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Melanie Fiona Sings Whitney Houston’s “One Moment In Time”

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This past Monday marked a year since the death of the late and great Whitney Houston. Grammy-award winning songstress Melanie Fiona, who has said countless times how impactful Whitney was as a singer to her, covered the legends hit song “One Moment In Time” for Billboard’s tribute series.

“I feel like it is one of the greatest songs that she has and that has kind of ever been written,” said Melanie. “It’s almost like the forgotten gem of her catalog. …And I feel like this record is just so powerful and has such a positive message. I think that people need to hear that and be reminded of that.”

Watch Melanie’s performance below…

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Video: Melanie Fiona – “Wrong Side of A Love Song”

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As the Grammy Awards are only hours away, Melanie Fiona premieres the anticipated music video for her Grammy-nominated single “Wrong Side of A Love Song.”

The heart-wrenching song is brought to life through the dramatic clip, visualizing the incredible highs and devastating lows of a relationship gone wrong, co-starring actor Omari Hardwick, and directed by Larenz Tate. Take a look now!!

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Behind The Scenes: Melanie Fiona “Wrong Side of a Love Song” Video

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 Melanie Fiona has many anticipating what she will be delivering with the video to her soulful balled “Wrong Side of a Love Song.” The video was directed by actor Lorenz Tate and actor Omari Hardrick is her love interest. The songstress is currently nominated for a Grammy this year for Best Traditional R&B Performance for Wrong Side Of A Love Song. Take a look inside after the jump! 

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Melanie Fiona Talks Grammy Predictions, Sings “Wrong Side of A Love Song”

Grammy week is in full swing, and one of our favorite nominees Ms. Melanie Fiona kicked off her press week by stopping by online interactive show ‘What’s Trending.’ The R&B songstress shared her thoughts on the upcoming show, her feelings about being nominated for the second year in a row, her own predictions and more. Mel shared details about her upcoming music video for “Wrong Side of A Love Song,” and even sang a little for the audience. Check it out!


Melanie Fiona Performs with Michael Bolton on “The Tonight Show”

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Following their performance last week on the “Today” Show, Melanie Fiona continues to travel the TV circuit with Michael Bolton. The duo visited “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Monday to perform a cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s classic “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing.”

Bolton is promoting his Motown covers album Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Tribute Hitsville, due out February 26. The set will also feature a duet with Kelly Rowland on the title track.

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Melanie Fiona Performs “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing” with Michael Bolton on The ‘Today’ Show

So this went down yesterday, but missed posting it. Melanie Fiona made a special visit to the ‘Today’ show to assist Michael Bolton in a performance of the 1968 classic “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing,” which was originally sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and written by the legendary Ashford & Simpson. Bolton will be releasing a new covers album entitled ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” which is a tribute to the many hits of Motown. Check out their rendition now!


Melanie Fiona Talks Crafting ‘Organic’ Music for New Album

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This past week Melanie Fiona paid a visit to Park City, Utah for the annual Sundance Film Festival. The R&B songstress was a special performer for the ASCAP lounge, and on the red carpet she spoke briefly with Vibe TV about her journey and next album. Melanie plans to return to some of her favorite collaborators such as Andrea Martin and Jack Splash, along with hitmaking producer/musician Jerry Wonda.

She is looking to try a slightly different approach with new music right now, “I think the approach this time is a very organic place,” explained Mel. “I feel like I want to write all my songs on piano and guitar, and build it into whatever it’s gonna be. I’m much more in a singer-songwriter place right now.”

Peep the interview below…

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Behind The Video: Melanie Fiona – “Wrong Side of a Love Song”

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The anticipation for Melanie Fiona’s “Wrong Side of a Love Song” video is high and by the sounds of things it will live up to the hype. Actor Larenz Tate, puts on his directors hat to film the perfect video for the songstress. In this behind the scenes footage, Omari Hardwick who is the leading man in the video, and Melanie share that they had great chemistry when they first met.

Check out what they had to say about each other after the jump!

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