Ciara Gets Interviewed By Her Daughter Sienna About New Album ‘CiCi’ | Billboard Family - video Dailymotion

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Multi-platinum singer Ciara sits down with her daughter Sienna to discuss the release of her new album ‘CiCi,’ the features she’s most excited about and whether she would do a song with husband Russell Wilson.

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00:00What was inspiring you while creating this music?

00:04What's that?

00:06What was inspiring you?

00:08Was it like a life?

00:09Was it God?

00:11No Skida, you don't need to hear no romances.

00:14You need to hear the dancing songs.

00:15Let's hear the romances!

00:17Would you ever want to work on music with Dad?

00:20No.

00:21No thank you.

00:22Dad is crazy.

00:23His singing's a little off.

00:25Oh, Cece!

00:26Seriously, I'm telling you!

00:28Dad's gonna see this.

00:29Some of my favorites are people like Auntie Missy, Missy Elliott.

00:32Missy Elliott!

00:42Hi, I'm Sienna.

00:43Today I'm interviewing my mom, Sierra, for Billboard Family.

00:49I'm so happy to be doing this with you,

00:52because this is Big C.C. and Lil C.C.

00:55Right?

00:56And we always have the best times together.

00:58We're releasing a new album.

01:01When did you start working on this new music?

01:03I actually started working on this like in the middle of the pandemic.

01:07So it's been a long time, you know, back in the COVID days.

01:09Remember we were like in the house and like just...

01:12Were you still working on it?

01:14I was.

01:15Since COVID?

01:16Uh-huh.

01:17It's been a long time coming with this project.

01:20Um, so I like to say it's a labor of love because I put a lot of time into it.

01:25So like, how many songs are in your album?

01:28Um, there are 14 songs.

01:30And it took you that long for just 14?

01:33I thought there would be like 300 then.

01:36Well, because this is what happened.

01:37So when I was making this project, I started then.

01:40But then over time, more songs came in.

01:43And then over time, I also put some of the songs out.

01:45So you know Mommy's song, How We Roll?

01:46Oh yeah.

01:47Remember I put that song?

01:48That's just how we roll.

01:49Yeah.

01:50How we roll.

01:51That's just how we roll.

01:52Oh yeah.

01:55So there were songs like that.

01:57And that song, like we know, is now gold.

01:59Yeah.

02:00So there were songs like that.

02:01But I wanted to make this project as a gift to my fans.

02:04You know Mommy's fans.

02:05And they go, hey Sierra, we love you.

02:07Those amazing people have, all my fans have supported me for so long.

02:13And I just wanted to say thank you to them for supporting me.

02:16So that's what this project is really about for me.

02:18It's about saying thank you to my fans.

02:20It's a gift of appreciation for all their love and support they give me.

02:23What was inspiring about you while creating this music?

02:28I was inspired.

02:29What's that?

02:30What was inspiring you?

02:32Was it like a life?

02:33Was it God?

02:34And was it romance?

02:36Okay.

02:37Love.

02:38Can I answer the question?

02:40Okay, yes.

02:41It was a lot of that.

02:43I always get inspired by life.

02:44And I always get inspired by all the feelings that I'm feeling.

02:49And for this project, I was in a very, very happy place.

02:54You know, like I mentioned, being in COVID, that was crazy.

02:57But I still let music allow me to have a lot of fun.

03:00I let music take me to a happy place.

03:02Also to, again, thinking about my day one fans that have been supporting me since the very beginning.

03:07Which is me.

03:08They really inspired me.

03:09I'm a fan.

03:10Yeah, you are.

03:11I'm your number one fan.

03:12Aww.

03:13Do you have a favorite memory from making this album?

03:16Favorite memory?

03:17You know what I would say?

03:18I would say watching you come in the room and dance to the music was really sweet.

03:22Do you have a favorite song on the album?

03:25I don't know if I have one favorite song.

03:27So, no?

03:28Okay.

03:29Yeah, I think that...

03:30What is your creative song?

03:31Wait, wait, wait.

03:32Hold on the answer.

03:33Hold on.

03:34One of my favorite songs.

03:35This is my first...

03:36The first song that opens up the album.

03:37It's called Made It.

03:38Made It?

03:39Yeah.

03:40I love that song.

03:41Yeah.

03:42You actually have heard it, but a while ago you heard it.

03:43I'll play it for you again.

03:44What is your creative progress when creating a new project?

03:49Oh, my creative process?

03:52I get inspired by life, honestly.

03:54And you know what I do?

03:55Sometimes I can turn the music on and let the music take me to a special place.

03:59Sometimes I'm cruising in my car and I get an idea that comes to my mind.

04:03I go to the studio right away.

04:05It's a combination of all things in life that inspire me with my music.

04:08The next one, let me guess.

04:09What's that?

