Instagram page known for doing paid posts for r&b artists (and rarely posts Normani in general) posted Essence performance footage of Normani (that I did not even see circulating on twitter or tiktok). Usually they would credit if it was another ig user posted it.

Something to watch cause if Normani was coming with more this summer, these are the exact small ways a management would keep her name out there.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaYa4F1JCNz/

Also the Aaliyah tribute may go viral in general tomorrow so get ready for that (post on your tiktoks and socials).

she betta be performing One in a Million

she ate that aaliyah tribute up omg!!! literally a once in a generation perfomer/artist, i hope that she'll drop new music soon!

It was a personal dream of mine to see her perform Try Again and she killed it

I'm Sorry but this hassssssss to be leading to something omg. Like .. she's unreal. It's making me emotional. I really hope she's in between wrapping up finalizing a new deal or something damn does she deserve it

Normani Bankhead and Draico vibing

5 hours ago, Motivation93 said:

I'm Sorry but this hassssssss to be leading to something omg. Like .. she's unreal. It's making me emotional. I really hope she's in between wrapping up finalizing a new deal or something damn does she deserve it

It is odd that 5H reunion tour rumours persist but she's working hard this year to stay active, perform on any stage that'll have her, etc. I do wonder what this 2nd half of the year has in store for her though…

Full interview posted today:

10 hours ago, nooniebao said:

It is odd that 5H reunion tour rumours persist but she's working hard this year to stay active, perform on any stage that'll have her, etc. I do wonder what this 2nd half of the year has in store for her though…

I still think it would be smart if they all drop albums before the reunion or after the reunion tour for media coverage.

Those last outfits she performed with did not do it for me. These Aaliyah inspired ones serve her so much better

4 hours ago, popularmoonlight said:

Those last outfits she performed with did not do it for me. These Aaliyah inspired ones serve her so much better

tea! Esp the white one

18 hours ago, popularmoonlight said:

Those last outfits she performed with did not do it for me. These Aaliyah inspired ones serve her so much better

I feel like there was a few things the girlies (ryan, normani and chloe) could learn from the Aaliyah tribute and add to their normal performances.

Hopefully they get inspired by overall positive the reception to it.

1 hour ago, Flare said:

I feel like there was a few things the girlies (ryan, normani and chloe) could learn from the Aaliyah tribute and add to their normal performances.

Hopefully they get inspired by overall positive the reception to it.

It's felt positive to mixed in terms of reception for me tbh.

3 hours ago, nooniebao said:

It's felt positive to mixed in terms of reception for me tbh.

It felt pretty positive to me. Normani stans tend to do this thing where they find a random tweet or two and hyperfocus on something like it's the majority. Some of them were even from people who keep creating accounts just to insult Normani. Now I did see a few comments that she over danced or something but I just don't to see how that's a negative . There was way more praise than critiques overall though.

Honestly I am just happy she is performing consistently and I can't wait for next music.

On 7/8/2026 at 12:57 AM, Topaz said:

I still think it would be smart if they all drop albums before the reunion or after the reunion tour for media coverage.

Ally just announced a new single release like yesterday, Lauren's teasing more pop/rock stuff, Normani has been out her performing and Dinah has been posting in the studio also. Keep up the momentum girlies, July 27th ain't far off and the girlies on X keep hyping up a return in some form this year

do y'all think we're gonna get a summer single or no?

8 hours ago, NormaniQueen said:

do y'all think we're gonna get a summer single or no?

No, unfortunately

On 7/7/2026 at 8:32 PM, popularmoonlight said:

Those last outfits she performed with did not do it for me. These Aaliyah inspired ones serve her so much better

I think the FIFA Fan Fest outfit was fire. I need her to lean more into the sporty superhero aesthetic

Her Aaliyah inspired outfits should replace the stuff she's been wearing. She looks way better in it. I am really glad to see her be the most consistent she's been since 2020. I don't know if we're getting any new music anytime soon though.

Yeah, what's happening with music is kinda odd especially since we know she's not on RCA anymore. Hope there's more clarity on that before the year's end.

7 hours ago, nooniebao said:

Imagine having all this power and not using it. I really hate Normani's team and label. Sorry Lydia, the performances are cute but we should ALWAYS have performance on the schedule every month like all the other girls. Even if it's one pop out, it's still good. Performances keep fans engaged and wondering what outfits, what songs, which dancers, etc.

Normani could be going viral every 10 minutes if she was managed properly. Tiktok is just so different and people love those concert clips even just to argue on.

Concert clips going viral online is like A+ promo nowadays and it's completely free. It keeps the lights on for Zara and Tyla.

Edited Friday at 02:37 AM5 days by Flare

normani literally shakes the table whenever she's on stage and like the post above me says, she should be on stage WAY MORE OFTEN because she always gets a rise outta people.

i really wonder what's next because lydia isn't some featherweight in the industry and i know she can make things move forreal. so i hope things are lined up. i know this is in august: