To help with your search, we’ve compiled all the best anniversary songs and lyrics so even if you aren’t musically inclined, you can express your love through song. I didn’t expect that.From love ballads to upbeat hits, there are all sorts of songs to choose from to create your perfect anniversary song playlist. “I expected Jay-Z to be how people expect rappers to be,” admits Michele. That’s not to say she doesn’t get surprised. “I really wish I could be more nervous, it sounds better,” she says. And I’m like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ ”īut despite it all, Michele says she’s not one to get star-struck. “Freakin’ Beyoncé is in the crowd, in front of the stage, throwing her hands in the air, singing my song. Michele’s performance was up to snuff - shortly afterward, she was asked to play at a New Orleans birthday party for Solange Knowles, the sister of Beyoncé.
So I just felt like I was performing with history,” she says. he could replace the Statue of Liberty, and no one would be upset. And I just was like, ‘Do I wear Timberlands and jeans? Do I wear a gown?’ You just hope that you’re doing the right thing. “At our first show, I was all by myself up in the sky while Jay-Z did his thing. Her big break came courtesy of none other than Jay-Z when she was tapped to sing on his 2006 single “Lost One,” and perform alongside Hova at venues like Radio City Music Hall and the Museum of Modern Art. Michele got sidetracked from her studies at Five Towns College in Dix Hills, LI, when she landed a recording contract with Def Jam in 2006 (she eventually received her degree in vocal performance in 2008). “It taught me to hide my things or to be prepared to give them away,” she says. “Sometimes for weeks, sometimes for years, sometimes for the rest of their lives. “My mother raised us up in a therapeutic home where we would have young people come and live with us,” explains Michele. The R&B artist grew up in Patchogue, LI, with her dad, choir director mom, two biological siblings and “about 1,000” other ones. No one’s ever going to look at you funny.”īut Michele wasn’t always a hipster - way back when, she was just a deacon’s daughter who sang in the church choir. “I think that’s the reason for the Williamsburg moment. “To me, it’s just a person who doesn’t like boundaries, guidelines, boxes and is rich in culture, rich in art,” says Michele, who has seven tattoos and keeps two bikes parked on one of her balconies.
(The singer’s second bedroom exclusively houses her designer shoe collection.)īut, she says, there’s no shame in her game. So I’m in lots of trouble right now,” laughs Michele. It’s also against the law to call yourself rich. So I had to make up something a little bit different. “It’s against the law to call yourself a hipster. One of the most buzzed-about tracks on “Better” is “Rich Hipster,” a phrase Michele coined to describe herself. “My spirit feels good in Williamsburg,” she says. In the three-year hiatus since her last record, Michele’s gone vegan (she’s penning her own cookbook, “Fat Vegan,” due out this Christmas), landed a boyfriend and moved to Brooklyn (where most of her family is from) - a life-changing decision featured on her new album. I needed some vacation and I needed time to heal,” says Michele, who proudly displays a collection of self-help books in her Zen-like living room, including “Christianity for Dummies” and “The Go-Girl Guide: Surviving Your 20s With Savvy, Soul and Style.” “I’ve written a lot of broken hearted love songs. “I’m in the best space that I’ve ever been,” says Michele, who in 2010 - at the time of her last album - was suffering through heartache, exhaustion and weight gain. It’s not just the 30-year-old’s digs that have been upgraded - “Better,” she says, is indicative of her new state of mind. Michele, who grew up on Long Island, now lives in a waterfront two-bedroom high-rise in Williamsburg decked out with Furbies, a Disney Princess phone and sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline. That was back in 2006, when Michele was still an industry newbie, cutting her teeth singing hooks for bigs like Jay-Z and The Game.įast-forward seven years, and she’s got her fourth studio album, “Better” (released earlier this month), a 2009 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and an arm party’s worth of chart-topping singles. they were having a contest to see who could stuff the most in without drinking water,” recalls Michele, who was featured on a West-produced track for Nas’ “Hip Hop Is Dead” album. “Kanye was stuffing saltine crackers into his mouth. Grammy Award-winning singer Chrisette Michele admits that the first time she met Kanye West, he was a little.
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