‘Lay It On Me’ singer Kelly Rowland sat down for an extensive interview today with Billboard.com. Rowland, whose latest studio effort ‘Here I Am’ is due in stores tomorrow (July 26th), answered fan-tweeted questions on topics ranging from plans for album promotion to the commercial response of ‘Miss Kelly’ and, of course, the ever-so-rumored Destiny’s Child reunion. A great watch indeed!
See K.Row in action after the jump:
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All I want to know is, is she going to tour? I need a good concert from her!
YESSSSSSSSS! BEAUTIFUL!
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No matter what this album sells I won’t call it a Flop but I will be calling out KELLY’S cocky FLOP STANS for not supporting her… Her stans are so ugh! They can’t even agree with each other! See y’all next week( although Kelly says it’s not about 1st week sales I’m sure she still wants good debut numbers) support Kelly! #thatisall I’ll be buying my copy this Friday!
KELS IS BEAUTIFUL
@YEABEY
I’m buying the album and that’s all that happen.
@YEABEY
I’m buying the album and that’s all that MATTERS.
Awww. Kelly was so cute! Sad that there won’t be a DC3 Reunion anytime soon. She’s right, that show would be forever & a day long. Can’t wait to buy my official HARD COPY tomorrow. Also I can’t wait for the international version of Here I Am
I’m buying a few copies!!!! #TEAMKELLY!
Plus the album is really good too!
this was great interview – betwween the grapejuice interview and this interveiw i have all of my questions answered so im good! – godd i cant wait until tomorrow for the physical copy of the album – i have never been this excited about an album since janets number ones! and even with the leaks i honestly think it helped ppl to see her awesome ms kelly is and it only makes me want the album even more! work!!!
Sad she didn’t answer ANY of my questions tho lol i asked like 7
Im buying 3 copies!!!!!!!!!!
TYLER
July 25, 2011 at 8:32 pm
I’m buying a few copies!!!! #TEAMKELLY!
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LMFAOOO^^^
Desperate Much? HAHAHA!!
#KingB2011
This will be my first Kelly album. I
Feeling her thus round. I know 3 of the tracks are killa.
. I’m buying tommorrow too
REAL fans buy their fav’s albums even when they do not like them ! #REAL SUPPORT
FAKE fans download their fav’s albums for free and keep on dissing real fans and it shows in the artist’s albums sales ! DEJA VU !
ANYWAY GOOD TO SEE KELLY ! BUT THE HAIR IN THIS PIC IS JUST CRAZY !
Kelly I don’t like this wig… I prefer the one with you in the silver dress looking like a black barbie 🙂 oh and let me hear one kelly fan mention you know who interfering with her(kelly’s) promo because you know who will be on the view this thursday! They both have albums to promote so just accept it and keep it cute!
I like the album……
@yeabey :
“you know who” is not LORD VOLDMORT , RIGHT ?! loolz 🙂 ! anyway i like that kelly finally speak about her stuffs and i like her for that ! no need to mention the ” u know who” here ! let her have her *own* moment peacefully without blaming anybody !
can’t wait to get my copies!!!
YESSSSSSSSS KELLY I LUV U SO MUCH! Im wishing multiplatnium success with this album. I so happy u have found ur niche! @TEAM KELLY………..LETS TOAST TO KELLYS NEW FOUND SUCCESS!
@YEABEY- Im sorry but I For one will be callin Kelly’s album a FLOPPPPPP………
Her cocky ass stans have ben bragging for wks about her #1 hit and her slaying the BET awards, so u BEST TO BELIEVE wen her numbers come out and they arent around 100,000-150,000 (wat her fans were saying) yes, I DAMN WELL will CALL it a FLOP and Kelly too!!! 😀
@YEABEY-Kelly will be on 106 tomorrow, do u think she will debut her ‘Lay it on Me’ video?????
@Yeahbey Im so tired of u saying……KELLY fans are cocky. I do admit…..that some of TEAM KELLY always wanna bring KING B n situations and thats wrong but their is nothing wrong with us saying KELLY will snatch wigs. Did u watch the BET awards? Well she snatch wigs on that show! U cant call no one out because u dont know if they bought the album or not! It is wrong for fans to come on here and run their mouth about KELLY promo and how much they luv her and dont go out and get the album! But u cant call nobody out because ur not a pyhsic…….and if everydody comes on here and say they bought the album…….how are u going to call them out? SMH! ANYWAY………. KELLY RUN THIS MUTHA! HA HA
@QUEENBEY
Ok if that’s your decision!
