EGOT winner John Legend teams with rising singer-songwriter Faouzia for the heart-tugging new song, “Minefields.”
A powerful duet that speaks of a romance gone awry, the piano-driven ballad – co-written by Faouzia – also features a who’s who of songwriters and instrumentalists including Charlie Puth, Sam Martin, Ali Tamposi, and J Kash.
“Now this might be a mistake that I’m calling you this late / But these dreams I have of you ain’t real enough / Started bringing up the past, how the things you love don’t last / Even though this isn’t fair for both of us,” the duo sing backed by a Puth-played piano.
Speaking on the emotional cut, Faouzia said:
“I’d love for listeners to get what they need from my voice.If they feel healed or happy, that would be amazing. I hope it’s a safe place for them. I’m just a normal girl trying to be the best version of myself and help others do the same. I care a lot.”
Hear just how she accomplishes that with “Minefields” inside:
Dua Lipa lights up the December issue of Attitude Magazine and makes it one to remember.
Riding the wave of major wins at the GRAMMYs, the British starlet has been blazing charts on a global scale with bops such as ‘Don’t Start Now’ and ‘Levitating.’
Within the feature’s inner pages, the 25-year-old opens up about the elevation of her star (to levels some have called “Gay Icon”), as well as the hurdles she faces as a female artist, and much more.
The feature comes as Lipa gears up to perform at the 2020 American Music Awards.
For, less than a year after rolling out her first-major-label independent effort (‘Songs For You’), the tenacious talent has revealed that she has completed its follow-up.
R&B singer-songwriter Queen Naija has built a royal following since bursting on the scene with her 2017 breakthrough hits, ‘Medicine’ and ‘Karma.’
Three Platinum and two R&B chart-topping hits later, the 25-year-old finally lifted the lid on her official debut album – ‘missunderstood.’
Preceded by critically acclaimed cuts ‘Lie to Me,’ ‘Love Language,’ ‘Pretend,’ and ‘Pack Lite,’ buzz around those tunes served as indication fans were hungry for their parent set.
Said indication was realized this week when industry analysts lifted their official prediction of the LP’s first-week sales.
The 2020 American Music Awards head to ABC on November 22.
And with the nominees for the latest instalment of the annual extravaganza announced, attention now turns to who will be hosting the show – which will boldly air as planned from LA’s Microsoft Theater.
Well, the master of ceremonies has been revealed as none other than Taraji P. Henson.
Afrobeats royal Yemi Alade has been making strides on a major scale.
Already a firm fixture within the genre thanks to hits as ‘Johnny’ and ‘Boyz,’ the singer’s star was amplified the more when she – along with other top Afro acts – appeared alongside Beyonce on her critically acclaimed album ‘The Lion King: The Gift.’
The global glow intensified this summer when the project was brought to life visually as part of Disney’s ‘Black Is King’ – which Alade appeared in with Queen Bey.
Praise flew in from most corners, with many hailing the movie for shining a much overdue spotlight Africa and the talent therein. A select few, however, weren’t as endorsing – questioning the Western’s world’s fascinating with the region.
For Alade, whose latest single ‘True Love’ is off to a turbo-charged start, only good can be taken from Beyonce’s seismic celebration of the Motherland.
Speaking with That Grape Juice‘s Samuel Eni, the singer said:
“We were treated as the royalty we are. You know how some people like to give us the “African treatment”…assuming “these ones, they are coming from the bush”? Well, that wasn’t the case here at all.
It felt good. I feel like we were carefully chosen. Not just because we are African, but because we are doing exceptionally well.
Being on these two songs (‘Don’t Jealous Me’ and ‘My Power’) was definitely a dream come true because I’ve always looked up to Beyonce.”
When quizzed on the critique, Alade added:
“Look at this woman. Look at her family. Africans born and raised in America. We can check history to realise why they are there. I’m saying this because some people tend to forget or act like they don’t know. Those are the few people making the negative noise. Those who really know what this symbolises. It’s what our great-great-great grandfathers and grandmothers would be excited to see. That their children are returning to their roots. We should encourage African Americans (to know their origins the more).
I think for someone of Beyonce’s status to show the entire world and proclaim that she knows where she’s from and is African and it’s not a thing of shame…it’s a beautiful thing to behold. In my time, in my generation. So, to be part of such a movie is quite a legacy.”
Watch above, as Alade expands more on ‘Black Is King,’ her own forthcoming album, and much more.
