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Drew Afualo gives flowers to Muni Long and she shares who has inspired her music, her knowing how to use a bow and arrow and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
Team, here we are backstage at Billboard Women in Music with the one and only, Muni Long. Oh my gosh, I’m so happy to have you.
Muni Long:
I love that you’re a tall girl.
Period. You’re a tall girl, too.
I am.
Yes, I can tell that about you. Other than physically, seeing you, aura.
I got a tall aura. Yeah, I’m 5’10 by my aura 6’4
Love and I’m six feet, but my aura 6’9.
Period.
69.
Oh, is this a family show?
I don’t know. They’ll cut it, but thank you so much for being here. How does it feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
Post performance feels amazing, pre performance, anxiety. What’d Doechii say? It’s my anxiety somebody’s watching me.
But all is well that ends well, yes?
Yes.
Amazing, fantastic. So to start off our fun little questions, I’m actually gonna give you some flowers.
Thank you very much appreciated.
So I would like to know who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
My incredible team, my mom, my glam because I’m not the easiest person to glam. I’m very picky, I’m like I don’t like this, can you do it like this? Let me just get the pencil.
You’re so me. You’re so me.
Yeah, so everybody who helps me get pretty.
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Drew Afualo gives flowers to Kali Uchis who thanks God, shares her experience on working at Whole Foods and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo: Hey everyone, here we are with the stunning, the talented, the absolutely gorgeous Kali Uchis. Wohoo.
Kali Uchis: Thank you Drew.
Thank you so much for being here.
You look beautiful as well, and gorgeous.
Oh my gosh. I’m just gonna do a compilation of all the women telling me I look so stunning, and then I’m just gonna play it when I feel sad. Well, how do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
I love it, right, celebrating us. I think women need more of this, honoring each other, celebrating each other.
I love that. I think so too.
Any men around we’re like, what are you doing here? You know, what I’m saying?
What are your intentions being here?
Exactly.
Well, that’s wonderful, and I’d like to ask you a question, but first I’m gonna give you some of those flowers. Give you some flowers here. These are for you.
Thank you.
And I’d like to ask you, Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now.
Definitely, God.
Love. I love that. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
I would say, Well, God could work here as well. Life in general, totally just the experiences my son, my family.
Beautiful. And then last, kind of like serious one, what do you give flowers to your fans for?
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Karol G’s Netflix documentary, Tomorrow Was Beautiful, is out May 8, and we’re taking you inside the premiere in New York that just happened Tuesday, May 6. We got to speak with the Latin singer about her new documentary.
Are you going to watch Tomorrow Was Beautiful? Let us know in the comments!
Narrator:
Singer, philanthropist, owner of a record label and now the owner of a production company! We take you to the premiere of Karol G’s movie, Tomorrow Was Beautiful, with Billboard VIP access! Tomorrow wasn’t just beautiful for La Bichota … it was impressive! While she posed in a sexy look in New York City, Karol celebrated her documentary, now available on Netflix. When we asked her how it felt, she had this to say. For Karol, it was important to have a female director for this project. Congratulations to our Colombian queen, Karol G, and don’t forget to watch Tomorrow Was Beautiful. Until next time!
Lainey Wilson, Reba McEntire & Miranda Lambert sit down ahead of the ACM’s and share how they came together to create their new collab, “Trailblazer.” They share how Brandy Clark, Dolly Parton and more influenced the song, producing and recording together and more!
Are you excited for “Trailblazer?” Let us know in the comments!
Melinda Newman:
I wanna start by just asking how the song came together.
Miranda Lambert:
The first conversation was an idea that we could write a song for all of us to sing together, right?
And you brought up Brandy because we all love her so much.
Reba McEntire:
Love Brandy Clark.
Miranda Lambert:
Yes.
Reba McEntire:
Her writing, her singing, everything about her.
Miranda Lambert:
Yeah, so we went to my back porch and-
Lainey Wilson:
Yeah, we were like, okay, we’re gonna get to do a song with Reba. So what kind of song do you think that like, what do we write, you know?
