Kelly Rowland’s new single has surfaced. The Jim Jonsin-produced ‘Motivation’ features Lil Wayne and was written by Rico Love. Listen to the track below:
This is bass-heavy R&B record would definitely excel on the Billboard Hot 100 – if this was 2008. The song is simply too slow to be a single and lacks the obvious and catchy hook that mainstream audiences crave.
In an era where music is primarily about Dance/Pop uptempo material laced with synths and fast-paced beats (styles that Rowland has proven to be more than competent to handle), this song might encounter some difficulty in charting beyond the Urban formats.
Rowland should have stuck to the lane in which she had found immense international success with songs like ‘When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Commander’ because those are the types of records that are currently dominating US radio. In fact, she didn’t have to look much further than Usher’s R&B singles from 2010 and compare them to the success of his Pop records.
Ironically, ‘Motivation’ bears some similarity to the remix of Usher’s ‘Love In This Club’. Hence, it might prove to be a wise decision to released a Pop-oriented version of this song as well to guarantee that it gains airplay across the board.
Props to Pinboard Blog for the audio.
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I like this song. Good job Kelly!
this is a good follow up to Gone with Nelly but ur right only the “Urban” stations will pick it up.
Yassssssssssssss! This slays…especially the lyrics!
I love Kelly..
But why did she use someone from YoungMoney???? Their buzz is dying out anyways -_- They are all hype and no lyrical talent..
She should have used J.Cole! she’s new, fresh, and WAY more talented
She said she goin to put out a dance album i guess NOT but her voice sound good tht all i can say but #teamkelly
I love you Kelly, but I’m nervous about this being a single.
It’s a good song though!
I can see this as a teaser or promotional single not a first single unless they vamp it up and polish it up. Other then that this is a nice return to urban music for kelly she sounds really good.
WOW LOVE IT YOU DONT NEED BEYONCE GIRL!!!!!
the lyrics are just damN!!! but i kind of have a feeling this is not the final version
this is hot but for urban radio…. I WANNA DANCE KELLY!
This is a nice song…. I love it! It will be played mostly on Urban radio, she needs a song like this bcuz she needs more Urban ppl on her side! But she does have the appeal to promote outside of Urban. Come strong with a s*** video Kellz….
This song is going to flop. This kind of music will cater to a small audience….Girl…I’ll be waiting for you to push back your album again before you tell us you’re going back to the drawing board. lmao.
Hang it up, flatscreen.
#Next
I agree with Trent. The song is OK, but it won’t make the splash that is needed.
@wJJFAN1814 IS NOT 12:00 O CLOCK YET AND YOU HATING FIND SOMETHING BETTER TO DO WITH YOU LIFE
I like it. Wish the chrous gave a little more and see this as more of 2nd single.
YEEESSS KELLZ B****
TRENT EVERYONCE DOSNT HAVE TO MAKE POP DANCE B******* TO SELL BABY
Yall can say I’m hating or whatever I’m speaking the truth.
Please go to the Billboard hot 100 and check the top 20 songs, you won’t find s*** like this on there…Maybe on the urban or adult contemporary chart.
This girl is about to join Ciara.
RADIO WILL NOT PLAY THIS SLOW ASS SONG. POINT BLANK.
JJFAN1814 I SEE WHAT YOU SAYING BUT IF MONICA AND TANK DO WILL WITH RNB SO CAN KELLY
alright girl get your s*** on, this is music for the grown ups i like it, dont think it should be a first single maybe third but i love it, a s*** video will push this forward. ms kelly done did it again i love it
Kelly!!! smdh…. i don’t know what to say about it…. i like the song but i don’t like it at the same time… it’s a great album filler but single….. im not a Beyonce Fan but she better stop playing because Beyonce is on her way!!!!!
I thought this song was going to hit harder. It’s a sleeper! I was one of the few people feeling Motivation as an album title. I think Kelly needed to stick with her dance sound and keep it sassy with a urban slant. I’m not for everyone joining the dance bandwagon, but this gave Kelly an identity. She needs to seperate herself from Bey, Rihanna, Ciara , etc… The Brandy sound she was going for a few years ago didn’t work. The alternative route she went for didn’t work(Stole/ Rose colored glasses). Commander(which I don’t care for) did sort of rejuvenate her career. Forever and a day was interesting , so she should have stayed on that path. I think she can still have a trace of R&B(I’m that chick), but she must find some direction soon. Though I can’t believe I’m saying it, dance suited her best!
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P.S. I HOPE THIS IS THE R& B VERSION…. SOMEWHAT LIKE SHE DID FOR “COMMANDER”…. SHE STILL HAS A CHANCE TO TURN THIS SONG AROUND BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER “DEAD ON ARRIVAL ” SINGLE…. I LIKE “COMMANDER & FOREVER IN A DAY ” WAY BETTER…..
