Solange Knowles is a boss in her own right and you can reference her 10 sold out tour dates or her feature in Entertainment Weekly if you don’t believe us.

For its 4th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Music event taking place on February 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, trendsetters Lianne La Hava and Solange Knowles will be 2013’s featured artists as an example of “what’s current, what’s new, and what’s next.”

Solange is the latest artist to continue the conversation; she expressed her concern that media outlets lack qualified staff to properly evaluate Hip Hop or R&B culture.

Solange brought on the funk last night, performing her latest single “Losing You” for the first time on NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” (December 10).

If there were ever a title that fit a Solange Knowles project so accurately, it would be “True” because she’s known for staying true to herself.

Solange Knowles has become more known as a fashionista than as an artist in recent years, but that’s about to change. The 26-year-old tells the Sunday Times that’s she’s getting ready to release the single and shoot the music video for “Losing You” this week in South Africa.

After growing up and being in the shadow of her sister Beyonce, who also happens to be one of the biggest artists in the world, Solange Knowles is ready to step out to the forefront as her own person. Though this won’t be Solange’s first attempt at her musical career, it will be the first time that she’s really found and established a sense of self.