Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland spent the first years of her fame as one voice in a trio. A single duet in 2002 made critics ask whether she belonged at center stage. The song was "Dilemma", recorded with the rapper Nelly. It topped charts around the world, and it gave Rowland her first number-one single on her own. Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian answered the hit with a verdict. She wrote: "Rowland is no longer a mere backing vocalist for Beyoncé." The sentence is generous and slightly cutting at the same time. It shows how much of Rowland's story was told as an addition to someone else's. Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. What happens when a person known as part of a famous set of voices has to build a name alone? How does a singer from a group that lost members to lawsuits learn to trust her own taste? And why did a judge's chair, a film set and a charity campaign end up shaping her career as much as any record?
Kelly Rowland was seven years old when her mother, Doris Rowland-Garrison, left her father, Christopher Lovett, and took her daughter along. Rowland was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 11th of February 1981, and she had an older brother named Orlando. Her father was an abusive alcoholic who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in the Vietnam War. When Rowland was seven or eight, she and her mother relocated to Houston. At some point there, she moved in with Beyoncé, and she called Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles, "Mama T."
In the early 1990s Rowland joined Beyoncé, Tamar Davis and LaTavia Roberson in a group called Girl's Tyme. The group competed on the nationally televised talent show Star Search and lost to an act called Skeleton Crew. Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, then trimmed the sextet to a quartet, added a new member named LeToya Luckett, and began managing the girls.
Record deals came and went quickly. In 1995 the group signed with Elektra Records, which dropped them within months. D'wayne Wiggins then began working with them, and they were briefly signed to his label. The names piled up as well: the Dolls, Something Fresh, Cliché and Destiny. The group finally landed on Destiny's Child, a name taken from a passage in the Book of Isaiah, and Columbia Records signed them in 1997. Along the way they opened for established R&B acts such as SWV, Dru Hill and Immature.
In 1997 the group recorded "Killing Time" for the soundtrack of the film Men in Black. Later that year they released their first single, "No, No, No". A self-titled debut album followed in 1998. It sold moderately, yet it still won three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. The Writing's on the Wall arrived in 1999 and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. Its hits included "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Jumpin' Jumpin'" and "Say My Name". At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, "Say My Name" won both Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song.
LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson filed a lawsuit over alleged breach of contract. Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin appeared in the video for "Say My Name", and Luckett and Roberson were dismissed. Franklin quit after five months. The remaining trio released "Independent Women Part I" for the soundtrack of the 2000 film Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single and sat at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for eleven consecutive weeks. Later that year, Luckett and Roberson withdrew their case against their former bandmates. They kept the suit against Mathew Knowles, and it ended when both sides agreed to stop publicly disparaging each other.
Survivor, the group's third album, drew on that conflict. Its title song was a response to the experience. It won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The themes of the song, however, led Luckett and Roberson to refile their lawsuit. The proceedings were settled in June 2002. While the album was being finished, Rowland also appeared on the remix of Avant's single "Separated".
Survivor was released in May 2001 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 663,000 copies. It has since sold over twelve million copies worldwide, and more than forty percent of those were sold in the United States. The album also produced the number-one hit "Bootylicious", on which Rowland sang lead vocals.
After the remix album This Is the Remix in 2002, the group announced a temporary hiatus so its members could pursue solo projects. The break did not end the group for good. Destiny Fulfilled, its final studio album, was released on the 15th of November 2004 and reached number two on the Billboard 200. It produced the top-five singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier", and T.I. and Lil Wayne featured on the second. A world tour called Destiny Fulfilled... And Lovin' It followed in 2005. The European leg ended in Barcelona, Spain, on the 11th of June. There Rowland announced that the group would disband after the North American dates. Their compilation Number 1's reached number one on the Billboard 200 after its release on the 25th of October. On the 28th of March 2006, Destiny's Child accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Simply Deep reached American shops on the 22nd of October 2002, with production from Mark J. Feist, Big Bert and Rich Harrison. Brandy and Solange Knowles sang background vocals. Rowland described the record as a "weird fusion of a little bit of Sade and a little bit of rock."
It debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and at number three on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, with first-week sales of 77,000 copies. The Recording Industry Association of America certified it gold. As of 2013 it remained her best-selling album in the United States, at 602,000 copies.
Abroad, Simply Deep did better. It topped the UK Albums Chart and went gold in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. "Stole" became an international top-ten single, and "Can't Nobody" reached the UK top five. The lyrics of "Stole" tell an emotional "tale of school shootings and suicides". Rowland told The Independent that she had been searching with her first two records. In her words: "I was in a stage with the first two records where I was searching, and I was like, let me try a rock-dance approach, the label and management wanted me to try it, and I did it... And then after that came a more urban approach with Ms. Kelly in 2007."
