December 30, 2024 • 32 mins
In 2024 we had so many amazing people stop by Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. Here's one of our favorites!
Rita Ora joins us to talk new music, her feature in the new Descendants movie, The Masked Singer, and much more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Rita Aura is finally.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
He is here. Good morning and New York. The traffic,
you guys, we need to figure this out. Okay, I'm
so sorry. You know how much I love you, right,
and you know how much I love all of you guys.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Hi everyone, you're fine.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Fun this outfit would make you guys happy, but realistically,
there's no excuse for this.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
It's just disgusting behavior.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Dare you? I told them I was playing a song.
I said, when Rita walks out, I gonna go, where
the f have you?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well? Good morning everyone listening. My name is Rita or
and I am late, and I really apologize, just.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
Like the Queen of hearts. I think it's fabulous, Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
That tis what we're here. We're doing a promo run.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
I'm all in red off with.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Your head, with your head. You're fine, you're fine. Let's
not spend our time together regretting the time we did
not spend together.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's oh, that's so lovely, Elvis. Deep Wait, it's eight
o four and we've hit the deep end.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
It's okay, you're fine, you're fine. No, no traffic, I
was talking about driving in today.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
You did, didn't you.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I'm still looking I'm still I need a shot up something.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
My goodness, track, Why did you do that to yourself?
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Why do we choose to live in New York? It's
the question.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Well, because it's fabulous, is it?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
It really is?
Speaker 2 (01:11):
I mean it's always been fabulous. There's nothing really like it.
I mean, I'm from London, but there's still nothing like it.
I mean every time I come here, all the shows
that I do, they're always so jam packed, Like in
the anywhere that I'm at, whether it's a small place
or like on the streets, everything is just so vibrant
and like they really appreciate talent and creativity here.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
London isn't shabby.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
London's all right, it's great.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
It's great.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Speaking of this, this a comparison between London New York.
You actually were talking about the Masked Singer. How you said,
you know, the masked Singer over there is great, but
the one here is better.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Did I say that? You? Did I say that?
Speaker 1 (01:50):
I was told you, Well, you said it's bigger.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
It is, okay, because it's a bigger country.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Bigger is better.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Hold on, Hello, America, where dreams are made of it's
basically the same. Let me just correct that before my
UK followers start thinking I lost touch.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
I'm sorry, did I just fart on the elevator.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
No, it's just you know, it's it's different.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
It's like, you know, here is like, you know, the
talent is so vast and there's so many incredible talented
people here, and so when they unmask here in the
United States, I'm just kind of like, how did they
get this person?
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Because there's such big names.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
You know, we just wrapped actually season twelve, and I
can't believe who's been behind them. I mean, I'm like
I used to sort of like listen to them growing
up when I can't speak, because I don't I.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Can't be fair, to be fair. When singers started, yeah,
they would go, You'll never guess who's behind this mask?
And you take up to mask and you're like, who
is that? I think started in the beginning.
Speaker 5 (02:47):
When it first started, I think a lot of people
didn't know what it was, and I don't think they
could get the quality that they get now.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
The concept is definitely bizarre. Yeah, you know, but I
think at the end of the day, like you've seen
the growth and I love being on the show. You know,
we've got Chong we've got Robin Thick, Jenny McCarthy or
another thing about New York is being here. When I
when I did the ball drop for New Year's I mean,
I will never forget that I hosted it this last one,
and I was just sort of like, Wow, I need
(03:13):
to be an American.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Well American. Love the new song by the way.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Oh, thank you so much. You've always been there for me,
supporting me, so thank you so much. This song is
a real great summer banger.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
I like thinking, is it's a bop?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:28):
The bop is bopping to me.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Bop is like a burb. Really make make the noise.
God you're using when you're like.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
You guys, I'm loving. I just can sit and listen
to you guys all day. Please do talk about everyone's
Just know it's the radio and here we are.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
That's what we do on the radio.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Hey, I wish everyone and we are going to if
you don't mind, get some photos you. You were so
beautiful today.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
You know I needed to hear this today. I had
a really tough night last night. You know, when you
know you've got so much going on and you can't
relax and fall asleep. Have you ever heard that that
was my day yesterday, and you just feel like you can't,
like you know, just completely quiet your mind. And that's
kind of what happened last night. I knew I had
to see you, which made me feel better because I
know because you guys are like so easy.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Well that was yesterday and that was nast night. Today
is your day. You're so right, So yeah, you own it.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
So can you believe even people? You know, everyone goes
through this stuff, right, I think, no matter who you
are and what you do, and sometimes the day just
gets ahead of you and you're just sort of like,
I can't do anything today, you know, And I think
it's just really good to just be open and honest
about it. So if anyone's feeling like that today and
you're driving anywhere, just know that it's a choice and
you can make.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
It right exactly. And but but do not regret yesterday. Yes,
we all need a day where we kind of kick
ourselves in the yet a little bit or just like
because you need the next day today to go why
was I Why was I doing that?
Speaker 2 (04:46):
You know?
Speaker 1 (04:46):
I really should be better myself.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
And I think again, it's like when you have new
things you're putting out in the world like the film,
or I don't know the music, or if it's a
conversation you have to have with someone you know, you
start overthinking, and here we are, But we are here.
It's a new day.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
It's not even nine o'clock. I'm gonna change. We're changing
our mindsets.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
We control our minds.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Yes, it's interesting.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Let's talk about the film. Yes, the Queen of Hearts
is sitting right next to me her head.
Speaker 5 (05:10):
How it's fun was it to do Descendants? Because all
those movies look so much fun?
Speaker 2 (05:14):
I realized it was a I mean, listen, the movies
are fantastic, but I realized it was a really big
deal when you know, the trailer hit eighty nine million
views in a couple of days, and I was thinking, whoa,
this is a big, big amount of people. I loved
the films always, and this is a great transition into
something different, the Rise of Red. So I play the
Queen of Heart's iconic role Helena bum Carter and all
(05:37):
these incredible talents that have played her, and then again,
I have a daughter, which was also a reality check.
I was like, oh, this is what it feels like
to be a mum in a movie.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
In a movie, it's different when you're not in the movie.
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Yeah, I don't know.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Yeah, I mean I can see a lot of my
friends I have kids are like I'm constantly stressed.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
It's a part of it.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
But I have the I had the best time, you know,
with the car and the film. It's all original music.
It's like a musical and I've had it was just
an amazing experience. We shot it in Atlanta.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
It was fun.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
I love Atlanta.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
By the way, if you're wanting to see what Rita
is Warring wearing this morning, we are live on TikTok
and Instagram right now.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
If I can give you an explanation, it's like a big,
fluffy red what do you even call it?
Speaker 1 (06:20):
It looks like a couch.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Touch it.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
It's actually no, it's more like it's more like a
scrub the thing you scrub your body with.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It's a loofus.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
I actually thought it was like fuzzy, but it's not fuzzy.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
You know, it is a loofer.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Everyone get in line and touch Rita's ufa.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
You guys, I'm here for this.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Nice You could say, I can't read it?
Speaker 2 (06:43):
What no that's another thing.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Well, that's why I probably give it.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
I give it back where all this stuff goes.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
So when you have an amazing outfit like this and
you're not gonna wear it again because social media ruins everything,
what do you do with it?
Speaker 2 (06:55):
I save it? I like Celine Dion does. When did
you have watched her documentary fascinating? Oh my goodness, it
was unbelievable. But she has a storage you need with
all of her clothes.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
So my Dashians do that too.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
I kind of do that all for the special things
like shows and for the oscars and things that I
feel like our memory. I just sort of like save
the dresses and the others. I either give to charity
or put on an auction for a charity.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
I just woke up and realize something. Yeah, Rita wore
something that's so special, she's going to put it in
her vault for us. She wore this for us.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Oh you mean this loofer?
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Yes? And I said yes. We are live on TikTok
and Instagram right now at Elvis Durand's show. So if
you need to see the loofer, the living.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Loofer, hello to it. Sure is we come in detail, honey,
everything is, so I'm gonna have to make an effort
for you guys. Are you kidding?
Speaker 1 (07:47):
You did? And it's paying off. I would love for
you to walk down the streets of New York and
watch behind it. Just watched people's reaction.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
It just did actually walking into your building.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Did Do you notice when people go.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Well, sometimes I turn around on this sort of.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Okay, that means I did well, yes, you got to
get their attention.
Speaker 6 (08:05):
Do you notice hear though, that even when you're walking
down the street looking like this, looking fabulous, people leave
you alone more than another place is Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Maybe because they don't think. I don't know. Maybe they
think that I haven't I've done an all nights, or
I haven't slept or something, because you know.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
If this is your walk of shame, walk of shame.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
But no, it's actually what I chose, and I've had
a full night sleep, so that might be questionable. Maybe
the thing with New York is I don't think anything's
out the window. You can't just I think anything goes here.
Oh yeah, you know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (08:31):
What they weren't Sex and the City back in the day,
we were all like, what the hell?
