here in the loft for a sneak peek and here to perform p her hit single "steady" please welcome chrisette michellel michelle in thel i house. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in and hanging out with us this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> welcome to thine loft. >> good to meet you. >> perfect. >> in the house.use >> we're talking about the shoeo but then we also can't help but notice the fingernails.. >> lots of fun stuff happeningap today.da >> chrisette michelle, i'm i sitting next to you and seeingdg the rock, too.ck, too. congratulations.s. >> thank you.>> thank you. >> newly engaged. eaged >> thank you very much.nk you vr >> how exciting is that.ing >> too exciting.g. >> everybody is excited and i'm excited.exte party every day. >> absolutely. >> tell us about your new music. >> milestone, it's really girly, really fun, really dance worthy sparkles everywhere. >> definitely. d >> can you imagine i justef neee to just make music for myself ml this time. t and so hopefully everybody likes it and from the sounds of it everybody does.ever we sold out the fillm

discovered here since 1934, and for the artists of tomorrow, today's stars like grammy winner chrisette michelle mentor with a message. >> your art is your life. tonight is just a stepping stone for your destiny. [music] >> to come from brooklyn to harlem, to give honor and do appreciation to the value of the institution that is the apollo, it means everything to me. >> reporter: touch the tree of hope for good luck. take a leap of faith and tonight perhaps a new star will be born. [music] >> reporter: mr. reid told me he chose to perform sam cooke's civil rights anthem from 1964 in honor of black history month. walk into the apollo theater, and you can feel so much history. a sold out crowd making new memories last night. spring auditions for amateur night are march 10th. dave, liz, take a trip. >> i've been there. such a historic site. breadch that is considered structurally deficient. >> and the pope adjusts his stance on contraceptives. when he says they are now acceptable to use. >> and comedian bill cosby is firing back today. all across america families are coming back to time warner cabl