Earlier than capturing her first pair of Grammys final 12 months, R&B star Jazmine Sullivan was the feminine artist with probably the most nominations with out successful, tied with Björk.
So, a 12 months later at a pre-Grammy occasion, Sullivan joked with the viewers as she sang songs from her critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning undertaking, Heaux Tales.
“I feel I gained final 12 months for finest R&B…,” she stated coyly along with her mouth open. “I gained? Did I win a…? I feel I gained…,” she continued, laughing as the group cheered her on.
Sullivan gained finest R&B album for Heaux Tales, her daring and daring album that explores feminism, sexuality, classism and physique shaming. She additionally tied Silk Sonic’s “Depart the Door Open” to win finest R&B efficiency for “Choose Up Your Emotions,” which she carried out to shut her four-song set on the GREY GOOSE x GRAMMYs: Sound Classes Brunch.
Because the music began, she stated: “We’re having a bit church bop — that’s the place it began!”
Sullivan, donning a vivid purple swimsuit, was in excessive spirits — and carried out like a vocal beast, additionally singing “Worth Tags,” “BPW” and “Want U Dangerous,” her 2008 debut single that topped the R&B charts and was “produced by certainly one of my good buddies, The Missy Elliott,” Sullivan reminded the group.
“I’m so glad y’all not stuffy! Thanks for the vitality. Thanks for the vibes,” she added.
“I really like ittttt,” she stated and sang.
Insecure and Prime Gun: Maverick actor Jay Ellis, British singer-rapper Estelle, The Actual Housewives of Potomac castmember Candiace Dillard Bassett and extra cheered Sullivan on Saturday on the rooftop of the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles.
The occasion occurred a day earlier than the 2023 Grammys, the place Sullivan is nominated for 3 awards, together with finest R&B music and finest R&B efficiency for “Hurts Me So Good,” in addition to finest conventional R&B efficiency for “’Spherical Midnight,” her collaboration with multi-instrumentalist and Emmy-winning musical director Adam Blackstone.
The songstress bought the loudest response from the viewers forward of and through her efficiency of “BPW.”
“So this subsequent music, um, I wrote about how good my pussy was,” Sullivan stated, blushing and turning away from the microphone. “I felt prefer it needs to be celebrated! Som I simply did it myself – I’m celebrating my very own pussy!”
“Give your self your props woman, you deserve it. We be working onerous out right here, whether or not it’s at a job or within the bed room, child,” she stated. “We works onerous.”
