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We caught up with Ciara at the TikTok Awards and she shares what her favorite TikTok trend of the year was, how her kids keep her up to date with trending TikToks, how songs like “Level Up” & “Like A Boy” went viral and more!

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00:00Hanging out at the first ever TikTok Awards with Cece. How are you doing, boo?
00:03I'm amazing. It's kind of cool.
00:05It is cool. And I feel like the first question I want to ask you is like,
00:08what trend was like the one that you were checking for? It could be yours too,
00:12but I want to know like, what were you captivated by this year on TikTok?
00:15Oh my gosh. I mean, that's a really good question. TikTok keeps your girl entertained.
00:20You know what I love is I love when I can do the TikToks with my kids. So,
00:25I mean, I mean, maybe it's a little self-serving, but you know,
00:28I remember Future showing me the body party. I did this fun interview with Crystal Renee this year,
00:33and she asked me to do the same TikTok dance, which was fun.
00:37Because I wonder always sometimes, like, do celebrities, do y'all see the trends?
00:40Like, do you know nothing beats a...
00:41Oh my gosh. Well, listen. So you're putting me on blast right now.
00:44Jet 2 holiday.
00:45Oh my gosh. Let me tell you, my son, Wynn, had me cracking up because we were walking home from school.
00:50He's like, Mom, Mommy, I know what a Jet 2 holiday is. And it was hilarious.
00:54I'm like, wait, what are we talking about?
00:56And I showed myself actually going down the craziest slides with my kids here in New York
01:01at a play place. And I'm like flying in the air, holding on for dear life.
01:06And I'm telling you, like, TikTok will have a mama working.
01:09Listen, they're smart. And I mean, we had you and your daughter in, which was amazing.
01:13Do you feel like she's now A&R for you? Because I feel like she was so smart on your songs.
01:16I feel like all my kids are like the best A&Rs.
01:20The one thing about kids is that they keep it real with you.
01:22Yeah. That's what I love. Like, they're so honest, but their ears are so good because
01:27if the kid likes it, when they say like a mother, a kid approved, you know, a mother
01:33approved, I say kid approved. Like if the kid approves something, you know, is going to
01:37the moon because they're going to be honest, but they really do like have this gift of hearing
01:42when something is a hit because their ears also hear so simple.
01:45Yeah. Right. Of course. So it's a beautiful thing. But yes, Sienna is, I say that girl
01:51could be the president one day. Oh, we love that. Let's just stream big for her. Why not?
01:55And then last question, you know, Sierra's prayer became such a thing in the black community.
01:59It is so ingrained in us now. So I want to know with 2026 coming, what is the prayer?
02:05The prayer, man, I'm still gathering it to be honest with you. Sometimes, you know, I mean,
02:10I will say this CCB praying all the time. Y'all I'll be riding in my car and I'll be like, Lord,
02:14just thank you so much for my blessings. Sometimes I don't even ask for things when I pray. I think
02:19that's important to just sometimes give thanks, right? We are sending thanks. I'm thankful for
02:26my fans. I'm excited for moments like this to be here because literally over the past,
02:31almost like at least five years, or I kind of note back to COVID era because that was such a big
02:36moment with TikTok. Right. And TikTok really kept all of us like, you know, entertained. And I feel
02:43so fortunate that my song level up was like number one, one year on the trending songs for TikTok
02:49and the top 10 end of the year recap. And, you know, still kept popping up in the chart every year
02:55after is like one of the top 10 and then songs like get up and body party and all my songs like a boy,
03:02like, you know, it's kind of crazy to see how TikTok has been so significant, you know,
03:09and I feel very proud that CC saying it's that. Listen, and now because now I got to ask you one
03:15more question because I did think about that. Like you have been in every sort of generation and you
03:20always grow and change with the culture. So with the TikToks and like the Oscars going to YouTube and
03:26all this stuff is changing. How do you stay current with it? Oh man, you got to keep your ears and
03:31your nose to the streets as they would say. For me, that's always been important. Like I have an
03:36appreciation for the beautiful culture from all over the world. Cultures, you know, I think you got
03:42to be aware. You got to have fun. I think like what good is life without like having fun? Like I'm a
03:49big kid on the inside. I was thinking about this earlier. Some of the other trends I've been into is
03:53like the Nigerian things from Nigeria, like really just kind of being like, I want to I want to learn,
03:59got to stay a student to the game. I think that's important. And like I say, live, have fun. Like
04:05that's what TikTok is about to me, right? It brings you joy. It allows you and your friends to interact
04:10with each other. It allows you just to have fun. So I think that's important. Well, listen, go out
04:16there and have fun tonight. Thank you so much for chatting with us, Cece.
04:18I'm excited.
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