India Arie Underfire For Skin Bleaching On Her New Album Cover (PHOTO)

India Arie recently came under some back lash after the release of her cover art for her latest single, "Cocoa Butter." The photo showed and almost unrecognizable lighter skin toned India Arie, which led folks to believe that the singer has been lightening her skin. But India Arie is shutting all the chatter down! Sources close to the afro-centric R&B singer who is known for promoting black beauty, told TMZ the "lightened" skin is;

"merely the product of the camera flash and angle. India never asked to be lightened".

She later tweeted:

**singing** i am not my hair, i am not this skin, i am not your expectations oh no....