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Willow Smith — now recognized mononymously as WILLOW — slayed because the musical visitor on Saturday Night Live! The daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, 21, headlined her first-ever efficiency on Oct. 8 present, performing her moody rock observe “Curious/Furious” for her first efficiency. “I always knew there was an order to this/The wind in the trees whispering mathematics,” she crooned on stage because the lights shone an ombré shade of purple. “I always knew I tried my best to talk back/Refract the wisdom to heal the abyss,” she continued.
Her look embraced her rock ‘n’ roll vibe with a bikini high underneath a leather-based jacket, and leather-based pants. She accessorized with silver physique chains and layered silver necklaces for the efficiency, which performed off her easy however daring glam. Willow’s black cat liner entrance and heart by the efficiency alongside together with her glowing complexion.
The Red Table Talk host appeared on the collection earlier this yr when she carried out together with her good friend Camila Cabello, 25, to carry out their observe “Psychofreak” in April 2022. The buddies twinned in edgy seems to be as they rocked the crowed at Studio 8H with their infectious and attractive single that appeared on Camila’s album Familia, which dropped that very same month. Willow was an unannounced shock visitor on the episode, which was applauded by followers and critics as she demonstrated for vocal vary and vulnerability.
Willow just lately dropped her personal new music again in August, together with single “hover like a GODDESS” — whereas concurrently dropping her personal final identify and taking artistic liberties with capitalization. The single is the lead music from her new album COPINGMECHANISM, which was initially set to drop on Sept. 23 however pushed again to an Oct. 7 launch. The album is anticipated to be pop-punk, very similar to her prior tasks — together with collaborative album with ex-boyfriend Tyler Cole (additionally recognized collectively as band The Anxiety).
The rising artist has beforehand been open about how her spirituality has influenced her music. “Life is a beautiful mystery,” Willow mentioned to The Face in 2021. “And when you look at it through the eyes of science and spirituality, nothing is ever mundane…“It’s definitely something that I think about every day,” she added when speaking about her collaboration with Travis Barker, “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l.”
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