Speaker 2 (08:34):
And it's crazy you walk down the street and you
see them filming it. I mean, New York is it's mad. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
I needed to hear to hear you say that, because
if you live here, it's a it's a different thing. Yes,
And we went through a pandemic and all of that
in the city just hasn't quite bounced back to what
it was. And I have a tendency to kind of
beat the hell out of our city.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Really I do well because maybe because you're here all
the time.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Why not, But I you don't want to beat the
hell out of yourself all day because after while, you're
gonna believe it.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I mean, it's the same thing that happened to me
this morning. That's kind of what I exactly.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
And I don't want to beat the hell out of
my city because New York City is, it is what
it is.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
And there's a lot there's a lot of people I've
known here because you know, I moved here when I
first signed my first record deal when I was about nineteen,
and I lived on alone in Brooklyn and it was
really scary. I mean, I didn't really know anyone, and
I had this huge sort of like life that was
given to me with my record label and a great apartment,
and I was looking at the Brooklyn Bridge and it
was just like a dream, and I was thinking, hello, look,
(09:34):
I didn't have anyone around me. It was a very
so my association with New York was kind of lonely
in the beginning.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
You needed that, Yeah, it was a part. It was
a part of your.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Journey, right, And so I was sort of thought, oh, gosh,
I can never live here. You need to know a
lot of people and friends, because it just that I
think the life will just pass you by in a
town like this and a city like this. And so
I came back and then I decided and I made friends,
and then you know, I've changed my whole aspect of it.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Where do you spending the most of your time?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I'm everywhere, guys, I'm in and I'm just in a suitcase.
I mean, it's crazy, like I don't know how all
my clothes fit in the suitcase, and me as a
human body in the suitcase.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
You travel in a suitcase.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Now, I mean technically that's kind of what I do now.
I mean, I just am a never in one place
I do. I mean, if they're like, where do you live,
I'll say London, but you know, I'm never really there
for longer than a couple of weeks, and I just
I'm leaving.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
I'm going I've got to show.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
In Portugal after this, and then in Rome and Europe
because it's festival season, so there's like a lot of festivals.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
You're working, and you're when's the last time you took
a vacation.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
I think I'm going to do on the end of
this month.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
What do you think a couple of days Asia? I
see Asia.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
So my husband Tiger, he's actually in Italy right now
with his two kids, and obviously he was like, good
luck on your crazy schedule. I'll be in Italy having
pastor and you know, he facetimes me and he's like, oh, look,
we found a piece of stuff. Like I mean, I've
never really done in Italy holiday, but that's apparently amazing.
So I'm going to do that for about five.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
You need you do that? Yeah, we just go back
from Bali.
Speaker 3 (11:02):
Yeah, I want to do that.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Bally was on f in reel.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Is it really far from here?
Speaker 1 (11:07):
It was nineteen hour flight to Singapore and then two
hour flight to Whoa. But it's okay. On the On
the Singapore airlines. You just sit there and they have
various food, you drink, you watch a bad movie.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
You know, when you know you've got somewhere to go,
that's amazing. I don't think it matters.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
When I traveled to New.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
Zealand and it took me three days to get there,
that's a lot like. No, I'm exaggerating. It took me
about four days.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
It was far from Did you enjoy the experience?
Speaker 2 (11:33):
Yes? And then I got there and I thought, wow,
it's like being on Mars. It's beautiful. That's where my
husband's from.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Guys, that's why he's from marsh husband. Yeah, yeah, he's
from Minus from Uranus.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
I've got one called Do you know? Plenty of my
best friends have a satin tattoo? You do? Why is
that because it's the closest planet to Uranus? Why not?
Speaker 1 (12:00):
All right, let's do let's let's get you to know.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Oh yeah, sorry you can. Let's do this.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Are we playing music?
Speaker 1 (12:05):
We're gonna play your song? Do you have to leave?
Speaker 2 (12:07):
No?
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Are you late for another appointment?
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Well, now the whole day has become oh my god,
e this please? Can you guys forgive me?
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Could I tell you a few stories? One time Katy
Perry was late, was she and we put her back
in the car.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
Away first, but I think you have a.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
Well no, but here I have a very.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
And this has never happened and I will never do
this again.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
We didn't let her in the building because the show
was almost over. In no way, there was no segment
for her, so I said, don't even bother coming up.
And that happened with Nicki min But.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Kat came back the next day.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
She did. She did, She's like, I'm.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
Sorry, Nicki Mina brought me a piece of like.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
Oh, I've got actually one in the car to you.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Here we go getting to know you ask Rita any question, Okay.
Speaker 5 (12:57):
I want to know if you're if I know you
said home is London. But if someone says, okay, well
what do you do for downtime? What would your answer it?
Speaker 2 (13:05):
If I could sleep, it would be just to sleep.
Nothing wrong with that, you know, I'm a I love
a good sleep. Yeah, okay, we're getting us to no
read Ura, go ahead, Gandhi.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
I'm always going to be about vacationing also because you
said you're going to take a break, But do you
do adventures stuff? Are you like a bungee jumper, like.
Speaker 2 (13:21):
There's a side, like there's an itinerary on your holiday,
or just.
Speaker 6 (13:24):
You know, things that maybe your record label would say, Hey,
we don't want you to do that dangerous I do.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
I like. I like doing things like that. I like experiences.
So yes, I'll be that girl that jumps out of
a plane with you if you want. Yes.
Speaker 6 (13:34):
Okay, So you don't have you don't have a contract
that says, hey, you can't do these things.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
I say for that, but I'm shooting a movie and
things like that, but the movie's done, so so yeah, okay.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
Turn off the music. I've got questions. So when you
started to do a movie like you did, Yeah, there
are I guess insurance for insurance reasons, Well, yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
You can't like become a Formula one race car driver,
you know, I.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
Mean, how do they say that in writing? What does
it say?
Speaker 4 (13:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (13:59):
I think it's like insurance basically on your body.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
You can't do stupid stuff.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Basically, like yeah, for the duration that they need you.
So it's sort of like, you know, don't do anything crazy.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
It's kind of funny that the contract I signed with
iHeart where we are now. They're encouraging me to do
like dangerous death.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
They're hoping their.
Speaker 3 (14:17):
Life to speak to the bosses up there because maybe.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
He's sitting right behind.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Oh yeah he is.
Speaker 1 (14:23):
He already has someone ready to take my.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Its like he's watching you, just waiting for the downfall.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
He's helping his evil glare will kill me.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
He's like, Oh, I guess not not today, Let's try
again tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (14:33):
I have a question from Scary for Rita or this
is from our ig TikTok lives going on in Elvis
Durrant Show. What is your dream collab because you've been
collabing with so many artists.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
Oh my goodness, well, I mean, would you guys ever
do it like a record with me? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (14:46):
Oh my gosh, yes, she's only one that can These
two can sing.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
I mean, listen, everyone can sing. It just depends on
what parts you get in the song.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Well, you know I'm in a song, oh, Elvis, remember
it takes two. Yeah, I'm basic. I'm in that one too. Wait,
hold on, I'm not showing everybody everybody how many songs?
Speaker 2 (15:04):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (15:04):
No, do you do you want to?
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Why do I don't know? This?
Speaker 1 (15:07):
May I audition for you? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (15:09):
I mean do you want to do the whole most
about situation? Wait?
Speaker 1 (15:11):
Hold on, listen to what I sounded like in the
song first?
Speaker 3 (15:14):
Okay, okay, gonna close, mind is sucking? Recognize it?
Speaker 1 (15:17):
Okay, okay, the owl that is not me? Owl is
not me? Butt, you're gonna hear? Who listen to this?
That's me? That's good. Listen right right here, right here,
that's me. It makes me Finally, will they use me?
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Sorry?
Speaker 1 (15:37):
They used me in the entire tro.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
That's not.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
I wish this was me. The owl is not me,
but the is me? Hunt here we go. Listen.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
I can't handle they edit me out?
Speaker 1 (15:58):
The hook?
Speaker 2 (16:00):
Is there like a top line or a verse or
you've heard this song before, haven't chay?
Speaker 1 (16:14):
That frigging me?
Speaker 3 (16:16):
I'm plud of you used you and.
Speaker 1 (16:20):
Used me as well. Boom box, that's me saying the
word boombox and the.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
T s you just have a samples after samples.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
I don't know about me? What do you? What do
you think about me? Let's get see?
Speaker 2 (16:35):
I mean, should I do someone that?
Speaker 3 (16:37):
What did you guys.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Thinking or something?
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah? I mean yeah, like I don't know about the spit.
Speaker 3 (16:42):
Pot, but.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Spinning is very big, right, you can do.
Speaker 3 (16:47):
Anything you want on my records.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
You hear? Did you hear?
Speaker 1 (16:50):
Okay, enough about let's talk.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
Just get back to you, okayllab let's think for real,
for real?
Speaker 1 (16:54):
No, no, no, no, I don't want to colla well, I have
the attorneys handle that.
Speaker 2 (16:57):
But just real quick, post Malone, Shaboozy, just some just
all the kids that feel like they're just doing whatever
they want right now, which is awesome.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
I love that you and post Malone.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
You do know that? Like I look like him?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Right? You? Deny?
