At 19 she packed up, and moved from her home in Germany to Los Angeles, where she’s been for the past six years. Here she started to write with producers like The Stereotypes (the production team responsible for Bruno Mars‘ Grammy winning song ‘That’s What I Like’), and start to create her own music. In forging her own path, Kim ended up collaborating with record producer Dr Luke. In 2014 pop star Kesha filed a lawsuit against the producer claiming he “sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally” abused her.

When asked about working with him after his past assault allegations, Kim remains diplomatic: “I’m a big fan of his, and we write music very well together. So, yeah, it was a really good experience.“ Would she work with him again? “Yeah, totally.” Before I can ask the next question, Kim cuts in: “I would like my fans to know that I wouldn’t work with somebody I believe to be an abuser of women, definitely not.”

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