{"id":721564,"date":"2026-04-14T00:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-opener-nali-makes-freeform-rampb-for-lovers-with-a-backbone\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:05:15","slug":"the-opener-nali-makes-freeform-rampb-for-lovers-with-a-backbone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-opener-nali-makes-freeform-rampb-for-lovers-with-a-backbone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opener: Nali makes freeform R&amp;amp;B for lovers with a backbone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea770de34\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-opener-nali-makes-freeform-rampb-for-lovers-with-a-backbone\/#The_East_Flatbush_natives_jazzy_ballads_chase_after_romance_without_compromise_on_her_2025_EP_I_Love_Nali\" >The East Flatbush native\u2019s jazzy ballads chase after romance without compromise on her 2025 EP I Love Nali.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_East_Flatbush_natives_jazzy_ballads_chase_after_romance_without_compromise_on_her_2025_EP_I_Love_Nali\"><\/span>The East Flatbush native\u2019s jazzy ballads chase after romance without compromise on her 2025 EP <i>I Love Nali<\/i>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279473\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1041_jgpinz\/nali.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The Opener: Nali makes freeform R&amp;B for lovers with a backbone\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Nali.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      Alondra Buccio \/ via publicist.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279469\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>The Opener is The FADER\u2019s short-form profile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of casual conversations with exciting new artists.<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Nali doesn\u2019t believe in clich\u00e9s like \u201cright person, wrong time.\u201d The Brooklyn singer is firmly committed to romance on her 2025 EP <i>I Love Nali<\/i>, whether hopping on a flight to a distant paramour or ringing her man just to hear his voice when she\u2019s \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kDc6aiP_Vpo\">crossfaded<\/a>.\u201d But it would be a mistake to lump her in with head-over-heels ingenues or TikTok lover girls \u2014 Nali is looking for a partner, not a liability, and isn\u2019t going to lower her standards for anyone (just take a listen to \u201cgood day\u201d).\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279475\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nali - Stoop Sessions #2 - [ Journal Entry Live Performance ]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G8Yk6RiFzl8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279470\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The 23-year-old\u2019s freeform R&amp;B pulls heavily from jazz and reggae, an evident product of her upbringing as a third-generation musician in East Flatbush. Her delicate vocals pirouette through expansive soundscapes across <i>I Love Nali<\/i>, the BPM dialing up and down with her feelings. Occasionally her songs recall Kehlani at her most wholesome or Liv.e at her poppiest, but only briefly. I\u2019m especially partial to the wistful, OG Ron C-channeling \u201ci.m.u.\u201d and the crush-struck rush of \u201call day,\u201d which sounds like second date drinks on a sunny afternoon.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Nali has spent much of the spring on tour with Jordan Ward; the Brooklyn native\u2019s also been working on her first album <i>I Hate Nali<\/i>, releasing new single \u201cMaybe\u201d with Coi Leray at the end of February.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279474\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nali - \u201cMaybe\u201d Featuring Coi Leray (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nFkkKQ2mXiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279471\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The FADER caught up with Nali over email to chat about <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> tattoos, the Octavia Butler novel she\u2019s been reading lately, and the real meaning behind her 2020 song \u201cDon\u2019t Call.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279477\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/EE1A8014-C862-40B1-B2B6-BA7898A8BE39_1_1_cikwxe\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The Opener: Nali makes freeform R&amp;B for lovers with a backbone\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Alondra Buccio<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279476\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s the coolest thing to do in your hometown?<\/b> <br \/>The coolest thing to do is go to a block party, there\u2019s nothing like a Brooklyn block party.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>Tell us about the first album you bought and why.<\/b><br \/>The first album I bought was XXXTENTACION\u2019s 2018 album <i>?<\/i>. Super random, I was getting on a flight and I needed to listen to something and I decided to buy that album. Now randomly it\u2019ll just start playing bc it\u2019s still in my phone, really nostalgic. \u201cInfinity (888)\u201d is still my favorite.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What was the last movie you watched?<\/b><br \/>I watched <i>Zootopia 2<\/i>, it was amazing, I love love loooove <i>Zootopia<\/i>. Actually one of my favorite films oddly enough.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>When you\u2019re not making music, how do you spend your free time?<\/b><br \/>I\u2019m either reading this book by Octavia Butler, it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> fiction called <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilith%27s_Brood\">Dawn<\/a><\/i>, or watching <i>Sex in the City<\/i>, I&#8217;m obsessed with that show right now. Or I\u2019m spending time with friends and family.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279484\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nali - Options [Official Music Video]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RIcfFrg7x70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279481\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s the best thing you\u2019ve bought for $100 or less?<\/b><br \/>Curry goat with white rice and sweet plantain from Nostrand Ave.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s the ideal level of fame and why?<\/b><br \/>Whatever Michael Jackson had going on, because maybe then his spirit can anoint me to dance like him.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Best advice you\u2019ve gotten?<\/b><br \/>How you treat yourself is how people will learn to treat you, so treat yourself better.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Worst advice you\u2019ve gotten<\/b><br \/>\u201cDo it for the plot\u201d &#8212; chile! NEVER AGAIN!\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279479\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nali - Don&#039;t Dial (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5hiE47M_zH8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279478\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>Explain a lyric of yours that people misunderstand.<\/b><br \/>In \u201cDon\u2019t Dial,\u201d I get questions of what I\u2019m talking about. I wrote that song in 2020 when the BLM movement was h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening and police brutality was rampant. If you listen to the lyrics from that perspective you\u2019ll probably understand my lyrics better.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s a song you\u2019d want to remix and why?<\/b><br \/>I would love to remix \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cfhN0dgU3ag\">Crust<\/a>\u201d by Flying Lotus because it\u2019s so good.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Tell us about your favorite tattoo.<\/b><br \/>My favorite tattoo is my <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uzumaki\">Uzumaki<\/a><\/i> tattoo on my arm. I got it simply because I loved the art. I never watched the anime prior to getting the tattoo but I did watch it after and loved it!\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s a motto you think everyone should live by?<\/b><br \/>\u201cEverything happens for a reason.\u201d I know some people hate that motto, but it\u2019s true. Your life is already mapped out as soon as you arrive here, every step you take is figuring out how to stay aligned with your purpose, so why spend time regretting or moping over things that may feel like it\u2019s throwing us off our track when half the time it\u2019s aligning you with your purpose in life.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279472\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Press_Image_qqjv0o\/nali-and-coi-leray.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The Opener: Nali makes freeform R&amp;B for lovers with a backbone\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Nali and Coi Leray.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      via publicist.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279482\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>Describe the best concert you\u2019ve attended.<\/b><br \/>The best concert I\u2019ve attended was 100% Rihanna\u2019s concert in 2016. It was for her <i>ANTI<\/i> album and I was14 and that woman was in the sky singing, it was amazing and she had Travis Scott open for her.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s the last thing you wrote in your notes app?<\/b><br \/>My guest list for my show on Jordan\u2019s tour. LOL\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Describe your perfect afternoon.<\/b><br \/>A picnic in Prospect Park with my friends\/family and we just hang out until it gets dark and eat great food and play <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and laugh about memories we have with each other.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What\u2019s something you\u2019re looking forward to?<\/b><br \/>I\u2019m looking forward to working on my first album and having my first headline tour.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279483\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/IMG_1042_o0w2qn\/the-opener-nali-freeform-rnb-lovers-with-backbone.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"The Opener: Nali makes freeform R&amp;B for lovers with a backbone\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Alondra Buccio<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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