I thought she was supposed to be on 106 and park today? Well if she goes on it tomorrow I doubt the video will premiere! There has been no word on it’s shooting!
I have mastered the lyrics to “Lay it on me”………I know all the lyrics including Big Sean’s verses….I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE VIDEO……I HOPE IT SLAYS……..
I have “Lay it on me” on repeat……That’s my jam
LAY IT ON ME >>>>>>>>>>MOTIVATION
@KELLY F*CKING ROWLAND
I don’t care who bought the damn album or not I just will be calling out all the fans who tried to bash me in previous posts! Yall say that Kelly will get this and that much sales but I want that talking to be backed up! U know what I’m saying?
Kelly doesn’t Run anything…. Yet….. Sorry to break it to u!
One thing I like about Kelly is her personality. To get a chance to see that an artist is so authentic and takes the time to answer questions directly from fans. I cannot wait until tomorrow. I have been a fan since “Simply Deep” and have brought every Kelly Rowland album and Destiny’s Child album. I am so hype for HERE I AM….I don’t talk s*** I just state facts! I was never concerned about numbers my whole thing was an excellent album and it definitely was worth the wait!
@YEABEY please shut the f*** up…..damn. All you do is yap yap yap about a bunch of nothing. So in essence what you are saying you like to go back and fourth. Be the bigger person. Im not sure who these fans were but so what??? At this point it is what it is!
Hopefully she releases a dance album also ……because, we her dance fans deserve something……..I mean, most of “Here I am” is R&B so she better release a dance album ………IF NOT, IT WILL NOT BE FAIR………And I will be very angry if she is not thinking of doing that….I MEAN REALLY ANGRY
@JR
SEE? you Have proven my point! Instead of coming to me and saying ” forget what the other fans say just be the bigger person and support Kelly ” you said ” shut the f*** up all you do is yap yap…”
That is exactly my point! Rude to the max! And I will continue to “yap” my opinions as necessary!
sEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXyyyy kELLY BABY- LAY IT ON ME ANYDAY
@YEABEY- Kelly fans brought it on themseleves, I dont forget anything 😀
@Yeahbey I think u need to look again because KELLY has been running the R&B Urban Charts all Summer long! So HA HA @Queen Bey Field full of Bees Please shut the hell up! Even if the album debuts with low numbers…….thats not considered a flop. 100,000 copies sold are pretty good numbers. The only way u can call her album a flop……if it has been out for a year and only sold 500,000 or less. IDK want anybody say……KELLY WILL B SNATCHINGS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR! She could do it with her album or she could do it with singles or performances. Just make sure ur fav wig dont end up, on the floor…….n front of KELLY! WHO RUN THIS MUTHA!
@QUEENBEY
They did bring it on themselves! I mean I like Kelly and I will be purchasing the album but I’ll be damned if Kelly sells under 80k…. I’m not having that!!
Oh please are you f*cking kidding me? The media will target individuals and go out of their way to try to destroy them. Amy Winehouse was a great example. Once they decided to hate her they went all out with it. Unfortunately if the media decides to go after Bey or even Kelly they will do whatever they want. These ppl need to work on owning their own media!
i love this beauty queen with all my hrt.cant wait to purchase my copy 2mrw.i will always love u n support you queen kelly rowland.queen kelly rowland 4eva.god bless all the kelly rowland real fans.ignore the haters
go get her album ! stop talking about the “who u know” and support your fav instead of worrying about other artists ! and for your information ! some of ” the b word” biggest fans ALREADY GOT “HERE I AM” album ! did kelly’s #rawl dawgs get it ?! GO GET IT !
@KELLY F*CKING ROWLAND
Yes she is doing exceptionally well on the Urban Charts! And I commend her for that! But what about the main charts? This album will be looked upon as KELLY’S debut even though it’s not! Wait for the album to be released before you say she runs anything! J Lo was running. The Hot 100 but she still didn’t do that well! I’m not a hater! But KELLY’S album sales will be at fault of both her team and fans!
Yo! She still cant get from behind B. That Mic signifies her where she been at her whole music career. BEHIND THE B (BEYONCE).
Flop or not Beyonces album, lyrically, had more heart, soul, depth and integrity than Here I AM. I been routing for Kelly but she stumbled on this pass….majorly.
@POP ROYALTY
I love your new gravatar…..
@O_O
Your fellow Kelly fans are going to be mad that you said that and they will call you fake! If I were a big Kelly fan I would respect your opinion and Not try to bash you for it! Anyway I’m glad you feel that way about 4
Damn can’t watch it, what did she say about the album and DC3 reunion?
