Last night our girl Vicci Martinez played in an intimate showcase at The Key Club in West Hollywood, CA. The showcase was all about her new music from the up coming self-titled album ‘Vicci”, due out this June. “I’ve worked on the album for a year and this is my first time getting to play these songs.” ,Martinez tells The Hollywood Reporter. According to tweets & Facebook posts by friends and fans, Vicci blew the roof off of the house last night! Fellow friend and A & R rep for Universal Republic & ‘The Voice’, Kristina Grossman simply stated, “My girl Vicci Martinez killed it tonight!!!” Emily Valentine, who was Vicci’s roommate on Season 1 of ‘The Voice” and part of TEAM CEE LO, also went to Facebook & Twitter. Emily shared a video of Vicci covering “Jolene” and simply said, “One of my best friends. The ultimate. So stoked. Vicci Martinez.”
Vicci played a few sets for the special guests including her first single “Come Along”. The single features her coach from season 1 of ‘The Voice’, Cee Lo Green. “Come Along’ ‘will be bundled into a 4 song EP that will be available to download on Tuesday, May 1st. Cee Lo was not there to accompany Vicci on the song due to a prior engagement, but there is no doubt that Cee Lo wants Vicci to soar. Vicci tells The Hollywood Reporter that her former coach still shows an investment in her success. “He’s definitely kept in touch with me.” she says. If you missed them performing the song together check out our video section where they performed on the ‘Tonight Show with Jay Leno.’
According to The Hollywood Reporter. “One of the sets included a rock ballad titled “Hold me Down,” which she told the audience she wrote in New York with a bottle of tequila in 15 minutes. She also performed the anthem-like, “I Can Love.” The singer rounded out her short show with another rock ballad titled “Let Go” that she dedicated to her father.”
I personally was not there to see Vicci perform, but there are a few videos surfacing on the web that I am loving! Once we get these videos and the rights to them we will make sure we post them for everyone to see. One of the videos that was posted was of Vicci singing “I Can Love.” The song seriously blew me away. The energy of the music and the lyrics literally slapped me in the face (in a good way). It had me singing most of the song by the 3rd play through. It was at that very moment that I finally saw why Universal has been taking so long to release Vicci’s album. They wanted to put out the very best of Vicci Martinez, and from what I’ve heard and seen, I believe this to be the truth. I don’t think I have ever been so excited to run to the record store and buy someones’s album. I am counting the days until I can pick up this CD with the rest of the world and share the gift that is Vicci Martinez. Vicci is truly an amazing artist that sings from her heart and soul. In some of her songs she talks about coming together and saving the world while taking a stand. She stands up for what she believes in while her lyrics are full of hope and postive messages. She wants us not only to love each other, but to love our selves at the same time. This is why in my own words I want the world to know that “In Vicci I believe & In Vicci I trust.”
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