Ledisi's Television Debut of Her Latest Song, ‘I Need to Know’ on The Jennifer Hudson Show

Grammy Award-winning singer Ledisi takes to the "Jennifer Hudson Show" stage for the television debut performance of her song "
Need to Know."

[@bleu999]

Most underrated unappreciated in the game , she is a force , love love love her. ❤❤❤

[@stephaniebradford8535]

Exactly Best of the best

[@denisegriffin4343]

And can blow SANG I've seen her in person so many times just blows everything out and up💃💃💃💃

[@lindalyte7307]

So .... True!! Ledisi is Phenomenal....What a Gift✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨. Very Underrated/ Underappreciated....just as you stated,I agree 1000%.

[@kimberlypatton8817]

She’s in a class that can’t be touched

[@andrealucas7424]

Beautiful

[@janetwilson6395]

Ledisi slammed it on the Jennifer Hudson show bay-bay! Nothing but raw talent & not enough views not enough people listening. She’s got the perfect instrument ever! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@dr.simoneobryanphd7721]

I have it on repeat, with the audio AND the lyric video immediately following!!! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 We need a 👠 throwing emoji and a stank face emoji!

[@yahushuaschosen4129]

@@dr.simoneobryanphd7721 I know right! I listen to it and watch this video several times a day!

[@lindaabbott7284]

Yes Yes she's a powerhouse I never heard of her before know she can SANG. Bless you keep on singing from know on she my go to.🙏

[@yahushuaschosen4129]

@@lindaabbott7284 Bless you as well! Yes, she sure is! Have a wonderful evening!🙏🏾

[@Honest000w]

Real recognize real j hud enjoyed it

[@TheNeilo-Audiosound]

Ledisi is a trooper and paid her dues with an already great back catalogue but She really should be a much bigger star by now than what she is🙏🙏🎼🎼🎼🎼 My favourite Ledisi Track has to be “Pieces Of Me”

[@cocolyndon4604]

You know why.

[@pamela7651]

Mine as well. I first saw her when she did the tribute out on a limb

[@cherokee1298]

All the singers that are underrated are not trying to be controlled by the music industry. I'm just glad we are still able to enjoy their music.

[@ms.simone8735]

Pieces of me is my anthem...The way Queen Ledisi hold the notes and moves in her range, uses the mic and maintains vibrato..please no one else has a sound like her...JHud know real talent too...ijs

[@angelathompson3842]

I absolutely love her. An amazing artist that doesn’t get ALL the recognition that she deserves. Beautiful

[@waltresamayo2543]

Period....I've seen her so many times I love her so much

[@JavierBonnemaison]

I heard Ledisi for the first time at a small, mostly empty restaurant/bar on California and Dividadero in San Francisco in the mid nineties. I was immediately blown away, and could not believe for my life how most of the other patrons did not even stop talking amongst themselves during her performance. I saw her many times after that over the years before she finally broke through to mainstream national success. Mark my words, she is one of the great american singers, regardless of whether or not she reaches the pinnacle of fame and recognition. I only wish she could promote her early catalog, some of which is fantastic.

[@oaktownbrown9275]

Saw her there too--what was the name of that place?? Used to see her regularly at the Elbo Room on Valencia & 17th. Knew she was a star even then.

[@OctoberLibra1]

