My Favorite 10 Grammy Vocal Performances
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There were several very impressive vocal performances from the 2025Grammy Awards last night that I wanted to celebrate them with you all.
This time, please watch the PATREON EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ABOVE FIRST 👆, then follow up with watching the Youtube video here. 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE924_KEphM
And as always, I look forward to hearing what you all think! I am incredibly hopeful for the future of music.
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Chappell has Bipolar-2 and has been dealing with it for a good bit., and has been on a medication that mitigates it pretty much for a while now. She also suffers from chronic depression and related syndromes. While the BP2 may play a part in her behavior I don't feel it's the factor behind it. I see it as more an expression of who she, in fact, truly is. She grew up feeling very much out of place due to her sexuality, and adapted a defensive personality stance pretty early on due to that. The main aspect being that she chooses her ground that she'll defend and die on, and will do so. She draws very clear lines around herself, and woe to those that cross them. She also has a long memory. If someone slights her today, she'll remember it half a decade from now. Atlantic dropped her in 2020. And she lost the healthcare she was relying upon to treat her mental illness issues. She remembered that, and 5 years later when she got the Grammy stage as a platform for 3 minutes. She used it to smack back. With UMG offering all its artists a fairly comprehensive health plan as of last week, she has made substantial progress on that promise to her younger self already. She is actually pretty funny in almost all her social media interactions. And has a very very sharp sense of humor, which was in evidence on Fallon that night with GLB's performance. She has a quick wit and can comeback with a sharp line quite fast. This is often seen in her live performances. The fact that Nashville alone got a 'Giver' billboard is almost certainly her hand at work. Chappell, the avatar Kayleigh puts on, is very much the roll model that she longed for as a young girl. Chappell is confident, a defender, outspoken, loud, in your face. Exactly the sort of woman Kayleigh longed to see represent her sexual orientation and identity when she was little. So she's always being a roll model in the back of her mind when she is acting or speaking or singing. You should post your work to YT and to here for us to see, building out a network that knows you will be important and needful. I hope that it works out, and yes it is adjacent to what Tim does, so he may have some thoughts on it also. And since you have some work done also you probably can get your SAG or vocal work equivalent card etc. That will go a long way to helping also. I wish you luck with the work. It's a competitive field, and I hope you continue to make headway in it.
Jevon Kasitch
2025-02-17 22:00:37 +0000 UTCHey, Jevon! Sorry I got behind on replies again. I meant to get back to you before now. I have two voiceover demos for now. My first one was narration, and my second one that I recorded recently is commercial voiceover. I recorded both at Atlanta Voiceover Studio, and I'm currently working on setting up my home recording space. I trained with private coaches on Zoom through Edge Studio Studio in NYC and taking some zoom webinar classes with them to learn more. I'm wondering if Tim has heard of them since they're industry adjacent. Thanks for the well wishes! On the subject of Chappell and Sabrina, I definitely understand about working hard to get their music noticed and how that is evolving. I love live music, so I have a lot of musician friends and have seen how hard it is to get noticed with so many others out there. I need to post YouTube videos on here for Tim and everyone to check out. I love that people are still talking about Chappell's speech! I hope it gets attention to help lesser known singers and musicians with better treatment and benefits. In some ways, the recent actors strike helps people like me who are new to all of this. One major part of it is protecting our voices from AI usage. We can put "no AI" clauses in our contracts, but I think the strike settlement further strengthened that. I read somewhere that Chappell has bipolar disorder, so I think impulse control factors in with her speaking out more. I love that about her. Her interview with Jimmy Fallon on the same episode as her performance of "Good Luck, Babe" is especially entertaining. 💜
Susan B.
2025-02-17 01:03:50 +0000 UTCI always love your Chappell Roan reactions, but you and I watched the Grammys and I was introduced to Raye for the first time!!! I immediately wanted to see your reaction!