@JJFAN1814
you’re bad news to any post, i wish your ugly soul was blocked from this site
btw isnt it ironic that u stan for top 20 and jj..those two haven’t courted since………
Well Kelly is like Ciara, she can’t find her “sound” in music. She better get up with Rihanna’s people, for the real. I was rooting for her…I was hoping for at least a mid-tempo, but whatever…I’m over it.
@ Bey K’night
Awww booboo, Janet is starring in hit films and her book just scored on New Yorks Best Sellers…
Stay the f*** mad that Kelly Flopland will continue to flop…And when its news of her album being pushback, yes I will see you there trying to give a witty ass statement avoiding the fact that she pushed her album back to add more songs when in reality, this f****** song FLOPPED.
I LOVE THE SONG SHE SOUNDS SO DAMN F****** GOOD OMGOSH AND I HOPE THE VIDEO IS SUPER S*** WITH ALOT OF DANCING IN IT….
dam! can’t hear the song from work, gonna have to wait till later so, seems liek midtempo from the comments , God i hope not. kelly, if u find it so hard to pick right singles, hire me!
and yeah if anyone listens to songs from tank and maxwell this song is for the adults so kids your impute is not needed .Ms kelly is back
Seriously?
Why would this be released as a single? It’s ok…for an album cut that is at the end of the album. This should not be a lead single. Hopefully this is just a rumor and just a leak.
To be honest, there have been so many leaks from this album that were much more suited to be a first single…i.e. Each Other, Grown Ass Woman and even One Night Stand.
Kelly should not concentrate on saving the RnB world, from the dance/pop music that is dominating the charts, by releasing jams like this. Rather, she should save her career by releasing a more radio friendly song.
Not wanting to compare to Beyonce…but B will wipe her ass with this song. Seriously I see another Ciara situation happening again.
GET IT TOGETHER KELENDRA!
ps: does anyone think that Keri, Kelly, Mya, Ashanti and Ciara should just form a group?
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XXOXOX
its a good song! sounds like lil wayne lollipop. the funny thing is i think will be a hit single altho commander was 100x better!
#motivation
@JJFAN1814
u need help, get it b4 ur hate consumes u
Guys don’t yall dare hate on this song or you all will be called haters, lmao.
Anyways, the song is better off as an album filler and not as a single.
This gurl has something up her sleeve,trust me..this won’t get released this is a remix….The song will sound uptempo.she said it was a dance rnb mash up remember?
funny how people switch so quickly first everyone was saying they didnt think dance was for her now all of sudden they want to hear more dance songs? it doesnt matter what she does people always find a something dislike about it yall should have embraced her dance hits since yall want to be bi-polar and say how great she doing that kinda of music. how about this motivation is a great record how about you all enjoy the song enjoy kelly rowland being versatile and stop worrying about how its going to chart them damn records sales and charts got yall minds f***** up you cant even enjoy the music to worried about how many grammy a artist gone get. why cant yall appreciate her for going out on a limb she was a trend setter when she was the first urban artist to work with david guetta but yall didnt an still dont want to give her credit for it there will be dance records on the album. in the mean time enjoy the variety that she giving you because everyone cant do it with such ease please believe me only few can do it love kelly for doing music thats catering to her r&b roots and lovher for throwing out songs like rose colore glasses and commander those are really great records aswel as this one stop worrying about the reception and focus on the music. if you cant enjoy then I Worry about your social life how can you enjoy music when your looking at the billboard chart all day f*** a grammy this song is sexxxy grown woman music on that note im out!
I really am digging this song. Kelly’s vocals are strong, clear, and emotive – which are perfect for this song. I agree with others that this song might be a little too slow, considering that the marketplace is in the techno-lights-disco-ball-hyper-dancing phase (aka dance music lol…just teasing, but kinda serious *gives side-eye*). I would strongly encourage Kelly’s team to push for this song for urban appeal, but she should also consider releasing a more uptempo song as she has a strong following there. If I were her team (#wishfulthinking), I would keep this song (because you cannot not use a song with Lil Wayne in it) and also release “I’m that Chick” as a more dance-heavy song, which will satisfy her dance fans without misplacing her newfound focus on the urban market.
Long story still long as hell lol, great Job Kelly!!!
I think this is only an “Urban Remix “. Is very similar to the “Urban Remix” of commander and forever and a day, and as she said the song was “Dance & Mash up, I’ll agree with this passage quoted:
“Ironically, ‘Motivation’ bears some similarity to the remix of Usher’s ‘Love In This Club’. Hence, it might prove to be a wise decision to released a Pop-oriented version of this song as well to guarantee that it gains airplay across the board.”
