While ‘Lay It On Me’ singer Kelly Rowland is hot on the promo trail for her newly released ‘Here I Am’, many-a-fan (and non-fans alike) have noticed the singer turn up the heat in other ways. From her seductive, slow jam ‘Motivation’ to her ‘Here I Am’ cd artwork, BET Awards performance, and recent VIBE cover, Miss Kelly has been been supplying no shortage of sexy.
When asked about her ‘new’ sexualized image, Rowland had this to say:
Via NY Daily News:
“I just wanted it to be skin, I’m so comfortable in my skin. As a woman, sometimes that takes so long to get to,” she said, recalling the moment when she held up the pair of jeans that served as her only wardrobe for the [VIBE] shoot.
“I’m not trying to sell sex,” she told the Daily News at her album release party at the Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District Tuesday night.
“I’m just completely being myself. I don’t let nobody dictate who I am. I did that for way too long that I don’t care about those people no more. I really don’t.”
Read the interview in its entirety here.
Fans who want to see even more of Rowland should check their local listings as the starlet is set to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow night.
U show ain’t selling albums hun
You tell ’em Kelly! but these days..s** does sell! Example: Rihanna LOL – that’s the only talent she’ll have..
^^^^ LOL
10 million record’s sold! Get it Kelly i knew you can do it!
Where my Rowldawgs at? *barks* woof woof
WELL, I’M SORRY KELLY – BUT IF YOU WANT OUR ALBUM TO BE EVEN CERTIFIED “SILVER” OR “GOLD “WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS…I SUGGEST YOU WEAR A TIGHT ASS, WHITE LATEX JUMP SUIT TO THE NEXT SHOW OR AWARDS CEREMONY YOU ATTEND!!!
TRUST ME…
IT WILL DO YOU WONDERS GIRL!!!
Kelendria betta WERK! She’s stuntin on these h*** and they can’t take it! Lol Face it, she just snatched yall wigs.
And like TGJ said, check your local listings ladies, She’ll be snatching all your wigs promptly when Leno comes on tonight.
yeah, that’s why she released Motivation… and now Lay It On Me..
and i don’t even think she’s wrong for those two songs, i like both… but come on Kelly, u don’t say it after ‘and when we’re done i don’t wanna feel my legs’
SHE IS TRYING TO SELL S**
SHE IS TRYING TO SELL period
AND S** DOES SELL
ASK KING B SLAYS JUST NAME SOMEONE *sips tea*
I remember skeri said the same tho.
I aint even mad kalendria
Kelly if u wore a oversized sweater, a durag,black shades. and no makeup NOBODY WILL EVEN LISTEN TO UR S***. so keep it 100. u were selling s**.
@maretha
10 million? LOL delusional..get ur facts right! Here I Am sold 75k in its first week.
KELLY WHY IS BEYONCE PROMOTING SOOOO HARD THIS WEEK AND YOUR DOING NOTHING? I AM ROOTING FOR YOU AND YOU ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!
IS THIS B**** SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????
UMMM….”MOTIVATION”-“AND WHEN WE’RE DONE, I DONT WANNA FEEL MY LEGS…”
“LAY IT ON ME”-“LAY IT ON ME BABY LAY IT ON ME, OOOOOOHHHHH….”
THIS B**** IS STILL CONFUSED AND TRYING TO BE RISKY AND SAFE AT THE SAME DAMN TIME…SHE NOT REAL AT ALL
@MARETHA
GET THE F*** OUT OF HERE…..KELLY ROWLAND SOLD 10 MILL ON WHAT????? PAYPAL LMAO
@KAT DELUNA FAN
ew I remember Keri released that slutty ‘The Way You Love Me’ video just before her album was released to help its sales LOL..to bad it failed though LOL
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I remember Kelly showed skin in photos for her Ms. Kelly album. Its no suprise
Now you know damn well i know what the real is! I kid! I kid!
Maretha know’s who runs this motha! Child please!
DO U KELLY DO WHT EVA MAKES U HAPPY DEAR!!
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are u ready???
What Is This B**** Smokin?
