Ayra Starr on The Growth of Afrobeats, Her New Single "Rhythm and Blues" & More | 2023 MTV VMAs - video Dailymotion

Ayra Starr chatted with Billboard on the red carpet of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.

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00:00 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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