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Sabrina Carpenter, Kalin and Myles, Daya, & Francesco Yates at the AMAs

Sabrina Carpenter, Kalin and Myles, Daya, & Francesco Yates at the AMAs

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YH hits up the American Music Awards to catch up with some of the freshest acts in attendance! Sabrina Carpenter tells us who she's fangirling over, Daya reveals how she put her red carpet look together, Kalin and Myles show off some sick dance moves, and Francesco Yates dishes on his pre-show performance!

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Young Hollywood

Crazy and Tony here with Young Hollywood. We are at the 2015 American Music Awards. And we are so excited to chat with some of the hottest celebrities on the red carpet. Stay tuned. So, I mean, the AMAs, I'm sure you're excited to see so many people. Are you fan girling over anyone in particular or who are you excited about?

Sabrina Carpenter

Well, I guess, I didn't realize how much I was fan girling over Selena Gomez until I started shaking.

Young Hollywood

So, I didn't think I was and then you met her?

Sabrina Carpenter

No, never.

Young Hollywood

What when you said, you met her. Would you be able, I mean, could you talk?

Sabrina Carpenter

Hello. That's a good start, right? Good start. That was the one we were. I just like keep going. I was like, hello, it's me. I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet to go over. I'm not going to keep going but yeah. That's what I'll say to her.

Young Hollywood

Last time you were digging, Zelday, you still digging her?

Sabrina Carpenter

Oh, I love Zelday. I love Zelday. Um, still love Hozier. Um, I'm getting into Zara Larson. I love Alicia Kara who's here, so yeah.

Young Hollywood

You dig Sabrina Carpenter?

Sabrina Carpenter

Thanks guys. I'm excited for you to hear the new stuff. It's something I'm really proud of.

Young Hollywood

We are here with Daya. Hi Daya, how are you? You look beautiful here. Long time no see. She's look this beautiful outfit, it's twin right here. Tell us, tell us about what you did. How'd you put this together? How'd you come?

Daya

Well, I just, I had a really good friend who's like super into fashion and everything and she just like literally ordered everything online that she could find.

Young Hollywood

That's the way to do it though, right?

Daya

Exactly. And then she tried them on, tried them on. This one's the one that like fit the best, so.

Young Hollywood

I mean there are so many people performing tonight. I'm sure you have to have somebody you're like fan girling over that you're excited to see.

Daya

Oh God. Everyone. Um, I'm looking forward to seeing One Direction, Justin Bieber's performance, Selena, Ariana. Basically everyone.

Guest

The album is out. Kalin and Myles: Yeah, man it feels so good. The album is out right now. Uh, it feels, it's a crazy feeling. Yeah, no to finally like have that music out and like have everybody, you know, sharing and stuff, it's been uh amazing for sure. Just to see the response.

Young Hollywood

How did you, how much prep did you guys do to put this together? This outfit, this work, this work right here. Kalin and Myles: We are un-color coordinating this time. We totally did last time. Five minutes. You know what I'm saying? After like, I just got out of church or something. I just looked at something in my closet and then it looked, it looked all right, right? But then I stepped in the sunlight. We soon as we got here and I'm like, wow, I need a lint roller. So. I'm on 90 degrees outside in November. I'm, I'm sweating in here. It feels like I just went swimming.

Young Hollywood

But you did promise me that the dance move situation was gonna happen the second time. Remember? Kalin and Myles: Yeah, no, remember. Cause you taught him dance moves and you were like, next time I see you. All right this, this is the movement. So like, just like you gotta like, just swing with it a little bit, you know what I mean? Just bring it right back and then that's just how it goes. Yeah, look at this little wave.

Young Hollywood

So you're uh you just got done performing at the uh at the pre-AMAs. Tell us what that was like. What what was going on?

Francesco Yates

Killed it, killed it. Well, the fact that I'm even here on the red carpet in the scene and the environment, uh is, is, is great and um we were just jamming out. It was always a great time.

Young Hollywood

Um, your voice has a very like, I'd say classical, it's almost like, I mean it's, it's almost from a different era. Have you gotten that before?

Francesco Yates

I mean I am from Mars, so.

Young Hollywood

Different planet. You heard it here first everyone. Forrel is a, is a huge, is a huge fan of you and you also you worked with Forrel. Can you tell us about what you've done with Forrel?

Francesco Yates

Well, um, we were it's crazy how it all came together. I met him um way back when just when Blurred Lines and all that stuff was taking off. And um he kind of like he kind of scanned me up and down as a computer would. And he kind of read my thoughts and we began to talk.

Young Hollywood

Would that make, would that make you nervous when Forrel scans you up and down?

Francesco Yates

Very, very nerve wracking.

Young Hollywood

What device did he use to scan you?

Francesco Yates

His brain.

Young Hollywood

His brain. He can make he moves things. He moves other people's brain. He understands people from Mars.

Francesco Yates

Yes. Had like a Had a connection, so you know. Um, but yeah, he read me up and down. We started talking about Led Zeppelin, breakfast cereal, Duck Dynasty. And uh then he got we got a scope of one another and we decided to write some to write some tunes.

Francesco Yates

Shout out to Young Hollywood. May the groove be with you.

Daya

Shout out to Young Hollywood. It's Daya here. Kalin and Myles: Yo, what's up it's Kaylen and Miles and you're in tune right now with Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Interviewed at the AMAs, discusses fangirling

  • Selena Gomez

    Sabrina Carpenter is a fan of her, Daya is excited to see her perform

  • Justin Bieber

    Daya is excited to see his performance

  • Daya

    Interviewed at the AMAs, discusses her red carpet look

  • Kalin and Myles

    Interviewed at the AMAs, show dance moves

  • Francesco Yates

    Interviewed at the AMAs, discusses his performance and working with Pharrell

  • Hozier

    Sabrina Carpenter mentions still loving his music

  • Zara Larson

    Sabrina Carpenter mentions getting into her music

  • Alicia Kara

    Sabrina Carpenter mentions her as an artist who is present at the AMAs

  • One Direction

    Daya is looking forward to seeing them perform

  • Ariana

    Daya is excited to see her perform

  • Pharrell Williams

    Francesco Yates worked with him and discusses their collaboration

FAQ

Which artists were interviewed by Young Hollywood at the AMAs?+
Young Hollywood interviewed Sabrina Carpenter, Daya, Kalin and Myles, and Francesco Yates at the 2015 American Music Awards.
Who was Sabrina Carpenter fangirling over at the AMAs?+
Sabrina Carpenter revealed she was fangirling over Selena Gomez, making her shake when she realized it.
How did Daya put together her red carpet look?+
Daya explained that a friend, who is into fashion, ordered clothes online, and they tried them on to find the best fit.
Who did Francesco Yates work with?+
Francesco Yates discussed working with Pharrell Williams, who 'scanned' him and decided to write tunes together.
What artists was Daya excited to see perform at the AMAs?+
Daya was looking forward to seeing performances from One Direction, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Ariana.

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