Fans Have Mixed Reviews on ‘The Four’ Winner Evvie McKinney’s First Single
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Last night, The Four crowned its season two champion, James Graham! The epic season finale also included a special performance from season one winner, Evvie McKinney! Evvie debuted her first single, “How Do You Feel” on the show. Fans instantly reacted to her new song, but the feedback has been very mixed ever since. In case you missed it, here is her performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG2gKX7ZQ5Q
It’s clear to see why she won The Four last season. Evvie has a powerful voice and an emotional connection to everything she sings! And the judges were obviously loving her performance! A number of fans online were too. One viewer on our YouTube channel said:
Good song, nice melody. I like it. I can feel the pain from her voice in this song. Congrats Evvie!!!
The responses on Twitter have included a lot of praise as well!
https://twitter.com/TravonLadarius/status/1025392496090783744
https://twitter.com/yp_hollywood/status/1025210561175404544
https://twitter.com/NovembersQueen/status/1025198842407473152
@evvie_music you betta sang! I loved that song! So much emotion was felt and seen. You deserve to be where you are! #thefour @TheFourOnFOX pic.twitter.com/bgNA8zg7H0
— Riko_Stylz (@RikoStylz) August 3, 2018
@evvie_music ‘How Do You Feel’ is my new favorite song. I can relate to it and it hits my feels. It’s amazing how I watched you win and watching you sing your own song makes me so proud! ♥️ You go girl! #TheFour #HowDoYouFeel #TheFourFinale
— 🥀 Adriana 🥀 (@Adriana15317094) August 3, 2018
Plus, the success of the song goes beyond social media. “How Do You Feel” is in the top 100 on the iTunes charts! Currently, it’s sitting at #88, which isn’t the best it could be, but nothing to scoff at. Clearly fans have been patiently waiting for her new music and they finally got what they asked for!
But not all the initial reactions were positive. Hearing her single now, I wonder if this song would’ve gotten her the crown if she sang it in the finale last season. I’m not the only one a little disappointed by this slow jam either. It seems like the consensus of people who don’t like the song were expecting something more upbeat. After all, Evvie did KILL “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner last season. I would say that was her most iconic performance on the show!
https://twitter.com/leanleft1/status/1025427661554954242
The new song didn’t catch my ear…. It reminds me of A Celine song, so it will probably do well, but probably won’t be in my rotation/playlist… She has an awesome voice…soulful.. But this song… hmmm not my cup of tea #thefour
— QueenAmeera77 (@QueenAmeera77) August 3, 2018
Quick someone pick up @evvie_music music career before @Diddy runs it into the ground.. #TheFouronfox pic.twitter.com/cY6Puvh0Zt
— TVQueen (@TVQueen5) August 3, 2018
Ouch! In our own Twitter poll, just under a third of the people who responded said they were feeling Evvie’s debut single. The others said they were unsure about it. Many fans compared it to Zhavia‘s new single, “Candlelight,” saying that “How Do You Feel” doesn’t stack up. Others blame the producers for not giving her a banger. A few blame Meghan Trainor herself for giving her a cookie cutter song and production team. Personally, I would’ve loved to hear an upbeat song as well, but I don’t think her single is bad by any means! Evvie McKinney is clearly very talented but has a lot of work ahead of her.
