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Ciara is ready to level up again with another tour.
The “Level Up” singer caught up with PEOPLE exclusively at the 2025 TikTok Awards in Los Angeles on Dec. 18. During the conversation, she revealed she’s “manifesting” a number of things for 2026 — including a tour.
“Oh my gosh, 2026, man. I’m manifesting more joy, more music, more success, you know what I’m saying?” Ciara, 40, said.
She added, “More zeros, you know what I’m saying? All that good stuff. I’m manifesting all the good things, okay? And [a] tour. Yeah, I’m excited.”
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The Grammy winner went on to share what she thinks of her music reaching new and younger audiences through TikTok.
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“I have been very fortunate that pretty much all of my songs have, you know, rang really loud throughout the years … [and] have actually been a lot of the trending songs [on TikTok] over the past years, which has been a blessing and it keeps me young, which I love,” she said.
“There’s nothing better than when you hear … my family members or, you know, I hear young teenagers being like, ‘I just heard [2006’s] ‘Get Up’ for the first time.’ “
“I’m like, ‘Where you’ve been at?’ ” she joked, before adding, “But you know, those moments actually, they make me smile so big because I feel like it helps me to stay connected as an artist. And it’s very motivating … I can tell you, I can never get enough of [2018’s] ‘Level Up’ just continuing to trend and re-trend, you know?”
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“As an independent artist, it’s just been a blessing when you put out music and your fans love it and the whole world sings it with you and it trends on platforms like TikTok. So, really proud of that,” she added.
The mom of four also shared how she balances privacy with creative expression as a public figure on social media.
“You have to roll with your gut when you do posts. I think fun things are always cool. And it’s one of those things where you just know what’s right and wrong, you know?” she explained.
Ciara continued, “You don’t want to really show locations … sometimes because, you know, people be up in the mix, and you never know who might try to pull up on you. So I try to be mindful of stuff like that. But I think if we’re spreading love and joy and good vibes in the world, then the TikToks are all good.”
