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Courtesy of BMG Chrysalis U.S.R&B Grammy winner Faith Evans has signed a worldwide exclusive publishing and BMG Artist Services deal with BMG Chrysalis U.S. for her first new studio album in four years, Incomparable, which will come out this fall. Her eighth studio album features the lead single, “I Deserve It,” with Missy Elliott and Sharaya J. Check it out below.
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Currently celebrating a 20-year career in the music industry, Evans is a multiplatinum Grammy Award winner, New York Times best-selling author and TV producer. She has released three platinum-certified albums (Faith, Keep the Faith and Faithfully), the gold-certified The First Lady and the holiday staple A Faithful Christmas.
She was awarded a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998 for ‘I’ll Be Missing You,” the homage to her late husband and hip-hop legend Notorious B.I.G. Among some of her most recent accomplishments, Evans serves as a co-creator/executive producer on the hit-reality docuseries franchise R&B Divas and in 2014 received a Grammy nomination in the Best R&B Album category for Faith Evans R&B Divas.
Around 80 albums have been released through BMG Artist Services, including efforts from current Billboard chart-toppers Joe and Danny Gokey, Anastacia, the Backstreet Boys, Bryan Ferry and You Me At Six. Forthcoming releases include albums from The Smashing Pumpkins and 3 Winans Brothers.
Faith Evans commented: “I am truly proud to join the forces of my imprint, Prolific Music Group, with BMG to present my next project, Incomparable. I look forward to a great partnership, as we are all very excited about this amazing collection of timeless R&B music.”
Manager Cheryl Flowers-Briggs added: “I’m proud to have been a part of Faith’s management team for nearly two decades, and I’m looking forward to making music history once again with BMG, a company that was such a big part of Faith’s early success.”
Zach Katz, chief creative officer at BMG Chrysalis North America, said: “Faith is part of an elite group of artists whose music and spirit speaks profoundly to generations of listeners. We warmly welcome her to our BMG family and look forward to sharing her powerful body of work with the world.”
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Jermi Thomas, creative senior manager at the music publisher/label, said: “Faith continues to make a cultural impact with her level of artistry and iconic status as R&B/hip-hop royalty. BMG is excited to make history with Faith and build her legacy of 20 plus years with the release of Incomparable.”
