IвЂ™m not saying itвЂ™s going to be easy, but IвЂ™ve been there. As Williams sees it: вЂњDestinyвЂ™s Child had millions of fans but the second I did вЂgospel,вЂ™ they were, like, вЂWe love you but I donвЂ™t know вЂ¦вЂ™ My message is that IвЂ™m here to inspire and to encourage and give hope. Carter ShowвЂ™ Tour in PicturesДЄt the same time, Williams is hoping this collection will reconnect her with some of the fans who failed to follow her to the gospel charts. вЂњI made sure that every genre of music I have ever done is represented on there.вЂќ вЂњThis is an urban inspiration record, so sonically itвЂ™s very urban with pop infusion in there,вЂќ she says. вЂњSay YesвЂќ is the first song released from WilliamsвЂ™ forthcoming fourth album, Journey To Freedom, due out in September. They have proven they are my sisters time and time again.вЂќ They have showed themselves to be loyal to me time after time. I kept it a secret because I didnвЂ™t want anyone to know until it was time.вЂќД«eing back on set with her two best friends, she adds, was amazing. вЂњKelly did it and Beyonce got right in the studio and did her part. вЂњThey received an advance copy of the album and called saying, вЂWe love вЂWhen Jesus Says YesвЂ™ вЂ¦ there has to be a DestinyвЂ™s Child mix of the song,'вЂќ Williams recalls. PHOTOS Billboard Music Awards 2014: MusicвЂ™s Biggest Stars Dazzle on the Red CarpetДЄs for how her gal pals got involved in facilitating an unofficial DestinyвЂ™s Child reunion? Rowland and KnowlesВ fell in love with WilliamsвЂ™ version of the song. When the song leaked last week, so many people from Africa and Nigeria were trying to let me know where it came from.вЂќ

I donвЂ™t think anyone knows who wrote it or who started singing that chorus. Says Williams of its origin: вЂњIt is a song that came from Africa more than a hundred years ago. H elmed by versatile producer Harmony Samuels ( Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson), вЂњSay YesвЂќ is an ode to his Nigerian roots. At the same time, I was overwhelmed by the support. вЂ¦ I woke up to the news of the song being leaked, and I just hate when that happens because it was an unmastered version. вЂњWe filmed at somebodyвЂ™s house and they probably got excited and called their cousins and friends and, next thing you know, the whole town was on one street. вЂњWe heard all this commotion going on while we were filming,вЂќ Williams tells The Hollywood Reporter of the late May shoot. Blame former DestinyвЂ™s Child groupmates Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland, who, by virtue of appearing in the songвЂ™s video, all but ensured that curiosity would kill the the secret. Michelle Williamssent longtime fans into a tizzy on Monday with the debut of her new single, вЂњSay Yes,вЂќ but diehards had already heard the track a few weeks earlier when an unofficial version leaked.

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