The proverbial middle child of Destiny, Kelly Rowland, is in an interesting position at the moment. After a shaky start to this era, the Grammy Award winner could possibly be at the brink of a crossover. With the biggest solo hit of her career ruling at urban outlets, and set to impact pop audiences soon, Kelly finally gained enough momentum behind her third studio album for Universal Motown to move forward with it’s release.
That momentum came in the form of ‘Motivation’, the Lil’ Wayne-assisted chart-topper, which was preceded by almost a year’s worth of “buzz singles” – ‘Commander’, ‘Rose Colored Glasses’, ‘Forever and A Day’, ‘Grown Woman‘ – and label/management kink ironing. The slinky, Jim Jonsin-laced bedroom cheer anthem, has topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven weeks, and peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, so far. Despite delay, the certified hit cemented a previously elusive release date for Kelly’s held-up LP. ‘Here I Am’ will finally hit U.S. retailers Tuesday July 26.
Before it’s debut, we here at That Grape Juice want to take a look back at five albums that suffered from similarly delayed gratification. Five albums plagued by bombing singles, label issues, and leaks, until finally, stone cold redemption – a validated hit – saved the long delayed albums from release date purgatory, a la Teaira Mari.
Check them out below…
1. Keri Hilson – ‘In A Perfect World…’
The debut effort from songwriter Keri Hilson (Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige) was quietly anticipated by R&B fans after her contribution to Timbaland’s top three hit ‘The Way I Are’. In fact, the hit-maker’s protege appeared all over 2007’s platinum selling ‘Timbaland Presents… Shock Value’. In essence, Hilson filled the void of hip-hop’s go-to hook girl, during Ashanti’s absence. The singer’s debut, ‘In A Perfect World…’, was originally set for a 2007 release, to capitalize off of initial buzz. Yet, due to label issues and single failures, the album wasn’t released until March 2009.
The Singles: While first single, ‘Energy’, peaked at a modest No. 78 on Billboard Hot 100 and 21 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, The Timbaland-crafted ‘Return The Favor’ failed to chart in the U.S. all together.
The Hit: The project’s redemption came in the form of ‘Turnin Me On’, the Polow Da Don-produced track featuring go-to rapper Lil Wayne. Serviced as the third single before the album’s release, the song peaked at No. 15 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 on the R&B chart; becoming Hilson’s first pop hit as a lead artist
Aftermath: Thanks to ‘Turnin Me On’, promotion for the project was set in full swing, ‘In A Perfect World…’ debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 94,000 copies in it’s first week according to Nielsen Sound Scan. The album was eventually certified gold by the RIAA and garnered Hilson two Grammy nominations at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
2. Monica – ‘After The Storm’
Four years removed from the classic 90’s hit, ‘The Boy Is Mine’, singer Monica began preparing her official return to music. After 2002’s ‘All Eyez On Me’ LP, plagued by leaks and failed singles, was abandoned, Monica’s third studio album ‘After The Storm’ was eventually born from it’s ashes.
The Singles: The set’s original singles were the Michael Jackson sampling tune ‘All Eyez On Me’ (#69 on Hot 100, #32 on R&B), and ‘Too Hood’ a Jermaine Dupri produced track that failed to make any noise on the charts.
The Hit: After, Clive Davis ordered a reconstruction of the ‘Eyez’ album, Missy Elliott was brought in to craft a more fitting sound for “Ms. Thang”. Monica & Elliott’s time in the studio produced the album’s quintessential hit ‘So Gone’ (#10 Hot 100, #1 R&B). The song became the crossover the label was aiming for to reintroduce Monica to music audiences on this side of the 1990’s.
Aftermath: Though, the first two singles were omitted from the final album, ‘After The Storm’ debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 upon it’s release, selling 186,000 in it’s first week. The set went on to sell 1,023,000 copies, becoming Monica’s last platinum album.
3. Ciara – ‘Fantasy Ride’
The third studio album by R&B artist Ciara, saw the one time Crunk Queen branch out into more pop oriented territory, and explore more visually adventurous themes (see “Super C”, the artist’s alter ego, depicted on the album cover). Her urban fan base didn’t take too well to the change, as ‘Fantasy Ride’ is often cited as the beginning of a downward spiral for the ‘Goodies’ artist.
The Singles: Intended as the album’s first single, ‘Go Girl’ featured hitmaker T-Pain. The song reached the 78th position on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Song charts (Ultimately being left off the album entirely). Ciara also released the Young Jeezy-assisted ‘Never Ever’ (#66 Hot 100, #9 R&B).
The Hit: After two failed singles, Jive Records brought in label mate Justin Timberlake to craft a hit for the struggling star. The resulting ‘Love Sex Magic’ became a pop smash (#10 Hot 100), even earning the duo a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
The Aftermath: On The strength of ‘Love Sex Magic’, Ciara released ‘Fantasy Ride’ on May 3, 2009. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, selling 83,00 copies. Promotion, and sales stalled after bad reception of subsequent singles and label issues.
4. Jennifer Lopez – ‘Love?’
Bouncing back from the commercial flop that was 2007’s ‘Brave’, J. Lo began recording ‘Love?’ in 2009. After two flopped singles, Lopez and Epic Records parted ways. The American Idol judge took the project over to Island Def Jam, where it was restructured with fresh material and released in 2011.
The Single: Released as the first single, ‘Louboutins‘ was a disappointment, failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It was preceded by “buzz single” ‘Fresh Out The Oven’ featuring rapper Pitbull, which fared no better.
The Hit: Leading off the newly revamped version of ‘Love?’, was the RedOne produced single ‘On The Floor’, which found J. Lo joining forces with rapper Pitbull once again. The single peaked at No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lopez’s first top ten hit since 2003’s ‘All I Have’ featuring hip hop heavyweight LL Cool J.
Aftermath: ‘Love?’ was released during Lopez’s stint as American Idol judge (Kelly currently sits on the panel of UK vocal competition, X Factor). The album debuted at No. 5, selling 83,000 copies. As of June 29, 2011 the album has sold 203,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen Sound Scan. Single releases are still being planned for the project.
5. Ashanti – ‘The Declaration’
Although, still signed to longtime record label, The Inc., during it’s inception, Ashanti’s fourth album ‘The Declaration’ was created on the singer’s terms with no input from executive producer/label head Irv Gotti, due to ongoing conflict.
The Single: ‘The Declaration’ was preceded by “buzz singles” ‘Switch’ featuring longtime boyfriend Nelly and ‘Hey Babay (After The Club)’ featuring Mario Winans, both went nowhere.
The Hit: Released in January of 2008, as the official “first single”, ‘The Way That I Love You’ quickly rose to the No. 2 spot on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked within the Top 40 of the Hot 100.
Aftermath: Due to poor reception, the first two singles were left off the standard US version of the album. ‘The Declaration’ debuted at No. 6, selling 86,000 copies in it’s first week, going on to become Ashanti’s lowest selling studio album to date.
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In light of Beyonce’s recent return to chart dominance with new album ‘4’, It’s evident, the lack of a hit single is inconsequential to a bona fide superstar. Yet, for the ladies on the brink, their crossover is only one hit away. All five of these women experienced shaky starts to their respective projects, eventually caught a hit, and released their albums to varied results. Come July 26th, will Ms. Kelly fall somewhere in between? Let us know what you think. Is ‘Motivation’ the beginning of Kelly’s mainstream breakthrough, or a cruel stroke of luck?
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LMAO!
I like Kelly Rowland but seruously TGJ is WAYYYYY overkilling it.
By the way they talk about Mitivatioon u d think it is the biggest hit in history.
That song peaked at mothaeffin #19.
