AskRemy Mato describe her 2017 and she’ll tell you that it was simply “productive.”

(She also snuck in that brutalNicki Minajdiss track,“Shether.")

I have a huge machine behind me.

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I have people who really believe in my music and want to see me win.”

“I have no problem opening up to my fans.

After everything I went through, I was stripped.

“I want to show my journey and my blessings,” she says.

(Though she did release a follow-up diss track,“Another One,“in March.)

“That chapter’s been closed,” she explains.

“Everyone had their own reasons for trying to keep it relevant.

I’m not one of those people who dwells on things.

I keep it moving.

This album is about me and my life and my fans.”

The Grammy Awards used to appreciate all those differences, too.

“A lot of people don’t get a first chance in this industry,” she says.

“To get a second chance and be successful at it?

It’s a wonderful thing.

I count my blessings every day.