Miranda Lambert:
And she was on set, so we were calling her and trying to FaceTime and figure out, like, what’s the right message for this, this trio, like, what do we really want to say in a three minute song? Because it felt really important to all of us, I think.
Reba McEntire:
And I had texted with Brandy the day before, giving her some ideas, and then when I finally got to hear it, I was ecstatic. Thrilled to pieces, and Brandy said that was the fastest she’s ever written a song because they gelled so well together.
Lainey Wilson:
We were just having a conversation about how both of y’all have influenced me, and how it’s just it’s kind of like passing the torch and blazing trails for each other. And so it’s just like, you know, generation after generation it’s going to continue. Well, we got to keep blazing those trails for the next ones.
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Drew Afualo gives flowers to Lauren Jauregui and she shares her admiration for Hayley Williams of Paramore at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
OK, team. Here we are with the iconic, the legendary, the stunningly gorgeous Lauren Jauregui. Welcome to the Billboard backstage area.
Lauren Jauregui:
Oh my god, thank you.
I’m so happy to have you-
A beautiful space.
Oh my gosh, period. And how does it feel to be here at the Billboard Women in Music Awards?
I love being here. I’ve been here so many times, and I love every year just seeing new honorees and people getting their flowers in real time.
Right, and we were saying just before we started rolling, no men involved.
No men involved.
Isn’t it so beautiful?
They got a supporting role, if anything.
They’re here to support, like you said.
Or elevate.
And to be quiet. Exactly as it should be. OK. So we’re doing a fun thing where I’m giving women their flowers, so I’m gonna give you some flowers.
Thank you!
Oh, and they are real.
I love flowers!
Obviously, Lauren now has her flowers.
Thank you.
So I would like to know: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
Whoa, I would give flowers to my family, my mama.
Amazing. I think moms have been a big theme tonight. I love that.
My sister for sure.
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Lady Gaga reportedly played to 2.5 million fans during her concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday night. It’s a hard-to-fathom crowd size, considering we’ve never seen anything like it for a concert in the United States.
When it comes to free U.S. shows, some estimates put Garth Brooks’ 1997 concert in New York’s Central Park — nicknamed “Garthstock” — around 900,000 or even 1 million fans. (For non-concert crowds, the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series celebration reportedly drew 5 million fans for a parade and rally — but that’s not a single-stage event.)
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the positively massive show and whether it could ever be replicated here in the U.S. — like, are Los Angeles beaches even big enough for such a thing? And where would people park?!?
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Ghost scores its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart — and brings hard rock back to No. 1 for the first time in four years. Plus, how Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” hits a new high on the Billboard Hot 100, climbing all the way to No. 2.
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
Drew Afualo gives Megan Moroney her flowers, and she shares that she won Miss Sorority Girl during college, her admiration for Kacey Musgraves and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
All right, here we are with the iconic, the legendary, the unbelievably beautiful Megan Moroney. How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
I’m so excited. I mean, we’re just celebrating the girls tonight. So I love it.
Love, and you’re persevering — you don’t feel that great?
Yeah, I got a shot in my butt, my left butt cheek.
She shared that with me.
So now I shared with everyone.
And she’s still here serving. And what are you doing?
Because, Mama ain’t raise no…
Exactly. You fill in the blank, exactly. Well, I’m so excited to have you here. I’m gonna do a little fun thing for you. So I’m gonna give you some flowers. These are for you.
Thanks!
So I want to give you your flowers-
Are they real?
They are real.
Cool!
Isn’t that so funny. OK, so who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are now?
My mom.
That’s so common tonight. I love that. Moms, shout ’em out.
No, my mom, I feel like, at a very young age, gave me the confidence to be exactly who I am, and she gave me an attitude to match.
Love. I got one for my mom too, period. I love that. OK, so who do you give your flowers to for inspiring your music?
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