Gracie Abrams On Being Honest In Her Songwriting, Being In Awe of Doechii & More | Billboard Women In Music 2025 - video Dailymotion

Gracie Abrams caught up with Billboard’s Rania Aniftos & Jazzy on the red carpet at the Billboard Women in Music 2025.

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00:00Person she's a goddess and another another goddess. Oh my gosh, so many so many

00:06Hi, nice to meet you. You look amazing. Oh, let's talk about your dress. It looks really nice. You look glamorous

00:12Thank you. As do you?

00:15Amazing now that you're here. Oh, you're too kind

00:22I feel like nothing can be wrong. It's one of those things. I don't even believe she's a real

00:30I

00:32Mean you're winning songwriter of the year tonight and I mean you're being presented by another major songwriter

00:38I mean, how does it feel to share that energy with the female songwriters that are being here tonight?

00:43I mean, I'm such a fan of Victoria's

00:45I think anyone who's in this room tonight is somebody you know that I that I look up to and admire

00:51I think any opportunity to gather as women in this industry is

00:55It's an opportunity that I always leave feeling really energized by so I'm thrilled

01:00Absolutely. So are we right?

01:03And you've mentioned before the importance of honesty and all of your songs. So how do you feel about being honest in your music?

01:09creates that kind of crease that kind of establishment for yourself and your music and with your fans as well and

01:15Helps you stand out and be able to create that personal level with your friends. Well, I just really appreciate

01:22Transparency and I think writing for me has always been an outlet to like get my my feelings out to feel more connected to myself

01:28and and to others really over the past few years being able to like play shows and be in rooms with a lot of

01:34You know a lot of young people who are really passionate and expressive and they're down to be vulnerable with one another

01:39That's what really inspires me. And so when it comes to writing from an honest place, I don't really know how to do it differently

01:46Yes

01:48Honesty is the best policy guys

01:52Translates on stage you've been you've been touring you're embarking on another leg of your tour

01:57Tell me a bit about how it feels to connect with your fans when you see them face-to-face and you get to share this

02:02Moment that feels very universal when they connect to your songs like that. They're the greatest. So I just am lucky to know them again

02:09I like in everything else. I just am really inspired by the people that they are. They show up as themselves

02:15That's I think I think I don't know if you've ever felt this way

02:18But when you see people really be themselves, it makes you want to be yourself more

02:20So I think it's a two-way street and so they they are the beating heart behind all of it

02:26Yeah

02:28Yeah, and it kind of like rubs off on you too, absolutely and you've grown exponentially in the last few years

02:33So what has been so far your pinch me moment and you know

02:38What has been something that's been very inspiring to you these last few minutes. I mean

02:44Not to like stay on that. Well, I yes absolutely to stay on the doji train. I think like

02:50What was a big pinch me moment was being in the same room as her when she performed at the Grammys this past year

02:56I think like it is it's just so inspiring to see somebody like live in their power and

03:03So again being here with both of you tonight. I feel that way as well. So thank you for

03:08Thank you so much. And it was really nice to meet you. So nice to meet you you guys feeling good. Yes. Yes, everything's amazing

03:19Nice to meet you as well. Bye