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Today (Jan. 15) is a significant release day in the R&B world; it marks the release of two highly anticipated albums, Beautiful by the late great Teena Marie and Goldenheart by the always-innovative Dawn Richard. Both releases are sure to find success with the support of their legions of fans.

Beautiful, Teena Marie

It’s been a bit over two years since the world lost the ivory queen of soul Teena Marie. At the time of her death, she was working on and finished her 14th studio project at her Pasadena, California home studio; everything was finished except the mixing of the tracks. The project has now become a posthumous project completed by her daughter Alia Rose, and will be a gift for fans who’ll appreciate taking a piece of Teena’s legacy in the package of music. READ MORE

Goldenheart, Dawn Richard

Finally, Dawn Richard is a solidified solo artist; she now has the full-length solo-album to back it up, so it’s safe to distance your association of her with being in a group. Goldenheart is the first of an epic trilogy of albums, all poised to represent the beauty in the battles of life, and the passion it takes to overcome and win them. BlackHeart and RedemptionHeart will follow up in the series.

“It’s a journey of a message,” Dawn told Singersroom about her first solo album Goldenheart. “You look at the story of Joan of Arc and what she was, that’s more religious and it was a battle for her, but it’s more the story of her having a message that she felt she needed to carry through, that she went about it by any means necessary, and it was almost borderline madness; she didn’t know if she was crazy, or if she really did have a message. READ MORE

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