▁musical , ▁which ▁began ▁production ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁third ▁album , ▁as ▁Bar r ino ▁confirmed ▁to ▁MTV ▁News ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Bar r ino ▁part ed ▁ways ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁Entertainment , ▁but ▁remained ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁Record ings ▁and ▁J ▁Records . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁third ▁album , ▁she ▁plans ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁g ospel ▁album . ▁She ▁performed ▁with ▁her ▁mother , ▁D iane ▁Bar r ino , ▁in ▁a ▁Thanks g iving ▁special ▁on ▁B ET ' s ▁Bobby ▁Jones ▁G ospel . ▁Bar r ino ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁Jenn ifer ▁Hudson ' s ▁self - t itled ▁album , ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" I ' m ▁His ▁Only ▁Woman ", ▁which ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Gram my ▁Award , ▁though ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁win . ▁ ▁Bar r ino ▁repr ised ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Cel ie ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁tour ▁of ▁The ▁Color ▁Pur ple ▁during ▁its ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁Chicago , ▁Atlanta , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁stops . ▁ ▁Bar r ino ▁also ▁stars ▁in ▁a ▁reality ▁show ▁produced ▁by ▁World ▁of ▁Wonder . ▁Tit led ▁Fant asia ▁for ▁Real , ▁it ▁premier ed ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁on ▁V H 1 ▁to ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁and ▁ratings . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season ▁ended