David Archuleta chatted with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet of the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards.
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00:00 So David the other night you're performing at the award show and I mean the choreo the outfits you were so confident
00:06 Like how is it just like rocking this new music and everything? It's so fun
00:10 Like it was fun getting to do a Paula Abdul tribute
00:14 So that that was pretty fun
00:16 And honoring her I love Paula so much but just being able to like work with the stylist Andrews right there
00:22 Shout out to Andrew my stylist
00:25 It's just like opening like a whole new like it like gives you confidence when you feel good in what you're wearing
00:30 It's just like yeah, like pop star. I'm here
00:33 yeah
00:34 and I can perform and I'm like like people can look at me because I used to always be afraid of like being seen by
00:39 People cameras still scare me like all the photos and stuff still freak me out
00:43 but I feel like event maybe someday I'll get over it maybe I won't but
00:46 Yeah, but like wearing this you feel better being in front of a hundred cameras
00:52 Also being there honoring Paula like how was that to have like that reunion seeing it on social media?
00:56 I mean you guys look so happy. It was so nice. I loved being with her
00:59 she's just been so supportive from the beginning and
01:02 every single step of the way like when I was on Idol and then when I like went on my mission and then when I
01:08 came out
01:09 as queer and it's just really been beautiful to be able to
01:13 Have her as a friend have someone there in your corner
01:18 Like her like there is no one like her. She's forever our girl
01:22 Love what you did there and then also you got new music coming like really soon
01:27 So tell me what fans can expect and what are you excited about?
01:29 Yeah, I have a new song coming out March 28th, and it's called hell together. Okay? Yeah
01:35 Hell together about I think I can know it's really just like about unconditional love
01:41 So it's kind of thrown it kind of stirred up a lot of like my religious fans that still I've been watching what I do
01:48 And and they're like, how could you call your song that like how can you have fallen this way?
01:52 I'm like, well once you hear it, I think you'll understand what it means
01:56 So we're excited for it
01:58 And also what is an artist, you know like Paula that you can think back to that made you think you know what I'm queer
02:03 That made me think I'm queer like that was your queer awakening if you will that represents gay culture to you
02:10 It represents gay culture
02:15 I
02:17 Don't know I was gonna say like maybe like maroon 5, but they're gonna ruin 5, but they don't have to be queer videos
02:22 Yeah, somebody already said Backstreet Boys old videos did it to them actually boys, you know, I think for me was like Robin
02:29 Watching Robin
02:34 Her song handle me just like did something to me. Yeah
02:38 Yeah, well, thank you so much and good luck on your nomination and have fun performing tonight
02:42 Yeah, I'm not gonna win anything, but it'll be fun. It's fun to be here. Don't do that to yourself
02:46 You got to go in there with that company says confident
02:49 I already know like I'm confident in what I know like I'm okay with whatever happens and I know I'm not going in
02:53 I'm totally comfortable with that. So but I'm I'm calm. I'm looking forward to the performance - I've got all the dance choreo
03:00 Ready for that - it's gonna be different from a couple nights ago and it'll be like my own music. It'll be fun
03:06 Oh, thank you so much. It's good to see
03:08 Good to see you.
03:08 Good to meet you.
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