SEVEN-TIME GRAMMMY AWARD WINNER TONI BRAXTON’S NEW SINGLE ‘DEADWOOD’ WILL BE RELEASED BY DEF JAM RECORDINGS ON SEPTEMBER 14
‘DEADWOOD’ IS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HER FORTHCOMING “SEX AND CIGARETTES” ALBUM THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY 2018
BRAXTON WILL STAR IN THE LIFETIME MOVIE ‘FAITH UNDER FIRE’ SCHEDULED FOR EARLY 2018
Seven-time GRAMMY Award winner Toni Braxton’s new single, entitled “Deadwood” will be released by Def Jam Recordings on September 14th. “Deadwood” was co-written by Braxton, Fred Ball, Royce Doherty and Kwame Ogoo. Fred Ball produced the single and Braxton and Paul Boutin co-produced the vocals. It was recorded at Fred’s Shed, Abbey Road and by Steve Fitzmaurice at Eastcoate Studios. The video for “Deadwood” was directed by Bille Woodruff in Los Angeles. “Deadwood” is the first music to be released from her forthcoming album, Sex and Cigarettes, which is scheduled for an early 2018 release.
Listen to “Deadwood” Here: http://smarturl.it/ToniBraxtonDeadwood
In Faith Under Fire, Braxton stars as Antoinette Tuff, a struggling single mom from Georgia who heroically averted a tragedy, saving hundreds of lives when she convinced a deranged gunman who stormed an elementary school to surrender. On August 20, 2013, shortly after arriving to work at the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, Georgia, Antoinette (Braxton) the school’s bookkeeper, was in the front office when Michael Hill (Trevor Morgan, Abducted), a young man with a history of mental illness, snuck in, armed with an AK-47 and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. As the school went into lockdown, Antoinette was left alone with Trevor, who repeatedly threatened to kill everyone. Showing enormous courage and empathy, along with nerves of steel, Antoinette convinced Trevor to surrender by using her own life struggles to connect with him. Antoinette’s faith in God guided her through the toughest moments of her life, ultimately preparing her for that fateful day. Yaya DaCosta (Whitney) portrays Kendra McCray, the 911 operator relaying messages to police on the scene from Antoinette.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and based on the book “Prepared for a Purpose: An Inspiring True Story of Faith, Courage and Compassion in Crisis” by Tuff and Alex Tresniowski, Faith Under Fire is executive produced by T.D. Jakes (Heaven is for Real), Judith Verno (Masters of Sex), Derrick Williams (Miracles from Heaven), Toni Braxton and Craig Baumgarten (Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart). Emmy nominee Vondie Curtis Hall (Abducted: The Carlina White Story) directs from a script written by Laura Harrington and Stephen Kay.
