Kelly Rowland set the charts ablaze last year with ‘Motivation’, going on to earn critical acclaim with its accompanying album ‘Here I Am’.
And in looking to keep her momentum afloat, the 30 year old has hit the recording booth with the brainchild behind Rihanna‘s monster hit ‘We Found Love’ - Calvin Harris.
Details after the jump…
Confirmation of the collaboration comes via Rowland’s recent feature in This Is London magazine, which saw the her recount her storied career, as well as her future plans.
Although, it’s unknown if the pairing is for the singer’s new album (reportedly due this year) or for Harris’ project, it’s certainly a mutually good look.
An established force here in the UK, Harris’ profile shot up considerably after the mammoth success of ‘We Found Love’; success he’d love to continue and success Rowland would greatly welcome.
Bring on album album #4!
Your thoughts?
55 COMMENTS
The-Truth
January 7, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Kelly have a seat. She Needs a better plan of action. I bought her last album and I am disappointed with her business decisions
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Lax
January 7, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Perhaps Calvin can lite a Fire under
Kelly’s Ass to help her get started
Sailing Like Rihanna’s “WFL” is
Doing.
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D.Scott
January 7, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Calvin Harris is the new hitmaker. I hope he cooks up something good for Ms. Rowland
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Lax
January 7, 2012 at 12:36 pm
And i know that the
US Radio want be
Rejecting nothing
Kelly drops.
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Lax
January 7, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Let Kelly jump on every Train that Leave
the Station With Rihanna and Let us
See just how well she Fairs after all
its a Open Market and the best Women
or Winning i See.
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Lax
January 7, 2012 at 12:39 pm
After all Kellly is 30 Something and
Rihanna is 23, Right?
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Yellow Gorillah
January 7, 2012 at 12:42 pm
So Miss FLOPLAND is now copying the foot steps of Queen Rihanna.. Interesting!
So Samantha is kelly also making fast food records??
Everybody better Follow what Queen Fenty has set for them to hit maybe then can all these lessor girls get some HITS under their belts..
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PedroKooR
January 7, 2012 at 12:46 pm
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I can’t wait to hear it…. Kelly & Calvin… <33333333
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Licious
January 7, 2012 at 12:51 pm
YES KELLY!!!!! #RoundIV
@ YellowGorilla What? So I guess Rihanna copied Kelly for working with David Guetta? Get out of here with your nonsense.
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Kingphoenix
January 7, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Omy Gosh, i came here to read about Kelly and these Rianna Trans are up in here giving people career advice like selling singles will get you into anybody’s Hall of Fame, they must have gotten it confused with the Hall of Shame, cause we all know their comprehension skills are lacking. Hince sex years and no #1 album for Ms. Flimsy i mean Fenty, freudian slip…i guess.
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OZ
January 7, 2012 at 12:54 pm
No one had shit to say when Rihanna push to the front of the line and jumped on the David Guetta train right after Kelly retired that train. Its obvious Kelly like fresh talent i.e Big Sean, Lil Playy etc
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YOOSONDALOOSE
January 7, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Yes! That will be massive! Go Kelly!
I think they will work together and hit it off!
Come on Kells!
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bey'knight
January 7, 2012 at 1:14 pm
gosh these rhitards and their deluded minds. i guess calvin harris’ solo hits did not happen before ms forehead got in the picture. dumbtards broaden your horizon, there’s a world out there outside the salvation army’s titanic sinker
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Girrrl
January 7, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Oh please. Kelly could get in the studio with Jesus and she would still flop.
You Da One charges higher than Motivation and Rih didn’t have to share a Bet stage.for that to happen.
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TruthTeller
January 7, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Kelly has been copying Rihanna for a while now.
She’s tried to alternate urban hit & dance hit the way Rihanna does… but she s been floppin’.
She’s been tryin to build up her UK stanbase, but she s been flopping.
She’s been tryin to be more fashin avanguardist, but she s been flopping.
She’s basically the flop version of Rihanna.
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SHane ( NAVY OR DIE)
January 7, 2012 at 1:29 pm
eXCUSE ME BUT DAVI GUETTA BEGGED RIHANNA TO DO WHOES THAT CHICK AND SHE RELY DIDNT LIKE THE SONG HENCE THE REASON IT DIDNT MAKE LOUD!
