Tweet (singer)
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Tweet is an American
R&B
and soul
singer-songwriter
.
, New York
on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings (three brothers, Tom, Cedric and Lonnie, and one sister, Sundra). Among them, the five children mastered instruments such as the piano
, guitar
, bass guitar
, drum
s, and many more.
As a young girl, Tweet was inspired not only by her family, but also by larger-than-life divas Janet Jackson
, Tina Turner
, Aretha Franklin
, and Whitney Houston
(whom she later worked with). Tweet's first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in Rochester's School of the Arts
. In 1990, at the age of nineteen, Tweet gave birth to her daughter, Tashawna. Tashawna can be seen singing on YouTube with Corey Mekell, they refer to each other as big brother/lil sister. Tashawna is also seen on a YouTube clip with her mother tweet.
In the early nineties, Tweet joined the female duo Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City
, Florida
, while Tweet relocated to many places. Sugah was composed of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita White, and was a part of Devante Swing
's Swing Mob
collective. While there, she met Timbaland
, Magoo, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
(who at the time was a part of Sista), Playa
, Ginuwine
, and Renee Anderson who were also all apart of the Swing Mob collective. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.
Around 1999 with Sugah going nowhere, no album to show, and many broken promises, Tweet returned to her parents' home in Panama City penniless and depressed. After Tweet fell into a deeper depression after a string of bad relationships and a number of jobs she had suicidal thoughts, but she received a phone call from Elliott, calling to ask if Tweet would contribute background vocals on her then-latest album Miss E… So Addictive. Tweet felt she could tell Elliott about her situation and what she was going through. To this day she calls Elliott her "Guardian Angel".
In 2000, Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine. She also recorded vocals for Timbaland and Magoo's follow-up to their platinum-selling 1997 debut album, Welcome to Our World
, and Timbaland's solo album, Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
. In 2001, Elliott released her platinum-selling third album, Miss E… So Addictive, with Tweet contributing vocals to five tracks. 2001 also saw the release of Ja Rule
's Pain Is Love
, Bubba Sparxxx
's Dark Days, Bright Nights
, Petey Pablo
's Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
, and Timbaland and Magoo's Indecent Proposal
, on all of which Tweet contributed vocals.
", a risqué song about self-loving and appreciation. The song was produced by Timbaland and featured guest vocals by Missy Elliott. The single hit number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100
, with the help of a remix featuring Fabolous
.
In April 2002, Tweet released her debut album Southern Hummingbird
to mostly strong reviews. The album featured production by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, Timbaland (who contributed four tracks) and Tweet herself. It also featured guest vocals by Elliott on "Oops (Oh My)", Bilal
on "Best Friend", and BeatClub Records' Ms. Jade
on "Sexual Healing (Oops Pt. 2)", and included a bonus track performed by Elliott, "Big Spender". The album was filled with soul-stirring vocals and lyrics taken from Tweet's own life experiences. The album spawned another two singles, Timbaland-produced "Call Me", and the radio single "Smoking Cigarettes", which had a video shot and directed by Little X
but was never released. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200
chart.
That year Tweet appeared as a guest vocalist on Trina
's second single from her hit album Diamond Princess
. The song was called "No Panties" and was written and produced by Missy Elliott and Nisan Stewart. Tweet also appeared on Meshell Ndegeocello's Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, Karen Clark Sheard
's 2nd Chance, Ms. Jade's Girl Interrupted, Whitney Houston's Just Whitney... and Elliott's Under Construction. Tweet appeared on four of the tracks and also made a cameo performance in both videos released from the album, "Work It" and "Gossip Folks".
Tweet was nominated for a Soul Train Lady of Soul
Award (among others) for Best New Artist but lost to Ashanti. However, that year Tweet was awarded the Key To The City for Rochester, New York.
Along with Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim
, DMX
, Toni Braxton
, Queen Latifah
, Ananda Lewis
, Playa
, Jamie Foxx
, Lil' Mo
, AJ
, Free
(among others), Tweet appeared in the late Aaliyah
's posthumous hit single, "Miss You".
With 2003 came more guest vocals appearances: Madonna
's American Life
The Remixes Single, Monica
's After the Storm
, Mark Ronson
's Here Comes the Fuzz
, and Angie Stone
's Stone Love
on the 2004 Grammy Award
-nominated song "U-Haul".
Tweet turned to acting
, having a cameo appearance in the film Honey, directed by music video
director Billie Woodruff and starring Jessica Alba
, Mekhi Phifer
, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant
and Missy Elliott. Tweet's other acting credits include an episode of the comedy series The Parkers in 2002, in which she performed "Oops (Oh My)" and "Smoking Cigarettes". Tweet also appeared on the Honey soundtrack on the Elliott-produced "Thugman". Tweet also performed "Hypnotic" in the film, but it is not featured on the soundtrack.
". The song did enjoy slight radio success, but has not yet been released officially. Missy Elliott made her move from Elektra Entertainment Group to Atlantic Records
, taking Tweet and The Goldmind Inc. with her.
During 2003 and 2004, Tweet began recording songs for her follow-up to her Gold-certified album Southern Hummingbird which was supposed to be released in early 2004, but due to the label changes, was pushed back. In late 2004, Tweet joined Cee-Lo Green and Teedra Moses
on the 2004 Seagram's Gin Live Tour in promotion of her new single, "Turn da Lights Off" The song was produced by Missy Elliott and Kwamé
, featured vocals from Elliott and contained a sample of Marvin Gaye
's "If This World Were Mine" and Nat King Cole
's "Lost April". While on tour, Tweet performed her old tracks, and premiered her new single and some of her newer tracks, including "My Man" and "Sports, Sex & Food".
On March 22, 2005, Tweet released her second album It's Me Again
. The album featured production from Missy Elliott on seven of the tracks, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, brothers Charlie Bereal and Kenny Bereal, Walter Milsap III, Kwamé
, The Goldmind Inc.'s Soul Diggaz, Marty Cintron III, Madball Entertainment and, Timbaland and Tweet (who both only contributed producing credits on one track each). The album featured vocals from Tweet's 15-year-old daughter, Tashawna, on "Two of Us", Rell
on "Could It Be", and Missy Elliott on "Turn da Lights Off" and "Things I Don't Mean". The album also featured the hidden bonus track "When I Need a Man" (theme song from the USA Network Original Series, Kojak
, starring Ving Rhames
). The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard album charts and then quickly fell off the charts due to lack of promotion and mis-management from Atlantic Records. There was talk to film a second video for either "Cab Ride" (which sampled the theme song from the TV show "Taxi,") or "Sports, Sex & Food", but this never happened. Tweet then broke away from her manager, Mona Scott, and Violator Management, and signed with Mathew Knowles
of Music World, who managed the careers of Destiny's Child
, Beyoncé Knowles
, Michelle Williams
, Kelly Rowland
, Solange Knowles
, Sunshine Anderson
, and Trin-i-tee 5:7
. Tweet stills maintains a close friendship with Mona Scott and is still signed to The Goldmind Inc.
Tweet also appeared on Elliott's sixth album release, The Cookbook, contributing vocals to three tracks, including the single, "Teary Eyed".
and Mike City
's new record label Umbrella Recordings, whose acts include Patti LaBelle
, Carl Thomas, and a few other well-known R&B chart climbers. There, she began recording material for her third album, Love, Tweet
.
The album was rumored to be led by the singles "Anymore", "Real Lady", and "Procrastination", however all singles were canceled due to internet leaks. The album was instead led by "Love Again".
Tweet Promises the album is coming, although hasn't made an appearances since early 2010. When she announced that she is no longer signed to Umbrella Recordings, As the album is finally planned for a November 8, 2011 release, it is unknown that which label she is signed to & is still signed to Goldmind. Tweet, currently has made appearances of Syleena Johnson
and Lil Mo's newest tracks called "Angry Girl" & "I Love Me", Tweet still has plans to have the album released in 2012, due to reconstructing the album's plan to be released.
.
On December 2, 2006, two songs, "Whisper" and "See Ya", leaked onto a Tweet Myspace page, but were confirmed by Tweet to be songs rejected from past albums. Another song has been posted on her Myspace page called "Give It To Ya", along with a sneak peek of her next album.
A cover of "Boogie 2nite
" (a song from the album Southern Hummingbird
) by Booty Luv
(vocalists Nadia and Cherise from the British act Big Brovaz
) reached number two on the UK Singles Chart
on December 10, 2006, after three years of UK club success, but no official single release, of Tweet's original.
Tweet performed with Timbaland
at the 4th annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors, which aired on October 8, 2007.http://celeb.wohoo.co.uk/2007/10/2007-vh1-hip-hop-honors-award-show-performance-pictures/
On April 26 and April 27, 2008, Joy Denalane
, Bilal, Dwele
and Tweet performed with The Dresden Soul Symphony
in Dresden
, Germany. The musicians reinterpreted soul hits and combined them with classical music. An album The Dresden Soul Symphony
and DVD were later released on October 24, 2008.
Unrelated directly to music, Tweet starred on a MTV FYI type show, informing teenagers about STDs and to practice safe sex.
Notes:
1 Denotes canceled single.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
Early years
The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in RochesterRochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings (three brothers, Tom, Cedric and Lonnie, and one sister, Sundra). Among them, the five children mastered instruments such as the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drum
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
s, and many more.
As a young girl, Tweet was inspired not only by her family, but also by larger-than-life divas Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
, Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, and Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
(whom she later worked with). Tweet's first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in Rochester's School of the Arts
School of the Arts (Rochester, New York)
School of the Arts is a progressive alternative public middle school and high school in Rochester, NY. Administered by the Rochester City School District, SOTA is located on the corner of Prince Street and University Avenue, within walking distance of the Memorial Art Gallery, Eastman Theatre,...
. In 1990, at the age of nineteen, Tweet gave birth to her daughter, Tashawna. Tashawna can be seen singing on YouTube with Corey Mekell, they refer to each other as big brother/lil sister. Tashawna is also seen on a YouTube clip with her mother tweet.
In the early nineties, Tweet joined the female duo Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City
Panama City, Florida
-Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, while Tweet relocated to many places. Sugah was composed of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita White, and was a part of Devante Swing
DeVante Swing
Donald Earle DeGrate, Jr. , better known by his stage name DeVante Swing, is an American record producer, singer, rapper and songwriter. Swing rose to fame in the 1990s as the founding member of the trendsetting R&B group Jodeci, one of the more popular R&B acts of its time...
's Swing Mob
Swing Mob
Swing Mob consisted of members of the various collectives and/or record labels associated with Missy Elliott and Timbaland. Elliott with the group Sista, Timbaland, Magoo, Ginuwine, Playa, Darryl Pearson, Tweet with the group Sugah, Majik, Jimmy Douglass Stevie J., Maija Max, Bazaar Royale and Chad...
collective. While there, she met Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
, Magoo, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
(who at the time was a part of Sista), Playa
Playa (band)
Playa was an American R&B/hip-hop group. Composed of Smoke E. Digglera , Digital Black , and the late Static Major , Playa is best known for their 1998 hit album, "Cheers 2 U", produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland...
, Ginuwine
Ginuwine
Elgin Baylor Lumpkin , better known by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine had released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990's...
, and Renee Anderson who were also all apart of the Swing Mob collective. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.
Around 1999 with Sugah going nowhere, no album to show, and many broken promises, Tweet returned to her parents' home in Panama City penniless and depressed. After Tweet fell into a deeper depression after a string of bad relationships and a number of jobs she had suicidal thoughts, but she received a phone call from Elliott, calling to ask if Tweet would contribute background vocals on her then-latest album Miss E… So Addictive. Tweet felt she could tell Elliott about her situation and what she was going through. To this day she calls Elliott her "Guardian Angel".
In 2000, Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine. She also recorded vocals for Timbaland and Magoo's follow-up to their platinum-selling 1997 debut album, Welcome to Our World
Welcome to Our World
Welcome to Our World is the 1997 debut album from hip-hop group Timbaland & Magoo, issued on Blackground Records. The album features a number of guest appearances from Timbaland & Magoo's regular collaborators at the time, among them Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Playa, and others...
, and Timbaland's solo album, Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment
Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment is a 1998 album released by Blackground Records. Though nominally the debut solo album by R&B/hip-hop producer Timbaland, the LP is technically a compilation of tracks produced by Timbaland and often - though not strictly - featuring his vocals...
. In 2001, Elliott released her platinum-selling third album, Miss E… So Addictive, with Tweet contributing vocals to five tracks. 2001 also saw the release of Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
's Pain Is Love
Pain Is Love
-Chart positions:...
, Bubba Sparxxx
Bubba Sparxxx
Warren Anderson Mathis , known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American Southern rapper. His biggest hit is "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins which peaked at #7 in the United States...
's Dark Days, Bright Nights
Dark Days, Bright Nights
Dark Days, Bright Nights is the debut album from American rapper Bubba Sparxxx, released on October 9, 2001 on Interscope Records. It includes the singles "Ugly" and "Lovely". "Ugly" was written by Sparxxx and Timbaland this song was released in 2002. The record has attained gold status making it...
, Petey Pablo
Petey Pablo
Moses Mortimer Barrett III , known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.-Biography:...
's Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry
Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, released in 2001, is the debut album by rapper Petey Pablo. The album debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200 chart but grew rapidly with help from its lead single "Raise Up."...
, and Timbaland and Magoo's Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal (album)
Indecent Proposal is a 2001 album by hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo. The group's second LP , Indecent Proposal takes its name from the 1993 film of the same name....
, on all of which Tweet contributed vocals.
Southern Hummingbird (2002)
In March 2002, Tweet entered the charts with her debut solo single, "Oops (Oh My)Oops (Oh My)
"Oops " is a song by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Tweet, featuring American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written by Tweet and Elliott and produced by Timbaland for Tweet's debut album, Southern Hummingbird . Released as the album's lead single in February 2002, the song...
", a risqué song about self-loving and appreciation. The song was produced by Timbaland and featured guest vocals by Missy Elliott. The single hit number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, with the help of a remix featuring Fabolous
Fabolous
John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
.
In April 2002, Tweet released her debut album Southern Hummingbird
Southern Hummingbird
Southern Hummingbird is the debut album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on April 2, 2002 by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart with 195,000 copies sold in its first week, preceded by the R&B...
to mostly strong reviews. The album featured production by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, Timbaland (who contributed four tracks) and Tweet herself. It also featured guest vocals by Elliott on "Oops (Oh My)", Bilal
Bilal (musician)
Bilal Sayeed Oliver , better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is also a core member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began classical training in jazz and big-band...
on "Best Friend", and BeatClub Records' Ms. Jade
Ms. Jade
Ms. Jade is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 2002 she released her only album to date, Girl Interrupted, which featured the singles "Big Head", "Feel The Girl" and "Ching Ching"....
on "Sexual Healing (Oops Pt. 2)", and included a bonus track performed by Elliott, "Big Spender". The album was filled with soul-stirring vocals and lyrics taken from Tweet's own life experiences. The album spawned another two singles, Timbaland-produced "Call Me", and the radio single "Smoking Cigarettes", which had a video shot and directed by Little X
Little X
Julien Christian Lutz , better known as Little X, X or Director X, is a Canadian music video director. He also has his own clothing line X Fit...
but was never released. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart.
That year Tweet appeared as a guest vocalist on Trina
Trina
Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...
's second single from her hit album Diamond Princess
Diamond Princess (album)
Diamond Princess is the second studio album by American rapper Trina. It was released on August 27, 2002 through the label Atlantic/Slip-N-Slide.The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
. The song was called "No Panties" and was written and produced by Missy Elliott and Nisan Stewart. Tweet also appeared on Meshell Ndegeocello's Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Clark-Sheard is an American gospel four-time Grammy Award winning singer, musician, and songwriter. The youngest daughter of pioneering gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark, Sheard began her career as a member of the Grammy-Award winning, gospel legendary female group, The Clark Sisters...
's 2nd Chance, Ms. Jade's Girl Interrupted, Whitney Houston's Just Whitney... and Elliott's Under Construction. Tweet appeared on four of the tracks and also made a cameo performance in both videos released from the album, "Work It" and "Gossip Folks".
Tweet was nominated for a Soul Train Lady of Soul
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
Award (among others) for Best New Artist but lost to Ashanti. However, that year Tweet was awarded the Key To The City for Rochester, New York.
Along with Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....
, DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
, Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
, Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American singer, rapper, and actress. Her work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy...
, Ananda Lewis
Ananda Lewis
Ananda Lewis is an American television personality, social activist, and model. She appeared on Maxim and AskMen.com's Hottest Celebrity Lists in 2001...
, Playa
Playa (band)
Playa was an American R&B/hip-hop group. Composed of Smoke E. Digglera , Digital Black , and the late Static Major , Playa is best known for their 1998 hit album, "Cheers 2 U", produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland...
, Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
, Lil' Mo
Lil' Mo
Cynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
, AJ
AJ
AJ may refer to:-Products, brands, tools:* Aj Daily, a newspaper* AJ Savage, a United States Navy aircraft built by North American Aviation* Adjustable spanner* An inbred strain of mouse-Places:* Apache Junction, Arizona...
, Free
Free (rapper)
Antoinette Marie Wright, better known by her stage name, "Free" , is an American media personality, television producer and philanthropist. She rose to fame as the first host of BET's 106 & Park...
(among others), Tweet appeared in the late Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
's posthumous hit single, "Miss You".
With 2003 came more guest vocals appearances: Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's American Life
American Life
American Life is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was released on April 22, 2003 by Maverick Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The album produced in its entirety by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï featured references to many parts of American culture...
The Remixes Single, Monica
Monica (singer)
Monica Denise Brown , and professionally known as Monica, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, Monica began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir, by the time she was ten...
's After the Storm
After the Storm
After the Storm is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Monica, released June 17, 2003, on J Records. Conceived from her abandoned project All Eyez on Me , it was recorded during 2001 to 2003 at Doppler Studios, Patchwerk Studios, and SouthSide Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, Soulpower...
, Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
's Here Comes the Fuzz
Here Comes the Fuzz
-Release and reception:"International Affair" was originally released on Sean Paul's Dutty Rock album and featured Debi Nova instead of Tweet. Mark Ronson addresses the failure of the album, often by joking that "only 12 people bought it."-Critical response:...
, and Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...
's Stone Love
Stone Love
Stone Love is the third studio album by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Angie Stone, released in the United States on July 6, 2004 by J Records. It debuted at number fourteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with 53,000 copies sold in its opening week.-Track listing:-Charts:-Release history:...
on the 2004 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominated song "U-Haul".
Tweet turned to acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
, having a cameo appearance in the film Honey, directed by music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
director Billie Woodruff and starring Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
, Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Phifer
Mekhi Thira Phifer is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile...
, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant is an American actress and former fashion model. Joy currently stars as Jasmine Trussell in Parenthood-Early life:...
and Missy Elliott. Tweet's other acting credits include an episode of the comedy series The Parkers in 2002, in which she performed "Oops (Oh My)" and "Smoking Cigarettes". Tweet also appeared on the Honey soundtrack on the Elliott-produced "Thugman". Tweet also performed "Hypnotic" in the film, but it is not featured on the soundtrack.
It's Me Again (2005)
In 2004, Tweet appeared in another of Elliott's music videos, "I'm Really Hot", off of This Is Not a Test!, but Tweet was absent from the album as a vocalist. Tweet also appeared on the posthumous unreleased Elliott-produced Aaliyah track "Where Could He BeWhere Could He Be
"Where Could He Be?" is a song performed by late American R&B singer Aaliyah. The song also features Missy Elliott, who performs the spoken intro and Tweet who sings the background as well as the outro. Both Elliott and Tweet provide background vocals throughout the song...
". The song did enjoy slight radio success, but has not yet been released officially. Missy Elliott made her move from Elektra Entertainment Group to Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, taking Tweet and The Goldmind Inc. with her.
During 2003 and 2004, Tweet began recording songs for her follow-up to her Gold-certified album Southern Hummingbird which was supposed to be released in early 2004, but due to the label changes, was pushed back. In late 2004, Tweet joined Cee-Lo Green and Teedra Moses
Teedra Moses
Teedra Moses is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Teedra Moses was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a gospel singing mother, Shirley Moses. She later moved to California with her mother and three siblings after her parents' separation...
on the 2004 Seagram's Gin Live Tour in promotion of her new single, "Turn da Lights Off" The song was produced by Missy Elliott and Kwamé
Kwamé
Kwamé Holland is an American emcee who enjoyed brief popularity in the late-1980s and early-1990s. He is currently a music producer sometimes credited as K-1 Million or K1 Mil.-Biography:...
, featured vocals from Elliott and contained a sample of Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
's "If This World Were Mine" and Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
's "Lost April". While on tour, Tweet performed her old tracks, and premiered her new single and some of her newer tracks, including "My Man" and "Sports, Sex & Food".
On March 22, 2005, Tweet released her second album It's Me Again
It's Me Again
It's Me Again is the second studio album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on March 22, 2005 by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records...
. The album featured production from Missy Elliott on seven of the tracks, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, brothers Charlie Bereal and Kenny Bereal, Walter Milsap III, Kwamé
Kwamé
Kwamé Holland is an American emcee who enjoyed brief popularity in the late-1980s and early-1990s. He is currently a music producer sometimes credited as K-1 Million or K1 Mil.-Biography:...
, The Goldmind Inc.'s Soul Diggaz, Marty Cintron III, Madball Entertainment and, Timbaland and Tweet (who both only contributed producing credits on one track each). The album featured vocals from Tweet's 15-year-old daughter, Tashawna, on "Two of Us", Rell
Rell
Gerrell Gaddis , known by his stage name Rell, is an American R&B singer. He was the first male R&B singer signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, where he recorded with artists such as Kanye West, Jay-Z, Consequence, and Young Gunz....
on "Could It Be", and Missy Elliott on "Turn da Lights Off" and "Things I Don't Mean". The album also featured the hidden bonus track "When I Need a Man" (theme song from the USA Network Original Series, Kojak
Kojak
Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
, starring Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames is an American actor best known for his work in Bringing Out the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Baby Boy, Don King: Only in America, and the Mission: Impossible film series.-Early life and education:...
). The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard album charts and then quickly fell off the charts due to lack of promotion and mis-management from Atlantic Records. There was talk to film a second video for either "Cab Ride" (which sampled the theme song from the TV show "Taxi,") or "Sports, Sex & Food", but this never happened. Tweet then broke away from her manager, Mona Scott, and Violator Management, and signed with Mathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles is an American music executive and manager. He is the father and former manager of R&B singer Beyoncé , Knowles also managed Kelly Rowland as well as girl group Destiny's Child . He was also the manager of Solange Knowles.-Manager and producer:Knowles is an alumnus of Fisk...
of Music World, who managed the careers of Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
, Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
, Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
, Solange Knowles
Solange Knowles
Solange Piaget Knowles , who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her older sister singer Beyoncé, a former member of R&B group Destiny's Child...
, Sunshine Anderson
Sunshine Anderson
Sunshine Anderson is a female American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.-Beginnings:Anderson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and later moved to Charlotte as a child and became friends with Narisha Foxx...
, and Trin-i-tee 5:7
Trin-i-tee 5:7
Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....
. Tweet stills maintains a close friendship with Mona Scott and is still signed to The Goldmind Inc.
Tweet also appeared on Elliott's sixth album release, The Cookbook, contributing vocals to three tracks, including the single, "Teary Eyed".
Love, Tweet (2007 – present)
In 2007, Tweet signed to Jheryl BusbyJheryl Busby
Jheryl Busby was a recording company executive who was the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Motown Records.Busby grew up in South Central Los Angeles and attended John C. Fremont High School there...
and Mike City
Mike City
Mike City is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Flowers is also the founder and CEO of Unsung Entertainment, Inc. He's currently working on his personal album titledMike City a.k.a...
's new record label Umbrella Recordings, whose acts include Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
, Carl Thomas, and a few other well-known R&B chart climbers. There, she began recording material for her third album, Love, Tweet
Love, Tweet
Love, Tweet is the upcoming third studio album by American R&B and soul singer–songwriter Tweet. It was originally scheduled for a June 2008 release but was later canceled. The project was rumored to have been shelved, but was later confirmed for a fall 2008 release.The teaser single "My Dear"...
.
The album was rumored to be led by the singles "Anymore", "Real Lady", and "Procrastination", however all singles were canceled due to internet leaks. The album was instead led by "Love Again".
Tweet Promises the album is coming, although hasn't made an appearances since early 2010. When she announced that she is no longer signed to Umbrella Recordings, As the album is finally planned for a November 8, 2011 release, it is unknown that which label she is signed to & is still signed to Goldmind. Tweet, currently has made appearances of Syleena Johnson
Syleena Johnson
Syleena Johnson is a Grammy award-nominated American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress.-Biography:...
and Lil Mo's newest tracks called "Angry Girl" & "I Love Me", Tweet still has plans to have the album released in 2012, due to reconstructing the album's plan to be released.
Other Work
Tweet currently resides in Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
On December 2, 2006, two songs, "Whisper" and "See Ya", leaked onto a Tweet Myspace page, but were confirmed by Tweet to be songs rejected from past albums. Another song has been posted on her Myspace page called "Give It To Ya", along with a sneak peek of her next album.
A cover of "Boogie 2nite
Boogie 2nite
"Boogie 2nite" is an R&B–dance-pop song written by American singer-songwriter Tweet, Nisan Stewart, and John "Jubu" Smith for Tweet's debut album, Southern Hummingbird . No music video for the song was shot as it went for promo only...
" (a song from the album Southern Hummingbird
Southern Hummingbird
Southern Hummingbird is the debut album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on April 2, 2002 by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart with 195,000 copies sold in its first week, preceded by the R&B...
) by Booty Luv
Booty Luv
Booty Luv also known as Cherise & Nadia are an English dance group formed in June 2006 via the Hed Kandi label. It is fronted by two R&B vocalists Cherise Roberts and Nadia Shepherd, both of whom were in the original line-up of the successful hip hop band Big Brovaz...
(vocalists Nadia and Cherise from the British act Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz were an R&B / Hip hop music group from London, England in their seven year career they released two studio albums and eight singles. There were three line up changes with two of the original members leaving half way through shaking up the dynamics of the group...
) reached number two on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
on December 10, 2006, after three years of UK club success, but no official single release, of Tweet's original.
Tweet performed with Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
at the 4th annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors, which aired on October 8, 2007.http://celeb.wohoo.co.uk/2007/10/2007-vh1-hip-hop-honors-award-show-performance-pictures/
On April 26 and April 27, 2008, Joy Denalane
Joy Denalane
Joy Maureen Denalane , known as Joy Denalane, is a German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics in German and English.-Early life:...
, Bilal, Dwele
Dwele
Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
and Tweet performed with The Dresden Soul Symphony
The Dresden Soul Symphony
The Dresden Soul Symphony is a German concert show. The musicians reinterpret soul hits and combine them with classical music. The musical ensemble contains the singers Joy Denalane, Bilal, Tweet and Dwele; the radio orchestra of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk; four backing vocalists; the MDR...
in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany. The musicians reinterpreted soul hits and combined them with classical music. An album The Dresden Soul Symphony
The Dresden Soul Symphony (album)
The Dresden Soul Symphony is an album by The Dresden Soul Symphony, released October 24, 2008. The musicians reinterpret soul hits and combine them with classical music...
and DVD were later released on October 24, 2008.
Unrelated directly to music, Tweet starred on a MTV FYI type show, informing teenagers about STDs and to practice safe sex.
Albums
- 2002: Southern HummingbirdSouthern HummingbirdSouthern Hummingbird is the debut album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on April 2, 2002 by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart with 195,000 copies sold in its first week, preceded by the R&B...
- 2005: It's Me AgainIt's Me AgainIt's Me Again is the second studio album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on March 22, 2005 by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records...
- 2011: Love, TweetLove, TweetLove, Tweet is the upcoming third studio album by American R&B and soul singer–songwriter Tweet. It was originally scheduled for a June 2008 release but was later canceled. The project was rumored to have been shelved, but was later confirmed for a fall 2008 release.The teaser single "My Dear"...
Solo singles
- Southern HummingbirdSouthern HummingbirdSouthern Hummingbird is the debut album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on April 2, 2002 by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart with 195,000 copies sold in its first week, preceded by the R&B...
- 2002: "Oops (Oh My)Oops (Oh My)"Oops " is a song by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Tweet, featuring American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written by Tweet and Elliott and produced by Timbaland for Tweet's debut album, Southern Hummingbird . Released as the album's lead single in February 2002, the song...
" (featuring Missy ElliottMissy ElliottMelissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
) - US #7; UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#5 - 2002: "Call Me" - UK #35
- 2002: "Boogie 2niteBoogie 2nite"Boogie 2nite" is an R&B–dance-pop song written by American singer-songwriter Tweet, Nisan Stewart, and John "Jubu" Smith for Tweet's debut album, Southern Hummingbird . No music video for the song was shot as it went for promo only...
" 1 - 2002: "Smoking Cigarettes" (Promo Only) 1
- 2002: "Oops (Oh My)
- It's Me AgainIt's Me AgainIt's Me Again is the second studio album by American recording artist Tweet, released in the United States on March 22, 2005 by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records...
- 2004: "Turn da Lights Off" (featuring Missy Elliott) - UK #29
- 2005: "When I Need a Man"
- 2005: "Cab Ride"
- 2005: "We Don't Need No Water" (Japan Promo Only)1
- 2005: "Steer" (Japan Promo Only)1 JP #17
- Love, TweetLove, TweetLove, Tweet is the upcoming third studio album by American R&B and soul singer–songwriter Tweet. It was originally scheduled for a June 2008 release but was later canceled. The project was rumored to have been shelved, but was later confirmed for a fall 2008 release.The teaser single "My Dear"...
- 2008: "Anymore" 1
- 2008: "Real Lady" 1
- 2009: "Procrastination" (featuring Missy Elliott and TimbalandTimbalandTimothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
)1 - 2010: "Love Again"
- Non-Album Singles
- 2003: "Thugman" (featuring Missy Elliott)
- 2003: "Hypnotic"
Notes:
1 Denotes canceled single.
Filmography
- 2002: The Parkers: Kim's 21st Birthday (TV)
- 2003: Honey
- 2008: The Dresden Soul Symphony (live concert DVD)
Endorsements
- Verizon WirelessVerizon WirelessCellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
TV & print ads (featured in the "Call Me" music video) - Citizen WatchesCitizen Watch Co.is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was originally founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in 1918 and is currently known as the manufacturer of CINCOM precision lathe machine tools as well as CITIZEN watches. The trade name originated...
print ads - 2002 Gap Stretch Jeans TV ads directed by Peter LindberghPeter LindberghPeter Lindbergh, born Peter Brodbeck, is a German photographer and filmmaker, born on November 23, 1944 in Leszno, Poland. He currently lives in Paris, New York and Arles....
, performing "I'll Take You ThereI'll Take You There"I'll Take You There" is a number-one single written and produced by Al Bell and performed by soul/gospel family band The Staple Singers, released on Stax Records in February 1972...
" together with Taryn ManningTaryn ManningTaryn Manning is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Manning gained her first major role as an actress in 2001 when she played the role of Maddy in Crazy/Beautiful... - Pantene Pro-VoicePantenePantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. The product line was first introduced in Europe in 1947 by Hoffman-LaRoche of Switzerland, which branded the name based on panthenol as a shampoo ingredient...
TV & print ads (with MýaMya-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...
, Vanessa CarltonVanessa CarltonVanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
and Lucy WoodwardLucy WoodwardLucy Woodward is an American pop/jazz singer and composer.Woodward was born in England, and moved with her family to Amsterdam when she was three. At the age of five, her parents split up and she relocated to the Bronx with her mother...
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