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Contrary to the song title, Grammy-nominated songstress Melanie Fiona actually IS coming back… and STRONG. Check out her new single Gone & Never Coming Back from the forthcoming sophomore album “The MF Life“. The song was performed by Melanie in London at a performance earlier this week (click to watch), here’s the full studio version in all […]

Melanie Fiona was honored in New York at the ASCAP Presents Women Behind the Music sponsored by Belvedere and Rocawear, last week in front of an amazing crowd of Tastemakers and powerfu women in music. I caught up with The It’s Kills Me singer and asked her about being honored by Ascap to which she […]

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Absolutely, undoubtedly LOVE THIS SONG!!! John Legend and Melanie Fiona’s vocals mesh so well over this cover of Wake Up Everybody, and in this clip the song is performed live on Good Morning America joined by Common and The Roots. You can hear the studio-version of this hot single on the new album “Wake Up!”, […]

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John Legend and the Roots‘ new collaborative album Wake Up! is now available to stream in it’s entirety on the NPR website. The project, which will see it’s official release on September 21, is comprised mostly of covers of classic  soul protest songs. The tracks covered include Curtis Mayfield‘s ‘Hard Times,’ Roberta Flack/Eugene McDaniel‘s ‘Compared […]

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The video for ‘Wake Up’, the lead single to the Wake Up! project, premiered last night on MTV. The Gil Green directed video was shot in Brooklyn, NY. The video was inspired by the late seventies, the era in which the original song ‘Wake Up Everybody’ was recorded. Wake Up! is the new collaboration project […]

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John Legend was caught on the set of his 70’s themed video for ‘Wake Up Everybody.’ The track is the first single off of his collaborative album with The Roots entitled Wake Up! which is due out in stores Sept 21. Wake Up! is a socially conscious album inspired by the 60’s and 70’s hence […]

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We showed you guys the first look into  the new Rocawear ad campaign that features Melanie Fiona and Trey Songz, and now we are giving you an even more closer look into the new Fall ad campaign. As Rocawear continues to grow as a brand, we’re enjoying the diversity in product an it’s true allegiance to […]

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With the fall season vastly approaching there are plenty of new advertisements for fashion. Rocawear, who is known for choosing celebrities to model their line, have choosen Trey Songz and Melanie Fiona as the new faces for fall. These ads are hot! The brand seems to be moving away from their usual look to something […]

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Grey Goose and BET teamed up to celebrate BET’s Rising Icons series at Avenue in NYC on July 27. Hosted by 106 & Park’s Terrence J, BET honored J. Cole, Estelle, Jeremih, Laura Izibor, B.o.B., Elew, Jay Sean and Melanie Fiona who each appear on the second season of the show. The beautiful and talented […]

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After being on tour with Alicia Keys, I have grown. I feel the experience helped me learn so much, especially about being on the road. I’ve admired Alicia’s career and music for so long and it was great to see how she does what she does. It was a really great lesson and a great […]

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Wake Up! is the new collaboration project between GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriterJohn Legend and the internationally known, GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots. This project is inspired by old-school soul of the late 60s and 70s and will feature covers from prominent artists of that time like Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Teddy Pendergrass. The idea for this collaborative album first came in 2008.  Fans can expect […]

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Michael Jackson is one of the first real pop stars that I ever was really influenced by at a young age. From the age of three I had all his t-shirts, buttons and hats and everything that was affiliated with him. I just knew that I loved his music and I loved the way he […]