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In June 2006, Norwood was cast as one of three talent judges on the first season of America's Got Talent, an amateur talent contest on NBC with executive producer Simon Cowell and host Regis Philbin. The broadcast was one of the most-watched programs of the summer, and concluded on August 17, 2006 with the win of 11-year-old singer Bianca Ryan.

In late 2006, TMZ broke the story that Brandy was involved in a wreck on a Los Angeles freeway on December 30. The accident claimed the life of 38-year-old Awatef Aboudihaj. An eyewitness tells TMZ Brandy was traveling at around 65 miles per hour but did not stop when traffic in front of her slowed. Brandy's vehicle struck the vehicle in front of her and triggered a four car crash. There is no evidence of drugs or alcohol and she was not arrested. Although Brandy was not charged with vehicular manslaughter, due to "insufficient evidence," she still faces a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by Aboudihaj's family. The lawsuit is set to go to trial in April 2009. Another car that was involved in the accident was Donald Lite’s, who also filed a law suit against Norwood.Lite filed suit on December 8, 2008 claiming Norwood and Aboudihaj both failed to follow road regulations, resulting in the smash which left him with "serious and permanent injuries". Norwood has denied all of Lite's allegations and wants the matter to be decided by a jury.Lite's personal injury suit is seeking unspecified damages to cover his hospital costs. Brandy was originally scheduled to return for a second season of the America's Got Talent in summer 2007, but eventually decided to step down, feeling that "she couldn't give the new season the attention and commitment it deserved".^[ She was eventually replaced by reality TV star Sharon Osbourne.

Brandy's fifth studio album Human, her first release on Epic Records, was released on December 9, 2008 in North America, Involving a wide range of producers and songwriters such as Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, James Fauntleroy, Toby Gad, Brian Kennedy, and RedOne, among others, the album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and at number fifteen on the official Billboard 200, with moderately successful first week sales of 73,000 copies (about half as much as predecessor Afrodisiac).It was preceded by the album's leading single "Right Here (Departed)," which was premiered on August 14, 2008 via Brandy's official website; while a second single, "Long Distance," was released to U.S. radios in October 2008.In addition, Brandy is also said to be in the works of a soundtrack for a yet-untitled sci-fi/action video game for PlayStation Portable (in which she will be providing the voice for the main character), as well as a collaboration album with brother Ray-J, tentatively titled R&B.