Nelly Furtado trekked from Canada to the Washington, D.C. NPR workplaces to make her long-overdue Tiny Desk live performance debut.
Furtado bundled her embellished two-decade lengthy profession right into a soothing 11-track medley efficiency, which arrived on Friday (Could 24) forward of the vacation weekend.
The set record ranged from her best hits just like the Timbaland-produced “Promiscuous,” which topped the Billboard Sizzling 100, to underground bangers that don’t even exist on streaming companies right now akin to her dynamic remix to Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On.”
“We actually need to give a shout-out to Timbaland,” Furtado mentioned. “If he doesn’t have one, I really feel like he wants his personal Tiny Desk for certain.”
Nelly introduced out a fully-equipped band to assist recreate her eclectic pop sound. Backed by musicians dealing with the percussion, violin, keyboard, bass, a DJ and extra vocalists, Furtado shined centerstage as an ageless marvel.
She rocked a white tank prime that appeared to have a slimy texture to present off an aesthetic that it was truly soaking moist together with her black bra peering by behind.
The Portuguese singer ran by her different Sizzling 100 No. 1 hits “Say It Proper” and the trash-talking “Give It to Me” sans Timbo and Justin Timberlake. Furtado additionally took followers in a time machine again to 2000 for prime 10 Sizzling 100 entries “Flip off the Mild” and her introductory anthem “I’m Like a Chicken.”
“Please dance,” she instructed the gang earlier than wrapping up with 2006’s thumping Unfastened standout “Maneater.”
U.S. followers will be capable of catch the Canadian pop icon in Los Angeles on the HARD Summer season 2024 music competition in August. Earlier this week, Furtado teamed up with Tove Lo and SG Lewis for her new “Love Bites” single.
Watch the Tiny Desk live performance under.