Jerusha Nosek
2025-02-13 22:59:36 +0000 UTCAh, so you are in the industry in a way also. Voice over work is a very hard path with so much competition. Most folks always think 'animation' when it's really a lot of advertising work mostly. I've known a few in my life who are quite good at it, and made livings but they all told me how hard it was to get started. I wish you luck and fortune in your pursuit. That you found Chappell (and Sabrina) through TT is interesting and it reflects this new generation of artists use of social media to get their work out there. as they can't really make much from it until they can tour with a healthy gate, or blow up huge like Taylor or Chappell and Sabrina and sell tons of merch (Sabrina is quickly following up her Grammy wins with a exclusive extended vinyl of her album, including a duet with Dolly Parton on it) they have to play the game of trying to get impression and traction to build their audience. This is one reason that the four artists Chappell named on her Insta today have all personally replied with huge levels of thanks. (It's also canny on Chappells part as it will Ally their fan bases to her own mass, indicated that she'll be looking at folks for openers going forward, and increase her draw to new audiences also) But it all starts with social media exposure, and this generation is using it well. Never worry about long responses. I'm king of those. You cannot have my crown. :) The audience support is one of the key things that twigged me to how important Chappells speech was. Taylor is a bellwether for how things go and her support is massively important. She has the financial mass to make things happen, and if she point her fanbase at something, it will show. Given her history she is very much about artists rights, and she is always looking for developing artists to help (She helped Sabrina, and now Gracie Abrams among others) and I wager that Chappell's call out to the four was not influenced by Taylors past history in some way. But the visible support Chappell got marked her speech as one that hit well. It will also be forever remembered because of that princess hat. :) This will continue to develop, and I wager Chappell won't leave the new message posted today alone. She has a history of being a bit over involved when she gets into these sort of discussions. But she's being much more canny now than on past runs. When she is not touring she tends to get VERY chatty with fans on social media, and often hilarious things result. She's starting to learn how she can point her fanbase and platform to new ends. It's been fun to watch her figure it out.
Jevon Kasitch
2025-02-08 07:22:40 +0000 UTCThe first song that I heard from Chappell was "Good Luck, Babe" on a Tiktok video, so I looked it up and then looked for more about Chappell. I'm most a fan of rock music and blues (my favorite band is Pearl Jam), but I like Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift. I especially love grunge music, 80s new wave, and dark wave/goth. I don't usually like pop music, so it has to really grab my attention, like with Chappell and Taylor, for me to like it. I also like Sabrina's "Please Please Please," another one that I originally heard on a Tiktok or Instagram video. Sorry this was so long. I definitely relate to Chappell's acceptance speech on a personal level as someone who's just getting started in voiceover and having to cover expenses. I might write more later when it's not such a weird hour, and I don't need more sleep. ADHD sleep weirdness is fun stuff.
Susan B.
2025-02-07 11:55:55 +0000 UTCHey, Jevon! Sorry I'm just now replying. I saw your comments earlier but didn't get to reply until now. My sleep is a bit messed up this week. I love that Chappell wrote Pink Pony Club as a tribute to her first time at an LGBTQ+ night club in West Hollywood and finding her place in a new city. Chappell's acceptance speech was awesome, and I especially liked seeing Taylor and Sabrina showing support for Chappell during her speech. 💜
Susan B.
2025-02-07 11:33:27 +0000 UTCHere is a long shot of the entire room while Chappell gave her speech. Note the one person that is standing alone for its entirety. Taylor. https://x.com/dailyroan/status/1887323283793600560
Jevon Kasitch
2025-02-06 21:53:50 +0000 UTCGlad that you are enjoying my words. I try to base them on the collective profile of things I've seen Chappell say/do and profile from there. (Yes I have a psychology background) so I hope they reflect on the most probable paths. Her speech is going to be long term important. And in ways that many might not expect. She won a huge amount of peer respect with that speach. Note that both Sabrina, and Taylor were visible in emotional reaction to her speaking in the candid room shots they made while she delivered the acceptance. Both women suffered at the hands of their labels in distinctly bad ways, and have every reason to be sympathetic. But many many more will also agree and feel supportive of Chappell in taking this honest risk, with her precious 2 minutes of air time. It will be remembered and the good will Chappell will see from peers going forward will be a valuable resource for her in the years ahead. Amusingly many of the people at the Grammys noted how friendly and polite the entire paparazzi line was on the red carpet. It was all 'Please turn a bit' 'thank you' and so forth from them. They call it the 'Chappell effect' and feel it's a direct result of her standing up for politeness and such last year with her direct confrontations. Chappell even speaks to it a bit in the BBC1 interview clip that I linked here someplace. I hope that Tim bundles the Acceptance, BBC, and the makeup sponsored interview into one reaction video that he can discuss from the point of view of how he sees the woman she is, influencing her musical choices and so forth. It would be a change of pace from music reaction, but just as valid as it become an ARTIST reaction to how they see their Art and its place in the world. Which is directly adjacent to pure musical reactions. Anyhow too many words as always :) Out of curiosity what was the first song that you heard that drew you to Chappell? I'll trade you by sharing mine. The first time I heard her was when YouTube randomly served me her video for Sugar High back around 2016 or 17 back in her school days era. I loved the writing on the piece and her delivery and followed her afterward casually.