Speaker 1 (17:13):
What what part of you?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Wait?
Speaker 3 (17:15):
Hold on?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
When I put tattoos on my face and I did
the whole thing, have you guys all seen my postmal
and Handoween outfit?
Speaker 1 (17:20):
No?
Speaker 3 (17:20):
No, it was so similar, were so similar.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
To post Malone that my photo became the nomination photo
for post Malone when he got nominated for the Grammars and.
Speaker 3 (17:30):
They used they used me instead.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Yeah, OK, that's pretty impressive.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
I do a search right now, Rida or post Malone?
Speaker 2 (17:38):
Yeah? And can I tell you also another thing? This
was how I did my whole show. I performed like that.
It was like I did like a Halloween bash, and
I performed my full set looking like that.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Actually, you know, I find post Malone very attractive in that.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Photo right by the way, my body was like personally,
I was acting like him.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
I was I was amazing.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
I loved it anyway, So yeah, maybe I don't know
how that made him feel exactly because my photo went
absolutely everywhere.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
But he never responded directly to you.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
I can no, No, actually he didn't. So yeah, you're welcome,
sad times.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
But he follows me, he follows you.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
That's good.
Speaker 3 (18:16):
So at least he saw it.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
That's a positive.
Speaker 3 (18:17):
I think he does.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
He didn't even I had dinner with some friends us too.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
No, there was.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
There was a table of us.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yes, there was. You remember that or you're asking me to.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Realise you No, did we did?
Speaker 2 (18:27):
We did?
Speaker 1 (18:28):
Sarah Sarah was there.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Yes, there was a lot of people there.
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Sarah was a couple of the iHeart crew and yeah,
we had a good time.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
It was a long time ago though.
Speaker 1 (18:39):
And Mario Carbone was there.
Speaker 6 (18:40):
Oh, it sounds like our birthday list in the morning.
It's a random assortment of people.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
It was. It was, but it was good.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
It was a food fight of some sort, it was,
and it was Yeah, you know, I'm there free food,
we didn't pay so.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
Was good complimentary? Oh okay, okay, movie and music? Yes, please,
let's let's get to work. Because Lee leipsners over there,
rolling his eyes because we're not staying on point with
the asking the questions he wants us to ask.
Speaker 2 (19:03):
Well, that's the radio pluger for you.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Lee and I have a great, great pastor.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
Hence why you've allowed me to come in a couple
of minutes late. So thank you again.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
We didn't allow you to come in late. We want
you here no matter what time you get. Don't tell
everyone that I don't want to want to be late for.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Okay, okay, yeah the song?
Speaker 2 (19:20):
Should we do about the song?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
I love this song getting getting to know you? You
didn't no, no, where did it go? Okay? Well asking
you shall receive? Yeah? What I did? I have this
new pickup truck. I'm a gentleman farmer now. But when
you listen to a track on your phone, you can
put it on a repeat. I repeated this this song
for over an hour.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
No, thank you.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Have you ever done that with a song? You're like,
I'm hoping my neighbor doesn't hear me. Listen to this
song five hundred times in a yeah, because they'll think
I'm a whack job. Yeah, I did that with your song.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
Oh my gosh, thank you so much. You probably got
me so many streams account every single one of them.
Speaker 3 (19:56):
I don't think so, Oh my gosh. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
I think that there's a thing when they put I'm
not quite sure, but I don't think it counts if
you put on a repeat like that.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Look, I'm not a musician, but I'll tell you why
I loved it, why I love it so much. It
made me feel good. It was definitely like a like
a gay banger, you like in the club.
Speaker 3 (20:15):
We do it for the for the girls and for
the gays.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (20:18):
Yes, I mean it's all about that. I just did this.
Speaker 2 (20:20):
I had an incredible is it kind of maybe?
Speaker 3 (20:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
My last record was really emotional. It was very sort
of like I had to really tap into my feelings
and everything, and so with this record, I didn't want
to do too much. I was like, sometimes, you know,
it's not that deep. You just want a great record
with great people that make people feel really good. And
if you followed my career over the past decade, all
my songs are sort of upbeat, dance love records that
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are acceptance of anybody can come to the show and
be who they want to be and not feel judged.
So that's where I'm at with my music.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
I see, this is why I think, Yeah, don't be offended.
I think you would be a great parent.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
You're so sweet.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
No, no, no, I know I will be one day. Okay, okay,
and not trying to rush it. Trying to rush it.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
You and my mom, You and my mom, Elvis, Okay,
have you sparked it with my mom? Yeah, I mean
I'd love to. But that's kind of where I'm at
with my music. I just wanted to make people feel
really good and free and accepting because when I go
to a show, and actually when I went, like everybody
else on planet Earth to the Taylor swift Eras tour,
and I was in Australia and I was there with
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Katie Perry and we were there doing separate things, but
we both went and watched Taylor and it was amazing
and I just felt like everyone around in that stadium
just felt really safe. It was just a really great
community of people and I just thought, Wow, she's done
such a good job and making people feel safe. And
now that's really kind of half of the battle, you know.
So the music you make, whatever it is, you just
(21:46):
want people to feel like they agree with you. Next
on your left and on your right side, so you
feel like you're part of something.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
Well, that definitely was quite a tour that meant safety
and meant unity. And a friend of mine went to
see the tour and just loved seeing these two little
girls sitting to his left. He saw it to it
and they were with their dad, and so it was
a she was watching this moment of a father with
his daughters and it's so cute. And then to the
(22:14):
right there was like this one single guy watching kind
of pervy in a way, like when Scary was second row,
you were second row at Taylor Swift thought and so
they all thought, who's this guy. I don't know, keep
an eye on that. But you know, it was a
room of acceptance. And but what I'm hearing you say
about this album is sometimes we need songs that don't
(22:35):
really have to dig that deep. It's okay to like
enjoy what's growing out of the surface of the earth exactly.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
And this is like a three sixty was written by
a friend of mine and made Her name is Ray
and she's like a really upcoming, incredible, like young artist
and she's from the UK and she kind of she's
just done this whole transition in music where you basically
like she wasn't getting what she wanted from her label,
and she's always wanted to be an artist, and she
was a writer for so many big, big names. And
(23:05):
I met her a long time ago, and I've always
seen her as an artist, and so I had her
come on tour with me back in twenty seventeen, and
she was like, what how I don't need people really
even know my songs like that, and I was like,
it's not about that. You want to be an artist,
will come and open up for me and like do
your thing. And it was just one of those relationships
where I've seen the struggle because I've been through it myself,
and I've also appreciated the songwriting and she's just one
(23:27):
of the best songwriters in the business. And then you know,
she sent me this record and I just thought, wow,
it's kind of crazy. Three sixties. She's won all these
awards now, so and the people respect her. She's got
huge like songs on TikTok and things like that, and
here I am now you know, seeing her shine. And
now we've got this record together. Well even though she's
a songwriter, but on it still it feels like a unit,
(23:48):
you know, like like girl power. And it's just nice
to put this record out.
Speaker 1 (23:51):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
All yeah, And she went against everyone, the labels, everything,
and she proved them all wrong.
Speaker 1 (23:57):
So these labels, who needs them?
Speaker 2 (23:59):
Oh, it's just a different time you need them, Don't
get me wrong.
Speaker 3 (24:02):
We love you guys.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
But there's also ways of working around. At Shahboozy, he's
on an independent label. You know, all these amazing artists nowadays.
You know, there's just different ways of working.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Now, can we talk about Albanians?
Speaker 2 (24:15):
Oh my god, that's another reason why I love New York.
Shout out to all my Albanians in New York City.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Well, okay, let's talk about all the great music that
come from Albanian.
Speaker 3 (24:25):
Yes, exactly.
Speaker 2 (24:26):
Well, there's a lot of us.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
Now, give me the list. Our friend Biby bb.
Speaker 2 (24:30):
Rex, so we love her, obviously, another huge artist, do
a leaper? She and who else? Have we got the max?
Speaker 1 (24:40):
Just four or five of you? Let's say, is that enough,
that's a lot.
Speaker 6 (24:44):
And did at twenty three and me and found out
he was Albanian.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Who can And this is how we call people here.
Watch this. When they built his place, they didn't put
soundproofing in, so he's coming, no reason to call them,
just screaming welcome, dur hell this is it's a beautiful building.
It's falling, it's falling in this this board here will
catch on fire. Do it on time? Is ready late
(25:13):
for the length of the next interview.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
I do have a bunch of promo stuff, but you
guys do all that matches, So.
Speaker 1 (25:17):
I'm Fine's where's I think?
Speaker 2 (25:20):
Oh no, Andrea is like, you know what, you guys
are too insane and I don't want to come in
and and good news.
Speaker 6 (25:26):
If you stream something repeatedly, it does count.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
No way, that's what this is.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
So I streamed your song at least at least fifty times.
I'm an hour and a half. Thank you so much
an Albanian.
Speaker 2 (25:39):
At the end of the day, hi, I tell Albanian,
how are you feeling about your Albanians three men revolution?
Speaker 1 (25:46):
So it was actually in front of me the whole time.
