Melanie Fiona unplugged and let her voice power her acoustic performance for Rolling Stone. Backed by a guitarist, she performed her new cuts “This Time,” “Wrong Side of a Love Song,” “Change the Record,” and “4 AM” off her sophomore album The MF Life, which was released this week.

The R&B songbird also spoke about her Grammy-winning collaboration with Cee Lo Green “Fool for You,” dream duets with Adele and Alicia Keys, and longtime friendship with Drake.

“We just celebrate each other all the time,” said Melanie of her fellow Canadian. “It’s a really great feeling and we’re really proud of each other.”

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Melanie Fiona takes Jay-Z’s Life + Times on a ride through her Brooklyn neighborhood, exploring the local hotspots. While catching a bite to eat at an Ethiopian restaurant, the West Indian singer spoke about working with Cee Lo Green on their Grammy-winning collaboration “Fool for You,” why she decided to move back to the BK from Manhattan, and her sophomore album The MF Life, which drops tomorrow.

“I experienced a lot of change in my personal and professional life,” said Melanie. “This three years has given me the opportunity to travel the world and really find myself as an artist and really figure out what I want to say on the next album. What I’ve learned is about the ups and downs of life. Life can be magnificent, fantastic. Then on the other side, it can be a motherfucker.”

Spend the day with Melanie and watch her run-in with her Fort Greene neighbor Spike Lee.

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Drake lends his pen game to Melanie Fiona on “I Been That Girl.” Drizzy writes from the female perspective on the cautionary cut off Melanie’s sophomore album The MF Life, in stores Tuesday.

She and her fellow Canadian have history together, performing as teens in the group The Renaissance. “We go back to singing in cocktail lounges and basements,” Melanie told Rap-Up TV. “We’re just both so proud of each other.”

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Melanie Fiona duets with T-Pain on “6 AM,” inspired by their individual hits “4 AM” and “5 O’Clock.” The track will appear as a bonus cut on Melanie’s sophomore album The MF Life, due March 20.

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Melanie Fiona gives her all on “This Time,” a collaboration with her Roc Nation affiliate J. Cole. The Canadian songbird announced that the song, which she performed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” earlier this week, will be the next single off her sophomore album The MF Life, due March 20.

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Melanie Fiona is tired of playing games. The Canadian songbird is faced with a man who she can’t read on “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” a bonus cut from her upcoming album The MF Life, due March 20. “Make your decision/ Will it be rock, paper, scissors?/ I don’t know what you’re feeling,” sings a fragile Melanie on the soulful song.

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Melanie Fiona reigned in purple during her appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Showing off her long legs in a short dress with sky-high yellow heels, the Grammy-winning songstress powered through her Rico Love-produced single “4 AM,” returning to perform “This Time,” the J. Cole-assisted cut off her sophomore album The MF Life, which drops March 20.

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Melanie Fiona sings a new tune on “Change the Record,” a cut off her sophomore album The MF Life, now due March 20. Written by Andrea Martin, the Canadian songbird soars over the pop-rock beat, which features a verse from B.o.B. “If you don’t like how he’s playin’, then change the record,” sings Melanie, who encourages her fellow females to do better. Take this one for a spin.

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