In any case, I’ll wait for the official version of the song.
Slick one kelly definitely remember when she said it was going to be an Rnb /Dance Mix ..whatever the case i love the song
oh and by the way there are still black people in the world who listen to r&b my boyfriend doesnt like all of that electro-pop but Im sure he’ll LOVE this cant wait to play it for him lol
I yawned five times while the song was playing.
‘Nuff said.
On the flip side, she looks BANGING in that pic.
This song is hot! That being said, I can’t see it being a hit unfortunately.
And while Kelly has proved more than capable at producing amazing dance/pop singles, she has yet to deliver one that is a hit in the US. “When Love Takes Over” was barely even mildly successful and “Commander” completely flopped in the US. She’s so talented, but people don’t seem to care. =(
I like it,but like Trent said ..Flop is written all over this kind of track
Good Luck Kalendria !!
Its funny that people are saying that she needs to go back to dance music. How quickly they forget that in the US, Commander, Rose color glasses, etc. did not do good on the charts at all. People over here don’t want to here her do dance music. Im sure there will be a dance remix for those that want it but i think it was a wise decision for her to return to her rnb roots in the states because thats where her fanbase is.
I LOVE THIS JOINT…ITS A REFRESHING BREAK FROM WHAT RADIO IS PLAYIN AND SHE SOUNDS AMAZING. HOPEFULLY SHE CAN GET SOME SUCCESS ON THE RNB CHARTS WITH THIS MIX…IM SURE THERE WILL BE A MORE UPTEMPO VERSION.
I’m loving this! I’m an R&B junkie, so I love me some mid-tempo stuff. I like Kelly doing the R&B thing. Anyone remember her duet with Tank, “The Show”? That song put it down! Whatever she decides to do, she just needs the album out already!
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Kelly scrapped Grown Woman, Commander (Remix and Dance), Shake Them Haters Off, Rose Colored Glasses, for this s***. Grown Woman was begging for attention on the radio and the charts. Kelly just ignored the success of that record. Geez. I don’t know what to say about this child.
This is not the final version of the song??? I guess her ppl is on here…. Nice song tho.
Actually When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Commander’ were big hits for her overseas that sound is not dominant in the US nore did it give her a lot of hype thats why it was shelved, She had the most success in the US with her R&B roots…Kelly should just follow her heart and stop trying to jump on a bandwagon to get a hit…do what sound she is passionate about and call it a day.
Think I spoke too fast…this song is good the way it is…we don’t all need the fast tracks always this does something to ur body the moment u hear it like make s u feel instantly touchy.LOL….But really this is a different vibe from wats on now..it makes it unique just like when she did wlto….ppl will come back to this style when it hits
The song almost put me to sleep.
IDK WTH you guys are talking about im sure she will release a pop record as well but this is the best single she has released thus far vocals…i describe this as s*** and haunting ppl will jump on the bandwagon and wayne kilt it.. he said rain on my head..i call it brainstorming haha love love love love the record
TEAM KELLY!!!
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One minute Trent and Sam are complaining about the fact that Electro/Dance sound is played out and that no-one is doing real R’n.B. And now you are complaining that Kelly is not doing the electro sound.
Youcommenting guys are always complaining about everything that Kelly does or she should do. Let her do what she wants and what she feels right for her career.
Yeeessss Ms.Kelly I LOVE ITTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will definitely keep this on replay. This is Definiitely a HITTTTTT!!!!!
#motivation lets get it trending on twitter use the hastag and motivation
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@JJfan, I can see what your talking about with Kelly not finding her place but I think its mainly because she is usually over shadowed by her former bandmate (no names need to be mentioned)
As for the Ciara thing, if memory serves me right, “Ride” was a good hit on urban formats but the other two singles were pulled from radio by her record label so that’s not her fault. I think this is a great song for Urban radio and not for nothing, depending on when she releases it, it could cross over. She just has to make sure she promotes it although another mix of the song won’t hurt.
ok. i cant take this heat, its too much more for me, this song jus made love to me. from beginning to end i was smiling non stop.
huge joint.!!
#TEAMKELLY
KELLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! you just sexed all of us!
ummm no commander,forever and a day,on & on,forever is just a mintue away,wlto >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this and what happend to dance mash up with r&b stick to dance kelly
The song puts you into this kinda feeling .. its a good song …
I’m one of kelly’s biggest supporters, but I think releasing this as a single is a mistake. I pray that they releasing another single alongside this to appeal to the top 40 stations, because only urban stations will play this…maybe…she sounded really well on this track though. I’m kinda missing the dance music that she knows how to do well. I hope she doesn’t put out an entire urban sounding record.
it’s cute, I will support it cause I love Kelly, BUT she gotta come hard!
