John Legend x The Roots ft. Common x Melanie Fiona – “Wake Up Everybody” (Official Video)
August 19, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Music Videos
Here’s the official video for John Legend and The Roots collaboration “Wake Up Everybody,” featuring Common and Melanie Fiona. “Wake Up Everybody” is the first single from the forthcoming joint album by John Legend x The Roots, titled Wake Up! [click for tracklist]. Each of the four verses on ‘Wake Up Everybody’ tackles a different [...]
Melanie Fiona x Tinchy Stryder talk New Albums & Collaborations | SoulCulture TV
August 13, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under SoulCulture:TV
Grammy nominated Canadian songstress Melanie Fiona and chart-topping UK emcee Tinchy Stryder talk about recording their respective new albums, The MF Life and Third Strike, and forthcoming collaborations – including their own, titled “Let It Rain.” Tinchy recently became part of the Roc Nation ‘family’ [who manage Melanie Fiona] in their recent joint venture label [...]
Melanie Fiona & Tinchy Stryder Talk Jay-Z, Roc Nation, Steve Rifkind & The Industry | SoulCulture.TV
July 29, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under SoulCulture:TV
In part two of our exclusive conversation piece with Melanie Fiona and Tinchy Stryder, the UK emcee explains how his recently confirmed TakeOver Roc Nation joint venture came about and his plans to sign UK talent to the label [Stryder will continue to release his own music through Island], whilst Melanie clarifies the Roc’s input [...]
Melanie Fiona x Tinchy Stryder Discuss Their Top UK & US Emcees | SoulCulture.TV
July 27, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under SoulCulture:TV
Currently working on her follow up to debut album The Bridge, Melanie Fiona was in London town last week and in her bid to find out more about our growing Hip Hop scene, she asked chart-topping UK rapper Tinchy Stryder for a guide to his Top 5 UK emcees. In no particular order,
Melanie Fiona’s High Energy Performance At London Jazz Cafe | Live Review
July 22, 2010 by Tahirah Edwards Byfield
Filed under Live Music, Reviews
Melanie Fiona brought The Bridge to life on Tuesday night in a high-energy, dynamic and electrifying performance at London’s Jazz Cafe. The night started with a stellar warm-up set by new artist Daley, whose soulful simpers sailed effortlessly over Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings” amongst his own tracks to a moderately full crowd. When Melanie Fiona graced [...]
Win Melanie Fiona Tickets: July 19 + 20 at London Jazz Cafe
July 16, 2010 by M. Gosho Oakes
Filed under Competitions, Events, Live Music
It’s competition time! Last in town supporting Alicia Keys’ The Element Of Freedom tour in May [and getting in the studio with Tinchy Stryder], Grammy nominated Canadian R&B songstress Melanie Fiona is back on UK shores this month to headline two shows at London’s Jazz Cafe, on Monday 19th July and Tuesday 20th July. SoulCulture [...]
John Legend x The Roots ft Common + Melanie Fiona – “Wake Up Everybody” | New Music
Check out the incredibly dope “Wake Up Everybody” ft Common and Melanie Fiona – the first single from John Legend & The Roots collaborative forthcoming album Wake Up!. This is a stellar reworking of the Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes‘ original. LISTEN HERE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The video for this [...]
John Legend x The Roots – Wake Up! | Album Cover & Tracklist
July 16, 2010 by Tahirah Edwards Byfield
Filed under Blogs
I’m super excited about this! John Legend and The Roots collaborative effort, Wake Up! is due for release on September 21st. The 11-track album contains covers of songs from the ’60s and ’70s, including Marvin Gaye’s “Wholy Holy,” Donny Hathaway’s “Little Ghetto Boy,” and the Common and Melanie Fiona-assisted first single “Wake Up Everybody.” The [...]








