Jordyn Sugar delivers fearless Empowered Pop energy on the irresistibly catchy new anthem “Oops.”
Jordyn Sugar, the 22-year-old Montreal-based singer, songwriter, drummer, and creator of Empowered Pop, today releases “Oops,” her bold and irresistibly fun new single, out now on all major platforms. A guitar-driven, hook-laden pop anthem about a spontaneous one-night connection told entirely from a place of confidence and zero regret, the track arrives on the back of over 500,000 views across pre-release teaser content and 55 million total social media views in the past three weeks alone. Early listeners have one consistent note: it is stuck in their heads.
The song began with a single word. Jordyn and her collaborators, songwriter Bayla and producer Lucas Liberatore, were working through a list of potential song titles when Jordyn offered “oops,” and it clicked immediately for everyone in the room.
“I realised that no artist has really revisited the word in a modern pop context,” she says, “so it felt like the right time to bring it back.”
The title carries a deliberate nod to Britney Spears’ iconic “Oops!… I Did It Again,” a gesture that signals from the outset that “Oops” knows exactly where it comes from and precisely where it is going. From that spark, the song came together across three four-hour sessions, quickly and naturally, with a flow that is fully audible in the finished recording.
Sonically, the track is rooted in early 2000s pop: bright, guitar-forward, and built around melodies that embed themselves after a single listen. The lyrics capture the night with vivid, scene-setting economy: “No lights your body was my focus / making me lose control / Felt right caught up in the moment / We just went with the flow.” And when the chorus lands, it lands with the kind of shameless, anthemic confidence that defines the whole song: “Oops, I woke up in your bed / I don’t know your name / But you’re stuck in my head.” Rather than reaching for apology or regret, Jordyn plants her flag squarely on the side of self-awareness and fun. “I know I’m insane, but I got no regrets” is not a confession. It is a declaration.
That emotional confidence is the hallmark of what Jordyn calls Empowered Pop, the genre she has been building since her debut single “Leaves Me” in 2021. Where much contemporary pop about one-night connections reaches for complexity or shame, “Oops” flips the narrative entirely, choosing humour and self-possession over hand-wringing. It sits squarely in the lane of Sabrina Carpenter, cheeky pop attitude wrapped in production clean enough for radio and irresistible enough for playlists. Recorded at Planet Studio in Montreal and 100% CanCon, the single was co-written by Jordyn, Bayla, and Lucas Liberatore, with Liberatore also producing.
The momentum surrounding the release speaks for itself. Since her debut, Jordyn has opened for Gloria Gaynor, performed for CeeLo Green at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, and shared stages with Kardinal Offishall. She now commands 315,000 TikTok followers, 132,000 on Instagram, and more than 5 million Spotify streams, with over 110 million total social media views to her name and 30,000 new followers gained in the past 21 days alone. With collaborations with Canadian artists including Tyler Shaw in the pipeline and new music scheduled throughout 2026, “Oops” is the clearest, most confident introduction yet to an artist who has been quietly building toward exactly this moment.
Hi, Jordyn! Good to see you again! Care to introduce yourself to the readers for those not familiar with your music?
My music is a key reflection of who I am as a person. I only write from experience and try to make it as universal as possible so anyone listening can fill in the gaps with their own life. I talk about all different concepts in my music, such as heartbreak, crushes, friendships, getting ghosted, and even my biggest “oops” moments. Just real experiences that teenagers and people in their 20s may go through.
I like to turn those experiences into something positive instead of negative. My sound is pop with blends of R&B. Vocally, I’m often compared to a young Justin Bieber and JoJo, the early 2000s singer. Musically, I have a very up tempo and upbeat sound like Sabrina Carpenter or Katy Perry. Every song has its own unique theme and identity. None of my songs sound the same at all.
“Oops” has a clear nod to Britney Spears, but it still feels very current. What did you want to borrow from early 2000s pop, and what did you want to completely reinvent?
I have always loved the early 2000’s sound and I wanted to bring it back to life in this song. Not only musically but lyrically. In the studio, my writer, producer and I were brainstorming a word that would spark the next song. I randomly said “How bout “Oops” and we all kind of looked at each other and loved it. I noticed that no song has really used the word “Oops” since Britney Spears, and I figured that it’s been over 20 years so why noy try it. This wasn’t meant to copy Britney; it was meant to just give a hint of that early 2000’s vibe. The idea was to take the word “Oops” and put in a super fun, light hearted way. The opening hook “Oops I woke up in your bed” is so silly and playful. Wanted to take a familiar word and spin it into something fresh but not forgetting the origin of it.
The song treats a one-night connection with humour and confidence instead of regret. Did you feel like you were pushing against the way women are still often expected to talk about those experiences in pop music?
Definitely. I feel like women are still expected to talk about those experiences with guilt or regret, but I wanted to approach it in a more playful and confident way. Everyone makes mistakes and has moments they can laugh about later, and I didn’t want the song to feel shameful or heavy. I wanted it to feel fun, honest, and carefree.
I think my generation is a lot more open and unserious in certain ways, and I wanted the song to reflect that energy. It’s really just about owning your experiences instead of feeling embarrassed by them.
You’re not just a singer-songwriter, you’re also a drummer. How does being a musician first shape the way you approach writing pop hooks and building a track?
Being a musician helps in so many ways when writing a song because I can already visualize what the track might sound like while I’m creating it. When I sing a melody, I can already hear the drums and production in my head, which helps bring the song to life a lot faster.
Being a drummer also really helps with writing pop hooks because rhythm is such a huge part of pop music. I think it gives me a stronger sense of timing, energy, and how to make something feel catchy and exciting. It also allows me to have more input in the studio because of my musical background.
You’ve built a huge audience online before even releasing a full body of work. What do you think people are connecting with most: the music, the personality, or the confidence behind it all?
I think people connect with a mix of all three, but probably my personality the most. I’ve always been really open online and never tried to seem perfect. Sometimes I’m serious, sometimes I’m goofy, and sometimes I’m really vulnerable, so I think people feel like they’re getting the real version of me.
I go live on TikTok almost every day, which has helped me build a genuine connection with people beyond just the music. At the same time, I think a lot of people connect with my voice and the honesty in my songs because everything comes from real experiences.
I also think people have connected with my confidence journey. When I first started posting online, I had almost no self confidence, and I’ve been really open about that. So now, seeing me release music and fully step into myself feels personal to them because they’ve watched me grow in real time.