On an unseasonably warm night, Carly Rae Jepsen kicked off the festivities for Billboard’s Live Music Summit on Monday night (Nov. 9), with the pop artist taking the stage at the Peppermint Club in Los Angeles for a “One Night Only” concert.
Presented by booking agency THE•TEAM, Jepsen’s 30-minute intimate performance featured a stripped-back set with a full band.
Jepsen was introduced by Billboard co-chief content officers Leila Cobo and Jason Lipshutz, with Lipshutz holding a 2012 edition of Billboard magazine in his hands with Jepsen on the cover. The magazine celebrated the chart success of her breakout song “Call Me Maybe,” which remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks.
Throughout the night, Jepsen engaged with the small crowd, which largely featured industry insiders. Those in attendance sang along, danced, whooped and hollered as Jepsen engaged with them, commenting, “It’s so fun to do an intimate set.”
The surprise of the night came when Jepsen performed her song “Love Depressed,” sheepishly admitting she and her band hadn’t decided to add it to their setlist until the day before. She asked the crowd if they wouldn’t mind joining her to sing along, but there was no need for her to request help — her soulful delivery of the song captured each member of the audience’s attention. She wrapped up the night with high energy, singing her 2017 single “Cut to the Feeling,” which she says she ends every set with.
Carol Ades opened the night, where she was joined by a guitarist and sang her song “Hope Is a Scary Thing,” which appeared in the hit TV show Off Campus. Ades is slated to join Jensen for her upcoming Day and Night Tour, which kicks off April 15 in Edmonton, Alberta.
The Billboard Live Music Summit began Tuesday (Nov. 10) at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.
Carly Rae Jepsen setlist:
Runaway With Me
Versailles
Wild child
Love depressed
cut to the feeling
