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Featuring five new songs, the deluxe album will accompany Kierra's  forthcoming memoir   Nashville, TN   – GRAMMY ®  and Stellar Award-winning artist, actress, entrepreneur, and author  Kierra Sheard-Kelly , is set to release a deluxe version of her chart dominating, #1 album  KIERRA  (Karew Entertainment / RCA Inspiration). Currently available for pre-order on all digital music providers,  KIERRA (Deluxe)  will feature five new songs including the current radio single  “Something Has to Break” (feat. Karen Clark Sheard),  which was recorded from the mother-daughter duo’s riveting appearance on the 2020 BET Awards.  The deluxe version is a 20-track musical trove with a blend of Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Gospel sounds, which features the original 15-tracks including the #1  Billboard  Gospel single  “It Keeps Happening”  and  “Don’t Judge Me” (feat. Missy Elliott) . New songs include  “Out of ...

buzzz worthy. . . An exuberant first single, “ 2 nd Win ,” is available now on iTunes. The song marches its cadence fittingly underscoring the song’s message about overcoming life’s challenges. Kierra samples the Clark Sisters’ song, “ They Were Overcome ,” paying homage to the trailblazing work of the group’s members: Sheard’s aunts and her mother, Karen Clark Sheard. Kierra gets personal on GRACELAND and shares her ongoing inner battle between self-conviction and condemnation. Gail Mitchell from Billboard states, “Sheard’s triumph over turmoil ultimately triggered what is arguably her best and most versatile work to date. GRACELAND brims with self-introspection and lessons learned as a fearless Sheard bares her soul and shares a revelatory, yet joyous journey that everyone can personally embrace.” Kierra collaborated for the first time with celebrated pop songwriter Diane Warren (Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Céline Dion) and rising songwriter/producer Harmony Samuels (Ari...