Erykah Badu Is Recording First Album In 15 Years, Says She's A "Touring" Artist | Billboard Women In Music 2025 - video Dailymotion

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Erykah Badu caught up with Billboard’s Rania Aniftos & Jazzy on the red carpet at the Billboard Women in Music 2025.

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00:00Wow, guys, the legendary, oh my God, an icon.

00:04Our Icon Award recipient, the icon herself, Erykah Badu.

00:08Peace, peace.

00:09Well, you're being honored with the Icon Award, so how does it feel to receive this honor?

00:14Uh, too soon to say.

00:17I'm overwhelmed and everything's happened so fast since 1997.

00:23So, yeah, I'm excited and I'm definitely grateful and don't take it for granted.

00:28And I hope that it paves the way for other artists to come through and make a big splash.

00:35Yeah.

00:36Absolutely, and as you should feel that way because it's important to just feel empowered.

00:42Yes.

00:43And everyone should feel empowered.

00:44Empowered and inspired.

00:46I mean, speaking of inspired, you're working on your first album in 15 years.

00:50I mean, how is it like coming back into that?

00:52I know.

00:53I mean, I've put out other music, but it feels good.

00:57It feels good.

00:58It feels natural to me.

01:00I tour for a living, so I'm a touring artist.

01:03And I'm really excited to represent women in Billboard because as a touring artist, we create moments.

01:12Yes.

01:13Yeah.

01:14As a recording artist, I create memories.

01:16But those moments are very important to me, and I get to perform tonight.

01:19Right.

01:21And speaking about your new music, how would you sum up this new era of Erykah Badu?

01:27The new era of Erykah Badu?

01:29We got to go way further than space in Africa to find that out.

01:35Yeah.

01:36Okay.

01:37And I mean, when you talk about, you see all these people who look up to you.

01:41Almost everyone that's come up so far has said how much you've inspired them.

01:44What?

01:45Every single person.

01:46You have Jazzy.

01:48When you hear that, what advice do you have to up-and-coming artists, artists who look to you to pave the way?

01:56I also was inspired by many artists.

02:00Yes.

02:01And in being inspired, I make sure that I pay homage to them and say their names as much as I can.

02:10Yes, that's very important.

02:12And speaking of being an icon, what does the word icon mean to you?

02:15And can you share some iconic moments to everyone that's watching?

02:20Ooh, okay.

02:21Icon.

02:22I don't really know what it means.

02:24I think that it means that you have managed to surpass your own expectations.

02:36I think that's what icon means.

02:38And what was the second question?

02:41Some iconic moments that you remember in your career.

02:43Yes.

02:44This is an iconic moment.

02:45This is an iconic moment.

02:49That really means a lot to me.

02:51Oh, I got one.

02:52One iconic moment in my career was when I was on stage and I freestyled this song called Tyrone.

03:00And it's the biggest song that I have.

03:02Wow.

03:03And I've stayed up countless nights writing songs and months and months.

03:07And Tyrone is the biggest song I have, thanks.

03:10The one that comes from the heart, straight stream of consciousness.

03:14It always goes that way.

03:16I love that.

03:17Well, thank you, Erica.

03:18Yes, thank you so much for your time.

03:21And you are such an amazing young lady.

03:23And I wish you the best.

03:25Thank you so much.

03:26That means a lot coming from you.

03:27So special.

03:28Thank you so much.

03:29Yes, thank you so much.

Erykah Badu Is Recording First Album In 15 Years, Says She's A "Touring" Artist | Billboard Women In Music 2025

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