Not even top15
Anyway, I like the song and I hope Kelly s album hit #1 and that she sales over 100K from it. It would be a nice debut that she could build on with subsequent good single.
I can see her selling 500K-600K from this album like Monica’s latest album.
Kelly Rowland has finally shown us what she can do and if she kepts doing having excellent performances, then of coarse, she’s going to numbers for her career, but at first, it seemed like, thanks to her management/promo team and/or Matthew Knowles and Music World, they’d pushed her back for Beyonce. Go Kelly Rowland. Show us more of what you can do!
I hope this album does well for her sake!
I think she will have her highest first week with around 90K-100K but I don’t know if it will do pretty well in the long run, I think it could go gold though.
Monica had 2 top 20’s on the Hot 100 from that album. #1 R&B song of that year!!! Top 10 hot 100 hit!
She bouta do it again this fall!!!!!
Mark my words.
Tru dat- Monica suffered all the delays and bomb singles, from Alll Eye’s on Me to Everytime the Beat Drops, and all those failed leaks from Still Standing- and magaged to pull out strong. THE UNDERDOGS!!!
Point taken. We are tired of the same ol. I want Kelly to step up and become a sucess. Its exciting watching Kelly outsell 2 Beyonce singles
.. and Monica remain relevant and outsell Brandy
Yes Monica!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes Kelly!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but
No Ashanti.
No Keri.
I’m getting a copy of the album. I think Kelly have a chance 2 shine.
Third times a charm.
quit STANNING for this muppet baby dog!
you are just setting yourself up for failure.
Kelly is beautiful, talented and has tons to prove. I can’t wait until she finally comes out the gate and starts showing the lessors how its done. Motivation is a start. Lets see whats ahead 🙂
MONICA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any rnb chick in the game 0-30 in age
Not for nothing, But This does not mean s***!
Ok Motivation is “slowly” becoming a Hit but really it does not mean her album will sell.
Look at LOVE?. On the Floor has become one of the biggest hits of the year wiith 200 million views on Youtube and where did that get the album and the Second Single Im Into You?, Oh yeah, Nowhere!
really Kelly outsell 2 Beyonce singles?? lmfaooo seriously i cant…anyway if kelly fans would just sffu and stop hyping this girl up knowing her past flops and buy her album this time..i think kelly will be ok…
I hope Kelly finally gets the success she clearly deserves, id like to see the return of some talented artist – AKA Amerie, Brandy,Monica, Ashanti and bring more Rn B into the charts
even with the success of motivation 2 or 3 weeks ago I would of said she caught a hit jus like like this feat eve (her 2nd highest charting solo single) but no ones gna care jus like no one cared about ms. Kelly HOWEVER I am startin to backtrack because buzz is building for this project .. I thot the snippets were pretty good and can’t wait to hear the whole album and IT HASN’T LEAKED which I mean for someone like beyonce I did think it had an impact leakin so early but even with that she still sold on her name .. kelly couldn’t afford a 3 week prior leak under any costs and god bless her team for holdin on to it this long .. I can actually say whole heartedly I’m anticpating kelly and I kno I’m jus one person but hey from someone who saw kelly as the girl to the left of beyonce in destinys child I’d say that’s a step and not jus me a lot of ppl on twitter are sayin they can’t wait and wana see her win .. So I jus pre ordered my copy and really hope she can do 100000K – 150000K which is lookin more and more possible .. But kelly and her team keep that album locked up!!
The album has leaked!!!
truth is tho everybody album is leaking days or weeks before the release date,,so you never know…i never thought in a million years beyonce 4 would leak so early or be leaked at all
This post feels like Deja Vu. Already posted my thoughts on this last night.
Yall people blame everybody for kelly’s ass. If mathew was holding kelly back. how comes she didn’t pull off when she left? she still did not do well. It has been years and you guys look for all reasons and excuses for kelly past failures. Oh my!!! i hope everyone buy the album come june 26. what will be the next excuse for kelly?? I am waiting.
I love dc3 and I support them but comparing them making excuses for one not performing and blaming the others is pure bull.
I wish her all the best. Please people when you post stuff read over and think of what point you making and if you bringing it out well enough cause what you type reflects just who you are. I would love to read some of your argumentative essays in school. must be pure crap
I hope she sells somewhere in the 100k for first week sells…. nothing less! I hope this album will go Platnium. She needs to promote the album until the end of the year at least. Plus she needs to promote “LAY IT ON ME” right now. And she needs another hit under her belt… and listening to the snippets, she has a very solid album so I’m sure she has more hits on there. I hope she doesn’t just use “MOTIVATION” as the only single to go by. She has alot of people checking for her, she needs to continue to keep that momentum going
@Tc23
STOLE IS HER SECOND HIGHEST CHARTING SINGLE,NOT LIKE THIS. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU COME IN HERE PRETENDING TO BE A FAN H**.
Really waiting for Julu 26 and the week after n I want Kelly to be serve a big full bowl of I told you so b******! This is Kelly’s time…Too many hoping for her to fail! #motivation
@noneya ooooo yea stoleeee how could I forget the SMASH that single was #bitchbye .. I do like kelly I duno why I would pretend ummm yeaa its funny I was actually payin kelly a compliment and do think she’s talented but she’s been strugglin her whole career any idiot (includin u) could see that .. It really is bitter fans like u that make it hard of ppl to like some of these artists
Kelly and Monica 2011 BABY!- Fick all the Haters
Here I am July 26! Go get it lovers and haters and everyone in between…
its clearly Kelly’s year 🙂 July 26th couldnt come sooner 🙂
I’m not worried. At all. Top 5 off top n I’m shootin 4 number 1. Let’s get it team Kelly. We gonna smash
IT SURE WAS UGLY,CAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS #27>>>>>#30
LEARN HOW TO USE COMMON SENSE R*****
& LIKE I SAID,KEEP PRETENDING TO BE A FAN FUNKY BOOTY POSSOM CAUSE WE ALL KNOW YOU AREN’T.GET YOUR INFO RIGHT DUMMY!
@Tc23
IT SURE WAS UGLY,CAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS #27>>>>>#30
LEARN HOW TO USE COMMON SENSE R*****
& LIKE I SAID,KEEP PRETENDING TO BE A FAN FUNKY BOOTY POSSOM CAUSE WE ALL KNOW YOU AREN’T.GET YOUR INFO RIGHT DUMMY!
I actually heard the official version of Lay It On Me on the radio last night! Sounded pretty good!
@DEON
NO ONES READING YOUR ESSAYS R*****,GO TAKE A NAP OLD MAN
YES SO I WAS RIGHT….ROSE COLORED GLASSES AND GROWN WOMAN WERE REAL SINGLES BUT WERE LATER CALLED BUZZ SINGLES AFTER THEY UNDER PERFORMED WHERE YOU AT @KELLYMOTIVATION WITH YOUR FAIL ASS?
@ChrisJ
NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK BUM,INCLUDING THAT D*** IN YOUR PIC
#FACTSUGLY
@RihannaNAVY
SH!TANNA LOVES THE POTRAIT OF HER IN YOUR DEFAULT
HERES TO HOPING HER COCKY ASS FANS WILL SUPPORT HER….I WILL STILL BUY MY DELUXE EDITION REGARDLESS…..
BUT J LO HAD A TOP 3 OR 5 SINGLE AND SHE HAD AMERICAN IDOL BUZZ AND THE ALBUM STILL SOLD LESS THAN A BLANK CD….KELLY HAS NO PROMO WHATSOEVER SO SHE MIGHT SELL LESS IF SHE DOESNT START SOON…
@YeaBey
WHO CARES UGLY? AS LONG AS YOU PROMOTE EVERY THREAD WITH HER NAME IN IT,THATS ALL THE BUZZ SHE NEEDS, S***** BOOTY FREAK
@noneya
awww u mad!?
