Aretha Henry

Aretha Henry
Background information
Born (1982-08-01) August 1, 1982
Jackson, Mississippi
Genres R&B, Pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2008–present
Labels Oz Avenue Entertainment
Website arethahenry.com

Aretha Lafayette Henry (born August 1, 1982)[1] is an American singer-songwriter born in Jackson, Mississippi.[2][3]

Career

Henry released her debut album, Beautiful, on June 26, 2010. The album was followed, in 2011, by a compilation album titled The Best of Aretha Henry-Jones. It includes singles Magic and In My Own World along with fan favorites from her debut album.

On August 1, 2012, she released her sophomore album Enchanted.[4][5][6]

Using various resources including social media networks Twitter and SoundCloud, she has built a strong online presence.[7][8] Aretha Henry is most known for her singles Magic and Captive which have become very popular without the push of a major record label.[9][10] In October 2012, Captive peaked at #23 on the Top 40 Urban/Hip-hop/Latin Chart.[11][12][13][14]

She re-released her debut album, Beautiful, on April 15, 2013.[15] In May 2013, the album appeared at #5 on Amazon's List of Hot New Releases.[16][17]

Stars from the Beautiful album has appeared on both the Top 50 Crossover and Top 50 Indie Urban/Hip-hop/Latin charts numerous times since its re-release.[18][19][20]

On April 28, 2014, she released the first single from her third studio album Superhuman titled Masterpiece.[21] [22] Her third studio album, Superhuman, was released on September 18, 2014.[23][24] On November 16, 2014, Party from the Superhuman album debuted at #48 on the Top 50 Crossover Chart.[25]

Aretha Henry announced the start of her own record label, Oz Avenue Entertainment in June 2015. She also announced her plans to release her next compilation album, The Best of Aretha Henry-Jones Volume 2 on the new label.[26][27]

Reviews

In January 2015, Fairytale from the Superhuman album received a glowing review from Arts and Entertainment journalist Chuck Taylor (writer and editor).

Aretha Henry previews third studio release “Superhuman” with the release of dreamy, ethereal single “Fairytale.” Packed with layer upon layer of soothing harmonies, the wondrously melodic song is driven forward with an instrumental template of gently driving percussion, giddy synths and soaring strings. She has already achieved top 5 status on amazon.com with debut album “Beautiful.” Consider this a bid to reach the top. Utterly magical.

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Chuck Taylor (writer and editor)

[28]

Early life

Aretha Henry was raised in Camden Mississippi. She has two sisters of which she is the middle child. Her younger years were spent singing in church and in school choirs. She graduated from Velma Jackson High School and later studied Fashion Merchandising at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Personal life

Henry has two children .[29][30]

Discography

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aretha Henry.

References

  1. ↑ BBC BBC Music Aretha Henry .Retrieved April 12, 2013
  2. ↑ MSI Song of the Week .Retrieved May 18, 2013
  3. ↑ Scandalous Women Aretha Henry's R&B Magic .Retrieved May 18, 2013
  4. ↑ "Aretha Henry Website" Biography. Retrieved 2013
  5. ↑ Musicbrainz" Musicbrainz. Retrieved 2013
  6. ↑ "Allmusic" Allmusic . Retrieved 2013
  7. ↑ "Twitter" Aretha Henry Twitter. Retrieved 2013
  8. ↑ Soundcloud Aretha Henry Soundcloud. Retrieved 2013
  9. ↑ "Datpiff" Datpiff Unsigned Mixtape . Retrieved 2013
  10. ↑ "'Artist of the Year 2' Compilation Album iTunes. Retrieved 2013
  11. ↑ "Top 40 Starfleet Music Pool- Top 40 Indie Urban/Hip-hop/Latin October 1,2012" Starfleet Music Pool. Retrieved April 7, 2013
  12. ↑ Top 40 Indie Urban/Hip-hop/Latin 9/1/2012 Starfleet Music Pool .Retrieved April 12, 2013
  13. ↑ Radio Nation Interview .Retrieved April 7, 2013
  14. ↑ "Aretha Henry on Pandora" Pandora. Retrieved 2013
  15. ↑ Aretha Henry Daily Beautiful Album Re-Released .Retrieved May 18, 2013
  16. ↑ Aretha Henry Daily Amazon's Hot New Release .Retrieved May 18, 2013
  17. ↑ Amazon Amazon's Hot New Releases- Contemporary R&B .Retrieved May 18, 2013
  18. ↑ Starfleet Music Pool Charts.Retrieved July 5, 2014
  19. ↑ Starfleet Music Pool Top 50 Indie Urban/Hip-hop/Latin Chart.Retrieved May 7, 2014
  20. ↑ Starfleet Music Pool Top 50 Crossover Chart. Retrieved May 7, 2014
  21. ↑ Digital Trends Best New Music for May 2014.Retrieved May 7, 2014
  22. ↑ iTunes Archived January 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Masterpiece.Retrieved May 8, 2014
  23. ↑ iTunes Superhuman .Retrieved September 23, 2014.
  24. ↑ Digital Journal New Music: Aretha Henry Releases New Album Superhuman .Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  25. ↑ Starfleet Music Pool Top 50 Crossover Chart. Retrieved November 16, 2014
  26. ↑ Mi2n Aretha Henry Is Starting A New Record Label .Retrieved June 18, 2015
  27. ↑ Amazon The Best of Aretha Henry-Jones, Volume 2 on Amazon .Retrieved June 19, 2014
  28. ↑ Aretha Henry Daily Fairytale Review by Chuck Taylor .Retrieved January 21, 2015
  29. ↑ Youtube Aretha Henry Interview with Radio Nation (Ontario Canada) .Retrieved March 3, 2015
  30. ↑ Discogs Aretha Henry Discography .Retrieved March 3, 2015
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