KELLY WILL NOT SMASH WITH CALVIN HARRIS WHY?
BECAUSE SHE IS NOT RIHANNA
RIHANNA SELLS PURELY OFF HER NAME
AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT TALENT DAY IN DAY OUT
TALENT IS NOT THE ONLY FACTOR OF HAVING A SUCCESSFUL MUSICALL CAREER CASE AND POINT LEONA LEWIS, JENNIFER HUDSON, ALEXANDRA BURKE, JORDIN SPARKS,
THEY JUST DONT HAVE THAT X FACTOR AND RELATABLE FACTOR THAT RIHANNA DOES SHES THE SHIT
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xoxo
January 7, 2012 at 1:31 pm
how is Kelly copying Rihanna? Kelly has been doing dance music since 2009, while rihanna started in 2011. i
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Minajesty
January 7, 2012 at 1:32 pm
Rihtards, i could easily say Rihanna copied Kelly by duetting with David Guetta after Kelly did.
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ThankMeLater
January 7, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Why are the Ritards on every female post talking shit? Are you guys intimidated or what? go Kelly <3 And Kelly has been on dance music since 09 unlike Rih who just started 2011 so shut the fuck up. dumbass Rihfund navy
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Joan
January 7, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Why can’t you just say something nice for once about Kelly Rowland. This album of Kelly will the big one. Now when she come with a first single. Now everyone if the single is good. please give her. now if it not I will understand. but to me you don’t like nothing Kelly does. I don’t understand this.
What is it that you don’t like about Kelly Rowland.
This song with Rick Ross is good I love ths single. Mine Games.
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Jordan
January 7, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Those records should be epic!
I wanna hear Kelly collab with him, Avicii, Afrojack, Guetta, RedOne, and throw in a few urban hits too. I want a dance cd from somebody lol. Something to compare to Blackout and Femme Fatale.
We’ll see how it pans out. She should definitely drop the album later this year though.
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Psychp
January 7, 2012 at 2:25 pm
So these Rihanna stans gets on my nerves I love the girl but STFU Kelis worked with Calvin before rihrih and hell bounce was a hit.. And if we talking about that shit if David worked with Kelly first so I guess rihanna jumped on her train..
And Kelly did dance way before Rihanna .. Don’t nobody start bringing don’t stop the music that shit was pop.
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JP
January 7, 2012 at 2:31 pm
I honestly prefer Kelly doing pop/urban pop.
I was disappointed in the R&B direction of her last album…but i have a biased opinion. i’m not really a fan of slow music in general.
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Harry
January 7, 2012 at 2:48 pm
OH YAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait for new music Ms Rowland!
Calvin Harris and probably David Guetta on production, thta’s will be awesome!
Maybe Take Everything (feat. Pitbull) will be on that new album too!, I’m excited about Kelly this 2012!
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Aunt Jackie
January 7, 2012 at 2:58 pm
‘When Love Takes Over’ was probably her best record to date. Kelly still hasn’t found a formula that fits, and I think she should go with music that’s current but different instead of doing the predictable: one urban track and one dance.
Boring! And she’s not a boring girl.
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Jazz
January 7, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Bottom line is her ass is in the studio and there’s nothing y’all haters can do about it.
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GLYNNJE
January 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm
YES KELLY GO GO GO GO!!
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pop royalty ( The BeyHive )
January 7, 2012 at 3:37 pm
i’m HERE for her DANCE MUSIC. XD XD XD
but kelly said Rihanna’s LOUD is an INSPIRATION to her *looks at @lax*
and she even WEAR the same dress as RIHANNA in that photoshoot. coincidence ?!
but @sam : this post show how BIASED and such an ass-kisser
RANDOM :
that is THE SAME dress PETA tried to drag rihanna’s ASS because of it.
KELLY , gurl ! GET A CLUE
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Liam
January 7, 2012 at 3:50 pm
TGJ is full of shit Calvin Harris was always popular and more American artists start to demand for him after his #1 hit feat Kelis “Bounce” destroy European charts! Stop making it look like people wanted to work wid Calvin because of Rihanna and this coming from a Rihanna fan!
