The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) have been a prime platform for stars on the precipice of a career release, amongst them Katy Perry, who hosted in 2008, Bebe Rexha (2016), Rita Ora (2017), and Hailee Steinfeld (2018). For the 2019 display broadcasting stay from Seville, Spain, Becky G will cope with emcee duties. The singer and actress are also nominated inside the high-quality pop category and Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Shawn Mendes, and the Jonas Brothers.
Since coming onto the scene as a 14-yr-vintage almost a decade in the past, Becky G has made go-cultural collaborations her calling card. The viral sensation “Chicken Noodle Soup” with K-Pop artist J-Hope and ‘Como No’ utilizing Akon. Indeed, Becky G comfortably admits that “it’s been a minute,” seeing that she labored inside the English market.
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Becky positioned her mainstream efforts on hold in 2014 at the heels of such hit data as “Shower” and “Can’t Stop Dancin” with a purpose to embrace her Latino roots and immerse herself absolutely into such genres as Latin pop and reggaeton. It turned into then that she started participating with artists like Pitbull, Maluma, Natti Natasha, and C Tangana, yielding smash hits that catapulted the Mexican-American artist into a worldwide sensation.
Following information of her EMAs gig, Becky spoke with Variety about her today’s professional milestones.
When did the EMAs hosting provide come in, and what was your response?
It turned into pretty recent. There were already talks about my participation within the display, and once the ideas were thrown out, they said, “Why don’t we just have Becky host?” I turned into geeked out. It became insane.
Are you feeling anxious approximately the task at hand?
I don’t need to sound too large-headed, but I commenced operating in the industry at a totally younger age, and I’ve had the pride of being part of plenty of cool award shows. So I feel that a variety of the possibilities I’ve had in the past have organized my grade by grade for what will be one of my largest reviews yet. I experience pretty stage-headed; quite excited, quite organized.
What are you doing to get geared up for one of these big moments?
There is lots of responsibility that includes: memorizing lines, back-up plans… we are arriving a pair of days in advance with the intention of the training session the complete show, and it’s going to be clearly brilliant. The nerves aren’t as present; there’s more pleasure.
You’re additionally nominated for first-class pop?
Yes! Total freakout moment! I had no idea that became coming. I’ve been living inside the Latin World for the last 5 years, so I hadn’t seen my name aspect by using facet with Anglo artists in a minute like Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, so that’s pretty rad.
You’re getting your toes wet with different kinds of genres as properly. Tell us about your collaboration with BTS’ J-Hope and the viral sensation this is “Chicken Noodle Soup.” I will supply all the credit scores to J-Hope on this. He became the one that located me; He had the tune; He had been looking to launch it before he had even delivered it to my team and me. Being part of this entire Latin motion, it’s very just like what’s occurring with K-Pop. It’s taking over, and it’s a movement that clearly shows the sector that track is a well-known language.
Speaking of typical languages, what do you suspect it’s far approximately Latin beats that attract those in other genres like pop, R&B, and hip-hop?
It is going to return to the tune being for every person. One factor that I love so much approximately my Latino way of life is that we adore sharing everything — our song, our food, we’re like family. People can clearly experience that our music is meant to be enjoyed in the masses, whether it’s own family parties, a club, concerts or fairs.
At the EMAs, you’ll be representing Mexican-Americans and Latinos. What impact do you assume it to have?
This is large. It’s a massive possibility for me to reintroduce myself to English-speaking audiences, maybe: “This is who I am now. This is what I am as much as.” Also, it’s putting myself in a distinctive mild. Many people have visible me as an actress, as a singer, as a rapper, and now they’ll have seen me as a host.
