I can't wait to perform for y'all and I hope you all enjoy it.

And now if y'all into R&B, make some noise.

[cheering] Let's give them this R&B then.

[music starts slowly] ♪ If I look in your eyes right now ♪ ♪ Would you show me a story ♪ ♪ A story I've never seen before ♪ ♪ I've never seen before ♪ ♪ If you breathe in my mouth right now ♪ ♪ Would you speak to me gently ♪ ♪ And tell them the places you want me to explore ♪ ♪ You want me to explore ♪ ♪ ‘Cause I'm an adventurer ♪ ♪ When it comes to you ♪ ♪ Our love is never stagnant ♪ ♪ Something always brand new ♪ ♪ Tryna explore all your valleys ♪ ♪ Know the depths of your oceans ♪ ♪ Let go of control let me have it ♪ ♪ Get you closer and closer, yeah ♪ ♪ Then I ♪ ♪ See ♪ ♪ You transcending across the room ♪ ♪ But don't ♪ ♪ breathe ♪ ♪ ‘til Im in heaven alongside you ♪ ♪ ‘Cause I'm just tryna vibe babe ♪ ♪ So Ill know ♪ ♪ Pressure's building inside babe ♪ ♪ So don't let go ♪ ♪ Don't let go ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ ♪ Don't let go ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ‘Cause how we go from friends to lovers ♪ ♪ Dreaming of this ♪ ♪ Very moment ♪ ♪ For a minute ♪ ♪ Been going back and forth with each other ♪ ♪ This ain't gotta be serious ♪ ♪ Just say that you want it ♪ ♪ Stop your games if youre frontin ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, ‘cause you're making it hard on me ♪ ♪ Because you the one like a little game ♪ ♪ Just like a shooting star to me ♪ ♪ I look at you and I wishpray ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ ♪ ‘Cause when I'm around you I want to touch ♪ ♪ But I won't stop ‘til you say so ♪ ♪ Wanna trace all your lines to understand you ♪ ♪ Just to ensure I know just what to do ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I'm in love with your mind ♪ ♪ And always a presence ♪ ♪ Wanna spend all my time ♪ ♪ With you Im ascending ♪ ♪ Don't let go ♪ ♪ Take control ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ Oh, ho ♪ ♪ Oh, ah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Now, when I first was writing this song, this song was like, eight minutes long.

I had so many iterations, it was nothing but endless verses and no choruses.

As you can tell with this song, there's not even a chorus in sight.

But, I remember writing this one part that's like... ♪ I already know your favorite color ♪ ♪ Already know your mama's name ♪ ♪ So get us being lovers ♪ ♪ I wanna hear you say my name ♪ ♪ Like the first time that we did it ♪ ♪ I used to say it loud and proud ♪ ♪ But the energy is different ♪ ♪ You don't care about me now ♪ ♪ I already know your favorite color ♪ ♪ I already know your mama's name ♪ ♪ Forget us being lovers ♪ ♪ I want to hear you say my name ♪ ♪ But the first time that we did it ♪ ♪ To say it loud and proud ♪ ♪ But the energy is different ♪ ♪ You don't care about me now.

♪ And I wrote that I was 18.

I was 17 when I wrote this song.

17.

Just daydreaming.

Had nobody on my body but me, God.

So when I listen to my my own little freaked out mind, I say, you go girl.

You deserve to have them fantasies, As to all of us.

Hey!

And that's the freedom.

Can we make some noise for freedom?

[cheering] Yeah.

So we go slowly fade this out.

And I want y'all to clap your hands for me.

Like that.

Hey, hey, yeah.

Now repeat after me.

Say... ♪ y'all better, y'all better not let go ♪ Your turn.

Say... ♪ I better, I better not let go ♪ Ready?

Go.

[audience sings] ♪ I better, I better not let go ♪ Go!

[audience sings] ♪ I better, I better not let go ♪ Hold up.

♪ Don't tell me you're shy ♪ ♪ Y'all sound very shy ♪ We'll practice.

