12-time Grammy nominee India.Arie enters the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart this week at #1 with her third studio album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship on Universal Motown Records. The acclaimed release was produced by longtime collaborators Shannon Sanders and Mark Batson, among others and has been receiving universal critical acclaim.

The album’s first video, “I Am Not My Hair,” helmed by Barnaby Roper has become a staple on both VH 1 and BET. “This is a great milestone for India.Arie and the entire Universal Motown team,” stated Sylvia Rhone, President of Universal Motown Records. “The #1 debut of Testimony … is a powerful testament to the unique bond she has with her audience, as well as affirming India.Arie’s rightful place as one of our culture’s most uplifting and empowering artists.”

With more than six million albums sold, she most recently was nominated for her 12th Grammy in the Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals category for her writing collaboration with Stevie Wonder on the title song of his most recent album, A Time To Love. India.Arie is also a U.S. Ambassador for UNICEF and is universally recognized as a tireless champion of social and humanitarian causes around the world.