Kelly Rowland has been hard at work preparing for the debut of her new album. In a recent interview with Rap-Up.com, producer Jim Jonsin has provided some details about the yet entitled record which features contributions from Nelly, Rico Love, Jonsin and David Guetta. Here is an excerpt from the interview below:
“I’ve been working on her album with [songwriter] Rico Love,” Jonsin tells Rap-Up.com. “We’ve done four songs.”
Fans of her David Guetta collaboration, ‘When Love Takes Over’ will be in for a treat. “She’s doing a pop-house and R&B sound, like a mixture,” Jonsin reveals. “It’s really cool. Some uptempo stuff, some ballads, all around really nice—more like a Donna Summer sound.”
Although Rowland, who was formerly signed to Columbia Records/Music World Entertainment, hasn’t officially announced a new label deal yet, Jonsin dropped a hint as to where she may end up. “I believe she’s in talks with Universal Motown right now, and a couple others.”
This is certainly some interesting news. It’s great to see Rowland continuing to develop an international sound and target markets beyond the US. However, having not made a major impact on the Billboard Hot 100 since ‘Dilema’, it is crucial that she caters for her US consumers, something that Jonsin and the rest of her team seems to have considered by incorporating such a “mixture” of sounds. My only concern now is her voice. In recent performances, Rowland has been struggling to deliver on the vocal front. Whether it is fair comparison or not, people are always going to compare her to Beyonce in every aspect of her career, thus she has to make sure that she is on point, both in the studio and in her live showings. We all know what she is capable of doing and now it’s time for her to show it.
Sam Update On Kelly’s label situation:
Please note that, contrary to reports, no new label deal has been finalised with Kelly as at writing. She is in the advanced stages of negotiation with a number of labels – one of which is Universal Motown, however nothing has been signed. Kelly was indeed in New York this time last week and did meet with a Universal exec, but has yet to sign on the dotted line. This is the official word from Kelly’s camp. There’ll no doubt be official word out shortly, I’m sure though.
ABSO-F******-LUTELY!!
We love Ms Kelly over here in the UK and I can’t wait for her new album…
I agree. We know that Kelly can sing. The girl has pipes, I just wish she’d take the route they did with DC and Beyonce and every other live performer and use back up vocals if she’s going to run up and down the stage. It’s not that she can’t sing, it’s that she does to much WHILE she’s singing and can’t properly breathe. I hope they do it because Kelly is a great performer I saw her in Chicago and she blew my mind! She is so beautiful in person and she made us smile and laugh. We was jamming with her the whole time and she nailed it vocally. She also wasn’t dancing as much or running up and down the stage. (the stage wasn’t that big). I’ve watched her last few performances and it’s been of WLTO and that’s a house record. When it comes to a house record, either you are going to sing it or dance it. Can’t do both and expect it to be pretty. If she is going to do both she needs those back up vocals to give her a chance to get on her normal breathing pattern so she can deliver her live parts well. I wish her the best though. She’s too talented not to get her just do.
p.s.s. I hope DC can do another album after the next releases from Kelly and Michelle. I would love to hear that. The ‘R&B girl group’ is kinda…lacking ever since them. *sad*
flop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SIKKEEEE THAT S*** IS GOING TO FLOP JUST LIKE THE LAST TWO F***** FAILURES LMAO. . KELLI GIVE IT UP GIRL, USE THAT DESTINY’S CHILD MONEY AND BUY A LITTLE COTTAGE IN ENGLAND CUZ THE USA IS NOT CHECKIN FOR U GIRL LMAO
FLOP ! she look like SHEMALE !!! OMG
The beyonce comparison started with you Trent..you didn’t even have to bring her name up..lol.
Go Kelly!!!!
I hate negative ass ppl!! how you gone say somebody gonna flop b4 you even hear their music. Lmao! closed mined low self esteem individuals who wish they can be in kelly’s shoes. Guess what rude awakening!!! Kelly is somebody your nobody behind a computer screen hating. Haters are nobodies with no life. Get one..
