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IF Y’ALL DON’T LET THAT GIRL FEEL GOOD: Nina Simone’s Granddaughter Defends Chloe Bailey After She Receives Mixed Reactions from the Internet for Her Sexy “Feeling Good” Performance (WATCH)

Many were saying Chloe’s moves were inappropriate for the event and song she was covering, but a descendant of Nina Simone herself stepped in and said “aht-aht,” Miss Nina would have approved of the sexy showcase.

Chloe Bailey has been some of social media’s favorite sweetheart and other’s favorite punching bag in recent months. While her sister and group-mate Halle Bailey has been away filming her starring role in Disney’s live action adaption of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ the two decided to make their own social media accounts and Chloe has quickly started making a name of her own. While some social media users have been loving her sultry content and beautiful voice on her musical covers, others have been giving Chloe a hard time for simply embracing her sexuality.

Case in point, last night Chloe took the stage for the latest episode of ABC’s ‘Soul of The Nation,’ a special where singers were paying tribute to the legends in celebration of Juneteenth while commemorating Black icons who shaped the socio-political history of America. Chloe covered Nina Simone’s classic hit, ‘Feeling Good.’ While you would think the focus would be on the flawless execution Chloe displayed in the performance (clearly in training by the Queen Bey) much of social media is criticizing her for what they’re referring to as a “racy” dance routine while covering a Nina Simone song.

Social media was flooded with negative comments and remarks about Bailey’s performance as some called her disrespectful towards Simone and one even dubbed her ‘insane’. “Chloe, girl… This wasn’t appropriate for Nina Simone sis. Those vocals were Fire but not that routine. #SoulofaNation,” A third user shaded her saying, “Y’all told Chloe Bailey to lean into her sex appeal. Now she’s humping the floor in a catsuit in the name of liberation #SoulOfANation.”

The performance drew so much criticism that eventually Simone’s granddaughter RéAnna Simone Kelly stepped in and went in detail why Bailey’s performance did not deserve the criticism it is getting. “Everyone’s coming at @ChloeBailey for her performance of my grandmother Nina Simone’s song “Feeling Good”. But what y’all don’t understand is that grandma was a free spirited woman herself!! She would’ve loved that performance as much as I do! Relax. Chloe killed it. #NinaSimone,” Kelly tweeted.

“Grandma was unapologetically herself. She was a muhhhf**kin badass woman who did what she wanted when she wanted. She was a sexual woman and she expressed that. Educate yourselves !! If grandma could she probably would’ve done that performance herself,” she continued.

Kelly also added, “@ChloeBailey you did your THANG girl!! Period !! Also, watch “What Happened Miss Simone” on Netflix if you want to learn more about grandma 🙂 Happy Juneteenth y’all! #ChloeBailey #NinaSimone.” Peep that tweet along with the performance itself and reactions below. What do you guys make of all of this? Were people overreacting?

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