Welcome to Black People Love Paramore, a pop culture podcast, not about the band Paramore, but a show about the common as well as the uncommon interests of black people in order to help us feel a little bit more seen.

I'm Sequoia Holmes.

And I'm Ryan Graham.

And before we get into the episode, per usual, if you could take a second, if you're listening to this on Spotify, if you're listening to this on Apple Podcasts, or if you're watching on YouTube, if you're watching on YouTube, you can comment, like, subscribe, all that stuff.

If you're doing the other things, you can rate us five stars if you are a five star bitch because we are five star bitches.

What about like that? So that just makes sense. You know what I mean? Also a five star bitch because we are five star bitches what about like so that just

makes sense you know what I mean also aspiring five star bitches you know what I mean sometimes

we're all work in progress the way that you can become is if you rate us five stars right

you know what I mean it's good juju and just like good good motion you know how they say uh

be the thing you want to become yes that's a part of that. Yes. In the action of rating us five stars, you are behaving like a five star bitch would. You know what I mean? Exactly. So there's that. I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much. There's also merch. I feel like we talk about the merch, but not all of the time. Yeah. In wake of Ariana Grande announcing her eighth studio album, Petal.

Wake, in wake, in wake.

Hmm.

I don't know, I'm, I'm questioning.

I, you.

Now, hold on.

I.

In the wake of.

Yes, like, okay, sorry. Yes, okay. in the wake of yes like okay sorry yes okay there it is there it is I'm like in wake up whatever in the wake up whatever y'all know what the hell I'm in um in wake up like I said right right sorry Ariana Grande's a studio album being named and told the release dates coming out in July it's called called Petal, all lowercase per usual. She always does that. If you're a Moka Grande and you're into it like I'm into it, go grab some Moka Grande merch. You can wear it to the tour. Oh. We're going to the tour. Wait. The tour starts in June. I think it starts in May, maybe, late May. Whatever. we're going to the June show, which is in L.A. And I'm going to wear my Moka Gronde shirt. Ryan, you can wear your Mokagrondi shirt that you don't have, but that you should get. I know. I will go get one today. And, yeah. I, should I also grow my hair out and wear a ponytail? Can you? I didn't What is that supposed to mean? I have several wigs that you can borrow

Do you have a post? ponytail um can you i didn't what is that supposed to mean i have several wigs that you can borrow

do you have a ponytail wig no how do you make a wig in a ponytail can you can i have wigs

are all amazon wigs so i don't know that they yeah i could i i could put this into a high pony

not i i could would it look? It just wouldn't look good.

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