People, including myself have been raving about Ledisi for years. This woman not only EMBODIES R&B she can do gospel, jazz, blues, pop...She's amazing, but when it comes to the R&B there is no one out like her and not to say J-Hud isn't but when you listen to Ledisi it's like the days of Gladys and Patti and those R&B ladies who where raised up on soul music. She's just not selling herself to the big machine that wants female artist to be half-naked and singing about nothing, and we know who the queen of that is, I won't mention her name, not out of fear of the FLEAhive but out of the fact that I can't stand her even more when she did Ledisi the way that she did her by going behind Ledisi's back to John Legend and Common to let her sing at the Grammy's. The back story is, and was all over social media when she did it, Ledisi played the late Great Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the Movie Selma, and sang Take My Hand, Precious Lord in the film. She was set to sing the song at the Grammys that year and was all excited about the whole experience because that would have been her big moment to shine and get a bigger audience. So COPYonce was trying to promote her album which wasn't doing as well as she'd like, inflated record sells by her team LimeAide was the album. So she took it upon herself, as she always does to other female artist, make it all about her used her politics and demanded that John Legend and Common, let her sing instead of Ledisi. See Ledisi, Common and John Legend where to perform and as part of the film Selma in which John and Common where nominated. So John, punked out and told her that she could sing "Take my hand Precious Lord" in which she was also going to add one of her songs from the LIMEade album. Well poor Ledisi was told she couldn't take the stage and sing the song that she had just sang in the film that she was a part of the cast. Social Media went HAM on COPYonce, but of course she had most of her FLEAhive to back her up saying things like "Who is Ledisi, never heard of her." and "They picked the right one to sing, because nobody want to hear Ledisi"....just negative feedback. Well Ledisi sat right there in the audience and watched this spectacle...They said she even cried when she found out. Like the trooper she is, she performed Precious Lord Take my hand a week later at a concert function and blew it out the water. Many people posted clips of her and made the comparison that Ledisi embodied that song and COPYonce had nothing on her and some of these comments where coming from FLEAonce's fanbase. But it shows how dark skin, and full figured women get looked down upon in the industry and people like FARTonce can get whatever they want, until the people don't want them. Ledisi spoke of the incident months later and said she had no hard feelings and that she knows how the business works. She did go on to do great things by performing to sold out shows performing Nina Simone hits and got rave reviews. She's amazing.

[@joycecunningham8785]

That's how the music industry is but what God has for her it's all in God's timing....the first I heard her was in philly during her lost & found album in July, 2008 at Penn Landing free concert...she is excellent.

[@nikeap2947]

I'd forgotten all about this!!! But wow that was a throw back. Anyway your recounting of the event was descriptive and entertaining. Have you ever seen a "draw my life" story? I could see every person, conversation, emotion, and deception in your comment. Whoa! Thank you (?) for unpacking that event. It allows others to see the divine providence of God's timing and Ledisi's resilience, professionalism, and class.

[@loisbrown1059]

Thank you for bringing forth alot of back stabbing crap the MACHINE does to GIFTED SINGERS such as Ledisi.But, I'm not surprised at all! She can stand flat footed and SANG HER BUTT OFF 🆗!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@beyourself2444]

At least 10 years I loved her.

[@Quaifen]

It's all about looks in this Industry. Beyonce and Rihanna got the looks everybody want to see. It doesn't matter if you can sing or not. As long as you can hold a note. And they will do the rest.

[@jamiebaxter7965]

WOW!! She sings so effortlessly!! Like she breaths every note vs. pronouncing them.

[@2323sark]

One of the top 5 best female vocalists of our time. Her tone, power and and interpretation is just amazing. If you haven’t heard her tiny desk concert you need to watch it

[@dtd9003]

A vocal phenom! Truly underrated.

[@christinab2287]

Ledisi never disappoints, I love to hear her sing live anytime

[@lesliebrewington4139]

She is classically, trained, and classically classy!❤️

[@leronmorton521]

LEDISI IS INCREDIBLE AND SIMPLY SINGS HER TAIL OFF 👍👍 LUV HER 😃 NICE SONG 🤗

[@malikalewis9605]

Sangggggg Ledisi!!! I love her voice, it’s just soulful & angelic all rolled up into one! Love ❤

[@blind_t2]

you one of those rare friends where i say somebody can sang, you get what I mean! IDK why I get so divided. I’ll take all my friends, but here’s where I am like, yes! yes yes yes!

[@TNGURL08]

That's what I said, you better sing it girl!

[@blind_t2]

@malikalewis9605 you freaking rock.

[@rspen2142]

It is truly ludicrous when when artists that have real talent, such as Ledisi's, are overshadowed by a lot of what Is put in front of us as talent by these media platforms. There was no gyrating, half-nudity, cursing, nor compromising here. Just PURE TALENT!

[@lindalyte7307]

Exactly!!!! Well said👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@SA-yd1xk]

Ledisi one of the greatest voices but so underrated. She should be a bigger star.

[@YourCourageCoach]

Out of only 5 vocalists I absolutely enjoy Ledisi will forever remain in and on that list of 5. Absolutely soul penetrating love. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GiuseppePascuale928]

You know we want to hear the other four on that esteemed list!

[@YourCourageCoach]

@@GiuseppePascuale928 Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson and Amy Jade Winehouse

[@GiuseppePascuale928]

@@YourCourageCoach Solid list!

[@YourCourageCoach]

@@GiuseppePascuale928 I put Amy in as my honorable mention, we lost her too soon.

[@GiuseppePascuale928]

@@YourCourageCoach Agreed!

[@kindell1]

She didn't miss a note or skip a beat. This woman has the most soulful chops in the game! The mainstream commercial folks don't deserve her

[@phyllistuggle1481]

Chills when I hear her voice.

[@thedjgrayhat3082]

I was already a fan of the force of nature that is Ledisi. This performance had me speechless. Well done, queen. Oh, and that shoe throw was hilarious!

[@fhamilton2172]

Everything her voice touches is straight fire! 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@jizzle404]

My My My!!! Her voice sends straight chills through you! Straight grown folk music!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@marlenelambert2766]

She's such a beautiful and powerful singer, I love her so much.

[@MW-oh7ig]

She makes you feel like she is singing for you. What a gifted singer! God bless her.

[@MW-oh7ig]

I feel the same way; as if I am somehow embodying the song. She moves my soul.

[@brendavandepool6505]

Love love love Ledisi. Her music is always in my rotation. She is underrated but one of the best IN MY BOOK

[@PrettyEyes954]

Ledisi you got me throwing my shoe. 😂😂 you better go off ❤❤ please go on tour

[@florenespann1094]

This Lady is beautiful.Felll in love with her song" I Blame You." Can't stop listening to her.

[@adriannewilson714]

A definite bop 💃 and a mood changer for sho

[@ms.p.1022]

People just don't know about her! This woman has built herself an awesome career in spite of the lack of real credit given to her in the industry. I have followed her since the beginning she is a quiet storm!!🎶🎤

[@tanyamcintyre7780]

A wonderful voice Ledisi...We plan to see you in Atlantic City in March...Keep singing my dear...many Blessings 🎼❤️🎼

[@marcusflair68]

Best female singer period❤️

[@edithcoleman5397]

Yesss I love it! Keep coming around me I got something going on with this special guy he’s telling me differently but 😢

[@deborahjohnson6834]

LEDISI IS TALENTED BEYOND MEASURE, WELL SPOKEN A COLLEGE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC. AN ABUNDANCE OF STAGE PRESENCE AND A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE STAGE TO BIG SCREEN AND TV. WHY ISN'T SHE MORE WELL KNOWN. REAL TALENT SEEMS TO GET PUSHED ASIDE.

[@reneetate5829]

Oh! My Goodness! This sister has Serious Pipes! Absolutely in a style of her own. So so Blessed to have such a Gift!!!❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@cocolyndon4604]

I saw her here in ATL at Chastain. Her voice is great live, she can sang.

[@jackierush79]

Ledisi ❤️❤️❤️ A voice like no other!!!

[@simonefernandez2843]

I thought of Patti LaBelle when she hit that note 🎯 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@ElaineHayeslovelye]

Sing it, Leddy. Yes,yes

[@serendipity534]

Her voice is timeless and I'm sad that I'm just discovering her. Def gotta see her live!

[@adriannewilson714]

It is a treat to behold 💫 This performance was nothn like her concerts. She gets raw with it 🔥🔥🔥 Bad to the bone

[@loveyu2778]

My baby...Best sannnger this generation has..and they dont even know it...😢

[@sheilaroberts8326]

Yassss, love ❤️ her..Don't know why her music 🎶 isn't played more..real vocals

[@erikas9945]

I love love love love her!!!! She never leaves the mic..hell she don’t need it no way!!!!

