Nelly Furtado has been a relative reclusive on the music scene for the past six years. Yet, given today’s fast moving industry, it feels more like six hundred years.
Nonetheless, it looks like the eclectic singer is willing to put in the work to win over the modern mass. KIIS 102.7 served as the latest stop on the promotional run for her new single ‘Big Hoops’ and its housing album ‘The Spirit Indestructible’.
There Furtado served up an acoustic set which consisted of ‘Hoops’, as well as 2006 smashes ‘Maneater’ and ‘Say It Right’.
Yesterday evening, Mariah Carey took to Morocco’s Mawazine Festival for what many are calling her biggest ‘comeback‘ performance to date.
While we showed you some of her last night over here, Mariah fans will be pleased to know we now have the remaining performances waiting for you below…
This week, From The Vault journey’s back, back to a time when Mariah Carey was an undeniable vocal titan.
Our selection comes in the form of Mimi’s ‘Emotions’ performance at her now-iconic MTV Unplugged session.
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‘Emotions’ was the first single lifted from the songbird’s 1991 sophomore set of the same name and became her fifth consecutive #1 in the US Billboard. The song was also a Canadian Top 5 and a Australian and British Top 20.
If ever you weren’t privy to what we call a flawless vocal performance, this -quite literally- is it.
MC engaged her entire vocal range to intensify the performance, dabbling in Jazz and Gospel, while all the while remaining markedly “Mariah”. Even her stage presence, albeit not her strongest feat, was on point. The choir (which included a young Kelly Price) was also a potent touch, rendering the whole affair even more uplifting and vocally impactful.
Without a shred of doubt. this is the Mariah we fell for and hold in the highest regard. Her ability to hit those notes both confidently and effortlessly was uncanny. Indeed, there was no sign of the “painful constipation” sound or visual she seems to channel these days when reaching for those same notes.
Still, no matter the deterioration her voice has endured over the years, Mariah vocally remains a sturdy step step ahead of many of her counterparts.
Her upper register is not what it once was. That much is a given. Hence, we wish future releases will see her rely mostly on her astonishing (and somewhat underrated) middle and lower registers, so that she can exude the same confidence as in this showing while on stage. After all, there’s little point cooking up a vocal masterpiece in the studio, and falling to pieces when time to replicate live. A problem she has faced on numerous occasions in her latter day career.
An ever-adaptable chameleon, we’re sure the masses wouldn’t mind exchanging some of their lofty vocal expectations from Mariah for some of the “magic” she displayed here. A magic that has been missing from her live showings for years now.
The release date of Ashanti‘s new LP ‘Braveheart’ may be hovering in Neverland, yet that hasn’t stopped the R&B chanteuse from continuing along the promotional trail.
Her latest stop? Washington, DC, where performed at Omega’s 5000 Men Mega Party last night.
Slightly more notable than her barely-there catsuit was her on-stage debut of new song ‘She Don’t’. Is the ‘Brave’ cut any better than the project’s non-starting lead single ‘The Woman You Love’? The answer awaits after the jump…
The Holy Land will be the first to see what ‘Dress You Up’ diva Madonna has been cooking up for her highly anticipated ‘MDNA’ tour. Unlike its like named, accompanying album, the tour is off to a rocking start at the box office (pushing nearly $500 million in sales).
With dates sold out daily, fans of the 53-year-old hitmaker are set to be in for a treat. We’ve already given you a peek behind the scenes, now get into these new snap’s uploaded to the Material Girl’s Facebook page today.
Her vocals may be akin to a three week old can of Coke, but there’s no denying Cheryl Cole‘s value as a ‘live act’.
Tonight, sans a live vocal and Simon Cowell‘s backing, she took to the ‘The Voice UK‘ to perform her new single ‘Call My Name’, her first release since parting ways with The X Factor.
You’ve see the final product, now peep the behind scenes footage of Chris Brown‘s ‘Sweet Love‘ visual.
Documenting the clip’s journey from conception to execution, the clip makes for very interesting view- showcasing Chris’ directorial and production skills like never before.
