00:00Y'all, nobody wanted to stop me
00:03after I just gave that whole spill.
00:05Hey, what's up, Harper's Bazaar?
00:07It's your girl, Normani, and today I'm gonna answer
00:09some trivia questions that are all about me.
00:12Let's see how well I do.
00:14Your first single as a solo artist
00:16was Love Lies with Khalid.
00:18I love you, friend, and I miss you so much.
00:20Name seven other artists you've collaborated with.
00:23So Ari, that was for the Charlie's Angels soundtrack.
00:29Sam Smith, my love.
00:33Calvin Harris, Tinashe.
00:36Let's see, Cardi, my good sis.
00:40I'm literally trying to think of my songs, y'all.
00:44Megan for Birds of Prey, and I need one more.
00:50Offset.
00:52You have an album coming up.
00:53What collapse can we expect?
00:55This is probably gonna be a boring answer
00:56because y'all know me.
00:57I don't like to just give much away,
00:59but these are people that I'm heavily inspired by,
01:03and I also feel like one particular collaboration,
01:07y'all are definitely gonna be surprised.
01:09Fifth Harmony made their late night debut in 2015.
01:14That is crazy.
01:16That's almost 10 years ago.
01:17On which talk show?
01:19On which talk show?
01:22Was it Kimmel?
01:24Okay, I don't remember.
01:26I'm trying to envision the performance.
01:28It was worth it.
01:29It was worth it?
01:31We beat the odds.
01:33Five girls that never even knew that the other existed
01:37and came together, and it just ended up
01:40becoming something far greater than any of us
01:42could have possibly imagined.
01:43So yeah, I'm like, it's still surreal.
01:46Which song was featured in your final performance
01:50on Dancing with the Stars?
01:52Impossible.
01:54It was impossible.
01:56That was such a special moment to me,
01:59and just so full circle.
02:00I knew that I wanted the girls to be a part
02:03of that special moment.
02:04That meant a lot to me, and their support at that time
02:07specifically really meant a lot.
02:09It was actually There's Nothing Holding Me Back
02:11by Shawn Mendes.
02:17Y'all, nobody wanted to stop me
02:20after I just gave that whole spill.
02:23Wow, okay, Shawn, yes.
02:26There's Nothing Holding Me Back.
02:28There's Nothing Holding Me Back.
02:33Look at the last two lines of the first verse in Wild Side.
02:46I'm ready to pull up on you.
02:47I'm ready to do what I do.
02:48Doop, doop, doop, doop.
02:50Baking up a cake for you.
02:51Baking up a cake for you.
02:53Sweet baby, like it when you bite it.
02:55Yes, wow.
02:57Initially, the record was just me.
03:00Cardi ended up, she turned it around so quick.
03:03She is such a trooper.
03:04She came through for me for real.
03:05I ended up getting her verse like two, three days
03:08before we ended up shooting the music video.
03:09So that was a whole nother section
03:11that we were just trying to figure out.
03:13That set alone, it really, my label wasn't very happy
03:17because that budget went through the roof.
03:19Initially, it's crazy.
03:20For me and Cardi's scene, I wanted to hang from the ceiling
03:24and have like sharks in the water.
03:26But I didn't know she was pregnant at the time either.
03:29That was another surprise.
03:31It was just a lot going on.
03:32It was a lot of elements.
03:33So we couldn't end up doing that.
03:34That's why she's turned around the whole video,
03:37like the majority of her verse.
03:44Ooh, how many different looks?
03:46Actually, it wasn't that many.
03:48This is a trick question.
03:49So I had the white top with the denim jeans.
03:52That was one.
03:54And then the 1996 airbrush with the skirt
03:59and the cute little panty.
04:01That was two.
04:03And then I had the black look for the nighttime.
04:06And then I also had, it was the silver in the rain
04:11where I was just throwing it back.
04:16Four.
04:17I think I know myself pretty well.
04:19So what can fans expect style-wise from this new era?
04:23It's definitely giving grit.
04:25It's definitely edgier.
04:26It's definitely me owning my divine femininity
04:31and sexuality and not being afraid or shying away from that.
04:35Cutting edge, I would say.
04:38Which designer did you wear to the 2021 VMAs?
04:44Which designer did I wear to the 2021 VMAs?
04:48I'm trying to see what I wore.
04:49What did I wear?
04:50It's not, I'm not seeing anything.
04:52Oh, I know, I remember.
04:54Okay, yes, yes.
04:55It was Patricia Pegas.
04:57I had on this really cute number.
04:59It was like a leather jacket with really bold shoulders
05:03and then a mini skirt.
05:04What's your favorite red carpet look of yours?
05:08Ooh.
05:10Yes.
05:11Mm.
05:12I'm gonna go with my first Met Gala
05:13because that was such a monumental moment.
05:15I got to go with Valentino.
05:17It was this beautiful yellow couture ball gown.
05:21It was a surreal moment, honestly.
05:23And the fact that I got to attend with Valentino
05:26for my very first Met, it just, it was a dream come true.
05:31On what date did you tweet, I have my album title, y'all?
05:35It was in 2018.
05:37Ah.
05:39It was in 2018.
05:41Was it on a Tuesday?
05:43June 30th, 2018.
05:45June 30th, 2018.
05:47Okay, see, I wouldn't have, I didn't know June 30th,
05:49but I knew it was 2018.
05:52I feel like I can finally exhale.
05:55I feel lighter.
05:56I feel liberated.
05:59And I feel such a sense of freedom,
06:01which I've worked really hard for.
06:04You're starring in the upcoming film Freaky Tales,
06:08which takes place in Oakland, California,
06:11named three artists from Oakland.
06:13Okay, obviously Too Short.
06:16I'm gonna go with Simba,
06:18who played Too Short in the film.
06:21Isn't G-Eazy from Oakland, too?
06:23How did you enjoy acting versus performing?
06:26I really went into it as a student
06:28and I was just excited to take in everything,
06:33every bit of knowledge and wisdom from my peers
06:36and people that I've actually respected
06:40prior to even being a part of the film.
06:42Like, I'm fans of every single person in the film.
06:45Just felt like a fresh slate creatively.
06:50Okay, favorite city to perform in?
06:52I would say I have to choose two.
06:54Hometowns, New Orleans, Houston.
06:57Last celebrity who DM'd you?
06:59Sorry, but I probably didn't see it
07:01because I don't even be on social media, y'all.
07:04I don't know.
07:05Barack Obama himself could be in them DMs.
07:08Actually, I take that back.
07:09I love you, Michelle.
07:10That's not what I meant by that.
07:11Last song you listened to?
07:15Last song I listened to,
07:17it was actually one of my songs.
07:20Sorry.
07:24Do I just talk too much?
07:26Thank you guys so much for watching.
07:28Be sure to be on the lookout for my new album, Dopamine.
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