Well…It. Is. About. Time! Melanie Fiona has answered fans prayers by unveiling the release date and cover art for her oft-delayed sophomore album The MF Life. The follow-up to 2009’s The Bridge will drop March 27, she announced via Twitter. It was pushed up from its past May release. The recently released “Wrong Side of A Love Song” is the expected third single. Listen to it here.
What do you think of the artwork? Are you excited for the release?
ThisisRnB presents the visual series, “Rhythm & Blues.” This segment is for artists to focus on and share details about their latest single, or a specific favorite song, and really discuss the background of the record, from the early stages of the production, to the thoughts and feelings behind the lyrics, and then the final product.
In this edition of ThisisRnB Presents: Rhythm & Blues, R&B hit-maker Chuck Harmony breaks down Ledisi’s Grammy-nominated single “Pieces of Me,” produced by Chuck and written by Claude Kelly. The Grammy-winning producer talks about the initial production to the writing and thoughts behind the lyrics.
“Pieces of Me” is nominated for R&B Song of The Year at this Sunday’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards. This is the second year in a row that Chuck has received this nomination. Check out the visual and let us know if you think “Pieces of Me” will take home the award.
Compound University/Columbia Records rising songstress Ravaughn Brown is sick and tired of the same ol’ bullsh*t. In her latest visual, the singer/songwriter tells us why she’s fed up and ready to move on. Ne-Yo makes a cameo in the video too. Shout to Vibe and Eb. Check it out… what do you think??
Monica and Brandy have finally delivered their much-anticipated duet “It All Belongs To Me.” Whether you love, hate or are still on the fence about the Rico Love produced song, take a look at this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from their studio session. The R&B divas share their thought process on creating together again, and the background of the record.
Listen to “It All Belongs To Me” here.
Diane Warren can easily sit at the table of the greatest songwriters of all time. In a recent interview with our friends over at ThatGrapeJuice, the multi-Grammy winner shared her adoration for Beyonce, and told the story of how their song “I Was Here” happened. Diane went on to talk about their upcoming work on the anticipated remake of A Star Is Born, some of her favorite artists right now, who she has recently gave great songs to, who she would like to do a whole album with (big surprise), how shes feels about Nicki Minaj and more.
Mario has been working diligently on his anticipated mixtape “Truth Be Told.” The forthcoming free-release, which we are patiently waiting on, has been a special project for the R&B vocalist. To assure he is putting out the right material, Mario held a special, intimate listening party for select Twitter followers, in the studio, to preview and comment on the music. Take a look at the above visual, which highlighted the special event. Stay tuned for “Truth Be Told,” coming soon!
Anthony Hamilton brought his southern soul to The Tonight Show stage last night. The veteran crooner gave a stirring performance of his latest hit, “Woo.” The Babyface production, is the lead single from Anthony’s new album Back To Love, which is in stores now! Watch the performance above!
It has been over 3 years in the making, but on February 28th Estelle will release her anticipated third album All of Me. The British bred star collaborated with R&B heartthrobs Chris Brown and Trey Songz on “International (Serious),” funky soul diva Janelle Monae on the Ne-Yo penned “Do My Thang” and Rick Ross on lead single “Break My Heart.” The official tracklisting for the 15-track set has finally been released.
Take a look below and pre-order your copy now!
