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Last night I was invited to attend an industry event where Chrisette Michele was performing in support of her sophomore effort, Epiphany.
I was anticipating this event in part because as you know, I totally adore her and love seeing her perform. I have been looking forward to a strong comeback after what I consider to be a five star debut. I must admit after listening to the sampler recently, I wasn’t blown away None of the songs grabbed me on first listen so I needed her to sell me by killing it live.
She didn’t disappoint.
The mini-set only consisted of three songs, which wasn’t enough for me to evaluate what we’ll see on May 5th. I really wish they would have played the album in the background before she hit the stage. However, I can say that for me, her performance just cemented what I’ve always felt: that I am ride-or-die for CM. As long as she doesn’t do a track with T-(esticular) Pain, I will support anything she does. Or adhere to the “if you can’t say nothing nice” rule of thumb. I will always support artists that study and hone their God-given talent.
I also must say that I take back what I said about them photoshopping the album cover to death. Although I’m still not in love with it, as you can see from the picture above, she has been hitting the gym hard and looks great. That’s always a good thing. With a full schedule ahead in support of the album, she needs to be in the best shape possible I would imagine.
Here are the videos I captured of “Epiphany,” “What You Do,” and “Blame It On Me.” These are far from my best work but pretend it is and enjoy anyway!
“What You Do” doesn’t need Neyo. It’s a much prettier song with just her and the keys.
What do you think?
“Blame It On Me” is the perfect example of a song that didn’t grab me when listening to the sampler. However, now I’m playing video on repeat so I can hear the whole thing. I also loved how she connects directly with the audience. And you know how excited I get when an artist sangggs to my camera. It feels loved.
Thanks go out to DJ YZO for keeping this cool kid in the loop.
Remember folks, Epiphany drops May 5th. Support the music.
For day-to-day updates, follow CM on Twitter @epiphanygirl. She’s quite the entertaining tweeter. She talks to us like we’re her peeps. Gotta love that. She also has a You Tube channel as well. Subscribe!
thaconoisseur said:
You know your girl didn’t like the sampler either. Especially me being the Ne-Yo stan that I am, I can’t even deal with that track either. I am looking forward to seeing her at the end of the month. I know she has never disappointed you, so I am sure she will be worth the wait.
I love “Epiphany” though, sweet track. 🙂
SoulUK said:
I’ve been waiting with baited breath to see what you had to say re: this show.
I instantly fell in love with her debut, and loved ‘Epiphany’ but the sampler fell a little flat. She has such a unique voice it would be a shame for her to dilute her sound with the modern R&B crap (I did cringe when I heard Ne-Yo was onboard).
After listening to the vid’s I must say my excitement has somewhat increased! I’ll definitely buy the album (I would have based on the sampler anyway … it’s CM).
May is turning into a month of ‘Musical Madness’.
keyknow said:
I am so dam jealous, ya’ll get to go to all these hot ass shows. erro, jon bibbs, christette, and next week yaz, pj, jaguar, luther tribute. dam i can’t stand none of ya’ll….lol. j/k…i love ya’ll 2 death…great vids..
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BlackMaybe said:
The sampler didn’t blow me away either. Hearing a couple of the songs live makes me feel a lot better about the album though. But I mean…it couldn’t be bad because it’s Chrisette Michele. Let’s just see if she tops “I Am.” Thanks for sharing these videos.
Oh, and her SoulStage is about to be insane.
May 5th! Getting two copies!
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whenevawhateva said:
I can’t wait until the album drops. I heard her on Donnie Simpson this morning, and she addressed the Ne-Yo thing. She said she didn’t want to repeat herself by writing the new album by herself, and that it was a real check to her pride. If she would let someone else pen a song it would be Ne-Yo. I know he’s not the best singer in the world, but I do like his writing.
Regina said:
I am definitely buying the album. The song Epiphany has been on the radio and I love it.
However when that album comes out I reeeaaalllyyy hope that the “clown” T-stain is not on there…
I will be so disappointed.
ph2072 said:
I really like the Epiphany single. There’s another single I like but can’t remember the title.
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