@YeaBey
NO ONE CARES ABOUT JHO OR BOOTY PAD WEARING FAKEONCE UGLY
HENCE WHY YOURE ON THIS WEBSITE PROMOTING KELLY INSTEAD OF THEM B!TCHES
BEYONCE IS F@GG…..
@CHRISJ
NOT WITH YOU STEALING MY LINES,I’M SURE NOT UGLY
@NONEYA Why you under my ass? Youmad? when i state facts you got mad? I bet you mad at TGJ too for stating facts….LMFAOOO non factor…..poor baby…
@NONEYA
July 17, 2011 at 2:20 am
BEYONCE IS F@GG…..
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reaaaaalllllyyy? YOU ARE REPRESENTING THE ROWLDAGS??? LMAO shame please have a seat…These are the facts and you will live with it! Point blank period!!
@NONEYA
July 17, 2011 at 2:20 am
@YeaBey
NO ONE CARES ABOUT JHO OR BOOTY PAD WEARING FAKEONCE UGLY
HENCE WHY YOURE ON THIS WEBSITE PROMOTING KELLY INSTEAD OF THEM B!TCHES
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I AM NOT A FAN OF J LO…LMAO BUT FACTS ARE FACTS! How am i promoting Kelly on this website when TGJ’s post is doing the JOB?…stop worrying about the “b” word this post is about kelly…the “B” word will ruin it for her in this post…lmao KEEP IT CUTE U WANNA BE!!
@YeaBey
F@GG I DON’T GIVE A F*CK ABOUT NO DAMN ROWLDAWGS
I’M HERE TO DISH THE FACTS UGLY,& SLAY ANYBODY I SO PLEASE
SIT & TAKE NOTES BUM
Kelly will sell anywhere between 80’000 and 100’000. She needs to release the new single and start promoting. The album is coming out so soon. I’m guessing she will get about a #3 or #4 on billboard album charts, though I could be proven wrong.
@YeaBey
LIKE I SAID UGLY KEEP PROMOTING KELLY,YOU ARE HER BIGGEST FAN F@GG,AND THAT AINT GOING TO NEVER CHANGE!
SO STAY PUT IN YOUR WHEELCHAIR FREAK,YOU GOING TO BE IN HERE PROMOTING KELLY ALL DAMN NIGHT,AND THERES NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT BUM
No one in America is going to buy Kelly’s album off of Motivation alone. She will be luck to sell 80K. Extremely lucky. I predict 70 K.
@MrIncredible
PUT THAT ON YOUR MONTHLY FOODSTAMPS R*****
@NONEYA
July 17, 2011 at 2:32 am
@YeaBey
LIKE I SAID UGLY KEEP PROMOTING KELLY,YOU ARE HER BIGGEST FAN F@GG,AND THAT AINT GOING TO NEVER CHANGE!
SO STAY PUT IN YOUR WHEELCHAIR FREAK,YOU GOING TO BE IN HERE PROMOTING KELLY ALL DAMN NIGHT,AND THERES NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT BUM
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i SEE YOU STILL UNDER MY ASS HUH? YOU ARE SO HURT OVER THERE GETTING PERSONAL WHILE IM HERE LMFAO…THIS IS THE INTERNET SO I DO NOT KNOW WHY YOU ARE DISPLAYING PRESSED BEHAVIOR….THIS WILL BE MY LAST RESPONSE TO YOU AS YOU ARE A NON FACTOR!……WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SLAYING? YOUR KEYBOARD?….DO IT A FAVOR AND STOP SMASHING YOUR HOOVES TRYING TO GET ME TO NOTICE YOU….
@NoneYa Obviously you do or you wouldn’t put the time in to make that dumb ass comment and @ the stupid Bey fans that give her true fans a bad name need to STFU with rude comments about Kelly Rowland when both of the ladies are like sister and have no hate towards each other. Why do you q***** always put women against each other it’s just ridiculous, but kids will be kids.
TGJ the only album that really was successful on this list was Monica After The Storm. You’ve Should’ve Known Better, Knock Knock, Set It Off, So Gone remix are my jams
@NONEYA
July 17, 2011 at 2:32 am
@YeaBey
LIKE I SAID UGLY KEEP PROMOTING KELLY,YOU ARE HER BIGGEST FAN F@GG,AND THAT AINT GOING TO NEVER CHANGE!
SO STAY PUT IN YOUR WHEELCHAIR FREAK,YOU GOING TO BE IN HERE PROMOTING KELLY ALL DAMN NIGHT,AND THERES NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT BUM
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i SEE YOU STILL UNDER MY ASS HUH? YOU ARE SO HURT OVER THERE GETTING PERSONAL WHILE IM HERE LMFAO…THIS IS THE NET SO I DO NOT KNOW WHY YOU ARE DISPLAYING PRESSED BEHAVIOR….THIS WILL BE MY LAST RESPONSE TO YOU AS YOU ARE A NON FACTOR!……WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SLAYING? YOUR KEYBOARD?….DO IT A FAVOR AND STOP SMASHING YOUR HOOVES TRYING TO GET ME TO NOTICE YOU….
Im not wishing or hoping for Kelly to flop, I want her to do well to prove me wrong! But I got a feelin Im goin to be right….. And if I am I will change my user name!
@YEABEY- KELLYMOTIVATION is probably some where pretending to be important…..lol
S/N: If u IGNORE the troll it will go away!!
3/5 of those albums listed (leave out Keri & Monica) are failures.
dead @ 5 singles and no album. I’m rooting for her still.
@Put That On Everythang
NO ONES READING YOUR ESSAYS F@GG
@YeaBey
AS LONG AS YOU STAY IN HERE & PROMOTE KELLY LIKE I COMMANDED YOU TOO THEN THATS ALL THAT MATTERS BUMPY LIP F@GGET
I have never so many people get so excited over 1 song… I get that everyone wants Kelly to win… but it’s ONE SONG… sheesh.
@CrackCoke
NO ONE ASKED FOR YOUR OPINON UGLY,STAY SNIFFING CRACK & COKE ,AND STAY OUT OF HUMANS BUSINESS
@MrIncredible
ONE SONG THAT YOU LOVE F@GG
@QUEENBEY THATS EXACTLY WHAT I’M DOING RIGHT NOW I’M IGNORING IT….I AM NOT ROOTING FOR KELLY’S FAILURE AT AL….BUT FACTS ARE FACTS AND EVEN HER ROWLDAWGS SAID IT……THE PROMO FOR THIS ALBUM IS SUCKY….I JUST REALLY HOPE SHE DOES 110K+ AT LEAST….Motivation will not do this song justice…but Lay It On me Would have definitely been its saving grace….. If the album underperforms i wont call it a FLOP but i will be giving some of these stans the business….
@noneya
LOL U seem bothered.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS F@GGS, YALL UGLY AZZES GONNA STAY IN THIS POST ALL DAMN NIGHT
WE GOING FOR 45676578769780879067956 POSTS TONIGHT F@GGYS,DON’T GET TIRED NOW BUMS
@CrackCoke
YOU SEEM RETARDED
@ Crackcoke ….
Noneya is bothered b/c she’s worried… I’d be too if i were a Kelly stan… I hope Kelly does well tho.
I wont be surprised if Lay It On Me gets an official release this tuesday( which it should) and then The video will premiere when she goes to 106 and park the week of its release….if she goes there….If she does those things then her chance will increase by an additional 10-20k
@MrIncredible
WHOSE A KELLY STAN UGLY?
YOUR MEMORY STARTING TO FADE OLD MAN?
86858568965634574768548473636362 MORE POSTS TO GO F@GGS! KEEP IT UP!
i love my beautiful black baby..i cnt wait to get my copy of here i am..i love you queen kelly rowland
5 BASIC B******,
http://i55.tinypic.com/1zlelja.jpg
Is Sam trying to say that Kelly is somehow better than the other 4??
Maybe so… (?) but As u can see ONE hit single IS NOT goin to sell an album!!!
I expect Kelly will sell around 90-120K if shes lucky, Bey’s album sold off Name & Reputation alone with NO HITS, HYPE, & Mediocre Promo. Unlike Bey Kelly NEEDS Promo & all of those things!! Motivation is only gonna get Kelly so far & I dont see too many PPL being interested in the album as a whole. From what I hear her album is very Basic(mediocre) & inconsistent. 😕 While Bey’s album is EPIC & will continue to sell off that Fact alone…
*BLAST COUNTDOWN, END OF TIME & PARTY* 🙂
Ummmmm Kelly will do well this time around, motivation is a hit, and hopefully her second single “lay it on me” does good as well cos I like that song……..I feel like Kelly is just the underdog in the industry ……. Not to mention her last album unexpectedly went platinum, it had several hits besides “like this (ft. Eve)” ….but most of the success from that album Was from several international outlets …..this is Kelly’s year, it’s almost like she’s a new artist but she will do well. just notice that when she was under Matthew Knowles management she didn’t have a hit, but as soon as she left …..boom motivation became #1 …… I just hope she does well.
@YEABEY,….I HAVE GOT SOMETHING LIKE A JOB AND LIFE,……AND UNLIKE YOU, I DON’T SPEND MY WHOLE TIME ON TGJ
#B**** PLEASE
GET YALL FUNKY ,S** INFESTED AZZES UP F@GGETS! YALL GOT 7567547576858768587574674764 MORE POSTS TO GO,AND YALL AINT STOPPIN TIL WE REACH OUR GOAL! GET BACK TO WORK F@GGS!
@KELLYMOTIVATION “B**** PLEASE” IS THAT WHAT WE SAY NOW? YOU WENT TO WORK AND CAME RIGHT BACK TO TGJ SO THAT DOESNT PROVE MUCH…YOU STILL DID NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION SO W/E….YOU MAY CONTINUE TO KISS MY ASS AND WORSHIP ME WHILE I ABANDON THIS POST…CAUSE U KNOW BE AND MY FELLOW “B WORD” STANS IS WHAT GET ALL THESE POSTS SO MUCH COMMENTS…..
I HAVE A JOB AS WELL EVEN THOUGH I’M 16 BUT IS HAVING A JOB WHAT PROVES THAT SOMEONE HAS A LIFE? NO IT DOES NOT….POINT IS I AM STILL ON SUMMER BREAK SO I WILL DO WHAT I ENJOY…DRAGGING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU WHO TRIES TO COME AT ME FOR PRESENTING THE FACTS! STRAIGHT UP!
@YEABEY- Kelly album is set to debut in 9 days, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9!!! I CAN NOT see ‘Lay It On Me’ saving her album….no NOT AT ALL!!!
Also isnt it funny soon as u mention @KELLYMOTIVION he/she/both show up?????
PRESSED and Lurking post much????
@QUEENBEY I KNOW! ITS ALMOST AS IF SHE SCROLLS DOWN LOOKING FOR MY NAME…WORSHIPPING/STALKING MUCH?? LMAO
@QUEENBEY IDK EVEN IF IT DOESNT DEBUT WITH STRONG 1ST WEEK SALES I THINK LAY IT ON ME COULD DO IT JUSTICE IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS…I really hope its released soon though…as much as i hate kelly’s stans Lay It On Me is the business….
6857906085959845775474577 MORE POSTS! GO,GO,GO,GO,GO F@GGETS!
Look at it I love all three members but it just shows you how Matthew Knowles controlled this business…..
Kelly fired him she finally scores a #1 single
Beyonce fired him, even tho she is #1 in several countries, without her former manger and fathers guidance it became her lowest sales ever
Michelle fired him as well……I’m just waiting until august when her first single comes out, then I will judge …….but Matthew is the person to look at when it comes to these females music careers.
*grabs popcorn & a Pepsi* Ahahahaha!!!
KEEP POSTING F@GGS! SMELLYONCE WOULD NOT BE PROUD,NO BREAKS SLAVES! 8686858579678957E46475Y7868567845747474756745754 MORE POSTS TO GO!
GOING TO BED…….I HAVE A LONG DAY TOMORROW WITH MY GALS……HAVING A SUMMER VACATION FULL OF BLISS……..
GOODNIGHT MY LITTLE RATS
@YEABEY- I hear u…… but I personally find Kelly boring ass f***!
Her WHOLE SOLO career has been flop, after flop, after flop, after flop, after flop!!!
I think alot of ppl are goin to show her sympathy and pick up her album just bcuz they feel sorry for her!!!
hope “here i am” will not be like J-lo’s “LOVE?” ! cuz “ON THE FLOOR” was a worldwide smash hit “more than motivation”and the album sales were … U KNOW !!!! this kelly album is like “live or die” situation , and u can’t buy n album based on one song !! ! she will be Overshadowed by “the B word” for ever if kelly’s fans didn’t buy it and DOWNLOADED IT ILLEGALLY AS USUAL !! we will see how that will go for kelly and her fans ! hope everything will be ok cuz this post made me worried about her !!
@QUEENBEY BUT HOW LONG CAN PEOPLE BE SYMPATHETIC IS THE REAL QUESTION…I’LL JUST SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT..
@POP ROYALYTY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM SAYING….IT IS FACTS! I DONT WANT KELLY TO FLOP BUT SHE IS MILKING MOTIVATION TOOO MUCH!!
YES.YES,YES ,KEEP POSTINF F@GGYS, BEYAWNCE COULD NEVER GENERATE OVER 10 COMMENTS AT NIGHT,HENCE WHY ALL HIS FANS ONLY COMMENT IN POSTS ABOUT KELLY!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO!
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umm m yea i predict less than 40k …
Kelly will sell between 150 to 200k, “Motivation” is huge and her next single will be huge as well, alot of people are rooting for her. This album is gonna do well. I wouldn’t be suprised if she goes platinum. @S*** no one pays you no mind anymore, incase you forgot. Also, R&b hits are different from Pop hits, Pop has a way larger audience. So they can’t be judged by the same criteria, now if they were both getting equal amounts of airplay then that would be different. To the Bey stans that are being extra sit down. By the way JLo is officially releasing a second single, she has stated this. I don’t know that “I’m Into You” was the official second single, and she’s now at about 220k. Her era isn’t over. These bloggers are always trying to put an end to something so early.
since all you guys on this post have said you want Kelly to win.. Why don’t you guys just make you purchase the album to help her win!!! I feel that Kelly can/will do perhaps 100k first week. Just because the urban base is way different that the pop bases that affected JLO and then Ciara doesn’t count cause her whole album had leaked prior to the release date. This era is reminding me more of the Monica and Keri Hilson eras than anything.. So i’m gonna say she’ll at least get gold..
all this beyonce vs. kelly s*** needs to stop.. These two ladies would like nothing more than for them both to be successful. again it adds to the fact that Destiny’s Child is/was a superior group than any female group ever produced. Just for the fact that so far it has produced 4 talented ladies that have either experienced success in some form of fashion…
Kelly has slayedddd BLEACHonce this era. BLEACHonce can’t even hold the #1 spot ww for more than a week. My is she going DOWNHILL 🙂
YO ON THE REAL, ANY KELLY ROWLAND FAN ON HERE DON’T TRIP! X-FACTORS AUDITIONS WRAPPED LAST WEEK. SHE IS BACK IN THE U.S THIS WEEK N WE WILL C HER EVERYWHERE! THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF LAY IT ON ME HAS BEEN RELEASED 2 RADIO AS OF 2DAY. ITUNES WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW. I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO SEVERAL TIMES 2DAY MYSELF. MS.KELLY WAS OVERSEAS FULLFILLING HER OBLIGATIONS AND MAKING GOOD ON THAT 1 MILLION DOLLAR CHECK SHE WAS PAID. SHE’S BOUT HER BIZ THIS TIME AROUND N THAT MONEY. JUST SUPPORT GO OUT THERE4 N BUY THAT ALBUM. ANTICIPATION IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH 4 HER SO LET’S JUST KEEP IT MOVIN. IT’S HER YEAR N THE NAYSAYERS HAVE BEEN BECOMING BELIEVERS AND HATERS ACROSS THE BOARD. I KNOW I’M BUYIN 3 COPIES OFF TOP! 1) FOR THE CRIB , 2) FOR THE CAR , N 3) TO KEEP IN THE PLASTIC CUZ IT’S A CLASSIC! #TEAMKELLY , #MOTIVATION, LET’S GO, GO, GO, GO!
@yeabey
you saying that you are only 16 makes so much sense . now i can excuse the stupid things that come out your mouth.
@queenbey
did you actually listen to the ms. kelly album, one of the best albums i have ever listened to completely and critics said that it was a more complete body of work than bday was. just because an album doesn’t chart well in the first week doesn’t mean that it is a flop. both of kelly’s albums have went on to sell millions. making them sucessful. and just because ms/. kelly didn’t sell well in the first week doesn’t make it a good album. just bad promotion. and that i do contribute to the management of matthew knowles. kelly saw the most sucess once matthew was fired.
i’m excited for the album BUT shes gonna need more than two weeks to promote this album. shes ridinh off motivation and she needs to release her second single a video or sumin, and idk why people are act like this is her first big single she had big single with “like this” all im saying is that all this hype people better go out and get her cd, i am.
Motivation is 1 single!! damn she aint gon go platinum off 1 single!! Wish her the best but she should stop using rappers to get hits!! Her 2 songles are features!! IS the whole album features!? Well wish her lucj\k… “/
Damn everyday same thing. Kelly isn’t huge anywhere she has moderate success and will always be considered 2nd to beyonce. Secondly she will never have an “beyonce” type career. Why are you Kelly Rowland stans acting like #19 is #1. Wow ok she has a number hit…on the R&B chart,big f****** whoop!!!! Those are the facts. The truth is if Kelly never met Beyonce as a little girl. We wouldn’t even know who she was. However if Kelly wasn’t in the group we would still have Beyonce.FACE IT KELLY ROWLAND STANS YOURE IN FOR A FLOPPPPP COME THE TUESDAY AFTER THE NEXT
@ANDY the fact that I am 16 and I manage to keep you all pressed says alot about you!! LMAOO!! these are the facts no promo = flop album(has TGJ NOT GIVEN YOU ENOUGH EXAMPLES ABOVE?) why is that all of you continue to worship me around here?! I never said anything negative about Kelly so mind ya business! She is milking motivation and you know this!! NEXT!! I cannot with you people writing essays to prove a point! I will wait for final sales!
@ANDY “just because an album doesn’t chart well in the first week doesn’t mean that it is a flop”
ok so why is it when 4 sold 310k Kelly fans came on the post and called it a flop even though it wasn’t? If you read my comments you will see where it says I’ll be buying here I am deluxe! If your head wasn’t so far up your ass you would have seen it!!
Please stop mentioning that broad on Kellys post. It’s not needed… Let her stand n shine on her own. Bedontsay. As in don’t say that broads name
Ppl are so stupid
If Kelly really flopped in the past I think her time would’ve been up a Long time ago..I believe her last two albums sold at least 2Mil
How’s that a flop? There’s artist that can’t sell 300k
Now that’s what u call a flop …Practice what u preach
I think I’ll buy Kelly’s album when I’m in US in a few weeks. I’d like to support her and this record looks like it’s gonna be huge! 🙂
Go Kelly!
What I didn’t like is that FAD and RCG aren’t going to be in US edition. 🙁 I’m more of an up-tempo driven person.
queen kelly rowland all the way…i love her voice n shez very beautiful,talented and respectful..i cnt wait to get my copy of here i am.she had already command you smelly haters to be checking for her like forever and a day.queen kelly rowland 4eva
It all depends on her.Right now she’s got a buzz and 15 minutes of fame, so, provided that she releases the right material, she can have an overall successful era in 2011, which will give her enough buzz (and broaden her 15 mins) for her 4th album, too.If that’s good too, then she’ll be on her way to establishment.
I know one thing…this is her last chance to blow up. If it doesn’t happen this time, she might wanna hang it up, and audition for a spot on a reality show.
Btw, her 3rd single NEEDS to be solo.She cannot become one more female that can’t catch a break without a male hip hop feature.Features can give you hits, but not a career.
Why was my avatar changed??Oh, wrong e-mail address…
@ YEAAH BEY
These idiots , can I tell you, the same people who call other artist a flop based on charting and first week sales. I can identify these same people defending Kelly sales. Can I take this post serious.
yeahbey keep stating the facts. I am not saying that the album will flop but didn’t tgj give enough examples above. People hate to hear the facts. I wish kelly all the best. Now Beyonce name comes up in the post. These haters just cannot keep her name off a post. But it is all good just shows how much she is still a threat to many.
Kelly rowlands fans don’t be nervous she will be just fine but don’t expect her to have success like Beyonce, reality check. Have you checked what Beyonce has done in the past weeks. The performances female artist can never pull off. She is boss. These two will be promoting in the Us together. don’t be scared, they’re sisters but one cannpt go home for the other I think they are strong enough to handle their positions. Just because of the mean kelly fans me and my friends will not be buying this album, maybe the singles if they are good.
don’t forget the impact of words, especially to the same ones that will stand up to support kelly. sad but true. My purchase will not make a difference since her huge fan base will buy it.
As far as I’m concerned, Kelly is already a mainstream artist with multiple hits under her belt and has nothing in common with the afforementioned; biggest reason being, unlike the ladies above Kelly’s career began in a GROUP. The biggest and best selling female group of the millenium to be exact. She went on to achieve her first no# 1 smash apart from Desiny’s Child in the form of “Dilemma” and massive international appeal with her solo debut Simply Deep. An album that garnered 4 top ten hits overseas (“Dilemma”, “Stole”, “Can’t Nobody” and “Train on a Track”). An album that while certified Gold in the U.S., ultimately became a double platinum smash worldwide. Her sophomore debut did not fare as well. There were no no# 1’s from the Ms. Kelly era in the states, although “Like This” did chart w/in the top ten on Billboard’s r&b/hip-hop chart. The revamped re-release however, did make Kelly a household name overseas once again with the no# 1 smash “Work” (the Freemasons remix) as well as the beloved and internationally popular single “Daylight”.
Now here Kelly is again; with her third album being the most anticipated album of her career. She’s off to a great start with a no# 1 smash here in the States. “Motivation” is definately keeping her on the tip of many a tongue and people are eagerly awaiting this release, if for no other reason than to see how it fairs on the charts.
I for one support Kelly (I PURCHASED ALL of her albums) because I genuinely enjoy her voice, her music and her personality, not because of whatever random hit she may or may not have. I will be buying this third album for those very reasons. Whether it’s the biggest debut of Kelly’s career or not, it’s bound to be a substantial body of work, and that’s worth buying.
Kelly is already a success story. The people who say that she is not are the people who are constantly comparing her to her ex bandmate. Frankly, the only difference between the two (as far as commercial success goes) is quantity. They are both cross-over artist with platinum status (Beyonce simply has more platinum status). They both have hits (Beyonce simply has more). They are both grammy award winners (Beyonce simply has more) and most importantly, they are both FRIENDS.