Her second album nearly had a different title and a different release date. Ms. Kelly was first called My Story and was scheduled for June 2006. At the last minute, Rowland, her management and Columbia Records shelved it. She thought the final track listing was "too full of midtempos and ballads." She brought in new producers, including Billy Mann, Mysto & Pizzi, Sean Garrett, Scott Storch and Polow da Don. The finished album came out on the 3rd of July 2007. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 86,000 copies. Outside the United States it barely reached the top forty on most charts. In the UK it opened at number 37. Still, it gave her the UK top-five hit "Like This", featuring Eve, and the international top-ten hit "Work". After the lukewarm sales, the album was re-released on the 25th of March 2008 as an extended play titled Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe. Its lead single was "Daylight", a Bobby Womack cover recorded with Travie McCoy.
The ground shifted in 2009. In January, Rowland ended her professional relationship with Mathew Knowles, who had managed her since her days in Destiny's Child. Knowles stressed that no animosity was involved. Two months later, Rowland announced that she had left Columbia. She said she "felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone." She told Entertainment Weekly that the label ended her contract because Ms. Kelly was not a commercial success. She later signed with Universal Motown Records.
In April 2009, Rowland was featured on David Guetta's single "When Love Takes Over". It topped the charts in several countries and sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide. Rowland said that meeting Guetta influenced her to record dance music. That pivot shaped her third album, Here I Am, which was originally scheduled for 2010 and was released on the 26th of July 2011. It sold 77,000 copies in its first week and debuted at the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The lead single "Commander" reached the top ten of many European charts, and "Down for Whatever" reached the UK top ten. "Motivation", with Lil Wayne, spent seven consecutive weeks at the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and went double platinum. Of the new direction, Rowland said: "I knew I couldn't be afraid of this direction, and I wasn't going to let the thoughts and opinions of others make me afraid to go in this direction."
Not every experiment landed. In January 2011 she reunited with Nelly on "Gone", a sequel to "Dilemma". It did not repeat the earlier success.
Talk a Good Game was released on the 18th of June 2013 and had been called Year of the Woman. It was her first release with Republic Records. Universal Music Group had closed Universal Motown and Universal Republic and revived Motown Records and Republic Records. The album sold 68,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. That made it her third top-ten album in the United States. "Kisses Down Low" was certified gold, and "Dirty Laundry" was the second and final single. She promoted the album on the Lights Out Tour, which she co-headlined with The-Dream.
On the 26th of March 2014, Rowland told HuffPost Live that she had begun recording a fifth album, shaped by horns, drums and flutes. She said iconic female singers, including Diana Ross, influenced the sound. In the same interview she announced that she had left Republic Records, adding that she "just needed a fresh, new start."
On the 15th of August 2003, Freddy vs. Jason opened in theaters with Rowland as Kia Waterson, the frank best friend of lead character Lori Campbell. Monica Keena played Lori, and Ronny Yu directed the slasher crossover. Critics gave it generally mixed reviews. Audiences did not agree. It earned 36.4 million dollars in its first weekend and topped the United States box office. With a budget of 25 million dollars, it finished with a worldwide total of more than 114 million dollars. It was Rowland's big-screen debut.
Television had come first. In 2002 she played the recurring role of Carly in the fourth season of the UPN sitcom The Hughleys. A year later she appeared as Cleo on Eve. She also played Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas on American Dreams, singing a version of the group's single "Nowhere to Run".
In the summer of 2005 she took a lead role in The Seat Filler, opposite Duane Martin and Shemar Moore. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were its executive producers. Rowland played Jhnelle, a pop star who falls for an awards-show seat filler and mistakes him for a high-profile entertainment attorney. She recorded two songs for the film. It debuted at number eighteen at the box office and reached DVD in 2006. In 2006 she also played Tammy Hamilton, an ambitious 21-year-old apprentice to the realtor Toni, on the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. Rowland hoped her three episodes would grow into a bigger role. The show moved to The CW the next year, and the plans went nowhere. In October 2007 she auditioned for the part of Louise, Carrie Bradshaw's assistant, in the Sex and the City film. The part went to Jennifer Hudson.
Her next film success arrived in April 2012. Rowland played Brenda in the romantic comedy Think Like a Man, alongside Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart. It topped the United States box office and grossed 91.5 million dollars. In the second season of Empire, she played Leah Walker, the mother of Lucious Lyon, in flashbacks across five episodes. She also recorded a song for the show called "Mona Lisa".
In September 2018, BET announced that Rowland would star as Gladys Knight in the series American Soul. It premiered in February 2019 to positive reviews, and in 2020 her guest performance won her an NAACP Image Award. In December 2019 she and her husband produced the Lifetime Christmas movie Merry Liddle Christmas. She released a song from it, "Love You More at Christmas Time", on her own label, KTR Records. Lifetime made its first-ever holiday sequel, Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding, in 2020, and a third film, Merry Liddle Christmas Baby, aired in November 2021.