[@SmartClassySassy1]

If good "sangin" is what you want, Ledisi is always that girl who's gonna serve it to you on a platter!!! I felt every bit of this performance. 🥰🥰🥰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@tshepovanessa]

Why is ledisi looking through my soul as she sing 😭❤️❤️I believe she saw me

[@steffilbrak]

One of my absolute favorite vocalist of all time , right up there with some of my best Ella, Sassy, Nancy, and Phyllis .... I love when somebody can sang ( yes I said sannng) live without any gimmicks and still kill it!!! Love me some Ledisi... she let's me know real music is still alive!❤

[@jedoniacook]

Great song Ledisi, beautiful vocals by you and the background singers.

[@bridgettchapman7781]

Ledisi music is real good raw music. So many people can relate women and men's . I have enjoyed every cd she recorded. I also bought everyone of her cd . Had the pleasure to attend three concerts. She definitely has raw blessed talent. I also learn to embrace the being and except the end. Keep living our best life. Because it truly don't stop. No shade just passing positive spiritual energy and real love ! My motto keep growing and loving the beautiful things and people. The world has to offer, My extra opinion. Yes another blessed cd. Love it !

[@tamaral2520]

When I tell you I love me some Ledisi!! Can't wait to see her Feb 3 in concert!

[@Remmy8]

When I tell you I watched this over an over!!! That voice is just amazing

[@derongeorge1969]

I love Ledisi!! Continued success in all that you do!

[@yasey908]

I love you Ledisi ❤❤❤

[@MsEvonU]

Yeeeesssssss!!! I love me some Ledisi!!! You are simply Amazing!!!💜🎶💜🎶💜

[@ryanpierce559]

What a great talent just amazing raw talent no special effects may God continue bless her and continue to make beautiful music,she may not have won any awards she a winner she s still a winner a true r/b singer

[@neecywatson8250]

She sang that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@starshinethomas157]

Yess! Yess!! Yesss!!!! Sang That!!!!! Magnificent

[@yvonnetelley6743]

A FIERCE FORCE ❤❤❤

[@edpearsoniii9603]

I'm so ready this album and tour!!!!🤩😍

[@goofymh54]

I felt every emotion in this song! You better sang 🙌🏾

[@davidbelton1769]

THIS LADY CAN SING. I LOVE HER VOICE.

[@iamthetruth1348]

ONE OF BEST VOICES AND VERY ATTRACTIVE LADY LEDISI 🤩🤩🤩

[@katyarnold6757]

I been a fan of Ledisi for years. Love!! her vocals. God bless Ledisi music career.

[@pennymcclane1067]

Yesssss, Ledisi another hit 🤎🤎 I have seen you in concert like 4 times and can't wait to see you live again 🖤

[@NinaTyann]

Yes, another hit! I've seen her perform live multiple times too and when I mention her name no one seems to know who she is, it's unbelievable😔.

[@pennymcclane1067]

@@NinaTyann she's so underrated and alot of people don't know who she is because they don't know real singing.

[@authenticwmn]

Ledisi is definitely one to be reckoned with ❤🙌🏽❤️‍🔥👏🏽

[@catriniasmith4833]

Not to many people sing straight up R n B anymore. The music industry pics and chooses who is on top. Not like when I grew up in the 70s. She is one of my favorites.

[@NinaTyann]

YES! Amazing!! Can't wait to see Ledisi and Kem in concert on the 17th!!!! Go see this woman perform live! You won't regret it.

[@tee5747]

You will not be disappointed 😌 she is an excellent performer seen her and Music Soul Child best show ever

[@mutrellmclean6772]

I love your voice ledisi and I can't wait for you to come to Atlantic City and Philadelphia New York 🌷

[@cassandravick6327]

One of my favorite artists absolutely love your music,, it’s the amazing voice for me ❤🎶🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽☀️

[@michelefourcand5248]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ This Woman. A true artist of the craft. She just need the right song to push her over the edge butnot pop. I pray her day comes soon. Her first album is always on repeat for me.