04:10Would you ever want to work on music with Dad?

04:12No.

04:13No, thank you.

04:14Dad is crazy.

04:15His singing's a little off.

04:17Oh, Cece.

04:18Seriously, I'm telling the truth.

04:20Dad is going to see this.

04:21He's like, hey, hey, ah, ah, ah.

04:25Sienna.

04:26Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

04:27Oh my gosh.

04:28Dad is going to see this?

04:29Okay, but I'm just kidding.

04:31He's like, oh yeah.

04:33Oh, now she flipped it?

04:35Oh yeah.

04:36Oh yeah.

04:37Okay, but want to make a song with Dad?

04:38Want to make a song with Dad?

04:39Yeah.

04:40Probably no.

04:41So, I think it is best that Dad plays football and Mommy does music.

04:44I think so.

04:45Yes.

04:46Great idea.

04:47If you and dad created a song, what would it be called and what would the vibe be?

04:52Okay, let me guess.

04:53Love and romance.

04:55Why do you guess that would be the vibe?

04:56Because you guys are married.

04:58Like, seriously.

05:00Wedding ring.

05:01Yes, we are married.

05:02I would call the song Blessed.

05:03You know why?

05:04Oh, yeah, because you're blessed.

05:05That's right.

05:06You're such a great dancer.

05:08Do you ever think how the choreography of a song would go while creating it?

05:14Well, with the choreography of a song, I do.

05:17I always think of how I'm going to move to the song.

05:19And sometimes when I'm in the studio.

05:21Sometimes you're going to be like.

05:24Hmm?

05:25Exactly.

05:26When I'm in the studio, Mama, I dance to the music because it kind of gets me inspired that way.

05:31And then I am.

05:32I'm always thinking of the moves I want to do to my song.

05:35So, yeah, I do get inspired with how I want to dance to my songs when I'm making them.

05:40Is there any collaborations that you could tease in this new album?

05:44You know, so for this album, I'm super excited.

05:48I'm going to be working with Jazzy Faye.

05:50And it's been a long time since we've worked together.

05:52And also Lotto.

05:53So, that's one of my favorite tragedy albums.

05:56Am I going to get to see her?

05:58I think so.

06:00We'll make it happen.

06:04Girl's greedy.

06:06Ay.

06:07Ay.

06:08Ay.

06:08You have a favorite calibration that you have done in your career?

06:13In my career?

06:14Just say no.

06:15Because you don't like them equally.

06:15I know.

06:16That's really hard.

06:17You like them equally though.

06:18You should like them equally.

06:20I know.

06:21I think you're right.

06:22But I will try to say some of my favorite.

06:23Can I say some of my favorite ones?

06:24But they're all your favorites.

06:26So, just say some of them.

06:26But some of them.

06:27Just some of the people.

06:29Okay.

06:29Because they're all your favorite.

06:30And I know you.

06:31Yeah.

06:31Okay.

06:32So, some of my favorites are people like Auntie Missy.

06:34Missy Elliott.

06:35Missy Elliott!

06:36And then, I also, I love my song that I did on this project with Chris Brown.

06:50Chris Brown.

06:51I think me and Ludacris.

06:57How is creating this album different from your past ones?

07:01The way this project is different from my other projects, I would say, I don't know.

07:06This is now my 20, this is 21 years after my first album.

07:10Maybe it's more so my intentionality.

07:12Like, I'm very, very intentional about making this project for my fans.

07:17And I do think that's one of the things that sets it apart.

07:21It's really, really, really a special, extra special gift for my fans.

07:25And me.

07:26Yes.

07:26Mostly me.

07:28What is your favorite part about your job?

07:29Man, you know, my favorite part about my job is I get to travel the world and I get

07:34to perform on the stage.

07:36I love performing on the stage.

07:37It's one of the best feelings in the world.

07:40Would you allow me to become a singer like you?

07:43Which I do.

07:43You know, if that's what your heart really desires.

07:46I want to have a bunch of jobs.

07:48I want to have, like, a gymnast, a singer, a dancer, and a basketball player, and a football

07:54player, a girls' football player.

07:56How are you going to have time to do all that?

07:57Ref, and, um, for football.

08:00Can I ask you a question, Sienna?

08:01Yeah.

08:02How are you going to have time to do all that?

08:03That's six things.

08:04Every day.

08:05Every day.

08:06What advice do you have for somebody who wants to be an entertainer like you?

08:10I would say always follow your dream.

08:12Yeah.

08:13Good, good, good.

08:14Yeah.

08:14Good, good.

08:14Always follow your dream.

08:16Make sure you do this because you love it.

08:17Yeah.

08:18And I would say, listen.

08:20And practice makes perfect.

08:21Practice makes perfect.

08:22I think that's great.

