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From Behind-the-Scenes Scribe to Solo Star, Muni Long Is ‘Becoming’ Her Best Self
Muni Long, Billboard's 2025 Women in Music Rising Star honoree, on her artist name, writing 'songs to make love to' with her new music and more.
At the 2025 awards, she won the same Grammy trophy for “Made for Me (Live at BET)” — and declared onstage during her acceptance speech, “Please stop calling me Priscilla… It’s Muni Long now!” But when her 2009 debut album, Jukebox, didn’t chart, she pivoted to writing — and amassed a string of impressive co-writing credits for Rihanna (“California King Bed”), Kelly Clarkson (“Love So Soft”), Ariana Grande (“Imagine”) and Pitbull (“Timber”). The artist recently released a new single, “Slow Grind,” that she says is for an upcoming project she’s already working on: “It’s all songs to make love to; I’m a lover girl.” But Billboard ’s 2025 Women in Music Rising Star honoree is also taking a moment to enjoy her long-awaited plaudits.
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