In 2008, Iyeoka released her second album of poetry and music fusion, Hum The Bass Line, again on Phanai Records. That same year, Iyeoka made a cover of U2′s hit song “Desire” for a compilation of U2 covers called In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2. The album featured Grammy Award-winning/nominated African artists, including Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Vieux Farka Touré, Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir, with proceeds benefiting the Global Fund.
In 2009, Iyeoka decided to transform her sound and songwriting approach and began working with producer David Franz (in collaboration with her original producer, Francis Phan) to create more traditional song forms. Iyeoka released two EPs that year: This Time Around and Run Into the Rain. The new music infused more pop, R&B, dance, and hip hop into the mix, creating an “electronic soul” soundIn November 2010, Iyeoka released a third album, Say Yes, containing nine songs and two poems, through the Underground
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Sun artist development company. It was the first “Evolving Album(tm)” where purchasers received added content for free as the album evolved.
Before the album’s release, the first song, “The Yellow Brick Road Song”, was featured in an episode of the new hit HBO series How To Make It In America. "The Yellow Brick Road Song" was used as the theme song for the series "Fairly Legal" that aired from January 20, 2011, to June 15 2012, on USA Network. Her most popular song to is Simply Falling that has numbered over 116 views on YouTube
In January 2011, Iyeoka was nominated in The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards for her song "This Time Around" in the R&B Song category. Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo recorded her fourth album, “Gold”, for US-based label Underground Sun. The 13-song collection of work was released worldwide on July 1, 2016.
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