Following her three Grammy nominations, Muni Lengthy is feeling… nicely, she’s not so certain but.
“I believe every thing that’s occurring proper now’s surreal,” she shared with Billboard R&B/hip-hop reporter Neena Rouhani in a brand new Billboard Information video interview. “I undoubtedly have a delayed response.”
The “Hrs & Hrs” singer is up for 3 Grammys, together with greatest new artist, greatest R&B tune and greatest R&B efficiency for her breakout hit. “Watching the Grammys nominations on YouTube, I used to be like ‘sure!’” she exclaimed. “I used to be like, ‘I’m wondering when it’s gonna hit me?’ After which I simply burst out crying for like 5 minutes.”
The 34-year-old artist noticed nice success together with her 2021 viral hit “Hrs & Hrs,” following an already strong profession as a songwriter for large singers together with Rihanna, Ariana Grande and Chris Brown. “Hrs & Hrs” spent three weeks atop Billboard‘s Sizzling R&B Songs chart, whereas her newest album Public Shows of Affection: The Album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200.
Lengthy additionally set the document straight concerning the widespread mispronunciation of her moniker, which Olivia Rodrigo pronounced as “mooney” in the course of the Grammys nominee announcement stream. “I have a tendency to not right folks once they get it unsuitable as a result of as soon as they learn how you really pronounce it, they’ll by no means do it once more,” she advised Billboard. “They mispronounced Beyoncé at first and now everybody is aware of who she is.”
Lengthy expressed particular pleasure for her “coveted 4” greatest new artist nomination, noting it was the one she actually wished. She says she was just a little nervous, contemplating that everybody doesn’t think about the longtime songwriter to be new. “On this iteration of myself as Muni Lengthy — it’s a character, a persona that I’ve created, nevertheless it’s additionally the true me,” she stated. “As a songwriter, it’s a must to be a sure approach to be able to be invited again. You possibly can’t take up an excessive amount of area. I spent the primary 15 years of my profession attempting to be favored and probably not being myself.
“To be acknowledged by my friends as probably the greatest new presences,” she went on, “It was similar to, ‘Wow.’”
Watch the complete video interview with Lengthy above.
