Tori Kelly on Motherhood, Faith, Meena, and New Album ‘God Must Really Love Me’

On this episode

About this episode

Tori Kelly first joined us back in 2013, long before Grammy Awards, sold-out tours, and billions of streams. Over the years we've had a front-row seat to her evolution from YouTube breakout, ‘American Idol’ contestant and singer-songwriter to one of the most respected vocalists of her generation. Along the way she's earned praise from artists like Billie Eilish, voiced Meena the singing elephant in the blockbuster 'Sing' franchise, and watched both that character and her rendition of “Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing” find new life with younger audiences online years after the film's release.Now the 33-year-old returns as a new mother — in 2025 she had her son Zayden with her bball player…