SCNDLS said:

She needs better material and some REAL producers.

I Like Kelly she lives in London by the looks of things but it's a bit too late to save her career....feel sorry if she made this move eary on she would be bigger and have some weight behind her....

Graycap23 said:

Like I said, she needs Clive. I can totally see her being a new Whitney.


runs and hides from Andy
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SCNDLS said:

I wouldn't go that far and say she's "Whitney" good, but she can hold her own. She's not the best singer, but she should be able to maintain a career. If she chooses not to sing, she should be able to act. She's beautiful enough to do a tv show or something.

Who didn't see this coming?

Kelly Rowland splits from Beyonce's manager dad

NEW YORK – Kelly Rowland says she will always be a part of Beyonce's family, but she no longer will be managed by the superstar's father.

Rowland and Matthew Knowles announced Wednesday that he is bowing out as her manager. He's guided her career since she was kid, when he put her in Destiny's Child along with Beyonce. He even helped raise her.

Both Rowland and Knowles — who still manages daughter Beyonce — called the split amicable. Both say they will always be family.

Rowland has sold millions of records as part of Destiny's Child, but her solo career hasn't matched that success.

Rowland — who turns 27 next month — did not say who her new manager will be.

Now, if only Michelle can get her azz outta there...

daPrettyman said:

I don't mean voice quality cuz that doesn't even matter anymore today. I mean image wise, she's cute, skinny, non-threatening, could appeal to a broad audience, looks good in an evening gown, can kinda sing, etc. Clive is a master at crafting an image and getting good producers. Yeah, it'll be a lot of syrupy ballads but there isn't anyone doing that right now.
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SCNDLS said:

I'm going to play devil's advocate now.....do you think she's "too dark" skinned to appeal to the masses? If you look at most of the black females that are out now, most are either pretty light (Beyonce) or carmel colored (Ciara). She looked good with DC as a group, but the media never focused on either Michelle or Kelly. It was always on Beyonce. It was always rumored that Farrah (from the 2nd incarnation of DC) was kicked out of the group for being "too pretty".

I, personally, don't think that she's too dark or anything like that. I just don't know how the masses would take her as a solo artist.

SCNDLS said:

I'm going to play devil's advocate now.....do you think she's "too dark" skinned to appeal to the masses? If you look at most of the black females that are out now, most are either pretty light (Beyonce) or carmel colored (Ciara). She looked good with DC as a group, but the media never focused on either Michelle or Kelly. It was always on Beyonce. It was always rumored that Farrah (from the 2nd incarnation of DC) was kicked out of the group for being "too pretty".

I, personally, don't think that she's too dark or anything like that. I just don't know how the masses would take her as a solo artist.

I Like Kelly she lives in London by the looks of things but it's a bit too late to save her career....feel sorry if she made this move eary on she would be bigger and have some weight behind her....

lastdecember said:

I see your point but right now mary j. blige(of course), jazmine sullivan,
and keyshia cole are burning up the r&b charts too and while i am no huge
fan of either their material sounds better than beyonce's right now.
Diva is one of the hottest mess i've heard in a long time.

phunkdaddy said:

well Mary and Keyshia are almost the same person, Mary had the following long before Beyonce was born, so her status isnt touched. As for Jazmine, shes a fluke, the public digs her now, but i can see them pulling an Angie Stone on her and not paying any attention to her next album, considering the fact that her hit "bust your windows" is more of the same, wounded female, burning shit down vibe that every song from a female in RB has.

its not the management its the whole climate of american rb in general. If you aint Beyonce at this point, you aint getting played, unless you are some sort of fluke case. The producers here suck, they are weaving everyone into the same sound, so she could have "joe the hitmaker" behind her, it really doesnt matter. RB females like Kelly,Mya,Ameri are all suceeding in other markets because there is no where to go in the USA. I thought we all knew this already?

totaldiva said:

with how close Kelly is to the family, this is basically the same as that

JackieBlue said:

She needs Clive.

Cinnie said:

Rumor has it that Kelly is really Beyonce's half sister. I', not co signing on it, just putting it out there.
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lastdecember said:

Very true. There is that unspoken rule (like the modeling industry) that only one Black female can be on top at a time. Rihanna, who was first marketed as Beyonce #2 got the memo, changed her game and was able to escape "Beyonceism".
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Some people call Kelly Rowland the new Mary Wilson of 2009. Do you all agree. I wish her well in all her endeavors!

regcart said:

And if this is true, then Michelle is the Florence Ballard of 2009???

daPrettyman said:

lol.....this woman is as fine as cat hair. Her problem is lack of .....singing skills, material and production work.

missfee said:

No, Michelle's Cindy Birdsong. They're trying to make Letoya Luckett the Flo Ballard of 2009 but it ain't happening. La Tavia Roberson is Barbara Martin (one of the original Supremes when they were a quartet) and Farrah Franklin is Lynda Laurence, the member of the Supremes who joined briefly for about a year though Farrah left about four or five minutes into it, lol. We know Beyonce's Miss Ross.

missfee said:

No, Michelle's Cindy Birdsong. They're trying to make Letoya Luckett the Flo Ballard of 2009 but it ain't happening. La Tavia Roberson is Barbara Martin (one of the original Supremes when they were a quartet) and Farrah Franklin is Lynda Laurence, the member of the Supremes who joined briefly for about a year though Farrah left about four or five minutes into it, lol. We know Beyonce's Miss Ross.