The Recording Academy recently sat down with ethereal pop singer/songwriter/producer BANKS for our latest episode of Up Close & Personal. The L.A. native released her gorgeous third studio album, III, on July 12. She told us more about the stories and sounds behind the LP, which she co-produced with BJ Burton, as well as its single "Contaminated." 

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