Chloe and Halle.
(cheering and applause)
Hi, everyone.
-Hello! -Hi. -Welcome to the show.
-Thank you. -Thank you. -So many people were so excited
-to have you in the building. -(gasps) Really? -Aw.
You are both blowing up in such amazing ways.
Uh, well, you're here to talk about your first album,
-The Kids Are Alright. -Yes. -Yes.
-Yes. -But before we get into the music,
let's talk about the amazing story
of how you were discovered.
A lot of people know you from YouTube,
-Yeah. -Yes. -Right? You used to do covers.
And then there was one particular cover that you did
-that changed your lives. -Yes. -It was.
And that cover in particular was "Pretty Hurts"
-Mm-hmm. -by Beyoncé.
And, you know, we had posted this cover,
and we noticed this one started to become
-a lot more viral than usual. -Yeah.
-Right. -And then two weeks later,
we got an e-mail from her team,
and they were asking us if they could post the video
-and if we were signed. -Mm-hmm. I know.
And we were reading into that, like,
why do they need to know if we're signed?
-Yes. -(Noah laughs)
So we were like, "Of course, you can post it.
And just in case, here's our dad's info."
-I'm so happy we did that. -(laughs)
And two days later, they reached out to us
and told us that Beyoncé wanted to sign us.
And we were freaking out.
And I remember it was on January 2 of 2013,
and we're so into, like, vision boarding,
-Right. -and, like, we were like,
"This year's gonna be a good year."
And it was the second day of the new year.
-We were like, "Oh, okay!" -Yeah, cool.
-So... -I feel like you end the year at that point.
-Yeah. -Yes. -The year...
the day Beyoncé signs me, I'm done.
-Yeah. -I... Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
I bid you adieu. I am finished.
That is amazing. And you weren't just signed by Beyoncé.
You were the first artists signed onto her new imprint,
-which is an amazing achievement. -Thank you.
When you met her for the first time,
w-what's going through your head as an artist?
Because, I mean, it's not just Beyoncé on that level.
-Yeah. Mm-hmm. -It's also musically a-a big thing.
Yes, absolutely.
When we first met Beyoncé the first couple of times,
of course, the little girls within us
-were like, "Oh, my gosh!" -Yeah.
But we couldn't do that, you know?
We were like, "Oh, my goodness.
You know, you're such an inspiration to you us."
-Mm-hmm. -And then after those few times,
you know, we just really realized,
wow, she's just a normal, beautiful person,
-Right. -Mm-hmm. -and she really cares for us
and just wants to just teach us so many things,
and we are just so grateful that we get an opportunity
to have a mentor like her.
And she's not your only fan.
I mean, you've been getting rave reviews.
You know, you opened for Beyoncé on tour.
Um, your song was used
in the Wrinkle in Time movie,
-Yes. -Yes. -which was an amazing achievement for you.
Uh, you performed before Michelle Obama
-at her South by Southwest, uh, talk. -Yeah. -Mm-hmm.
I mean, you-you've had a really meteoric rise.
-Thank you. -Let's talk about the album.
-Yes. -Because you don't just sing,
which is already... Your singing is amazing.
People are gonna hear it later in the show.
-But you also produce. -Mm-hmm.
You-you play the music.
Who plays piano? Who plays guitar? How does this work?
-I play keys. Yeah. -Yes, and I play guitar. -Right.
And we created most of this album,
most of all of our music, in our living room at the house.
And we have our small little setup.
-I have my keyboard and our computer monitor -Right.
and our Telefunken mic
and we just get all of our ideas out there.
And, you know, creating this album
felt like we were birthing a baby.
And I'm just so happy we have it out into the world.
-And it's just been pretty cool to even say -Yeah.
we ex-executive produced it and did all the music.
-So... -That's amazing. Right. -Yeah. My sister
-is an amazing producer, so... -Thank you.
She won't say it herself, but, you know,
she produced this whole album.
We wrote all the songs on the album.
And, you know, we're just really inspired
-by doing things ourselves. -Mm-hmm. -Why...
why The Kids Are Alright?
What is... what is the significance of the title?
Yes, well, this title, especially right now
in this time, it means so much to us,
you know, speaking out "the kids are all right"
sort of like a mantra.
And with all of the crazy, crazy things happening in the world,
you know, they wonder if this generation will be okay,
-if we'll be all right. -Right.
And our answer is, yes, we'll be all right.
Our parents did not fail us. Just made us stronger.
We're here, and we're not afraid to raise our voices.
And that's what I love about being a part of this generation.
-The kids are all right. So... -Yeah. Absolutely.
-(cheering and applause) -The kids are definitely all right.
You want to stay and listen
to these two amazing people perform,
because it's, honestly... I mean, Pitchfork called it
"listening to the voice of God,"
and it's genuinely not an exaggeration.
It's a blessing. Thank you for being on the show.
The Kids Are Alright is available now.
And be sure to stay tuned for a special performance
right after the break. Chloe x Halle, everybody.