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Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Won't You Chase These Clouds Away

Ray J is bringing sister Brandy and her suspect hairline to reality TV. [VH1]Contrary to reports, Eminem and Kim Mathers have not reunited. Not that we cared if they did. [E!]Melanie Fiona gets some shine during MTV's Hip Hop...

Butta  |  02/04/2010 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Looking Back

SoulBounce's Road To The GRAMMYs With Melanie Fiona

Guess who's going to The GRAMMYs? If you said SoulBounce, you'd be right! Your intrepid Editor-in-Chief--that'd be me--is taking this show on the road as I travel to Los Angeles to partake in numerous festivities during GRAMMY Week and the...

Butta  |  01/25/2010 at 8:00 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Kem To Explore 'Intimacy' On New Album

In my eyes and the eyes of others, Kem can do no wrong. After landing at the top spot of the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop charts in 2003 and 2005 with his songs, "Love Calls" and "I Can't Stop Loving...

Steph  |  01/11/2010 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Your Girl Said I Hit It

Rhea's eye was on the sparrow, but now it's on the exit. She's out of N.E.R.D. [RR]Maxwell, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige & Melanie Fiona are all up for NAACP Image Awards. [NAACP]Peep Jaheim's new album cover. [CL]Pepa's reality show,...

Harlem  |  01/07/2010 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Listicle

YEAR-END TOP 10: Butta's Picks Of 2009

This year in urban music has been filled with some of the highest highs (Maxwell's return, new Erro, Sade!) and the lowest lows (Michael's death, Whitney's return, Nicki Minaj). Through it all, I've been blessed to hear music by so...

Butta  |  12/09/2009 at 7:00 PM  |  Comments (14)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

Give Thanks For This Year's Grammy Nominees!

I missed a bit of the fun while I was live-blogging the Grammy Nominations concert last night, but as soon as I emerged from the theater, Twitter was abuzz with news of nominations from some of our favorites. Artists such...

ill Mami  |  12/03/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Kicks & Giggles, Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona Takes Us To Church

Melanie Fiona is many things: a singer who can really sing, an exotically gorgeous beauty and a natural comedian. Of those three traits, I have to say that the most endearing one for me is her ability to cut up...

Butta  |  11/24/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: I'm Not A Player I Just Crush A Lot

Oprah to her TV show in 2011: Deuces. [REU]Hustle and Flow takes on the Soul Train Awards. [MR]Get ready for a Motown Thanksgiving with Kem, Shontelle, Melanie Fiona, and more! [MT]Nas, Damien Marley and National Geographic are set to...

Ro  |  11/20/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Go 'Bang Bang' With Melanie Fiona

Melanie Fiona would like to introduce you to her Lucy. After the alluring first ten seconds of the video for "Bang Bang" you may or may not care that she's talking about a gun. Maybe. She doesn't care, though. This...

Ro  |  11/16/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona Takes The 'Subway' To London

After "subway" stops in New York City and Canada, Melanie Fiona took her series across the Atlantic Ocean, making tracks to London to promote her newly released album, The Bridge. This time around, Mel stops on Abbey Road to perform...

Harlem  |  11/10/2009 at 4:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Reviews

What I Learned While Standing On 'The Bridge' With Melanie Fiona

I've had an appreciation for Melanie Fiona since discovering her music via ?uestlove this past summer, but I didn't consider myself a fan. When I got my hands on her debut album, The Bridge, I pressed play with no expectations....

Fave  |  11/09/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Uptown, Baby! We Gets Down, Baby!

This Is It is breaking all kinds of records. [MTV]Resident sex therapist Robin Thicke is "just getting over [himself] now." [CT]Congrats to Melanie Fiona for getting some much deserved shine! [BB]Lilith Fair: Don't call it a comeback. [NYT]...

Ro  |  10/30/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona Takes 'The Bridge' Home

A few weeks ago, we were all intrigued when Melanie Fiona's camp released video footage of her performing songs from her debut album The Bridge alongside NYC street artists. It was a welcome bit of promotion and a stirring showcase...

Harlem  |  10/27/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona's 'Subway Series' Is A Breath Of Fresh (NYC) Air

Impossible as this may be to believe, my love for Melanie Fiona grows by the day. Never have I seen an artist do as much creative promotion for a project as she has for The Bridge, which will be officially...

Harlem  |  10/15/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona 'Kills' In Her Latest Video

I love music videos that aren't what they seem. Ones where you might think the director is telling the story based strictly on the song lyrics, but then, they don't. That, along with the singer herself (lawdie!), is what I...

Harlem  |  09/25/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Rap Snacks, SoulTube

Wale Keeps On 'Rising' With TV Showcase

DC native and SoulBounce fave Olubowale Victor Folarin, better known as Wale, is getting his due on the national stage after recently taping a Rising Icons special for BET, airing this week. The rapper, of course, rose to prominence in...

Harlem  |  09/02/2009 at 2:30 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise

?uestlove Talks 'Artistry', Finding The Perfect Blend

What's that you say? You'd like more insight on the upcoming Hennessey Artistry series, co-curated by Common and The Roots? Well, your wish is our command, as the brand's YouTube channel just realized an interview with Roots bandleader ?uestlove, who's...

Harlem  |  08/18/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona Keeps It Real, Got Jokes

So yesterday I had a chance to meet newly minted SoulBounce fave Melanie Fiona while she made her rounds at 93.9 WKYS in Washington, DC. Prior to being interviewed, Melanie and radio personality EZ Street got into a heated discussion...

Butta  |  08/14/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Get 'Dusty Fingers' Flipping Through Records With Melanie Fiona

With the intention of showing how artists are fans, too, the series Dusty Fingers presented by Yours Truly offers mad proof of that thesis. And although this video of Melanie Fiona perusing records at a specialty record shop went up...

Ro  |  08/12/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Free Music, Mixtape Roundup

Melanie Fiona & ?uestlove Take Us To 'The Bridge'

Remember when you were a child and Christmas seemed like it would take forever to come right after Thanksgiving ended? You really couldn't grasp the fact that it was only a month away and that once it came it would...

Butta  |  07/15/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink