GRAMMYs 2024: Samara Joy

Rolling Stone

Samara Joy talks with Rolling Stone’s Ilana Woldenberg at the 2024 GRAMMYs.

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00:00 We are here with the one and only Samara Joy.

00:02 How are you feeling tonight?

00:04 This is a huge night.

00:05 I'm feeling oddly relaxed, honestly.

00:07 Honestly, because I'm presenting tonight.

00:08 I'm presenting the next Best New Artist.

00:10 I'm hoping, honestly, that I just read the name right.

00:12 So that's all.

00:14 Just calm down, read it slowly.

00:16 But I'm feeling relaxed.

00:17 I'm feeling really great seeing people I saw last year,

00:19 them remembering who I am.

00:21 So this is all good.

00:22 So talk to me about what it's like to be presenting

00:25 Best New Artist after having won last year.

00:27 Because I imagine it might feel like you're part of this class.

00:31 And you kind of get to usher in the next generation.

00:34 So what's that like for you?

00:36 It feels wonderful.

00:37 Because I know how much that moment meant to me.

00:39 And how surprised and excited and shocked

00:42 I was to actually hear my name.

00:43 Because it's nice to celebrate other people, obviously.

00:46 You always should.

00:47 And seeing other people win and seeing other people

00:49 experience it.

00:50 But to experience it for yourself

00:51 is an entirely different thing.

00:53 And so I'm happy to get the chance to surprise someone

00:56 with that honor tonight.

00:57 That's going to be amazing that you

00:58 get to be the vessel for that.

01:00 And that you feel that excitement.

01:02 My last question for you is, as a vocalist,

01:05 you are at the top of your game.

01:06 And you're so young.

01:08 I actually think we're the same age.

01:11 But I want to know what your process is like,

01:14 like in terms of keeping your instrument really

01:16 healthy and active and agile.

01:19 Well, I keep it active being on the road a lot.

01:22 I tour quite a bit.

01:24 But while I'm on the road, I've gotten the chance

01:26 to learn how to maintain my voice, thankfully.

01:30 Because I think in the classroom,

01:31 it's so much different being in class, being with your peers,

01:35 kind of being in a relaxed situation.

01:36 But being on the road and having to be like, OK,

01:39 this show has thousands of people.

01:40 And you have to show up and give yourself--

01:43 give them a show.

01:44 So I just do my exercises.

01:46 I get my rest.

01:47 I drink my water.

01:48 Mind my business.

01:49 And all that stuff.

01:51 Amen to that.

01:51 Amen.

01:52 Well, thank you so, so much.

01:53 We're going to have you do one last thing.

01:55 I don't know if you've seen the TikTok trend, but it's like,

01:57 we're sisters.

01:58 Of course we're going to do that.

02:00 Can you give us-- we're at the Grammys.

02:01 Of course.

02:02 And I'll step out for that.

02:06 OK.

02:06 OK, then you can yawn.

02:09 Ready?

02:09 Do you want me to go?

02:10 OK, I can go?

02:10 OK.

02:12 We're at the Grammys.

02:13 Of course I'm going to get out of these heels already.

02:16 I love it.

02:17 Thank you so much.

02:18 Good luck tonight.

02:19 Thank you.

02:20 [SNAP]

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