Nearly 16 years after first thrilling audiences with a performance of Ray Charles hit ‘Georgia on My Mind’ at the 2004 BET Awards, songstress India.Arie has surprised fans by releasing a recorded version of the timeless classic.
Teaming with ESPN to promote the 2020 Masters Tournament (held in Augusta, GA), the Georgia-raised beauty serves up a delectable tribute to the Peach State and tapped fellow Grammy winner, Aaron Lindsey, to helm production.
Serving as the official theme of this year’s championship game, hear it in full inside:
See the ESPN commercial below:
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The delivery comes as Arie’s first offering in 2020 after having quite the successful 2019 (which included releasing her new album, ‘Worthy,’ a nationwide tour, and topping R&B charts with her latest single, ‘Steady Love’).
Despite teasing retirement, the diva’s hard at work on the video for the LP’s next single, ‘Sacred Space.’ Keep it locked to That Grape Juice for your first look at that visual once it premieres in the coming weeks.
I admire her
She has stayed true to her sound for so many years now.
She never jumps on trends.
She has never chased a hit ever.
She has no interest on being a celebrity.
A Very authentic musician
Alicia keys learn something from this woman.
But why did gaga do her dirty on the Grammys redcarpet.
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Video and I am not my hair are more iconic than anything gaga will ever sing.
Girl, she still trying? Nobody care about this old lady music your nana listen to when she be gardening and digging up her weeds chile
I want to hate you for this comment… but I won’t lie… I chuckled… loudly… and quite a bit