Danity Kane‘s days as an active group may have burned to ashes, yet their music is rising like a phoenix.
The disbanded divas released their third and final album ‘DK3’ today and the set is proving a winner straight out of the gate.
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Delivered to fans a day earlier than planned (perhaps to off-set the effects of its leak over the weekend), the ‘Lemonade’ led set rocketed to the #1 spot on the iTunes US R&B tally.
And while an impressive feat in itself, the project is potently holding its own on the overall chart where it currently sits at #6.
It’s imperative to note that it’s doing so without the backing of any performances, a major label, interviews, or digital banners. Nothing but the support of a loyal fanbase and word of mouth.
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The entire episode makes the finiteness of it all that much more grating. After all, how often in today’s patriarchal, ageist climate does a group – comprised of females all over the age of 30, without a major label deal – achieve such out of the cannon success? It doesn’t happen. As such, it jars to think of how much better the album could be doing if pushed. It’s just a shame that the group are too busy pushing each other (physically and verbally) to bring this amazing body of work to life visually and on-stage.
What’s more, the saddest part of the narrative is that realistically the group was each member’s most viable chance at really “making it-making-it” musically — a point we’re sure they’ll each come to realize in time.
That said, cliche as it sounds, perhaps some things are just not meant to be. The fact the group were on the cusp of shooting three videos when drama struck may support the argument of some that it was the fate of DK to not “last”. Put simply, much like the superhero the group is named after, Danity Kane is arguably better enjoyed as a fantasy, a concept on paper that is almost too good to be real.
Whatever the case, we’ll eternally give them kudos for still releasing this fireball of an album. It’s all sorts of epic!