Chatting it up with Greg about her excitement for “culture's biggest night,” while at the 2024 BET Awards Andra Day expressed, “It's beautiful and it's Black, so it's all the things that I love,” going on to note, “I'm presenting tomorrow too, so I'm actually excited.”

Aside from her excitement to present the award for Best R&B, Andra is hype about her latest release, her second album and first in nine years, released on May 10th.

“So we have a tour coming up that starts August 9th,” Day shared, adding, “We're also performing at the Napa Jazz Festival."

Andra also shared that she has a couple of movie releases coming up as well: “The movie that Lee (Daniels) and I filmed releases August 30th, and then the other movie that Titus Kafar and I did, We're Exhibiting Forgiveness releases in September.”

Also talking about not wanting to be put in a box, and having the creative freedom to take on any project her heart desires, Andra said, “I feel like I always tell people, I'm like, people try to put you in a box, right? If you sing, you're a singer. If you produce, you're a producer, if you act, you're an actor, you're, but the truth is we're artists, which means we reflect the times, you know, we're conduits.”

She continued, “So I think the worst thing we can do is limit ourselves to one medium when it's like, we might be meant to be used this way in a different season of our lives. I like to stay open to those things, you know what I mean?”

Listen to Andra's full chat with Greg Street above.

Words by Maia Kedem Interview by Greg Street

Chatting it up with Greg about her excitement for “culture's biggest night,” while at the 2024 BET Awards Andra Day expressed, “It's beautiful and it's Black, so it's all the things that I love,” going on to note, “I'm presenting tomorrow too, so I'm actually excited.”
Aside from her excitement to present the award for Best R&amp;B, Andra is hype about her latest release, her second album and first in nine years, released on May 10th.
“So we have a tour coming up that starts August 9th,” Day shared, adding, “We're also performing at the Napa Jazz Festival."
Andra also shared that she has a couple of movie releases coming up as well: “The movie that Lee (Daniels) and I filmed releases August 30th, and then the other movie that Titus Kafar and I did, We're Exhibiting Forgiveness releases in September.”
Also talking about not wanting to be put in a box, and having the creative freedom to take on any project her heart desires, Andra said, “I feel like I always tell people, I'm like, people try to put you in a box, right? If you sing, you're a singer. If you produce, you're a producer, if you act, you're an actor, you're, but the truth is we're artists, which means we reflect the times, you know, we're conduits.”
She continued, “So I think the worst thing we can do is limit ourselves to one medium when it's like, we might be meant to be used this way in a different season of our lives. I like to stay open to those things, you know what I mean?”
Listen to Andra's full chat with Greg Street above.
Words by Maia Kedem Interview by Greg Street

Audio & Interviews from V-103 in Atlanta.

Audio &amp; Interviews from V-103 in Atlanta.

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