@kellymotivation :
i love kelly and i really like this photoshoot ! loolz ! i turned everything into kelly now ! my desktop wallpaper , my iphonw wallpaper ! facebook profile pic everything ! my own little promo 🙂 ! i love her ! i wish her the best ! i will support her still 😉 ! my fb friends already stanning for her and they are originally sane ” the b word” fans 🙂 ! it’s going like crazy 🙂 !
@POP ROYALTY
My facebook profile is all Kelly and my desktop is all Kelly
This is my fb profile
http://iluluonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Kelly-Rowland-Here-I-Am-Promo-07.jpg
This is my desktop background
http://entertainmentxp.com/dc/images/stories/Kelly/kelly5.jpg
I LOVE THOSE PROMOTIONAL PHOTOS FOR “HERE I AM”
@POP ROYALTY
My facebook profile is all Kelly and my desktop is all Kelly
This is my fb profile
http://iluluonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Kelly-Rowland-Here-I-Am-Promo-07.jpg
@POP ROYALTY
I love those promotional photos for “Here I am”…….they are the best pictures of Kelly yet…..for 2011 at least
This interview was real and down to earth. she didn’t try to be fake or anything like that. she was just being the sweet lady that she is. i have love Ms. Kelly since DC. and when simply deep came out i play that cd until it scratched. and when MsKelly came out i went to wal Mart and got that too. i can’t wait till tomorrow so i can go to target and get HERE I AM. because she has work very hard on her album and you can tell that she really do love what she does.
So if you are a true Fan/Friend of Kelly Rowland then you will get your digital cd or your physical copy…. Make Kelly see that we are playing attention and we do appreciate what she does so well…
s/n can we please stop all this mess about B and K… like she said. “i don’t care about the B thing, that’s my sister. the only time i get upset is when they don’t mention Michelle” and that is the end of it.
So to the Kelly Rowland fans new and old. lets support our Lady and make her album #1.
I LUV ME SOME KELLY, CANT WAIT TO BUMP THE JAMS IN MY CAR TOMMORRO
I love how she talks about Michelle <3
Kelly had to elaborate about Beyonce. She must learn to doge questions like that. Then speaking about Beyonce private life. Then promoting David Guitta new LP. I wanted to know why did had not done any performance as album promotion and promote her dance single “What a feeling” SMH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chuckling with laughter at the Michelle fan
sorry y’all….not to sound mean but…….LOL
YEEEESSSSS KELLY TELL EM ABOUT KNOWLEDGE U HAVE TO GIVE ON XFACTOR. THATS RIGHT SCHOOL EM.
@KELLY MOTIVATION :
I SWEAR WE THINK ALIKE ! cuz i did the same things about the pics choices! i love her simple pics this era , her promotional pics are the best ! those are the pics that describe the album title ! not some random poses and outfits ! simplicity is the best ! i love your new avatar 😉 ! looks s*** as hell ! kelly found her niche at last ! hope her the best ! i’m excited for her this era and a lot of my friends do ! i will keep my “commander” avatar for so long i guess cuz i love this “donna summer meets diana ross” pic 😉 !
@POP ROYALTY
I shall not use this avatar for long……when the album drops, I shall return to my previous avatar…JUST DOING THIS FOR THE ALBUM
She owes her dance fans an album because “Here I am” is mostly R&B………I will be EXTREMELY ANGRY IF SHE DOESN’T RELEASE A DANCE ALBUM of some sort………I mean very angry LMAO
@POP ROYALTY
I just had a good listen to the album and I really like
“Down for whatever” (I did not like this song at first….but now, I LOVE it)
“lay it on me” )I One of my faves)
Motivation
Commander
Keep it between us
I’m that chick (I can’t believe I’m beginning to like this song)
All of the night
Those are all the songs I like
Now I am waiting for the dance album LOL
@YeaBey whatever….you not even worth the energy. This will be the last response from me to you! Moving forward…:
@ O_o I respect your opinion but I have to beg to differ. I like Here I Am because its a diverse compilation of songs for all her fans. Now what I also agree with is that this album does not have much depth as her previous efforts but to compare it to a Beyonce album and say Beyonce albums have more depth heart soul and integrity. Please stop with those lies. She just released an album that was deep and not full on candy elementary tunes. Lets see Get Me Bodied, Naughty Girl, Suga Mama, Freakem Dress, Single Ladies, Diva, shall I go on…where was the depth in those songs??? NOw when Kelly was singing songs with depth and meaning nobody was paying attention then. Like I said I have been a fan since day one and the album “Simply Deep” lyrically was here best album. Damn the fact it was not a big chart topper and had hit single after single it was a GREAT BODY OF WORK. Umm there was songs like “Love Again” “Every Thought of You” “Better With Out You” f*** all of Ms. Kelly and the Diva Deluxe.
