Grammy-winning R&B/pop singer Kelly Rowland will no longer be recording with Columbia Records as a solo artist, it was officially announced Tuesday by the label.
Rowland, a founding member of Destiny’s Child, the world’s top-selling female group, will continue her relationship with Columbia Records in her ongoing role in the iconic ensemble.
“Because Columbia Records has been my home base as an artist for more than a decade, the decision to move out on my own required a lot of soul-searching. As a solo artist, I felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone and my friends and family at Columbia have been incredibly understanding about my evolution. I want to thank everyone at Columbia for the love and support they’ve shown and I will never forget how many good times we’ve had over the years.”
- Kelly Rowland
Rob Stringer, CEO, Columbia/Epic Label Music Group said:
“Kelly Rowland is one of our finest contemporary artists and a musical force to be reckoned with. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work with Kelly and we will continue our working relationship with her under the Destiny’s Child moniker. The decision for Kelly to seek other opportunities for her solo career was agreed upon mutually, and any reports to the contrary are false.”
Kelly is headed in the right direction by doing Reality TV with Bravo. She should put the acting thing FIRST AND FOREMOST and then that will open the door again for the music. The music industry has definitely changed and I think she will see a bigger return on her fame via the acting route vs the solo artist thang. She does not have a moment to lose. She needs to make up for lost time immediately!
Can you say DROPPED!!
kelly has one of those extordinary voice that are not appriciated especially when you are singing with familiar power house voice like beyonces.to me kelly is like tony braxton and beyonce is like whitney houston becoz of their very different voices but both powerful.kelly really deserves to be successful,and this is the right move .a lot of people are support her decisions.your fans are 100% behind you kelly.