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10 May 2025

Tanner Adell Gives Etta James Her Flowers, Recalls Riding a Horse at 1 Month Old | Women in Music 2025

Drew Afualo gives flowers to Tanner Adell and shares why Etta James inspires her, when she first rode a horse and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.

Drew Afualo:

I am here with the iconic Tanner Adell here at Billboard Women in Music. I do have some pretty fun questions for you. Are you excited? 

Tanner Adell:

Ask away!

OK so first, I’m gonna pick a flower for you. Hold on. Oh, there’s flowers glued in there. OK, so I’m gonna ask you: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are? 

Oh, man, I think I would have to give flowers to my mother. She has always been supportive of my dreams. And as time has gone by, I’ve gone by, I feel like she’s always been someone, I mean, she comes on tour with me. So I love having my mom around. She inspires me all day.

Gorge. Love that. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?

Oh wow, inspiring my music. You know, I think Etta James is someone who I respect a lot. I love jazz music, and I just feel like she was so stunning and really set a precedence for nice, little salty little vocals. And I’m gonna have to give those flowers to Etta James,

Beautiful. And the last kind of fun one, I’m gonna give you another flower you can hold in the other hand. This flower is gonna go to you for a very fun fact that I have about you, which is that you rode a horse for the first time when you were 6 months old. 

I think I was even younger than that!

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10 May 2025

Zara Larsson Gives Flowers to Beyonce & More | Women in Music 2025

Drew Afualo gives flowers to Zara Larsson and she shares something she wrote on her blog in 2014 and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.

Drew Afualo:

We are here with the iconic and legendary international pop star Zara Larsson. How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music? 

Zara Larsson:

So amazing. 

You feel excited? 

Yeah, so excited. 

Obviously, me and Zara besties we’re in love, like we saw each other in the line. Obviously I was digging around with you, and then I almost missed you. That’s a good liner. I was like, oh, sorry. I was kidding with Zara. But I do have some fun questions for you. 

Please. 

First, I’m gonna give you some flowers. Do you have a preference of which one you want? 

I think I’m going with the green. Is that a flower? 

I think so. 

I think it would go beautifully in the bouquet. 

Right. Okay, we’ll pair her with this. Gorg. I feel like it’s ethereal like you. Looks very fairy like.

It’s kind of the theme of like my next album. 

I love that. For the flowers. I would like to ask you, who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now? 

Oh, I will probably give my flower to Callie. 

Oh, cute. Love. 

My manager, she’s amazing. 

Gorge, and she’s part of team Zara. 

Absolutely. 

Love that. Have been for a very long time. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?

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09 May 2025

SB19 Break Down ‘Simula at Wakas’ EP, Tour & More | Music You Should Know | Billboard News

SB19 released their newest EP ‘Simula at Wakas,’ and the group is getting ready to head on tour. They sit down and share the creative process behind the “DAM” music video, Filipino karaoke traditions, what they wanted to achieve with this EP, what they’re most excited for going on tour and more!

Will you be going to see SB19 on tour? Let us know in the comments!

SB19:

So ‘Simula at Wakas’ basically translates to English beginning and ending. So when we were first conceptualizing our EP, we have this question in our minds, how are we going to be able to exceed what we’ve done before? How are we going to exceed our best or our maximum potential? So when we started creating the EP, or giving a title to the EP, we’ve thought of the question, what if this is the ending? What if this is going to be the last? What are we going to do, and what if this is the beginning? We’ve started our goals. We’ve set our goals and our genes. So how are we going to start it? That’s why we entitled the EP ‘Simula at Wakas’ because we didn’t want to close the trilogy of EPs doing, not doing what we wanted to do. In terms of producing the song “DAM,” we had a really big or crazy idea in terms of creating the music. We wanted to make the music more cinematic than before, so we’ve incorporated instruments that make it feel really big and epic. And in terms of doing the vocals and adding layers to it, we really ensure that everyone will be able to highlight their, you know, utmost ability, like for example, Stell has the highest vocal range amongst the group. So I really tried to, you know, utilize his vocal range to the point that it go dizzy when he’s saying that part, those kind of things. And for Ken, he has the deepest voice, so we try to utilize that as well.

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09 May 2025

Madison Beer Gives Her Mom Flowers, Secretly Ran A Rihanna Stan Account & More | Women in Music 2025

Drew Afualo gives flowers to Madison Beer who shares her love and admiration for her mom and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.

Drew Afualo:

Y’all, we’re here with the iconic and stunning Madison Beer, and if anyone has seen her waist, please let me know. 

Oh my god. 

File a missing person’s report. It’s missing. It’s been missing since yesterday okay. How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music? 

I’m excited. I’m happy. I’m so excited to meet you, honestly. 

Oh, my god, the tea recorded. 

I’m very, very excited to meet you. 

And period, me too, same, likewise.

How are you? 

I’m good. I’m happier now that you’re here, honestly. 

We’re flirting. 

Obviously, obviously, that’s half of it. Okay, so first fun question I’m gonna ask you, I’m actually gonna give you some flowers. 

Oh my gosh. 

Give me some ones that match your vibe. You know, real ethereal. 

