Ryan Seacrest: So, first of all, congratulations on your first single. Now, not to judge your choice of song, but ballads aren’t usually chosen as lead singles. Then why did you choose ‘Rebirth’ to be your first single?

Reese Hollinsworth: I guess I wanted to be different for once. I wanted to have some originality firsthand, you know. Also, I wanted to introduce Reese first, as to correspond with the album, you know.

Ryan: Talking of the album, how did you come up with the title, Reese|Yoncía?

Reese: I had been toying with the idea of a double album, because, I think, people only see Yoncía, they don’t really see Reese, you know. So I thought it’d be great to have like a half-and-half album *chuckles* if that makes any sense. Just half Reese and half Yoncía, so it’s definitely an interesting album.

Ryan: You got your album on pre-order for about two weeks now on iTunes and Google Play Music. How does that feel, to see your album online for everyone to see and listen?

Reese: It’s half exhilarating and half terrifying, I guess. I read somewhere on Billboard or iHeartRadio or something that it went to No.1 in the United States and I’m like, ‘That’s all I need, I don’t need anything else.’ Because, with your debut album you’re gonna have your expectations low. It was, I think, about three or four days after the album went up for pre-order. And then, when we came into a week, someone said we went No.1 in 30 countries, which I thought was impossible. And then, this fan posted, like, this infographic of stats of the countries of No.1 and it was just insane to see how many countries there were. It was such an amazing feeling and I’m really grateful for my fans for doing this.

Ryan: And the album’s tracklist is still not complete, right? There are, like, ten tracks more?

Reese: Twelve, actually. I’m actually gonna be filling in a few of those blanks tonight, actually. And then another one on the Fan Choice Awards, which is something I’m really excited about.

Ryan: Could you tell us about the songs you’ll premiere tonight?

Reese: One song is called ‘Come Alive’, on which I worked with one of my good friends in the industry, My Own Violence.

Ryan: So he wasn’t fooling around when he said he did a little production for you.

Reese: Yeah, he wasn’t. We actually met through a mutual friend and later on, my team talked to me about the VMAs, which I was ecstatic about. And I asked Jeremy to tag along with me because at the time, he was the only person I knew in the industry and my nerves kinda get to me, you know. I wanted to have someone there to, like, just look at me and comfort me somehow, I don’t know. In the process of he and I rehearsing, we kinda got an idea. Jeremy produced a beat and it was really good, and we were just, you know, freestyling to the beat. We kinda sang with the speakers booming the instrumental. It was really fun and we came down to this song, which is one of my favorites on the album.

Ryan: You mentioned ‘a few,’ so what’s another?

Reese: There’s one called ‘Lovin’ It (Not Looking for Love)’. That’s a mouthful, right?

Ryan: It’s your song.

Reese: Let’s just call it ‘Lovin’ It’. So anyway, this song is one of the songs which I wrote by myself, which is something I’m really proud of on this album. I got Harmony Samuels on that track, who is a very talented producer. What he’s done on this song is just magical. You have no idea how amazing this song is. There’s another ballad on here called ‘Natural Disaster’, which I got some help from Ali Payami. He’s one of those unsung heroes that’s always there but he doesn’t get as much credit because he works with Max Martin and all those big names. And finally, there’s ‘You’ll Never Know’. I got a lot of amazing writers on this one and Babyface actually produced this track with two others and it’s a kind of throwback but still modern and that’s what I love about the song.

Ryan: You’re also gonna be on the Fan Choice Awards, which is pretty much the event of the year. You’re performing at the pre-show, can you tell us something about that?

Reese: I’m doing, like, major promotion there. Like, this is the first major promotion thing I’ve done, the biggest I’ve done. So, basically, Sunday morning, I’m gonna show up on your show because you'll be there for the FCAs and actually play the single beforehand and when it's afternoon I'll get ready to perform, which is pretty nerve-wracking, to be honest. But I love performing, so it'll be a relief when I actually start doing it.

Ryan: And you're doing something really special for your fans who pre-ordered. You worked with iTunes and Google Play and iHeart as well. It's that when they pre-order, they get a code and a reminder for an exclusive concert live stream, which is happening on...

Reese: October 30. I think all my collaborators will be there. We're not sure about that yet, since we haven't talked much about it, but essentially I'm performing the whole album there. It's gonna be a very intimate atmosphere, just me and the fans and I'm hoping that a lot of them show up.

Ryan: Now, you've always told me and it seems to everyone that you're a big techie.

Reese: I know.

Ryan: And you always said that you wanted to perform in Cupertino. And now you actually have the chance to do that, at the Flint Center. How does that feel?

Reese: It feels amazing, really. It's huge to be performing there.

Ryan: Now, speaking of collaborators, who have you teamed up with for this album?

Reese: Well, you already know there's Jeremy. I got Kidd Amaze on a track. He sounds amazing on that one.

Ryan: Is he on one of the tracks you'll be premiering Saturday night?

Reese: We planned to, but we figured it'll be best if we previewed it in its most perfected version, which is the studio version. There's a lot of vulnerability on that song and capturing that, only the studio version can do that.

Ryan: I remember you said three. Who's the last one?

Reese: I can't tell you yet. It'll be a surprise in Cupertino so watch out for that.

Ryan: So for one last time, about 20,000 people will be in Vegas for the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Are you ready?

Reese: I am. Hundred and fifty percent.

Ryan: Well, okay. See you there.