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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