Poor Thang

Posted on March 30th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Kelly Rowland, News, When The Checks Stop Coming In

Posted by Bossip Staff

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Kelly Rowland has been ‘reportedly’ dropped from her record label:

Former DESTINY’S CHILD star KELLY ROWLAND has reportedly been dropped by her record label, just two months after firing her manager, former bandmate BEYONCE KNOWLES’ dad. Despite the fact her first two solo albums sold more than four million copies, British tabloid News of The World reports the Dilemma singer has been dumped by bosses at Columbia, because they fear she is “no longer commercially viable”.

Meanwhile, Rowland is currently working on a new reality TV project, called The Fashion Show, which she’ll co-host.

Damn, our favorite “Little Engine That Could” is ‘no longer commercially viable’? Perhaps Kelly should look into other career options at this point. What do ya’ll think, should good ole Kelly just throw in the towel in regards to the music game?

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  • iluvprada

    GOLD!!!

  • Jane Doe

    Its a blessing in disguse i think she should hook up with Clive Davis over at J records…

  • African Princess

    Keep your head up Kelly.

  • da da dah

    SILVER!!!

  • Pseudo Baby-hair…..(why does Young Dro SOUND like he stanks????)

    I hope this is not true…..she may have to call Matthew back…not that he would help….she needs to call Benny Medina….

  • da da dah

    This is sad, she had the talent but i think she wasn’t that serious really.

  • laquizzay

    oh baby :( at least you’re prettier than Michelle Williams

  • jazi

    That’s ok kelly, somebody will scoop you up.

  • hope4more

    That picture doesn’t even look like her but I agree she would do better with Clive Davis or LA Reid, and someone to promote her and not just their one daughter.

  • KAM

    SHE’S GOING TO HAVE TO GET INTO ANOTHER FIELD. SHE HAS CELEBRITY STATUS SO IT SHOULDN’T BE THAT HARD

  • Frog-a-licious

    LMAO @ “…maybe she should join Danity Kane”. Poor Kelly!

  • Truthful

    Once Miss Kely started messing w/that married billionaire, I knew his wife was going to do something to axe her..Mr. Branson has had plenty of women during their relationship and his wife was not having a pretty black women flaunting it..

    I KNEW it, I think she should get w/Medina IF SHE can stand his percentages.

    poor take acting lessons and still hone ya singing girl..stop thinking a man can rescue you..do ya homework and see if Benny Medina will do pro bono.

  • She 4 real

    who cares!

  • http://bossip FL Princess

    Damn that Matthew Knowles….

    I agree w/ Jane Doe… w/ the right people behind her Kelly wld truly be able to excel!!

  • MrsT_n_DC

    Not surprised. Kelly is not moving any units and is struggling to be relevant. She should regroup and reinvent her sound, and come out with something that takes her music into a totally different direction.

  • hellogoodbuy

    They are so much better as DC3

  • Same Ol’ Sh*t

    she’ll rebound, she’ll be okay.

  • Anon E Mouse

    In addition to not being “commericially viable,” Kelly does have what Beyonce has a strong work ethic and drive. Beyonce is on a mission to conquer the world and works at it. Kelly is a talented singer who only cares about being a celebrity. This does not make a winner.

  • Moreaces

    I smell a rat

  • Brooklyn, Stand UP!™

    I didn’t even know she still sang.

  • SOMER

    I am not a big fan. Kelly has an average voice but she does not have “IT”. I think she should do more acting.

  • nikkaayy

    I ALWAYS LIKED KELLY ROWLAND, SHE “SEEMS” REAL NOT LIKE BEYUCKY
    I HOPE SHE FINDS HER WAY THROUGH ALL THIS MESS
    WITH A BETTER MANAGER/RECORD COMPMANY IF THAT’S WHAT SHE WANTS.
    KELLY HAS REAL TALENT!!!
    BEST OF LUCK TO KELLY!

  • http://dicooper.spaces.live.com/ DICooper

    If she still looks like that on a regular basis, I’ll pick her up…

  • hot M.I.L.F. Chocolate says…

    @ Pseudo Baby-hair…..(why does Young Dro SOUND like he stanks????)

