Blackbird Lennon-McCartney Icons (original) (raw)

Blackbird Lennon-McCartney Icons is the first studio album by American singers Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in over 35 years. It was released on April 30, 2021, and is the first album released under business mogul Kathy Ireland's new record label EE1 in partnership with international music company BMG. Davis credits Ireland and producer Nic Mendoza for bringing the project to life. The duo also felt encouraged to get in a studio due to concerns in the country and similar divisions experienced in the 60s. The duo said it was a civil rights movement which became a human rights movement with a goal to encourage people to come together during trying times. During an interview about the album in In June 29, 2021 Questlove called Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr "the first couple of Pop and S