Quote: "I told her that she's born for this. I saw all of her stuff on Dancing With the Stars. She's so ready... I gave her my number and if she ever needs any advice, I'm here for her. She's gonna be awesome." R&B star Brandy can't wait to see her Chicago successor Rumer Willis onstage in the Broadway musical next month (Aug15).
Quote: "I wanna move to New York. I just love the energy here, the culture, the people, there's just so much life here... I took the bus. It was so great. The lady driver, she recognised me and she says, 'Get on the bus!' and I get on and she says, 'I wanna invite you to SoulCycle (fitness class)!' I said, 'OK'... I did not go to SoulCycle, but I took a ride down the street. And then I got out and took an Uber (cab)!" R&B star Brandy is embracing New York City's public transport system while performing on Broadway in hit musical Chicago.
Quote: "This is the beginning of everything. It's the next Brandy; it's the next me. I'm so excited about my life, finally!" Actress/singer BRANDY is convinced her Broadway debut as CHICAGO's sexy murderess Roxie Hart will kickstart a new chapter in her career. The star began her eight-week run on 28 April (15).
Quote: "I think they're gonna go a little young for The Wiz... I wanna do The Wiz on Broadway." R&B star Brandy would love to follow her Broadway debut in Chicago with a role in The Wiz when the show transfers to the stage after a much-anticipated live U.S. TV special later this year (15). The singer fears she's too old to land a leading role in the televised version.
Fact: Kim Kardashian once served as R&B singer/actress Brandy's stylist, before finding fame as a reality Tv star. The socialite previously dated the Have You Ever hitmaker's brother, Ray J, her co-star in their infamous sex tape.
Quote: "It's going to be a very personal album for me. It's special for the whole therapy thing. Singing about... a lot of the things going through my life lately... I'm going to be hollering and there will be a lot of screaming a lot on this album." R&B star Brandy insists she won't hold her feelings back on her upcoming record. On Tuesday (15Apr14), her representative confirmed the singer's two-year engagement to fiance Ryan Press had ended.
Fact: R&B star Brandy received a surprise from her past during an interview with Queen Latifah on her talk show Tuesday (08Apr14), as rappers MC Lyte and Yo Yo joined the unsuspecting singer to reminisce about working together on a remix of her debut song I Wanna Be Down. The track, which featured Latifah, Lyte and Yo Yo, was released in 1994, when Brandy was just 15 years old.
Quote: "I think it's gonna be a big wedding because my fiance has a lot of homies (friends) and he wants all of them to be in the wedding. Right now, we're at, like, 24 people in the wedding party. I'm like, 'Look, ain't nobody got time to be having 24 people at a wedding... When am I gonna walk down the aisle?'" Singer/actress Brandy on her wedding plans. The star accepted music executive Ryan Press' proposal at Christmas (12).
Tweet: "Happy Birthday Ray J!! You are so special to me... I couldn't have asked for a better brother and friend! Thank you for being you." R&B star Brandy sends her best wishes to her brother Ray J to mark his 32nd birthday on Thursday (17Jan13).
Quote: "I asked. He's afraid to look 'uncool'." R&B singer Brandy hasn't been able to convince her boyfriend of one year, music executive Ryan Press, to star in her new music videos for upcoming album Two Eleven.
Quote: "I've given them their space... I send my prayers in the distance and I keep it that way." Brandy is giving her friend and mentor Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina space following the death of the soul icon.
Tweet: "So saddened by the loss of Yvette Wilson. She was such a beautiful spirit. May she rest in peace." Singer/actress Brandy remembers her late Moesha Tv co-star, who lost her battle with cancer on Thursday (14Jun12).
Tweet: "I pray that everyone who watches my #BehindtheMusic on VH1... is Touch and Inspired! (sic) One of the Bravest moments in my Life!" Singer Brandy is proud of her emotional new Vh1 documentary, which aired in the U.S. on Wednesday night (25Apr12).
Fact: R&B star Brandy has named her new album Two Eleven. The title represents her birthday, 11 February, and the day her idol, Whitney Houston, died on 11 February, 2012. It is due for release in June (12).
Tweet: "Happy Birthday to the best brother in the whole world!!!!! I love you @RayJ !!!!! Love Big SIs:)" R&B star Brandy celebrates her younger brother Ray J's 31st birthday on Tuesday (17Jan12).
Quote: "It was a hobby, I was convinced to do it professionally. I never should have listened to that advice." R&B singer Brandy regrets her foray into rap under the alter-ego Bran'Nu.
Tweet: "Happy Birthday @Tyrese! You are truly a blessing and an inspiration too all! Thank you for living your purpose! I love you best friend!!!" R&B star Brandy celebrates her singer/actor pal Tyrese Gibson's 33rd birthday on Friday (30Dec11).
Tweet: "I'm so excited to report that my baby Sy'rai just met Justin Bieber! It made her life! Thank you so much." R&B star Brandy's daughter Sy'rai was overjoyed to meet her idol on Wednesday (14Dec11).
Tweet: "Off to the set of The.... sshhhh!!! Don't know if I'm suppose to say yet:) Love you guys!!!" Singer/actress Brandy is working on a top secret new screen project.
Fact: Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy were among the stars who volunteered to feed the homeless at the Los Angeles Mission on Christmas Eve (24Dec10).
Quote: "This guy told me within five minutes of the date, that he was a premy. Who says that on the first date? It's like, 'Dude, no!' He was done after that." Singer Brandy was left speechless after learning one potential suitor was a premature ejaculator.
Fact: Singing siblings Brandy and Ray J have recorded a new tune with their parents. Willie and Sonja Norwood have added their vocals to new song Talk To Me.
Quote: "I'm either gonna go with Avatar or a bumblebee... I kinda look like an Avatar (Na'vi woman) already; all I need is the blue paint and the bodysuit." Singer Brandy on her Halloween dress-up plans.
Fact: Actors David Hasselhoff, Jennifer Grey and Florence Henderson and singers Michael Bolton and Brandy were among the celebrities who showed off their fancy footwork on U.S. TV on Monday night (20Sep10) on the season premiere of Dancing With The Stars. One contestant will see their dancing dreams come to an early end on Tuesday night (21Sep10) when the first elimination is announced.
Fact: Brandy and Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey have been named the pre-show favourites on the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars.
Quote: "Our world is changing. It's changing right now, and I'm so happy to contribute to that." R+B star Brandy is excited to register her vote for a new U.S. President in Los Angeles on Tuesday (04Nov08).
Quote: "I've never dated a white guy but I would date Ryan Seacrest." Singer Brandy admits to a crush on the American Idol host.
Fact: R+B star Brandy is to team up with her brother Ray J for a new album project. The siblings plan to release R+B in 2009.
Fact: <p>The brother of Brandy's ex-fiance, basketball star QUENTIN RICHARDSON, was shot dead on the day the R+B singer was celebrating her mother SONJA's birthday (05DEC06). </p>
Quote: <p>"This world would be a better place if Oprah was president." Singer Brandy wants Oprah Winfrey to run for the US presidency. </p>