Miley Cyrus & Brittany Howard's High-Octane "Nothing Compares 2 U" Cover Is a Marvel
Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard did a beautiful tribute to the late, great Sinéad O'Connor.
The SNL50 festivities are officially in the books, and fans can't stop thinking about one performance in particular.
For SNL50: The Anniversary Special, Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard joined forces with The Roots to pay tribute to the late Sinéad O'Connor with a cover of her worldwide hit, "Nothing Compares 2 U." It was everything the SNL50 musical performances set out to be: tour de forces that remind fans everywhere that some of the most iconic music moments happen in Studio 8H.
There's something about the combination of the former Voice Coach and Howard that made for an incredibly mesmerizing vocal performance.
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Cyrus and Howard, who rose to stardom during her time in the band Alabama Shakes, perfectly paid tribute to the late Irish singer with drop-dead gorgeous notes. (Howard's ending riff gave us the chills!)
It was genuinely epic, and thanks to The Roots' impressive arrangement, fans experienced a version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" that's never been done before.
What to know about "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Originally written by Prince in 1984 and subsequently recorded as a demo for his band, The Family, "Nothing Compares 2 U" became a worldwide hit when O'Connor included her version of the song as part of her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.
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The track spent an impressive four weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100. It's the only number-one hit of O'Connor's career.
In 1990, one reviewer proclaimed, "When Sinéad sang 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' seas calmed, angels wept and Top 40 radio stood still to listen to this powerful expression of unrequited love."
The song has been memorably covered by many other artists, most notably The Voice's Adam Levine and America's Got Talent alum Kodi Lee.
