Brandy isn’t the only fierce vocalist out here paying homage to the hard-working mothers doing it for themselves and their kids. One of my favorite vocalists Alex Newell has unleashed the video for his latest single Mama Told Me.
The video features snapshots of celebrities and their moms, including photos from Adam Lambert, Laverne Cox (Orange Is The New Black), Danielle Brooks (Orange Is The New Black), Shangela Laquifa Wadley (RuPaul’s Drag Race, We’re Here), MJ Rodriguez (Pose), Amber Riley (Glee), Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee) and more.
“My father died when I was six, so I was raised by my mom,” explains Newell of the track’s inspiration. “I paid homage to what she did for me and what motherhood is – instilling positivity into a child no matter what age, sharing wisdom, nurturing them, comforting them. I also wanted to write an anthem for the house moms we have in the LGBTQ community, adoptive moms, and anyone who is a maternal figure and nurturer.”
I am so proud of Alex right now. Now only has he been dropping bop after bop with Boy You Can Keep It and now Mama Told Me, but on last weeks episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the bottom two queens did a fierce lip-sync to his disco track Kill The Lights, turning all the Johnny and Jill come-lately’s on to his music, and not only that, but the lip-syncs were soooo good, that both queens were saved by Mama Ru to fight another day.
Anyways, check out the video for Mama Told Me below…
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