The Julia Show

On the heels of her brand new single "Red Flags,” and as she gets ready to drop her latest album Amelia on March 3, Mimi Webb called in to catch up with Audacy’s Julia.

Discussing everything from details behind the making of her album and  her plans for this upcoming year, to all of her biggest red flags in relationships, driving etiquette, and even bathroom standards.

Talking to Julia just days after “Red Flags” dropped, Mimi said “it’s just been amazing,” when describing how she feels about it all. “I’m just so excited and it’s so great to be back with a new song at the top of the year.”

After getting rave reviews on tracks from the likes of Sam Smith, Julia was curious if Mimi had someone else in mind that she’d “die to hear their opinion” on her upcoming album. Without much hesitation, Mimi answered “Adele.”

“Honestly if she heard my album I think I’d be in tears crying, just so excited,” she expressed.

In honor of her latest single, Julia and Mimi got into some of the British singer-songwriter's own red flags. Starting off with drink order red flag, “like when you’re out with someone if they order it.”

And when it comes to bathroom etiquette, it’s a big red flag for Mimi if you leave an empty toilet paper roll, and don’t replace it. Another one of her red flags includes, “road rage, I don’t do road rage.”

Listen to the entire interview above.

After kicking off the new year with their 12th Mini Album, REASON, MONSTA X is checking in with Audacy’s Julia to talk all about the six-track album, and more.

Answering fan questions like “what’s one word to describe REASON,” and “when was the first time you thought ‘yeah I made it,’” The K-pop band also took a moment to serenade us with their favorite lyrics from their favorite song off their latest release. “It’s from ‘Deny’,” they expressed, “it’s beautiful.”

REASON arrives 10 months after MONSTA X's previous album, SHAPE of LOVE, and features the focus track “Beautiful Liar,” which, according to the song's press release, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M all contributed to writing.

Due to the name of their title track, Julia inquired if there was ever a “situation where you said, ‘I’m glad I lied.’” While all members were intrigued by the question, Minhyuk admitted, “when I’m sick, I always say ‘I’m fine,’ I’m always okay, I’m fine… but I’m not fine,” While Joohoney assured, “I’m always honest.”

After each member shared their favorite artists, who range from Basquiat to Monet, Picasso, van Gogh, and I.M who chose his mom, a few also divulged their favorite concept out of the 4 concepts they’ve released thus far.

And the answers didn’t stop there. MONSTA X also shared their thoughts on “what is the killer part in “Beautiful Liar?” As well as revealed if they could switch styles with any of the members, who would it be and why. For all that and more check out the entire interview above.

Words by Maia Kedem Interview by Julia

Joining host Julia today is Alt-Pop sensation Oliver Tree for our latest Audacy Check In, letting us once again dive into the wild mind of the enigmatic songwriter and former pro-scooter rider amid his newest post-'Cowboy Tears' release.

When he's not getting thrown into the back of a cop car he was dancing on top of just minutes prior or finding love on the Internet, Oliver Tree has been enjoying the success of his latest creation -- his latest single "Miss You" -- a collaboration with fan-favorite German producer and DJ Robin Schulz. Just back from touring overseas in Europe, he was thrilled to see the track's release doing even better in that market. "It was a cool time to be there," he tells Julia. "In the U.K. it was in the top 3, so it was pretty epic to be there while that was happening."

Besides listening exclusively to Christmas music ('Tis the season), Oliver says his plan right now is to just keep on pumping out more and more remixes of the single, rather than retire -- which, as fans all know, has been a possibility for quite some time. "I think we put out 8 [remixes] already, and by next year this time we're expected to have roughly 58-59 different remixes depending on clearance on one of 'em, we're still waiting," he says. "Literally, I'm gonna be dropping one or two of them every week."

Watching the waterworks in his official video for "Miss You," Julia wondered if Oliver has ever been trained to cry on-demand. Although he does admit learning how while shooting his video for "Swing & A Miss," it's not something he's comfortable even talking on camera about. In the same respect, you won't find him being one of those celebrities who cry in a selfie -- or "pulling a Diplo," as it's now, apparently, colloquially known.

Besides some possible words with Diplo after this interview, Oliver is looking to the new year and even more celebrity beefs -- aiming for some "big fish," he says. "Maybe Drake, there could be something there... I already have pretty heavy beef with Logan Paul but I would like to have more beef with his brother, Jake Paul. I know it sounds like a bit much, but I know for a fact I could take both of them at the same time." As far as Diplo, Oliver only wishes him the absolute worst for the new year: "Not to get too dark or morbid but a heart attack. Something really bad."

