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Review: Jae Stephens deserves a larger stage — and more hearts to break — in Lollapalooza debut

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Jae Stephens makes music for heartbreakers. That much was true for the Los Angeles-based pop and R&B singer during her Lollapalooza debut Saturday on the BMI stage, where she sang odes to keeping a roster of men for options — and loving and leaving without regard. “Which one should I choose today? Switch ’em out like shoes today,” she sang on her single “SMH,” with a sly smile to the delight of the crowd, who erupted when Stephens brought out Chicago’s very own Shea Couleé to snap into fierce choreography alongside her. Jae Stephens performs on the BMI stage on Day 3 of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Saturday. Giacomo Cain/For the Sun-Times Songs like “Him&Him&Him” had a bubbly lightness reminiscent of SWV’s 1998 classic “So Into You,” though Stephens’ was a little less tender — “I never save their numbers, just here for the summer,” she sang while popping on stage. And her song “Precious” had a bounce that conjured images of Ciara. In response to the loud cheers for her, Stephens appea

First report: Power Tastes So Sweet on New Jae Stephens Single ‘Sugar Trap’ — rollingstone.com, 11d