Inverness breakthrough songwriter Katie Gregson-Macleod appears in New York Times interview after big reveal of new Columbia contract last week

AN INVERNESS songwriter appeared in an interview with the New York Times after announcing the release of a new single last week.

A gigging musician on the Scottish scene for a number of year, Katie Gregson-Macleod (21) saw her popularity grow after she published a video on Tik Tok with a work-in-progress song 'complex'.

After the song went viral and inspired covers by other popular artists, the musician landed a contract with records giant Columbia, and released a demo for the song last week.

She is now the main focus of an interview on the worldwide-read newspaper.

Her single on Spotify has now reached more than three million plays.

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