Vanessa Williams – Legs (Keep Dancing) [Official Music Video] (youtube.com)
The Legs Are The Last To Go is the title of the 2008 memoir of legendary stage and screen actress, Diahann Carroll and was Vanessa’s inspiration for her long awaited reclamation of her status as dance music royalty. “Diahann played my mother in a movie I produced, ‘The Courage to Love,’ and has always been a huge inspiration for me,” says Williams. “I remember seeing her talking to Oprah about her autobiography. She spoke so beautifully and confidently about her age and power and the fact that beauty fades but your legs give you strength and are the last to go.”
Williams recently announced the formation of her own recording label, Mellian Music, her first publishing entities, and a joint venture agreement with Mod Squad, LLC, which is distributed by GoDigiPath, LLC, in association with ADA Worldwide. She is putting the final touches on her first non-seasonal album in 15 years, which will be released later this year. The project will embrace all of the genres Williams has become known around the world for throughout her illustrious career, from Pop, R&B, Latin, Jazz to Dance. The album will be executive produced by Mellian Music, Mod Squad, LLC, and Christopher Todd Hall.
Next up, two fiery remixes of “Legs (Keep Dancing)” from 808 BEACH (a duo of remix masters Bill `Peace Bisquit’ Coleman and John J-C Carr), who have worked with a who’s who in the club world such as Zayn, Sia, Lizzo, Jody Watley , Ultra Naté, Tom Tom Club, and Ru Paul. They reproduced and re-imagined two different incarnations of “Legs (Keep Dancing)” – the 808 Beach Mix and the Hustlin’ Club Mix. The remixes will be available on 12-inch vinyl, in addition to digital streaming platforms.
Williams is currently in rehearsals to star as fashion queen Miranda Priestly in the upcoming West End musical version of the hit feature film, The Devil Wears Prada, which features an original score by Sir Elton John and lyrics by Shania Taub. The book is by Kate Wetherhead. It’s directed and choreographed by 3-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman).
About VANESSA WILLIAMS
Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today, selling millions of records worldwide. Her work in music, film, television, and the Broadway stage has been recognized with 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations and 7 NAACP Image Awards. She has had 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, including “Save the Best for Last,” which was #1 for five weeks in 1992. Her platinum single, “Colors of the Wind,” from Disney’s “Pocahontas,” won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Her 2012 autobiography, You Have No Idea, co-written with her mother Helen Williams, was a N.Y. Times Best Seller and she released Bubble Kisses, her first picture book for children, in 2020. In 2022, Vanessa starred in the World Premiere of Selina Fillinger’s new Broadway comedy, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, directed by Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman and she is one of the producers of A Wonderful World, a new musical about Louis Armstrong, which will open on Broadway this Fall. Last year, she returned for a second season as part of the star-studded panel of judges for RuPaul’s Paramount+ competition series, Queen of the Universe. She will the star in The Devil Wears Prada, playing the iconic role of Miranda Priestley in a new musical based on the blockbuster film and bestselling novel with music by Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, directed by three-time Tony winner Jerry Mitchell. The production will play an exclusive preview engagement this Summer in Plymouth before opening in London’s West End in October. Vanessa will be releasing her first Pop album in 15 years this Spring.
Streaming Link: https://lnk.to/veXK
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGEs_X5Ngfo
