Key Takeaways:

• Normani revealed her admiration for 5 legendary ladies who influenced her musical journey.
• Her picks got here throughout a sit-down with Ciara on “Level Up Radio,” the place in addition they mentioned their “Ecstasy (Remix)” collab.
• Ciara added Mýa as her personal honorable point out, sharing a private story about writing for her at age 15.

Ciara’s “Level Up Radio” returned for its second season with a really particular visitor: Normani. During Wednesday’s (Oct. 22) episode, the 2 exchanged loads of compliments, mentioned their latest “Ecstasy (Remix)” collab, and, in one of many sit-down’s highlights, the DOPAMINE artist revealed her Mount Rushmore of feminine singers and dancers.

When Ciara requested her to call her picks, Normani instantly answered, “Janet [Jackson], you, Tina Turner.” After pondering for a second, she added, “Let’s see, who else? [Beyoncé],” to which the “Goodies” hitmaker responded, “That’s a good one.”

Normani paused for a bit earlier than squeezing in yet another R&B icon on her record: “I’ma throw in Teena Marie.” CiCi reacted, “OK, that’s a real classic, unexpected one.” The Houston-bred singer defined that she “grew up” listening to Marie, main Ciara to jokingly tease her for not rising up on 112 — the R&B group identified for “Cupid” and “Anywhere” — as effectively.

Ciara later gave a particular shoutout to Mýa as her honorable point out. “She was so dope,” she shared. “Growing up, she was actually someone that I wrote for when I was really young, and I was just starting to really work as a writer or develop my penmanship. I was 15 years old.” Check out the complete clip under.

Having Normani on “Level Up Radio” made excellent sense, particularly since “Ecstasy (Remix)” marked her second function since DOPAMINE — the primary being Khalid’s “Personal” final yr. Also featured on the CiCi (Deluxe) monitor was Teyana Taylor, whom Ciara mentioned she was thrilled to have be part of the report.

“I feel like collaboration was different [back] then,” Normani mentioned. Ciara responded, “It was really common, right? That’s why, for me, it’s nostalgic when we got together to do ‘Ecstasy’ — me, you, and Teyana — because it’s kind of what I grew up loving.”