Normani Talks Beyonce Comparisons, Debut Album, Future Plans, & More

Published: Tuesday 24th Sep 2019 by Sam

With her solo profile soaring, Normani is working the promo trail for viral hit ‘Motivation.’

Her latest stop was the Zach Sang radio show, where she gave great talk.

The candid, music-skewed sit-down saw the 23-year-old dish on her hotly anticipated  album debut (which she confirmed is now due in 2020), touring with Ariana Grande, and carving out her own presence in the Pop cultural landscape.

When speaking on the the latter, she  was quizzed about being compared to some of her idols – namely Beyonce. 

Check out her insightful response below…

 

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Awesome interview.

We’re actually here for Ms. Kordei pacing herself and dropping the album next year.

Tidbit: On a random note, anyone else feel like she may be involved in the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ soundtrack that Ariana is curating? Seems like it may have been the “something” she was hinting at when referencing “something” that’s coming soon from her sessions with Ari’s producers.

Your thoughts?

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  1. MissImpartial September 24, 2019

    No hate but I don’t think it’s going to happen for her. Single choices are really bad. She should have pushed Slow Down in Europe. Her team is not good.

    • Meme September 24, 2019

      All of her singles were amazing. Waves was one of the most compelling R&B tracks released with the most amazing visual. Y’all just didn’t support so she tried more of a pop song. And honestly motivation is a great song.

      I agree that it wouldn’t happen for her but it is not because of the music.

      • MissImpartial September 24, 2019

        Waves was the most boring song that I’ve heard. The hook wasn’t even memorable. The video was good though.

    • Tucker September 24, 2019

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  2. Dc September 24, 2019

    Overrated

  3. Nicky September 24, 2019

    ???

    Haters are upset!

    Rihanna was constantly compared to Beyonce when she started.

    Normani is now being constantly compared.

    A future icon in the making

    ?????????

    Meanwhile Camicky songs are projected to fall next week despite big budget videos

    ??????

    • High Price September 24, 2019

      Lmao.! Facts! But we already knew this about Camila. That single she dropped is not that good and really forgettable tbh. WHOEVER thought that song was going number 1 is a dumbass! ?

    • Dc September 24, 2019

      If she’s an icon why did motivation fall soo quickly let’s be real

    • QueenYonce September 25, 2019

      F******* is a cerified flop biatch
      Neva neva eva conpared her to superstar beyonce

      Its like

  4. 2bad2bme September 24, 2019

    Everybody hating. Look how long it took for Lizzo to catch people’s attention and her song and video been out for 2 years. Same with Rihanna she didn’t really start popping until her third album. Ya’ll think everybody supposed to come out the gate and be a huge sensation but those are the one hit wonders with a fast food microwaved career.

    • MissImpartial September 24, 2019

      Rihanna first single was a smash and No2 on Billboard. On her second album she released a number one and top ten single. She was already having chart success.

      • Paulo September 24, 2019

        #2 record but she was still selling less on the albums front than say Keyshia Cole or Teairra Mari or Amerie even. The point is it took her time to establish herself as the true cultural force that she is now so who are we to say Normani won’t happen?

      • Swirly September 25, 2019

        Rihanna never sold less than Teairra Mari or Amerie. Are you kidding me? The only time she sold less than Keyshia Cole was with her debut.

      • Paulo September 26, 2019

        Google is your friend boo… Touch and Teairra’s debut sold more and outcharted Music of the Sun. Getting mad about this is pointless and means you’re missing the point which is chart positions and sales at one point in their careers do not have to define artists’ runs and overall status.

    • Clarkson September 24, 2019

      Lizzo is talented
      Lizzo has her unique sound

      The first time I heard a lizzo song (good as hell) was during a lip sync for your life on rupaul’s drag race. I told myself this girl is a star. Her style is something we’ve not heard before

      As for Rihanna, her first song hit number 2.

      This is 2019, no record label is going to keep pumping money into an arist if she doesnt deliver,

      nobody is going to wait 3 whole albums for u to pop or find your sound as a musician, if u dont dont make an impact on ur first album u are done, they will move on to the next pop girl.

      Normani is basic as hell. her sound is basic, her look is basic, she performs like a cheerleader. if her next single doesnt blow up, she’s done.

      • MissImpartial September 24, 2019

        Why do you want Normani to fail?

      • Paulo September 24, 2019

        Because this troll ho is a racist hater who knows how to bait.

      • Clarkson September 24, 2019

        I dont want normani to fail, I want her to win but we also want good songs from her which she isnt giving us.

        You guys keep comparing her to beyonce, if Normani was intelligent she would be upset. If people compare u to another artist it means ur not original, it means u are copying from that artist. Copy cats never succeed in the entertainment industry.

        Rihanna became Rihanna when she shed her beyonce imagine during her good girl gone bad era.

        The best career decision Rihanna made was distancing herself from the beyonce comparison, distancing herself from the beyonce image etc. Rihanna created her own path for herself , Now look at Rihanna today, she is richer than Beyonce and has more number 1’s

        If normani was smart she will distance her self from anything beyonce and create her own lane and path.

      • ? Jasmine’s Grape Juice ? ? September 25, 2019

        @Clarkson aka Normani’s Biggest FAN….NEVER FORGET Janet Jackson did not pop until her 3rd album! Don’t get too caught up on Camilla vs Normandi. It aint that serious. I wish there were younger NEW versions of Whitney Houston, Luther , Michael & Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, Usher, Toni Braxton, Lauryn Hill, etc on the charts right now but there isnt so that really means is music ain’t $H1T right now! U arguing about CHICKEN $H1T!

    • High Price September 24, 2019

      So true! Janet Jackson did hit it Big out the gate either! And now she’s a self-made Legend! So this comment is facts asf!

