Nelly Furtado Brings the Sunshine for NPR ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert

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 adorned 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 listing ranged from her biggest hits just like the Timbaland-produced “Promiscuous,” which topped the Billboard Scorching 100, to underground bangers that don’t even exist on streaming providers as we speak comparable to her dynamic remix to Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On.”

“We actually need to give a shout-out to Timbaland,” Furtado stated. “If he doesn’t have one, I really feel like he wants his personal Tiny Desk for positive.”

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 surprise.

She rocked a white tank high that appeared to have a slimy texture to provide off an aesthetic that it was really soaking moist together with her black bra peering by means of behind.

The Portuguese singer ran by means of her different Scorching 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 2001 for high 10 Scorching 100 entries “Flip off the Gentle” and her introductory anthem “I’m Like a Hen.”

“Please dance,” she instructed the gang earlier than wrapping up with 2006’s thumping Unfastened standout “Maneater.”

U.S. followers will be capable to catch the Canadian pop icon in Los Angeles on the HARD Summer time 2024 music pageant 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.