Since blazing back onto the scene with last Summer’s ‘Put It Down’, Brandy has not looked back.
Indeed, after wracking up critical acclaim for her comeback effort ‘Two Eleven’, the soon-to-be Mrs. Press nabbed high profile role in Tyler Perry’s ‘Temptation’ movie and was upgraded to a regular on BET hit ‘The Game’.
Keen to keep her momentum going, the 34-year-old has signed to a major talent agency. All the details after the jump…
According to The Hollywood Reporter, B-Rocka recently inked a lucrative deal with top Hollywood force, the Creative Arts Agency – more commonly known as the CAA.
The full-service firm, whose client list includes the likes of Kanye West, Katy Perry, and Justin Bieber, will rep the diva’s musical and acting efforts, with the first collaborative project being a Summer tour.
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Kudos to Brandy and her team for making the right power plays to ensure her relevance to today’s audience is cemented. Some may still be hung up on the sales of the criminally underrated ‘Two Eleven’, however the reality is that we are an age of the music industry which sees the most successful names being the ones whose profile is prominent – even moreso than their sales. As such, Brandy’s signing with such a powerful entity relays the fact that her “comeback” has just begun. Exciting times!
YESS YESSS YESSS!!!!!!
Love Brandy <3
*2nd best vocalist I L2 (beyonce is first, ofcourse)
You know what…..as much as I disagree with Beyonce being first….I’m happy that you notice that Brandy is in the top 5 vocalist category 🙂
Me2! 🙂
The thing is, I’m not like these stale stanz hating other coz they insecure about their favs. I do give credit to REAL vocalists…not these ‘singles artists’… Bring me a chick that can run, falsetto and hold a note like Beyonce, than I’ll change my mind!
Btw, hav u hrd brandy singing “a change is gonna come”?? Damn! She takes me to church
Ok OueenB-Rules! I hear you! And right! they stale and insecure AF! Ya heard me. smh.
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Those my B’s 4 Life!!!! Bey & Bran Forever!!!! <3
Yeah I like Beyonce but love Bran!!! I think they need to really do something together cause that mash up of them singing was hot!
Thank God I can’t get enough of this talent I’m praying that her next album gets the credit and promotion it deserve
My sentiments exactly.
Good for you Brandy… its been a long time coming
Yaaaaasssss
Put it down was a top 5 single, top 3 to be exact (go look on billboard.com if u need conformation). so before you all come on here hating…the only other rnb females to do that in the past year are akeys beyonce, and rihanna, DEAL.
confirmation*
Motivation was #1 for several weeks as well.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS!!!!! LOVE YOU QUEEN B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS!!!!! LOVE YOU QUEEN B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love it!
and it’s silly for people to say fantasia cam back and “saved” rnb when she sold 90,000+ copies first week. Brandy’s human album sold 96,000 first week but haters say it was a flop…I don’t get it. And fantasias cd is great, I ain’t hating, just wondering where the hell people get there nerve…
their*
Human sold 78,000 f****** copies in the first week stop lying. Fantasia has already outsold New Life and 2/11
No it didnt! Get you facts straight ! Human sold 96,000.
LMAO IT SOLD 78K. SHOW ME RECEIPTS WHERE IT STATES THAT SHE SOLD 96K! UNTIL THEN I WILL BELIEVE BILLBOARD GOODBYE
I STAND CORRECTED IT SOLD 73K KII
Generally well received by critics, Human debuted at number fifteen on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 73,000 copies, becoming the singer’s lowest-charting debut since her first album fourteen years prior.[6] With a domestic sales total of 214,000 copies, it widely failed to revive the success of its predecessors.[7] While leading single “Right Here (Departed)” scored Norwood her biggest chart success since 2002’s “Full Moon,” the album failed to impact elsewhere, resulting into lackluster sales in general and the release of just one other single, “Long Distance.”[8]
GO SIT YOUR HAS DOWN!!! BSP (BLACK PEOPLE SYNDROME) ~ TWO OF THEM IS JEALOUSY & COMPARISON. SOME OF YOU ARE VERY INSECURE THAT YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO MAKE CONDESCENDING REMARKS ABOUT OTHER ARTISTS. Y’ALL DAMN CONTRAST AND COMPARE WAAAY TO MUCH. THIS BRANDY AND MONICA COMPARISON DRAWN OUT AND BORING. MONICA IS A DIFFERENT ARTIST FROM BRANDY. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, EVERYONE BRINGS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO THE TABLE. FOR THE RECORD, RECORD LABELS ARE NOT PUMPING MONEY INTO R&B AS THEY DO IN THE 90’S. BRANDY’S 2/11 & MONICA’S NEW LIFE ARE GREAT ALBUMS…MONICA AIN’T IN NO RUSH TO RELEASE AN ALBUM…2014 IS NOT FAR AWAY, AS FOR NOW I WILL LISTEN TO “NEW LIFE”, YES I LOVE IT!