    I hope this is not true…..she may have to call Matthew back…not that he would help….she needs to call Benny Medina….
    ___________________________________________________

    i 2nd that! benny would turn her into a solo super-star…unlike matthew’holdemback’knowles!

  • Colonel Stinkmeaner

    F@#K THE LABELS KELLY!! YOU ALREADY GOT YOUR AUDIENCE!! DROP AN INDIE PROJECT AND GET YOUR MONEY!! THAT’S JUST ANOTHER MAN’S HANDS OUT OF YOUR POCKETS!!!

  • mrs p

    wow kelly, everyone said fire matthew knowles he’s not looking out for you, but now you were dropped from your label, i guess getting rid of him was a mistake after all huh? who you gone blame now for your lack of talent kelly?

  • Lady Architect

    I knew this would happen once she dumped MAthew Columbia would drop her to avoid confrontation with MAthew and Beyonce their money maker. Kelly go to J Records and make some real money recording things you are happy with.

  • Brooklyn, Stand UP!™

    At least she still has her looks.

  • Huh? (new on here but not 2 b confused with the other 1)

    Matthew Knowles probably told them to drop Kelly. He’s a snicky one. Kelly doesn’t need to worry though because there are many people who made comebacks, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey. She just needs to get better material. I liked her song “Like That” (the song with Eve). More voice lessons and find her own image. She’s very pretty so maybe modeling or acting will be better.

  • Tayler

    She’s talented…I’m sure she will get picked up by a good label. I don’t think she was being marketed correctly, but that’s just my opinion.

  • John

    This is the best-looking black girl to me….
    I’m glad to see she not “thick.” like Beyonce.
    If a girl is naturally “thick” before a child, you can only imagine how she will look post-child birth.

    Man, she’s so pretty!

  • statim08

    This is a recession and Kelly has been on the downslide for awhile. No surprise here. A reality show? That’s where they go when there’s nothing else.

  • MZ. WH1TN3Y~P00H

    WOW!!!! I JUST KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SO DAMN SAD….. I JUS WISH THS SHYT CAN HAPPEN TO MZ B OL NO PERSONALITY HAVING ASS

  • *Positively* Swag-a-licious

    I agree with those who said she should call Benny or better yet Mannie, K.Coles manager. He seems to be really focused on his artist both professional and personally. He seems cool…at least cool enough to deal with Frankie and Neffie.

  • Glok9n: The real glok !!!

    BROOKLYN STAND UP! WHATZ UP POPPO!..LOL!VERY TRUE!

  • Glok9n: The real glok !!!

    SHONUFF! THAT CHICK LOOKING GOOD RIGHT LAWDA MERCY …SHONUFF! LMAO!

  • bacchus

    I agree with everyone who says she needs the RIGHT management. She just needs someone whose gonna work in her best interest and go to the ends of the earth and back for her; rather than someone whose gonna be passive and work with an alterior motive, as in “Oh, I can get her far, but not too far, don’t want her to out do my meal ticket”

  • i dont care

    when and where the hell did she sell four million albums? did her camp buy 3.5 million of those?

  • i dont care

    forget the right management, she neeeds the “it” factor and something to distinguigh her. right now, she’s in the same camp as amerie, ashanti, christina milian, mya, etc etc – all the same average r&b chicks. keyshia has a style and occupies a certain space, beyonce has a crowd, rih-rih has a sound, ciara has the dancing thing, and alicia is the all around soul woman. average r&b chick aint enough to sell

  • Awesome-0-3000

    @ i dont care

    She’s huge in Europe. I think thats why there was speculation that she was buying a house there.

  • je$$i

    awww mann why they did kelly like that ?! dont worry kelly you are very talented so somthing will def. come for you it is a blessing for somthing greater to come

  • Jane Doe

    Why do people keep saying go to Benny?? that mans as lost his touch, he lost TWO of his biggest clients within the space of a year!!! mariah and usher.. so Benny can sit down if u ask me.

  • Jay

    If not for Matthew she would have been dumped a long time ago, bad move Kels. The problem is she isn’t much of a singer so maybe get some schooling and hopefully she saved her chips.

  • Jay

    …what they should have done is put Solange in DC and kept trucking.

  • Ms_NYC

    I love Kelly, this is terrible.

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  • SIMPLY SAID

    Poor Kelly! I said years ago, she should have severed ties with the Knowles Clan right after DC split if she wanted a successful solo career or any career PERIOD!! Doing so, may have put her in the running to stay relevant but her loyalty to them killed her career. Matthew ONLY WORKS ON GETTIN BEYONCE contracts and endorsement deals, oh and now Solange and Juelz…SMH!!!

  • mila

    love you KELLY.

  • 8:08

    @statim08

    You are 100% correct. She will have her own reality show within a year and concentrate on marketing her music overseas. They LOVE Beyonce overseas, but they give Kelly her own place beyond Beyonce’s shadow.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gazfynest Da Plus- Sized Diva

    Wish her da best ….with whatever she pursues now

  • told you so

    that chick on the right has nice legs.

  • Toxicity

    She needs to get with a creative producer so they can bang out those hits! She has so much potential.

  • JustMoi

    Bey & her posse best remember what goes around comes around. Guess that is why J-Hovie has that “jump off” spot…errr… I meant studio *winks

  • JustMoi

    EXACTLY!!

    SIMPLY SAID

    Poor Kelly! I said years ago, she should have severed ties with the Knowles Clan right after DC split if she wanted a successful solo career or any career PERIOD!! Doing so, may have put her in the running to stay relevant but her loyalty to them killed her career. Matthew ONLY WORKS ON GETTIN BEYONCE contracts and endorsement deals, oh and now Solange and Juelz…SMH!!!

  • 2dimplzs

    Beyonce’s father killed her career. Shiesty nicca. She had no promotion of her albums – none. Her stuff was always put on the back burner for Beyonce and where did that get her? Chalk it up to a big lesson learned. No one ever had her best interest at heart with her projects. I hope she finds a record company that will this time around.

  • JustMoi

    Mariah got dropped from her label and came back SLAUGHTERING the charts with Butterfly & The Emacipation of Mimi

  • inky

    kelly never should have had matthew as a manager he is looking out for 1and 2 bey and solangehe just used those girls to further beys career they were back up singers for bey sorry!!!!!

  • http://bossip tiababy09

    o’well, what are WE supposed to do????????????????????????????????????????????????

  • facefacts

    *in sarcastic tone* Matthew knowles had nothing to do with that

  • TheGoodGood

    The truth is, Knowles dumped her… he probably saw this coming!

    That bastard!

    Anyway, she should just sign to MusicWorld and take her position because she helped build tha empire and line papa knowles’ pockets with cash!

  • QB

    poor lil tink tink

  • always knew

    Poor kelly. I hope that you are able to find another career, in the States. Been doing a lot of partying in the UK. I hope that doesn’t come back to haunt you…Any who, I wish you success and happiness, Kelly.

  • Huh? (new on here but not 2 b confused with the other 1)

    I see Beyonce is posting on here under the name of her husband Jay.

  • lodi dodi

    she needs a new management team

  • Jay

    Huh? (new on here but not 2 b confused with the other 1)

    I see Beyonce is posting on here under the name of her husband Jay.
    —————————————————–

    I am not

  • She Looks Good Right There

    I hope this ain’t true

  • Christie’s secrets (la vie serait plus belle si j’avais un job !!! grace a dieu tout ira bien tres bientot)

    plus that is whta we call “tone legs” not like that sloppy TRINA! Go kelly, show them!

  • Jay

    I wish Kels well, she a sweet girl. Maybe Matthew will take her back and work some of that magic?

  • VanTokyo

    Well, hmmm….don’t know what to say.She’s pretty.She can sing,but can she act?

  • PYT

    God is going to Bless her, because I believe her intentions were pure!

  • jaiiz

    GOD WILL BLESS HER WITH..NOTHING…PLZ..NEXT

  • Darkesthourglass

    Kelly should do Neo Soul. The average R&B chick thing ain’t cuttin’ it.

