Queens singer Nia Monet ( @NiaMonét ) joins the Star Blaze Music News Podcast to talk about her journey as an artist, growing up in Queens, learning to embrace collaboration, navigating rejection, love, self-growth and what's coming next.Nia shares the story of auditioning for Young Nala in *The Lion King* as a child, not getting the role, and later returning to the Apollo Theater for Amateur Night — where she won. She reflects on how those early experiences taught her resilience and helped shape the way she approaches music today.She also opens up about what performing onstage brings out of her, why she tells herself to "be a kid" before performing, the importance of putting yourself out there as an artist, and how relationships and connections have helped her career.Later, Nia gets into love and heartbreak, protecting her peace, dealing with self-criticism, finding ways to recenter herself, and the inspiration behind her upcoming project — a new body of work centered around love, heartbreak and letting go.Watch the full conversation and subscribe to Star Blaze Music News for more artist interviews, performances and conversations from emerging voices in music.www.starblaze.coFOLLOW NIA MONETInstagram: @niamonetcTikTok: @niamonetcYouTube: @niamonetHOSTED BY TREYZISInstagram / YouTube: @treyzisFOLLOW STAR BLAZE MUSIC NEWS / SBMNInstagram: @starblazemusicnewsWebsite: https://starblaze.co/news/Subscribe to SBMN for artist interviews, live performances, music conversations and stories from the artists and creatives shaping music and culture.#NiaMonet #SBMN #artistinterviews