I think it’s safe to say Melanie Fiona has officially made it. As if The Bridge’s critical and commercial success weren’t convincing enough or opening nightly for Alicia Keys’ Freedom Tour weren’t indication enough, she’s now been asked to sit down for a Soundcheck interview, a seat reserved for pop princesses, musical powerhouses and creative geniuses. In this teaser clip, Ms. Fiona speaks briefly on the importance of having fan support and interacting with them as well as citing a few of her musical influences. Read the rest of this entry »

Although the words “donate,” “Haiti” and “help” are no longer on the tip of every newscaster’s tongue across the planet, the crisis that left the Caribbean country in ruins is still an ongoing ordeal. There’s plenty of charities and movements out there for every able participant to contribute to in some form or fashion, and tonight unveiled the regurgitation of one the most popular ones ever created. Read the rest of this entry »

TC for Team Melanie here checking in to drop off this beautiful rendition of Ms. Fiona singing her little heart out with “Someday At Christmas” assisted by musical maestro Brian McKnight. Easily one of the most romantic Christmas songs out there. Gives you that goosebump, family-by-the-fire feeling each time you experience it. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a long, winding road for Melanie in ’09 from her early buzz to actually seeing her album release.  For her perseverance, she was able to meet The Wizard Of Poetry and he granted her one request. Read the rest of this entry »

Not a day goes by when a female doesn’t express via Twitter how much “It Kills Me” resonates with them in some shape, form or fashion. Well, at least the ones I follow. Melanie Fiona‘s talent is only preceded by her humble and gracious attitude. In reality, I think that serves as her most attractive quality. Read the rest of this entry »

Honestly, for everything BET gets wrong, they’ve gotten a good handle on their Rising Icons show. From the majority of artists they’ve picked to the presentation, the only thing lacking is for the package to receive a frumpy little bow to top it off. It mixes new music with a scene reminiscent of an extended version of the musical scenes that used to close New York Undercover. Read the rest of this entry »

My homegirl likes to call this “Black girls rock, too!” music and I can dig it. Princess Fiona brings an aggressive approach for “Bang Bang,” as she continues to take her EP The Bridge from Toronto to NY to worldwide.

Like sunshine on a rainy day, behold one of the best verses of the year. More so for formalities, just in case you missed it. Read the rest of this entry »

Songstress Melanie Fiona’s new video for her single “It Kills Me.” The Bridge will finally see daylight on 11.3 via SRC/Universal. Read the rest of this entry »

“La la la,la la la la la la la la whoa oh oh oh…”

This should really say “…and the crowd,” but lady Fiona leds the ceremonies. Read the rest of this entry »

You gotta love CP time.  Two weeks later than promised & with heightened anticipation Melanie Fiona & The Illadelphonics finally got around to dropping their mixtape: WQST Radio Presents: Melanie Fiona Meets The Illadelphonics (A Live Remix Jam Session of The Bridge). We’ve given you a few previews in the form of her cover of “Heartless” and remix of her track “A Yo.”, so you she’s got a set of pipes on her.  If your still on the ledge as to whether you should check it I got six words for you: backed by ?uestlove & The Illadelphonics.  And if you’ve still got doubts after that… then this thing of ours might not be for you.  Track list and link are one click away. Read the rest of this entry »

Finally, a little audio from the sessions between Melanie Fiona & The Illadelphonics. WQST Radio Presents: Melanie Fiona Meets The Illadelphonics (A Live Remix Jam Session of The Bridge) coming soon. Listening to Melanie’s voice Read the rest of this entry »

Being the cover fan that I am, it wasn’t hard for me to be taken in this one. Melanie Fiona in studio with Read the rest of this entry »

Corrine’s still outta pocket, Alicia’s doing Lord knows what, Laura’s on the horizon, Estelle’s reloading from last go around, Goapele’s surprisingly still in the mix, Keri still has a way to go & Chrisette managed to actually drop a second album. Leaving Melanie Fiona in the pole position as the “next” one on the female R&B scene. Next what remains to be seen, but she’s off to a good start. Here’s the official video for her lead single “Give It To Me Right.” Read the rest of this entry »

The homie emailed MZ & cc’ed me, so I’m sharing.

Found in la inbox…

“Hey MZ,

I’m really impressed with this Melanie Fiona. I had insomnia the other night and caught her on Carson Daly, then saw your post yesterday. Anyway, today I’d put together this lil bootleg compilation with a few tracks from OnSMASH and some streams. Green Lantern hosted a sampler with 2 min snippets that was posted over on different kitchen. Couple of those, couple live versions, etc etc. SQ isn’t the best throughout, but its what’s out there right now. Thought u may be interested…”

Gracias tu amigo. I’m a little too lazy to clean up the tracklist but you’ll find that & the link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »