Melissa B. Bodies National Anthem Performance At Barclays Center Again

Melissa Bailey, known famously for her stage name “Melissa B.” is a USA #1 Billboard R&B / Pop charted artist, speaker, and actress. She is rising up the UK Charts, peaking at #2, as well as rapidly growing in the China Market with over 100k downloads.

This singer brought a sensation to the crowd when she performed the national anthem during the Celtics vs Nets Game. The New Yorker stunned everyone with her amazing vocals and a voice filled with passion and melody before the game. She began taking interest in singing when she was just 5 years old. Knowing that she would become a singer, Melissa kept growing her passion and worked hard to achieve her glory.

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As a child, her inspiration was herself and Whitney Houston. Whitney was an inspiration because of “her grace on the stage and how she composed herself as a lady on the stage. I wanted to compose myself like her and she surely inspired me to become a graceful singer,” Melissa added.

Melissa is truly a big fan of Whitney Houston and fans have even termed her Whitney’s potential child in case Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston had one. She’s not only passionate about her music but is also focusing on making changes in the music industry.

Melissa B’s latest release “Physical” is making the headlines and so, sources got to know about it from the artist herself. “I was advised to hit the audience from the first note, taking the stage and then commanding the audience with my voice. That is the best advice I would say I got. As for my music, I tend to create something that is going to last forever. Even if you listen to it after 5-10 years, you’re still going to get the same alluring vibes you got it from day 1,” she added.

“I want to see more indie label artists in the industry. If I had a chance to change things in the current industry, it would be motivating artists to launch their indie labels. This would allow the lost ones to know how to progress in this domain and working on the right aspects of this business. That is what I would love to change and would surely work on changing in the current industry,” Melissa said.

As for inspirations, Melissa gives credit the most to her father. “One of the best things my father did was to teach me to stick with combining music and technology. This is my charm that makes me different from the rest of the music artists in the industry and I’m proud that I listened to my father,” she stated. Melissa B’s performance at the game was no less than any show-stopper and certainly gave her fans a treat for the good.

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Vincent Lyn Promotes World Peace On New Single Featuring Melissa B.

VINCENT LYN

Just Imagine — that on earth all human beings were united as one, living together in harmony. We all know how beautiful that would be. What a wonderful world it could be…

We were able to speak to Vincent Lyn about his recent release with Melissa B and here is what he said:

“Four years ago my colleague Melissa Bailey (Melissa B), an incredibly talented singer/songwriter/performer and fellow Grammy artist approached me and said, “Why don’t we write a song about global peace?” 2017 was a devastating year with natural disasters such as catastrophic floods, wildfires, and earthquakes affecting millions across the globe. So, it certainly seemed like then was the right time. And so I sat down at the piano and jotted down some chord changes and a bare melody, and over the course of a few weeks had something that I liked. I passed it along to Melissa and she started writing some lyrics. Months passed and we threw ideas back and forth and made some brief changes and then Melissa called up a friend Armand Hutton who collaborated with her on adding some changes to the lyrics. But the song sat collecting dust, weeks went by, then months and years passed.”

Fast forward 2021 and those natural disasters have increased ten-fold. COVID-19 continues to ravage the world. We are seeing not only a 100+ year pandemic but also the effects of climate change that we can no longer as a global society just brush under the rug. Even more depressingly, the study from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) shows that the world has gotten progressively less peaceful since 2017. Out of 162 countries, 151 of the world’s nations are currently involved in some form of conflict. It is sad to say, but there are currently ongoing wars in 40 countries, most of them in the Middle East, North West Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and a major ongoing drug war in Mexico.

MELISSA B.

If there ever was a time to release a song about global peace and uniting people now was the appropriate time. Look around, the world is on the precipice of catastrophic proportions, unlike anything we’ve seen in over 100 years. COVID -19 has changed the landscape of our world. Many parts of the world are still locked down and many of us took true value in the solitude and made good use of the time. For example, I wrote a book on my humanitarian experiences that has just been published with Barnes & Noble — Childhood Lost.