Kelly is going to bring it with her new LP!!! I can just see it now. She is really being careful with the choices and everything. I can’t wait for my girl to tear it up!!
i cant wait for this chick,s album ..it,s going to silence a lot of haters .
and even if she doesnt sell 8 million copies in the US, i,m sure she,ll give us good material to bumo to.
Some of yall are very negative!!! Shut yo damn hole & fix yoself!!! Yall will once her album comes out! Goooo Kellz!!! Do yo thing!!!
Hmm..Well I will wait to hear the material. I can’t say that I’m interested, but I am willing to have her shot. I think her first album was great and I didn’t even care enough to listen to any songs from the second one. I don’t think she will do well here in the U.S., but she seems to have the European market on lock. So, I hope things workt out for her.
I’m typing like I’m on drugs today. LOL. Proofread. PROOFREAD.
trent your an idiot. kelly is kelly and bey is bey, y do u alwasy have to bring their names up when talking about each other.
kellys vocals are great, no one is 100% perfect, lefts talk about mariah’s album sales exactly!!!!!
Beautiful, talented girl… but she needs to not ever work with this make-up artist again…
I just hope she gets her turn to shine. All I have heard is this david guetta sh*t but how is that gonna help her? She needs to bring out her own material ASAP.
rofl, the same ones that go to other artist topics and start hating there (specially Rihanna topics) are the same ones that say people are negative with low self esteem when they hate on Kelly, guess what? I have alot of auto esteem and this girl will FLOP
I can’t wait. Hopefully her vocals are the stature of what Rico Love is speaking of & where they are or should be. Because other than that, she can surely slay.
I hope kelly’s camp take the good decision! She is so talented! Her voice is very powerful ! I cant wait to Hear her new LP. I fall in love with WLTO.
where is this special annocuncement weve been waiting for forever
I hope Kelly comes out with a banging single
shelly-chelle.. some history.. He’s a DJ, Kelly was in the club and heard him spin..she turned him into a producer.. So it’s her own Sh**… It’s something she discovered..not her label, manager, or David sayin “do you want to be feature on this track” ….
lyric_lee…lmao ain’t none..
Kelly and a diva and it deserves to do very successfully.
GO kelly
To be honest with you guys..i don’t want Kellz to sign anything unless she (wishing) win this grammy… ! If she indeed win this Grammy, it will do a lot 4 her contact….How many people ya’ll know that was nominated without a label…? Drake and Kellz! . PUT HER ON THE PRE SHOW!!!!!!!!
I wanna know where the special announcement is too???? I think ya’ll were just making up s***
Donna Summer!!! <3
Death @ the Ritard stans throwing hate at Kelly. Come back when Rihanna is any relevant.
Haters are in full effect. All I have to say is welcome, and we hope to see lots more of you in the near future as Ms. Kelly shuts it down!!!!!! Thanks for your time, and adding interest to her ever so interesting career. Your hate just makes us love her that much more!!!!!! Job well done!!!!!
Wow I see Kelly has garnered up a huge group of haters lmao!!!!!!!! Ya’ll can wish all the bad on Kelly, but God is in control of Kelly’s career so there is nothing you can do to shut this woman down. When she says she is a survivor she means that. This new record deal, new image, new confidence, and new music is going to make her shine like a star God put her on this earth to be. She does not need you haters to like her she has millions of people around the world waiting on this album. Stop saying her first 2 albums were flops Kelly has sold over 4 million albums and numerous #1 singles if you call that a flop then alot of artist including your favorites are flopping. Kelly i love you I will support you until the end and I welcome all the haters that means Ms. Kelly is on her way when the haters come.
I dont think that it’s a bunch of haters. I think it’s a few people going and coming back under different names. I wish they make us sign in with a real username to comment. Then you’d see the 12345 and all of that is the same sad bitter person as the one before it.
Go Kelly!
@ Love This Woman
I agree, I think its the same fool who posts under different user names. Foolish hater.
She needs to get on with Clive and them, Clive is like that glass slipper, she could be his next Whitney.
I like her!
But there is something about that picture that is so Mariah Careyish…
she’s so hot . i’ll do her anyday … : )