Skylar Grey

Writing for Rihanna, collaborating with Eminem; Skylar Grey is an incredibly talented songwriter and singer. Her voice is featured on many famous tracks, and those are what she is most well known for, so when I was given a ticket to go and see her with my friends I was a little apprehensive that it would not be the same watching her as a solo artist, rather than through her vocal samples or collaborations. Wow was I wrong. She can really sing, I mean, seriously sing. From mellow raspy soprano control, to a husky yet powerful belt, each note was pitched perfectly with her trills timed and executed flawlessly.
Something that I wasn't expecting, was her dedication to the performance from an audience interaction perspective. She was dancing around the stage, acknowledging the band, singing to them, and then started making her way towards the audience. She held out her hand during 'C'mon Let Me Ride', moving along the front couple of rows of audience, even stopping in her tracks to let them take pictures.
It was pretty cool as well, she played a solo version of her Grammy Award winning track 'Love the Way you Lie' written for Rihanna and Eminem, and Diddy-Dirty Money's 'I'm Coming Home', which she co-wrote. She also performed some original tracks that I hadn't heard before, but as you can imagine from her back catalogue of writing, they were fantastic songs. Most definitely a performance to check out if ever you get the chance. Really amazing.