raw honesty and playful wit. She manages to transform those awkward moments we would usually rather forget into anthems we can't help but scream along to.
In 2024, Leanna embarked on the Becoming Unbecoming Tour, her first-ever headlining tour, and after dropping her iconic new revenge-pop single,"Keeping Score," last month, she unveiled its playful country western-themed music video last week. Today, we're celebrating her story so far, and below, you can discover everything she shared with us as our Woman Crush Wednesday.
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Name: Leanna Firestone
Hometown: Cookeville, Tennessee
Birthday: June 15
Fun Facts:
1. Leanna says she's had the Alvin and the Chipmunks version of "Bad Day" stuck in her head for at least two months straight.
2. Her biggest guilty pleasure is peeling off her gel manicure.
"It is actually so bad for my nails and totally against the point of getting a nice manicure in the first place, but it is so deeply satisfying to me that I end up doing it even when I try to fight off the urge."
-Leanna Firestone
3. She's definitely seen more of Marvel than DC.
"I normally don't care about traditional superhero stuff because I can't suspend my disbelief long enough to watch uncritically. I do like Spider-Man though, and I am sat for every new Spider-Verse release on opening weekend."
-Leanna Firestone
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4. She says her most-used emoji is "unfortunately" the nod 🙂↕️
"I love to use the nodding emoji to nod along in a group chat to whatever is being said. It's how I let my friends know I've read it and I'm actively listening (or reading in this case, I guess)."
-Leanna Firestone
5. She says Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird has made a big impact on her life.
"But really, any movie of a girl who has a strained relationship with the world and her mother, I am going to love. I think that this one impacted me the most because we see that Lady Bird grows up and grows out. We see her weirdness change from being a wall between her and others to a connection between them—we also see her start to understand her mom more, which I thought was a really nice touch."
-Leanna Firestone
6. Leanna says she has "literally no talents."
"My hobbies are very mundane, but one not many people know is that I paint! I can only paint flowers, but in my hometown some people commissioned my paintings and they're displayed on the side of sheds and barns. I would say the weirdest trick I have is being able to complete a Sudoku puzzle in less than three minutes."
-Leanna Firestone
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7. When she's feeling discouraged, one thing she does to pick herself up is pretending she doesn't feel sad in the first place.
"I go out, I continue life on as normal. Usually, I'll have a couple of breakdowns or cry seshes along the way, but I think moving on can only happen if you treat it like falling asleep—you just pretend to do it until you actually do."
-Leanna Firestone
8. Her favorite song of all time changes practically every day.
"But right now, I'd have to say 'Last First Kiss' by One Direction."
-Leanna Firestone
9. If Leanna could cast anyone in a movie about her life, she'd pick Sydney Sweeney.
"She looks nothing like me, but I definitely want people to think she does."
-Leanna Firestone
10. In three words, she'd describe herself as witty, creative and driven.
11. Sensitivity and kindness are at the core of Leanna's ethos.
"I am always seeking to be the most empathetic and forgiving version of myself. All I want is to connect with other people and understand them better."
-Leanna Firestone
Check out the music video for "Keeping Score" below:
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