My dad comes from the town in Italy is from
they speak an Italian dialect of Albanian.
Speaker 3 (25:53):
Yeah, I know, there's a whole community of that.
Speaker 1 (25:55):
So it was right in front of us the whole time.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
That is what him.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
Yeah, no, he could already do English. Yeah. By the way,
it's interesting the connection that you read Aura have with
Andrew Paglice. Well, because you were scheduled to come on
the show today and he didn't put it on My calendar.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Were coming up yesterday and we were like, yeah, right,
are you kidding?
Speaker 1 (26:21):
I had to drive into the city. I'm sorry, sorry
obviously not looking up for other Albanians.
Speaker 2 (26:27):
Also, I'm loving that this. If this has been just
off the cuff, it's been fantastic. If you haven't done
a niksul planning, no prep, yes, it's great.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
That's what we do.
Speaker 2 (26:36):
That's like why you guys are the best?
Speaker 4 (26:37):
Can I tell an Albanian story?
Speaker 2 (26:39):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (26:40):
Absolutely, Welcome to the Albanian the Bronx, which is.
Speaker 4 (26:43):
But yeah, right, and I'm part.
Speaker 5 (26:45):
You never knew that, right, I didn't actually you and Jaylor,
Yeah exactly so, and because I am not Albanian but
Yugoslavian part because all beautiful so in school, all the
Albanians let me wear their colors, the red and black. Yeah,
you were not allowed to wear red and black together
unless you are an Albanian in my high school.
Speaker 4 (27:06):
But because I was Yugoslavian, they were like, you know what,
you're close, you're allowed to and they would protect me.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Oh that's good.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Yeah, we're like that.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
I love it. It's like it's like a gangster.
Speaker 2 (27:17):
Yeah, you sounds like you seen taken, but the reality
is we are.
Speaker 3 (27:24):
We're a great group of people.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
We have your back, man, and we're just we're very,
very like strong loyal friends.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
Now, Gandhi, let's talk about relations between Albanians and Indian
and Indians.
Speaker 6 (27:34):
Oh that's a great question. I'm not really sure I
know anything about that, but I mean neither between us.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
It seems good. I need to do my history. But
I do know a little Illyrian story because that's kind
of how it all started on the Eastern Europe.
Speaker 1 (27:47):
So it's just like a heavily like a politically political.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
Actually I was found out about this through Vin Diesel, weirdly.
Speaker 1 (27:55):
Is the Albanian.
Speaker 2 (27:56):
I think he's got some sort of like everyone connects
back to Albania somehow. Okay, I'm kidding. In my dreams.
We do.
Speaker 3 (28:02):
But now he was telling me that there's there was
a lot of.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
History and he had a connection in the Illyrium sort
of upbringing. And that's when I went down a whole
sort of history hole. But thanks to Vindy's will figure
that out.
Speaker 1 (28:14):
Look at you Albanian and beautiful.
Speaker 2 (28:16):
Oh my goodness, don't make me crying blush.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
On the biggest radio show. And I know, look at
this New York City.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
Hello New York. I am rita aura in your.
Speaker 1 (28:26):
Diary before you leave. I want to do I do
want to read something to you. Yes, you know one
thing that Andrew did do the Albanian over there. He
came up with the rita aura like a little okay,
And usually Nate will sit down with our guest and
spend ten minutes of quality of time.
Speaker 3 (28:40):
We didn't have that time today.
Speaker 1 (28:41):
I didn't have that time. Sorry, so now I have
to li on this. But there was a word, the
word titular was used.
Speaker 4 (28:48):
What titular?
Speaker 1 (28:50):
Here it is she is set to portray the villainous
queen of hearts and mother of the titular character.
Speaker 3 (28:55):
Read Do you know that I've never even heard of
that word titular? Yeah, what is that word?
Speaker 2 (29:00):
It's like the title character.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
No, no, titular?
Speaker 3 (29:03):
Yeah is that what that means?
Speaker 1 (29:04):
Yeah? Okay, because we heard the t I t wor
something else.
Speaker 3 (29:09):
It means when you're important. Oh yeah, I mean I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (29:12):
I find it up with a number one acts.
Speaker 1 (29:15):
Darling, you are titular.
Speaker 3 (29:16):
I mean, I've just had the best time.
Speaker 2 (29:18):
It was. Yes, I played the Queen of Hearts and
it's just like on Disney Plus.
Speaker 3 (29:21):
Wait what days it out? July twelfth?
Speaker 1 (29:22):
They think Friday?
Speaker 2 (29:24):
Oh, yes, Friday.
Speaker 5 (29:26):
That's quick after you filmed it, Were you really going
around just saying off with your head to everybody?
Speaker 2 (29:30):
I was, And I had to train for it too,
because it's such an iconic line, and it.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
Was just let me try it.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
How you find it's done it for a couple of months.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
How do you find that grind?
Speaker 2 (29:40):
But it's all from.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
The gut, so it's sort of like off with her head. Wow,
that's pretty good.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Wow, I haven't done it in a while. I needed
to warm up. And it's also eight thirteen in the morning.
Have you seen the movie already?
Speaker 1 (29:54):
My one?
Speaker 2 (29:55):
Yeah? Yeah, of course, yeah.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
Did you like it?
Speaker 3 (29:58):
I loved it?
Speaker 2 (29:59):
I mean I just I was like, no, it's it
was amazing. It's cool because it's so like, there's lots
of characters for you to fall in love with. If
you're part of the franchise or you've been following it,
there's a whole new group of people that you can
fall in love with. And it's nice to see Cinderella
and Queen of Hearts have this relationship. Cinderella's played by
Brandy and she is my queen and we sing in
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the movie, and it was just awesome working with her
because I've followed her career since I can remember. I'm
a nineties baby, and so R and B is my thang.
Speaker 1 (30:29):
I'm going to shell out some cash for Disney Plus.
I mean, she was bitching about Disney Plus's a thing earlier,
weren't you.
Speaker 5 (30:35):
I was talking about Genie Plus at Disney World and
trying to figure out how to make it work well
with the parks.
Speaker 1 (30:41):
We don't get it.
Speaker 2 (30:42):
I know. I'm still waiting for my free pass from
Disney Plus and I've done a movie with.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
Them, and I'm kidding, You're not kidding.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
I'm like, can you guys, let me just do a
fun day in the park. No, I haven't even asked
them yet, but this is me. This isn't asking them.
Speaker 1 (30:54):
Have you ever been to Disney World?
Speaker 2 (30:56):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (30:56):
Is it awesome?
Speaker 2 (30:57):
Awesome? Are you kidding? All the fireworks that you do
and the display. I take Tiger and his kids, my
step kids now to there, and it's fun.
Speaker 3 (31:07):
There's like, there's nothing like being a kid.
Speaker 2 (31:09):
I just want to be a kid forever.
Speaker 1 (31:10):
I think going to Disney with Rita Aura would be
like the.
Speaker 4 (31:13):
Ultimately if she's dressed like the Queen of Hearts.
Speaker 1 (31:16):
Oh no, I wonder where's guys. I don't want anyone
to know what she's saying.
Speaker 2 (31:19):
Well, they shut it down. They can shut it down
for that's fancy that I don't know.
Speaker 6 (31:24):
You've been saying you're going to take us to Disney
for a long time.
Speaker 2 (31:27):
We should all go together.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
I got to play the song. I just pushed the
wrong button. We almost played someone else.
Speaker 2 (31:35):
You guys have been in this room for years, and
it's like, wait, it's not the right button.
Speaker 1 (31:38):
I don't know this this equipment. You know, the button
rarely works.
Speaker 3 (31:42):
But it does look like it's been here for a while.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
It's awful anyway, Rita, it's so great having you.
Speaker 2 (31:48):
Oh my gosh, thank you for having me and not
letting me like sit outside the room and just wait
because I was late.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
That would be so much fun. Sound no, but you know,
we know having you here.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
Imagine if you let that happen and then you would
just dig tating everything I was doing live on air,
but not actually letting me in the room to have
a chat.
Speaker 1 (32:04):
Did you pop it edible before you came out.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
I'm just delirious. I'm half asleep.
Speaker 1 (32:09):
You're awesome.
Speaker 3 (32:10):
I love you. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (32:11):
You're stunning. And the song if you haven't heard it,
when you hear it, you will do the same as
I will as I did. You will stream it multiple
billions of times.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
Well, they're going to hear it now, right, they're gonna.
Speaker 1 (32:19):
Hear it now. I don't know where you're going next,
But don't say where you're going. I don't want I
don't want people turning us off and turning you on somewhere.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
No, stay on this show. I can't wait to hear
this on the radio. Thank you so much for playing
this record. It means a lot to me.
Rita Aura is finally.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
He is here. Good morning and New York. The traffic,
you guys, we need to figure this out. Okay, I'm
so sorry. You know how much I love you, right,
and you know how much I love all of you guys.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Hi everyone, you're fine.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Fun this outfit would make you guys happy, but realistically,
there's no excuse for this.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
It's just disgusting behavior.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
Dare you? I told them I was playing a song.
