Melanie Andrews - Award-Winning Multi-Platinum Songwriter, Vocal Producer, Music Publisher

Melanie is an award-winning multi-platinum songwriter/vocal producer/music publisher. With a distinguished career spanning decades and a track record of enormous success, she is now dedicated to the next generation and works to empower new artists to cultivate talent, and brighten the lives of today’s new songwriters, & artists by helping them achieve their dreams in music…Melanie directs a popular music studio in Irvine California for beginners - professionals. In 2021 Melanie completed her first SOLO SMOOTH JAZZ ALBUM with some of the BIGGEST Jazz/R&B musicians in the industry including, 10 Time Grammy Winning Group “TAKE 6”...Release date forthcoming. <br /><br />BREAKING NEWS - Janet Jackson’s Control Album celebrated it’s 35 year Anniversary on February 4, 2021 and went #1 on the charts again...this time on the iTunes Top 40 Pop Album charts in February 2021!! Melanie Andrews is best known for co-writing the song,“Let’s Wait Awhile” (Janet Jackson’s “Control Album”)and singing the background vocals with Janet on her #1 hit singles, "What Have You Done For Me Lately", "Control", "When I think of You", "Funny How Time Flies" and "Let's Wait Awhile", which charted #1 on Billboard charts and sold over 13 million copies world-wide. The Control album made Billboard Hot 100 history, breaking Janet's brother Michael's record for longest continuous run on the Hot 100 with singles from one album, a record 65 consecutive weeks. On April 29, 2020 the album charted number “1”on the U.S. iTunes Chart, 34 years after its original release. Melanie won the BMI Pop Music Songwriter’s Award for Let’s Wait Awhile and the BMI Millionaire’s award! The Control Album was also nominated for a Grammy for “album of the year” and many other prestigious awards! Creating a stir in the music world, Melanie started her career as one of the most sought-after young writers in the music industry. She has written/produced for many more top music artists and record labels such as Interscope, Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, A&M, Geffen and more