When Jamie Foxx appeared onstage, alongside his daughter Anelise at the 2026 BET Awards, viewers didn\u2019t know what to expect beyond the heartfelt father-daughter moment. Turns out, the beloved crooner was actually introducing Kehlani\u2019s highly anticipated performance of her Grammy-winning ballad, \u201cFolded.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since its June 2025 release, the songbird\u2019s breakout hit has been heard by the masses and performed on every major stage. This time, however, Kehlani gives the record new life like a phoenix rising from the ashes while also saying goodbye to it.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the evening, Kehlani told Billboard<\/a> that she\u2019s bidding farewell to \u201cFolded.\u201d She explained, \u201cThis is my final farewell [of] \u2018Folded\u2019 performance. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m never singing the song again, but this is my last hoorah big \u2018Folded\u2019 moment, and then we need to sing a new song.\u201d<\/p>\n Backed by a full orchestra with Jamie remaining on the piano and Anelise on guitar, there was a dreamy, ethereal nature about this rendition of \u201cFolded.\u201d Viewers probably have the harpist to thank, considering they gave the record a Minnie Riperton \u201cLoving You\u201d flare.<\/p>\n In addition to the lack of a big dance number, it also seems that some lyrics were added or changed. During the bridge\/outro, Kehlani cooed, \u201cIf I\u2019m good enough\/ I\u2019m good enough for you\/ You can decide if I\u2019m good enough for you.\u201d That subtle change gave a new layer of vulnerability to the indelible hit.<\/p>\n Funny enough, \u201cFolded\u201d was \u201cthe most accidental thing ever<\/a>.\u201d She was supposed to record a summertime smash and wound up making history. See the full performance above.<\/p>\n More from VIBE.com<\/p>\n Sign up for Vibe’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Jamie Foxx appeared onstage, alongside his daughter Anelise at the 2026 BET Awards, viewers didn\u2019t know what…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[365138,64,63,134,365137,102765,136],"class_list":["post-766925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-anelise","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-jamie-foxx","tag-kehlani","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/766925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=766925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=766925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}