♪ I better, I better not let go ♪ [audience repeats louder] ♪ I better, I better not let go ♪ [ausience repeats] ♪ I better, I better not let go ♪ [audience sings] Louder on camera!

♪ ...not let go ♪ [audience repeats] ♪ Let go ♪ [audience echoes] ♪ Let go ♪ [audience] ♪ Let go ♪ Don't worry.

Y'all done.

Don't worry.

Oh.

♪ Ooh ♪ Now this next song.

Hold up Wes, you sound amazing.

Yeah.

This next song is called Don't Look Back.

And it reminds us to fall deeper into love again.

Without hesitation, without worry, without fear.

So I want y'all to think about all the fear you have around surrounding love.

And let that go.

And.

When love comes calling.

You know what?

Have yall let it in.

When love comes callin , let it in girl.

You right.

But when love comes calling, don't look back.

Thats what this next song is called.

Lets do it boys.

♪ Sit still ♪ ♪ Don't close your eyes ♪ ♪ Whats beyond the other door ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ No more silence ♪ ♪ Let's keep this thing that we call love ♪ ♪ I'm just searching for the perfect drug ♪ ♪ But when love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look away ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look away ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Now I'm standing over here ♪ ♪ Watching you over there ♪ ♪ Smiling ♪ ♪ Happy ♪ ♪ Unaware ♪ ♪ Oh, life is spinning round ♪ ♪ And, youre going underground ♪ ♪ Forgetting what we were ♪ ♪ Let's hold on to this ♪ ♪ Just one more day ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look away ♪ ♪ And when love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Don't look away ♪ ♪ Ooh, hoo, oh ♪ ♪ You take your love ♪ ♪ Throw it all around ♪ ♪ Like it's nothing special ♪ ♪ Just a sound ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And one more thing ♪ ♪ I need to say ♪ ♪ I don't think you realize ♪ ♪ A year feels like a day sometimes ♪ ♪ Oh, when love comes calling ♪ ♪ Dont look back ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Dont look away ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Dont look back ♪ ♪ When love comes calling ♪ ♪ Dont look away ♪ ♪ Ooh, hoo ♪♪ Play something for us Isaac.

[drum solo] Say, “go Isaac!” ♪ Go Isaac ♪ ♪ Go Issac ♪ Say that with me.

♪ Go Issac.

go Isaac, go Isaac ♪ ♪ Go Issac.

go Isaac, go Isaac ♪ ♪ Go Issac.

go Isaac, go Isaac ♪ ♪ Don't look back.

Dont look back.

Dont look back ♪ ♪ Don't look back.

Dont look baaaaaack ♪ ♪ No no no no no ♪ It's 2026 ahead of us.

We can't go back.

[cheering] Make some noise if youre looking forward.

[cheering] Make some noise if you're choosing to trust the unknown.

[cheering] Make some noise.

If you're willing to become what you must become.

In order to embrace the unknown.

[cheering] ♪ I'm saying don't look back ♪ ♪ No, no, no ♪ ♪ ‘Cause we can't go back ♪ Yeah.

♪ Don't go back ♪♪ [cheers and applause] Thank you all so much.

Now, what y'all don't know is.

I mean, you might be able to tell.

Actually, I'm not going to assume I tend to be a improvizational artist as long alongside of, you know, my performance and my preparation.

So, y'all, this the most songs I really did back to back.

Could I really be?

Are you singing these songs?

And I'd be making a five minute song 20 minutes.

So can y'all make some noise for me?

For real.

I really appreciate that.

My band know they're gonna be like.

And keep playing till she stops.

Keep play ‘til she stop.

And they keep playing ‘til I stop.

So I appreciate y'all as well.

[Isaac] Can we stop?

[Yasmine] Are you ready to stop?

Everybody say hell nah.

[audience] Hell nah.

Thank you.

Now I kind of want to skip around.

Let's do.

[giggle] I think we should do that.

