Chloe Bailey delivered a jaw-dropping performance of the Nina Simone classic, “Feeling Good,” during ABC’s “Soul of a NationJuneteenth celebration that left many debating whether or not it was inappropriate.

Watch the performance below.

https://youtu.be/prSmIsof6fU

Read a few reactions to the performance below.

https://twitter.com/blkjessrabbit/status/1406081443655266305
https://twitter.com/TaraAng1111/status/1406094766580842497
https://twitter.com/_ShamGod/status/1406097140879872006

Nina Simone’s granddaughter, RéAnna Simone Kelly, took to Twitter in defense of Chloe saying her grandmother would have loved the performance just as much as she did!

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

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 ????????

@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

See her original tweet below.

https://twitter.com/reasiimone/status/1406131557056745474
https://twitter.com/reasiimone/status/1406132662880796676

Chloe Bailey is incredibly talented and that will never be up for debate.

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