Slay. 

Yes, we love that. So I’m gonna ask you, who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are now?

Oh my god, is it so corny, if I give them to my mom, who’s like, literally, right there? 

No, of course not, you can tell mom to come here. 

Mom, I have flowers for you. 

Where’s mom? 

She asked who do you give your flowers to- 

For getting you where you are. Oh that’s so cute. 

My mom has been supporting me since I was 12, and I got signed, and she’s been by my side the whole journey. Stood by me. She managed me by herself for like, two whole years.

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09 May 2025

Summer Walker Gives Flowers To ‘Trifling Men’ That Inspire Her Music & More | Women in Music 2025

Drew Afualo gives Summer Walker her flowers and she shares that she went to the same high school as Playboi Carti and Usher at Billboard Women in Music 2025.

Drew Afualo: 

Team, here we are with the iconic, the legendary, the unbelievably beautiful, Summer Walker. We’re so happy to have you here. How are you feeling? How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music? 

Summer Walker:

I feel great. 

Yeah? You feel good? Feel confident celebrating women? 

Yeah. 

Yeah. Love that. Okay, so for it’s kind of a funny question, but I’m gonna come here and choose a flower. We’re giving all the women their flowers tonight. Obviously, you’re no exception to this, but I would like to ask you, who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are right now? 

My godparents. 

Oh, I love that. I think that’s beautiful. That’s amazing. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music? 

Trifling men. 

Period, period. I love that. No further explanation needed. I’m with you on that one. And last one, what do you give flowers to your fans for? 

Just supporting me in no matter what I’m going through. They’re like my support. 

Yeah, ride or dies. I love that. That’s amazing. And I’d like to give you your flowers. This one is from me. That’s for you, and it’s for a fun fact. I do have a fun fact about you. I heard that you went to the same high school as Usher and Playboi Carti. 

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09 May 2025

Laverne Cox Gives Flowers To Her Younger Self & More | Women in Music 2025

Drew Afualo gives flowers to Laverne Cox who shares stories about when she was in middle school and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.

Drew Afualo:

I’m here with the iconic, the legendary, the talented Laverne Cox. How do you feel to be here at the Billboard Women in Music Awards?

Laverne Cox:

Incredibly honored to be here tonight and to be asked to do this. It’s a dream come true. Totally. Have a very ambitious night planned, and we have six more looks that we’re going to attempt to do-

You better work girl. 

During the course of the show. It might not happen. We might not have time. So yeah, my dream for hosting an award show like this is every time you see me again, I’m in something new.

You’re serving something else. 

So yeah. 

I love that. I appreciate that. I’m gonna pull some flowers for you. Your fit is very visual.

When I think about what could have been? Makes me want to die. 

Oh my gosh. Me forgetting my question.

Tiffany could have been from the ’80s. See I’m old. 

And you look younger than me. That’s crazy. Okay, so I do have a question for you. Who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are? 

Oh my gosh, besides myself.  

Besides you, I gave those to you. There you go.  

You have to have a vision for your own life, right?

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09 May 2025

Jackson Wang On ‘MAGIC MAN 2,’ Working With Pharrell & Ciara & More | Billboard News In Conversation

Jackson Wang shares what fans can expect with MAGIC MAN 2, the creative process behind “GBAD,” his collaboration with Ciara at Coachella, and working with Pharrell on Joopiter. He also hints at upcoming projects with Pharrell’s Billionaire Boys Club (BBC), teases a tour for MAGIC MAN 2, and more!

Are you excited for MAGIC MAN 2? Let us know in the comments!

Tetris Kelly:

Jackson, Tetris with Billboard News ready to get in conversation with Jackson Wang, what’s up man? Thanks for coming. 

Jackson Wang: 

Hey, thank you for having me. 

Of course, you got a lot going on, my friend. So we’re gonna start with the music. Of course. MAGIC MAN 2 you’ve been teasing. You’ve been telling everybody about it, but MAGIC MAN, the first one, debuted at 15 on our Billboard 200 charts. 

Thank you. Thank you. Please make me top five. 

There you go. See he’s already said what he wants. What made you decide you want to follow up the 2022 project with a second version of MAGIC MAN?

I’ve been working on stop for over 11 years, and I was just like, hey, I need to recharge. I need to refresh and be inspired again. So I took a year off, and I was like, hey, you know what? I haven’t actually made a song for myself. You know, when I was in my youth, I’ve always, you know, wrote songs or produced songs, trying to show everyone, hey, I can do this, I can dance, I can sing, I can perform. But what about me? What do I want to say as a person? So I took that year off and I just started writing diaries and converted them into music.

What was something during that year that you felt like when you look back like you’re like, I’m so happy I took this year off because I had this moment.

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08 May 2025

Ella Langley On Winning Big at ACM Awards, “you look like you love me” Success & More | ACM Awards 2025

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08 May 2025

Lainey Wilson On Winning Entertainer of the Year Two Years In A Row & Gives Advice to Young Artists | ACM Awards 2025

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08 May 2025

Riley Green Talks Career Trajectory After Winning an ACM & More | ACM Awards 2025

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