R&B Diva LA Season Two: Announces Two New Divas, Chrisette Michele and Leela James

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Credit:  ChrisetteMichele.com
Credit: ChrisetteMichele.com

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(Via Press Release) SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 16, 2013 โ€“ย 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, Michelโ€™le 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.

โ€œThe debut season ofย R&B Divas LAย set the tone as a series all about glamour and high-stakes drama,โ€ said Dโ€™Angela Proctor, SVP Programming and Production, TV One. โ€œAs 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 โ€œLost Oneโ€ onย  Jay-Zโ€™s albumย Kingdom Come,ย  and โ€œCanโ€™t Forget About You,โ€ โ€œStill Dreaming,โ€ and โ€œHopeโ€ on Nasโ€™ albumย Hip Hop is Dead. In 2007, she released her debut albumย I Amย and was featured on Ghostface Killahโ€™s albumย The Big Doe Rehabย on the bonus track โ€œSlow Down.โ€ In 2008, Michele was featured on the single โ€œLet Us Liveโ€ on The Gameโ€™s albumย LAX, and โ€œRising 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 โ€œBe 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 โ€œAston 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.

Photo credit:  www.leelajames.com
Photo credit: www.leelajames.com

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 thatโ€™s timeless โ€” all of which are embodied on Leela Jamesโ€™ upcoming fourth studio album, to be released in 2014, and new single โ€œSay That,โ€ a sultry duet with Anthony Hamilton.

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