press kit

Syleena Johnson
R&B’s best kept secret is finally
out. Another chapter in the book of
Syleena Johnson has been written. And
this time, it’s more than recording an
album. After amicably leaving an eight
year record deal with Jive Records in 2006
Syleena has launched her own label,
Aneelys Records, which is Syleena spelled
backwards. This opportunity comes by way
of a label deal with Federal/Universal Music
Group. Syleena previously worked with
countless artists and producers such as R.
Kelly, Bob Power, Kay Gee, Busta Rhymes,
Cam’ Ron, Common, Jermaine Dupri, and
Twista to name a few. Kanye West even
blessed her with his production on
"Bulls-Eye (Suddenly)" from Chapter 3:
The Flesh after she was his saving grace
providing last minute vocals on "All Falls
Down"- a collaboration which lead to a
Grammy nomination for Syleena and
Kanye. Syleena further proves she is an
artist with multi-dimensional talent. She
caught the acting bug, playing a significant
role in Eric Jerome Dickey’s Cheater’s-The
Stage Play in 2005. She also added
modeling for Ashley Stewart to her resume
after signing with Wilhelmina modeling
agency as a plus-size model.
For additional information please contact us
©2016 New Music Promote
after signing with Wilhelmina modeling
agency as a plus-size model.
Artists often fall by the wayside and
are rarely heard after leaving a major record
label. But Syleena didn’t allow her split
with Jive Records to rip out any pages of
her next chapter. She simply took matters
into her own hands and decided to go the
independent route. With her label, Syleena
will finally see the benefits of all her hard
work, whether it be working on a personal
project or signing other acts. She will finally
have the creative control and power to see
things through and pan out her career as she
sees fit.
And with that control Syleena will
give birth to her newest release this year
nd
Chapter 4: Labor Pains on September 2 ;
the day after Labor Day. This day is even
more significant because it’s also her
birthday. However, the title has a deeper
meaning. Along with running her own
label and being an artist, Syleena has also
become a wife and mother within the past
year. "My husband is an excellent man; I
couldn’t ask for a better one and my son is
my best work yet," Syleena says. Naturally, this experience lent a hand in
Syleena writing Chapter 4: Labor Pains as
she describes the pain of having a baby as
the worst pain in life, but rewarding in the
end. Syleena shadows her life on the
principle that you reap what you sow. "Nothing good comes easy, Syleena
end. Syleena shadows her life on the
principle that you reap what you sow. "Nothing good comes easy, Syleena
expresses. All the struggle, strife, work
and pain we go through, that’s the price you
have to pay to reap the benefits in the end."
As always Syleena speaks on behalf
of the struggles of women. But her first
single from Chapter 4: Labor Pains titled "It
Is True", leads off on a lighter note as she
sings a heavenly love ballad about new
found, true love with her husband and the
product of that love. "It’s everything I felt
about my husband when we first met, and
now the love of my son just follows suit,"
Syleena swoons. There’s no denying
Syleena’s passionately in love as she
angelically sings throughout "It Is True" ,
"over and over again, in my dreams and in
my head, I’m imagining you all in my
future, us continuing through ’til we get
older, and I swear that I’ve never met, a
boy like you, a true soldier, my knight in
shining armor, you saved me boy, you bring
me joy and that’s how I know it’s true". The buzz continues and the drama
unfolds in Chapter 4: Labor Pains as
Syleena displays her songwriting and
storytelling skills in "Shoo Fly", an
alternative tale of baby mama drama. The
story comes from the point of view of a
woman with a man who has a baby mama
and what that woman goes through when
the baby mama wants him back- mainly
and what that woman goes through when
the baby mama wants him back- mainly
using the child as leverage. In the chorus
Syleena sings "so shoo fly he’s mine, for
the last time, don’t make me say it no more,
tell her to move on, be gone, so long, get
gone". This is a different angle giving the
woman’s perspective on baby mama drama.
Other notable tracks on Chapter 4: Labor
Pains are "Labor Pains" , the title track
which is dedicated to women and
sisterhood; "My First", a grown and sexy
song about a man who is the first to actually
give good love and affection; and
"Personal Trainer" , a song about the
mental stimulus of physical attraction.
While dealing with real issues,
Syleena never strays away from God in her
music. This signature approach to her
music is what makes her unique as she
shows how God applies to every aspect of
life. She tells the passionate, hard truth
with a voice and spirit which has been
anointed by God and speaks directly to the
mind and spirit of women. "I always come
from a spiritual view as a Christian woman
in the real world, the here and now, the
issues we as straight up women have to deal
with," Syleena testifies.
Chapter 1: Love, Pain, &
Forgiveness was the beginning of how God
established a relationship and peace within
Syleena. He then gave her the Garden of
established a relationship and peace within
Syleena. He then gave her the Garden of
Eden in Chapter 2: The Voice. But she
disobeyed Him and ate the forbidden fruit in
Chapter 3: The Flesh. Now Syleena must
pay the price, which is Chapter 4: Labor
Pains. Biblically, labor pains are a
woman’s curse, but Syleena takes it all as a
blessing. "At the end I want people to feel
uplifted and motivated, that’s my goal. Not to just motivate people, but myself in
the process," Syleena professes.
Be prepared for the experience of Chapter
4: Labor Pains.
Visit our profile at:
New Music Promote