Tori Kelly – TORI.

[nickynick327]

Meh. I watched the ebtcard awards performance and was underwhelmed. Girl has a decent voice, but lacks personality/substance, I'd rather watch a "bad" Whitney or Mariah performance than this "great" one. #ourstandardsaretoolow . I like her record.

[nightshade]

Jun 30, 2015 7:02:38 GMT -5 nickynick327 said:

Meh. I watched the ebtcard awards performance and was underwhelmed. Girl has a decent voice, but lacks personality/substance, I'd rather watch a "bad" Whitney or Mariah performance than this "great" one. #ourstandardsaretoolow . I like her record.

Comparing her to Whitney and Mariah this early on says a great deal about her talent.

[Hurricane Lee]

Obviously, she can't hold a candle to Whitney and Mariah at their prime but...no one can. She sounded very good live though. Hopefully, she will bring that level of passion to her second CD.

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#2 with 65,002; #2 with 66,937 SPS per HITS.

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Ebro mentioned (@ 6:06) exactly what I was talking about with her recording voice.

[nickynick327]

Jun 30, 2015 8:03:40 GMT -5 nightshade said:

Jun 30, 2015 7:02:38 GMT -5 nickynick327 said:

Meh. I watched the ebtcard awards performance and was underwhelmed. Girl has a decent voice, but lacks personality/substance, I'd rather watch a "bad" Whitney or Mariah performance than this "great" one. #ourstandardsaretoolow . I like her record.

Comparing herself to Whitney and Mariah this early on says a great deal about her talent.

Eh, not really.

Nearly every semi-talented singer that's debuted the last 18 years has been compared to/called the "new"Mariah"(Christina, Jennifer Paige, Leona, Ariana, tori), but none of them compare to even her bad performances of late. She used En Vogues' exact arrangement! She's a singer (an unexciting one), but she's decent. That's all I meant and probably more.

[firefly]

Her voice is good but she lacks some versatility. She can improve though, she's still very young.
But when I see people saying she is better singer than Kelly Clarkson...pls.

[Kurt]

Free download of her cover of "ABC," which is in the new Target ad: www.target.com/c/kids-back-to-school/-/N-5xtyp

[Hurricane Lee]

It was down to Tori Kelly and Lianne La Havas after I was done using my Amazon Gift Card on Jill Scott and I chose Lianne. Very close though. I will continue to keep my eye on Tori for future releases.

[gbaby]

That VMA performance tonight was stellar. Here's to hoping it gives her some much-deserved buzz.

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Hands down the BEST performance of the entire show.

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[musiclover98]

Her performance was the only one worth watching for me. She was miles ahead of everyone else on that stage.

[firefly]

Her performance was great. She needs to inject some of that personality/vocals into her studio records.

[Hurricane Lee]

Her music is the epitome of basic but hey at least she sings beautifully!

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[Hurricane Lee]

Well, that's one way to maintain visibility: karaoke of songs by superstars!

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She's featured on India.Arie's new Christmas album on "Favorite Time of the Year":

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Her new single from her album re-release is out today; she calls it her "love song to God".

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[Disco🌶️📖]

Tori has recorded a cover of the song "Colors Of The Wind" from the Disney movie Pocahontas for the We Love Disney compilation. Judy Kuhn was the original singer for the movie version and Vanessa Williams released a version of it that became a single. Jhene Aiko, Jason DeRulo, Lucy Hale, Jessie J, Ne-Yo, Ariana Grande, and Kacey Musgraves have also recorded songs for that compilation. It's out next Friday.

Listen here (YouTube)

[Revelry]

I like that remix! If there's a full version of it, they should push that to radio.

[NeRD]

She has such am amazing team behind her.

I love it.

[Mike]

Do we know what she's performing tonight at the EMAs? I assume "Hollow"?

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Tori Kelly to Perform, Receive 'Breakthrough' Award at Billboard's Women in Music 2015

Tori Kelly will be recognized as Billboard’s Breakthrough artist at 2015's Women in Music ceremony on Dec. 11 in New York, where the singer-songwriter will also perform.

Kelly has been chosen to receive the award for solidifying her voice in the past year with character-defining work on her album Unbreakable Smile, which bowed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and launched the top 20 Pop Songs “Nobody Love” and “Should’ve Been Us.” Combined, her songs and albums have sold nearly 1.5 million in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, while her songs and videos have accrued 163 million on-demand streams.

“Tori Kelly has had a very hot 2015 with a strong debut album solidifying her place in pop,” said Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group, which consists of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter. “From YouTube videos to live performances, she’s gone from virtual unknown to the top of the A list in the blink of an eye, the true definition of a ‘breakthrough’.”

In addition to Kelly's Breakthrough honor, Missy Elliott will receive the inaugural Innovator award and Lady Gaga will be named Woman of the Year. Loretta Lynn, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, Fifth Harmony, Kelsea Ballerini and Lana Del Rey will also be honored. In addition to Kelly, Lovato, Gaga, Gomez and Howard will also perform.

Billboard's Women in Music ceremony will air on Lifetime Dec. 18. The event is held alongside Billboard’s Women in Music list, which names the year’s 50 most powerful female executives in the industry.