The first rule of Bey-Z is that you do not talk about Bey-Z unless you are authorized. But Bey and Jay-Z have definitely been vocal about how much they want me to win.” If they’re putting in five hours, I’m putting in eight.”Īccording to her, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have stanned off the record: “The specifics of it I like to keep to myself because it’s just so special.
She micromanages things: “I know how to work really hard, harder than everybody else.
You’ll know that I’m a black girl, even if it’s on the quote unquote whitest record ever.” On her art: “Those women before me, I wanna finish what they started… I’m gonna make whatever I do black. I could fall down a million times, but that is not enough for me, ever. On making mistakes: “There are a lot of moments where I feel like I have no room to make mistakes.
Why does pop music have to be so white? Why don’t we make it a little bit more me?” On her hit “Motivation” music video: “I told the director, ‘I want this to be as black as possible.’ I was like, let’s show black culture. You can be onstage and perform and you can be enough.” On realizing she was enough: “I’m not sure what that turning point was, but I was like, Normani is enough. Some highlights:īeing afraid of the solo spotlight when she was younger: “I remember always being asked, ‘Why do you wanna be in a girl group? So you can hide?’ And that’s exactly what I was trying to do.” Anyway, Normani chats with Cosmo about being a black artist in music today, leaving Fifth Harmony and more. And then there was her hit song and huge music video for “Motivation.” She seems to be modeling herself on post-Destiny’s Child Beyonce, which… makes perfect sense, honestly. There were collabs with Khalid and Sam Smith, both of which were enormously successful.
Normani had a big series of breakthroughs over the past, what? Eighteen months or so. For us older folks who are like “what’s a Normani,” she was in Fifth Harmony into that girl group collapsed under the weight of their own melodrama, and only Normani and Camila Cabello really survived as solo artists so far. Almánzar revealing she’s got a different kind of “release” on the way, fans might have to hold out for a little longer.Normani covers the December/January (“Decembuary”) issue of Cosmopolitan. “I got another secret to tell you! But, in the meantime, make sure that you guys are getting ready for that Normani record, and my Reeboks!” Fans are also waiting for Cardi’s follow-up to Invasion of Privacy, but with the pregnant Ms.
“The fact that I’ve got another secret to tell you all tomorrow,” she said after sharing the “Wild Side” artwork, before laughing. Surprisingly, this wasn’t the only announcement Cardi had this week. Though this isn’t the first time that Cardi and Normani worked together - Normani had a featured cameo in the “WAP” music video - this song does mark Cardi’s first featured spot since 2020’s “Me Gusta,” where she joined Myke Towers to give Anitta’s single some extra oomph. Normani has also worked with Calvin Harris on the Normani x Calvin Harris project and jumped on “Bad to You,” an Ariana Grande– Nicki Minaj collab for the soundtrack of 2019’s Charlie’s Angels. Since Fifth Harmony went on hiatus in Spring 2018, Normani has made a name for herself with a handful of hit singles, including: the 5-time Platinum-certified “Love Lies” with Khalid “Waves” with 6lack and the platinum-selling “ Motivation.” She’s also teamed up with Sam Smith for the massive hit, “Dancing with a Stranger,” and collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion for “Diamonds,” the lead single from the Birds of Prey soundtrack. I love that woman down and I’m forever grateful.” (Greg Swales)įans will be grateful for Normani, as she promises more music is on the way – and her followers are patiently awaiting her highly-anticipated debut solo album. “She really showed up for me and brought this record to life by simply doing what Cardi does best. “I had already been in rehearsal for about three weeks preparing the video when Cardi heard the record for the first time,” said Normani in a press release. The new video marks the best of both worlds, as it’s directed by Tanu Munio (who recently directed Cardi’s “Up” video) and features choreography by Sean Bankhead, the brilliant choreographer behind Normami’s “Motivation” visual.