Trent.. u kno sam gone beat yo ass right??
i like it like it.. dont want it as the 1st single tho
GO GO GO GO!!!!!!
#TEAMKELLY
It’s about time this dance pop f***** off anyway. This tune is epic. I don’t particularly care if it’s not a #1 smash on the Billboard Hot 100. I’m just glad she’s done a real R&B song. I love it.
I’m over KELLY ROWLAND
I still don’t understand why you would complete a project and do videos and then throw away all that material. She is a crossover artist! ..Why is she trying to be a simple American R and B flash in the pan?!?! She needs to start and follow some music trends..no one is checking for young money!
it;s okay but not single material.
F*** YALL! Damn make up your minds yall hated commander then start loving it hated smooches then start loving it hate Im that chick yall hated grown woman now you love it now this song its like damn and you wonder why she keeps going back to the drawing board!!! yall just cant get right yall so damn fickle I Hope she says f*** yall s***** opinions and continue to do her because theres is a whole lot of brand NEW fans blowing her timeline up with compliments so yall can pull up a chair and sit! this is a banga forget these kids this grown folks music
at first she said she would make a dance album – now this?
sorry, but she’s about to flop hard
and for those saying they don’t care if it charts – maybe – but if it does not chart, there will be no album and no more new music by kelly
i like the vocal approach on the b-parts, its different for her, and i like that..she’s improving, very s*** when she sings “you can’t stop it” very soft approach..rides the beat..i also feel this is not the final version, but we will see in due time..its like a simple version of im still standing by monica so it still has room for fullness
This is why I salute people like Beyonce and Kelis, They consistently make fabulous music..whether no one gets it or not. Kelis’s album was great although it did not sell or chart well, and she has been traveling the world promoting it.
Why doesn’t Kelly follow a Monica approach and just remake an old hit. She will be guaranteed to chart!
Kelly go ahead and remake a hit KELLY! sTOP TRYING TO BE CREATIVE!!!
Kelly go ahead and remake a hit KELLY! sTOP TRYING TO BE CREATIVE!!!
Kelly go ahead and remake a hit KELLY! sTOP TRYING TO BE CREATIVE!!!
Some of you act as if “urban” is the f*cking plague. Everyone and their mother stole from soul/R&B to form “POP”. Stop being snobs. She has dance/techno s*** on that album.
Some of you need to study the roots of music genres and expand your minds. She should be able to dip into all genres as does some of her contemporaries. She’s a grown ass woman. This is a Quiet Storm/Adult contemporary song and nothing is wrong with that. It will get played. – _ –
Let down to SLOW
Is this gone? c’mon kelly. This song would not have even been a hit in 2008. May be in 1999.
Slept off while listening and couldn’t even sit through the song. And why lil’ wayne though?
I hope the person who said that this is not the final version was right, because if this is the final version then I’m going to lose hope. @B RAD, “Commander” actually went number one on the u.s. Dance chart. They just didnt promote it here.
BOOOOOOOOORING.
This would have never been a hit.
It is like a B-side track, or a simple album leftover.
super mediocre stuff …
I don’t care what the blogger says…this record is HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT! It is a dance record…Slow Dance, they will play this in the clubs and folks will meet the loves of their lives. I hope she has choreography in the video. I love the lyrics…very empowering. Just cause everyone is doing Dance Pop, a trend that Kelly really brought to the Mainstream with WLTO doesn’t mean we have to put her in a box. I think it’s refreshing to the music out now.
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Whooooo! I’m one of the few that love this song! It’s so damn s***!
I like it, like it!
I’m that chick was bad ass I don’t know but this song is way to slow for my liking.
I hope there is a different version of this. But whatever is Kelly’s choice.
i like it too it puts u in dat mood wher u jus wanna vibe! great bedroom muzic 😉
I dont even care in this girl…not at all….
But this track was really HOT, really nice job!
It’s very unaccustomed to hear Kelly singing RnB songs again. ‘Motivation’ is really nice and it doesn’t bother me at all it’s a single, cause it fits her.
FYI: ‘When Love Takes Over’ was a hit because it was Guetta’s song, not Kelly’s. Everything Guetta is touching is riding up the charts in Europe and ‘Commander’ was just a hot mess.
THAT’S MY NEW MAKING BABY SONG FOR ME AND MY WIFE…THANK YOU KEELLY!!!!!
no comment….
Luv smooth jam…
i like it … lets go go go with this album now Kelly….
I like it!
Its OK. The real question is will people like it enough to buy it and ultimately buy the album?
Yall b****** sound dumb, Kelly is sticking with what she knows coming from and R&B background. wtf yall smoking you wanna dance you have Brit, Ciara, Rihanna and many others go buy there s***
This joint is on point! This is EXACTLY what Kelly needs to make an impact here in the United States. Motivation will defiantly impact the urban audience and that’s what Kelly needs at this time. This will be a hit on the R&B charts. I’m happy that we here in the US are finally getting the Kelly we wanted for so long. This song is so sensual. I can’t wait for the video.