Human came out in 2008, Fantasia’s back to me came out in 2010 and sold 117,00 first week. Plus, SEOY has already outsold 2/11 in a little over a month. Fact. And Human sold 73,000 first week.
Well I saw it on Behind the music and thats what they said.
why arent you comparing SEOY to 2/11?? Why would you compare it to a 2008 cd? If thats the case compare it to FANTASIA which came out ablut that time and sold 133k the first week. Either way you put it Fanny doing her thing but i live for Brandy’s vocals too. ESPECIALLY her live version of ‘Without You’ on BET HONORS. I think the two of them should tour together..it would be EPIC. the ‘Vocal Bible meets the Vocal Slayer’!!
Some of you people are HYPROCRITES!!! Brandy was the one saying in interviews that “Human was a flop. She and Ray J was praising Monica’s “Still Standing” and said it’s a good sign for R&B and she can make a comeback. Jesus, if some of y’all would just speak the truth.
I don’t even understand why people bring up Brandy and Monica when they’re referring to Fantasia. Bran & Mo are 90’s artists. Fanny came onto the music scene a decade after their debuts. The whole comparison is silly. This crabs in a barrel mentality is getting old, who cares if an artists is outselling another one when they’re all selling under 500K. We do this all the time and it just doesn’t make sense when the figures aren’t even significant. All 3 of these ladies deserve to be going platinum. It’s just a real shame that they don’t get the backing some lessors do.
I was saying the same thing, they need to just stop!!
Put the shut to the up! That is all.
I would rather watch Ciara live. Good for her though but sorry, Ciara is the queen of urban music currently.
Ha…this was the funniest joke this year! Ciara!!!! HA HA HA HA HA….Them vocals cant even touch Brandy MEGA-SUCCESS!!!!! Love me some Ciara but you wild-out with this comment!!!!
why would u even reply to someone who compares her talent to brandy lol. just laugh and keep scrolling. first black barbie, first black Cinderella, first black cover girl, hit tv showS, box office movies…I could go on but I won’t
@what u can say that s*** again!
Bawahaha
Those are great news for Brandy.
I watched the mid-season finale of “The Game” … Brandy as Chardonnay is TERRIFIC. She’s very talented, her comedic timing is on point and she blends very well with the old cast. She should have her own show again, or branch into movies, she is great!
Lauren London on the other hand…Sorry but she was not the best choice to replace Gurl Melanie.I tried to give her a chance but she’s just not all that. Cute and pretty she is, but she doesn’t live up to the part as the potential lead actress. Jay Ellis is doing great too (how come we didn’t know about him before?) but she’s not helping him at all, she barely shows any emotion. Their storyline would have been everything with a more talented young actress.
So true, I miss Melanie and if it wasn’t for Bran I would no longer be tuning in. Lauren is a let down. Bran, Jay, Wendy and Rick Fox are magnificent this season!
Lauren is trying tho!
This is great news! I love Brandy and want nothing but the best for her. If your label isn’t 100% about you, then you do it your damn self. Good look Brandy. Can’t wait for the summer tour. I will be there front and center.
Say that s*** Ernest!
Yes AMEN to that!!! Get Urs Bran!!
Teach the children (in Hakeem from Moesha voice.)
So happy for her!!!!!!! She’s getn what she deserves. Love you Brandy!
No one cares….
and seeing Cici in london?? oh OKAAAAYYY!!!! #POPS MOUF
B**** what about Ci? Don’t be mad at her because brandy is an A List nobody!!!!
(sighn) honey…
But you cared enough to comment! Dumb ass h**
BUT YOU CARED ENOUGH TO PUT SOMETHING DOWN RIGHT?? WHAT AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do I need to put up that YouTube video of Ciara singing BRANDY’S “Best Friend” ??!!
This doesn’t mean s***. If you don’t give the agency something to work with nothing will change
The tour will be just another chitlin circuit tour
b**** please
BITCHPLEASEEEEEEEE STAY F****** PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Kick rocks with an open toed shoe!!! Hatin awrse.
Brandy should honestly stick to acting. She can sing and perform, don’t get me wrong. But she has failed to regain the publics interest after her first commercial failure in 2004. It’s been almost ten years. I think there’s no coming back for her. Sorry.
looks at who YOU stanning for adn ask self ‘did SHE really just say that’ …. 😐
BITCHPLEASEEEEEEE F****** STAY PRESSED IN THAT THICK SMEELING HOLE YOU CRAWL OUT FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop talking out the side of ya neck
she and Tasia needs to tour this summer. She ought to just hop on the ticket. That would be EPIC honey!!!
This!!!
