"In the beginning stages of my album, I would book a lot of studio time and invest in equipment on my own," Mya, 23, said on the phone from New York City. Pictured on the face of the CD puffing a cigar, Mya Marie Harrison attributes her transformation from talented teen to mature diva to assuming control of her music and career. My ass is like -/ My body's like -" over a midtempo hip-hop beat, the background singers responding "wo" to each phrase, Mya displays vocal power and elasticity only hinted at in her earlier cookie-cutter R&B. She'd been outspokenly sexual from the beginning, but the CD's lead track, the Missy Elliott-produced "My Love Is Like - Wo," is a positively in-your- face celebration of the libido. And she borrows from the Rick James funk classic "Cold Blooded" for her "Sophisticated Lady," on which she proclaims, "Take control!" "Free Fallin' " is an R&B revamp of the 1989 Tom Petty rock hit. Mya's provocative lyrics to the raw techno-house tune "Whatever Bitch" were inspired by a dance called "wagging" that she observed drag queens doing at an Atlanta club.
Mya wrote lyrics and co-produced many of the tunes on the stylistically diverse disc, which, in addition to producer Missy Elliott, utilized such producers as Timbaland, Rockwilder, Tricky and Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis. 3 on Billboard's pop chart upon its June release. Such perceptions changed, however, with Mya's third album, "Moodring," which premiered at No. She was a heck of a tap-dancer, too, but what did that have to do with R&B? Many thought Mya was longer on looks than vocal ability. Mya hit the national scene in 1998, at age 18, another pretty face in a rash of first-name-only R&B women singing to recorded tracks as opening acts on boy-band tours. While we wait and see, fall in love with Mya's latest right here.Facebook Twitter Email mya07_090703_B/W_sun datebook_Pink_28_36p11 by 9.2i_walt 7938 MARY ALTAFFER "Forever My Love" and "True Love" are her first releases of 2021, and given the steady clip at which she's released new music, we're pretty sure that she's just getting started. Whether you've committed your love to another or to yourself, Mya is singing our love language with these new singles. "Conversation stimulatin', everything he do is motivatin' / He know what to say / Always remindin' me that I'm a queen / Lover, best friend, ride or die at the same time (my baby) / Life with him's a dream (my baby)," Mya sings about her king.
Over the bumping sound bed, Mya breaks down her new attitude on the first verse, singing, "I tell 'em since the day I met her, I haven't been myself / Frankly I don't care, I'm changin' for the better / But better me than her 'cause honestly, I think she got it all together / I'm lookin' at the new me." And after becoming a new woman, she was able to find the right man. Co-produced by MyGuyMars and BJ Sims and co-written by Mya and Billy Wes, "True Love" has a '90s R&B feel and appeal with synths, booming bass and thumping percussion that lends itself to a steady head nod. This time around, she's loving on herself and details how everything fell into place from there – even a solid relationship. Meanwhile, on "True Love" Mya sings of a different kind of love. Mars and Tyler supply Mya with a beautiful piano-led ballad that has the potential to become a timeless wedding favorite. "I'm just not the same without your love, your love / And life's not really life without your love, my love," she sings on the opening lyrics co-written with Niecy Nice and MyGuyMars, who also co-produced the track alongside Khirye Tyler. The first single, "Forever My Love," arrived on new music Friday, and she dropped the second track, "True Love," on the lover's holiday itself.įor "Forever My Love," Mya sings of a love that has transformed her and has her all in. She released not one but two new songs celebrating the many facets of love. Mya decided to celebrate Valentine's Day this year with a musical gift to her fans.