Oh and i love the song 🙂
This single is a smash. It’s so smooth. Great job one this one Kelly. It’s a hit.
I love that song it is so good I like it because I am a urban music fan but tthis won’t appeal to a mainstream audience espacially as a 1st single. To my mind she nedeed to have a first single that will make people stand up and dance their ass off. I want her to have a larger audience !
But as fan of music like this this is absolutely fine with me
Wait… hold on, didn’t Kelly say that “Motivation” was a dance, mash-up single? When I think of dance and especially mash up, I think of a very upbeat, get your body bumping single! What is this? This song isn’t horrible, but it’s just very surprising, especially when Kelly said it would be dance. Honey, there’s no dance in this. I just knew Kelly wouldn’t bring it! I will keep on saying this, she crewed up with “Commander!” Had she released “Commander” in the US and kept on performing the single worldwide and appearing on day time television shows, it would’ve became a number 1 hit everywhere in the world. It’s funny how untalented singers like Rihanna, Kesha, and Katy grab number 1’s and Top 10’s like it’s nothing, but Kelly just cannot get it right. If you’re going to release an urban single, make sure it has a pop influence or at least is catchy and a club banger. Hip-Hop/Urban singles such as “Whip My Hair” “Teach me how to Dougie” “Hard by Rihanna” “Your Love” “I Can Transform You” and “Moment for Life” have all gotten in the Top 10 or charted high in the Top 20 on the Billboard 100 charts. If you’re going to release an urban single, you gotta make sure it’s a infectious club banger or a relatable slow jam or ballad like “Deuces.”
Her vocals sound wonderful in this song, but this is more like a track that didn’t make the cut.
HORRIBLE … worst song I ever heard.
I hope you have another version more dance .. by the name “motivation”should be more dance.
I want a dance version…
Most of y’all are dumb as hell, this is a HIT.
@ LOLA There are different forms of dance. This is one of those songs you “Grind” to, and grinding is a form of dancing. You don’t have to fist pump on every song. Kelly wanted to surprise people–buck the norm, and ‘Motivation’ does just that. I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!
I like it. It’s different. No more pop/dance crap. So tired of it. It is slow, but who said it’s not gonna sell because it’s not dance/pop/techno heavy. Didn’t Monica have a hit with “Everything To Me”, & Alicia Keys w/ Drake with “Unthinkable” (I’m Ready)
beautiful song!
The song isn’t bad @ all. She’s made better dance tracks over the past year. I just want Kelly Rowland to start believing in her self. I don’t see this song charting well @ all. This industry wants hits —> GOOD MUSIC is gone for ever. IDK what to feel or think album her anymore.
What are we going to do with you Kelly? You need some HITS none of this mediocre nonsense.
Give up and try and go into designing or acting. Your not a star, your a backup singer.
Wow…umm…ok. Yea. She came hard.
@E11
‘SHUT UP’!
WTF its a really nice song, but its way to slow, way too slow. Wezzy part is so booring bc of the music. Sounds like an interval track for an album
HOT!
Straight Fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People keep saying she needed to stick to the pop s*** but it hasn’t been successful over here….period, yeah it was hot in the U.K but its not hot here…..at all, I hated Commander. Love Takes over was okay, but it didnt do much over here either. Even If she has a Urban hit on her hands its enough to come with a second single where she can lure in her new Urban fans and her pop fans all at once. You all keep talking about this success but i havent seen it!! Ms.Kelly was FILLED with urban songs as well as acoustic and it was HIGHLY and MAJORLY slept on, so ultimately this is the REAL Kelly Rowland (ex: “The Show” Ft. Tank). The song has a great chance at going number 1 IF WE SUPPORT IT!!! you cant say “oh i like the song but it wont get to billboard” when all it takes is for everyone that likes the song to support it. I actually think Drake may have been a better feature for the song but wayne did his job and then went on about his way no extras.
Horrible.
don’t sleep on this song. it knocks.
GO LOVER
This is crazy I love you KELLY!!!!
Honestly this song is a hit, The Best just needs to be revamped a bit but it sounds good to me.
Forget about dance music – this is what I want to hear. Its a great song. Pure rnb, at its best. More of this please Kelly 🙂 admittedly, it prob wont chart on billboard etc, but i dont care about that, i like ood music and this fits the bill
For those that are saying that the song is too slow how about “THERE GOES MY BABY”
THis song going to do really well!!!
