K. Michelle’s dream of releasing a country album is finally becoming a reality.

The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta alum has built her career on R&B for more than a decade, but country has always been her first love.

After years of being told no — and fighting her label every step of the way — she’s finally getting to make the record she’s always wanted .

Country First

“Country was always my first genre that I did,” Michelle told Us Weekly .

She explained that her label steered her toward R&B because of the climate of country music at the time.

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“I just remember every single album, I fought with my record label, and they would tell me every single album that I finally would get to put out my country albu

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