BUYINZA MORGAN far left with the PRECIOUS CHOIR

Just Imagine People United then rose from the ashes. It woke us all up to the calamities ravaging our world, the timing was right, the stars were aligned, and we all felt that the release of Just Imagine People United needed to happen. It took on a globe-trotting production and connection of artists, musicians, producers all over the world. A collaboration was made with colleague Nuno Olim Marote who has an NGO in Portugal called Give Peace A Voice and together with Lyn’s international foundation We Can Save Children an amazing initiative was formed.

A gomesi or busuuti is a colorful floor-length dress. It is the most commonly used costume for women in Buganda and Busoga. Traditional male attire is the kanzu.

Melissa recorded her lead vocal in NYC. Nuno Olim Marote founder of Give Peace a Voice invited Lyn to travel to Portugal to record the piano part and met with cello composer Manuel Faria and prodigious cellist Irene Lima and together they recorded their parts. But the song needed a choir and it had to be the orphaned youth that Lyn worked with in Uganda. Vincent Lyn’s first meeting with Buyinza Morgan was in 2016 when he went to Uganda on a humanitarian mission to aid him and the 300 orphaned youth that were at his high school. Buyinza at 20-years old was leading a group of singers called the Precious Choir. Lyn called Buyinza and told him about the song and he was very thrilled to be a part of the project, and so the Precious Choir recorded their parts in Uganda. All the members traveled a few hours by bus from their village in Wakiso District to the capital city of Kampala. There they would all be huddled together in a very cramped and spartan recording studio, certainly by western standards. There were days they had no electricity and would just sit around for hours waiting and praying it would come back on. But it was all worth it. It was the icing on the cake, and we all felt magic had been made.

IRENE LIMA

To think “Just Imagine” was recorded in the far reaches of the world during a global pandemic. It’s truly astonishing. Melissa Bailey (Melissa B)and Vincent Lyn created a small seed 4 years ago and together with co-lyricist Armand Hutton, now the world can hear their magic.

All the front sales are to be donated equally between We Can Save Children and Give Peace a Voice.

This song pays homage to the Portuguese Secretary-General of the United Nations U.N. António Guterres in partnership with the Portuguese NGO Give Peace A Voice and my Foundation We Can Save Children. The project Just Imagine People United has the institutional support of the Portuguese Government, namely, Pedro Siza Vieira, Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, and Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister of Education.

"The visual arts, like music, can be vehicles for peace, so it was a special experience for me to create the drawing for the cover of Just Imagine People United, following the invitation by Nuno Olim Marote. Just as it was a privilege to feel the harmony in the encounter with Vincent Lyn, through martial arts and meditation: to find an admirable man, available to the universe and to others. His serenity and his generosity are reflected in his music on behalf of peace." - Joana Vasconcelos (contemporary visual artist renowned for her monumental sculptures)

As of this writing, the song both Remix and Original versions have hit number 3 and 4 respectively on the Worldwide iTunes Charts! Submitted to the Global Music Awards — World Music Category.

Just Imagine People United - short video clip of behind the scenes: https://vimeo.com/562722631

Just Imagine People United

Vincent Lyn — Song Composer

Melissa Bailey & Armand Hutton — Lyrics

Melissa Bailey — Lead Vocal

Vincent Lyn — Piano

Irene Lima — Cello

The Precious Choir Uganda — Backing Vocals

The Precious Choir Uganda (committed to Edu-tainment)

Choir Director — Buyinza Morgan

Choir Members — Buyinza Morgan, Tusuubira Elam, Nassanga Diadre, Ssozi Samuel, Kisaakye Rachael, Seyiga Herman, Birungi Dorcus, Wandera Dennis, Kikato Solomon, Kasiriivu Isaac, Kayitana Daisy, Nangendo Resty, Nuwagaba Gilbert, Tumukunde Wilson, Nabweteme Evelyn

Smart Chord Records, Uganda — Recording Studio for Choir Vocals

Sound Engineer — Lubega Jacob

Cello Composer — Manuel Faria

Atlantico Blue Studios, Portugal — Recording Studio for Piano & Cello

Sound Engineer — Marco Silva

Krematorium Studio NY, USA — Recording Studio for Lead Vocals

Sound Engineer, Mixing & Mastering — Michael Ashby Executive Producer — Nuno Olim Marote