Haters will be haters. Ya’ll find the smallest stuff to complain about even when there are none. Whether ya’ll like it or not, Kelly is competition because she’s talented, beautiful, and can sing and dance. What’s wrong with this song? NOTHING!!!!! Kelly’s singing her b*** off, the song has a very creative/clever concept, the production is beautiful, and Wayne delivered a very hot verse. Sounds like an A+ to me. Urban will eat this up!!!!!!!! She will get attention with this one!!!
f*** all that pop s*** this what radio need to be playin real rnb not no damn dance pop s*** more slow jam 2 step grown people stuff man good work from kelly and wayne
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KELLY GIRL CONTINUE TO CLEAR THESE POP REJECTS!!!! WHO CleARLY PROVES ANYONE CAN MAKE A POP SONG…YOUR POP STUFF HAD SOUL EVERYONE ELSE is SLEEP. FROM WHATS ON THA RADIO NOW, U’d SWEAR THEY WERE TRYING TO ERASE RnB…..BOTTOM LINE KELLY THIS GOES HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#HATERS CLEARED!
i CAN’T BELIEVE SHE THREW AWAY COMMANDER AND GROWN WOMAN FOR THIS TRASH…the song doesn’t even make sense..and its wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
too slow!
I could see Kelly doing stuff like early Gaga…There are no black females in that lane…She would kill it…..
I am about to change my gravatar…Her voice sounds a mess
its people like you fans that say this stuff is single material… ? this is gonna flop harder than a pakistani e*******.
Kelly missed the boat when she didn’t release ‘Still in love with my ex’. that is the only potential hit kelly ever had.
I want to support kelly, but you need to face some facts, this just is not going to cut it. People need to start telling kelly the truth. Beyonce’s worst song will ish on kellys entire album. at the end of the day, kelly needs to get into mainstream pop to be successful.
R&B music’s audience are the cheap download type. the fans who say this is a hit, will you be spending your money on this, or will you download for free?
Hawtness!!!! Totally Love this song and i aint even a Kelly fan! She needs a s*** video like Ciara’s Promise!!! This has potential
@jamie
this song will struggle on urban radio too. mark my words.
this will be yet another failed first single.
#flashback
#commander
#rose coloured glasses
#grown ass woman
#forever and a day
#motivation
Sorry TRENT, but ALL the urban remixes of Kelly’s songs have been hot as F***! Mostly because the don’t sound like everything everyone else is releasing right now trying too hard to keep up and get a hit. You may be right that its not pop enough for this current dance crazed market, but Kelly if you make the music you love, the fans will follow. GOT-DAMN this song is KNOCKIN like a MUTHA F***! #GOTEAMKELLY!
All HATERS don’t matter only fans that will buy the music that MATTER OK. This song is a bangar if you check all the last three black females 1st single wasn’t it a slow? like “If i were a boy”, “ride” and “Keri 1st single was also slow” so what is the problem”
KELLY was A huge part of this new era = ELECTRO/POP” and I believe she will bring back again to the RnB!!
She is a FIGHTER NOTHING WILL PUT HER DOWN especially these ignorat HATERS
GO LOVER!!!
This bish is crazy as hell NOT to release another dance record, SMDH
I don’t care how much she starts over, I think the album will inevitably be a FLOP!
To whoever just mentioned “There Goes My Baby” by Usher, you have to admit that that beat sounds waaayyyyy better than this. I feel like Jim Johnson played Kellz with this track. I honestly do.
Get it Kelly! Hot
This s*** is HOTT..! THIS THE KELLY ROWLAND I LIKE..! she will get plenty play…!!
Why do the same non fans keep commenting? Sound like ya’ll checkin’ for her in my opinion or maybe ya’ll some knowles plants, but whatever. As for Trent, next time, ya’ll need to post valid info, and then ya’ll wouldn’t have to hate so much.
#MOTIVATION is the biz
I actually like this song, but like everyone’s saying, it will go nowhere on the charts.
I’ll b yo motivashuuuuun! The more I listen to this the more I feel it! Woooo
JUS THOUGHT ALL THE HATERS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT #MOTIVATION HAS “ALREADY” BEEN PLAYED ON THE RADIO IN MEMPHIS, TN. HAHAHAHA! NOW WHO’S LAUGHING. ALL OF U TRY AND DOWN HER BUT TRUST ME SHE IS ON THE COME UP!
YES!!!! SOME R&B ISH!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! I GUESS THE GAYS ARE MAD BECAUSE SHE SORT OF ABANDONED THE AUDIENCE WITH THIS SONG LOL
This song is f****** HOTTTTT! Sorry dance is played out and gets no love over here. Seems like the UK fans are mad. Funny because on theybf.com majority of the people love the song like I do!
“Motivation” is perfect for a urban single in USA. BUT ONLY IN THE USA!
Internationally, “motivation” will be a phenomenal FLOP!
