Last night, AllThatsFab was in the building for Melanie Fiona’s “The Bridge” album release party at The Eldridge here in NYC. Hop the velvet rope for exclusive twitpics from inside of the party and more.

We were really happy to support such a true, humble, talented artist such as Melanie Fiona. We’ve been down with her since her first showcase here in NYC, and its great to see her finally release her debut album.

This private event, which was held at The Eldridge, an intimate, exclusive venue, was attended by Melanie’s close family and friends in the industry, label executives, press, and artists alike.

Ray J, who has been in NYC all week, stopped by to show face and support.

And we found Charles Hamilton! He came out of hiding to support as well. Other attendees included Sylvia Rhone, DJ Cassidy, SRC recording artist, O’Neal McKnight, Ty Ty, Daniel Merriweather, and more.

The party was nice, and intimate, and the highlight was Melanie jumping in the DJ booth for a quick impromptu performance and to thank everyone for coming out. However, the venue, The Eldridge wasn’t really an ideal place for such an event. The staff of the lounge was very rude to some of the guests, and several people were left standing outside. Additionally, the drinks were very over priced! ($16 for a vodka and cranberry is a bit of a stretch.)

Overall, it was good times, and we were thankful for the invite and that we were able to attend. We just probably won’t be going to The Eldridge anytime soon.

In case you missed it, earlier that night, Melanie also stopped by BET’s 106 and Park to perform the #8 most requested song, “It Kills Me”. Check out her performance below via Neon Limelight.