It’s a phenomenal factor. I’ve all the time had a lot respect and admiration for artists which have completely different chapters that characterize levels of their life, and the expansion that they’ve with their audiences and their followers. I couldn’t be extra grateful to have that type of profession for myself, and to maintain doing it and pushing and difficult myself in new methods. It’s a blessing. I’m really fortunate to do one thing that I like and that I really feel I’m born to do, and it’s actually nice when you may look again at a physique of labor that you simply’re happy with.

You rang within the new 12 months on stage throughout the second evening of your present. Is there a phrase that represents 2024 for you?

So, after my present on New Yr’s Eve, will.i.am comes backstage and my daughter’s there [Summer Rain, 9]. She’s so enraptured by the world behind the scenes and the manufacturing of every thing, and he or she loves the band and the background singers. She desires to take drum classes—she is about it. She offers me a lot love and assist. Earlier than I am going on stage, she is aware of I get nervous, and he or she’s like, “You’re going to do nice, mama.” My supervisor can be like, “She’s coming for my job!” And on the best way to highschool the opposite day along with her dad, she mentioned, “Once I develop up, I wish to both be mama’s photographer or mama’s supervisor.” It’s so humorous. So we informed will.i.am that, and he was like, “Oh my God, she’s your daught-ager.” So daught-ager is the phrase of the 12 months. It’s simply so cute. I’ve by no means felt so cherished by most likely anybody in my life as I do my little angel face. She’s simply so supportive, such a lightweight.

I like that time period, daught-ager.

That’s 100% what she is. If I’m operating late for one thing or have an appointment, she’s like, “You already know they’re ready, mama. We have to go.” It’s hilarious. I used to be working with somebody who predicted her delivery to me, a really intuitive particular person, and he or she mentioned, “You’re going to have a daughter, and he or she’s going to be your protector. She’s going to be on this earth to look at over you and defend and assist you.” And I’m like, Oh, actually? And actually she’s embodying that, and it’s simply essentially the most lovely…. I may cry desirous about it. I don’t wish to cry right now! [Laughs.] She marches to the beat of her personal drum, and he or she’s just a bit firecracker.