“We first performed together at London’s Hyde Park Festival in 2018 then we ended up on the road together for his 24K Magic Tour. “I’ve been having so much fun with this record,” says the R&B/funk pioneer of “Forever Valentine,” whose birth took some time owing to the pair’s respective jam-packed schedules. “One day out the year ain’t enough for my baby,” he declares as his fresh, effervescent vocals glide across a contemporary, soul-infused track that stays true to Wilson’s essence. Co-written and co-produced by Bruno Mars, the exuberant romantic romp finds Wilson extolling the virtues of year-round love. The song had the highest chart debut and scored into the Top 10 after only 3 weeks, two milestones that haven’t happened on that respective chart since 2018. Now Wilson is kicking off the new decade with his latest “happy” project, his new single: “Forever Valentine” (P Music Group/BMG) is currently Top 7 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs chart. And when I’m happy, I like to cut records.” He keeps me connected to the streets and the younger generation of talents who keep calling me to do duets, hooks or verses-which also keeps me in a happy place.
That’s not counting a string of diverse cameos on tracks by everyone from Tyler, the Creator, “nephew” Snoop Dogg and Kanye West to hip-hop next-geners Chika, Aminé and Guapdad 4000.Īsk Wilson what keeps pushing him to burn rubber, the lead singer and co-founding member of The Gap Band explains, “I have a very young spirit that likes to play with music. 1 singles (“Chills,” “I’m Blessed”) that both went #1 on two different Billboard charts at the same time for the first time, claimed his 13 th Grammy nomination, headlined a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl, sold out another arena tour and opened on Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour finale. Within the last three years alone, everyone’s favorite uncle added two more No. He celebrated Valentine’s Day with a performance of “Forever Valentine” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “The Wendy Williams Show” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” Wilson hit the ground running in this new decade when he performed “Earfquake” on the 2020 Grammy Awards with Boyz II Men and 2020 Grammy Award winner, Tyler, The Creator. In addition to enjoying the success of his current single, “Forever Valentine,” he is in the studio working on a new album. That is why to this day he is still a very active iconic music figure that is still releasing #1 hits.Įunice Moseley is a public relations strategist and business management consultant at Freelance Associates, and is Promotions Director (at-large) for The Baltimore Times.įollow The Willie Moore Jr.“There’s no stopping the whirlwind force that is “Uncle” Charlie Wilson. Every time I’ve interviewed him, from back in The Gap Band days and throughout out his solo career, he has talked about how God has blessed him. That is what Charlie has been doing since day one.
Many of us know God is there and is blessing us…so they giving Him some praise,” Charlie said on the subject of the rise in Hip-Hop and R&B artists releasing gospel projects, such as Snoop Dogg’s Bible of Love. “I think a lot of people know that God has blessed them too.
In 2012, he received the BET “Lifetime Achievement Award.” His most notable solo hit for me is “You Are,” which he received a Grammy Award nomination. “God is trying to say ‘I got you up here…I gave you a platform…now use it for the good,” said Uncle Charlie when I asked what he thinks God is saying to him with all of those major blessings. He has been drug-free and sober for 22 years. It has no name yet but I got two records.”Ĭharlie is not new to blessings from God – he had prostate cancer and has been cancer-free for nine years now. “When it debuted it went right to #1…this has never happened. Wilson said he always had a gospel song on his albums to thank God for his blessings but it is the first time his label released it as a single. “It’s the first gospel single that we’ve pushed,” Charlie said when I asked if this was his first gospel song. The “I’m Blessed” single debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Chart in 2017 and remained on its Top 5 Chart for 45 weeks straight before regaining its #1 position setting a career record because Charlie’s current single “Chill” was also #1 at the time on Billboards Adult R&B Chart.
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