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  • 5/10/2025
Drew Afualo gives flowers to Zara Larsson and she shares something she wrote on her blog in 2014 and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
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00:00We are here with the iconic and legendary international pop star, Zara Larson.
00:09How do you feel being here at Billboard Women in Music?
00:12So amazing.
00:13You feel excited?
00:14Yes, so excited.
00:15Obviously, me and Zara are besties.
00:16We're in love.
00:17We saw each other on the line, obviously.
00:19I was digging around with you, and then I almost missed my cue.
00:23I had to go to my interview.
00:24I was like, oh, sorry, I was keying with Zara.
00:26But I do have some fun questions for you.
00:27Please.
00:28First, I'm going to give you some flowers.
00:30Do you have a preference?
00:31Which one?
00:32I think one for the green.
00:33Is that a flower?
00:34I think so.
00:35I think it will look beautiful in the bouquet.
00:38Right.
00:38Okay, what character was this?
00:40Gorge.
00:41It's like this?
00:41I feel like it's ethereal like you.
00:43It looks very fairy-like.
00:44It's kind of the theme of my next album.
00:47I love that.
00:48For the flowers, I would like to ask you, who do you give flowers to for getting you where you are now?
00:52Oh, I would probably give my flower to Callie.
00:57Oh, cute.
00:59Love.
01:00My manager.
01:01Mm-hmm.
01:02She's amazing.
01:03Gorge.
01:03Yeah.
01:04And she's part of Team Zara.
01:05Absolutely.
01:06Love that.
01:07Have been for a very long time.
01:08And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
01:12Oh, like as a performer, Beyonce.
01:15Great.
01:15Inspiring my music in the sense of like what I write and how I make it.
01:21I'm going to give it to my writing partner, Hylia and that gal.
01:25Oh, I love that.
01:25That I album with.
01:26Love that.
01:27Okay, one more sweet one.
01:29What do you give flowers to your fans for?
01:31Oh, they're funny.
01:33They are funny.
01:33They are funny.
01:34Your fans are super funny.
01:35And they like get me.
01:36They do get me.
01:36I see your TikToks all the time.
01:38And they're like, make me a meme.
01:41I want this to be the subject.
01:44Total work.
01:45When they're mean to you, they love you.
01:47Yeah.
01:48They love it.
01:48It's all said with love.
01:49So I'm actually going to give you flowers for something very silly and unique.
01:54Ready?
01:55I have some fun facts about you.
01:57It says, obviously, I knew because you were on my show.
02:00When you were a teenager, you had an internet blog for your fans where you would regularly post.
02:04It says here on January 4th, 2010, she wrote,
02:06Hey everyone, today I've been shopping, so now I'm completely exhausted.
02:10You don't think about how much exercise you get if you go shopping.
02:13Because if you go shopping for two hours, you're walking the whole time.
02:15No, it's true.
02:16That's all.
02:16But now I'm going to drive Mario Kart.
02:18See ya.
02:19I missed my vlog.
02:20And I want to give you your flowers for that ridiculous vlog post.
02:23Oh gosh.
02:24That's all I was writing about.
02:26And I said, follow.
02:27Also, true.
02:31Honestly, she ate.
02:32Is she wrong?
02:34Can I speak?
02:35Yeah.
02:35And if I spoke, then what?
02:38I love that.
02:39You're really digging.
02:40Yeah, I got that for you.
02:41That was all for you.
02:42Well, thank you so much, Zara.
02:43Thank you, Billboard.
02:44Love you.
02:45Love you.
02:45Love you.

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