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Kelis – Flesh Tone
Client: will.i.am/Interscope Records
Release Date: 2010-07-06
Project Manager: Brian
Harlem-bred vocalist Kelis left her parents’ home at 16, but continued her education at the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. 2 years later with the support of producers The Neptunes, she landed herself a recording deal.. read more
Harlem-bred vocalist Kelis left her parents’ home at 16, but continued her education at the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. 2 years later with the support of producers The Neptunes, she landed herself a recording deal
In mid-1999, Kelis was singing alongside rap troublemaker Ol’ Dirty Bastard on his cut “Got Your Money,” and her signature Technicolor-spiraled afro & colorful style sparked critics’ interests. Kelis captured feminist desires on her debut album Kaleidoscope, released in December 1999. Two years later she released Wanderland exclusively in Europe, Asia and Latin America. 2003’s Tasty followed and yielded the Top Ten Neptunes produced hit “Milkshake.” In 2006, her fourth album, Kelis Was Here, was released and led by the duly assertive “Bossy.” Kelis has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry – having recorded with willl.i.am, Bjork, Outkast, Raphael Sadaaq, Moby, Enrique Iglesias and Basement Jaxx to name a few.
Kelis has been busy working on her next album with producers such as David Guetta, Burnz, DJ Ammo, Boys Noize, Diplo/Switch & Free School to name a few. The yet to be titled album is slated for release in 2010 on will.i.am/Interscope Records… read less
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Kelis Releasing New Album Flesh Tone July 6 In U.S.
2010-04-08 07:27pm
FLESH TONE, KELIS’ FIRST ALBUM IN ALMOST FOUR YEARS, SET FOR JULY 6TH RELEASE IN U.S. & CANADA BY WILL.I.AM MUSIC GROUP/INTERSCOPE RECORDS
Kelis Joined By Guest DJ will.i.am In Performance
Of Lead Single “Acapella” On “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Flesh Tone, the new album from GRAMMY™-nominated singer-songwriter Kelis, will be released in the U.S. and Canada on July 6th and on May 17th in all other countries. Tipped as one of 2010’s “Best Bets” by Billboard, the record will be her first for will.i.am Music Group/Interscope Records. Last night Kelis was joined by guest DJ will.i.am on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in a riveting performance of lead single “Acapella”: Click here
“Acapella,” produced by David Guetta (producer of The Black Eyed Peas’ smash single “I GOTTA FEELING”), is already an international No. 1 hit, having topped both the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart and Music Week’s Pop Club Chart in the U.K. Entertainment Weekly called the song “another tall glass of delicious…a feathery dance-floor delight,” putting it on “The MustList” while People’s “Hot Downloads” column noted: “Kelis brings her milkshake back with ‘Acapella,’ a frenetic techno groove from her forthcoming disc, Flesh Tone.” You can check out the video for “Acapella” – based on a treatment written by Kelis and lensed by co-directors Chris Cottam, Rankin and Nicole Ehrlich – at: www.iamkelis.com
In addition to recording with Guetta, several other influential producers helped Kelis realize her vision for Flesh Tone, her first album in nearly four years. Label head will.i.am, who describes her as “a best kept secret,” produced one track and she also worked with Free School, Boys Noize, Burnz, DJ Ammo and Benny Benassi.
Kelis debuted in 1999 with Kaleidoscope, which featured the ubiquitous MTV/BET hit “Caught Out There.” The track entered the U.K. Singles Chart at No. 4 and Kelis went on to win a BRIT award (“International Breakthrough Act”), an NME award (“Best R&B/Soul Act”) and a Q award (“Best Music Video” for “Caught Out There”). Over the past 10 years, she has worked with a wide variety of artists, including The Neptunes, Andre 3000, Björk, Enrique Iglesias and Raphael Saadiq. Perhaps best-known for her GRAMMY-nominated, Top 5 smash “Milkshake” and the million-selling ringtone “Bossy,” the fashion icon is also a certified chef and a recent graduate of Le Cordon Bleu.
“Acapella – The Remixes” EP is available now on iTunes & Amazon
iTunes audio: Kelis EP “Acapella – The Remixes”
Amazon mp3: Kelis EP “Acapella – The Remixes”
DO NOT MISS THE VISUALLY STUNNING “ACAPELLA” MUSIC VIDEO
VIDEO: Kelis – Acapella
Kelis
Flesh Tone – July 6
will.i.am Music Group / Interscope
www.IAmKelis.com
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