

R&B aside, Monica is collaborating with Brandi Carlile for a country album titled Open Roads. Monica confirmed the completion of the album last year, but it has not been released in its entirety yet. It is still uncertain whether the tracks created with the mentioned collaborators will be included in the final tracklist of Trenches. Since then, Monica entered the studio with PJ Morton, Nova Wav, Tank, The Neptunes, Missy Elliott, and London on da Track. Courtesy PhotoĪll three songs are expected to appear on Monica’s hugely-anticipated album Trenches, which has been in the works since 2018 and initially titled Chapter 38. imprint to reach the top 20 on urban radio. 12 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart, while the former track became Monica’s first song under her MonDeenise Music Inc.

“Letters” is the follow-up to Monica’s previously shared tracks “ Friends” with Ty Dolla $ign and “ Trenches” featuring Lil Baby.Īn official music video accompanied both tracks. “They can’t love you like I love you sounds so cliché / But when you say that to me, it just rings so truthfully / Had a couple substitutes, but they ain’t the real thing / Comparing everyone I get to the one can’t be replaced,” Monica sings. She came to understand this when she had other would-be partners fill his place temporarily but didn’t feel the same chemistry. Monica recognizes on the song produced by Catour and Dana Johnson that she won’t be able to find another man who will love and support her like the one who is currently incarcerated. The legendary singer has returned with “Letters,” a new song she co-wrote alongside Tasha Catour, Ciara, Alicia Renee Williams and Brian “Killah B” Bates.
