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Vanessa Williams, the legendary star of stage, display, and the music scene, is dancing into the following part of her dazzling profession with a sequence {of professional} excessive kicks. She’s fashioned her personal recording label, Mellian Music, arrange her first publishing entities, and signed a three way partnership settlement with Mod Squad, LLC, which is distributed by GoDigiPath, LLC, in affiliation with ADA Worldwide (Warner Music Group’s unbiased label and artist companies arm). Steven C. Beer, who’s labored with Woman Gaga and Britney Spears, has come on board as Williams’ strategic lawyer/administration marketing consultant.
“What a pleasure it’s to be making new music behind the mike once more with outdated associates,” Williams provides. “There’s a sure consolation in creating new works within the studio whereas reminiscing about how so a few years on this enterprise have introduced successes, pleasure, and lasting recollections. At all times shifting ahead is what drives me. Each problem is thrilling. And extra new music to share with my followers is the gasoline that lights my fireplace.”
“A real multi-hyphenate and savvy businesswoman, there’s not a lot Vanessa can’t do,” says Cat Kreidich, President, ADA Worldwide. “We’re wanting ahead to supporting this thrilling subsequent chapter of her profession, connecting her with followers who’re eagerly awaiting her return to music, and introducing an entire new era to the magic that’s Vanessa Williams.”
Williams is placing the ultimate touches on her first non-seasonal album in 15 years. It releases later this yr. The venture was govt produced by Mellian Music, Mod Squad, LLC, and Christopher Todd Corridor. “That is an album that surrounds Vanessa’s vocal presents and performances with stellar acoustic and digital performances by actual musicians, actual writers, actual producers; an actual music album,” says Mod Squad CEO, Tony Prendatt. “This album is for all genres. It will contact on all of Vanessa’s experiences within the Pop, R&B, Latin, Jazz, and Dance genres. Vanessa is re-introducing herself by her design; we’re all dedicated and excited to be part of it.”
The primary single, “Legs (Maintain Dancing),” was co-written by Disney songwriter/producer Chantry Johnson; songwriter Kjersti Lengthy; and songwriter/producer Kipper Jones who co-penned Williams’ early classics, “The Consolation Zone” and “The Proper Stuff.” Pre-orders started April twelfth, and the one releases to digital streaming platforms on April twenty sixth. “Legs (Maintain Dancing)” shall be out there in MSQ Stereo and Dolby Atmos Immersive Audio. Williams has additionally produced a feel-good music video that may premiere on her official YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TherealVanessaWilliams on the identical day.
The “Legs (Maintain Dancing)” launch shall be adopted by two fiery remixes. 808 BEACH (a duo of remix masters Invoice `Peace Bisquit’ Coleman and John J-C Carr) has labored with a who’s who within the membership world reminiscent of Zayn, Sia, Lizzo, Jody Watley , Extremely Naté, Tom Tom Membership, and Ru Paul. They reproduced and re-imagined two completely different incarnations of “Legs (Maintain Dancing)” because the 808 Seashore Combine and the Hustlin’ Membership Combine. Apart from the digital streaming configurations, the remixes shall be out there on 12-inch vinyl.
“Earlier in my profession, at PolyGram, I had the immeasurable honor to work Vanessa Williams’ releases in lots of positions,” says Leighton Singleton, Senior VP Distribution, Operations, Gross sales, and Managing Accomplice of GoDigiPath, LLC. “In my expertise, then and now, she’s probably the most skilled and proficient people I’ve ever had the pleasure of representing. On behalf of GoDigiPath, we’re extraordinarily completely happy to be related to Vanessa Williams, her iconic multi-talented world-class artistry, and we’re really appreciative of her enterprise acumen.”
Music isn’t the one factor on Williams’ thoughts. She’s at the moment in rehearsals to star because the fictional vogue queen Miranda Priestlyin London, England’s West Finish stage manufacturing of The Satan Wears Prada. There are preview performances on the Theatre Royal Plymouth July Sixth- August twenty first. The official opening takes place on October twenty fourth on the metropolis’s Dominion Theatre. The musical options an unique rating by Sir Elton John and lyrics by Shania Taub. The e book is by Kate Wetherhead. It’s directed and choreographed by 3-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Fairly Lady).
Prior to now, Williams has served as govt producer for varied initiatives such because the telefilm, The Braveness to Love, and her personal televised Christmas specials. She’s persevering with that enterprising observe as a part of the producer crew for A Fantastic World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, a play concerning the lifetime of the enduring jazz trumpeter referred to as Satchmo, that may make its Broadway debut this fall on the Roundabout Theatre’s Studio 54 in New York Metropolis. The manufacturing will star James Monroe Inglehart who’s best-known for his Tony Award successful position as Genie within the unique Broadway manufacturing of Aladdin.
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“You may name it a comeback, a full circle second, or simply plain serendipity,” says songwriter Kipper Jones who’s historical past with Williams dates to her The Proper Stuff album debut in 1988. “However I name it a blessing to be creating extra historical past with the enduring drive of nature that’s Vanessa Williams. If previous is certainly prologue, we’re about to present ‘em hell once more!”
Congrats to Vanessa Williams on the launch of her document label and her upcoming album!