Kelly and his team chose “motivation” to cheer half a dozen fans in the USA and disappoint MILLIONS of fans who waited for Kelly Dance Diva.
Where is the dance mash-up first single that Kelly said in a recent interview? Kelly is lying now?
I’m not seeing respect for the international fans. This is very disappointing.
Internationally, i see the HOMERIC FLOP of “Motivation”.
@JR
YOU ARE SOOOOOO RIGHT, EVERYONE ON ALL THE OTHER BLOGS LOVE THIS SONG, ITS JUS THE INTERNATIONAL FANS THAT ARE UPSET
I Can’t Even Lie The More I Listen The More I Freakin Love It. This Song Is Hawt As Hellllllllll. I Thought Wayne Would Ruin It But He Did Good. Why Are You Guys Hating? Just Admit The Song Is A Smash Slow Of Fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wtf happened to pop sensibility?????????????????????????? this song better not be the final version…if so, she is DESTINEDDD to flop.
BIG MISS … are you kidding me ? This is the best the very talented Rico Love and Jim Jonsin has to offer Kelly ? Hell, “UNITY” is 100x better than this song !!! Kelly … do your fans around the world a favor ~ embrace “Unity”, re-record “Unity” and release “Unity” as a single with the full promo machine to support … it’s a HIT RECORD !!! What more do you need ???
I like this song, but I like Each Other a lot better.
Yo Kelly u jus smashed. Go! OMG! There will always be haters. All I gotta say is with the right look, coreography, n director the video will be crazy. F*** that dance/pop/techno s***. Do u honestly even remember half of these songs a year later? Nope. Kelly do u. Follow u. Cuz they follow u like Twitter. She said don’t put her in a box. I ain’t wit that dance s*** but I love Kelly n she got sumthin for everybody. “Yea I be the 1 that they love 2 mention…” ITC-KR
@ Parris Black your words are spoken like a true realist! I agree
Ok imma break it down for you dumb f****….This song Motivation is definitely and urban smash hit period…..and once Kelly is able towin over the urban crowd in the U.S, then she is solid because the urban scene was not feeling her….I’m sure her next single is gonna be dance pop for her International audience….and for people saying the song will not be played on the radion you are so wrong because the song was actually leaked and played on radio here in the states with no official release….so imagine when she releases it…..I know this is going to smash in the U.S period. And for you Trent i love your Rihanna shades and all but i think you are absolutely wrong on the one!
in my opinion i prefer gone ************ luv her though
HOTTTTTT!!!!!!! My jam right now, been on loop for hours.
this does not sound like a smash to me, the only reason why you guys are saying that is because we are all the ones rooting for Ms. Kelly. The song sounds average when comparing it to to songs that monica, keri hilson, jennifer hudson and even ciara have released, the list could go on. But really, ‘Commander’, ‘rose colored glasses’, and ‘forever and a day’ have done nothing in the U.S, ‘dance kelly’ can make it in the UK but ‘dance kelly’ ain’t saying nothing in the states so she has to go to back to her urban roots. Although i don’t consider it to be that strong of a first single, ‘urban kelly’ can make a lot more impact in the US than ‘dance kelly’.
@ Jasmine – I agree 100% ! “UNITY” will always be one of Kelly Rowland’s best songs and it’s time she performs this track for her fans ! Re-record, shoot a live video, do something with this amazing ballad. Beyonce would have taken that gem to #1 !!!
Please let “Unity” rest in peace guys. lol…anyways…I’ll admit that this song has grown on me since earlier. I’ve listened to it like 20 times already. lol. I love Kelly’s urban music, but I’m in love with her dance tracks.
Experiment complete the american blogs love this, the international fans prefer dance , ah yes expect a more thumped up version for international but for the us, this song is grown and s*** i like it..oh i have said that before right.
Okay, first of all…F*** dance music. That’s right, I said…and I will say it again: F*** DANCE MUSIC. That hyper-tempo’d, annoying synth, faggeity “subway kid rejoice your truth” s*** has contaminated the airways and charts for too long now. I don’t respect it, I don’t respect what it stands for and I don’t respect the audience it caters to. And f*** any and all previously R&B artists who sold out and are now attempting to jump on that corny Gaga/Britney bandwagon (Yes, Usher and Chris…I’m talking about you…and no doubt I’ll be talking about Beyonce too, because we all know she’s going to go pop next time.)
That being said, this s*** is not a hit and will flop. It would have flopped five years ago. It has nothing to do with it being R&B, or the tempo being too slow. Quite frankly, the song has no melody, is boring and forgettable.
