Dan + Shay And Tori Kelly Give Harmonious Performance Of "Speechless" At 2019 Billboard Music Awards

Over the last decade, Dan + Shay have collaborated with artists from the country category like Carrie Underwood and RaeLynn as well as artists in the pop genre like Charlie Puth, Kelly Clarkson, and Justin Bieber, to name a few. Stay tuned for future posts on each of these pairings!

While I have enjoyed each one of these pairings, my favorite trio was when Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney joined pop star Tori Kelly to perform their hit song "Speechless" at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on May 1, 2019. This then led to the three releasing a studio version of the track. To me, Mooney's crisp vocals and Kelly's angelic vocals plus Smyers' beautiful harmonies sounded like perfection, a match made in heaven.

Mooney, who wore a camouflage jacket over a white t-shirt and black jeans, sang the first half of the first verse and then traded off to Tori Kelly, who wore a long silky garment over a white top and sparkly pants, to sing the second verse accompanied by the piano of the duo's romantic number one song that was written primarily about seeing their wives in their white dresses at their respective weddings for the first time. However, the song has other meanings that will be discussed in a future post. The two combined their voices for the pre-chorus and then Kelly took over before they arrived at the chorus. Smyers, Mooney, and Kelly sang the chorus together.

Kelly started off the second verse, she and Mooney combined for the second half along with Smyers' harmonies. Smyers wore a black patterned shirt paired with black jeans. The trio sang the chorus again. At the end of chorus, both Mooney and Kelly hit their high registers and received applause from the audience. The two traded off lines at the end, with Kelly showing off her impressive vocals. They came together at the end and you could hear the sweet spot in both of their voices. The trio received a round of applause by the audience in attendance at the ceremony.

Stay tuned for future posts about "Speechless" that will include my take on the original track (the lyrics, vocals, production, story behind the song), the music video that includes footage from both Smyers' and Mooney's weddings, and so much more!

Below, enjoy Dan + Shay and Tori Kelly's harmonious performance of "Speechless" at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards courtesy of Dan + Shay's YouTube channel!