Jevon Kasitch
2025-02-06 18:04:02 +0000 UTCTim, I'm around halfway through your video so far, just after Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. I'll finish watching soon. 💜
Susan B.
2025-02-06 17:46:34 +0000 UTCJevon, great comments on everyone's performances! As a Chappell fan girl, I especially love your comments on both her performance and her acceptance speech. 💜
Susan B.
2025-02-06 17:43:43 +0000 UTCI don't know if this information will be interesting: "The Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) established MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN, one of Japan's major music awards, and will hold the award ceremony in Kyoto in May 2025". There will be 60 nominations. Five major organizations in the Japanese music industry crossed borders and collaborated with the global music industry to establish "MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN" based on the concept of "connecting with the world and highlighting the future of music." The award ceremony, to be held in Kyoto in May 2025, will feature performances by various artists, as well as seminars and demonstrations by music industry professionals from Japan and abroad. Including, as far as I understand, 5 nominations for foreign artists.
Oleg Kaminsky
2025-02-04 00:48:23 +0000 UTCHere is an interesting note. Goldie Hawn. Sabrina was doing a direct tribute. https://x.com/wandasattorney/status/1886303058004525460
Jevon Kasitch
2025-02-04 00:40:57 +0000 UTCThanks for this. All were so good. Extra props to Benson and Chappell from me. Cynthia is always worth a deeper dive. Please check out Faouzia too. At 24, I suspect she’s missed her window for Grammys.
Ms. Chuck Terry
2025-02-03 22:58:13 +0000 UTCA solid way to approach the evenings music, and probably applicable to the Fire Aid concert from a few days back also. (And hey you can get an Olivia reaction from in there). As you have broken down many of these pieces already it's a great format for covering a lot of ground. Speaking to the Chappell performance, she was very on top of things tonight, and the physicality of the performance matched her MTV VMA performance. She tends to up the choreography for these major award shows, and she's talked about how she had a special 'physical voice coach' that helped her prep for being able to sing while doing her high level physical motions in festivals over the summer, and it showed here also. Some amusing notes. Note, no high heels. She learned from the almost fall on SNL. Her stage crawl on all fours during the second guitar solo is straight out of her festival appearances, and is an inside joke based on a statement she made once "That there is nothing sexier to her then a woman playing a guitar aggressively" So she literally crawls toward her guitarist when she starts to play the solos almost worshipfully. Grammy wanted her to do Good Luck Babe!, which was her nominated song. She didn't want to. She wanted to Do Pony as a love note to the LGBQT+ community and to appear as an example to it on this major stage. Note that in the end of the performance the stage lighting starts to cycle through the pride colors. I'd also be interested in hearing (And seeing) your reaction to her acceptance speech. It would be only suitable for here on Patreon, but I think it touches on the aspects of her personality that you respect a good deal, and it would be very nice to hear your response. You could probably knock it out in a few minutes. The clip I linked is Grammy approved also, so you COULD port it to YT if you liked. Something like this might slightly broaden your channel's range. Yes you speak about the voice quality of performers, but you underlay that with something... more. A nod to the personality that the performers bring to their work, and thus who they are as people. I think that aspect if examined could broaden the value of the musical side of your efforts by building context. Thus why I frequently link Chappell interviews here. :) Sabrina's performance tonight finally turned the key in my head on what she is aiming for in her total presentation; Marlyn Monroe. She plays the bombshell that is slightly ditzy, and clumsy to comic ends. Much as Monroe did. Her outfits are almost always reminiscent of Marlyns as is her makeup and hair stylings. In that light I see why she's getting such traction, it's a canny approach. Her performances (and live concerts) always come off to me as 70's variety show pieces, and have that mix of breezy talent and a drop of humor. She's continuing to hone that aspect and it will be interesting to see where it goes. Billie's performance was in my eyes, very interesting. She seemed to take her piece on a level that was very understated, and gentle. Light. It was very successful in my opinion, and I liked the interpretation. With the passing years Gaga more and more strikes me as the all-round musical utility player. Trained as a classical pianist, but able to do pop, country, torch, and jazz she is a pocketknife that seems able to fit any task. She is also an amazing support singer in a duo, as she shows with Mars it the clip you had here. She knows how to step back and support her partner amazingly well, probably learned in her time with Tony Bennet. California Dreaming is one of my all time favorite pieces and this was a top end cover version of it. And I think this is long enough. I'll try and cross post this to YT for you later when that appears.
Jevon Kasitch
2025-02-03 22:53:10 +0000 UTC