I said, when Rita walks out, I gonna go, where
the f have you?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well? Good morning everyone listening. My name is Rita or
and I am late, and I really apologize, just.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
Like the Queen of hearts. I think it's fabulous, Thank you.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
That tis what we're here. We're doing a promo run.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
I'm all in red off with.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Your head, with your head. You're fine, you're fine. Let's
not spend our time together regretting the time we did
not spend together.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's oh, that's so lovely, Elvis. Deep Wait, it's eight
o four and we've hit the deep end.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
It's okay, you're fine, you're fine. No, no traffic, I
was talking about driving in today.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
You did, didn't you.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I'm still looking I'm still I need a shot up something.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
My goodness, track, Why did you do that to yourself?
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Why do we choose to live in New York? It's
the question.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Well, because it's fabulous, is it?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
It really is?
Speaker 2 (01:11):
I mean it's always been fabulous. There's nothing really like it.
I mean, I'm from London, but there's still nothing like it.
I mean every time I come here, all the shows
that I do, they're always so jam packed, Like in
the anywhere that I'm at, whether it's a small place
or like on the streets, everything is just so vibrant
and like they really appreciate talent and creativity here.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
London isn't shabby.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
London's all right, it's great.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
It's great.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Speaking of this, this a comparison between London New York.
You actually were talking about the Masked Singer. How you said,
you know, the masked Singer over there is great, but
the one here is better.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Did I say that? You? Did I say that?
Speaker 1 (01:50):
I was told you, Well, you said it's bigger.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
It is, okay, because it's a bigger country.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Bigger is better.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Hold on, Hello, America, where dreams are made of it's
basically the same. Let me just correct that before my
UK followers start thinking I lost touch.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
I'm sorry, did I just fart on the elevator.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
No, it's just you know, it's it's different.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
It's like, you know, here is like, you know, the
talent is so vast and there's so many incredible talented
people here, and so when they unmask here in the
United States, I'm just kind of like, how did they
get this person?
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Because there's such big names.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
You know, we just wrapped actually season twelve, and I
can't believe who's been behind them. I mean, I'm like
I used to sort of like listen to them growing
up when I can't speak, because I don't I.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Can't be fair, to be fair. When singers started, yeah,
they would go, You'll never guess who's behind this mask?
And you take up to mask and you're like, who
is that? I think started in the beginning.
Speaker 5 (02:47):
When it first started, I think a lot of people
didn't know what it was, and I don't think they
could get the quality that they get now.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
The concept is definitely bizarre. Yeah, you know, but I
think at the end of the day, like you've seen
the growth and I love being on the show. You know,
we've got Chong we've got Robin Thick, Jenny McCarthy or
another thing about New York is being here. When I
when I did the ball drop for New Year's I mean,
I will never forget that I hosted it this last one,
and I was just sort of like, Wow, I need
(03:13):
to be an American.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Well American. Love the new song by the way.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Oh, thank you so much. You've always been there for me,
supporting me, so thank you so much. This song is
a real great summer banger.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
I like thinking, is it's a bop?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:28):
The bop is bopping to me.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Bop is like a burb. Really make make the noise.
God you're using when you're like.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
You guys, I'm loving. I just can sit and listen
to you guys all day. Please do talk about everyone's
Just know it's the radio and here we are.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
That's what we do on the radio.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Hey, I wish everyone and we are going to if
you don't mind, get some photos you. You were so
beautiful today.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
You know I needed to hear this today. I had
a really tough night last night. You know, when you
know you've got so much going on and you can't
relax and fall asleep. Have you ever heard that that
was my day yesterday, and you just feel like you can't,
like you know, just completely quiet your mind. And that's
kind of what happened last night. I knew I had
to see you, which made me feel better because I
know because you guys are like so easy.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
Well that was yesterday and that was nast night. Today
is your day. You're so right, So yeah, you own it.
Speaker 2 (04:16):
So can you believe even people? You know, everyone goes
through this stuff, right, I think, no matter who you
are and what you do, and sometimes the day just
gets ahead of you and you're just sort of like,
I can't do anything today, you know, And I think
it's just really good to just be open and honest
about it. So if anyone's feeling like that today and
you're driving anywhere, just know that it's a choice and
you can make.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
It right exactly. And but but do not regret yesterday. Yes,
we all need a day where we kind of kick
ourselves in the yet a little bit or just like
because you need the next day today to go why
was I Why was I doing that?
Speaker 2 (04:46):
You know?
Speaker 1 (04:46):
I really should be better myself.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
And I think again, it's like when you have new
things you're putting out in the world like the film,
or I don't know the music, or if it's a
conversation you have to have with someone you know, you
start overthinking, and here we are, But we are here.
It's a new day.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
It's not even nine o'clock. I'm gonna change. We're changing
our mindsets.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
We control our minds.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Yes, it's interesting.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Let's talk about the film. Yes, the Queen of Hearts
is sitting right next to me her head.
Speaker 5 (05:10):
How it's fun was it to do Descendants? Because all
those movies look so much fun?
Speaker 2 (05:14):
I realized it was a I mean, listen, the movies
are fantastic, but I realized it was a really big
deal when you know, the trailer hit eighty nine million
views in a couple of days, and I was thinking, whoa,
this is a big, big amount of people. I loved
the films always, and this is a great transition into
something different, the Rise of Red. So I play the
Queen of Heart's iconic role Helena bum Carter and all
(05:37):
these incredible talents that have played her, and then again,
I have a daughter, which was also a reality check.
I was like, oh, this is what it feels like
to be a mum in a movie.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
In a movie, it's different when you're not in the movie.
Speaker 3 (05:50):
Yeah, I don't know.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Yeah, I mean I can see a lot of my
friends I have kids are like I'm constantly stressed.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
It's a part of it.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
But I have the I had the best time, you know,
with the car and the film. It's all original music.
It's like a musical and I've had it was just
an amazing experience. We shot it in Atlanta.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
It was fun.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
I love Atlanta.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
By the way, if you're wanting to see what Rita
is Warring wearing this morning, we are live on TikTok
and Instagram right now.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
If I can give you an explanation, it's like a big,
fluffy red what do you even call it?
Speaker 1 (06:20):
It looks like a couch.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Touch it.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
It's actually no, it's more like it's more like a
scrub the thing you scrub your body with.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It's a loofus.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
I actually thought it was like fuzzy, but it's not fuzzy.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
You know, it is a loofer.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Everyone get in line and touch Rita's ufa.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
You guys, I'm here for this.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Nice You could say, I can't read it?
Speaker 2 (06:43):
What no that's another thing.
Speaker 3 (06:46):
Well, that's why I probably give it.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
I give it back where all this stuff goes.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
So when you have an amazing outfit like this and
you're not gonna wear it again because social media ruins everything,
what do you do with it?
Speaker 2 (06:55):
I save it? I like Celine Dion does. When did
you have watched her documentary fascinating? Oh my goodness, it
was unbelievable. But she has a storage you need with
all of her clothes.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
So my Dashians do that too.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
I kind of do that all for the special things
like shows and for the oscars and things that I
feel like our memory. I just sort of like save
the dresses and the others. I either give to charity
or put on an auction for a charity.
Speaker 1 (07:20):
I just woke up and realize something. Yeah, Rita wore
something that's so special, she's going to put it in
her vault for us. She wore this for us.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
Oh you mean this loofer?
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Yes? And I said yes. We are live on TikTok
and Instagram right now at Elvis Durand's show. So if
you need to see the loofer, the living.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Loofer, hello to it. Sure is we come in detail, honey,
everything is, so I'm gonna have to make an effort
for you guys. Are you kidding?
Speaker 1 (07:47):
You did? And it's paying off. I would love for
you to walk down the streets of New York and
watch behind it. Just watched people's reaction.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
It just did actually walking into your building.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Did Do you notice when people go.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Well, sometimes I turn around on this sort of.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
Okay, that means I did well, yes, you got to
get their attention.
Speaker 6 (08:05):
Do you notice hear though, that even when you're walking
down the street looking like this, looking fabulous, people leave
you alone more than another place is Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Maybe because they don't think. I don't know. Maybe they
think that I haven't I've done an all nights, or
I haven't slept or something, because you know.
Speaker 1 (08:17):
If this is your walk of shame, walk of shame.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
But no, it's actually what I chose, and I've had
a full night sleep, so that might be questionable. Maybe
the thing with New York is I don't think anything's
out the window. You can't just I think anything goes here.
Oh yeah, you know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (08:31):
What they weren't Sex and the City back in the day,
we were all like, what the hell?