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Lioha
January 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm
whatta stupid copycat
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Ghetto Fab
January 7, 2012 at 4:20 pm
Chile please! Calvin Harris is BIG in Europe and has been long before Rihanna begged him to get in the studio with her. If anything Rihanna has swagger jacked Kelly Rowland and Kelis style. They were the black girls that were making Dance hits long before Miss Fenty came along SO LET”S NOT! This song is most likely for Calvin Harris’s project which will feature both Kelly Rowland and Kelis on the album.
The Rihtards need to stop and realize that Miss Rowland isn’t going anywhere. The Dance DJs keep knocking at her door and that’s why you’re really mad.
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number1k9
January 7, 2012 at 4:35 pm
That could be amazing! Of course you know him for “We Found Love” by now…
But if you haven’t check out hios own tune “Feel So Close” it’s a banger as well.
He also had a song with Kelis prior to Rihanna called “Bounce.” Iwas too big a fan of it, but you may like that too. IDK, I love “Feel So Close.”
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commanderofthedancefloor
January 7, 2012 at 5:03 pm
haha please tell me how rihanna just started doind dance music? dont stop the music 2007
lol @pop royalty
i do remember kelly saying she was inspired by rihannas loud so @sam doesnt that make kelly rowlands music generic and fast food?
and rihanna didnt make calvin harris big in europe but she established his name in the US and pushed his name even further in europe countries.
but just to make this clear generic by definition is having no brand name, basically off brand products so exactly how is any particular song generic?? i really makes no sense
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commanderofthedancefloor
January 7, 2012 at 5:11 pm
lol someone said the navy is mad at kelly. umm tell me who was inspired by who? and who is copying whos style? that outfit is familiar oh yeah like pop royalty said it was first done by rihanna so all these kelly stans need to stand down.
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Kelly Rowland Hopes to Find…Something With New Calvin Harris Collab
January 7, 2012 at 5:12 pm
[...] like David Guetta’s “When Love Takes Over” and Alex Gaudino’s “What a Feeling.” Kelly recently confirmed that she was entering the studio with Harris to work on new material, though it’s not clear yet [...]
TruthTeller
January 7, 2012 at 5:24 pm
@XOXO
U’re so ignorant.
Rihanna started doing dance music since S.O.S & Please Dont Stop The Music.
Don’t speak if u don’t know shit.
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pop royalty ( The BeyHive )
January 7, 2012 at 5:26 pm
@Commander :
YUP , had to put some bitches in their right places , u know me
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xoxo
January 7, 2012 at 6:01 pm
dont stop the music and sos are pop songs, not electronic dance songs like “we found love”. anyway i can EASILY say that rihanna copied kelly by working with david guetta after kelly did. but i wont because im not petty like the Navy
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JER
January 7, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Leave it to the girls of Destiny’s Child to keep on that swaggerjackin! flawless!
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poliana
January 7, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Yep Rihanna was indeed doing the euro sound before Kelly. SOS and please don’t stop the music were major hits. That’s when Kelly jumped on the euro bandwagon because she wasn’t making it in r and b. Its clear to see who is following who, since Rihanna was a hit from the time her solo career begun while Kelly was a flop from jump. Pon de replay _ Hit. SOS _Hit. Please don’t stop the music-hit. Unfaithful- Hit and the list goes on. Kelly is hungry for Rihannas success not the other way around.
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commanderofthedancefloor
January 7, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Rihanna did euro pop first. She went for that sound and the copycats followed.
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williNalli
January 7, 2012 at 7:12 pm
Big Ups to Kelly!!! Every track she touches turns into gold these days. Her new feature on the Rick Ross mixtape is FIYAH!!!
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lyric commander lee
January 7, 2012 at 7:28 pm
bring on round 4 – here i am served it purpose and now round 4 will further cement ms kelly as a solo force outside of dc – work!
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ThankMeLater
January 7, 2012 at 7:43 pm
RIHANA STANS SHUT THE HELL UP. She never did dance music until recently. SOS isn’t dance music or neither is please don’t stop the music those are fucking pop. Damn everyone was right about the Rihfund navy being stupid as hell.
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Steph
January 7, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Go Kelly!!!! Can’t wait for album #4!!! Congrats on TW Steel endorsement! 1 Love!
