Maddie Regent Turns Romantic Tension Into Pop Drama On “Lizzy”

Maddie Regent’s new single, “Lizzy”, begins with a familiar kind of denial: the narrator insists she cannot stand someone, while every decision she makes suggests otherwise. The LA-based singer-songwriter turns that push and pull into a playful, cinematic pop song about two people fighting an attraction neither can quite escape.

The story unfolds through sharp, conversational lyrics. The narrator turns up at a party she promised herself she would avoid, then admits, “I’m trying everything to hate you, darling / I hate to say it but I can’t.” It has the feel of an enemies-to-lovers romance, with each protest only making the connection harder to ignore.

Regent says the song grew from her love of stories where two people spend all their time arguing against their feelings. “I wanted to write a song that captured that stubborn inevitable love,” she explains. That idea gives “Lizzy” its sense of momentum: the narrator knows what is happening, even as she tries to convince herself otherwise.

The single arrives with an official music video directed by Maya Sassoon, bringing a visual companion to the song’s romantic, storybook tension.

Born and raised in Toronto and now based in Los Angeles, Regent writes songs that move between romance, anxiety, fantasy and heartbreak. Her interest in storytelling stretches back to childhood, when she would put on elaborate plays for her family and lose herself in fictional worlds. That imagination now shapes her expansive, narrative-led songwriting, which finds drama in the intensity of everyday feelings.

Regent started writing songs at 12, although music became a more serious pursuit during college, when she began working with other writers and producers. Since her 2021 debut, she has released the EPs MISS REGENT and Girl of Your Dreams, followed by her first full-length album, On the Phone with My Mom, in 2025.

With support from outlets including Ones To Watch, Atwood Magazine and EARMILK, Regent continues to build an audience for her vivid pop storytelling. “Lizzy” adds another chapter, turning a familiar romantic stalemate into a witty, cinematic song about the feelings that refuse to stay buried.