    • Maxx September 24, 2019

      Exactly!! She’s young and she has time to perfect her talents & see which lane she wants to ride in. She will be alright…people are sickening with this hate…what are YA’LL trying to do?

      • Clarkson September 24, 2019

        The way yall are talking as if normani a new NEW artist.
        She was in a girl group for several years. Her being in that girl group was supposed to develop her talent and sound, instead normani is releasing amateur throw away pop songs likes motivation.

        Stop trying to Make fetch happen. The public isnt going to wait several years and several albums for her to find her lane or develop her “talent”
        New pop girls are cropping up every day, if Normani doesnt deliver now she will be tossed aside just like tinashe.

  5. Clarkson September 24, 2019

    “Viral hit motivation ”

    Lol. The song is tumbling down the charts after all the hype and free promo and shout outs from 100 different celebrities on Instagram and Twitter.

    Stop comparing Normani to beyonce, beyonce didnt have several flop debut singles. Beyonce came out with a BANG, crazy in love was a number 1 hit.

    Face it, she is never going to happen. I’m sorry.
    Motivation is also flopping in international markets.

    Doing flips and kicks isnt enough to make u a superstar in 2019. Sorry

    • Nicky September 24, 2019

      So so sorry!!!

      Camicky’s new singles are flopping and won’t be outpeaking Motivation

      Karma is a B I T C H ????

      • HavanaONana September 25, 2019

        She did mutliple times

        Dont compare Normani to Camila

        Normani is just starting
        Camila is already a superstar in the making with mega hits after mega hits
        5x wealthier
        Globally famous than her other fifth harmony group

    • ? Jasmine’s Grape Juice ? ? September 25, 2019

      Clarkson is arguing about CHICKEN $H1T.

    • QueenYonce September 25, 2019

      Motivation flopped hard in the charts
      Normani has no star appeal
      Boring and basic
      Her fans are arrogant and attacking other artist especially Beyonce, tinashe, lizzo and other fifth harmony

  6. Nicky September 24, 2019

    38 Million Followers and no one is buying or streaming.

    #poorcamicky

  7. Clarkson September 24, 2019

    YouTube views

    Normani
    Motivation- 51 million views (released 1 month 9 days ago)

    Camila
    Shameless- 45 million views ( released 15 days ago)

    Let’s not forget normani’s video had hype and free promo and shout outs from 100 different celebrities on Instagram and Twitter. She also performed this song at the vmas. So are her YouTube views so low?
    Its dissappionting

    • Nicky September 24, 2019

      38 million Followers and that’s it????

      ?????????????

      No replay value from her own “fans” as evidenced on Spotify and iTunes

      ?????????????

  8. Tyty September 24, 2019

    Motivation is atop 20 hit in Uk dunno why she ain’t in Europe doing her thing… she is a future star she needs the right music. But it doesn’t happen immediately. She can be a leader in the new crop of pop stars… work on your voice Normani and getting the right producer.

    • Clarkson September 24, 2019

      Max Martin is one of the greatest producers of all time, he produced motivation, so why didnt motivation hit the top 20 after all the hype and free promo from different celebrities on Instagram and Twitter

      Calvin Harris is an amazing producer , he produced checklist and slow dow , so why didn’t any of the songs take off?

      Normani has been given the right formula that most new pop are never given but she’s still flopping why?

      • Pat September 24, 2019

        That doesn’t mean his sound is the one for her.

      • Tyty September 24, 2019

        Hey jobless demon… why you so pressed like panini over Normani if she is such a failure why you so heated writing essays all over this post. 5 comments you’ve left?? You ain’t got nothing better to do? Repeating yourself over and over you trying convince yourself or others? You need a mental health evaluation you’re a booty bandit that hates black women cause you want to be them. Get a job, a life outside of this blog and Normani. You’re so pathetic it’s pitiful. You’re ranting on about producers as of just because their good it means she is the right artist for their material. What you gone do if Normani does become successful? Commit s******? Go seek help it’s beyond a joke how sad your existence is. Even a demonic entity like you should have some dignity.

  9. Clarkson September 24, 2019

    Camila cabello received 3 Latin Grammy nominations
    Song of the year
    Record of the year
    Best pop song

    A legend in the making.

    • Nicky September 24, 2019

      ???????????

      And won’t win

  10. #Formulation September 24, 2019

    I can’t see her making it big in music. .. girl should be a model or actress

  11. Paulo September 24, 2019

    And you know what I usually ignore Clarkson’s attention seeking and trolling but the proof is in the pudding – after all the hype around Cuntmilla Crowbello’s #1 she still did exactly the same numbers Fifth Harmony did on the Billboard Hot 200. As soon as Shawn Mendes is done with this fake relationship she will be gone for good and Rosalía’s English language debut with actual vocals and dancing will be the final nail in her coffin.

    • Nicky September 24, 2019

      ?????????

      All FACTS!!!

  12. Okay? September 24, 2019

    Never give up; she got this!??

  13. Charli Cheer Up September 25, 2019

    Comparisons are common when you’re new. Normani has to tackle being compared to Beyonce AND her 5H bandmates so her career trajectory up will be a bit slow but once she works hard she’ll be the pop industry’s next big thing in 3 years time. From coming third in DWTS to collabs with artists like Sam Smith and 6ines, now with Ariana Grande this girl is going places soon!

  14. ? Jasmine’s Orange Juice ? September 25, 2019

    Who is she? She looks like a man

  15. QueenYonce September 25, 2019

    F******* look like Azelia Banks

    She is no Beyonce

  16. S.U.P.E.R.S.T.A.R.!. September 25, 2019

    God bless this child but she will never in this lifetime or the next be the next Beyonce. This is coming 100% from a NON-BEYONCE fan.

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