  • http://Bossip Valon

    She needs to keep on pushing ahead. That’s just their opinion. There’s more than enough people out there that love Kelly and will support her.

  • Whatchaknoboutdat?

    Well, I think that Kelly Rowland should hook up with R. Kelly and Kelly Price and form a group… that’ll be smokin’ and Bey would be so jealous then!

    :lol:

  • B.I.N.F.L…

    I WISH HER LUCK.

  • LISA

    MATTHEW, WOULD NEVER FIRE HIS DAUGHTER KELLY,I SAID IT HIS DAUGHTER KELLY

  • ajam

    TO justsaying you will never be more than a blogger. Kelly has Money over money. Remember she dont have any kids to support hoes.

  • pimpin

    I TOLD YALL IT WASNT MATTHEW FAULT

  • KMBA74

    GOOD! NOW SHE CAN GET SOME GOOD TRACKS TO GO WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL VOICE SHE HAVE. YOU KNOW OLE MATTHEW WAS ONLY LOOKING OUT FOR BEYONCE AND THE “OTHER ONE”. WHAT’S HER NAME?

  • Whut??

    She’s just boring. I hate to say it but she should have pulled a Beyonce and got with “the thug of the moment” to further her career.

    Pretty just doesn’t open the doors anymore, you gotta have game.

  • THISISME

    KELLYS” DRESS IS JUST TOO DAMN LONG!!!

  • Superbiotch

    Oh…what a shocker.

  • VanTokyo

    I like her,but ,honestly,I don’t think Kelly’s passion is singing.If it is,then she has an extremely poor way of showing it.

  • http://www.myspace.com/tirayk tiray

    POOR THING? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

    THAT WAS THE BEST MOVE,SINCE OBAMA!

    DUBAI WANTS HER….NOW! THEY PAY MORE TOO!
    FU#K AMERICA….NO, REALLY, SERIOUSLY….FU#K AMERICA!

  • Phenomenally Dee… is voting for Lil Kim on DWTS!! She is killing ‘em and looking good in the process. Go Kim!

    Kelly has a career in acting. A solo career does not seem to be in the works. And if it were, Papa Knowles will kill all that noise. (It’s a shame he won’t let anyone else get a piece of the Beyonce Pie!)

  • justsaying

    @ajam

    yeah, but if i go broke, the damn whole world won’t
    know about it.

    guarantee you, within 5 years AT THE MOST she’ll be
    the subject of “when the checks sotp coming” post.

  • justsaying

    “stop” (that is)

  • Tisha

    She would of been dropped anyway. Mathew Knowles didn’t have a damn thing to do with it. Her record sales are very poor.

  • http://www.bossip.com PhillyinDubai

    Shyt happens

  • Mhhh Huhhh….

    this woman cannot sing her way out of a paper bag, and she is just so BORING! to all those people saying she is big in europe…no she isnt, nobody and i mean nobody knows who she is over here or even cares, sorry to break it to you, but europe love ms beyonce knowles.

  • Hell Is Not Full

    This is not about Beyonce or Matthew Knowles – this is about Kelly and she is just not a solo artist. She can sing, but a lot of people who don;t have and can’t get a contract, can sing. She is a back-up singer from a great group, but can’t stand alone. And on a whole ‘nother note. She does not have the personality for an entertainer – she is just too dry.

  • Hell Is Not Full

    And by the way, folk need to stop blaming Matthew Knowles.

    If Columbia or any other business thought they could make money with Kelly, they would give a damn about Matthew or no one else.

    People always trying to give the Knowles more power than they ever going to have. They don’t run the entertainment business – not even close.

  • AKeysFan1981

    Um I think this is the right time for Kelly to publish a memoir. I smell a tell-all book in the future coming from somebody.

  • LOL!!!

    hmm… some how Kelly matter of fact all the other members of DC past, post and far past has gotten the shitty end of the stick…now why would Kelly even think it would be any different for her…cuz she is considered a Knowles? umm…nope ur last name is Rowland sweedy…toughing up…better days will come…

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