Nov

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2011

Burning Up: From Above

Written by Trent | Filed under Burning Up,From Above

Burning Up is back with a special edition courtesy of From Above! Created by Mathew Knowles – the mastermind behind Destiny’s Child and controversial father of Beyonce – the quintet are preparing for the release of their debut album, ‘Breaking From Above’, which is preceded by the sassy lead single, ‘Not the Same Girl’.

From Above will issue their ‘Breaking From Above’ LP via Music World December 12th in the UK. Knowles is also the executive producer of a reality show of the same name, which is currently airing outside of the US and depicts the formation fo the group.

Listen to From Above’s ‘Not the Same Girl’ below:

Despite the obvious similarities between the names of From Above and Destiny’s Child, these girls are actually more similar to Danity Kane. However, it was hard to ignore the emulation of Beyonce’s signature swagger at some points during ‘Not the Same Girl’ and the ‘Crazy in Love’ vocal run a 2:40.

Yet, with the industry in dire need of a girl group, almost any entity is welcome. Hopefully, Knowles carefully handles this project and develops these young women into viable acts. Indeed, his track record beyond Destiny’s Child is not very impressive and the last thing we need is another Danity Kane disappointment.

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11 Comments

1. DOMOdotSCORE says:

   November 26, 2011 at 4:57 pm

   I listened to the snippets from their album and it’s dance. I’m so tired of dance/pop music that I don’t know what to do. Their music is cute and they’re really talented but I really need an R&B group in my life.
2. Malachi says:

   November 26, 2011 at 6:58 pm

   U should have added the option “I can’t make up my mind”
3. char rose says:

   November 26, 2011 at 7:46 pm

   can we start with the cheap photoshopped album cover? C’mon now Matthew….
4. jjenn says:

   November 27, 2011 at 12:27 am

   so the light skin(white)grl at the front wld be the beyonce of the group..beyonce the light skin one of destinys child was always in the middle..
5. jjenn says:

   November 27, 2011 at 12:54 am

   mathew is smart beyonce is now getting old…plus there is a void for groups so he is trying to fill that void lets see if they will take off..i honestly kinda like this song..
6. jewerly girl says:

   November 27, 2011 at 2:01 pm

   The light skin girl is suppose to be a imitation of Beyonce
   and the dark skin is Kelly. To bad they don’t sound as
   good Destiny Child. Who are the two white chicks
   suppose to represent Le Toyota and Latvia, I
   don’t think so.
7. Jonathan Gardner says:

   November 27, 2011 at 3:18 pm

   *DEAD* @ jewerly girl

   Speaking of Destiny’s Children….Ms Tenitra Michelle Williams’ single “On the Run” came out today and she’s in the UK to promote it!
8. Misegowl says:

   November 27, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   Why is Keri Hilson in this group? Things didn’t work out?
9. Theman says:

   November 28, 2011 at 3:32 am

   They can sing. The song isn’t bad.
10. New Video: From Above – ‘Not The Same Girl’ :: The Lava Lizard says:

    December 3, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    [...] week we introduced Mathew Knowles’ new group, From Above, as part of our Burning Up feature and now the girls have issued their first music video. ‘Not the Same Girl’ will [...]
11. . says:

    January 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    yeah, that was definitely Beyonce’s vocal run.