and get to a place where I could express myself as honestly as I could creatively.”Īnd she does just that on the album that she co-wrote and co-produced from top to bottom (another career first) over a three year period. “Because this was such a personal project for me, I wanted to make sure the music was right and the best for me-and it took a minute,” she says. She rediscovered her voice, which she showcased on one-off singles like her fiery, trap-blues banger "Beggin & Pleadin"and the triumphant “Freedom Rings,” whichsaw her declaring her independence as an artist and was released last year to mark the 25thanniversary of her eponymous debut.īrandy started to feel inspired again andwas on a spiritual journey that she wanted to put on recordand her newfound independence as an artist afforded her with an opportunity she hadn’t hadin her career: Complete creative control. Her acclaimed 2015 Broadway debut in Chicago helped the R&B legendregain her love of performing and being onstage. ”It was a slow path towards self-discovery. “In moving forward I had to overcome a lot of things in my life that I had experienced andI had to rediscover who I amas a woman and who I am as an artist. And I had to muster up the strength to fight for myself,” she reveals. “I was feeling down and out, like I didn’tknow my worth or my valueand that is not a great place to be creativelyor in life. ”B7(Brand Nu / eOne) is Brandy’s first release since 2012’s Two-Elevenand the eight year gap between projects-herlargest hiatus-is the result of the singer/actress doing serious alchemy on herself after years of personal and professional turmoilput her in a dark place. In the Good Book, the number seven symbolizes completion and perfection exoneration and healing,and oftenaccompanies the fulfillment of promises and oaths.Brandy’s seventh album is the manifestation of the singer’s hard fought journey towards liberation, healing, and the fulfillment of promises she made to herself long ago.Brandy is back, yes, but you’ve never heard her like this.
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