*Sips Tea*
#KingB2011
@mARETHA
YOU DONT KNOW WHAT NO DAMN REAL IS CAUSE WHERE THE HELL YOU GET 10 MILL FROM…YOU MEAN 10 HUNDRED LOL
B**** is flopping and still having the nerve to sound arrogant. Someone needs to shut her flopping ass down. Beyonce’s about to snatch her wig on itunes and she’s busy tryna be arrogant. Whoever told her that i don’t care attitude is the way to go done lied to her. You must know how nobody is feeling her when she had all the naked pics on her album cover and still sold less than 75k. B**** should shut her horse looking self up. She’s a bumb fuc k talking about people were dictating for her. A grown ass woman being dictated for. She watched Beyonce’s 4 that’s why she is trying to feel like she owns her career. B**** you flopped
GO TO OMKELLY.COM …….A LOT OF STORES IN US ARE SOLD OUT ON THE ALBUM, SO HOW DID THE LABEL WAS EXPECTING FOR TO SALE…? THAT’S THE PROBLEM NOT HER FANS NOT ENOUGH COPY WAS SHIP OUT
Chile whatever she selling nobody buying it anyway.
HERE I FLOP in stores now
And don’t even get me started on that wig.
that’s how they’ve been lying that the album is sold out. I called 3 walmart and they all said they have it in abundance. That’s the new lie when your fave. flops. They were sold out in the stores.
@Katdelunafan-You have a point. Keri preached she didn’t sell s** but as soon as the 2nd cd hit she was popping the cooch. And no one still bought it. Everyone says they don’t sell s** but they do at some point in their career. Kelly has talent but her team is not promoting her properly, jumping on trends. It’s not working. Go back to Simply Deep and just be herself.
@Nohater Did i not just say i kid! Yes the f*** i do know got damn! I have made 11 f***** comment’s and you still don’t get it!
Good Evening
come on and go and buy kelly rowland new album it is a good one. I love it. like I say it before if you don’t like her don’t come on here. why do you have to be haten on Kelly do you even like her music at all. what is wrong with her music. can someone tell me the real reason. I don’t get it at all. her album to me is good. have any of you just listen to the whole album. thi sis a alubm that you would want to buy.
well everyone on here have a great evening. good nite
Speak the truth!
I totally agree with her. People need to just let her do her thang.
Although, I think that the music industry in general needs to be a little more subtle with the whole ‘s**’ thing. It’s a bit overworked, and now it’s a bit too much. I sincerely hope that s** is just the theme of this album like with “Motivation”, but then she comes back with more innovative and fresh material other than s**. But do your thing Kelly and just ♪ Go, Go, Go, Goo ♪
whatever………..s** sells, and that’s what she is trying to do…..
@SHERRY,
I agree a 100% and SIMPLY DEEP is the best Kelly Rowland album to date…….
You (singers) sell s** and always come right after with good excuses. (I’m a KR fan)
ALL Y’ALL DUMMIES ARE DUMB ….EVEN I KNOW THAT @MARETHA WAS BEING SARCASTIC COME ON NOW…NO DUMMIES IN THE BEYHIVE!!
I went to buy her album today & it wasn’t even at my local walmart! How in the hell do they expect us to buy her album & support her but don’t send enough out??? I will not be buying t his album online only in stores…. I only purchase hard copy cd’s! I don’t have an itunes account nor do I have an Amazon account! So Motown betta get to shipping more out before Friday b4 she perform on Jay Leno! Also it’s the weekend & ppl will be out shopping.
her hair looks great in this picture so whats your problem.anyway where were yall when the Ms Kelly album came out and she had songs like the show and comeback or work even? or better yet where were yall during simply deep when make you wanna stay feat joe budden was made! she been having s** driven lyrics hell even destinys child was to grown in general at the age of 16 and 17 with mini skirts belly shirts and high heel leather boots.
why are people JUST now saying something about Kelly where were yall when she was in destinys child giving lap dances? where were yall when beyonce was telling n***** to work it out.. is Motivation the most shocking song any of them have made if so then I say yall just made cause she was only one to fully put herself out there. and take charge. other than that it couldnt be because you thought her image was changed
if you look st most destinys child stuff you would notice that kelly spent half he career in a bikini top mini skirts and shorts and heels
My how we forget so this isnt selling s**?
http://cdn2.maxim.com/maxim/files/2003/02/21/destiny146s-child/destinys_child_l1.jpg
http://www.gossiprocks.com/pictures/destiny-s-child/destiny-s-child-94614-hzey.jpg
http://www.maxi-fond-ecran.com/fond-ecran/musique/destinys_child_003.jpg
http://1.bp.b*******.com/__iozYLS8sOM/S6_2xzi8UWI/AAAAAAAAAL4/LfX3hnsIGKk/s1600/DC+fatigues.jpg
http://www.stud-center.com/wallpaper/destiny's-child/destiny's-child-6732.jpg
http://www.top40db.net/img/artist/3161.jpg
Lmao @ this comments….
Hell I dnt even have to comment bcuz some of yall already said wat I was thinking….
Kelly my dear, Maybe this s** thing is the real you and Matthew never allowed it previously…But even if it is, you could have eased it in little by little like Rihanna did(no shade or anything) You just threw the s** thing on us like Keri did for the “The Way You Love Me” video and left everyone saying “huh?”…That seemed like desperation to me….then I see all these magazines and all i’m seeing is b******! do you have enough b****** to give “HERE I AM” That longetivity you wanted? Kelly I Like you alot but this s** thing will have to grow on me…
what she is selling is redone (I’m sorry, “inspired”) Janet Jackson pictures. Not hating, cuz I love me some Kelly and she has actually acknowledged this, but it’s the truth.
Haters just can’t take a day off. Lol go ahead Kelly do ya thing with your s*** ass!
By the comments made by the people . You can tell beyonce is the boss and michelle and kelly are just the slaves. Bey has more comments.
kelly girl, don’t try that excuse we all know that you are using s** to sell, but i don’t hold it against you, i mean lets be honest, almost every single female artist uses s** to sell, not to say that every single female does it, but from what i see a majority does. but its ok honestly because the music matches up with the images, like beyonce she is very s*** and her music is also very s***, the same with rihanna. even lady gaga uses s** but she does it in more of a raunchy way. s** sells and has been selling since madonna.
You Bey stans are so f***** stupid. How is Bey promoting Kelly’s album “soooo hard” ??? How?? by posting ONE post on her facebook?!?!?? Gerl BYE!!!!!!! Do you fools know how many tweets and mentions Kelly has given Beyonce over the years? TONS
The least that raggedy blonde lace front wearing heffer could do is post something on her facebook. Kelly has always been a loyal vocal friend SO LET”S NOT!
Keep it cute ladies and go back to listening to 4closure.
When you haters realize you’re just an opinion, you’ll shut up. The majority of ya’ll are grown men and women and that alone is sad. That’s why so many of ya’ll don’t have lives, spouses, or children, and you may never have any of them because you’re so stuck on somebody else. GET A LIFE!!!!!!! Do you Kelly!!!!!
Why are Beyonce stans so damn dumb. She and Kelly are sisters as they say. Support Kelly and shut up. Kelly is not a big first weeks artist to begin with. Atleast her album sales are more consistent with her others. Beyonce sold almost less than 200k on this album as opposed to her last album in terms of first weeks sales, plus she has not a top10 hit yet. So lets not be bold. Kelly is doing her thing and her album will probably have steady sales. Beyonce stans always have something to say. Make “BTINH”, a top10 hot100 hit please. It should’ve been one by now anyway.
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LMFAO! A KELLY POST FULL OF HATIN ASS BEYSTANS… LMAO SO PATHETIC! JUST SUPPORT YOUR FAV AND LEAVE OURS ALONE!
@YEABEY ……..
YOU DO NOT LIKE KELLY AT ALL SO STOP IT! YOU COME ON EVERY POST, POSTING NEGATIVITY! JUST STOP AND BE THE REAL HATER YOU ARE! JUST BASH HER AND STOP GIVING THEM PATHETIC ASS COMPLIMENTS! DAMN…JOIN YO LILCREW OF KELLY HATERS! WHICH IS STUPID CUZ WE ALL LOVE BEY! ANYWHO I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT A RESPONSE!
YAL KILL ME! IF YOU DONT LIKE AN ARTIST KEEP SCROLLING IDIOTS!!
S** sells. USA baby!
I WENT to 2 Walmarts and Here I Am WAS INDEED sold out, in NYC honey. So your little 3 fake ass calls to Walmart (knowing damn well they dont pick up or check nothing EVER for real), is Premium grade B*******!!
I NC!
Correction NC
Everyone does s*** shots at one point in their career. She’s just doing what she wants to do.
let me tell you FLOP haters something, STFU and let her get her shine on, it is so pathetic that you waste your time on blog sites just to hate on someone so damn hard smdh.
