In an era obsessed with '', ' daughter Jillian Hervey is rising above the stereotype.
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Vanessa Williams Daughter Defies Nepo Baby with Music
In an era obsessed with 'nepo babies', Vanessa Williams' daughter Jillian Hervey is rising above the stereotype. Hervey, 36, has been making music with her part...
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Hervey, 36, has been making music with her partner Lucas Goodman as the neo soul duo,
The music industry is notoriously cutthroat and difficult to break into, but Lion Babe has managed to beat the odds with star-studded collaborations, devoted fans, catchy beats, and even a set at .
Williams broke into the music world decades earlier and has offered her daughter invaluable words of wisdom that Hervey recalled during an exclusive interview with The Daily Mail.
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'Her main advice has just been to stay true to myself and really her just leading by example, just being a person who's always creating, always challenging herself, always, always working,' Hervey, 36, said at their show at Catch One in last week.
'She loves working and gives her confidence, and it like is a healthy cycle. So I try to do the same, just stay creative and just keep going. She's very resilient. So I definitely take that from her.'
Jillian Hervey, the daughter of Hollywood icon Vanessa Williams, has revealed the key advice she's received from her mother as she follows in her singing footsteps; pictured 2024
Lion Babe, which consists of Hervey and her partner Lucas Goodman, had an exclusive interview with The Daily Mail at their Los Angeles show at Catch One last week
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Lion Babe was born after the couple met at a college dorm room party and they have since accumulated an impressive resume with tracks Treat Me Like Fire, Honeydew, along with collaborations with Childish Gambino, Mark Ronson, Disclosure, and even Williams.
Hervey is the daughter of Williams and film producer Ramon Hervey II; pictured 2016
Hervey wowed audiences with her classics and new music at Catch One
Lion Babe's success includes a performance at Coachella and collaborations with Childish Gambino, Mark Ronson, Disclosure, and Williams herself
Welcoming a child has forced them to change their approach to music making - with time even more precious with a little one back at home.
'Priorities shift and we're just very focused,' Hervey said. 'We really love kind of doing it both. I think when you're a parent, it makes you just sharper, more efficient.'
Goodman agreed they've been having to 'cut the fat' in the studio since becoming a father.
'In general, when you're a parent, you have no choice but to cut the fat a little bit,' Goodman said. 'Because there's only so much time. But it's kind of an instinctual thing.
'It's not like you don't really force yourself, you just kind of naturally do it, because something happens in the sphere when you got the little ones.'
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