Back in September, R&B veteran Brandy revealed her plans to release a brand spanking new album- announcing the news exclusively to That Grape Juice.Net and our pals over at Muscialize!
Marking the follow up to 2012’s ‘2/11‘, confirmation of the release has many a ‘Star’ eyeing a 2014 release for the studio project, taking to many a forum / social media outlet to share the ideas they feel would make this project her biggest and best to date.
Now, That Grape Juice does a little weighing in of its own via our ‘That Grape Juice A&R‘ feature, which sees us share our ideas for future releases set to be launched by our favourite acts.
All the details below…
Listing 12 songs from any genre or period of music from any artist out there, we want you to create the ultimate Brandy album made up of cuts you feel would serve to win over the general public and critics alike.
Not sure what we mean? Peep our track list / guideline and share your own below!
1. Cheryl Cole – Call My Name…
2. SWV – ‘Right Here (Human Nature Mix)…
3. Madonna – ‘Human Nature’…
4. Janelle Monae – ‘Electric Lady’…
5. Mel B – ‘I Want You Back (Ft Missy Elliott)’…
6. Lauryn Hill – ‘Ex Factor’…
7. Elijah Blake – ‘Vicky’s Secret (Durand Bernarr Remix)’…
8. Paloma Faith – ‘New York’…
9. Kelly Price – He Proposed’…
10. Bruno Mars – ‘Treasure’…
11. Billy Ocean – ‘Suddenly’…
12. Gabrielle – ‘Dreams’…
Promotional ideas
‘Brandy’s Best (A ‘Sunday Best’ BET Special)’:
Brandy joins the contestants and judges of this season’s ‘Sunday’s Best‘ to cover her favourite Gospel numbers in front of a live studio audience.
‘Moesha: The Reunion Special’:
Brandy joins the cast of hit UPN series ‘Moesha‘ in the character’s iconic kitchen to count down their favourite moments from their time on the show. Launched to coincide with the Amazon release of Moesha‘s Season 2 – 6 DVD box sets, fans who purchase the release can pre-order Brandy‘s forthcoming studio album for the limited price of $3.49!
Or, if box set release shares the same release date as the LP, fans who purchase the former while downloading the latter as part of the ‘Brandy Bundle‘ will be able to so at a discounted price.
Live Performance Lyric Videos:
With digital streams now counting towards the ever coveted Billboard Hot 100 chart positions, there’s never been a more important time for acts to up the ante on a visual front to score a fighting chance on the tally.
With this in mind, what better way than to add a fresh twist to the traditional lyric video released before the official music video, by scrapping the traditional ‘words on a screen’ and opting for a live performance set, which’d see the cut’s lyrics run across the bottom of the screen during the in studio set!
For an act whose live skills don’t get half of the acclaim they deserve, this’d be perfect way to not only sell the song but Brandy the live entertainer- wind machine, out of this world vocals, Frank Gatson choreography and all!
This, driving the general public to the video and giving them ample reason to return enough times to secure a favourable chart placing for the number….and tiding fans over until the release of its official music video!
See below!
The above stand as just three of our ideas, so- if you’re feeling just as creative as we are- why not share your ideas with us.
Who knows, someone from Camp Norwood may just see them and take them on board!