{"id":8810,"date":"2013-11-05T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T15:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=8810"},"modified":"2013-11-05T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T15:54:16","slug":"soulful-songstress-multi-grammy-winning-artist-india-arie-releases-highly-anticipated-new-album-songversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2013\/11\/soulful-songstress-multi-grammy-winning-artist-india-arie-releases-highly-anticipated-new-album-songversation.html","title":{"rendered":"Soulful Songstress & Multi-Grammy Winning Artist India.Arie Releases Highly Anticipated New Album \u201cSongversation\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"India<\/a>After a four- year, reflective hiatus, multi Grammy winning, iconic singer-songwriter India.Arie has\u00a0released her long awaited, highly anticipated fifth studio album titled\u00a0\u00a0SongVersation<\/em> (Soulbird\/ Motown Records).<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mission is all about sharing a spiritual conversation and message through my music, hence the title SongVersation,\u201d shares Arie \u2013who recently appeared on Oprah\u2019s Super Soul Sunday<\/i> on the OWN network. She adds, \u201cI want to convey meaningful lyrics that can inspire and heal.\u00a0My prayer is to spread love, healing and joy and touch whoever is meant to be touched by my music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arie\u2019s new album contains her signature, soulful poetic style in her first single; \u201cCocoa Butter\u201d which is rapidly climbing the UAC charts.\u00a0 However, it also features the meditative- mantric\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI Am Light\u201d<\/i><\/b> and empowering anthem \u201cJust Do You\u201d; the second single being released from the album.\u00a0 With 17 tracks total, the deluxe edition features 20 tracks and is available exclusively at Target<\/i> stores.<\/p>\n

A recent Vibe magazine reviewer asserted, \u201cBesides being a calming agent, SongVersation<\/em> looks for ways a lost soul can evolve into a better friend, sister, lover and, most importantly, a better self. This time around, India.Arie\u2019s figured it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

SongVersation<\/em> is available on Itunes, at Target and with various retailers nationwide. For more information please visit www.soulbird.com<\/a>. To view the music video for “I Am Light” click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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