Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Normani sits down with Harper's BAZAAR ahead of the release of her upcoming single, "1:59." Join us as she reflects on her standout moments, from her first late-night performance with Fifth Harmony to her iconic "Motivation" music video looks. Normani also dives into her surreal first Met Gala experience and her exciting transition from performing to acting in the film "Freaky Tales" on this episode of All About Me.
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00:00Y'all, nobody wanted to stop me
00:03after I just gave that whole spill.
00:05Hey, what's up, Harper's Bazaar?
00:07It's your girl, Normani, and today I'm gonna answer
00:09some trivia questions that are all about me.
00:12Let's see how well I do.
00:14Your first single as a solo artist
00:16was Love Lies with Khalid.
00:18I love you, friend, and I miss you so much.
00:20Name seven other artists you've collaborated with.
00:23So Ari, that was for the Charlie's Angels soundtrack.
00:29Sam Smith, my love.
00:33Calvin Harris, Tinashe.
00:36Let's see, Cardi, my good sis.
00:40I'm literally trying to think of my songs, y'all.
00:44Megan for Birds of Prey, and I need one more.
00:50Offset.
00:52You have an album coming up.
00:53What collapse can we expect?
00:55This is probably gonna be a boring answer
00:56because y'all know me.
00:57I don't like to just give much away,
00:59but these are people that I'm heavily inspired by,
01:03and I also feel like one particular collaboration,
01:07y'all are definitely gonna be surprised.
01:09Fifth Harmony made their late night debut in 2015.
01:14That is crazy.
01:16That's almost 10 years ago.
01:17On which talk show?
01:19On which talk show?
01:22Was it Kimmel?
01:24Okay, I don't remember.
01:26I'm trying to envision the performance.
01:28It was worth it.
01:29It was worth it?
01:31We beat the odds.
01:33Five girls that never even knew that the other existed
01:37and came together, and it just ended up
01:40becoming something far greater than any of us
01:42could have possibly imagined.
01:43So yeah, I'm like, it's still surreal.
01:46Which song was featured in your final performance
01:50on Dancing with the Stars?
01:52Impossible.
01:54It was impossible.
01:56That was such a special moment to me,
01:59and just so full circle.
02:00I knew that I wanted the girls to be a part
02:03of that special moment.
02:04That meant a lot to me, and their support at that time
02:07specifically really meant a lot.
02:09It was actually There's Nothing Holding Me Back
02:11by Shawn Mendes.
02:17Y'all, nobody wanted to stop me
02:20after I just gave that whole spill.
02:23Wow, okay, Shawn, yes.
02:26There's Nothing Holding Me Back.
02:28There's Nothing Holding Me Back.
02:33Look at the last two lines of the first verse in Wild Side.
02:46I'm ready to pull up on you.
02:47I'm ready to do what I do.
02:48Doop, doop, doop, doop.
02:50Baking up a cake for you.
02:51Baking up a cake for you.
02:53Sweet baby, like it when you bite it.
02:55Yes, wow.
02:57Initially, the record was just me.
03:00Cardi ended up, she turned it around so quick.
03:03She is such a trooper.
03:04She came through for me for real.
03:05I ended up getting her verse like two, three days
03:08before we ended up shooting the music video.
03:09So that was a whole nother section
03:11that we were just trying to figure out.
03:13That set alone, it really, my label wasn't very happy
03:17because that budget went through the roof.
03:19Initially, it's crazy.
03:20For me and Cardi's scene, I wanted to hang from the ceiling
03:24and have like sharks in the water.
03:26But I didn't know she was pregnant at the time either.
03:29That was another surprise.
03:31It was just a lot going on.
03:32It was a lot of elements.
03:33So we couldn't end up doing that.
03:34That's why she's turned around the whole video,
03:37like the majority of her verse.
03:44Ooh, how many different looks?
03:46Actually, it wasn't that many.
03:48This is a trick question.
03:49So I had the white top with the denim jeans.
03:52That was one.
03:54And then the 1996 airbrush with the skirt
03:59and the cute little panty.
04:01That was two.
04:03And then I had the black look for the nighttime.
04:06And then I also had, it was the silver in the rain
04:11where I was just throwing it back.
04:16Four.
04:17I think I know myself pretty well.
04:19So what can fans expect style-wise from this new era?
04:23It's definitely giving grit.
04:25It's definitely edgier.
04:26It's definitely me owning my divine femininity
04:31and sexuality and not being afraid or shying away from that.
04:35Cutting edge, I would say.
04:38Which designer did you wear to the 2021 VMAs?
04:44Which designer did I wear to the 2021 VMAs?
04:48I'm trying to see what I wore.
04:49What did I wear?
04:50It's not, I'm not seeing anything.
04:52Oh, I know, I remember.
04:54Okay, yes, yes.
04:55It was Patricia Pegas.
04:57I had on this really cute number.
04:59It was like a leather jacket with really bold shoulders
05:03and then a mini skirt.
05:04What's your favorite red carpet look of yours?
05:08Ooh.
05:10Yes.
05:11Mm.
05:12I'm gonna go with my first Met Gala
05:13because that was such a monumental moment.
05:15I got to go with Valentino.
05:17It was this beautiful yellow couture ball gown.
05:21It was a surreal moment, honestly.
05:23And the fact that I got to attend with Valentino
05:26for my very first Met, it just, it was a dream come true.
05:31On what date did you tweet, I have my album title, y'all?
05:35It was in 2018.
05:37Ah.
05:39It was in 2018.
05:41Was it on a Tuesday?
05:43June 30th, 2018.
05:45June 30th, 2018.
05:47Okay, see, I wouldn't have, I didn't know June 30th,
05:49but I knew it was 2018.
05:52I feel like I can finally exhale.
05:55I feel lighter.
05:56I feel liberated.
05:59And I feel such a sense of freedom,
06:01which I've worked really hard for.
06:04You're starring in the upcoming film Freaky Tales,
06:08which takes place in Oakland, California,
06:11named three artists from Oakland.
06:13Okay, obviously Too Short.
06:16I'm gonna go with Simba,
06:18who played Too Short in the film.
06:21Isn't G-Eazy from Oakland, too?
06:23How did you enjoy acting versus performing?
06:26I really went into it as a student
06:28and I was just excited to take in everything,
06:33every bit of knowledge and wisdom from my peers
06:36and people that I've actually respected
06:40prior to even being a part of the film.
06:42Like, I'm fans of every single person in the film.
06:45Just felt like a fresh slate creatively.
06:50Okay, favorite city to perform in?
06:52I would say I have to choose two.
06:54Hometowns, New Orleans, Houston.
06:57Last celebrity who DM'd you?
06:59Sorry, but I probably didn't see it
07:01because I don't even be on social media, y'all.
07:04I don't know.
07:05Barack Obama himself could be in them DMs.
07:08Actually, I take that back.
07:09I love you, Michelle.
07:10That's not what I meant by that.
07:11Last song you listened to?
07:15Last song I listened to,
07:17it was actually one of my songs.
07:20Sorry.
07:24Do I just talk too much?
07:26Thank you guys so much for watching.
07:28Be sure to be on the lookout for my new album, Dopamine.