Oh my god, it’s crazy. I was not expecting the kind of feedback I’ve gotten. I’m just so grateful and so excited and slightly shocked.

How much input did you have into what you were going to be playing?

They actually gave me complete creative control. They just said, “We want it to be pretty in the intro.” In the middle of the “Money” music video, there’s a slight interlude with no music. There’s just a wind sound playing and Cardi's at the piano—pretty naked. So I was like, I’m just going to write to this and write myself a second interlude. And Cardi loved it.

What was Cardi like during the rehearsal period?

She was incredible; she really made the team focus on making me shine. She was like, “I want Chloe to look extravagant. I want her to stand out. I want her to have a moment in music, and I want her to have her moment in fashion.” She was very serious about that. You don’t get that from a lot of artists, especially a lot of big female artists. She was so gracious and so supportive of me. I almost cried. I wasn’t expecting that at all. I was in the center of the stage, and she was fine with that.

Initially, I was wearing something short, and she was like, “No, that's not big enough. I need her to look more couture, more high fashion. I need her to stand out more.” I don’t know this designer [Fouad Sarkis] particularly well, but sometimes, you’ll find a piece and it works for what you’re doing. I felt like Maleficent, like Angelina Jolie.

When you were playing, you had a powerful stage presence. Did you get direction for how you were going to carry yourself?

Tanisha is an amazing creative director. I begged her for help. She was like, “Just do you.” The only direction she gave me was to look out, shift my body more towards the audience. Because you know, as a classical musician, we’re trained to face the keyboard, to zone out, and not acknowledge the audience. At the very end, she told me, “I want you to hold your pose. Whatever pose you do, hold it.” That was the only direction I got, girl. I was begging for more direction, but that’s all I got.

How did you end up getting Liberace's piano for this performance?