Dara Reneé Talks Writing New Music for the 'Descendants' Tour | iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025

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'Descendants: The Rise of Red' star Dara Reneé chats with THR at the iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet and talks about preparing for the Descendants tour and writing new music. Plus, she teases some upcoming projects.

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00:00You're nominated tonight. Who are you excited to see here at the iHeartRadio Music Award?

00:04Oh my gosh, first of all, everybody. I hear Mariah Carey's being honored tonight,

00:08so I'm literally so excited to be in the same building as the Queen.

00:12Lady Gaga, I mean, so many amazing people. I'm just so grateful to be here,

00:16surrounded by this talent, this creativity, and I'm getting starstruck a little bit.

00:22Mariah is receiving the Icon Award. What do you think makes her so iconic?

00:26I mean, do I really have to explain it? Look it up. I mean, she has so much to her name.

00:33She has changed so many dynamics with her voice. I mean, she's truly impactful not only for

00:38representation, but also for the vocal advancements that she has brought to this culture, so I love it.

00:46Now, coming up, you have the Descendants Tour, right? How are you preparing and what are you

00:50excited for fans to see? Oh my gosh, well, I'm really excited to meet all the fans,

00:54like being able to go cross-country and meeting everyone that's supported us for so long.

00:58It's truly an honor. I'm really excited because I get to write an original song for the tour,

01:04so I can't wait for people to hear that. And there's a lot of cool songs that we're doing

01:08from the past Descendants and from ours, so I can't wait for people to see what we bring

01:12to the table. I mean, such an honor. Descendants, I watched it growing up, so being a part of it is

01:17truly like full circle, and I'm such a fan of everyone that's been a part of it, including just the

01:22people now, the people that, it's just amazing. Such an honor. So that song will be original music

01:28for you? Yeah, yeah, I might write it or whatever, so hopefully it's good because I'm about to write

01:34it now, so yeah. I bet it's going to be great. Can we expect more new music from you? Most definitely,

01:40definitely a little bit more, dare I say, mature for, you know, me. I'm, you know, I'm a big girl,

01:48and I love it, and I want to be true to myself, sharing that vulnerability side of myself, and

01:54tell my real life experience, so it won't be as censored, you know, as I usually be. It might be

01:59a little, you know, crazy, so keep going. Don't hurt me, okay? We're excited to hear it, and what else

02:06do you have coming up that you're excited about? I have a couple new projects coming up. I'm still

02:10working with Pantene, so we got some new products coming out for them too, and, you know, maybe some

02:16shows, I don't know, maybe a movie, I don't know, so yeah. You're booked and busy. Thank you. Since

02:23this is the iHeartRadio Music Awards, who's an artist that you listened to on the radio growing

02:27up that made you want to sing? Oh my gosh, Beyonce, yeah, and Janelle Monae, and Erykah Badu. I mean,

02:37all of them have really just shaped who I am today, so, oh, and Jill Scott, so yeah, all of them really

02:42put a real big stamp on who I am as a human being, and how I walk, and how I talk, and

02:47how I sing, so yeah. I'm asking people on the red carpet today about, you know, last summer

02:53was brat summer. What kind of vibes are we manifesting for this summer? Healing. Healing

03:01summer. It's been rough. Healing. We need a healing summer. We need a healing summer. We need

03:08some, like, chakras. We need some manifestation. We need some, like, water with some cucumbers

03:12and lemon. Yeah. Balling on a budget, though, so hopefully I get that spa day, you know, reasonably.

03:19You need it because you're so busy. Yeah. Yes, please.

Dara Reneé Talks Writing New Music for the 'Descendants' Tour | iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025

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