Audacy host Bru jumped into the conversation at this point, wondering why Oliver has been dodging him since they last spoke, and he had to track him down in someone else's interview. "Not dodging you, you know where to find me," Oliver tells him. "There's a reason why we didn't do an interview, because I didn't want to have to clown your a** publicly, again dude." Finally, it was all against Bru it seems when Julia asked who the "biggest lil b***h" was between Bru, Diplo, and Logan Paul -- Oliver was certain Bru the clown was at the very top of the list.

Don't miss our full Audacy Check In above to hear more from Oliver's odd world -- and stay tuned for even more conversations with your favorite artists on Audacy.com/Live.

Tune in as Julia and SZA discuss her new album "SOS". In this episode, they unpack details regarding how individual songs came to life, the process of how some collabs came to be, the growth she's seen within herself between the creation of this and her previous work, and more.

To see videos of this interview, you can check them out @TheRadioHag or on the upcoming youtube page @TheJuliaShow. 

Julia got the chance to sit down and chat with Apl.de.ap and Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas. During this interview, they discuss their newly released album, the behind-the-scenes of their new song "Don't You Worry", who they would love to collaborate with in the future, and what it was like getting to work with David Guetta, Shakira, Daddy Yankee, Anitta, etc. 

Julia got the chance to catch up with Noodles from The Offpsring! They talk Let The Bad Times Roll, the follow-up album, and of course what we can expect with their tour coming to The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor coming up Tuesday, November 15th.

Tune in to ALT 98.7 all Thursday 7a-7p every hour for your chance to win tickets, or buy them here. 

On the release day of his newest single “STAR WALKIN’ (League Of Legends Worlds Anthem),” Lil Nas X joined Audacy’s Julia for a quick Check In to chat and share some details about the brand new track.

“My favorite part is the second verse, and the very end when it gets like slow and intimate with the piano,” Nas revealed when talking about his new song. Admitting that the creation process was actually “nauseating because I had to go through so many different versions of creating the hook.”

Nas continued, “the initial first day of making it, super fun, we had a lot of neon lights going off in the studio… it was really cute. And somehow it took me months to get to the hook that's there now. But other than that I had a great time, it’s about the song getting to the people at the end of the day.”

As for the track’s visuals, Nas revealed, “you’re gonna get the ‘League of Legends’ video first, which is really sick, and then you’re gonna get something else from me,” remaining vague about that something else.

All good though, because as we wait for that “something else,” the “STAR WALKIN' (League Of Legends World Anthem)” music video has since dropped, and you can check it out below.

Currently setting the road ablaze on the Long Live Montero Tour, his first-ever headlining trek. Nas has been having the time of his life. “It’s been super fun meeting fans,” he shared. And we’re happy to report,  unlike his Audacy Beach Festival performance last year, he’s managed to evade any wardrobe malfunctions or falls. Probably because he got it out of the way ahead of tour kick-off.

“There’s been one, but it wasn’t on tour, it was right before tour, we was doing like a pre-show… to let fans see what the tour would be like, like a select group," Nas shared, “and my pants ripped.”

“Now every time before I go out I check my pants, I’ll drop low as possible to make sure they won’t rip… I’m prepared.”

Words by Joe Cingrana + Maia Kedem Interview by Julia

Country-crossover star, Kane Brown is taking a walk on the Pop side with the release of a new single, “Grand,” available now.

While the song isn’t exactly Brown’s first trip to the Pop side, it is his first time with a song all his own which has the 28-year-old a little anxious about how it’ll be received. “This is my first time it’s been me by myself, so it’s exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time,” Brown told Audacy’s Julia.

“I’ve always been so scared to step out and just do the Pop thing. If you listen to a lot of my [songs], they still have that Country vein… this one doesn’t,” he said. “Now, I’m not scared, I feel like I am who I am now, just being comfortable with myself.”

His new single, “Grand,” is a representation of finding that confidence as he took time for a lot of self-reflection during quarantine. That self-reflection is what ultimately lead the Georgia native to writing “Grand,” a song about the beauty in his life. “I was in kind of like a dark space over quarantine — not really knowing my purpose,” he said. “We weren’t able to tour or anything like that so I was just sitting in my house, as everybody else was.”

He continued, “I started realizing that I have a beautiful family and this artist opportunity and all this and that life is just 'grand.'”

