India.Arie

India.Arie is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She has sold over 3.3 million records in the US and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album. She has released five studio albums, and eighteen singles.

Arie released her debut album Acoustic Soul in March 2001. It debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The lead single "Video" peaked at forty seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Brown Skin" hit number 29 in the United Kingdom.

Arie performed a duet with John Mellencamp on the song "Peaceful World" for his 2001 album Cuttin' Heads. In September 2002, she released the album Voyage to India. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it won Best R&B Album, and the single "Little Things" won Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The song "Get It Together" was featured on many film soundtracks including Brown Sugar and Shark Tale.

In September 2005, Arie performed "Just 4 2day", a song written for her appearance on the debut of The Tyra Banks Show. She also performed "What About the Child" which was made available as a one-dollar Internet download to support child victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Arie is also featured on Stevie Wonder's album A Time to Love, with a duet on the title track. The song was nominated for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" at the 2006 Grammy Awards.

Arie's third studio album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, was released in June 2006 and featured the single, "I Am Not My Hair". Her next album, Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics was released in February 2009. She appeared on the charity single "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti", in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Arie contributed vocals to "Imagine" for the 2010 Herbie Hancock album, The Imagine Project along with Seal, P!nk, Jeff Beck, Konono N°1, Oumou Sangare and others.

In June 2013, Arie erleased her fifth studio album, Songversation which featured the singles "6th Avenue" and "Cocoa Butter".