I don’t see the point of pitting them against one another and I certainly don’t see the point of minimizing Kelly’s accomplishments just because they have yet to become as vast as Beyonce’s. Kelly HAS STILL accomplished ALOT (and she’s not finished) and the girl actually has a substantial amount of talent. Why isn’t that enough for you people?
Its amazing how there are so many GREAT albums up there!
@yeabey
you don’t have me pressed. i’m a fan of beyonce and kelly. I don’t think that 318k in the first week is bad really that is good especially when your cd leaks 3 weeks earlier. the reason i even said anything is cause you get on every kelly post and start drama to bring up beyonce everytime is not needed. yeah you said kelly fans do it on beyonce post. but it shows your level of maturity when you write back tit for tat. i’m glad you will be buying her cd i honestly think that it’s ok to like more than your favorite, just a war is not need you and everyone one here need to start acting a lil more grown up cause somehow kelly’s and beyonce post always turn in to a battle field
Nahhhh… DC leftover is pathetic.
Kelly, Bey and Michelle is garbage.
Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, and Rihanna = THE BEST BLACK FEMALE SINGER. 😀
@Andy
why are you targeting yeabey, can you not spot the ignorant, blindfolded bat looking idiots on this site. oh please. she has not said anything bad about kelly, she just followed the post from tgj. please read through her messages. If there is someone to tackle then turn to tgj. They stated examples and yeabey was just talking about promotion. look for someone else to tackle not her.
@DEON I AGREE
@ANDY I understand what you are saying… But I try not to bring the ” b word” into Kelly posts because then all of the ignorant ones will fly into a frenzy like headless chickens.. All i said that is if the album is not promoted soon and other singles aren’t released then it might not do so well! When I do try to have a mature debate on these topics as soon as the facts come out the Kelly stans start to throw profanity all over the place! I never started any drama I told KELLYMOTIVATION that rose colored glasses was a single in the US and she said it wasn’t so now the facts are presented and she went into a frenzy— it’s really a lose lose situation!
for some reason I will not state my race but by reading posts from perrilicious and I picture a fat white sloppy stink breath girl with no job, depending on the government and a school drop out. She comes on tgj to make her self feel good. No attention from her friends and family, if any. I just cannot picture someone allowing the evil thoughts and negativity to consume their brains like that . Especially when a KIng Beyonce post comes on this chick going nuts!!!
Have anybody notice that she seemed to have a mental problem. I doubt you have a man in your life if not an under age s***. Having a man can bring out the best in you. You need some time to make love to him. pressed and stressed as hell. I don’t sense a happy individual
If it wasn’t for Beyonce immense success. these female artist would not step up a notch to compete with her while she on her cool business and there would be no stan wars like that.
Beyonce just have the haters comparing her to all the lessors in the game. someone who has achieved all the major and legendary awards in the game, what heir favorites will never earn. someone who focuses not only on music but business and music and remained #1 in all aspects of work. dribbling a ball from music to business to movies to photoshoots to, campaigns to advertising to deals and name it she has done it.
I really need that answered why does Beyonce name is always mentioned randomly in interviews and posts when a conversation about artistry comes up?? Do you think it is because she is a failure, because people don’t give attention to the lessors in the game. Or is it because she is a threat, and stands in the way of many successes. well I have news for you my grandmother knows and even her nonfans know that Beyonce is our generation and she is not goign to retire. she will leave to be like the greats today. learn to deal with it. kelly, rihanna, gaga, monica,brandy, britney, katy fans and stans learn that, tolerate that, carry than do whatever you want but she is here to stay as the legendary Beyonce Knowles. She doen’y have to prove anything. It would be selfish of her to want rule the next decade
LOL HOW MANY MORE POSTS ARE THERE GONNA BE OF KELLY’S MOTIVATION BEING A HIT? WE ALREADY KNOW!!!!!!
I THINK FIRST-WEEK SALES 70-80K. SHE HASN’T DONE ANY PROMO YET. JUST THAT INTERVIEW WITH CEE-LO IS ALL WE KNOW SO FAR…
JLO DIDN’T DO MUCH PROMO FOR HER NEW ALBUM BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT NOW THAT “ON THE FLOOR” WAS A HIT SHE DIDN’T NEED TO BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENED..LOL OVER 40 MILLION VIEWERS TUNE INTO AMERICAN IDOL AND HER FIRST-WEEK SALES WERE ONLY 84K LOL
KELLY NEEDS TO DO PROMO NOW!! BEYONCE HAS GIVEN HER A CHANCE TOO SINCE SHE ISN’T DOING PROMO AT THE MOMENT FOR ‘4’
@The Perrylicious is taking over… [ the real queen on ‘that grape juice’ ]
LOL CAN RIHANNA EVEN SING? NOOOOO!!
@I AM…LACEFRONCE.
WHO CARES ABOUT THE WW CHARTS. BEYONCE HELD THE #1 FOR TWO WEEKS ON THE BILLBOARD 200 & UK ALBUMS CHART! FOR U TO SAY KELLY SLAYED BEYONCE IN THIS ERA IS RUBBISH! ‘4’ SOLD 310K IN ITS FIRST WEEK. NO WAY KELLY CAN BEAT THAT AMOUNT!
Good Morning:
I say that if everyone go out July 26, 011 and buy Kelly Rowland album she will do good this time. let just soth talking bad and for once be good to Kelly she deserved this time. Her team is going to go at it this week. I can feel it. you know that Kelly is going to be number one. all we have to do is just go buy her album. let make it just that number 1.
now I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. you know I wanted to go to church but I got to late.
Can’t wait for July 26, 2011 I will get mind. that day.
I never understand why people insist on trying to bring someone else down or show a negative light in a person’s direction. SOME OF THESE COMMENTS ARE TRUE EXAMPLES OF WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY! Entirely too much negativity when its not even needed. If you don’t like an artist, song, or album then don’t support it or buy. If you like an artist, song, or album then go out and support it! I actually liked all the albums mentioned in this post for different reasons. When people grow up and mature enough to understand that it’s all about the music and you growing with an artist that you love and support. Best believe none of these women are struggling by any means! They were all successful in their own rights and have the bank accounts to prove it! So just support the artist you like and stop spreading negative energy!!! CASE CLOSED!
I HOPE it’s the beginning of her mainstream breakthrough. Good luck!
@deon
shut the f*** up and mind your business f*****!!!!! you just wanted to get into something with your late ass!
Let go rowdawgs and go out on july 26 and support our girl, thats all….. the sale will tell it all even with motivation came out everyone said on this site it wasnt strong enough and look at it now smh, hatttttttter yall scared because yall think and she could be the female artist that can knock bey out that number one spot ,bey and kelly are friends y must yall compare
I think Kelly hit it big with Motivation, it’s what R&B was missing at this point. Music these days disappoints me so much, but with Motivation it has that Marvin Gaye “Sexual Healing” vibe and Kelly & her team did well with this spending 17 weeks at number one on the R&B charts and still standing strong at number one.
What Kelly’s problem was all along was riding in the same circles as those Knowles. Kelly has personality now, confidence and exudes so much charisma in interviews that had she fired Matthew Knowles years ago, she would be a mega star and she has all the makings of what beYAWNcy has done, accept Kellys career was bought by her father and Matthew Knowles definitely didn’t have Kelly, Michelle or any of the other girls of Destinys Child best interest at heart. He lied, stole and pimp beYAWNcy out to get her where she is and the former members knew this, even speaking out to the media about until Matthew got a court injunction against them and forced a gag order, not only that he black-balled them which left them unable to get a record deal or to be trusted by any record label. Kelly at the time had no other choice but to stay in the background and take her chances on trying dance music and staying out of the r&b/pop arena where Matthew felt his daughter should and would dominate. Kellys performance of “Motivation” at the BET Awards cemented for me her potential as a dancer and performer with longevity. It was if she finally got her motivation to be who she wanted to be and show what she could do. Meanwhile beYAWNcy and her crooked father are at odds over money, and the accusations are definitely warranted that he was stealing FROM her, but at the same time he was, for years, stealing FOR her, and she knew it – but what goes around comes right back around as she says in her latest song, and just as Matthew made it easy for her to get to the top, she’s going to have the bumpiest time on her way down because skeletons will be revealed and truths will come out. beYAWNcy has copied, lied, stolen, and supported her father in masterminding her corrupt career. I wish Kelly the best and I hope she sells well and goes on to achieve much more success, success that God brings her way and that she can handle.
okkk.. f*** you haters.. frist off why yal always hating on her..its about time that she gets her shine.. motvation is a first good single… and her second isnt that bad and im hoping she will promete it all this week… yal really sleeping on her..either way shes making money in the uk..she the s*** over there… i think people should stop being so hard on her frist yal blast her for doing dance music.. and not urban..if you want her to do urban than get out there and support her and stop complaing..but for me i love her dance music more..and i cant wait for her international alubm it going to off the chian… i hope her thrid single is ALL OF THE NIGHT>> OR> WORK IT MAN..everybody go get the alubm JULY 26 Queen kelly…
KELLY IS GOING TO SELL 30-50 K FIRST WEEK
EXAMPLES/
—RIHANNA AFTER GGGB HAS A TOP10 HIT ITH RUSSIAN R BUT DIDNT EVEN SOLD 200 K DESPITE THE 0.99C DEAL
—-JNO HAD A TOP3 HIT AND A WORLDWIDE SMASH THIS YEAR.WHERE HER ALBUM AT?
—-BRUNO MARS HAS A #1 SONG BUT SOLD 55 K LAST SUMMER
—B.O.B HAS A FRENZY,A #1 SONG AND ALBUM BUT DIDNT SOLD OVER 100 k
KELLY IS ABOUT TO FLOP.I AM STILL GLAD SHE IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MOMENTUM OF MOTIVATION RIGHT NOW.I AM SURE LIL WAYNE IS THE REASON WHY THE SONG IS SMASHING,NOT BECAUSE OF HER BUT WE LL SEE.
THE FAKE STANS WILL DESSAPEAR AS SOON AS THE ALBUM DROP LIKE BEYONCE HATERS WHEN BEYONCE’4 OUTSOLD THEIR FAVES FIRST WEEK SALE.
Wow, these Kelly fans are so competitive. It’s really sad that the comparisons are being made between Bey and Kelly everytime. You guys seem to think that there was this conspiracy to hold Kelly down, even after 2 failed attempts Kelly was set up with. I was a big time Kelly supporter during her Ms. Kelly era and I felt that Bey was trying to uplift her when they had opportunities to take over the music world together. At the 2006’s BET awards she opened for Kelly and that whole unit (Bey, Michelle, Kelly, Solange) closed it out with a bang. Kelly dropped the ball that night. She didn’t perform up to par. Bey didn’t fail her – Matthew, Tina, nor did Michelle and Solange. It’s all about timing people. Stole was solid, but noone was ready for it. Like This was fire, but she didn’t have it all in tact (she looked amazing during that era). I think Motivation was luck, if I’m being honest. The song is nothing special. Kelly might generate 90 -100K in sales. Whatever happens it’s a start, but Kelly’s ‘Here I am’ has better on it. I’ve heard the album and I believe ‘Feeling Myself Tonight’ and ‘Turn it up’ are her MONSTER hits! Kelly will do fine this year.
What’s sad is that Beehive is always told that were putting her down, when it’s the reverse and Kelly stans have this never dying vendetta against Bey. You guys are happy with a Hot100 #19, because Bey did #29. You can’t keep measuring her success against Bey’s. I want a top 10 for Beyonce – not a top 20. You guys have to think that same way about Kelly too! It’s not about Bey vs Kelly. Stop getting wrapped up in that. No one seems to even think twice about Michelle. It’s always this thing where you guys have these 2 being compared on the charts each era. Anyway who needs single success when your album is the s***! Bey has that and I think Kelly does too! So if ya’ll can face the world together instead of having this sort of sibling rivalry, if you will – kind of approach with the hive, than we all can win! Seriously, it’s time to bury the hatchet! There is far less talent out there to slay!
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I am so happy that Kelly has got a massive hit on her hands. Now it’s just time to see if her album sales will match up with the single, and as much as I’m rooting for her, I really can’t see Kelly Rowland being a top 10 staple on the Billboard 200. I think she will have her strongest debut sales week but I can see it plummeting after that. Just look at artists like Pitbull, who has had numerous top 10 hits but his newest album only opened with like 35,000 copies sold. Looking at the other releases dropping on 7/26, I can see Kelly definitely debuting in the top 5, and HOPEFULLY even in the top 3 *crosses fingers*. Like I said, I love this woman so I will be BUYING my copy that day. Judging from the other 5 albums mentioned in this post, it goes to show that the industry can be a b****. Keri and Ciara’s albums were trainwrecks in terms of pushbacks. But I still bought them and loved them.
@YEABEY,
16 IS NOT TOO YOUNG TO WORK…..I AM 18, AND I STARTED WORKING WHEN I WAS 16…….AND RATHER THAN SPENDING YOUR WHOLE TIME ON TGJ CALLING MY NAME, YOU NEED TO GET A J.O.B…….
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^ Sorry That actually made me laugh out Loud anyway’s
I’m sorry but why is everyone saying motivation is such a BIG HIT Let’s keep it cute it’s an Urban hit.
Look a J LO, Ass On The Floor now That was a BIG hit with it’s 200million youtube views and charting top 5 around the world. BUT LOVE still FLOPPED!
So if J Lo Can get a TOP 5 HIT and have American Idol PROMO And sell 80,000. What makes you think Kelly who has a top 20 hit NO PROMO Gone sell more then J LO!
No shade but If she does it will be a miracle and I will be happy for her but to be honest I just don’t see it. Does everyone who Doesn’t visit TGJ Even know her album is coming out..? GUUUUUURL I’m just spilling the True Tea and I”m not her for bandwagon fan yall know me and you are not gone buy the album so why lie.
Here I am Will do around 70,000 or 80,000 if she is lucky.
Kelly Rowland is the real QUEEN!! You mad??
Unlike 4 those albums had very lil promo besides keri album. Bey promo was on point and her fans who say she had lil pls take a seat. Billboard. Idols. Magazines after magazine covers etc so pls many of those album were great and way better than 4 #FACT
Folks have no comprehension skills these days..Let’s look at the situation at hand and stop with Bey Vs. Kelly STUFF it’s annoying to different artist catering to different Demographics!!
Case #1 Keri Hilson very similar to Kelly’s situation both having several failed singles and pushbacks. With a massive hit on the Urban Charts Turn Me On was huge still never hit #1 and lasted as long as Kelly’s Motivation but stil crossed over on the Hot 100. Was the only single released from the album at the time of release once again still 100% urban single. The urban base went out and supported to give decent first week sales especially for an new artist.
Case #2 Monica’s situation again very similar.. Released off the backing of a huge urban smash.. Again the urban audience went out and purchased and supproted the album when it was released first week Monica continued to churn out the knock and BOOM platinum PLAQUE… Again notice the trend URBAN!!!