While the Pop track may just the beginning of Kane’s solo Pop success, he says he is still committed to Country as his main genre, but that doesn’t mean a Pop EP is out of the question.

“I would love to get an EP out eventually,” he shared. “I have a lot of Pop songs that I would love to get out to my fans.”

Brown has even explored collabs that could appear on that project. “I’ve been messaging with Jack Harlow recently,” Brown said. “We were just talking about how it just has to be perfect, so we just gotta find the right song.”

Hear Kane talk about the new release and more as he checks in with Audacy’s Julia in the interview above.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Julia

South Korean K-Pop girl group aespa checked in with Audacy’s Julia to fill fans in on everything surrounding the debut of their highly anticipated second EP, Girls, releasing Friday, July 8.

aespa members Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning originally broke into the music scene with their single "Black Mamba," in 2020 which was followed by their very first EP, Savage, in 2021.

The group has continued to create a buzz with some impressive live performances including their set at Coachella in 2022 where they performed their new single, “Illusion,” along with a teaser titled, “Life’s Too Short,” from their second EP.

“We were so pleasantly surprised to see that the feedback from the U.S. audience of the single was really great,” shared Karina. “Because of the positive feedback, we’ve received in the U.S., we wanted to use this [‘Life’s Too Short’] as good teaser content before the release of our full mini-album.”

She continued, “We love that the lyrics have a very positive message and it showcases sides of ourselves that we haven’t shared before!”

The group is excited for fans to hear the full project as it is the result of a lot of hard work and is intended to launch them into a new era of their sound. Besides the music, aespa looks forward to getting to meet fans from across the world as pandemic guidelines continue to loosen.

“We’re able to meet more of our fans now — finally! After like, two years,” expressed Giselle. “We’re super excited to actually be able to meet our fans in person. And to even just travel to the U.S. like we are right now and go back to Korea and meet our Korean fans… and go to Japan… finally we get to meet you guys!”

Check out aespa’s full interview with Julia above to find out more about the new mini-album, what they’re looking forward to most and what songs from the new project are their favorites.

Keep up with K-Pop's hottest tracks on our all-new K-Bops station on Audacy!

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Joining us today for a special Audacy Check In with host Julia is Chance The Rapper to discuss his brand new single "The Highs & The Lows," plus he gives some details about his second successful Juneteenth BBQ Block Party and what he's got in store for fans for the rest of 2022 and beyond.

Presented by Chance and his hometown of Chicago's DuSable Museum of African American History, the second annual Juneteenth BBQ & Block Party on June 19 "was incredible," he tells us. "We expanded the campus... and basically blew up the event; had it really rockin' and included a lot of co-op organizations and initiatives out of the city. It was something I had never seen before, 10,000-plus people, BBQing, dancing, having good conversation. It was a very important event, I think."

Chance is also set to take the stage this Sunday at the 2022 BET Awards, alongside Lizzo, Babyface, Chlöe, Roddy Ricch, and more, a show he says he's "very excited for," because he generally feels he does well when performing for television. "I gotta turn up the pressure because I live to perform, I love touring, I love playing shows, I love playing with my band and doing special versions of songs for the tour. But when you have a TV performance it's just one song," he admits, "so you have to put everything into it. I typically have fun putting together the arrangement for the show... so, I'm so excited, if you can't tell!"

Chance The Rapper just dropped his latest single, "The Highs & The Lows" featuring Joey Bada$, on June 17 -- introducing the track with a thank you to his fans and supporters, "that have been there since day one." That’s not all Chance has offered fans as of late; dropping "A Bar About A Bar" back in May, as well as “Child of God” and “Wraith” featuring his longtime pal Vic Mensa along with gorgeous pieces of artwork that relate to each single.

"The biggest goal in all the new pieces that we've been releasing and the reason why I've been working with these visual artists from the fine-arts world is to help communicate the ideas that I'm trying to get across even better," Chance explains. "It was the longest I ever spent going back and forth with an artist about what the intention of the record was and what we wanted to convey."

With all of his accomplishments, at the end of the day Chance would like to keep being given opportunities to be understood, and be listened to. "I just wanna keep creating," he says. "I have dream collaborations and movies I want to make, and ideas that I see in the world, but I think my main goal on my bucket list is just to create and continue to provide a connection for people."

Listen to our full Audacy Check In with Chance The Rapper and Julia above, and stay tuned for even more conversations with your favorite artists on Audacy.com/Live.

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