In late January 2017, she announced a new single "Real One", released on February 3, 2017. It is the lead single off her album "The Rise of the Phoenix". The song proved to be her most successful single in seventeen years, peaking at #10 on the US Adult R&B Songs chart and at #39 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Additionally, she is set to star in the new stage play "Married But Single Too" set to premiere off-Broadway in February.