Betty Who with the LA Phil

The Australian singer and musician Jessica Newham has spent the last decade-plus finding new ways to fearlessly express themselves as an artist. A trained classical cellist, Newham said she was playing Aida in the opera pit wishing to be onstage. Betty Who did just that, unleashing what Rolling Stone called “a whirlwind of Eighties pop and synth influences that can captivate festivals and intimate venues alike” across four albums since 2014.