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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  |  Leave a Comment  |  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  |  Leave a Comment  |  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

Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona's 'Heartless' Is The Hotness

It's no secret that we are diggin' hard on Melanie Fiona around these parts. I have yet to hear one bad song or performance from this woman (how many mainstream artists can you say that about?) and can't wait for...

Butta  |  07/01/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona & Questlove 'Mixtape' Coming Soon

If you're anything like us, then you're probably wondering where in the world Melanie Fiona's debut album The Bridge is. Her first single "Give It To Me Right" (video after the bounce) has been caressing our eardrums for a while...

Butta  |  06/15/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Melanie Fiona Covers Kanye's 'Heartless'

Want to know what happens when a song sung by someone who can't sing gets covered by someone who can? Well, an audience in London got to experience this for themselves when the newest Soul sensation Melanie Fiona did...

Butta  |  04/01/2009 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Goodbye, Lover

 Despite Hip Hop's thug image, it sure loves putting cute babies on album covers. [PM]Ready to learn the Old School and New School Rules of Hip Hop? Well, now you can with a diploma in Hip Hop Studies. [VIBE]Michael...

ill Mami  |  03/02/2009 at 10:00 AM  |  Leave a Comment  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

Behind The Scenes With Melanie Fiona

A few weeks ago Motown Records held a showcase for Melanie Fiona in NYC that our man about town Harlem had a chance to attend, and he came back with rave reviews about the Canadian sensation. And now the rest...

Butta  |  02/26/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

First Spin

Melanie Fiona 'Kills' It With New Track

We can probably all attest to being, at some point, in a situation where our suitor is driving us mad and doing some grimy things that call their devotion into question. But the love is so strong that you just...

nOvaMatic  |  02/24/2009 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink