The UB Interview: Brandy Talks b7, Mental Health and Love

In the Good Book, the number seven symbolizes completion and perfection; exoneration and healing, and often accompanies the fulfillment of promises and oaths. Brandy’s seventh album is the manifestation of the singer’s hard fought journey towards liberation, healing, and the fulfillment of promises she made to herself long ago.

Brandy is back, yes, but you’ve never heard her like this.

Brandy’s first studio album in 8 years “b7” debuted at #1 on the R&B/Hip Hop and the Independent Chart & also debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top Albums and the Top Charts.

For this interview we wanted to give the fans a more intimate setting interview, where Brandy would feel comfortable and really speak more in detail regarding the project. For Brandy, that wouldn’t be a video interview. After a few set-backs, we were able to conduct one of the best interviews we’ve done, with one of our absolute favorites. Coined by Brandy herself, as a conversation.

One of the things we didn’t ask in the interview, we wanted to make clear. There will be a follow-up single and visual to “Borderline.” This album for Brandy is true labor of love, and she intends to give this era everything she can!

Tishelle from UB spoke to the “vocal bible” last week, as she was preparing to head to the studio. Brandy was candid and opened up with us about many things. Including the process it took for her to complete “b7,” how she developed her confidence for songwriting and she tells us the song that took the longest to record, and why.

Brandy shares her experience with mental health and gives advice to those suffering. She also gets candid on her sound and creativity, when others bit her style she tells us how she found another way. Brandy speaks on Black Lives Matter & the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and explains to us why love is the answer.

If that’s not enough, we also take questions from the Starz. Plus Brandy plays the UBLyric Game and shares with us what she misses most about the late great Whitney Houston.

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