Former Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton has debuted a new single entitled "Love Gun", from the recording sessions of her debut album.

With a western and sixties vibe in tow, Thornton's voice pleases in parts, while faltering in others, but the Ceelo Green-produced track still proves that front-gal Nicole Scherzinger wasn't the group's only viable vocalist.

That said, if she desires to move from the background to the forefront of the industry, then she simply has to come harder than this (Listen Below).

Female R&B stars Toni Braxton, Ciara, Keri Hilson, Mya, Jennifer Hudson, Melody Thornton and Mary J. Blige were among the stars at the 2010 Grammy Awards on Sunday, January 31st.

Amid continued rumors that Nicole Scherzinger is gearing up to go solo, which has only been fueled by their latest singles being billed 'Pussycat Dolls (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)', the mounted tensions between the girls finally reached it's boiling point at group's recent show in Phoenix, Arizona.

When time came for the youngest member Melody Thornton to introduce herself, she took a profound stand in thanking her family and fans for supporting her, even though she's not a featured vocalist on any of the group's songs. She went on further by stressing that her and Ashley Roberts were prime examples of "never giving up on your dream" and refusing to let anyone put you down. Melody's frustration was followed by Nicole Scherzinger, addressing the crowd by telling them to say her name.

Check out the madness below:



I've often stressed that by having only one featured singer and utilizing the other four girls as nothing more than backup dancers, make it extremely hard to take the group seriously. Melody's vocals are just as good, if not better than Nicole's, so I know it has to be frustrating for her to continuously take the back seat. In fact, its quite frustrating to watch.