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Bebe Rexha Talks “Dirty Blonde,” Dolly Parton & Going Independent on TODAY

Bebe Rexha goes behind the scenes at TODAY to talk “Dirty Blonde,” Dolly Parton and the freedom and challenges of becoming an independent artist.
Bebe Rexha during TODAY’s On in Ten interview Bebe Rexha during TODAY’s On in Ten interview

Bebe Rexha Is Building the Career She Actually Wants Now

Bebe Rexha during her TODAY On in Ten interview
Bebe Rexha sits down for TODAY’s “On in Ten.” Image: TODAY

Let’s get some backstage action with Bebe Rexha following her TODAY Show Citi Concert appearance — because the singer had plenty more to say once the performance lights cooled down.

During TODAY’s “On in Ten”, Rexha opens up about her Dirty Blonde era, memories of Dolly Parton, and what it has meant to step into life as an independent artist after years inside the major-label system.

That last part is what makes the conversation especially interesting. Rexha has spent years being the voice behind massive records, writing for other artists, hopping genres and proving she can adapt to almost anything the pop machine throws at her. Going independent changes the equation: now the question is not simply what she can make, but what she actually wants to make when fewer people are standing between the idea and the release.

Dirty Blonde arrives as part of that reset — a project built around creative control, a sharper sense of self and the freedom to stop pretending every decision needs to fit neatly into one box.

Bebe Rexha Goes Backstage With TODAY

The images below come from TODAY’s backstage interview segment with Rexha following her Citi Concert appearance.

There is also something extra tender about hearing Rexha speak about Dolly now. Parton was one of those artists who made huge personality, humor, genre-crossing and total self-possession look effortless — qualities Rexha has been chasing in her own way for years.

So yes, come for the Dirty Blonde talk. Stay for the part where Bebe sounds increasingly like an artist who has finally decided the next chapter belongs to her.

Watch Bebe Rexha on TODAY’s “On in Ten”

In the eight-minute TODAY interview, Rexha talks Dirty Blonde, shares memories of Dolly Parton and discusses what going independent has changed for her.

Source: TODAY.

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