2/11 was f***** awesome. Im so glad shes not giving up on it like she did with Human (another amazing album) …
This^^^
Sam when you do a ‘Now Playing’ put Brandy singn ‘Without You’ on Bet Honors on one of them. I would have when PERFECTLY here!! daaang!! It wouldda looked good on this post. 😀
Yaasssss please do cause I died and rose again.
This is such a great move for her. I am happy.
Yassssss
I think FANTASI KELLY CIARA & BRANDY should do an R&B girls JAM tour, THAT WOULD BE HOT HOT HOT !!! I would LOVE 2 see all of them just slay the stage with good music!!! SO HAPPY 4 BRANDY, SHE IS AMAZING!!!!
I can see it!!!
OMFG I CAN TOO!!!!!!
SOME OF YOU ARE SO DELUSIONAL. WHY CAN’T SOME OF Y’ALL CONGATULATE & CEASE THE HUMILIATION. CONGRATS TO BRANDY! Y’ALL COMPARE ARTISTS TOO MUCH. ITS A HEADACHE READING Y’ALL COMMENTS. BRANDY’S HUMAN WAS NEVER A PRODUCTION FLOP. THERE ARE MANY GREAT ALBUMS THAT NEVER SEE THE SUCCESS IN SALES ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS BUT WERE GREAT ALBUMS. THERE IS NO NEED TO BE COMPARING FANTASIA WITH BRANDY OR THROWING LAME SHADES AT MONICA. I LOVE MONICA’S NEW LIFE AND BRANDY’S 2/11. THE RECORD COMAPNY COULD HAVE DONE WAY BETTER WITH THESE TWO ARTISTS; RCA GAVE KEISHA COLE & CHRISTINA AGUILERA THE SAME TREATMENT…I REALLY MISS THE 90’S! TEVIN CAMPBELL, SHANICE, MONICA, BRANDY, AALIYAH, TRACIE SPENCER, USHER, DEBORAH C**, TAMIA….I AM SUPPORTING MY 90’S ARTISTS AND TOSE BEFORE WHO ARE STILL GRINDIN’; I CAN DO WITHOUT ALL OF THIS MANUFACTURED FOOLISHNESS.
^This
Yup all the that!
Yaas Brandy girl! I’m definitely here for it.
Me too
Now i know Brandy didnt wait all this time and now shes going on tour. Honestly. Go home Brandy. Sit down and think long and hard about how you screwed up yet another era. It’s always something. It’s always everything with Brandy. Waits too long for this, too long for that, delays here and everywhere, the wrong single, then no single, the wrong management then no management, a bad album and big promo spots then a great album and little promo. BRANDY. Grrrrl. You are the definition of struggle. If yer goin on tour it better be with Ashanti and C-error cuz you girls gotta stick together
no gorl this COMMENT you made is the definition of the word ‘struggle’. now go sit over there——> and think about how foolish u ARE! no sit waaaaaaayyyy over there maam. THIIIINKS!!
I think what ppl fail to realize is that Brandy doesn’t have the say in exactly how things play out …..she clearly said she is being treated like a new artist so don’t be so hard on her she still has one of the best albums out !!!
F****** IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THOSE FOLKS WITH THE BLAME IT ON THE WORLD ATTITUDE THAT EASILY GIVE UP IN LIFE. KEEPING THAT AND YOU’LL GET NO WHERE IN LIFE. IF RIHANNA GAVE UP WHEN IT WAS HARD SHE WOULDN;T HAVE LANDED WHERE SHE IS NOW SO GET THE FUCF OFF WITH YOU NEGETIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!! BITCHPLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Say that !
It is SOOOOO f****** sad to see Brandys music career damn near nonexistent! She was that b**** in the 90s and early 2000s. I don’t know where she went wrong, but she has failed to reignite the fire she once had. I wouldn’t be surprised if RCA dropped her for wasting so much money 🙁
I don’t think that’s necessarily the case ….I honesty think she is on the right track… from coming out with a song that did well on urban radio and then doing a film and being on a popular show I think she’s gradually making her way back…yes TWO ELEVEN didn’t sell like it should’ve but in this ofr&b I don’t consider it that bad …my strongest suggestion though is for her to work on a follow up versus taking a 4 yr hiatus and I think with a better team behind her she can make a very strong comeback
i dont think they wasted money but i DO feel where your comn from tho
ERRRM WHAT MONEY EXACTLY DID RCA SPENT ON THIS PROJECT????????????? BITCHPLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brandy is an amazing artist and I think people that know real talent will always stand behind her. She’s been in the game for a long while and still knows how to keep her sound creative! I’m so happy to see so much coming her way!
She bout to do big things.
I kept telling people that she was doing the mini tour earlier this year to show that she can still sell tickets and that would lead to something bigger.
She has sold out almost every venue she’s played since October and now has secured this huge contract.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Two Eleven was re-released with some new “pop” songs added.