Case #3: Ciara where to begin from the EXTREME messiness of the launch of the project to the leaks on the daily and no new songs on the album when released everything complied from when we already had heard it… Launched BY A POP SINGLE which featured JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE a POP ARTIST.. the audience was not motivated to purchase because LSM did not appeal to them and the pop crowd didn’t go out in droves because she’s normally not an artist that they would gravitate too!! she lost her footing in the urban world and didn’t gain enough in the pop REALM to decent first WEEK AGAIN NOTICE A POP LEAD SINGLE FROM a naturally URBAN ARTIST…
Case #4: J.Lo story book Urban audience been off the scene for a while, coming of dismal album with first week of sales with Brave 40k or so. Label switch, no promotion and decides to go with trend and deliver A POP/DANCE/PITBULL single becomes massive…. Again she’s an urban audience known for uptempo/radio/urban songs…Decides to come with pop song. Again she gained new pops fans but being as though she;s not a A NORMAL Pop girl and has not built the pop base they don’t go out and purchase the album… Also decides to only tack on two new songs to AN ALBUM we’ve had every single song to for months in advance. NOTICE THE TREND YET??
Case #5: Ashanti comes out with ballad during the summertime, after receiving huge bad press and her whole team/label collapsing around her…Also one of WORST PERIODS IN MUSIC.. the music sales that YEAR WERE HORRIBLE.. Nice to mention that Ashanti had one of the best selling R&B albums of that year.. Due to poor follow-up singles and promotion the album failed to go out and purchase….again minor URBAN hit that had no staying power so not really much of a comparision…..
YOU KIDS… a lot of us love to talk about the industry but we have not done our homework nor do we really understand the market.. all these ladies experience success that varying degrees.. none OF THE SUCCESS/IMPACT had the impact of MOTIVATION 7 weeks #1 on R&B huge performance on Motivation and still growing… NONE HAD THE PRESS/INDUSTRY on their side… AND ALSO it is IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE TREND that the ARTIST WHO ACTUALLY RELEASED the urban SMASHES I.E. KERI, MONICA, AND ashanti had the better first WEEKS while the ladies who WERE URBAN ARTISTs deciding to release pop SINGLES fizzled FIRST WEEK…
TAKE HOME MESSAGE: URBAN HITS ACTUALLY BONAFIDE HITS WILL GENERATE THE SALES. you just have to be consistent to continue the success through the ERA.. Story book examples are Trey Songz, and Chris Brown’s reemergence on the scene with Deuces which lead to the F.A.M.E. campaign he then capped it OFF WITH ANOTHER URBAN HIT LAMN which brought in the numbers.. the same feat that I KNOW WILL HAPPEN with Kelly’s LIOM…..
take the hate/dislike/competition glasses off and actually THINK…….
good day now…
Prediction anywhere between 100k-200k Depending on promotional campaign…
Ciara and Kelly Rowland are all in the same boat. Ciara’s first two albums were a mix of Urban crossover songs like Get Up, 1,2 Step, Like a Boy, Promise and That’s Right. But with Fantasy Ride, it was Pop songs with an Urban sound. Ciara didn’t have enough footing within the Pop community to make such a drastic change from Urban to Pop and expect people to just buy her album. Beyonce went in a Pop direction on B’day but it wasn’t just str8 Pop like Fantasy Ride. On top of that, Fantasy Ride was delayed, pushed back, leaked, some outlets were saying they weren’t gonna sell the album because she kept Chris on Turntables and then the promotion was so late. It was great but late. She was every where in the 2-3 weeks before that album was released promoting it, but it didn’t create enough buzz for people to buy it. Love S** Magic is a good song, but it was only released because JT was on it. If Jive wanted Ciara to expand her fanbase into the Pop community while keeping her Urban fanbase, they should’ve allowed her to release songs like High Price, Pucker Up, G is for Girl, Echo, Tell Me What Your Name Is and Keep Dancin’ on Me, those songs are Urban/Pop. High Price, Pucker Up and Echo also kind of fit that Eletrco/R&B sound that Rihanna has on songs like What’s My Name?, Rude Boy, Rockstar 101 and Umbrella. Kelly Rowland did the same thing. Commander was a str8 Dance/Electro/Pop song and her urban fans didn’t feel it. Motivation is str8 Urban song and her Pop fans maybe not feeling it. She’ll sell around 85-115K just based off Motivation alone, but her sales are gonna quickly decline after that. I am predicting Here I Am will sell around 500K in the US, I am not too confident about her international sales
^Musictologist, I like your theory!!!
@KELLYMOTIVATION if you spend time reading you will see where it says I have JOB…That is why so many problems start on here because people don’t read ….How elegant of you to show the true side of your intellect!
@ Musictologist
Ashanti’s new lead single for ‘The Declaration’ “The Way That I Love You,” peaked at number 2 on the Hip Hop/R&B Billboard charts.
Also: THE SINGLE wasn’t released in the summer time, it was released in January/February-WINTER! THE ALBUM was released in June, summertime, and the followup single “Good Good” was released in like July-summer.
Although I see how you really thought out about everything you read, I have to disagree with some points/factors.
#1 Jennifer Lopez BEGAN as a Pop artist. You could maybe even say a Latin Pop artist if you wanted. Remember early hits like “Waiting For Tonight,” and “Play” off her 1st and 2nd albums = POP music.
Did she eventually sway bit more Urban, yes, but that only happened years deep into her music career, when she began to remix her singles with Murder Inc/Ja Rule in 2001/2002. And ever since after Jennifer has sort of been the Queen of the (Male Assisted Remix)Tracks. Those featured artists were generally Hip Hop because they complemented her sound/style so well.
#2 I am the BIGGEST Ashanti fan, but her album on this this, sold 89,000 in its opening week (2008). Jennifer Lopez sold 83,000 opening week in 2011. So unless you are comparing along with how music sales have declined over the years, they both practically sold the same amount of albums first week. OH ALSO Keri sold 91,000 first week of her debut album which made this list in 2009. So those albums DID not outsell Lopez by much first week wise, even though as you mention Ashanti and Keri did not abandon their Urban audiences while JLo did.
WITH THAT ALL ASIDE, I really did enjoy reading your post/thoughts. Considered blogging? Interesting read!
To all this fake ass Beyonce Stan shut the hell up because is going to do well. I have
heard some of the singles from Beyonce album and 1 +1 sound similar to to Kelly
single Each Other so whose copying who. People are starting to see Bey ‘s father
bought some of those award that her stans claim that she won on her own merit.
It a shame because Beyonce is a talent girl and she could have won her talent
alone. I an so tired of people saying MS Kelly was a flop because was not,
it was not promote at all. I like Both girls but the truth is the truth.
I wish Kelly the best ..i hope she makes it big this time around
@Musictologist:
Prediction anywhere between 100k-200k Depending on promotional campaign…
That ain’t never gonna happen. Sorry
#TEAMKELLY GO PRE-ORDER “HERE I AM” ON ITUNES NOW!!! http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kelly-rowland/id650651?albumPage=2#albumPage
That Monica album you listed was great…..people just don’t know good music anymore. And Kelly not doing a great job with promoting her album. She hasn’t done in talk shows or anything.
I mean any talk shows
Chantler is an Alternative R&B Pop Soul Recording Artist….He is dropping his music on the same day as Kelly Rowland. The Album release is expected to sell close to a quarter of a million copies in its first week of release.
Check out whose expected to Top the Music Billboard Charts with 7/26 Release
http://top40-charts.com/news/Alternative/Chantler-Will-Release-A-New-Music-Single-Alternative-Love-On-July-26-2011/68902.html
Alternative Recording Artist Chantler will release a new music single “Alternative Love” @ iTunes & Amazon.com on 7/26/11
everyone needs to chil beyonce and kelly loves eachother so much, this argueing who will do better then the other is dumb,! Lets just hope gthey both do well ;p
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