Monica & Brandy : "It All Belongs to Me"

[SHOOTER]

February 6th.

[KingB]

interesting

[Live Your Life]

This could be a good move for the both of them. I hope the song lives up to it's potential.

[Verisimilitude]

Ooooh!

[Deleted]

This is the type of move that would normally worry me. Brandy is coming off a couple of flop albums and Monica is coming off of two flop singles. It would be easy to look at this as a last ditch, desperate effort to get a hit for both of them by trying to recreate hype from an old hit. I've heard good things about this song though, so I'm hopeful. But the unfortunate thing is that I feel like, even if the song is good, a lot of people are going to compare it to "The Boy Is Mine" and a new single is always going to fall short of a huge hit that people grew up with in their eyes.

[Caviar]

Can't wait!

[Rican@]

Hmm I want a Motivation meets his other produced hits.

[Agent Yoncé]

I think this will be a cute R&B hit.

[Live Your Life]

Here's the press release:

MONICA AND BRANDY REUNITE FOR A BRAND NEW SINGLE
“IT ALL BELONGS TO ME” SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 6TH

THE HITMAKING DUO’S FIRST COLLABORATION SINCE THEIR HISTORIC GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING,
BEST-SELLING SINGLE OF 1998 “THE BOY IS MINE”

“It All Belongs To Me” appears on Monica’s brand new album NEW LIFE available March 6
and Brandy’s forthcoming, yet-to-be titled album set for release this Spring
Track written and produced by Rico Love

(New York - January 17, 2012) Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winners Monica and Brandy have teamed up in the studio once again to recreate history with their brand new single, “It All Belongs To Me,” set for release on February 6th on RCA Records. Written and produced by Rico Love (Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown), the poignant song reunites these young powerhouse vocalists for the first time since their massive smash single, “The Boy Is Mine.”

Monica and Brandy both tweeted news of their collaboration from the studio in Miami kicking off an avalanche of excitement in the blogosphere.

It’s been 14 years since the then-teenage duo released their monumental collaboration, “The Boy is Mine,” which held the #1 spot on the Hot 100 Chart for 13 weeks, won the Grammy for R&B Performance by A Duo or Group, and was declared the best-selling song of 1998.

“It All Belongs to Me” will appear on Monica’s NEW LIFE album scheduled for release on March 6th (RCA) and Brandy’s yet-to-be-titled RCA/Chameleon debut to be released this Spring.

[hidizzyguy]

At leat for me, both artists are in a totally different place with their music since the last time they worked together. While they will never make a better song than The Boy Is Mine, I like, at least with Monica, where she has taken her music. Brandy has been able to mature her sound, but, I think mistepped a bit with her last album. One thing's for sure, they both still have it vocally and I'm happy to see two R&B forces coming together once again.

[stunnedout]

im glad this is bein released. it can give Brandy some nice buzz before her lead single.

[Verisimilitude]

Interesting how Monica has top billing this time.

[think pink.]

Jan 17, 2012 17:16:03 GMT -5 stunnedout said:

im glad this is bein released. it can give Brandy some nice buzz before her lead single.

And some much needed buzz for Monica's new album.

[stunnedout]

Jan 17, 2012 17:19:14 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

Interesting how Monica has top billing this time.

Well it was her song first and she wanted Brandy to do it. TBIM was Brandy's song first.

[NeRD]

Hmmm.......

[Deleted]

Awesome. So freaking excited. Haven't been excited about a Brandy release since her Afrodisiac era, and I hope this can get Monica some well-deserved hype.

[DJ General]

Jan 17, 2012 17:19:14 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

Interesting how Monica has top billing this time.

They have equal billing. Just because Monica's name is first doesn't mean anything. Her album is coming out first. So on Monica's album she will be first and on Brandy's album, she will be first.

[ritymeez]

Jan 18, 2012 0:51:47 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

It is NOT a sequel to TBIM so for people expecting another "battle", they will be surprised.

Does this mean you've heard this? If so, how would you rate the song?

[Deleted]

Songs like this make last.fm tags hard.

Excited for this! I've been craving new music from Brandy!

[Method2Madness]

Wondering how the live performances are going to play out..

[Sounds from the Other Side]

Jan 17, 2012 14:21:52 GMT -5 Rican@ said:

Hmm I want a Motivation meets his other produced hits.

I hope it sounds totally different.

[SHOOTER]

Jan 19, 2012 18:05:57 GMT -5 Sounds from the Other Side said:

Jan 17, 2012 14:21:52 GMT -5 Rican@ said:

Hmm I want a Motivation meets his other produced hits.

I hope it sounds totally different.

It does.

[Sounds from the Other Side]

Jan 19, 2012 18:11:30 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Jan 19, 2012 18:05:57 GMT -5 Sounds from the Other Side said:

I hope it sounds totally different.

It does.

^ I'm looking forward to hearing it then.

[dees]

Itunes 6/7 Feb. Video should be shot this week.

[jamrock16]

Woah, really?! I'm excited to hear these two on a track together again, can't wait.

[212]

Many years ago, a duet like this would be HUGE news. Times have changed. :(

[Musiq]

This duet is still big.

[Live Your Life]

The time period that "The Boy Is Mine" was released IS the only time that a duet like this would have been a big deal. Both were at their peaks.

They were both struggling for most of the 00s, and the times where they saw some success, during then, came at different points. If anything, I feel like now is the time where this release would get the most buzz since 1998. That, or during the year of Monica's last album and reality show.

This song, if well-received, will be a nice set up for both of their upcoming albums, and a treat for hardcore R&B fans. They can do promotional things together, and I wouldn't be surprised if a tour was announced for later this year. But I don't think the general public is exactly sitting around waiting for another Brandy and Monica duet.

[Ky]

I have to say, a few friends of mine who are totally into indie music have been bringing this up in conversation. These are people that haven't been interested in anything solo from Brandy or Monica in years, but the mention of another duet has them excited. It was a shock to me, but I'm hopeful that this could be a bigger hit than I'd typically expect now.

[allow that]

Jan 23, 2012 11:35:54 GMT -5 Ky said:

I have to say, a few friends of mine who are totally into indie music have been bringing this up in conversation. These are people that haven't been interested in anything solo from Brandy or Monica in years, but the mention of another duet has them excited. It was a shock to me, but I'm hopeful that this could be a bigger hit than I'd typically expect now.

That's because nostalgia is so hipster.