More Issues Than Vogue | ||||
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Studio album by K. Michelle | ||||
Released | March 25, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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Length | 46:24 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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Singles from MITV | ||||
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Complex | (favorable) |
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More Issues Than Vogue (abbreviated as MITV) is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist K. Michelle. It was released on March 25, 2016, by Atlantic Records. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Not a Little Bit", "Ain't You" and "Nightstand".
More Issues Than Vogue received critical acclaim upon its release and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with sales of 59,158 album in the first week. It also charted at number 32 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. K. Michelle announced that she would be re-releasing the album in Fall 2016.
K. Michelle revealed on the second season of her show, K. Michelle: My Life and in an interview with Billboard on January 25, 2016, that she wanted to release her next album without it being an urban sound. "I want to be able to sing what I want, If I want to be able to sing country, I want to be able to show that. I want to be able to sing ballads that touch the world and not just one demographic. I’m just not going to be told that because I’m black, I have to do this anymore." The track listing and cover art was revealed on Pate's Instagram and Twitter account on February 12, 2016.
"Not a Little Bit" was released as the lead single from the album on January 22, 2016. Upon release, the song debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 18 on February 18, 2016. The official music video was released on March 25, 2016.
"Ain't You" was released as the second single from the album on February 12, 2016. The song debuted on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart at number 41 on March 5, 2016. The music video for the single premiered on June 8, 2016.