Kate Hudson Says Performing Songs During ‘Intimate’ Aspen Concert Was ‘Fun’ and ‘Challenging’ (Exclusive)

"It was really good for me to do," the actress — who plans to release her debut album soon — tells PEOPLE of the December event

Kate Hudson is a certified triple threat!

While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE about her new partnership with MyFitnessPal, a health and fitness tracker, the actress, 44, also opens up about her first concert performance, which took place on Dec. 28 at Bad Harriet in Aspen, Colorado.

Held ahead of Hudson's plans to release her debut album, the star performed various covers, including a bluesy rendition of Chris Stapleton's "White Horse," as well as her own take on Patty Griffin's "When It Don't Come Easy," during the gathering.

"I really loved the little show that we did," Hudson says. "It was so fun and very intimate, and it was really good for me to do. It was really unforgiving."

"That small environment, where everyone was right there, was really fun for me and challenging — I just loved it," she adds.

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Related: Kate Hudson Performs First Concert in Her 'Hometown,' Vows to 'Sing and Play and Love' in 2024

Earlier this month, Hudson shared a series of photos and videos on Instagram from the musical Aspen event.

In the first image, the Almost Famous star was captured behind a microphone smiling while sporting a floral dress. A following video showed Hudson flaunting her soulful vocals on a cover of Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U."

The mother of three also shared a video of herself delivering a playful cover of Dua Lipa's hit "Dance the Night" from the Barbie soundtrack, and later in the carousel she shared a stripped-down rendition of Ryan Adams' track "Come Pick Me Up."

Before performing Tom Petty's "You Don't Know How It Feels" in her final video, Hudson bantered with the audience, telling them, "It's interesting in an intimate space because you're all staring at me. I'm used to my living room, where no one is staring at me. Let's do it."

Alongside the Instagram post, Hudson shared a caption looking ahead to 2024.

"Well, on the eve of a new year, I say bring on 2024!" she began. "I vow to sing and play and love and sing and love some more! 🎶 Life is too short to not lean in to the things you love. Art art and more art."

"Entertainment and places and outlets we can lose ourselves in. We need it and I’m here for it," Hudson continued. "So here’s to looking forward and not backward. Love you all and hope you join me on this adventure cause a winds a blowing and I’m going with it ❤️ HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE! Please be safe and loving to all 💫."

"(Thank you @hoteljeromeauberge for a Bad Harriet evening that was an absolute blast. To be in my hometown and have a first fun and joyous gig was dreamy)," she added, shouting out the venue that hosted her musical debut.

Related: Kate Hudson Announces She's Recording an Album: 'Finally Realized It's Time'

Hudson first revealed her plans to record an album in April 2022, when shared a photo of herself on Instagram singing in a rehearsal space.

"Finally realized it's time to say f#%! it and saaaannngg!!!!! #albumincoming #myikigai 🎶 🎤" wrote the Fabletics co-founder in the post's caption, seemingly referring to music as her "ikigai," aka a Japanese concept that translates to "reason for being."

Later that December, Huson discussed how the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic helped put her musical ambitions into motion because she was determined to live her life with no regrets.

"You know, I had this thing [during] COVID ... Every time you're doing interviews, people are like, 'Do you have any regrets?' I go, 'I'm early 40s... not yet.' But during COVID, I was like, 'You know, what am I doing?' " she said during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

She then told host Jimmy Fallon that she's been a songwriter since she was 19, but "never shared" her work, explaining, "I just thought that would be one of my great regrets. I have no expectations. I just want to put a record out, and so I'm doing it. And I'm really proud of it. I can't wait."

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