Chasing her dreams continues to be fruitful for Maryland native Summer Dennis. No stranger to opening up for some of the hottest in the game, including Latto , DVSN and many others, Dennis’ favorite place to be is on stage. Recently, she took things to the next level as the opener for R&B powerhouse, and one of Dennis’ favorite songstresses, Melanie Fiona . The rising star could do this right at home at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Summer Dennis on opening for someone she’s fan-girled ove “She’s somebody I’ve wanted to sing like. I’ve been singing since before I could talk. My dad was a sound engineer, and my mom was in praise team,” Dennis told Blavity backstage following her performance. “[Melanie is] somebody I literally grew up watching, so to be here the same night as her, I mean, I hope she reads this, I’m like, ‘Wow.’ I don’t think she ever thinks she’s a part of other people’s stories, like we don’t think that. To be a supporting act for somebody that I’ve been...