The features will help her chart better. Smart move on the label's part but I'm sure they wanted one of these songs to chart high.

It seems there really is no sales for women of color that are RnB acts and theRe is no room for women of color to be successful in alternative music either outside of Beyonce and Rihanna. What this industry needs right now is a new Lauren Hill and a new Sade, ie female musicians whose appeal and talent overrode racial barriers.