BRAN BRAN JUST DO YA THANG AND KEEP PRESSING TILL THE END OF TIME. BROCKAH IS BACK ON THE GRING >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BTICHPPLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Get it, Bran Bran! <3 my B-Rocka!
Get it, Bran Bran! <3 my B-Rocka!
I am very happy for Brandy, she deserves to have her immense talent managed by someone who knows what to do with it because it is evident this HAS NOT been the case for quite some time especially with Two-Eleven not doing as well as it should have when it was so anticipated. The one thing that bugs me about this article is the calling of BRANDY, one of the youngest black females to ever win a Grammy, BRANDY, one of the youngest black females to STAR in her own show, BRANDY, the FIRST BLACK CINDERELLA, being referred to as the future Mrs. Press as if that title holds so merit. BRANDY and HER TALENT existed LONG BEFORE her involvement with that pretty much NOBODY of a person. If she was engaged to Usher, I could understand the mention, if she was engaged to Tyrese, I could understand the mention but she’s not. Please don’t disrespect and disregard how hard she’s worked, the accomplishments she’s made both past and present and the name she’s made for herself by referring to her by someone who doesn’t even seem to take an interest in ANYTHING she does. Have you checked that dude’s twitter lately. He says NOTHING in the way of lifting her up or revering her talent. BRANDY was TALENTED & ACCOMPLISHED way before that tired ass ryan press, if anything he’s the future Mr. BRANDY cuz she can do better, don’t get it twisted.
Ok…you’re overthinking this one. Brandy IS engaged and WILL become Mrs. Ryan Press when they get married. It’s a fact, not an opinion and nothing to write such a long response about. Don’t major in the minors.
This is great for brandy! For those saying “what happened to her career” or “she keeps failing.” You have to keep in mind that Brandy was a t*** queen. Not just an R&B artist. Brandy struggle was growing up and trying to find a way to bridge her fans over from the younger her to the adult her…and it took experimentation (Afrodisiac)…living life and having public struggles (Human)…and dipping her toes back into the water (2-11) to get there. Monica was always a more mature artist and didn’t have to worry about a transition…Brandy was a full-service marketable brand geared to teens (t*** tv shows, t*** movies, disney), so it’s a whole different story for her…and I am proud that she didn’t resort to over-sexualizing herself to make that adult like many t*** stars end up doing (which is mainly why it’s taking her so long). So I wish her luck and I think and HOPE this deal will take her far.
^Great observation! Unfortunately unless people witnessed her early career for themselves they are simply not going to be aware of this fact…, I always said that Britney Spears was white America’s answer to Brandy at that time (not talent/music-wise might I add before I’m crucified lol) but in the sense that Brandy’s good-girl image was key to her success. From the jump she was marketed as a squeaky clean, virginal, God-fearing Pop/RnB t*** sensation. Her talent was almost a bonus because it wasn’t the focal point of her brand in the beginning, her mass-appeal marketability was…, anyone with an ear knew she could SAAAAAANG but due to the image that was constructed for her she certainly had growing pains transitioning into Brandy ‘the Woman’…, Full Moon (due to pregnancy) and Afrodesiac (due to under promotion) were the first projects that didn’t have a multi-format promotional campaign, which really hurt her sales (despite the actual music being innovative and stellar). Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber have this to look forward to, luckily for Brandy she actually had the talent to carry her forward but hers is a cautionary tale that mass appeal marketing while profitable in the short-term makes transitioning into an adult in the public’s eyes a total uphill struggle.
She is just awesome.
YAAAAASSSSS AND GLOOWWWRRRAAAYYY IN BRAN’S VOICE CAUSE I LOVE HER CUZ RYAN BUT HE WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR ROCKA. THIS IS MUCH NEEDED CHANGE NOW SHE CAN REALLY SLAY LIKE SHE USE TO. @LEEZYLOVE ON IG
brandy should f****** get on every damn tv shows and summer jams to market herself again cuz as dawn said it is very difficult to stay relevant these days for real.
Brandy lets get this money. 😉 😉
YASSSSSSSS LOVE BRANDY give it up for THE REAL queen B!!!
Brandy is such a hard worker and sees what it is she needs to do to compete in this industry. Brand know she has to change a little and pull more tricks out of her bag in order to compete in a Rihanna and Beyoncé World. I feel if anyone could do its 90’s princess Brandy. Don’t get me wrong I believe it was harder to be successful in the 90’s then now however the game has changed and fans pay attention to different things then 90’s fan and it just requires a little fine-tuning. Brandy is going to be Okay as long as she believes in herself give 150% people will continue to support and believe in her.
Congratulations to Brandy!! This seems like very smart career move. Hopefully she will finally get the mainstream success we all know she deserves. I still have Two Eleven on repeat & I can’t wait for the Game to return 🙂
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