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♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
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WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE ARTIST BEHIND THE NEW ALBUM "GOOD NEWS"
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MEGAN THEE STALLION.
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NOW, THERE'S A NEW DANCE CRAZY.
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IT'S ON TIKTOK.
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IT'S-- IT USES YOUR SONG "BODY," THE BODY ODY CHALLENGE, FROM THE
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NEW ALBUM ONCE AGAIN.
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JIM LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A LITTLE OF THIS.
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♪ ♪ ♪ BODY ODY ODY ODY ODY.
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>> BODY ODY ODY ODY.
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BODY ODY ODY ODY ODY.
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BODY ODY ODY ODY ODY.
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BODY ODY ODY ODY ODY.
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BODY ODY ODY ODY ODY.
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>> Stephen: WHAT-- WHAT DOES THE-- WHAT DOES THE BODY ODY
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CHALLENGE MEAN TO YOU?
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( LAUGHING ).
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>> Stephen: WHERE DOES THAT SONG COME FROM, FIRST OF ALL?
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>> OKAY, SO, FIRST OF ALL, IN THE BEGINNING OF QUARANTINE, I
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FELT LIKE I DEFINITELY GAINED THE QUARANTINE FEN.
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AND I WAS LITERALLY IN THE LIVING ROOM LOOKING AT MYSELF
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LIKE, WOW, GIRL, YOU HAVE REALLY DONE IT.
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WHAT ARE YOU EVEN EATING?
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LIKE, WHY ARE YOU BAKING SO MUCH?
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HOW MANY HONEY BUNS CAN WE EAT?
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YOU KNOW, SO I WAS LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR, AND I WAS
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LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT?
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YOU LOOK GOOD, THOUGH.
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SO, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD DANCE ABOUT IT.
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SO I WROTE ALL THE VERSES TO THE SONG.
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IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO
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SAY.
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AND IT CAME FROM ME DANCING IN THE MIRROR.
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AND THAT'S-- THAT'S HOW WE WROTE THE SONG.
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BUT IT'S DEFINITELY ABOUT PEOPLE JUST CELEBRATING THEIR BODIES.
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LIKE -- >> Stephen: THAT'S VERY NICE.
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BECAUSE WHEN I'M IN FRONT OF A FULL-LENGTH MIRROR, I TRY TO
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KEEP IT AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE THESE DAY.
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>> NO!
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YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE.
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LET IT MARINATE.
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LET IT SIT, LIKE, I LIKE THIS.
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I LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING.
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I WAS ALWAYS THE TALLEST GIRL IN CLASS SINCE, LIKE, SECOND GRADE,
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I WAS PROBABLY ALREADY 5'7".
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AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO NINTH GRADE, ALL THE BOYS CAUGHT UP.
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BUT I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE PICKING ON ME, "OH, MY GOD,
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YOU'RE SO TALL.
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YOU'RE THE BIGGEST GIRL IN CLASS."
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AND I WOULD BE LOOKING AT THEM LIKE, "NO, YOU'RE ALL REALLY
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SMALL."
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I HAD GOOD WOMEN IN MY LIFE TELL ME, "MEGAN, YOU'RE SO GREAT.
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YOU'RE TALL LIKE A MODEL."
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AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, WHAT ARE YOU KIDS TALKING ABOUT?"
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I WANTED MY FANS AND MY SUPPORTERS TO FEEL LIKE, YOU
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KNOW WHAT, GIRL, MEGAN THEE STALLION SAID I'M FINE SO I MUST
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BE FINE.
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>> Stephen: WELL, THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
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AND THE ALBUM IS "GOOD NEWS," AND IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
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MEGAN THEE STALLION, EVERYBODY.
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MEGAN, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
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>> THANK YOU!
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>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.