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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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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 […]
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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Drew Afualo gives GloRilla her flowers as she talks about GloRilla’s era of livestreaming on Facebook while working at Checkers Drive-In at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
Team, we have the iconic, the legendary, the one and only GloRilla. Welcome backstage, how do you feel being here at the Billboard Women in Music Awards?
GloRilla:
I feel honored.
That’s amazing. You look fab.
Thank you. You look fab.
Thank you so much. Thank you. Did you guys get that on camera? I also hear you’re on tour, and you made time to come here. I love that.
Yes, I did.
How’s tour going?
It’s going great. Sold-out shows every night. You know?
Look at you, yeah, just slight work, you know, you know, a little bit.
Well, really a lot of work, but we gonna call it slight work, you know, make it look easy.
You make it look easy, tea, love that for you. OK, so I do want to ask you some fun questions, but first I’m gonna give you some flowers. Oh, look at that. That’s for you!
Oh, thank you so much.
Oh my gosh, you’re so welcome. Flowers, literally and metaphorically. But I want to ask you: Who do you give your flowers to for getting you where you are now?
My fans.
Love.
Yeah, most definitely my fans and my team.
That’s amazing. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
Oh, my cousin. My cousin. I ramp up.
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Host Drew Afualo gives Becky G flowers, and she shares how Selena Quintanilla has helped inspire her music, her love for her fans and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afualo:
Y’all, we’re here with the talented, iconic, hilarious and stunningly gorgeous Becky G, period. How are you feeling being here at Billboard Women in Music?
Becky G:
We’re not just at Billboard Women in Music. We’re in Inglewood, my hometown, so I’m very happy to be home. It’s very nice. And also, we’re celebrating so many bada– women.
So I love that, and I do want to start off by giving you your flowers. First, hold on. Here you go. That’s for you. So I’d like to ask you: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
Ooh, um, my mom. I quite literally would not be here without her.
I love that, that’s beautiful. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
Selena Quintanilla, easy answer.
What a grand answer. “Si Una Vez” is my favorite song of hers. Yours?
All of them, of course, all of them — “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Tú Sólo Tú,” “Si Una Vez”
We love that.
I can go on and on.
Don’t get me started on Selena.
It’s fine.
OK? And last, kind of serious one, what do you give flowers to your fans for?
Oh, you know, I think any artist who’s been doing it for a long time, one thing we can thank our fans for is rocking with us throughout every phase. Yeah, I grew up doing this longer than I’ve ever not been doing it, and they have seen my life is basically chronological on the Internet, like a bubble.
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Host Drew Afualo gives our 2025 Billboard Women in Music Woman of the Year honoree Doechii flowers for her cover of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” and asks who she would give her flowers to for supporting and inspiring her throughout her career backstage at Billboard’s Women in Music 2025.
Drew Afaulo
Hey, y’all, it’s true. I’m backstage at Billboard Women in Music Awards. I’m with the one, the only, the iconic, the legendary Swamp Princess, Ms. Doechii. Oh my gosh. How are you feeling tonight?
Doechii
I feel good!
Drew Afualo
I feel good too. OK, so we’re gonna do something real fun. Well, first off, let me ask you: How do you feel being here celebrating women in music?
Doechii
I feel really good. I feel safe, like I feel just held up, like the energy in the room is so good. I thought I was gonna be nervous, but my girls got me, so.
Drew Afaulo
I said the same thing. I said the energy is so light. Yes, no men involved. Oh yeah. OK, so I’m actually gonna ask you some questions. But first things first, I’m gonna give you some flowers.
Doechii
Thank you!
Drew Afaulo
They’re for you and they are real. And I want to ask you: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
Doechii
Wow, who do I give flowers to to getting me here? It has to be my mother. It would be my little sister for supporting me and critiquing me. My coaches and artists that came before me, like Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, Erykah Badu, Beyoncé, etc.
Drew Afaulo
We have to. And who do you give your flowers to for inspiring your music?
Doechii
Oh, probably one of my friends from high school who told me that I could make music by myself. Her name is Taylor Moon. She’s amazing. Love my school, Blake High School, and all of my musical influences.
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Host Drew Afualo gives our 2025 Billboard Women in Music Breakthrough honoree Ángela Aguilar flowers for being a pug mom, and Aguilar returns the favor to her mom, her fans and her husband for supporting her backstage at Billboard’s Women In Music 2025.
Drew Afaulo
Here we are again, backstage with the iconic, the legendary Ángela Aguilar. Honored to have you, queen. How are you feeling tonight?
Ángela Aguilar
I’m so happy. No more nerves. Tequila hit and the speech was good. I feel good.
Drew Afaulo
Period. I could hear the mariachis in the air.
Ángela Aguilar
I know!
Drew Afaulo
Stunning and gorgeous. And when they walked out, I said, ‘Period, period, period,’ as they were walking past. ‘Yes, thank you. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Work, it, work, it.’ Love that. I think you’re stunning and amazing. So actually, first I want to ask you, how does it feel celebrating other women in music tonight?
Ángela Aguilar
It feels amazing. You know, I’m very happy to be here, because my mom has always been behind the scenes, and she was always my momager, she was like, helping me since I was very little with like my dress and stuff,
Drew Afaulo
That’s cute.
Ángela Aguilar
And they’re honoring her tonight as well.
Drew Afaulo
Oh my gosh, how amazing.
Ángela Aguilar
The first awards ceremony that they honor me and my mom, and she deserves it more than I do.
Drew Afaulo
Oh my gosh, that’s so sweet and amazing. What a milestone. Incredible. So for some fun things, I actually am going to give you some flowers tonight.
Ángela Aguilar
Thank you!
Drew Afaulo
Yes, of course, these are for you, both literally and metaphorically, giving you your flowers. These are well known, my favorites, mine too. Look at us. OK, and we’re falling in love. My question for you is: Who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
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