Melanie Fiona has been covering Alanis Morissette’s ’90s hit “Ironic” during her live shows. The Canadian powerhouse performed a stripped-down version for Billboard’s Candid Covers series. With just a guitarist and a mic, she put her soulful spin on the pop-rock tune.

“It’s a great song that really cut through in pop culture when I was a kid,” said Melanie. “I was instantly reminded, without even hearing the record, back to that moment, the connection of what it is, the highs and lows of life, and the beautiful journey of how life can be so high up here and just go right down to the bottom. Sometimes the only way to describe that is ironic.”

Plus, watch her perform her latest single “Wrong Side of a Love Song” off her sophomore album The MF Life.

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Melanie Fiona shined with a brilliant performance at the BET Awards 2012. The Canadian songstress, who was nominated for Best Female R&B Artist, powered through her soulful tune “Wrong Side of a Love Song” at Sunday’s show.

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Melanie Fiona links up with her fellow Roc star J. Cole in the Colin Tilley-directed video for “This Time,” the No I.D.-produced single off her sophomore album The MF Life.

“I wanted some male energy on this record,” said the Canadian songstress. “I reached out to Cole and we had already done a song with Wale ['Beautiful Bliss'] and we all just really had great chemistry on the record. I was a fan of J. Cole. We met at the very, very beginning of his career, so we’ve kind of come up together.”

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The Roc was in the building when Melanie Fiona connected with her Roc Nation cohort J. Cole while shooting the video for “This Time,” the latest single off her sophomore album The MF Life. The clip, directed by Colin Tilley, will debut tomorrow on “106 & Park.”

“I wanted some male energy on this record,” said Melanie. “I reached out to Cole and we had already done a song with Wale ['Beautiful Bliss'] and we all just really had great chemistry on the record. I was a fan of J. Cole. We met at the very, very beginning of his career, so we’ve kind of come up together.”

Go behind the scenes of their collaboration below.

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“Would you catch me if I fall?” asks Big K.R.I.T. on his introspective collaboration with Melanie Fiona off his Def Jam debut Live From the Underground, available on June 5. The Mississippi MC ponders who will be there for him as life takes it twists and turns, while the Canadian songbird adds a soulful hook over the piano-driven melody.

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Following a press conference earlier in the day, Big Sean, A$AP Rocky, Astro, Diggy, Melanie Fiona, and Mindless Behavior celebrated their BET Awards nominations on “106 & Park.” They shared their excitement, congratulated their fellow peers, and discussed what they’ll be wearing and who they’ll be bringing to the show on July 1.

“[My] family’s proud,” said Sean, who will release the follow-up to his debut Finally Famous in September. “I ain’t ever seen my mama so happy.”

Fresh off her nomination for Best Female R&B Artist, Melanie Fiona performed “4 AM” and Best New Artist nominee A$AP Rocky hit the stage with “Peso.”

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Melanie Fiona explodes with girl power in the video for “Watch Me Work,” a cut off her sophomore album The MF Life. The Grammy-winning songstress shares her message of empowerment, interspersed with clips of famous women kicking ass and taking control of their situations. Ladies stand up.

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Melanie Fiona returned home to Canada for her appearance on “LIVE! with Kelly,” which was taped on Prince Edward Island. The R&B songbird, who hails from Toronto, performed her new single “This Time” off her sophomore album The MF Life.

Earlier this week, Melanie won the JUNO Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for “Gone and Never Coming Back.” “I haven’t celebrated. I was on the plane,” she told Kelly.

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