When asked what advice they have for women in the music industry, The Beaches were quick to answer. “Make sure you do it with your friends,” drummer Eliza Enman McDaniel told iHeartRadio’s Shannon Burns, as they received the Billboard Canada Women in Music Group of the Year award.

The members fo the acclaimed Toronto band have been following their own advice for a long time. The quartet of McDaniel, sisters Jordan and Kylie Miller, and Leandra Earl have been together for over a decade, with a major label deal out of high school. But, joining forces with Wednesday Management’s Laurie Lee Boutet and songwriter Lowell for 2023’s Blame My Ex,their popularity exploded. Lead single “Blame Brett,” with its relatably messy lyrics and expertly catchy hooks, went viral, charting in the U.S. and catapulting the band to an international platform.

Since then, they’ve picked up two Junos, toured the world, and amassed millions of streams – and they’ve done it all together.