Mr.

President.

[Wes] Mr.

President?

Got it.

[Yasmine] Lets do Mr.

President We going to pick the little beats up for y'all, okay?

Now, I if y'all don't know, I just moved to New York, make some noise for New York.

[cheers] That felt a little sad that didn't feel as and welcoming.

I mean I'm not in New York, so that makes sense.

But I thought yall by like, “Yeah, I she doin New York!” But y'all weren't... Try again.

I just moved to New York.

[louder cheers] Thank you, guys.

It was really a hard journey.

Actually, thank God it was very easy.

I don't know how I made the move, but I trusted that it would get done.

And I hope that you guys can continue to trust that things will get done, and especially in this time and this this stage in our life and in this world.

It's hard to trust anything outside of ourself, even the the powers that are meant to help our society run better.

The governments that that play.

So this is a reminder for us to not be afraid to let the things that are meant to serve us in our eyes, in their eyes, and, you know, demand a response.

So let's play this next song.

This is “Mr.

President” by Janelle Monáe.

♪ This song is for My Mama ♪ ♪ This song is for you ♪ ♪ Hey, Mr.

President ♪ ♪ Tomorrow Im paying my rent ♪ ♪ My fuel is runnin low ♪ ♪ And I've got places to go ♪ ♪ Quit slowin me down ♪ ♪ Can we talk about the education of our children?

♪ ♪ A book is worth more than a bomb any day ♪ ♪ And remember a mirror to Africa ♪ ♪ Who will bring the cure before its too late ♪ ♪ Can't you see the hurt in their eyes?

♪ ♪ So much disappointment in many, many faces ♪ ♪ Use your heart and not your pride ♪ ♪ We can't go on and keep pretending now ♪ ♪ Please, Mr.

President ♪ ♪ Where's all the money you spent?

♪ ♪ The food is running low ♪ ♪ And they have nowhere to go ♪ ♪ Quit slowing us down ♪ ♪ I ask you to have mercy on us, father ♪ ♪ Youd think wed know the rules by now ♪ ♪ We cant go starting wars with hearts of hatred ♪ ♪ Our nation's greed won't make it better ♪ ♪ Or quiet the fears in our heart ♪ ♪ Can't you see the hurt in their eyes ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ So much disappointment in all of their faces ♪ ♪ Use your heart and not your pride ♪ ♪ We can't go on and keep pretending ♪ ♪ Oh, please, Mr.

President ♪ [cheers] [trumpet and rhythm] ♪ Dear Mr.

President ♪ ♪ I hope you got the letter I sent ♪ ♪ A dollar only go so far ♪ ♪ And we need health care, no matter who we are ♪ ♪ You see, we come from different worlds ♪ ♪ and different places ♪ ♪ But until theres one great land, one nation under God ♪ ♪ Times are getting harder ♪ ♪ And we need you to to be like Moses ♪ ♪ and lead your people through ♪ ♪ Please be careful ♪ ♪ Be careful ♪ ♪ ‘Cause we see you ♪ ♪ Yeah, we see you ♪ ♪ Ah, haaa ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ ohh ♪ Yo!

Free Palestine.

Free Sudan.

Free the Congo.

Free Haiti.

Bring aid to Jamaica.

Support our black people here in the Americas.

Support our young LGBT and trans youth.

God, support the disenfranchized people.

The people with no community, with no family, with no homes.

God, I ask you to put a spirit of bravery within all of us to empower each and every one of us to demand our lives and not wait for someone to cosign what is rightfully ours.

♪ oh, ahhh ♪ ♪ So please, Mr.

President ♪ ♪ Were still citi... citi... citizens ♪ Hey, make some noise for yourself.

Make some noise for your freedom.

Thank you.

God.

Thank you God.

♪♪ Thank you, guys.

[cheers and applause] Now I'm gonna give most of my band a little break, besides Harrison and Wes.

[giggle] [Isaac] Bye.

Take your time, by brother.

Take your time.

