According to bet.com, the Grammy Award winning singer Monica, has decided to make a transition into the genre of country music with her upcoming album, Open Roads. This will be her ninth studio album, this time with features from Lil Baby, Ty Dolla $ign, and others. While this may come as a surprise to some fans, Monica shared with Entertainment Tonight, that she has been a fan of country music since her childhood due to making trip with her stepfather to Doly Parton’s Dollywood. She is quoted in saying, “My Dolly Parton obsession began — and it hasn’t ended — and what it was, was that my love for family is really my connection to her, I was in her park at about 10 years old and the lady working told me, ‘Well, I’m Dolly’s first cousin and she gives us a job, a car and an apartment, it’s amazing.’ So when I met her and I realized all of these people are related to her and she built all of this, it really help her family and her community, that’s when my love for her began in country music.” When it comes to the album, Monica says that it is both multilayered and relatable for most people. While earlier this year Monica performed her song “Pray” with Jimmy Allen and Little Big Town.
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