Kelly Rowland and The-Dream’s “Lights Out” tour is being adjusted due to new scheduling conflicts. Kelly has been forced to cancel and reschedule many of the dates on the co-headlining trek due to her new gig on “The X Factor.”
The tour was originally set to kick off tonight in Minneapolis and run through the end of June, but now that Kelly has landed the job as a judge on the upcoming season of “The X Factor” U.S., she won’t be available for a full tour.
Kelly Rowland is prepping for the release of her forthcoming album Talk A Good Game, due out June 18. The R&B chanteuse is sharing more personal stories and emotions on this record than ever before, some of which are heard on her latest single, “Dirty Laundry,” where she opens up about feelings of Beyoncé’s solo success following Destiny’s Child, and a very emotionally hurtful relationship with an unnamed male.
Kelly is hotter than ever, both physically and musically, which has made the LP hotly-anticipation amongst many fans. The fourth album from Rowland will be released in both a standard edition with 12 tracks, and a deluxe with 3 more. Preceded by the steamy Mike Will produced “Kisses Down Low,” the project includes production from Danja, Rico Love, Pharrell, Boi 1-da, Harmony Samuels and more. In also boasts all-star features from her DC sisters Beyoncé & Michelle Williams (‘You Changed’), Wiz Khalifa (‘Gone’), Pusha T (‘Street Life’), The-Dream (‘Skywalker’) and Kevin Cossom on the title track.
Check out the official tracklisting below:
The-Dream and Kelly Rowland brought their artistic chemistry to the stage for the first time on Monday night. The platinum hitmaker and new “X Factor” judge gave fans a peek into their upcoming “Lights Out” tour by performing together on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” They dueted on “Where Have You Been,” their smooth collaboration off Dream’s album IV Play, due May 28.
Watch their first televised set before the tour kicks off on May 23 below:
Following a position on the UK edition, Kelly Rowland will be sharing her opinions and advise officially as a judge on the next season of the U.S. edition of “The X Factor.”
The-Dream and Kelly Rowland have forged a nice working relationship lately. Following the release of Kelly’s very personal new song, “Dirty Laundry,” which Dream had a large part in writing, the platinum hitmaker unveils his own collabo with the Destiny’s Child diva, on “Where Have You Been.”
On the latest leak off his forthcoming album IV Play, Mr. Nash finds the true love he has always been looking for. The two are scheduled to perform the tender ballad on this evenings “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
“Just a signature R&B duet record, no games, no nothing, straight down the middle,” The-Dream told Rap-Up of the record, which he co-produced with Da Internz. “It was a chance for me to bond with another friend now that I have, which is Kelly.”
Following their late night television performance tonight, the duo with kick off their joint trek, “The Lights Out” Tour this Thursday in Minneapolis. In the meantime, get into their new record below:
Kelly Rowland was once scorn, and the R&B diva is finally airing out her darkest secrets on “Dirty Laundry,” the second single off her upcoming album Talk a Good Game. The singer is clearly her most vulnerable ever on record, opening up about pursuing a solo career after Destiny’s Child and watching Beyoncé’s career take off while she was feeling discouraged.
“When my sister was on stage, killin’ it like a motherfu**er/ I was enraged, feelin’ it like a motherfu**er/ Bird in a cage, you would never know what I was dealing with/ Went our separate ways, but I was happy she was killin’ it/ Bittersweet, she was up, I was down,” sings Kelly on the record, written and produced by The-Dream.
She also speaks candidly about a tumultuous relationship with an ex-boyfriend. “I was battered, he hit in a window like it was me until it shattered / He pulled me out, he said, ‘Don’t nobody love you but me, not your mama, not your daddy, and especially not B, he turned me against my sista’”
Kelly’s anticipated fourth solo album Talk a Good Game arrives June 18 featuring Beyoncé, Michelle Williams, Pharrell & Wiz Khalifa and more.
Listen to her honest confessions below:
Kelly Rowland is prepping for the release of her anticipated fourth album Talk A Good Game. The R&B vixen has revealed that on this album she will be sharing more intimate details about her personal experiences and emotional topics.
Kelly has just released an official teaser for the next single off the project, “Dirty Laundry,” a record which she co-wrote with platinum hitmaker The-Dream.
“It’s the first time I’ve been so stripped away and naked,” Kelly revealed about the song. “I had help with that, and that help was the-Dream. I was in the studio with Dream and he said, “I just want you to get deeper. The people want more. They want to be led into your life and know more about you.” And I said, “Oh, God!” It’s really nervous, because you don’t know what people are going to say. In this moment, I really don’t care. [Laughs].”
The record will be available on iTunes May 21, and you can expect a video very soon as well.
Kelly Rowland is smokin hot on the revealing album cover for anticipated fourth studio album Talk A Good Game. The R&B chanteuse unveiled the black and white cover, which features her topless in a see-through, sheer black top.
“It’s my pleasure to unveil the album cover of new album Talk A Good Game. Coming to a speaker near you on June 18th! Are you ready?! -Xoxo,” shared Kelly.
The album boasts collaborations with Pharrell (“Feet to the Fire”), The-Dream (“Dirty Laundry”), Wiz Khalifa (“Gone”), Harmony, The Runners, Mike WiLL Made It, who produced the lead single “Kisses Down Low,” and the highly anticipated reuninion with her Destiny’s Child divas Beyoncé and Michelle Williams on “You Changed.” The LP is slated to hit stores on June 18.
Kelly will kick off the “Lights Out” tour with The-Dream on May 23 in Minneapolis.
