Auto Tune: Audacity

A fan had leaked a soundcheck recording—someone’s phone propped by the monitor. In the clip, Mia was laughing, running scales. She hit a high A. It was slightly flat. Human. Gorgeous, actually. But the comments below the video were a different story.

Later, Mia found him by the merch table. “You okay?”

“It’s the note they put in the TikTok snippet.”

Leo shook his head. “The label’s A&R guy is in the audience. If he hears you go sharp on that run…”