Haute and Freddy on Making Their Debut: ‘I Had to Want to Quit Music to Keep Doing Music’

Haute and Freddy on Making Their Debut: ‘I Had to Want to Quit Music to Keep Doing Music’ The duo reveal their Big Disgrace track list as they look back on the journey to their first full-length album By Charisma Madarang Charisma Madarang Contact Charisma Madarang on X Contact Charisma Madarang by Email View all posts by Charisma Madarang March 5, 2026 Haute and Freddy , the otherworldly musical duo comprising Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp, are ready to release their debut album in all its no-holds-barred, maximalist pop glory. On March 13, their first full-length record, Big Disgrace , arrives and the duo are unveiling the track list exclusively with Rolling Stone . The album invites their Royal Court, a nickname they’ve bestowed onto their fans, to feast upon 13 tracks brimming with soaring Eighties synths and sentiments of freedom. It’s the kind of offering that celebrates the madness and the beauty we hold close, the parts of ourselves that rarely see the sun. “Our work now is so carefree and so joyous,” Shipp tells Rolling Stone via Zoom. “Our souls are in this. It really feels like we get to be who we are making this music. And I’m just so happy that this album is coming out.” The record also arrives after both Shipp and Buzz spent years penning and producing songs for other artists. Shipp has co-written and produced music for Rauw Alejandro, Britney Spears, and Calvin Harris, among others; Buzz has written hits including Katy Perry’s single “Never Really Over,” Kylie Minogue’s title track “Magic,” and songs for Bebe Rexha and Lady A. It was a part of the industry, which is notorious for burn out, which eventually took a toll on the artists. “I don’t think I was prepared for how it would feel to try to chase what other people wanted my career to look like, to chase money and music,” says Buzz. “It really broke my spirit, and I didn’t feel like I was living my dream in the end.” Buzz shares that she went through a period of depression for two years during this...