Seventeen years after Mýa famously performed a tribute to Janet Jackson—recreating the iconic “Pleasure Principle” dance at MTV’s ICON in 2001—the Grammy winner strolled into ONE37pm’s New York City office with Janet still on her mind. This time, Mýa had just watched the viral video of Janet trying ASMR with her well-suited silky voice.

By the end of Mýa’s visit, she and I jokingly ended her Live From the Bar Cart podcast interview by giving ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) a shot, a fun way to close out our 30-minute conversation in which we delved into Mýa’s two-decade career in music, her new album T.K.O., her entrepreneurial efforts launching the Planet 9 independent record label with advice from the legendary Prince, her own vegan red wine, her acting experience and her Grammy nominations.



Mýa also revealed who she’d select to be in the 2018 version of “Lady Marmalade,” her Grammy-winning remake collaboration with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Pink.