Speaker 2 (08:34):
And it's crazy you walk down the street and you
see them filming it. I mean, New York is it's mad. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
I needed to hear to hear you say that, because
if you live here, it's a it's a different thing. Yes,
And we went through a pandemic and all of that
in the city just hasn't quite bounced back to what
it was. And I have a tendency to kind of
beat the hell out of our city.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
Really I do well because maybe because you're here all
the time.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Why not, But I you don't want to beat the
hell out of yourself all day because after while, you're
gonna believe it.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I mean, it's the same thing that happened to me
this morning. That's kind of what I exactly.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
And I don't want to beat the hell out of
my city because New York City is, it is what
it is.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
And there's a lot there's a lot of people I've
known here because you know, I moved here when I
first signed my first record deal when I was about nineteen,
and I lived on alone in Brooklyn and it was
really scary. I mean, I didn't really know anyone, and
I had this huge sort of like life that was
given to me with my record label and a great apartment,
and I was looking at the Brooklyn Bridge and it
was just like a dream, and I was thinking, hello, look,
(09:34):
I didn't have anyone around me. It was a very
so my association with New York was kind of lonely
in the beginning.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
You needed that, Yeah, it was a part. It was
a part of your.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Journey, right, And so I was sort of thought, oh, gosh,
I can never live here. You need to know a
lot of people and friends, because it just that I
think the life will just pass you by in a
town like this and a city like this. And so
I came back and then I decided and I made friends,
and then you know, I've changed my whole aspect of it.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Where do you spending the most of your time?
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I'm everywhere, guys, I'm in and I'm just in a suitcase.
I mean, it's crazy, like I don't know how all
my clothes fit in the suitcase, and me as a
human body in the suitcase.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
You travel in a suitcase.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
Now, I mean technically that's kind of what I do now.
I mean, I just am a never in one place
I do. I mean, if they're like, where do you live,
I'll say London, but you know, I'm never really there
for longer than a couple of weeks, and I just
I'm leaving.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
I'm going I've got to show.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
In Portugal after this, and then in Rome and Europe
because it's festival season, so there's like a lot of festivals.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
You're working, and you're when's the last time you took
a vacation.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
I think I'm going to do on the end of
this month.
Speaker 1 (10:38):
What do you think a couple of days Asia? I
see Asia.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
So my husband Tiger, he's actually in Italy right now
with his two kids, and obviously he was like, good
luck on your crazy schedule. I'll be in Italy having
pastor and you know, he facetimes me and he's like, oh, look,
we found a piece of stuff. Like I mean, I've
never really done in Italy holiday, but that's apparently amazing.
So I'm going to do that for about five.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
You need you do that? Yeah, we just go back
from Bali.
Speaker 3 (11:02):
Yeah, I want to do that.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Bally was on f in reel.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Is it really far from here?
Speaker 1 (11:07):
It was nineteen hour flight to Singapore and then two
hour flight to Whoa. But it's okay. On the On
the Singapore airlines. You just sit there and they have
various food, you drink, you watch a bad movie.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
You know, when you know you've got somewhere to go,
that's amazing. I don't think it matters.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
When I traveled to New.
Speaker 2 (11:21):
Zealand and it took me three days to get there,
that's a lot like. No, I'm exaggerating. It took me
about four days.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
It was far from Did you enjoy the experience?
Speaker 2 (11:33):
Yes? And then I got there and I thought, wow,
it's like being on Mars. It's beautiful. That's where my
husband's from.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Guys, that's why he's from marsh husband. Yeah, yeah, he's
from Minus from Uranus.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
I've got one called Do you know? Plenty of my
best friends have a satin tattoo? You do? Why is
that because it's the closest planet to Uranus? Why not?
Speaker 1 (12:00):
All right, let's do let's let's get you to know.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Oh yeah, sorry you can. Let's do this.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
Are we playing music?
Speaker 1 (12:05):
We're gonna play your song? Do you have to leave?
Speaker 2 (12:07):
No?
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Are you late for another appointment?
Speaker 2 (12:10):
Well, now the whole day has become oh my god,
e this please? Can you guys forgive me?
Speaker 1 (12:13):
Could I tell you a few stories? One time Katy
Perry was late, was she and we put her back
in the car.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
Away first, but I think you have a.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
Well no, but here I have a very.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
And this has never happened and I will never do
this again.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
We didn't let her in the building because the show
was almost over. In no way, there was no segment
for her, so I said, don't even bother coming up.
And that happened with Nicki min But.
Speaker 4 (12:36):
Kat came back the next day.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
She did. She did, She's like, I'm.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
Sorry, Nicki Mina brought me a piece of like.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
Oh, I've got actually one in the car to you.
Speaker 1 (12:50):
Here we go getting to know you ask Rita any question, Okay.
Speaker 5 (12:57):
I want to know if you're if I know you
said home is London. But if someone says, okay, well
what do you do for downtime? What would your answer it?
Speaker 2 (13:05):
If I could sleep, it would be just to sleep.
Nothing wrong with that, you know, I'm a I love
a good sleep. Yeah, okay, we're getting us to no
read Ura, go ahead, Gandhi.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
I'm always going to be about vacationing also because you
said you're going to take a break, But do you
do adventures stuff? Are you like a bungee jumper, like.
Speaker 2 (13:21):
There's a side, like there's an itinerary on your holiday,
or just.
Speaker 6 (13:24):
You know, things that maybe your record label would say, Hey,
we don't want you to do that dangerous I do.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
I like. I like doing things like that. I like experiences.
So yes, I'll be that girl that jumps out of
a plane with you if you want. Yes.
Speaker 6 (13:34):
Okay, So you don't have you don't have a contract
that says, hey, you can't do these things.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
I say for that, but I'm shooting a movie and
things like that, but the movie's done, so so yeah, okay.
Speaker 1 (13:42):
Turn off the music. I've got questions. So when you
started to do a movie like you did, Yeah, there
are I guess insurance for insurance reasons, Well, yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
You can't like become a Formula one race car driver,
you know, I.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
Mean, how do they say that in writing? What does
it say?
Speaker 4 (13:58):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (13:59):
I think it's like insurance basically on your body.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
You can't do stupid stuff.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
Basically, like yeah, for the duration that they need you.
So it's sort of like, you know, don't do anything crazy.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
It's kind of funny that the contract I signed with
iHeart where we are now. They're encouraging me to do
like dangerous death.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
They're hoping their.
Speaker 3 (14:17):
Life to speak to the bosses up there because maybe.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
He's sitting right behind.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Oh yeah he is.
Speaker 1 (14:23):
He already has someone ready to take my.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Its like he's watching you, just waiting for the downfall.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
He's helping his evil glare will kill me.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
He's like, Oh, I guess not not today, Let's try
again tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (14:33):
I have a question from Scary for Rita or this
is from our ig TikTok lives going on in Elvis
Durrant Show. What is your dream collab because you've been
collabing with so many artists.
Speaker 2 (14:42):
Oh my goodness, well, I mean, would you guys ever
do it like a record with me? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (14:46):
Oh my gosh, yes, she's only one that can These
two can sing.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
I mean, listen, everyone can sing. It just depends on
what parts you get in the song.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Well, you know I'm in a song, oh, Elvis, remember
it takes two. Yeah, I'm basic. I'm in that one too. Wait,
hold on, I'm not showing everybody everybody how many songs?
Speaker 2 (15:04):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (15:04):
No, do you do you want to?
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Why do I don't know? This?
Speaker 1 (15:07):
May I audition for you? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (15:09):
I mean do you want to do the whole most
about situation? Wait?
Speaker 1 (15:11):
Hold on, listen to what I sounded like in the
song first?
Speaker 3 (15:14):
Okay, okay, gonna close, mind is sucking? Recognize it?
Speaker 1 (15:17):
Okay, okay, the owl that is not me? Owl is
not me? Butt, you're gonna hear? Who listen to this?
That's me? That's good. Listen right right here, right here,
that's me. It makes me Finally, will they use me?
Speaker 2 (15:37):
Sorry?
Speaker 1 (15:37):
They used me in the entire tro.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
That's not.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
I wish this was me. The owl is not me,
but the is me? Hunt here we go. Listen.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
I can't handle they edit me out?
Speaker 1 (15:58):
The hook?
Speaker 2 (16:00):
Is there like a top line or a verse or
you've heard this song before, haven't chay?
Speaker 1 (16:14):
That frigging me?
Speaker 3 (16:16):
I'm plud of you used you and.
Speaker 1 (16:20):
Used me as well. Boom box, that's me saying the
word boombox and the.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
T s you just have a samples after samples.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
I don't know about me? What do you? What do
you think about me? Let's get see?
Speaker 2 (16:35):
I mean, should I do someone that?
Speaker 3 (16:37):
What did you guys.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Thinking or something?
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah? I mean yeah, like I don't know about the spit.
Speaker 3 (16:42):
Pot, but.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
Spinning is very big, right, you can do.
Speaker 3 (16:47):
Anything you want on my records.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
You hear? Did you hear?
Speaker 1 (16:50):
Okay, enough about let's talk.
Speaker 3 (16:52):
Just get back to you, okayllab let's think for real,
for real?
Speaker 1 (16:54):
No, no, no, no, I don't want to colla well, I have
the attorneys handle that.
Speaker 2 (16:57):
But just real quick, post Malone, Shaboozy, just some just
all the kids that feel like they're just doing whatever
they want right now, which is awesome.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
I love that you and post Malone.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
You do know that? Like I look like him?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Right? You? Deny?
Speaker 1 (17:13):
What what part of you?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
Wait?
Speaker 3 (17:15):
Hold on?
