00:00We're at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, and we're with Bebe Rexha, and we love seeing you.
00:03I honestly feel like I'm seeing an old friend every time I see you on the carpet.
00:06I know. Hi, guys.
00:06Hi. How are you?
00:07How are you?
00:08Yes.
00:09Excited to be here.
00:09Yes. You just released a new song, Girls, which we love the song.
00:13There was a little bit of controversy around it, but I feel like it was a Girls Empowerment song.
00:18Why did you want to work on that collaboration?
00:20Because it's true to me, and I think everybody has their own opinions on it,
00:23but I feel like whoever's on the song, it's true to us,
00:28and what we, you know, we all like girls, so I feel like it's fine.
00:34It's such an incredible song, and there's a lot of cool, exciting things happening.
00:37The music video is so dope.
00:38So I feel like when people see the music video, I feel like it's going to really change the message
00:42of it,
00:42and it's going to be really special.
00:44Yeah.
00:44I can't wait.
00:45Now, that was such a fun collaboration.
00:46Is there any collaborations coming up next for you?
00:49My album.
00:50Yeah.
00:51My album Expectations is coming out June 22, and I have Tory Lanez on there.
00:55I have Quavo, so there's a lot of cool things.
00:57Oh, I love it.
00:57We're so excited for the album.
00:58Before we let you go, what are you excited for tonight?
01:00Oh, my God.
01:01Janet, J-Lo, Camila.
01:03Like, come on.
01:04I think tonight's going to be really amazing.
01:05Oh, I love it.
01:06Ariana.
01:06Opening the show.
01:07We're so excited, too.
01:08I'm so excited.
01:08I know.
01:09Oh, well, Bebe, we love you so much.
01:10Thanks again for stopping by.
01:11Thanks for stopping by so much.
01:12Have fun.
01:13Bye.
01:13She looks great.
01:13I love this look.
01:14Oh, I love the little frills.
01:15Her look, I mean, if you guys can see, she has, like, a whole neckline happening with, like,
01:20a glittery earring.
01:21I do feel like Bebe and I are kind of channeling the same sort of vibe.
01:24You really are.
01:24I was going for the little floofy sleeves, and I think she was, too.
01:26Yeah, yes.
01:27Now, I will say it is 100 degrees out here, so she's got to be a little warm as we
01:30are.
01:30She's committed to that look, for sure.
01:32But she commands room every time she's in it, and I absolutely adore her.
01:35It is, like, a long, beautiful black dress, and it has a nice train, too.
01:37Yeah.
01:38Give me royal wedding vibes.
01:38Wait, so, Em, tell me about your dress, because we obviously had a lot of conversations about
01:42our wardrobe tonight.
01:43Yes, thanks for asking, Ari.
01:45So, I wanted to really play into the Las Vegas theme, so I wanted to go kind of a deep
01:48V,
01:48some nice, fluffy sleeves, and we are dressed from Revolve, so huge shout-out to our friends
01:52at Revolve for making us feel beautiful tonight.
01:54And tell me a bit about your dress here.
01:56Yes, I wanted to go Vegas big, so I was like, I'm going big or go home, so I did
01:59this, like,
01:59lime green sequin number.
02:01I feel very Vegas-y tonight.
02:02Now, also, the jewels are really fun.
02:03They're from Sterling Forever, which we love.
02:05Kind of got some nice spikes going.
02:07Yes.
02:07But we went a little subtle on the jewelry, because I feel like we went a little crazy
02:10with the dresses.
02:11Totally, and we had so much fun getting ready.
02:12We were at the Palms Hotel, where we're staying in Vegas, and it has been such a fun weekend.
02:17We actually, we have gotten really no sleep, you guys, because as soon as we landed Friday
02:21night, we literally went straight to the bar, got two bottles of rosé, stayed up all night
02:24to watch the royal wedding.
02:25I'm not joking.
02:26We actually had a pajama party, and we left it, I woke up at 6.30 a.m. in New
02:30York time,
02:30and then when we went to bed, it was literally 6.30 a.m. New York time.
02:33But we had the most incredible time, and yeah, thanks to the Palms for having us.
02:36It was so much fun.
02:37We were in their restaurant, literally live streaming on our producer's phone while we
02:40were getting ready to go up to our room.
02:41It's been so much fun in Vegas.
02:43And we've just been so excited for this red carpet.
02:45Like we said, the BBMAs are such a fun red carpet, because it's all about the music, and
02:50who's streaming, and who's listening to what, and new artists.
02:53I mean, it's a blast.
02:54I love it.
02:55Well, we are having so much fun.
02:56We'll be here.
02:56We're on the 2018 Billboard Music Awards red carpet.
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