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Ayra Starr on The Growth of Afrobeats, Her New Single "Rhythm and Blues" & More | 2023 MTV VMAs
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9/13/2023
Ayra Starr chatted with Billboard on the red carpet of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
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I am here with the beautiful Aira Star. Is that how we pronounce it correctly, right?
00:03
I say that's how it is and then people say no, it might be Aira and I'm like no
00:06
Amazing. I mean first and foremost. I'm a little how do I say this? I love being around my African brothers and sisters
00:15
I'm from Sudan. You're from Benin
00:17
What does it mean to be here at the VMAs in New Jersey?
00:20
Amazing amazing. I feel so grateful to be here. You know, my first VMAs. I'm doing it for the African girls
00:26
So yeah, and speaking of the genre in general Afro beats Afro pops
00:30
How do you feel being amongst those in conversation to helming?
00:35
You know the genre forward and bringing it into places that it will normally not be in
00:39
Yeah, I feel so blessed to be you know, part of the generation that is bringing Afro beats to the world
00:44
You know, I feel blessed. I feel grateful
00:46
I can't wait to see where Afro beats is going to go in general and I can't wait to see what I'm gonna do with it
00:51
To be honest. Did you ever imagine that this is where you would be at tonight?
00:56
Definitely girl
00:58
I love it. I love it. I mean, you're a pretty badass
01:02
I love all that you put out and I'm really excited to see what you know, you have up coming next
01:06
What do you have coming next? My single is dropping today rhythm and blues
01:11
Okay, that's it. If I didn't dropped in my country already, but it's dropping today rhythm and blues go streaming. Go check it out
01:18
Okay, what can we expect from that?
01:20
expect Afro beats expect beauty expect
01:26
Positive music that makes you feel good. And yeah, expect Irestar
01:31
if you period first of all period
01:34
If you could explain your kind of genre your style of music to anyone that has never heard you before
01:41
What's one word you would describe it as? High vibrational. My music will change the way you see yourself
01:47
Because you're a celestial being
01:50
You
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