An insatiably inventive drive has fueled Poppy’s surrealistic rise through countless corners of the arts and music worlds, with each of her many projects revealing a different glimpse of a true visionary—unconcerned with genre, unimpressed by convention, and forever defying expectations. It’s this eclecticism that has cemented Poppy’s reputation as a boundary-obliterating artist redefining culture at every turn.

From performance-art provocateur to video director, sci-fi graphic novel author, and globe-traveling recording artist, Poppy’s songbook has spanned everything from brutal metal breakdowns and snappy ’60s bubblegum to trap-pop and grunge-punk. Nothing has been off-limits when it comes to her masterful execution of a varied artistic vision. Her 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Metal Performance for “BLOODMONEY” marked the first time a solo female artist had ever been nominated in the category. In 2025, she earned a second GRAMMY nomination for Best Metal Performance for her collaboration with Knocked Loose on “Suffocate.” Her chameleon-like adaptability keeps fans guessing what’s next, while every ambitious pivot still sounds uniquely and unmistakably Poppy.

The past few years have been especially memorable, with tours alongside Thirty Seconds to Mars, Avenged Sevenfold, and BABYMETAL, as well as smash collaborative singles with Bad Omens on “V.A.N.”, Knocked Loose on “Suffocate”, and BABYMETAL on “from me to u”. Now, the solo artist vaults into her next daring era with the release of her fifth multiversal full-length album, Negative Spaces.

Negative Spaces continues the sonic adventurism of the diamond-bright industrial anthem “new way out,” with Poppy and producer Jordan Fish, formerly of Bring Me the Horizon, also exploring delicately delivered pop on “yesterday,” full-bodied screams on “have you had enough,” synth-driven ’80s retro-futurism on “crystallized,” and high-energy ’00s pop-punk on “Negative Spaces.” Most recently, Poppy joined Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox on the collaboration “End of You.” This is the thrilling sound of an ever-evolving artist redefining her legacy one song at a time, with a clear understanding that there is still inspiration to be found in the margins, deep within the negative spaces.