Melanie Fiona Has 'Gone And Never Coming Back'

Canadian R&B songstress Melanie Fiona returns in 2011 with her new video on Tuesday's episode of 106 & Park for "Gone And Never Coming Back," the first single from Fiona's sophomore album "The MF Life," the follow-up to her 2009 debut "The Bridge," and tentatively scheduled for a July release. "From the sophomore album definitely expect growth," She said. "I want people to now recognize me more as an artist. Vocally I've really pushed myself a lot further and all the songs are really big full body songs."
Early reaction to "Gone and Never Coming Back" has been stellar. Written by Andrea Martin and produced by Jay Fenix, the deeply emotional ballad finds the songstress crooning over a love that was meant to be forgotten, and Billboard calls it "a catchy tune about heartbreak and despair." This record sounds like it could be a winner. It seems that when Fiona described her new album as "stadium Soul" she was referring to a mix of live instruments, powerful vocals and grand compositions. The 27-year-old displays gritty emotion and passion on such a powerful song. The video itself was well crafted and thoroughly connected to the lyrics.
Fiona makes her powerful new song cry, the Grammy-nominated songstress sings away her pain with her soulful vocals in the video for "Gone and Never Coming Back," which shows an emotional Fiona getting her frustrations out. Light bulbs explode, wine glasses shatter, and fire erupts as the Canadian songbird shares her emotional tale of love lost in the Colin Tilley-directed clip. Going for a "Stadium Soul" sound this go around, Fiona's powerful voices drives the show with a nice array of piano chords keeping time in the background. Clearly the visuals were meant to further this emotional feeling that the song is trying to get across.
Looking back on 2010 it's clear that in many ways this was the year of the woman. From Nicki Minaj's raps to Alicia Keys' Empire State hook and much more, strong women like Melanie Fiona took their rightful place at music's front lines. Fiona continues to cement her role as a pillar of new school r&b/soul on new turn "Gone and Never Coming Back." While whoever maestro composed this soaring, piano driven ballad deserves credit – it's the perfect sonic backdrop for Fiona to showcase her gripping, emotional and undeniably powerful voice.