Normani Names Ciara, Beyoncé, And More In Her “Mount Rushmore” Of Female Singers And Dancers

Normani was a very special guest on Ciara’s “Level Up Radio” for its second season. During the Wednesday episode on October 22, the two exchanged plenty of compliments, talked about their recent “Ecstasy (Remix)” collaboration, and, in one of the sit-down’s highlights, the DOPAMINE artist revealed her Mount Rushmore of female singers and dancers.

Normani immediately responded to Ciara’s request, naming Janet Jackson, herself, and Tina Turner as her choices. She paused for a moment before saying, “Let’s see, who else?” To which the “Goodies” singer then replied, “That’s a good one.”

Normani took a brief pause before adding another renowned R&B artist to her list: “I’m going to throw in Teena Marie.” CiCi responded, “That’s a genuine classic and a surprising choice.” A singer from Houston stated that she had been listening to Marie since childhood, prompting Ciara to jokingly claim that she had not grown up on 112, which is an R&B group famous for songs such as “Cupid” and “Anywhere”.

Ciara then gave a special mention to Mýa as her honorary mention. “She thought she was extremely talented,” she shared. “As a child, she was the person I drew inspiration from when I was initially beginning my writing career, and I was still honing my writing skills.” At the age of 15, I was.” Watch the complete video clip that follows.

Having Normani on “Level Up Radio” made perfect sense, especially considering her second feature since DOPAMINE was “Ecstasy (Remix)”, which followed her first feature, Khalid’s “Personal”, last year. Featuring on the CiCi (Deluxe) track was Teyana Taylor, with Ciara expressing her enthusiasm at having her join the record.

Normani believes that the collaboration process was distinct at that time. It was quite ordinary, wasn’t it? For me, it’s nostalgic when we would get together to do “Ecstasy” — me, you, and Teyana — because it’s kind of what I grew up loving.