At Home with Brandy: The Playlist

“When you've been away from music such a long time, it felt like something was missing in my life,” Brandy tells Apple Music. “It was time to tell my story through music and get back at it—and it's been such a great journey.” In a candid interview with Zane Lowe, the R&B veteran opens up about her struggles with fame, the lessons she's learned from being a single mother and the joys of fully committing to a new project after an eight-year absence. As she prepares for the release of her upcoming album B7, which she considers her most honest work yet, Brandy curated an exclusive Apple Music playlist with tracks that have shaped her life and storied career, by the likes of Whitney Houston, Coldplay and new-age artist Enya, whose massive 2000 crossover hit “Only Time” is included here. “She has the voice of an angel,” she says of Enya. “I first discovered Enya when I was 15. I loved how she layered and stacked her voice.”