Melissa Bailey, known famously for her stage name “Melissa B.” brings a sensation to her fans with her performing the national anthem performance during the Celtics vs Nets Game. The New Yorker stunned everyone with her amazing vocals and a voice filled with passion and melody before the game.
The New York singer, Melissa B began taking interest in singing when she was just 5 years old. Knowing that she would become a singer, Melissa kept growing her passion and worked hard to achieve her glory.
As a child, her inspiration was herself and Whitney Houston. Whitney was an inspiration because of “her grace on the stage and how she composed herself as a lady on the stage. I wanted to compose myself like her and she surely inspired me to become a graceful singer,” Melissa added.
Upon asking about how she worked that led to her status today, Melissa mentioned her engineer Michael Ashby. “Working with Michael is truly great and it’s just like I’m getting all the help I need. We connect greatly, working out together and drawing energy from each other to get the things done.”
Melissa B’s latest release “Disconnect” is making the headlines and so, sources got to know about it from the artist herself. “I was advised to hit the audience from the first note, taking the stage and then commanding the audience with my voice. That is the best advice I would say I got. As for my music, I tend to create something that is going to last forever. Even if you listen to it after 5-10 years, you’re still going to get the same alluring vibes you got it from day 1,” she added.
Melissa is truly a big fan of Whitney Houston and fans have even termed her Whitney’s potential child in case Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston had one. She’s not only passionate about her music but is also focusing on making changes in the music industry.
“I want to see more indie label artists in the industry. If I had a chance to change things in the current industry, it would be motivating artists to launch their indie labels. This would allow the lost ones to know how to progress in this domain and working on the right aspects of this business. That is what I would love to change and would surely work on changing in the current industry,” Melissa stated.
As for inspirations, Melissa gives credit the most to her father. “One of the best things my father did was to teach me to stick with combining music and technology. This is my charm that makes me different from the rest of the music artists in the industry and I’m proud that I listened to my father,” Melissa stated.
Melissa B’s performance at the game was no less than any show-stopper and certainly gave her fans a treat for the good. She’s set for new releases this year and fans would surely love to hear more from her given the current pandemic situation ruining lives.