The 21-year-old singer spoke about her beau Matthew Hussey, her personality, and more.
On the two sides of her personality: “Basically, there’s the me that I really am, on the inside, which is the nerdy one—the kind of introverted, shy one—and then there’s the sexy, overly confident one, doing great dance moves and being super sassy.”
On her beau: “He’s so similar to me. In person, we’re just weird and silly and stupid together. He makes me the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.”
On rumors she’s will star as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story: “I don’t think so… I know exactly who I am, and I know what I want to do. I’m just not ready to give up that voice for something else right now.”
While attending the Billboard’s 2018 Live Music Summit Panels on Tuesday (November 13), the 20-year-old performer opened up about getting advice on performing from Taylor.
Before their first show, Taylor asked Shawn if he was nervous – and he said he was because he was terrified about messing.
Taylor then explained to him that everyone in the audience was there to have fun – and that nobody was there to judge.
“Since that moment, I really learned what it meant to be a performer,” Shawn shared. “It wasn’t about being perfect; it was about enjoying it. … She went onstage every night to have fun and enjoy it, because that’s what a live show is about.”
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“Nastia and Matt have mutually and amicably ended their relationship,” Nastia‘s rep confirmed to the outlet.
They added that they “split over the summer.”
Since the split, Nastia has went on to launch Grander Sports, which is a global community created to help empower the next generation of female athletes.
After dropping her newest single, “Ruin My Life”, the 20-year-old Swedish musician opened up about what fans could expect on the album.
“I’m such an outspoken feminist, quite a radical one with my opinions,” Zara says of the subjects. “But we’ve all been there – at least my friends have and everyone I know – where you know you shouldn’t go back to that person, whatever, I’m still going to text this person at 3 a.m after three drinks.”
She adds that she’s not shying away from being authentically her on the record, either.
“I know that I have to be responsible for what I say in my songs. Pop – or any form of pop culture, really – shifts the culture surrounding different issues,” she shared. “How we view things and what’s acceptable can change…I get the idea of wanting to only do really powerful, uplifting songs towards women, but I’m a human being and I can get my heart broken.”
Zara added, “…I should be able to express my feelings by being me, and hopefully other girls can relate, without that making me a bad feminist.”
“‘Voices In My Head’ sets the tone for the album,” Ashley explained. “I’m really proud of it. I would say it’s the most authentic thing I’ve ever done in my career.”
Stay tuned for Ashley‘s full interview and if you haven’t heard it yet, listen to the song now on JJJ!