Furthermore, some people need to give up the ghost where Kelly Rowland is concerned. She’s been around for HOW LONG now? They’ve been trying to “break” her for years and it still hasn’t happened. She’s like the female version of Marques Houston. It doesn’t matter if she does R&B jams when R&B is popular of f** pop while f** pop is popular, either way it’s going to flop because she has no personality and is very generic. If she was going to blow up, it would have happened some time in between “Dilemma” and Freddy vs. Jason…it didn’t happen. Give up the ghost.
OMG, that was terrible.
I’m pretty much going echo what everyone else is saying. This is really good song but I feel like it won’t sell!! I feel like the direction she was going with Commander and Forever and a Day was what she should have stuck with. It’s only the first single so we may still get that on the album.
I think that she should have stood by the first singles she put out because she was in her own lane with that music. When an artist is trying to grow with their music, the fans should realize that and grow with the artist. If they don’t at first, then they will eventually, and if not then so what?
I hate comparing her to Beyonce, but she needs to have the same mentality. When Beyonce went more mainstream and left the R&B phase, her fans complained but they jumped on the bandwagon and look where it got her. Kelly still has time to do this, but I just feel like she is trying to please too many people right now. I just hope this single isn’t a taste of what the whole album going to be like.
It doesn’t matter if this is a #1 hit. Kelly is doing what she feels and I’m very proud of her. At the end of the day, she more successful than many of you all on this blog hating. All she needs is good promotion and she can be on top.
I’m still rockin wit it. @ Sense. U make perfect sense n JR I c u. I really wanted Sam 2 do a post on this. U c it’s one of his top 5 picks already. Trent do us a favor n leave the kelly post to Sam. He can be honest without being a hater. All the rest of u that don’t like the song go play some of that dance s*** that ur gonna forget in a few months when the next 1 comes out. It’s soooo funny cuz people don’t even know the words 2 these songs when they sing along. anywayz I’m out. TEAMKELLY MOTIVATION urban smash. Get wit it or get out the way b******! lol
“UNITY” is the answer … do people realize that the producer behind “Unity” also produced Daniel Powter’s mega worldwide #1 Billboard hit “Bad Day” a few years ago ? His name is Jeff Dawson. WAKE UP … why is Kelly accepting mediocrity when she has a potential #1 smash hit staring her in the face ??? Read the Blogs and YouTube Comments on Unity … it’s all there. The fact this gem went straight to the Top 10 in Canada with NO promotional support and a video should tell Motown Universal a lot … re-record, release and watch Kelly rise to the top of the music charts (if she in fact wants this) !!!
If yall stupid f**** dont shut the hell up about unity its not happening. Live long and prosperosus dumb asses that was in 2008 its done stop trying to make that wack s*** happen.
I like the song a lot! I just really think that the public forgot what R&B really sounds like. Its been watered down for way too long. Its time to go back to our roots and leave the pop songs to the pop artists.
@E11…damn she did have that many lead singles…smh
Ps damn jp…nice body,(thinks to self…time to hit the gym)
@ Jimmi Devine – 2008 or not, UNITY is one of the best Kelly Rowland songs eva !!! At least it still sounds current unlike Motivation which took me back to the year 2000 !!! UNITY IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE GOLD <3 <3
Perez Hilton just posted this song on his website.
I’ve heard the song twice on radio!!! its definitely radio friendly. I think shes hit the nail on this one!!! Finally. Again this song is for grown ups, all y’all kids need to fall back or cover your ears.
ABSOLUTE TUNE!!!
@dblog what area?
Kelly you did it baby girl….they have played it three times today on the radio in Texas….hahhahhahahha…haters stay pressed.
@BDABOSS – Michigan
“go go go, be my motivation.” <3
Kelly U Are The Best, Motivation Is A Masterpice. Can’t Wait 4 The Album!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE DIS SONG I LOVE LIL WAYNE PART MOSLY BECAUS IMMA FREAK AND I LOVE KELLY SHE HAS A NICE VOICE AND I LOVE HER SONGS I LOVE YOU GIRL I LOVE YOU TO LIL WAYNE
For the people talking about the success of “When Love Takes Over” and “Commander”, they WERE NOT even released in the U.S. officially……and she didn’t even have a label when she recorded and released “When love takes over” and she still got a grammy. THANKS!!!!!! “Motivation” debuted at #55 on Billboard and is alread at #52 (not even a week later). FLOP?! I THINK NOT!!!!!!
kelly did a great job, about time she aint in the damn background…. she should have been doin tht my fav song
I disagree with this critic on the site. This song is a banger! Love it s*** enough for a night of play with my hubby. lol. Get it girl Im his motivation.
that song is off the chande
I loved the song a big hit good job kelly !
i love that song and man my bae is on there
HIT SONG! Kelly u rock! Numb one!
she dose not sing better then justain bieber so i li ke you song you didn GIRL……………….FRIEND