Mackenzie Ziegler Talks Songwriting For Her Album "Phases" On 'TRL'

Far less than a week immediately after blessing fans with her second album, singer and dancer Mackenzie Ziegler dropped by TRL's Times Square studio to chat about the multiple assignments she's been up to.


Penning six of the eight tracks on Phases, Mackenzie couldn't be prouder to be writing her own music – a task she claims she wouldn't have been able to stage name in the past. Mackenzie's personalized touch comes across through her self-written tracks, which she calls "my preference songs I've ever written before."


Sia, who routinely works closely with Mackenzie's older sister Maddie, wrote the album's first track, "Wonderful." After hearing the song with Sia's vocals, Mackenzie revealed to TRL hosts Kevan Kenney and Jamila Mustafa, she was intimidated to record her own version, nevertheless was ultimately up to the task.


To close out the morning, Mackenzie put her Dancing With The Stars: Juniors chops to the test -- with a major twist. Alternatively opposed to showing off her ballroom dance moves, Mackenzie had to reconstruct dances from Fortnite and she absolutely nailed it. Visualize in the event you could master the dances below. TRL airs on weekdays at 8:00am ET.