The music that Kelly released is very sensual. There’s so much vulgar music on the radio today by MALE artist that most of yall listen to all the time. What kelly is doing is not even overly sexual. I have yet to hear her or see her in something that screams “IM SELLING S**!” And keep in mind, this is not her first album, she has plenty of music that has substance.
No Kelly would never be Beyonce, WE GET IT! But DAMN let her do her.
@NO STORE WAS SOLD OUT OF HERE I AM FLOPPING WHO you have to be F****ING PATHETIC to call three walmarts just to prove her album wasn’t there. I know everyone has an opinion but some people are just negative.
What She Really Should Be Saying Is ‘‘ I’m Not Trying To Sell My Album” Because With Her Ass Doing No Promotion Her Albums Going To Flop #TRUTH
Go Kelly, good for her.
Looking forward to her performance, chart abttle at the moment between Bey and Kelly!
Kelandra Kelly: “I’m NOT selling s**! I’m NOT selling s**!”
..I’m providing “companionship services” between two consenting adults, that is itself, based in the wholesome, yet ‘ever so human’ need for belonging..
Again: these services I offer are for “entertainment purposes” only, and should NOT be misconstrued as an offer of prostitution and therefore no fees or tips will I ever quote, negotiate, or discuss in said relation to any sale of my CD: “Here I am”.
BUT, should you feel..”generous”…
X,Y,”and Z”
hypocrite! who do you wanna fool? teenagers?
not trying to sell s**? that’s what you actually DO.
kelly ….. plz ! your songs scream “s**” ! and you were not in the cover of “vibe” in a hijab !! you are selling s** like all of them other artists ! don’t give me this “skin”s*** kelly ! i still like u but plz !!!!
She trying to sell s**…but she aint s*** so its not working!!! … She needs to go away!!!
To all you BEY Stans,
Music speaks for itself, and if its good music then alot of promo isnt needed. WHy do u think Beyonce promoted the hell out of her latest album?? Probably because she was unsure how the masses would take it, so what she did was familiarize people witht he music by performing the songs over and over again, because the types of songs on her latest album are growers. It was a smart business plan because obviously its doin the damn thing on the charts.
But back to Kelly. I think, in her heart she knew that it would sell alot. Universal motown folded a week and a half ago (My aunt worked for them), so this is probably why the shipment was not bigger, due to them not having enough money to ship out what they felt was needed.
Honestly, the album is a banger, and if it wasnt,it wouldnt be sold out in almost every place where i live. Tho the critics didnt like it, the fans did, and word of mouth is whats selling this album.
On her fansite, this is what the author wrote
We have been told that plenty of stores are sold out of Kelly’s albums. Please email RestockHereIAm@Gmail.com with the store name, store number, city and state of the store so we can make sure that more copies are shipped to that location. Thanks again for all the support!
So all of you dumbass haters need to GTFOH with she’s a flop! I knew she wouldn’t sell just 75,000 copies! I realize her label has a budget, but why the f*** did the ship out so little????????????
On her fansite, this is what the author wrote
We have been told that plenty of stores are sold out of Kelly’s albums. Please email RestockHereIAm@Gmail.com with the store name, store number, city and state of the store so we can make sure that more copies are shipped to that location. Thanks again for all the support!
So all of you dumbass haters need to GTFOH with she’s a flop! I knew she wouldn’t sell just 75,000 copies! I realize her label has a budget, but why the f*** did the ship out so little?????????????
I like the CD with an exception of one or two but am a little disappointed she didn’t put Rose Coloured Glasses, Forever & A Day and Grown Ass Woman on it. Also for someone who claims isn’t trying to ‘sell s**’ practically all of her songs are about it. I preferred the songs that didn’t make the album and Commander.
Kelly…. you need more than a couple s*** and fierce photo shoots to sell an album anyway. Why don’t try actually performing on stage sometime? Check out this video on how Kelly’s lowe album sales and minimum success are her own fault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjNId9uags4&lc=AGA7Q-gccl1TTNS5nmiX8TBbmthNe7dbaA-dfQIA4a0&feature=inbox
As a man I say, “hell yeah, bring it, pop it open let us all see” but as a father I don’t think you shoul see her naked unless your dating…that goes for all female artist…sell you s** kelly!
WHAT BULL..shes selling s** simpe
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