08:23And, like, you know, you've been a practicing for, like, 25 years.

08:26Am I right?

08:26A little more than that.

08:2725?

08:28Something like that, yeah.

08:2925 years.

08:30Yeah.

08:30Because there was a part before the world knew me.

08:32But I would say that, yeah.

08:33Practice makes perfect.

08:34How many songs have you made?

08:36I don't even know, Cece.

08:37We've got to count that after.

08:38But you should look that up on your phone.

08:39How many songs have Ciara made on all her albums?

08:42Okay, we'll look it up at the end.

08:43What's the next question?

08:45Is there a genre of music that you would like to tackle someday?

08:50You know what I want to do is Latina.

08:52Latino music.

08:53Wait, what does that sound like?

08:54I want to, like, do Spanish.

08:55I want to sing in Spanish.

08:57Like, work with an artist like Bad Bunny.

08:59Bad Bunny, Bad Bunny, Bad Bunny.

09:01Bad Bunny, Bad Bunny, Bad Bunny.

09:03Remember that?

09:07So good, right?

09:09What do you love most about our family?

09:16I love how we love each other.

09:18I love when we get together and have fun.

09:21I love when we ride to school together.

09:23When we get to talk about things, you know, why we feel so blessed.

09:27What is your favorite thing that you and I do together?

09:30Uno?

09:31Gymnastics?

09:32I love Uno.

09:33I love Uno.

09:34I love going to Disney together.

09:37Yeah, Disney.

09:38And Tron.

09:39Tron is the best.

09:40I love riding Tron together.

09:42I do.

09:42We love that.

09:43It's, like, so amazing.

09:45Like, the bomb.

09:46Yeah, and, like, when is I'm missing out.

09:48Yeah, when, he does, he do be missing out.

09:51Yeah, and he.

09:51Really, when might try it.

09:52It's Future who's kind of, like, not, he doesn't like to try the rides as much as we do.

09:56Yeah, but he likes Tron.

09:57Yeah, we all love Tron.

09:58Like, and me and you.

10:00Oh, you know what else I love doing together?

10:01Right.

10:01I love doing makeup together.

10:03Yeah, makeup.

10:04And I love to shop in your room for makeup.

10:07Yeah.

10:08It's, like, my favorite thing to do in your room.

10:12And, Mom, you said we could have a sleepover soon.

10:14What is that?

10:14I knew that was coming.

10:15We will have a slumber party soon.

10:16You've been working for over 20 years.

10:19Do you have a standout career moment?

10:22One of my coolest things in my career, I would say, was winning a Grammy.

10:25It's definitely a prestigious one.

10:27But, you know what else is really cool for me, and I would say it might even be even cooler,

10:31is starting my own record label.

10:33Being able to make my own music and own all of my music.

10:38And being able to run my label exactly how I want to.

10:44That, I would say, might just be even cooler than winning an award like that.

10:49Do you have a career bucket list that you want to achieve?

10:53A career bucket list?

10:54I want to do a world tour.

10:56Oh, like, yeah?

10:57I've never done a proper world tour.

10:58I did a tour in America last time.

11:00It was me and Auntie Missy and Busta.

11:02You know what's really fun about going on tour?

11:04It was really fun taking you and all my babies with me.

11:06That was the best.

11:07But I want to do a world tour.

11:08That's my goal.

11:09Like, around the whole world?

11:11Whole world.

11:11I want to travel to Asia.

11:12Even China?

11:13Europe, Australia.

11:14China?

11:15Europe, yep.

11:16China, Japan, Korea.

11:18Last question.

11:20What's next for your career that you're excited about?

11:24Next for my career I'm excited about?

11:27Finishing the album?

11:29Well, this whole thing is about the album.

11:32I would say taking this album on tour.

11:35That's what I'm excited about.

11:37Is it going to have Drop Your Love?

11:39It is.

11:39Drop your love, baby.

11:42It's one of our favorites.

11:43Can I ask you a question, Cece, about that song?

11:47Did you have fun coming up on the stage and dancing on tour to that song?

11:51Yeah.

11:52That was fun, right?

11:52Thanks for talking with me, Mom.

11:54How did I do?

11:55I thought you were outstanding.

11:57You were so much fun.

11:59Because you know what?

12:00Because you're my little Cece, you have the inside scoop to stuff.

12:03So I love that we got to do this together because this is very special.

12:09I've never been interviewed by you before.

12:11This is the first time right here on Billboard Family.

12:13Have you done it with my future?

12:14It's pretty cool.

12:15I don't even think I've done an interview with the future before.

12:17You're the first one of all your siblings.

12:19And a dad?

12:20I've done an interview with a dad before.

12:21Come on.

12:23Well, dad said this is a cowboy because he's your holiday.

12:25So, yeah, you were the first one of your siblings to interview mommy.

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