Normani hopes to inspire a new generation of black female artists.
The 29-year-old star has been busily working on new material over recent months, and Normani has revealed that she’s eventually hoping to follow in the footsteps of Beyonce, by inspiring a new generation of stars.
Normani – who first found fame as a member of Fifth Harmony, the chart-topping girl group – told Sports Illustrated: “For her to be a black woman, you know, that makes it even more special for me and encourages me and lets me know that that’s something not too big for me to dream, you know?
“Like, if she can do it, then a black girl like me can also do it, and hopefully continue to pave the way for black women for generations to come.”
Normani previously claimed that Beyonce has helped to change the landscape of the music business.
The Motivation hitmaker told Dazed magazine: “This country album for Beyonce is so important. People can say what they want to but, like, why look at a black artist and be quick to label?”
Normani would love to have a similar impact on the music industry.
She said: “That’s what I set out to do as well – like, there’s so much power in me. In the group, I didn’t recognise it – but now that I’m out of it, I recognise that it was my superpower, me in my blackness.”
Normani also revealed that she had discovered a sense of “freedom” after Fifth Harmony announced their hiatus in 2018.
The Candy Paint hitmaker – who starred in the group alongside Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Camila Cabello – said: “There’s a sense of freedom I have that I’ve been waiting for, a weight lifted – me just being able to be Normani, before I’m anything else.
“I’ve grown so much in my tastes, the things that I like are very different than the things I liked before, but I think it’s a perfect hybrid of past and present.”