Rapidly rising EDM DJ, songwriter, producer Linney has been everywhere in the last couple of years, and she has no plans of slowing down in 2027.
She played at Ultra Miami, Coachella and EDC Las Vegas this year, won the EDM Award for Breakout Female Vocalist in 2025, with hits including “In My Dreamz” with Champagne Drip, “Act of God” with Sarah de Warren and Layton Giordani and “Porcelain” with Ummet Ozcan racking up millions of views each. After heading to Groove Cruise, the world’s largest floating music festival, for the first time in 2026, she’s also poised to return next year, joining the roster of more than 35% women artists. Ahead of the fun, we got the chance to chat with her and ask all about her aspirations, greatest strengths and more in our Woman Crush Wednesday interview with her below.
(Photo credit: Julia Hansson)
Name: Caitlin Linney
Hometown: Efland, North Carolina
Birthday: January 5
Fun Facts:
1. Linney will be coming back to perform at Groove Cruise, the world’s largest EDM cruise and festival at sea, in 2027.
Linney: Groove Cruise 2026 was my first time playing, attending and being on a cruise ship in general. They’ve truly created such a beautiful community and I’m so honored to be invited back.
It feels like summer camp! Having so many incredible artists all on the same ship is such a unique experience. This past year I was surprised (and overwhelmed!) with all the camaraderie and support—artists showing up for each other’s sets, fans becoming friends, all dancing on stage together. I love that energy and I felt that from everyone on board!
2. The last celebrity she got starstruck over was one who shares something very important with her,
Linney: Last year I had a show at Marquee NYC and I was in an elevator with my friend Renee to take a car to the airport to fly back home to L.A. I was staring down at this really cute dog when Renee elbowed me nudging me to look up. The really cute dog belonged to none other than Laura Linney. She smiled and walked out of the elevator when we hit the ground floor. Renee whispered, “You have to say something!” so I called after her as we all approached the exit “Laura! I have to say hi. I get tagged in all your posts because you don’t have Twitter (or X or whatever it’s called now). I’m Linney! I’m a singer, I had a show here last night.” And she says, “Yes, I know who you are!” OMG—we ended up taking a picture together and she was super nice and followed me on Instagram. What are the chances!? I’ve always wondered if we were related since Linney is my last name.”
3. She doesn’t really have any good luck charms or rituals—at least not intentionally.
Linney: But I seem to order sweetgreen or Flower Child for dinner on show days. Harvest Salad—add pickled onions—at sweetgreen is goated.
Besides that, I usually check to confirm I have my USB’s like three times and then I’m ready to go.
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4. She has a couple of hobbies she considers a little strange.
Linney: I really like doing blind contour drawings. And playing Fortnite (I got hooked after one of my songs was in the game).
5. If a movie were made about her life, Linney would like for Amanda Seyfried or Evan Rachel Wood to play her.
Linney: Amanda has this mix of softness, intensity and musicality that feels right for the story. But Evan Rachel Wood is also from North Carolina—she sings, and she has this darker, more intense artist energy that I really connect with.
A movie about my life would probably be part music-industry fever dream, part emotional coming-of-age, part “girl keeps choosing her voice even when the path gets weird.” So I feel like it would need both energies: the dreamy emotional side, and the part that had to fight really hard to become herself.
6. She says Superman is probably her favorite superhero.
Linney: I loved Smallville growing up.
7. She’d love to get better at speaking French.
Linney: I downloaded Duolingo ahead of my show in Montreal and I’m doing okay, but I sound ridiculous as soon as I start trying to speak it, ha.
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8. She’s super obsessed with alligators.
Linney: I find them fascinating. I grew up in North Carolina, going to South Carolina during summer breaks (this gorgeous island outside of Charleston) and they had this gator walk that the nature center organized. I learned all about them. They bellow if you play them a B-flat. They can run 35 miles on white muscle. If you’re ever being chased by one, run in zigzags.
9. In addition to alligators, she also loves harbor seals.
10. The best concert she ever attended was Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour at the Rose Bowl.
Linney: Totally took me by surprise. Completely immersive experience.
Also equally on that level: Charli xcx at the Shrine and blink 182 at SoFi and Subtronics at Coachella.
11. Above everything else, she believes her greatest strength lies in her ability to create something from nothing.
Linney: Songwriting/art/creativity is a superpower because it allows you to transform tragedy into something beautiful. You can take the heartbreak and the tears and turn them into something tangible outside of yourself—something that gives those emotions a voice, a home and also in turns lets other people feel less alone when listening if they’re going through something similar. Vulnerability is a strength. Being strong enough to share that unique, human side is what makes us who we are.
Click HERE to read all about Sarah de Warren, who’ll also be at Groove Cruise in 2027.