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junior seven
January 7, 2012 at 8:26 pm
KELLY I BEG YOU LET DANCE MUSIC , AND PLEASE FOCUS ON URBAN.
YOU TRY WITH DAVID GUETTA, DR LUKE , and THE DREAM but it DOES NOT WORK ( flop hard)
PLEASE KELLY it IS NOT BECAUSE , IT WORK WITH RIHANNA ,THAT IT WILL WORK WITH YOU.
PLEASE GIRL BACK TO DA HOOD! ( I BEG U )!
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NT
January 7, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Most artist use the same producers , anyway hopefully she’s working on her next album which can be some sort of redemption for her and prove her talent ; hopefully she doesn’t try anything Beyonce 4esque.
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said so
January 7, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Love kelly and she is actually brilliant. Why come on a kelly rowland site if you hate her so much? SAD, SAD, SAD!
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X,Y,"and Z"
January 8, 2012 at 2:19 am
(Meh.. Kelly Rowland?! ..Desperation hangs thick..!!)
Sam,
“We Found Love” was a hit ONLY because it was based on a ‘real and compelling time and situation’. A “time and situation” that now, some 3-years later, is still very-much the talk, and remains fresh in our minds! The obvious “staged heavy-handedness” that was the ‘run-up’ to “Rated R” gave way to a more-reasonable treatise of “Feb 8th-2009 Chrianna”: “We Found Love”. Rihanna won’t be able to “data-mine” that nerve for much longer. Exposed nerves, first-opened and raw, though initially stinging, then quickly becomes numb, and is yet-quicker ignored.
(Sidenote..)And talking ’bout “ignored”: when time comes for Nicki Minaj to tour the U.K./Europe you’ll then see Rihanna become quickly irrelevant and passe. Neither, Chris Brown, nor Nicki Minaj have yet to tour Europe. Chris Brown has not toured Europe/U.K. for OVER 3-years now. When either artist does, rest assured their respective CDs will show an upwards spike in sales!
Now, I say ALL of the aforementioned to give proper balance and background for my rational: NOTHING the 30-something-year-old Kelly Rowland says can be AS compelling, nor will offer the slightest bit of relevance in anyone’s life! NOTHING!!
..Sam, you now, no doubt, cast your now easily recognizable scowl in disagreement? Sam, was not your/TGJ’s ‘favorite daughter’ given the largest, tallest, most-grandiose podium/pulpit by being a ‘sitting judge/mentor of talent’, on one of T-H-E U.K.’s most watched WEEKLY TV-shows? ..And for “Here I am” to fail so badly…?! Sam, don’t forget: It only took Colombia 2 CDs to finally drop Kelly Rowland.
..And, as she’s obviously a “singles” artist, if she can’t “self-finance”, as Rihanna once did, then the only other alternative is to sign a “360-Contract” with Universal. That’ll mean, whatever OTHER non-music revenue streams/monies she currently has is then redirected to Universal. That is, IF they then decided to keep, and ONLY after “viable revenue streams are identified”, and that ’360-contract’ is signed.
“Desperation indeed..!!” *Bark, Rowdogs, bark*
X,Y,”and Z” — OUT..!!
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Taylor
January 8, 2012 at 2:56 am
Kelly is officially an auntie!!! http://www.dreblacksofresh.com
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crack0back0
January 8, 2012 at 6:55 am
hurry up….IVY BLUE CARTER IS COMING HARD….R MOMMA WILL BACK…HURRY PICKIN DOES CHECKS…LMAO
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Alex Thomas
January 8, 2012 at 7:08 am
I loved Here I Am’. I just hope she won’t be lazy and stick previously released songs on the international version. She should release a full on DANCE album in the UK, and an R&B album in the US, not swapping a few tracks around here and there. But nonetheless, HERE I AM is amazing and it’s achieved fair success.
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Julia
January 9, 2012 at 12:14 am
Best Song by Kelly Rowland is “Unity” ~ about time she supported this amazing ballad ! Is she really listening to her fans ?
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fearlless
January 10, 2012 at 4:27 am
go kelly go!
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Lebo(CaribbeanBOi)
January 10, 2012 at 8:32 am
GO KELLZ !!! BRING IT ONNNNNN
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