BRANDY WORKING ON NEW ALBUM WITH FRANK OCEAN

The more I hear about Brandy's new album, the more excited I am becoming about it. No one can deny that Brandy is one of the most unique R&B veterans in the game, even though there are a few clowns getting all the respect they don't deserve on their musicality (I'm talking about you Beyonce and Rihanna).

Now I'm even more excited to tell you that Brandy, who has been keeping plenty busy on the acting front with a recent multi-episode arc on 90210 and upcoming roles on season 5 of The Game and Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor gave us some insight on her sixth album, which she says she would like to release around March, working with up-and-coming R&B genius Frank Ocean and her role on The Game.

On her upcoming album

What I’m truly excited about is how the album is all about R&B and figuring out the new sound of R&B, and that was the challenge for me. I wanted to do something different — I didn’t want to just sing about love over regular beats. I think the fans have been very patient with me, but I just wanted to make sure that this album was right — the right type of music, the right core. I feel like we’re getting to that point where I felt comfortable with putting something out.

On working with Frank Ocean

We’ve always had that great chemistry, and we both understand music in the same ways. To work with him on this album was great as well, and I hope I can get in [the studio] with him some more because his music is just so moving; I’m inspired by him. I think he’s a great artist and he hasn’t even touched on what he will touch on in the future.

On her new role on ‘The Game’

[My character Chardonnay] has her goals and she’s always rolling her neck and snapping her fingers, and I just love that,” says Brandy, who is filming “The Game” in Atlanta and working on her album in the city concurrently. “I feel like she’s an alter ego, because I can be very sassy in my normal life.”

I feel it in my bones that 2012 is going to be Brandy's year to win, and I will do my part to make sure that happens.