This week’s ANCHR Artist of the Week goes to Amelia Moore, a 20-year-old vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who crafts heartfelt electro-pop anthems.

Moore grew up in Georgia and got introduced to her love of music by singing in a church choir and playing violin, before she eventually decided she wanted to play her own music and also taught herself to play piano. Moore continued to invest in her passion for creating music and went to Belmont University in Nashville for college. At 18, Moore found herself moving to LA and collaborating with artists like Austin Sanders (aka ASTN, a Florida-bred singer/songwriter) and producer Pink Slip—the latter of which she worked with on her debut EP. When the pandemic hit in 2020, it was hard for anyone, including Moore, not to be discouraged about a future in music, but she was able share her songs on TikTok and cultivate an audience in that way.

In a short amount of time, Moore has been able to garner over 3 million streams of her debut single “sweet and sour” on Spotify, and she just released her debut EP teaching a robot to love earlier this month on June 3, via Capitol Records. Talking about the debut project, Moore says ““This project is the culmination of first love, first loss and the recognition that love is what separates us from the robots.” She has also described her songwriting process as therapeutic, and with all of the wonderful reception so far, it’s clear that listeners also find sanctuary in Moore’s storytelling. After all, Moore’s social media handles are “@icryatwork” and if you can’t appreciate that level of emotional honesty, then we can’t be friends.

Despite all her success online so far, Moore only recently played her ever first headline show. Be sure to keep an eye on future show announcements from Moore on her website, and give her a follow on TikTok and Instagram.