Not too much time, though.

I appreciate y'all being present with me.

I appreciate y'all taking your time.

We had our last two songs, and I want to just to showcase my beautiful guitarist and my trumpet player, Wes.

And sing something real intimate for y'all.

Make some noise for Wes, y'all.

Come on.

Don't be quiet.

[cheering] [guitar plays] ♪ Smile ♪ ♪ though your heart is aching ♪ ♪ Smile ♪ ♪ even though it's breaking ♪ ♪ When there are clouds in the sky ♪ ♪ Youll get by ♪ ♪ ‘Cause when you smile ♪ ♪ through your fears and sorrow ♪ ♪ Smile ♪ ♪ and maybe tomorrow ♪ ♪ you'll find the sun ♪ ♪ comes shining through ♪ ♪ for you ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ And light up your face with gladness ♪ ♪ Hide every trace of sadness ♪ ♪ Although a tear ♪ ♪ may be ever so near ♪ ♪ Its the time you must keep on trying ♪ ♪ Smile ♪ ♪ What's the use of crying?

♪ ♪ Soon you will find ♪ ♪ that lifes worthwhile ♪ ♪ If you ♪ ♪ If you just smile ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ Oh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ah, aaah ♪ ♪ Oh, ♪ ♪ Though the tears may be ever so near ♪ ♪ It's the time ♪ ♪ you must keep on trying ♪ ♪ Smile ♪ ♪ What's the use of crying?

♪ ♪ ‘Cause you know that's life ♪ ♪ is still worthwhile ♪ ♪ If you, ooh, oh ♪ ♪ Smile ♪♪ [applause] [sigh] Thank you so much.

Really.

Thank you.

Harrison.

Thank you, Wes.

I appreciate you guys.

[audience member] We love you!

Wow.

I love you.

And I love you so much.

And I appreciate you.

We're going to do one more song.

This song is called Trip to Heaven.

If you know, this song sings a little bit up beat.

But you guys took me to heaven.

This has been a dream come true.

I thank you so much for KUVO.

I thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I'm about to take you to heaven on this last one.

This one for you, shorty.

♪ I miss ♪ ♪ I miss the feeling of you kissing me ♪ ♪ Not doing nothing flash backs hitting me ♪ ♪ Replaying in my mind ♪ ♪ My mind ♪ ♪ I miss ♪ ♪ I miss the feeling of you hating me ♪ ♪ ‘Cause when we make up you behave in ways ♪.

♪ We do this every time ♪ ♪ ‘Cause you cant hate me for life ♪ ♪ I know you want to check up on it ♪ ♪ Don't let your ego stop you from your blessins ♪ ♪ Blessins ♪ ♪ Got you day dreaming how I used to do it ♪ ♪ You wanna check up on me I know Im tempting you want me ♪ ♪ to take you to heaven ♪ ♪ Oh, oooohooo ♪ ♪ Know I got the kets to heaven ooohooo ♪ ♪ Got you on your knees youre beggin ♪ ♪ Just for one more trip to heaven ♪ ♪ To heaven ♪ ♪ And, I know ♪ ♪ I wasnt always on my best behavior ♪ ♪ But when you come round always straighten me up ♪ ♪ We do this every time ♪ ♪ ‘Cause you know just what I like ♪ ♪ You say youre tired of my games ♪ ♪ You say I make you feel a way ♪ ♪ You really want me but you cant ♪ ♪ You say Im no good ♪ ♪ I can take you really far long fulfillment ♪ ♪ Love galore♪ ♪ Tell me if you really want me ♪ ♪ To take you to heaven ♪ ♪ oooohooo ♪ ♪ Know I got the keys to heaven ♪ ♪ oooohooo ♪ ♪ Got you on your knees youre beggin ♪ ♪ Just for one more trip to heaven ♪ One more time.

