R&B songstress Monica is working on her first-ever country album. The “Angel of Mine” hitmaker may be known for a string of pop hits but she reveals to Billboard her next project sees her collaborating with country stars like Brandi Carlile.
RELATED: Brandi Carlile Hypnotizes With Joni Mitchell’s Cover Of ‘A Case Of You’ “I grew up loving country music and my stepfather, who raised me, is a Methodist minister, but he also drove buses and he would take us to Nashville, Gatlinburg, and Dollywood in Tennessee,” she explains. “I became a really big fan of Dolly Parton, at about eight or nine years old.
That was my real introduction to country music. Shortly after, it was Kenny Rogers. I started listening to the depth of the songs and the fact
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