In her latest appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Jorja Smith performed an acoustic cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River.”
Smith has appeared on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge several times, covering songs like Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “All The Stars,” Rihanna’s “Man Down,” and Drake’s ‘Too Good."
In addition to “Cry Me a River,” Smith also performed her own song “Don’t Watch Me Cry” from her debut album Lost & Found.
Smith’s performance was in part to encourage voting in the 2019 Brit Awards, which take place on February 20. She is performing, and also nominated for British Album of the Year, British Female Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough Act. She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 61st Grammys.
When Smith was a teenager studying music in secondary school she began posting covers of songs on YouTube, and was particularly enamored with Amy Winehouse’s album Frank.
“Cry Me a River” has had a recent public resurgence, thanks in part to Halsey interpolating it on her chart-topping single “Without Me.”
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