In Nell Mescal’s north London bedroom, two vision boards stand tall and proud: one at the end of her bed, and one on her ceiling. “They are positioned so that when I get up in the morning, I have to look at them,” the songwriter tells Billboard U.K. over Zoom, with a glint in her eye.

These collages of images represent Mescal’s artist goals and dreams, serving as a daily force of inspiration. “When people come over, I’m like, ‘Don’t look at my wall, it looks crazy,” she continues, before reeling off some highlights from the dozens of photos adorned around her room: everything from snaps of her favourite artists and the venues she wants to play in the future, to cherished memories with family and friends. “And what I will say very quickly is, I have Billboard magazine on my wall too,” she

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