Tori Kelly’s Not-So-Secret Weapon: Songs

Our November cover artist turns heads with her singing, but she wants to be known more for her songwriting—and sure enough, that’s starting to happen.

The classic test for a song’s success is this: Can you get it across well with just one voice and one accompanying instrument? In the video below, Tori Kelly plays a special live solo version of our November Song of the Month, “Should’ve Been Us,” and we’d say it passes that test. For comparison, you can also listen to the studio recording of “Should’ve Been Us” in our Hear the Music playlist.