The Main Act (H.S) - discontinued

Stars Dance

AMGUpdates: Ava on stage at her iHeart album release party!

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"Alright, hands in!"

I smile as I watch a pile of hands build in the center of our circle. 

"Stars dance on three... one... two... three!"

"Stars dance!"

My album comes out in just hours, meaning we'd rolled our way into March. Harry went to the U.K when I flew there for promo, but stayed there while I did promo across Europe, in Canada, and then flew back home towards the beginning of March. I missed him like crazy as usual, but I've been working non stop and so has he so it hasn't been absolutely terrible. 

I adjust my in ears and take my mic from the stage manager, before following him and my crew towards the stage. I was performing my whole album tonight for iHeartRadio, which meant that not only was it being recorded in front of a theater of people, it was being streamed on radio stations across the country. My nerves were out of control. This was the first time that everybody would be hearing all of the songs. 

"Ava, you're on in thirty seconds," somebody notifies me. I nod my head, stretching my arms out and jumping up and down a little. It's been awhile since I've been on stage. I don't remember being as nervous and stressed as I am right now, but I shake it off and tell myself it's because of the audience and the new songs.

I can hear the crowd getting loud as my countdown plays on the screens. I peer out and glance at them, a smile immediately coming over my face. Seeing how excited they were was making my nerves calm.

The music starts up for B.E.A.T and I run onto the stage in the dark. The lights shine on as I start to sing, which makes the crowd go wild. I walk down the steps of the raised part of the stage, getting closer to them. As B.E.A.T comes to an end, we transition into Write Your Name. As that ends, I step over to the middle of the stage where a mic stand had been set. I take a drink of water and smile out at the crowd. 

"Hello everybody," I sigh happily. "First of all, I just want to thank you all for coming. It means the world to me that all of you came from all over the world to hear these songs. I also want to thank iHeartRadio for putting this together and thank everybody who is watching and listening from around the world right now. Your love and support over these past few years has meant more than I can ever even being to put into words, so thank you.

"I also wanted to say that this album has been so much fun to work on and I'm so glad that I'm able to finally give it to you guys. For everybody that's here, everybody that's watching, and everybody that's listening - I really hope you love these songs as much as I do, and I hope that you'll join me in dancing around to them tonight. This next song is called Undercover."

I run through the entire album, stopping to talk to Ryan Seacrest at a few points since it was on the radio. This is the first time performing almost every single one of these songs, and I can already tell that touring this album is going to be better than the last tours. 

As soon as I get off of the stage, Lacey runs over to me and wraps her arms around me. "That was such an awesome show! I'm so proud of you!"

"Thanks, Lace," I laugh as I return the hug. 

"Now, that I've said I'm proud, here's your phone. I'm pretty sure Harry has called a dozen times in the time you've walked off the stage."

I smile and thank her as I take it from her hands. Right as I'm about to call him, his face shows up on my screen to show that he's calling again.

"You are incredible," he mumbles into the speaker as soon as I've got my phone up to my ear. "That was incredible. I wish I could have been there. I'm so proud of you, Ave."

"Thank you," I tell him quietly as I walk towards my dressing room, following Victoria as she hands me a water. Lacey followed behind me. "What time is it there? You're in Sweden right now, right?"

"I am. And I'm not going to tell you what time it is because you'll one hundred percent yell at me for being awake."

I roll my eyes as I laugh at his words. "Fair point. I'm going to freshen up a little and change, can I call you back in a little bit?"

"Of course," he tells me quietly. "I'll talk to you soon. Love you."

I bid goodbye to him and close myself into my dressing room. I take a quick shower and change into sweats and a tee before gathering all of my things. I head out of the theater with Lacey, Victoria, and my mother, out towards the cars. 

Once I'm in the car by myself and being driven home, I FaceTime Harry. He answers, but I soon learn that it's not him - it's Mitch.

"Hey, sorry Harry can't come to the phone, I murdered him for being awake at five in the fucking morning after a show."

"Oi, gimme that! Asshole!"

I watch with confusion as they wrestle over the phone for a second. I missed these dorks so much. Harry eventually gets his phone from Mitch and I watch silently as he walks towards a different part of his bus.

"Sorry 'bout that, pink cheeks. Hi."

"Hi," I smile. "And honestly? Don't apologize. You act like it doesn't happen every time I call you while you're on tour. If it's not Mitch, it's Niall, you know?"

"True," he hums. "I miss you. Did you have fun during your show?"

"I miss you too," I pout. "And I had so much fun. I've missed performing and it was incredible to finally put the songs out there."

"Is your album out now?"

I glance at the clock of the car. "East coast gets it in an hour. Fuck, that makes me nervous."

I watch as Harry runs his hand through his hair, shaking his head at me at the same time. "Baby, I saw how the fans in the audience were acting as you performed those new songs. You have no reason to be nervous. I honestly think that this is your best album yet."

"Thanks," I mumble. "I wish I could be with you for this."

"I know. I wish I could be with you too. You'll be here soon though, yeah? We can explore Spain and Italy together. It's going to be so fun. Sarah has already made it very clear that she wants to go to some art museum, so I figured we could follow her around for that. And of course, I'm definitely going to take you out on a classy ass date for authentic Italian food. Getting drunk is to be determined."

I laugh at his last words. "And who determines it?"

"Honestly, I'd say Jeff. He'll kill me if I get drunk too close to a show. I was trying to drink wine with Mitch before a show the other night and if looks could kill, you'd be a widow."

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MrsAvaMae: Buy my album and we can make the Stars Dance. ✨ (IG)

MrsAvaMae: Thank you for the love with this album. I'm so glad you love it as much as I do😭💘

MrsAvaMae: oh and by the way.... see you very soon. avamae.com/tour ✨ 

Harry_Styles: My wonderful wife made an album. It's incredible. You should buy it. H. x