♪ To heaven ♪ ♪ Take you to heaven ♪ ♪ You know I got the keys to heaven ♪ ♪ Got you on your knees youre beggin ♪ ♪ Just for one more trip to heaven ♪ ♪ To heaven ♪ ♪ That's why you wanna grow so bad ♪ ♪ I'm the best you ever had ♪ ♪ Say youre tryna do your best ♪ ♪ But let me put you to the test ♪ ♪ To the test ♪ ♪ ‘Cause if want tricks ♪ ♪ Baby, I got it ♪ ♪ And if you wanna take a trip ♪ ♪ Let me be your private island ♪ ♪ I can even be a friend ♪ ♪ Comes with many benefits ♪ ♪ You just tell me what you need ♪ ♪ You know that I'm gon provide it ♪ ♪ Oh, oooohooo ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ oooohooo ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ oooohooo ♪ Now, before I say all the band again, can yall say... ♪ oooohooo ♪ [audience repeats] ♪ oooohooo ♪ [audience] ♪ oooohooo ♪ Yeah!

♪ oooohooo ♪ [audience repeats ] ♪ oooohooo ♪ ♪ oooohooo ♪ [audience echoes] ♪ ooh oh hooo ♪ Hey!

♪ Ah hoo hoo ♪ [audience repeats] ♪ Ah hoo hoo ♪ ♪ oooohooo ♪ [audience] ♪ oooohooo ♪ Hey, ♪ ooooh ♪ I'm just going to introduce the band again.

Hey!

Now.

When I say each person's name I need y'all to roar.

Can y'all do that?

I need y'all to do that.

We gonna start with you again, baby, ♪ We got Harrison on the guitar ♪ [cheers] ♪ Harrison better play something ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ I say we got Harrison on the guitar ♪ ♪ oh hoo hoo ♪ ♪ Harrison better play somethin ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ And we got Parker on the bass ♪ ♪ pa, pa Parker on the bass ♪ ♪ Parker better play somethin ♪ Yall better make some noise for Parker.

[bass solo] ♪ We got Parker on the bass ♪ ♪ Parker on the Bass, ba, ba bass ♪ ♪ Parker better play somethin ♪ [bass solo] ♪ And, we got Wes on the keys ♪ ♪ We got Wes on the keys ♪ ♪ Keys ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ Wes in on the trumpet as well ♪ ♪ Wes in on the trumpet as well ♪ ♪ Wes youd better play somethin ♪ [trumpet solo] ♪ We got Isaac on the drums ♪ ♪ Isaac, play something ♪ [drum solo] ♪ And we got Isaac on the drums ♪ [drum solo] ♪ Baby play somethin ♪ ♪ My name is Yasmine Emani ♪ [cheers] ♪ My name is Ya, ah, ah, ah ...asmine Emani ♪ One more time.

♪ My name is Ya, ah, ah, ah ...asmine Emani ♪ Hey!

Yeah.

Can I spell it out to y'all right quick?

As a farewell, ♪ That's Y, A, S, ♪ ♪ M, I, ♪ ♪ N, E ♪ ♪ E-M-A-N-I ♪ Y'all remember that?

♪ See, that's a Y, A, S, ♪ ♪ M, I, ♪ ♪ N, E ♪ ♪ E-M-A-N-I ♪ ♪ My name is Yasmine Emani ♪ [cheering] Hey!

Now, everybody say, ♪ Bye, Yasmine ♪ [audience repeats] ♪ Bye, Yasmine ♪ ♪ Bye, everybody ♪ ♪ Bye, Yasmine ♪ [audience echoes] ♪ Bye, everybody ♪ ♪ Bye, Yasmine ♪ [audience repeats] ♪ Bye, everybody ♪ Hey!

♪ oooohooo ♪ Thank you so much KUVO for having me.

Make some noise for KUVO!

[cheering] Yeah!

Make some noise for yourself.

[cheers and applause] Sing your praises to God.

Make some noise.

Make some noise for my band.

[louder cheers] Yeah.

And of course.

And of course, Make some noise for me.

[louder cheers] ♪♪ [audience cheers]