I swear these new bandwagon fans are just the worst…..oh well HERE I AM in stores July 26 make sure you get your copy!
@KellyMOtivation omg I so love her dance songs. I was never a fan of dance music until I heard When Love Takes Over. Now I cannot get enough of it as long as Kelly is singing it LOL…I cannot wait until the European Album is released this fall
No, no, no………..I take that back……..I absolutely do not like “I’m dat chick”
@JR
The European version of “Here I am” should better HAVE ALL DANCE MUSIC……I will be pissed if I find out that up to half of the album is R&B…..I am gonna be angry as hell……..Kelly better not do that,……
Here, in my opinion should be the track listing for the Dance album:
#Forever and a day
#On and On
#What a feeling?
#Free Fall
#Down for whatever
#I won’t mind it if Commander made it….i LOVE THAT SONG
And new dance songs PLEASE!
@JR, “Here i am” is mostly R&B …so the urban fans should be happy……..I’m getting tired of people claiming the album to be diverse meanwhile it is mostly R&B………Kelly should better give her dance fans, their version of “Here I am”…I mean seriously….
i’m waiting on her dance album too ! a la “forever and a day” feel with commander fix 😉 ! u know what i mean 😀 ! the album is a grower ! keep playing it and u will love it ! i had the same feel about gaga’s “BTW”album ! but now i love it ! the same goes for “HIA” i think !
kelly needs to find her *own* spot ! and i believe it’s the dance music ! i found it laughable she want to go R&B when she can be a dance music diva effortlessly ?! talk about loyalty to her urban fans !!!
@KellyMotivation I see what you mean in a sense of it being urban. To me when I think of an urban album I think of a Trey Songz, Monica, Fantasia, and Mary J. Blige. To me those are artist who are straight urban. Kelly to me is offering more Pop, R&B, and a lil Dance. Songs like Commander, Down for Whatever and those bonus songs on the Deluxe copy seem a little dance to me. Songs like Turn It Up seems a lil pop to me. But hey I feel you. I like when she sings dance. And I cannot wait for the European version but until then I will rock out to this.
@POP ROYALTY
Her urban fans should definitely be grateful……….They wanted the urban Kelly so these fans better go and buy that album ………
At this point,I am not even saying anything……I am waiting for that dance album and she better deliver it……
@JR……The dance shall sell better than the Urban album….mark my words…..
F*** OFF KellyMotivation , there’s other artists then Kelly on this earth, i LOVE Michelle, what’s wrong with that !
She’s the s***
Well Im not going out to buy her album…but I do wish her much success…..I support all the Destiny’s Child members
@michellewfan….i love michelle as well..she is sooo funnny..and very talented…#TEAMDC3!
and at the KellyRowland haters..i dont understand what is the problem we wish her to sell millions..i dont get why ur angry by that..shes OUR star..shouldnt matter to u
i wish her luck urban or dance this album should bring it cuz it’s not her debut album !
lol
at these comments
@michellefan…grow up, you sound so dumb. you don’t have to hate one to love the other.
HERE I AM TOMORROW BUY KELLYS ALBUM MAKE IT A #1
Kelly is being marketed as an urban artist for some reason, but this album definitely has a mixture of all things that Kelly can do musically.
I am waiting for my pre-ordered iTunes Deluxe album to load tonight…I also bought the Deluxe on her website with overnight shipping (can y’all believe it)…SO EXCITED….I…LOVES…HER
Omg whats wrong with all them haters..kelly is such an beautifull person..she just shines..so humble…her music is f****** awesome she is an inspiration…if u dont like it..just stfu…dont try to ruin our mood go stanning on your own artist..and how a bee fan can hate kelly ? weirdos yall should be ashamed..these girls portrait friendship , humbleness and love…so support respect or get gone
Beautiful Chocolate WOMAN!
PERIOD!!
I’ma have to get the UK version when it releases over here.
Hopefully i can also get US version to even tho not officially released here in London yet.
Get my ass on amazon PERIOD!
@MICHELLEWFAN
you know i was joking; right???
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I previewed the Deluxe Version of Here I Am in iTunes
and y’all might think I’m crazy but the Motivation Rebel Rock Remix could have gotten Kelly a top 10 hit if that version was released to Pop radio…
I love her. She’s funny and the way she said “learned” reminded me so much of Bey. I wish her all the success and I love Motivation and 4 other songs from the album.