JAGGED EDGE SWITCHES IT UP

R&B quartet Jagged Edge will release their fifth studio album, Jagged Edge, in December. The group released the set’s lead single, “So Amazing” featuring Voltio, this month. The song is a departure from the signature ballads that have made the group a mainstay in R&B over the years.

Group member Brandon explained the decision to switch it up. He said,

“Like we consider ourselves to be true artists, you know not just performers, not just singers, but true artists in the fact that we create our music. I think people know us for the ballads. They know we gonna come with one of those ballads that a lot of people gonna like. We want to let people know there’s other things that we do. You know we put out a couple of fast records but you know our career has been dominated by ballads so that was one of the reasons we wanted to go with ‘So Amazing.'”

Jagged Edge has released four albums-to-date. The group’s 1998 debut album, A Jagged Era, was certified gold. The outfit’s 2000 sophomore offering, J.E. Heartbreak, was their breakthrough set and sold more than 2 million copies. Jagged Edge’s released their third album, Jagged Little Thrill, in 2001. The set was certified platinum and its follow-up, 2003’s Hard, was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies.