Kelly Rowland Considers Dance Sound for the future

Singer Kelly Rowland was in France last summer when she discovered DJ David Guetta, at one of his exhilarating techno shows in Cannes.

When she later met up with Guetta and asked him to play a new track for her, the French DJ unveiled a pop number built around a lush piano loop and throbbing percussion. The track, which would become the groundwork for "When Love Takes Over," moved Rowland to tears.

"I felt so much emotion from the track; something happened the first time I heard it, and it was just beautiful," Rowland says. The former Destiny's Child member took the track to London to write and record the song's vocals.

The finished product was unveiled at a show-stopping joint performance in March at Miami's Ultra Music Festival. Last month, "When Love Takes Over" was officially released as the first single from Guetta's upcoming album, "One Love," and bulleted at No. 2 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.



Guetta and Rowland will perform the song at various points on Guetta's continent-crossing DJ tour during the summer.

A sugary, synth-laden ode to the excitement of the unknown, the single marks a sea change in style for both artists. After R&B powerhouse Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, Rowland released her second solo album, "Ms. Kelly," on Columbia Records in 2007. The set offered accessible, uptempo R&B, but none of the tracks was as unabashedly club-oriented as "When Love Takes Over."

"I had spent nights dancing in the South of France from 12:45 a.m. to 8 in the morning," Rowland says, "but I had never thought about recording a dance track myself. Hearing David's song made me consider taking on this whole new style."

Guetta, meanwhile, is banking on the single to garner a stronger stateside following. The 41-year-old DJ has been a staple in French house music for more than a decade, but his fourth album, slated for a late August release, finds him dabbling with a techno/hip-hop hybrid he refers to as "electro-hop."

So far, splicing genres has helped raise Guetta's profile. He recently produced "I Gotta Feeling," the second single off the Black Eyed Peas' upcoming album "The E.N.D."

"The track with Kelly has made me experiment with a more American urban influence," Guetta says. "Musically, it's opened a new world for me. It's pure pop with a lot of detail, and Kelly had this Whitney Houston vibe and nailed it."
The success of "When Love Takes Over" comes at an intriguing time in Rowland's career. An amicable split with Columbia in March led the singer to explore other media, and she landed on Bravo's "The Fashion Show" as a co-host with style guru Isaac Mizrahi. The reality show premiered May 7.

Rowland also is readying a new charity called I Heart My Girlfriend, which will serve as an interactive support system for teenage girls. The program continues Rowland's long line of philanthropic work, including a bone marrow drive she spearheaded in March.

Although Rowland is still between labels and doesn't have concrete plans for another solo album, she hints that her next effort may return the favor for Guetta and focus more on the clubs. "This has definitely inspired me to put more of a dance sound on an album of my own," she says. "I want to try out that world without straying too far from my urban roots."

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http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/kelly-rowland-finds-love-on-the-dancefloor-1003976215.story


thanx to spill it now for the heads up. should be interesting sound from her.

Carrie Underwood Breaks More Records

Carrie Underwood doesn't only make recordings, now her records are breaking records! With the success of her single "I Told You So," she's become the first country artist to have had 10 singles reach No. 1 on a key sales or airplay chart after only two albums.

Another accomplishment she can add to her bag is being an artist who has a song top the charts twice: "I Told You So" first reached No. 1 when Randy Travis released it 21 years ago. Befor that, Alan Jackson took Don WIlliams' classic "It Must Be Love" back to No. 1 almost nine years ago.

Carrie is also the only American Idol winner to ever reach 10 No. 1 hit songs, starting with "Inside Your Heaven."

BEP to do a world tour

Black Eyed Peas will begin a world tour in the summer called "The E.N.D Tour", dates coming real soon. B.E.P will be appearing at numerous European festivals in June and making afew appearances in the UK for promo on "Boom Boom Pow".

B.E.P will debut "Boom Boom Pow" on C4's T4 Sunday 24th May, there will also be a B.E.P special on T4Music in which B.E.P will perform 4 songs (3 singles and new album track) on Sunday 31st May an finally on the Alan Carr show on Thursday 28th June.

"The E.N.D" is out June 8th.

Also mid-week charts are showing "Boom Boom Pow" will be UK #1 on Sunday.

Brandy Is Taking Control Of her next album

Brandy stated that she felt the reason her last album 'Human' wasn't commercially successful was because it was "too deep & personal", and that she needed to record the album to come to terms with the accident and to "release the load". She also revealed that she thinks people nowadays want to hear "club" records, but that's not what Human was about. She wasn't too disappointed about the sales though because many fans have told her that the album helped them through the hard times and to her that's an even better form of success.

Brandy then addressed something that a lot of fans have been wondering about Human - why didn't some of the amazing B-sides & leaks make the record? She said that a lot of people & politics are involved in those decisions, and that she never wanted 'Right Here (Departed)' to be the lead single, and that she also never wanted 'Talk About Our Love' to be the first single from 'Afrodisiac'. In fact, she wanted the unreleased track 'Locked In Love' to be Human's first single, and that she will be in "the drivers seat" for her next album because it's her music and she needs to follow her "inner voice".

The next album will be "less heavy" than Human, but just as meaningful like all her albums have been. The currently untitled project's theme will be "love", and will feature production from The-Dream, Pharrell, and Stargate, with hopes to work with Timbaland & Kanye West. Brandy also revealed that she will be writing on the album, and when pressed for a release date she would only say "sooner rather than later".

Source Hiphop-phophet.blogspot.com

Paradiso Girls Club dates

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Wanna have a shot with the Paradiso Girls? They are heading out on the road to a club near you! They'll be performing their new song "Patron Tequila" featuring Lil Jon and Eve, and premiering their debut video. Single available EVERYWHERE May 12th! Click HERE to find out when you can meet them out for a night on the town!


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Day: 5/13/09
Hour: 12:00 AM
Concert
Place: Los Angeles, CA, NUS
Les Duex
1638 N Las Palmas Ave. 90028

Day: 5/27/2009
Hour: 9:00 PM
Concert
Place: San Francisco, CA, NUS
In Fusion

Day: 5/30/2009
Hour: 9:00 PM
Concert
Place:Dallas, TX
Purgatory Night Club
2208 Main St. 75201

Kylie Minogue North American Tour Dates.

Kylie Minogue will embark on her first North American tour this year.

Tour Dates.

September 30th - Oakland, CA - Oakland Fox Theatre
October 3rd - Las Vegas - The Pearl (Palms Hotel and Spa)
October 4th - Los Angeles - CA Hollywood Bowl
October 7th - Chicago - The Congress Theatre
October 9th - Toronto - Air Canada Centre
October 11th - New York City - HY Hammerstein Ballroom

Source: Spill It Now

I hope she addes more dates cause i want to see her.
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Beyonce to Take 2 Years Off?

Beyoncé has announced that she is considering taking a two-year career break.

The 'Halo' singer admitted that she is keen to have an extended holiday once she completes her current tour.

"My priorities are slowly changing. So after this tour I might be tired and want to take two years off. I've worked hard enough to be able to do that. I'm in a very good place," she told Marie Claire.

The former Destiny's Child star revealed that she is conscious about scheduling time with her husband Jay-Z.

"We try to sync our calendars. I started working on my tour a year ago just to make sure that I had time at home," she said.

"Any other woman who has to go to work and pick up the kids and make dinner - that's way harder than what I have to do. At least I can say I'm taking two weeks off and really take two weeks off."

Beyoncé recently dismissed speculation that she is planning to start a family soon.


Source Digital Spy


thank god she needs a long break. She freaking deserves it.
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