- 2024-08-01
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MUSIC
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Kehlani Performs at NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
American singer-songwriter Kehlani appeared on NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert to perform “Nights Like This”, “Distraction”, “The Way”, “Can I”, and “After Hours”.
This marks the first time Kehlani has performed at Tiny Desk Concert.
They said, “It's been a long time coming. I definitely know I'm overdue for doing this [Tiny Desk].”
“Nights Like This” is featured on their 2019 mixtape “While We Wait”. On the track, Kehlani collaborated with American singer-songwriter Ty Dolla Sign.
“Distraction” was released as the second single from their debut album “SweetSexySavage” in 2016. The song was nominated for Best R&B Performance at the 60th Grammy Awards.
“The Way” is featured on the 2015 mixtape “You Should Be Here”. Kehlani teamed up with American rapper Chance the Rapper on the track.
The mixtape was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
“Can I” was released as the fourth single from their sophomore album “It Was Good Until It Wasn't” in 2020. Canadian rapper Tory Lanez joined in the song.- After performing four song, Kehlani said, “I want to take a second to say: Free Palestine. Free Congo. Free Sudan. Free Yemen. Free Hawaii. Free Guam. It's deeper than this. I need everybody that's here right now, everybody that's watching, to step up, to use their voices.”
“After Hours” is featured on their fourth studio album “Crash”, which was released 0n June 21, 2024 via Atlantic Records.
The song was released as the first single from the album back in April and samples Nina Sky's 2004 single “Move Ya Body” featuring Jabba. -
Kehlani said of the song, “One of my favorite songs of all time, but also just like to be outside is -no pun intended- is 'Move Ya Body' by Nina Sky and I remember walking around the house like 'Why has nobody sampled [this]?' Because those drums are so recognizable and everybody just loses it. It's one of those things where it drops and everybody goes, 'Woo,' and bends their knees and puts their hands on their knees.”
They “continued, Coming out of this pandemic to global tragedy to global tragedy to global tragedy, I was like I'm not really in a space to make something that feels super jarring or super sad. I'm very outspoken about these things, but I want my art to provide some kind of life and fun. I wanna hear this outside and I wanna feel good.” - source : NPR
