{"id":1920,"date":"2025-05-31T17:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/aapi-month-2025-sailorr-joyce-wrice-interviews\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T17:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:49:03","slug":"aapi-month-2025-sailorr-joyce-wrice-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/aapi-month-2025-sailorr-joyce-wrice-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of Pride: How AAPI Leaders and Artists Are Shaping the Future of\u00a0Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tAs hip-hop and R&B continue to evolve into a melting pot of diverse nationalities and backgrounds, for AAPI Month, Billboard<\/em> explores the impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith high-ranking executives like Mass Appeal\u2019s Annie Chen and Amazon Music\u2019s Frankie Yaptinchay serving as cornerstones for their respective companies while representing their AAPI community, this brings immense joy to their lives.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt gives me an immense level of gratitude seeing more and more members of the AAPI community rising into prominent positions and making an impact across the industry,\u201d Yaptinchay says. \u201cHaving the opportunity to represent our community is a tremendous honor that I don\u2019t take for granted. In 2025, I\u2019m inspired to see the next generation of AAPI leaders breaking barriers to carve new lanes for the AAPI artist and creator communities. I\u2019m excited about new avenues for collaboration and global growth across the industry. It\u2019s inspiring, and we\u2019re only getting started. We\u2019re all trying to make our parents proud!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAAPI artists are also carving out their lanes with their indelible talents and charisma. Earlier this month, Sailorr released her debut project, From Florida\u2019s Finest,<\/em> after the success of her breakout single \u201cPookie\u2019s Requiem.\u201d Beyond her raw lyrics and radiant charisma, the Vietnamese-American singer honors her roots through symbolic expression \u2014 like her black-dyed teeth.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWay back when, a lot of Southeast Asian women would dye their teeth black using various things, it depends on where you come from. My grandma had black teeth,\u201d she told Billboard<\/em><\/a> in February. \u201cThe very formative years of my life, when my parents were working, I was being watched by my grandma. She was my first look at what femininity is. It was an homage to her, but also, growing up in Florida, everybody has grillz. It\u2019s a perfect intersection of where I come from and then\u00a0where I come from.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSee what other executives and artists said below. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n