Producer — Vincent Lyn

Producer — Armand Hutton

Producer Remix — Damion Daniels

Creative Consultant — Charlotte Ghigliazza

CD cover artwork — Joana Vasconcelos

Music Distribution — Amada Records

Vincent Lyn CEO/Founder at We Can Save Children Director of Creative Development at African Views Organization Economic & Social Council at United Nations Middle East Correspondent at Wall Street News Agency

Rescue & Recovery Specialist at International Confederation of Police & Security Experts

Melissa B. Stuns Crowd at Barclays with Epic National Anthem Performance

Melissa Bailey, known famously for her stage name “Melissa B.” brings a sensation to her fans with her performing the national anthem performance during the Celtics vs Nets Game. The New Yorker stunned everyone with her amazing vocals and a voice filled with passion and melody before the game.

The New York singer, Melissa B began taking interest in singing when she was just 5 years old. Knowing that she would become a singer, Melissa kept growing her passion and worked hard to achieve her glory.

As a child, her inspiration was herself and Whitney Houston. Whitney was an inspiration because of “her grace on the stage and how she composed herself as a lady on the stage. I wanted to compose myself like her and she surely inspired me to become a graceful singer,” Melissa added.

Upon asking about how she worked that led to her status today, Melissa mentioned her engineer Michael Ashby. “Working with Michael is truly great and it’s just like I’m getting all the help I need. We connect greatly, working out together and drawing energy from each other to get the things done.”

Melissa B’s latest release “Disconnect” is making the headlines and so, sources got to know about it from the artist herself. “I was advised to hit the audience from the first note, taking the stage and then commanding the audience with my voice. That is the best advice I would say I got. As for my music, I tend to create something that is going to last forever. Even if you listen to it after 5-10 years, you’re still going to get the same alluring vibes you got it from day 1,” she added.

Melissa is truly a big fan of Whitney Houston and fans have even termed her Whitney’s potential child in case Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston had one. She’s not only passionate about her music but is also focusing on making changes in the music industry.

“I want to see more indie label artists in the industry. If I had a chance to change things in the current industry, it would be motivating artists to launch their indie labels. This would allow the lost ones to know how to progress in this domain and working on the right aspects of this business. That is what I would love to change and would surely work on changing in the current industry,” Melissa stated.

As for inspirations, Melissa gives credit the most to her father. “One of the best things my father did was to teach me to stick with combining music and technology. This is my charm that makes me different from the rest of the music artists in the industry and I’m proud that I listened to my father,” Melissa stated.

Melissa B’s performance at the game was no less than any show-stopper and certainly gave her fans a treat for the good. She’s set for new releases this year and fans would surely love to hear more from her given the current pandemic situation ruining lives.

Melissa B. Is Back With a New Track "Back and Forth"

“Can’t do it no more, can’t keep opening up my door; can’t keep letting you walk back in, when I ain’t even charging you rent.”

Critically acclaimed billboard singer/songwriter Melissa B. returns with a highly anticipated new song Back & Forth.” The new song was produced by D. Sharp Entertainment alongside with her Grammy engineer Michael Ashby who did Bodak Yellow with Cardi B. Her newest patch of pavement is bouncy, 808-throbbing single “Back & Forth”. That title, elevated to iconic levels by both Cameo and Aaliyah, has a history of songs that linger fondness. Excellently produced by D-Sharp with a clarity-brilliant mix by Michael Ashby, Melissa weaves her echoed range throughout every nuance of this modern, trap-esque track. It’s clear why Factmag had hailed Melissa B. as a “Future R&B Diva” alongside NAO a few years back. This new single will be out on May 22nd, 2020.

“Back & Forth” is available at all digital providers and all streaming providers HERE. Additionally, the inviting lyric video for the song will be out soon.

Melissa B. has been garnering much attention from fans and critics alike since she independently unveiled her debut EP Exclusively in 2015 in which she was considered for a Grammy nomination. She eventually released a commercial song called “Dancing in the Rain” which shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales charts after being on there for 3 weeks sitting only behind Demi Lavato and Lana Del Ray. This was only the beginning for the South Carolina born and globally raised singer/songwriter whose powerful vocals immediately hypnotize and captivate. Melissa B. would follow with a 9 song collection Computer Love Album which continued to cement on the European charts in making Melissa B. as one to watch with another consideration by the Grammy Academy in 2017 for “Best Urban Contemporary Album”.