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(January 20 ,2017, New York, NY)- Multi-faceted singer / actress, Demetria McKinney, drops her sexy new single, "Easy". The sultry track is available now on iTunes. "Easy", which was co-written by Demetria McKinney, Courtlin Jabrae and Devin Horton, is the first single from her forthcoming album, Officially Yours, set to drop this Spring. "'Easy' is about a woman who wants the best for herself in her relationship," says McKinney. "As women, we just want our men to do right by us. It's easy." About Demetria McKinney Demetria McKinney is widely known for her role as Janine Payne on the hit TBS sitcom Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which has taped over 254 episodes and received five NAACP Image Awards for Best Sitcom. She can currently be seen on Bounce TVs hit show Saints & Sinners, BET's upcoming show The Quad premiering this January, and recently wrapped the Love Jones The Musical tour. McKinney was also appeared on season 7 of Real Housewives of Atlanta, in which she debuted and performed her, single "100" featuring Da Brat. After performing it on the show, the single instantly soared to #4 on the iTunes R&B Chart. While her acting career keeps her busy, Demetria always makes time for her first love - music. Over the past several years, she has recorded and performed with artists such as Lyfe Jennings, Musiq Soulchild and Anthony David. Demetria has also toured with R. Kelly and the Pepsi Funkfest. Demetria McKinney is a triple threat in the truest sense of the term. She is an award-winning actress who has played diverse roles on the big and small screens as well as on the stage; a gifted singer with a rich voice requiring zero studio enhancements; and a skillful songwriter who thoughtfully expresses emotions in a way that instantly connects with listeners.
December 28, 2015- R&B songstress Demetria McKinney releases her new single and video featuring singer/songwriter Kandi. The song titled "Unnecessary Trouble" premiered last night on Season 8 of Bravo TV's Real Housewives of Atlanta where McKinney made a guest appearance. The video was directed by famed photographer Derek Blanks and features RHOA alumni Claudia Jordan. Regarding the inspiration of the song and video, Demetria had this to say, "Unnecessary Trouble" came from the drama of season 7 of RHOA regarding not only my relationship with my boyfriend, but also the murmurs about Kandi and Todd's relationship.The song is an anthem made to remind people that relationships have to be figured out between the people in the relationship. McKinney is widely known for her role as “Janine Payne” on the hit TBS sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” which has taped over 254 episodes and received five NAACP Image Awards for Best Sitcom. After her stint with season 7 Real Housewives of Atlanta the eOne Music recording artist has been keeping busy touring with the Pepsi Funkfest and opening for R. Kelly on his Black Panties tour. Demetria's gut wrenching ballad “Trade It All” is currently on the Urban AC charts and her club and radio hit single titled “100.” skyrocketed to #4 and is currently on the iTunes R & B charts. "100” is a hip hop infused women’s anthem featuring one of the rap genre’s first ladies - Da Brat. Kandi Burruss is a singer-songwriter, television personality,occasional actress, record producer and a former member of the group Xscape.. Kandi will also serve as executive producer on Demetria McKinney's upcoming LP "Officially Yours".
Demetria McKinney is a triple threat in the truest sense of the term. She is an award-winning actress who has played diverse roles on the big and small screens as well as the stage. She is a gifted singer with a rich voice requiring zero studio enhancements. And she is a skillful songwriting who thoughtfully expresses emotions in a way that instantly connects with listeners. Widely known for her role as “Janine Payne” on the hit TBS sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” which has taped over 254 episodes and received five NAACP Image Awards for Best Sitcom, Demetria can currently be seen on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives Of Atlanta” as the newest cast member. Mckinney also has reoccurring roles on Lifetime’s “Devious Maids” and TV One’s “The Rickey Smiley Show” sitcom. Even though her acting career keeps her very busy, Demetria always makes time for her first love: music. Over the past few years she has recorded and performed with artists such as Musiq Soulchild and Anthony David. Demetria has also opened for Anthony David as well as such R&B mainstays as R. Kelly, Dwele and Tank. Now, after spending time perfecting her craft and tapping fully into her musical voice, Demetria is set to release an EP – “Officially Yours” – to give music fans just a taste of what she has to offer.