Speaker 2 (17:15):
When I put tattoos on my face and I did
the whole thing, have you guys all seen my postmal
and Handoween outfit?
Speaker 1 (17:20):
No?
Speaker 3 (17:20):
No, it was so similar, were so similar.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
To post Malone that my photo became the nomination photo
for post Malone when he got nominated for the Grammars and.
Speaker 3 (17:30):
They used they used me instead.
Speaker 2 (17:32):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (17:34):
Yeah, OK, that's pretty impressive.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
I do a search right now, Rida or post Malone?
Speaker 2 (17:38):
Yeah? And can I tell you also another thing? This
was how I did my whole show. I performed like that.
It was like I did like a Halloween bash, and
I performed my full set looking like that.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Actually, you know, I find post Malone very attractive in that.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Photo right by the way, my body was like personally,
I was acting like him.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
I was I was amazing.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
I loved it anyway, So yeah, maybe I don't know
how that made him feel exactly because my photo went
absolutely everywhere.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
But he never responded directly to you.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
I can no, No, actually he didn't. So yeah, you're welcome,
sad times.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
But he follows me, he follows you.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
That's good.
Speaker 3 (18:16):
So at least he saw it.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
That's a positive.
Speaker 3 (18:17):
I think he does.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
He didn't even I had dinner with some friends us too.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
No, there was.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
There was a table of us.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Yes, there was. You remember that or you're asking me to.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
Realise you No, did we did?
Speaker 2 (18:27):
We did?
Speaker 1 (18:28):
Sarah Sarah was there.
Speaker 3 (18:29):
Yes, there was a lot of people there.
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Sarah was a couple of the iHeart crew and yeah,
we had a good time.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
It was a long time ago though.
Speaker 1 (18:39):
And Mario Carbone was there.
Speaker 6 (18:40):
Oh, it sounds like our birthday list in the morning.
It's a random assortment of people.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
It was. It was, but it was good.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
It was a food fight of some sort, it was,
and it was Yeah, you know, I'm there free food,
we didn't pay so.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
Was good complimentary? Oh okay, okay, movie and music? Yes, please,
let's let's get to work. Because Lee leipsners over there,
rolling his eyes because we're not staying on point with
the asking the questions he wants us to ask.
Speaker 2 (19:03):
Well, that's the radio pluger for you.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Lee and I have a great, great pastor.
Speaker 2 (19:07):
Hence why you've allowed me to come in a couple
of minutes late. So thank you again.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
We didn't allow you to come in late. We want
you here no matter what time you get. Don't tell
everyone that I don't want to want to be late for.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (19:17):
Okay, okay, yeah the song?
Speaker 2 (19:20):
Should we do about the song?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
I love this song getting getting to know you? You
didn't no, no, where did it go? Okay? Well asking
you shall receive? Yeah? What I did? I have this
new pickup truck. I'm a gentleman farmer now. But when
you listen to a track on your phone, you can
put it on a repeat. I repeated this this song
for over an hour.
Speaker 2 (19:41):
No, thank you.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Have you ever done that with a song? You're like,
I'm hoping my neighbor doesn't hear me. Listen to this
song five hundred times in a yeah, because they'll think
I'm a whack job. Yeah, I did that with your song.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
Oh my gosh, thank you so much. You probably got
me so many streams account every single one of them.
Speaker 3 (19:56):
I don't think so, Oh my gosh. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
I think that there's a thing when they put I'm
not quite sure, but I don't think it counts if
you put on a repeat like that.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Look, I'm not a musician, but I'll tell you why
I loved it, why I love it so much. It
made me feel good. It was definitely like a like
a gay banger, you like in the club.
Speaker 3 (20:15):
We do it for the for the girls and for
the gays.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (20:18):
Yes, I mean it's all about that. I just did this.
Speaker 2 (20:20):
I had an incredible is it kind of maybe?
Speaker 3 (20:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
My last record was really emotional. It was very sort
of like I had to really tap into my feelings
and everything, and so with this record, I didn't want
to do too much. I was like, sometimes, you know,
it's not that deep. You just want a great record
with great people that make people feel really good. And
if you followed my career over the past decade, all
my songs are sort of upbeat, dance love records that
(20:44):
are acceptance of anybody can come to the show and
be who they want to be and not feel judged.
So that's where I'm at with my music.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
I see, this is why I think, Yeah, don't be offended.
I think you would be a great parent.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
You're so sweet.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
No, no, no, I know I will be one day. Okay, okay,
and not trying to rush it. Trying to rush it.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
You and my mom, You and my mom, Elvis, Okay,
have you sparked it with my mom? Yeah, I mean
I'd love to. But that's kind of where I'm at
with my music. I just wanted to make people feel
really good and free and accepting because when I go
to a show, and actually when I went, like everybody
else on planet Earth to the Taylor swift Eras tour,
and I was in Australia and I was there with
(21:24):
Katie Perry and we were there doing separate things, but
we both went and watched Taylor and it was amazing
and I just felt like everyone around in that stadium
just felt really safe. It was just a really great
community of people and I just thought, Wow, she's done
such a good job and making people feel safe. And
now that's really kind of half of the battle, you know.
So the music you make, whatever it is, you just
(21:46):
want people to feel like they agree with you. Next
on your left and on your right side, so you
feel like you're part of something.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
Well, that definitely was quite a tour that meant safety
and meant unity. And a friend of mine went to
see the tour and just loved seeing these two little
girls sitting to his left. He saw it to it
and they were with their dad, and so it was
a she was watching this moment of a father with
his daughters and it's so cute. And then to the
(22:14):
right there was like this one single guy watching kind
of pervy in a way, like when Scary was second row,
you were second row at Taylor Swift thought and so
they all thought, who's this guy. I don't know, keep
an eye on that. But you know, it was a
room of acceptance. And but what I'm hearing you say
about this album is sometimes we need songs that don't
(22:35):
really have to dig that deep. It's okay to like
enjoy what's growing out of the surface of the earth exactly.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
And this is like a three sixty was written by
a friend of mine and made Her name is Ray
and she's like a really upcoming, incredible, like young artist
and she's from the UK and she kind of she's
just done this whole transition in music where you basically
like she wasn't getting what she wanted from her label,
and she's always wanted to be an artist, and she
was a writer for so many big, big names. And
(23:05):
I met her a long time ago, and I've always
seen her as an artist, and so I had her
come on tour with me back in twenty seventeen, and
she was like, what how I don't need people really
even know my songs like that, and I was like,
it's not about that. You want to be an artist,
will come and open up for me and like do
your thing. And it was just one of those relationships
where I've seen the struggle because I've been through it myself,
and I've also appreciated the songwriting and she's just one
(23:27):
of the best songwriters in the business. And then you know,
she sent me this record and I just thought, wow,
it's kind of crazy. Three sixties. She's won all these
awards now, so and the people respect her. She's got
huge like songs on TikTok and things like that, and
here I am now you know, seeing her shine. And
now we've got this record together. Well even though she's
a songwriter, but on it still it feels like a unit,
(23:48):
you know, like like girl power. And it's just nice
to put this record out.
Speaker 1 (23:51):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
All yeah, And she went against everyone, the labels, everything,
and she proved them all wrong.
Speaker 1 (23:57):
So these labels, who needs them?
Speaker 2 (23:59):
Oh, it's just a different time you need them, Don't
get me wrong.
Speaker 3 (24:02):
We love you guys.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
But there's also ways of working around. At Shahboozy, he's
on an independent label. You know, all these amazing artists nowadays.
You know, there's just different ways of working.
Speaker 1 (24:12):
Now, can we talk about Albanians?
Speaker 2 (24:15):
Oh my god, that's another reason why I love New York.
Shout out to all my Albanians in New York City.
Speaker 1 (24:22):
Well, okay, let's talk about all the great music that
come from Albanian.
Speaker 3 (24:25):
Yes, exactly.
Speaker 2 (24:26):
Well, there's a lot of us.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
Now, give me the list. Our friend Biby bb.
Speaker 2 (24:30):
Rex, so we love her, obviously, another huge artist, do
a leaper? She and who else? Have we got the max?
Speaker 1 (24:40):
Just four or five of you? Let's say, is that enough,
that's a lot.
Speaker 6 (24:44):
And did at twenty three and me and found out
he was Albanian.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
Who can And this is how we call people here.
Watch this. When they built his place, they didn't put
soundproofing in, so he's coming, no reason to call them,
just screaming welcome, dur hell this is it's a beautiful building.
It's falling, it's falling in this this board here will
catch on fire. Do it on time? Is ready late
(25:13):
for the length of the next interview.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
I do have a bunch of promo stuff, but you
guys do all that matches, So.
Speaker 1 (25:17):
I'm Fine's where's I think?
Speaker 2 (25:20):
Oh no, Andrea is like, you know what, you guys
are too insane and I don't want to come in
and and good news.
Speaker 6 (25:26):
If you stream something repeatedly, it does count.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
No way, that's what this is.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
So I streamed your song at least at least fifty times.
I'm an hour and a half. Thank you so much
an Albanian.
Speaker 2 (25:39):
At the end of the day, hi, I tell Albanian,
how are you feeling about your Albanians three men revolution?
