Brandy signs with RCA, new album due early 2012

The wheels are certainly in motion for Brandy’s impending comeback, with the former R&B Princess announcing today that she’s just inked a deal with RCA Records. The new deal sees her return to Sony Music, after she was infamously dropped from Sony subsidiary Epic back in 2009 after her critically-acclaimed and completely underrated LP Human tanked on the charts. In a twist, Brandy’s RCA deal will be a joint venture with Breyon Prescott’s Chameleon Records, who has previously worked with Jamie Foxx and Angie Stone.

Brandy’s currently in the studio recording what will be her sixth studio album, with a release date set for early 2012.

“Throughout her career, Brandy has consistently won the vote as everyone’s favorite female vocalist,” Peter Edge, chief executive of RCA Music Group, said in a statement. “I am sure that in her next chapter at RCA and in partnership with Breyon Prescott, we will record her most exciting music to date.”

“This is truly a blessing,” Brandy said in a statement. “Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson [RCA Music Group’s president and chief operating officer] believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I’m doing. Breyon and the team at RCA/Chameleon are creative and forward-thinking and I am thrilled to be working with them.” [Source]

With Jive recently splitting their artists up between Epic and RCA, Brandy is now label mates with A-listers like Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ke$ha, Alicia Keys, Foo Fighters and more.

It’s about time that Brandy got a strong team behind her and readied a comeback. I admit; I was pissed with her after she repeatedly dissed Human solely due to it’s flop status on the charts, but at the end of the day she’s still one of top female artists in the industry as far as vocal ability and quality music goes. Today’s top urban divas like Beyonce still can’t hold a candle to most of Brandy’s b-sides, let alone her studio albums.

Monica has already staged a successful comeback, so are you ready for B-Rocka to follow?

Oh yeah I think she has some doco thing comin’ out or something

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  • Anonymous

    I have been a long time B-Rocka stan and you were so right about her b-sides etc. I grooved to her ‘Talk About Our Love’ CD single the other night while I was folding the laundry – and it is the BOMB. ‘Like It Was Yesterday’ – terrific b-side. The 70s soul remix of ‘Talk About Our Love’ suited her so well.

    I hope she returns to making soul/R&B like a middle ground of what she achieved in “Afrodisiac” and some parts of “Human”. I don’t wanna see Brandy in a gold bikini and hooped earrings again shaking her chicken cutlets like she’s some Beyonce back up dancer – baby gurl, that is NOT the look.

  • Anonymous

    I have been a long time B-Rocka stan and you were so right about her b-sides etc. I grooved to her ‘Talk About Our Love’ CD single the other night while I was folding the laundry – and it is the BOMB. ‘Like It Was Yesterday’ – terrific b-side. The 70s soul remix of ‘Talk About Our Love’ suited her so well.

    I hope she returns to making soul/R&B like a middle ground of what she achieved in “Afrodisiac” and some parts of “Human”. I don’t wanna see Brandy in a gold bikini and hooped earrings again shaking her chicken cutlets like she’s some Beyonce back up dancer – baby gurl, that is NOT the look.

  • Anonymous

    I have been a long time B-Rocka stan and you were so right about her b-sides etc. I grooved to her ‘Talk About Our Love’ CD single the other night while I was folding the laundry – and it is the BOMB. ‘Like It Was Yesterday’ – terrific b-side. The 70s soul remix of ‘Talk About Our Love’ suited her so well.

    I hope she returns to making soul/R&B like a middle ground of what she achieved in “Afrodisiac” and some parts of “Human”. I don’t wanna see Brandy in a gold bikini and hooped earrings again shaking her chicken cutlets like she’s some Beyonce back up dancer – baby gurl, that is NOT the look.

  • Anonymous

    Haven’t been on here in a while, and I can see you still mention Beyonce in unrelated articles. Naturally. 

    Anyway, can’t wait for her new album. I hope she learns that she can’t keep belittling her work when it doesn’t have success.

  • Anonymous

    Haven’t been on here in a while, and I can see you still mention Beyonce in unrelated articles. Naturally. 

    Anyway, can’t wait for her new album. I hope she learns that she can’t keep belittling her work when it doesn’t have success.

  • Anonymous

    I’m really excited for new music from her, her albums never disappoint…
    and FINALLY something official.

  • Tc23

    oh proph ur unnessasry bey shade has been missed lol anyway I love me some brandy I cnt wait I still play 2002s full moon like it jus came out she’s great .. It used to be beyonce,brandy,alicia keys were my musical trinity and we kno bey and alicia are doin pretty well so its great to see brandy get her chance again cuz if there’s ANYONE that deserves it for their raw talent its her

  • DRB

    I need her hairline and eye brows fixed. Bring back the real hair/weave.

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  • http://twitter.com/souzaYan Yan Souza

    i just LOVE that human album. epic.

  • http://twitter.com/curdey Michael Curd

    I LOVE Afrodisiac & Human albums – Afrodisiac was the album that got me really into R&B, actually! I don’t like that she keeps dissing Human – it didn’t do THAT badly, but if it means it’ll bring about new B-Rocka music sooner, then all the better lol!

  • Drb

    Afrodisiac and Never Say Never are her best albums

  • Crave

    full moon and afrodisiac are the two albums I can literally play start to finish .. I actually agree human was ehhh dnt get my wrong it had some amazing moments (torn down,camoflauge,acapella,fall to name a few) but as a whole it didn’t hav the cohesiveness that I expect from a brandy record .. Anyway she’s ditching the pop overtones she tried to fuse on human (for the better) and going back to her rnb roots where he voice is literally flawless .. I can’t waittttttt for this album I’ve been playin the hell out of adele and beyonces albums need my other queen back!!!

  • Al

    O.O I loved Human from the start to finish (exp piano man)
    But then again I love all of her LPs anyway
    New music pleaseeee

  • Popblock

    I’m excited for her comeback. She deserves one and she never has let anyone down. With that being said I pray to god RCA promotes the album. 

  • Mega

    Replace Human with Afrodisiac, please.

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