[@LibraLife47]

The best concert I ever went to Ledisi Eric Benet Mint condition ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 You have to see her live. you will never forget it💜

[@briansummers843]

Prue pipes no gadgets on her microphone 🎤 she's definitely up there with the greats of past and present in the traditional of soul music and soul love for it will live on forever 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@miajackson41]

I just listened to this (5) times in a row 👍🏽👍🏽🥰🥰💜💜 Ledisi come on you sanggggg that song !!!

[@sistacbell]

I just love her voice!! Heaven sent!

[@poeticallycorrect1676]

This woman is a true testament of what MUSIC is. I love who she is, what she represents, and her vocal ability. She is a treasure. ❤

[@lakishacovington7379]

Amazing...vocals...terrific...

[@TheGoldenMean14]

That woman, that artist is underrated and overqualified.

[@samanthacain3480]

Ledisi has soooo much soul! It just oooozes out. I love everything she see sings. I can feel all of her sing in my heart and soul.♥️♥️♥️

[@nikeap2947]

🚦🚥🚦🚥Come on light crew!!! 🚥🚦🚥🚦Giving me all the feels with the wonderful lyrics. 💕 you Ledisi - absolutely amazing performance and interview!!

[@jeffmcdowell9797]

Love her! Old school sound! Can just flat out sing! Powerful voice! Just love her! All I can say!

[@TNGURL08]

Sing it girl! She's amazing!

[@klomax7089]

Effortlessly sanging her face off! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💜❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@jendayiKa]

Ledisi sounds sooooo good! She got my sis Jennifer ready to throw her shoes!!!😊

[@christiantoglia8334]

This was such an amazing performance, her voice is magnificent

[@tonyahicks4820]

They don’t want no smoke from them pipes ledisi got!!! This woman can sang!!!!!!!!!!🎤🎼🎤

[@coreygoodman8247]

This woman's voice is amazingly anointed. 👏 She took us on a journey. She told a story. A vocal beast!

[@debduwrong]

Yes Ma'am!!! 💫💫💫💫💫

[@faithandgrace242]

Lord have mercy....you gave her a "VOICE" like no other❤❤❤ just love her

[@darronhines9363]

This is what Angels sound like 😊..

[@67DrWatson]

Love, love, LOVE her! So beautiful and that instrument is one of the best in the game hands down. At this point she should have several mantelpieces FULL with awards. She'll still be wowing us for many years to come.

[@larrybumpus7717]

This woman is gift from God her voice is so beautiful .

[@kimberlypatton8817]

Simply beautiful singing, she’s awesome

[@MegaTamikaH]

I LOVEEEEEE YOU LEDISI!!!!

[@blind_t2]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeess!!!!! these are my people! love her too!

[@YouTrue369]

You are so talented And gifted! Love the sounds your voice creates!❤

[@messychicken]

Incredible

[@user-tr5mb8tr4f]

I'm Korean my favorite musician is Ledisi I love your voice it's very inspirational !!!❤

[@anthonyrichardson4701]

ONE OF THE BEST... WE NEED SOMEONE LIKE HER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THESE DAYS .. ITS GOOD TO LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT ACTUALLY MAKES U THINK AND FEEL SOMETHING. IT'S RARE!!...💚🖤❤️

[@deirdrejackson7365]

My girl is back, one of the best vocalist around..

[@catherineelijah6446]

OUTSTANDING!!!

[@romariobrown6195]

The world has changed so much. They dont appreciate these types of music anymore.... ledesi is a force to be reckoned with.

[@TNGURL08]

Your voice is so beautiful and so trained it's just heavenly.

[@KickmagNet]

Love it.

[@WW-tg5pu]

Phenomenal performance! Ledisi is a legend. Super talented and providing adult gems for adult minds and palettes unlike this awful bubblegum R&B stuff today.

[@BeNice92]

Momma you betta!!!! Dammit sing led!!!!

[@ingerwatson2646]

I love her voice! Yes Ledisi, you were born to sing. Thank you!

[@terry362]

Number ONE singer… PERIOD! 🔥🇬🇧🔥