Speaker 1 (25:46):
So it was actually in front of me the whole time.
My dad comes from the town in Italy is from
they speak an Italian dialect of Albanian.
Speaker 3 (25:53):
Yeah, I know, there's a whole community of that.
Speaker 1 (25:55):
So it was right in front of us the whole time.
Speaker 2 (25:57):
That is what him.
Speaker 1 (26:02):
Yeah, no, he could already do English. Yeah. By the way,
it's interesting the connection that you read Aura have with
Andrew Paglice. Well, because you were scheduled to come on
the show today and he didn't put it on My calendar.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Were coming up yesterday and we were like, yeah, right,
are you kidding?
Speaker 1 (26:21):
I had to drive into the city. I'm sorry, sorry
obviously not looking up for other Albanians.
Speaker 2 (26:27):
Also, I'm loving that this. If this has been just
off the cuff, it's been fantastic. If you haven't done
a niksul planning, no prep, yes, it's great.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
That's what we do.
Speaker 2 (26:36):
That's like why you guys are the best?
Speaker 4 (26:37):
Can I tell an Albanian story?
Speaker 2 (26:39):
Sure?
Speaker 1 (26:40):
Absolutely, Welcome to the Albanian the Bronx, which is.
Speaker 4 (26:43):
But yeah, right, and I'm part.
Speaker 5 (26:45):
You never knew that, right, I didn't actually you and Jaylor,
Yeah exactly so, and because I am not Albanian but
Yugoslavian part because all beautiful so in school, all the
Albanians let me wear their colors, the red and black. Yeah,
you were not allowed to wear red and black together
unless you are an Albanian in my high school.
Speaker 4 (27:06):
But because I was Yugoslavian, they were like, you know what,
you're close, you're allowed to and they would protect me.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Oh that's good.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Yeah, we're like that.
Speaker 1 (27:14):
I love it. It's like it's like a gangster.
Speaker 2 (27:17):
Yeah, you sounds like you seen taken, but the reality
is we are.
Speaker 3 (27:24):
We're a great group of people.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
We have your back, man, and we're just we're very,
very like strong loyal friends.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
Now, Gandhi, let's talk about relations between Albanians and Indian
and Indians.
Speaker 6 (27:34):
Oh that's a great question. I'm not really sure I
know anything about that, but I mean neither between us.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
It seems good. I need to do my history. But
I do know a little Illyrian story because that's kind
of how it all started on the Eastern Europe.
Speaker 1 (27:47):
So it's just like a heavily like a politically political.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
Actually I was found out about this through Vin Diesel, weirdly.
Speaker 1 (27:55):
Is the Albanian.
Speaker 2 (27:56):
I think he's got some sort of like everyone connects
back to Albania somehow. Okay, I'm kidding. In my dreams.
We do.
Speaker 3 (28:02):
But now he was telling me that there's there was
a lot of.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
History and he had a connection in the Illyrium sort
of upbringing. And that's when I went down a whole
sort of history hole. But thanks to Vindy's will figure
that out.
Speaker 1 (28:14):
Look at you Albanian and beautiful.
Speaker 2 (28:16):
Oh my goodness, don't make me crying blush.
Speaker 1 (28:18):
On the biggest radio show. And I know, look at
this New York City.
Speaker 2 (28:22):
Hello New York. I am rita aura in your.
Speaker 1 (28:26):
Diary before you leave. I want to do I do
want to read something to you. Yes, you know one
thing that Andrew did do the Albanian over there. He
came up with the rita aura like a little okay,
And usually Nate will sit down with our guest and
spend ten minutes of quality of time.
Speaker 3 (28:40):
We didn't have that time today.
Speaker 1 (28:41):
I didn't have that time. Sorry, so now I have
to li on this. But there was a word, the
word titular was used.
Speaker 4 (28:48):
What titular?
Speaker 1 (28:50):
Here it is she is set to portray the villainous
queen of hearts and mother of the titular character.
Speaker 3 (28:55):
Read Do you know that I've never even heard of
that word titular? Yeah, what is that word?
Speaker 2 (29:00):
It's like the title character.
Speaker 1 (29:01):
No, no, titular?
Speaker 3 (29:03):
Yeah is that what that means?
Speaker 1 (29:04):
Yeah? Okay, because we heard the t I t wor
something else.
Speaker 3 (29:09):
It means when you're important. Oh yeah, I mean I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (29:12):
I find it up with a number one acts.
Speaker 1 (29:15):
Darling, you are titular.
Speaker 3 (29:16):
I mean, I've just had the best time.
Speaker 2 (29:18):
It was. Yes, I played the Queen of Hearts and
it's just like on Disney Plus.
Speaker 3 (29:21):
Wait what days it out? July twelfth?
Speaker 1 (29:22):
They think Friday?
Speaker 2 (29:24):
Oh, yes, Friday.
Speaker 5 (29:26):
That's quick after you filmed it, Were you really going
around just saying off with your head to everybody?
Speaker 2 (29:30):
I was, And I had to train for it too,
because it's such an iconic line, and it.
Speaker 3 (29:35):
Was just let me try it.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
How you find it's done it for a couple of months.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
How do you find that grind?
Speaker 2 (29:40):
But it's all from.
Speaker 3 (29:41):
The gut, so it's sort of like off with her head. Wow,
that's pretty good.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Wow, I haven't done it in a while. I needed
to warm up. And it's also eight thirteen in the morning.
Have you seen the movie already?
Speaker 1 (29:54):
My one?
Speaker 2 (29:55):
Yeah? Yeah, of course, yeah.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
Did you like it?
Speaker 3 (29:58):
I loved it?
Speaker 2 (29:59):
I mean I just I was like, no, it's it
was amazing. It's cool because it's so like, there's lots
of characters for you to fall in love with. If
you're part of the franchise or you've been following it,
there's a whole new group of people that you can
fall in love with. And it's nice to see Cinderella
and Queen of Hearts have this relationship. Cinderella's played by
Brandy and she is my queen and we sing in
(30:21):
the movie, and it was just awesome working with her
because I've followed her career since I can remember. I'm
a nineties baby, and so R and B is my thang.
Speaker 1 (30:29):
I'm going to shell out some cash for Disney Plus.
I mean, she was bitching about Disney Plus's a thing earlier,
weren't you.
Speaker 5 (30:35):
I was talking about Genie Plus at Disney World and
trying to figure out how to make it work well
with the parks.
Speaker 1 (30:41):
We don't get it.
Speaker 2 (30:42):
I know. I'm still waiting for my free pass from
Disney Plus and I've done a movie with.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
Them, and I'm kidding, You're not kidding.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
I'm like, can you guys, let me just do a
fun day in the park. No, I haven't even asked
them yet, but this is me. This isn't asking them.
Speaker 1 (30:54):
Have you ever been to Disney World?
Speaker 2 (30:56):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (30:56):
Is it awesome?
Speaker 2 (30:57):
Awesome? Are you kidding? All the fireworks that you do
and the display. I take Tiger and his kids, my
step kids now to there, and it's fun.
Speaker 3 (31:07):
There's like, there's nothing like being a kid.
Speaker 2 (31:09):
I just want to be a kid forever.
Speaker 1 (31:10):
I think going to Disney with Rita Aura would be
like the.
Speaker 4 (31:13):
Ultimately if she's dressed like the Queen of Hearts.
Speaker 1 (31:16):
Oh no, I wonder where's guys. I don't want anyone
to know what she's saying.
Speaker 2 (31:19):
Well, they shut it down. They can shut it down
for that's fancy that I don't know.
Speaker 6 (31:24):
You've been saying you're going to take us to Disney
for a long time.
Speaker 2 (31:27):
We should all go together.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
I got to play the song. I just pushed the
wrong button. We almost played someone else.
Speaker 2 (31:35):
You guys have been in this room for years, and
it's like, wait, it's not the right button.
Speaker 1 (31:38):
I don't know this this equipment. You know, the button
rarely works.
Speaker 3 (31:42):
But it does look like it's been here for a while.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
It's awful anyway, Rita, it's so great having you.
Speaker 2 (31:48):
Oh my gosh, thank you for having me and not
letting me like sit outside the room and just wait
because I was late.
Speaker 1 (31:53):
That would be so much fun. Sound no, but you know,
we know having you here.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
Imagine if you let that happen and then you would
just dig tating everything I was doing live on air,
but not actually letting me in the room to have
a chat.
Speaker 1 (32:04):
Did you pop it edible before you came out.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
I'm just delirious. I'm half asleep.
Speaker 1 (32:09):
You're awesome.
Speaker 3 (32:10):
I love you. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (32:11):
You're stunning. And the song if you haven't heard it,
when you hear it, you will do the same as
I will as I did. You will stream it multiple
billions of times.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
Well, they're going to hear it now, right, they're gonna.
Speaker 1 (32:19):
Hear it now. I don't know where you're going next,
But don't say where you're going. I don't want I
don't want people turning us off and turning you on somewhere.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
No, stay on this show. I can't wait to hear
this on the radio. Thank you so much for playing
this record. It means a lot to me.
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