Drew Afualo gives flowers to Tanner Adell and shares why Etta James inspires her, when she first rode a horse and more at Billboard Women in Music 2025.
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00:00I am here with the iconic Tanner Adele here at Billboard Women in Music.
00:10I do have some pretty fun questions for you. Are you excited?
00:13Ask away.
00:14Okay, so first, I'm going to pick a flower for you.
00:17Okay, hold on.
00:20Hey, the flowers are glued in there.
00:23Okay, so I'm going to ask you, who do you give flowers to for getting you where yours?
00:28Oh, man. I think I would have to give flowers to my mother.
00:33She has always been supportive of my dreams, and as time has gone by, I feel like she's always been someone.
00:41I mean, she comes on tour with me, so love.
00:44I love having the mom around, and she inspires me all day.
00:48Gorge, love that. And who do you give flowers to for inspiring your music?
00:52Oh, wow. Inspiring my music?
00:54You know, I think Etta James is someone who I respect a lot.
00:59Love.
01:00I love jazz music, and I just feel like she was so stunning and really set a precedence for nice little salty little vocals.
01:11And I'm going to have to give those flowers to Etta James.
01:14Beautiful. And last kind of fun one, I'm going to give you another flower.
01:18You can hold it in the other hand.
01:19This flower is going to go to you for a very fun fact that I have.
01:22Are you?
01:23Oh.
01:23Which is that you rode a horse for the first time when you were six months old.
01:26I think I was even younger than that.
01:28The youngest horse rider alive.
01:29I was maybe a month old when I was on my first horse.
01:32Okay, flexing on the rest of us. That's fine. That's fine.
01:35My dad was holding me on. It's fine.
01:36Country in your blood.
01:38Well, congratulations on tonight. I hope you have a wonderful time.
01:40You're so welcome.
01:41You're so welcome.