It's not that she doesn't like pop music � in fact, Jepsen says she's in love with it. But we asked her what she listens to when she's sad and it turns out Jepsen likes a good wallow with some folk music. Jepsen name-checked underground British electro-folkie James Blake, namely his cover of Joni Mitchell's "A Case Of You," as a particular deep-dive into sadness favorite.

"When I had my first real big, bad break-up, I totally embraced the sadness for awhile. If anything I kind of romanced it. Like I drew the long bubble baths and I had the glass of wine and I listened to Cat Power on repeat to the point where everything was sad and beautiful," Jepsen recounted, laughing.

Jepsen is known for being a songwriter in her own right, earning a Song of the Year GRAMMY nomination for "Call Me Maybe." She told us that her songwriter crushes, the people whose melody and lyrics are a point of infatuation for her, include a broad range: fellow Canadian Joni Mitchell, Robyn, Kimbra, Dragonette, LaRoux and fun. Throughout 2012, fun. (along with Gotye) remained Jepsen's biggest chart competitor, with the trio eventually winning out over Jepsen for the Song of the Year GRAMMY with "We Are Young."