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(Via Press Release) SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 16, 2013 โย TV One announced today that production on season two of its wildly popular reality seriesย R&B Divas LAย will begin this month on-location in Los Angeles. In addition to returning cast members Chantรฉ Moore, Lilโ Mo, Michelโle and Claudette Ortiz, the second season will feature new divasย Chrisette Micheleย andย Leela James. The series is scheduled to premiere in Q2 2014.
The two new ย highly accomplished Diva’s will replace Kelly Price and Dawn Robinson.
โThe debut season ofย R&B Divas LAย set the tone as a series all about glamour and high-stakes drama,โ said DโAngela Proctor, SVP Programming and Production, TV One. โAs we gear up to shoot season two, we anticipate that the addition of two lovely and respected solo artists, Chrisette and Leela, will build upon the impassioned, ever-evolving group dynamic that season one viewers embraced.โ
Chrisette Micheleย is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter with four solo albums and a series of featured credits under her belt. She gained initial industry traction in 2006 for her contributions to a series of hip hop singles, including โLost Oneโ onย Jay-Zโs albumย Kingdom Come,ย and โCanโt Forget About You,โ โStill Dreaming,โ and โHopeโ on Nasโ albumย Hip Hop is Dead. In 2007, she released her debut albumย I Amย and was featured on Ghostface Killahโs albumย The Big Doe Rehabย on the bonus track โSlow Down.โ In 2008, Michele was featured on the single โLet Us Liveโ on The Gameโs albumย LAX, and โRising Upโ on The Rootsโ albumย Rising Down. Chrisette released her second albumย Epiphanyย in 2009, and won a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her single โBe OK.โ ย In 2010, she released her third album,ย Let Freedom Reign, and additionally was featured on rapper Rick Rossโ albumย Teflon Donย on the track โAston Martin Musicโ (along with Ross and Drake). Her fourth album,ย Better, was released in June and has received a 56thย Annual Grammy Awards nomination for ย Best R&B Album.
Leela Jamesย burst onto the scene with her 2006 debut albumย A Change is Gonna Come, introducing audiences to her considerable vocal chops and garnering nominations for Outstanding New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist of 2008 at the Soul Train Music Awards.ย The acclaimed recording artist appreciates the eternal qualities of an undeniable star โ raw talent, musical substance and an authentic voice thatโs timeless โ all of which are embodied on Leela Jamesโ upcoming fourth studio album, to be released in 2014, and new single โSay That,โ a sultry duet with Anthony Hamilton.