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Mel B releases first single in decade; video preview here

By Sun-Times Wire

Mel B | Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

Pop star and “America’s Got Talent” judge Mel B releases her first single in almost a decade, “For Once In My Life” on Thursday via digital retailers.

Here’s an exclusive look at the song’s new video at perezehilton.com

The dance-pop track was produced by DEEKAY Music (Jason Derulo, Lil Wayne, Diddy) and co-written by Mel B, Tim Daniel McEwan, Lars Halvor Jensen, Gita Lake and Negin Djafari.

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