Khalid made his Saturday Night Live debut on the show’s latest, Idris Elba-hosted installment this past Saturday (3/9). This comes less than one month before the El Paso-raised R&B singer is set to release his sophomore album ‘Free Spirit.’
Khalid took to the stage, debonair and collected, before hitting the audience with the power and dynamics of his astounding live vocals. Accompanied by live instrumentation and background singers, the artist performed “Talk,” and later in the show performed “Better.” Both tracks are singles off of his upcoming project ‘Free Spirit,’ which is set to release April 5th.
While his performance was still fresh in our minds, Khalid released the music video for his single “Talk” this past Monday (3/11). The video uses the magic of color and camera angles to depict different vibrant scenes. The scene that stays consistent throughout the video is one of Khalid attempting to communicate his feelings to his lover through a wall that separates them
Check out Khalid’s debut SNL performance and the video for his single “Talk” here!