Other work followed. She made a cameo in Beyoncé's Disney+ musical film Black Is King, released globally on the 31st of July 2020. She recorded three songs for the soundtrack of Bad Hair, which arrived on Hulu in October 2020. In November 2022 she starred with Marsai Martin and Omari Hardwick in the Paramount+ film Fantasy Football. Tyler Perry's Netflix legal drama Mea Culpa, in which she starred, was released on the 23rd of February 2024. In February 2026 she appeared opposite Method Man in the romantic comedy Relationship Goals.
Two girl groups, Little Mix and June's Diary, both trace back to Rowland's television work. Little Mix came first. On the 30th of May 2011, Rowland was confirmed as a judge on the British show The X Factor. She replaced Dannii Minogue for the eighth series. Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Tulisa made up the rest of the panel, with Barlow replacing Simon Cowell and Tulisa replacing Cheryl Cole. Rowland mentored the Girls category, which included Amelia Lily. She was later revealed as the judge who formed Little Mix. She did not return for the ninth series in 2012 because of a conflicting schedule, and Nicole Scherzinger took her place. The work still earned her honors. Cosmopolitan named her Ultimate TV Personality in 2011, and Glamour named her TV Personality of the Year in 2012.
Not every television venture lasted. In fall 2007, Rowland was a choirmaster on the NBC show Clash of the Choirs, alongside Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey and Blake Shelton. Her choir finished fifth, and the show did not return for a second season. On the 7th of May 2009, Bravo premiered The Fashion Show with Rowland as host beside Isaac Mizrahi. The model Iman replaced her for the second season. In August 2012, she became a dance master with Jason Derulo on the Australian talent show Everybody Dance Now. It was canceled on the 21st of August 2012 after its fourth episode because of poor ratings.
Her next judging job had a better outcome. In May 2013 it was announced that Rowland would replace L.A. Reid on The X Factor USA for its third and final season. She joined Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato and the new judge Paulina Rubio, who was replacing Britney Spears. Rowland's contestants in the Over 25s category included Jeff Gutt, who finished as runner-up. She had more success and popularity on the American version than on the British one.
In April 2016, Rowland hosted the BET documentary series Chasing Destiny. With the choreographer and director Frank Gatson Jr., she searched for the next superstars of an all-female group. They formed June's Diary. On the 24th of December 2016, it was announced that she would replace Ronan Keating as a coach on The Voice Australia. The sixth season aired in early 2017. In the seventh season she became the winning coach. Her contestants Sam Perry and Bella Paige were the final two, and Perry took the title. She won again in the ninth season with her contestant Chris Sebastian. In 2026 she is set to debut as a coach on series 14 of The Voice UK.
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Rowland and the Knowles family founded the Survivor Foundation in the Houston, Texas, area. It was set up to provide transitional housing for victims of the storm and for evacuees. It extended the mission of the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, a multi-purpose community outreach facility in downtown Houston. That year Rowland and Beyoncé also lent their voices to "All That I'm Lookin for", a collaboration with Kitten Sera. The song appeared on The Katrina CD, and its proceeds went to the organization Recording Artists for Hope.
In 2006 she joined Pink and Avril Lavigne in ads for the ALDO Fights AIDS campaign. The campaign sold so-called empowerment tags exclusively at ALDO stores, and the money benefited the YouthAIDS initiative. The next year she signed pink Goody Ouchless brushes with stars such as Jessica Simpson and the cast of Grey's Anatomy. They went up for auction on eBay, with all proceeds going to Breast Cancer Awareness. She also teamed up with Kanye West, Nelly Furtado and Snoop Dogg to design a Nike sneaker. It went to another eBay auction, and those proceeds went to AIDS Awareness.
In 2008 Rowland became an ambassador for MTV's Staying Alive Foundation, which aims to reduce stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS. She visited projects in Tanzania and Kenya, and she took an HIV test in Africa to raise awareness. A year later she worked with Serve.MTV.com on public service announcements. Cameron Diaz, will.i.am and Sean Kingston joined her to talk about causes ranging from homelessness to saving whales. In March 2009 she spearheaded a bone marrow drive. She and the singers Alesha Dixon and Pixie Lott also created T-shirts for River Island, with profits supporting the Prince's Trust.
In March 2010 she launched I Heart My Girlfriends, a charity that deals with self-esteem, date violence prevention, community service, sports, education and more. On the 15th of March 2016 came a charity single, "This Is For My Girls", written by Diane Warren. Missy Elliott, Kelly Clarkson, Zendaya, Janelle Monáe, Lea Michele and Chloe x Halle joined Rowland on it. Michelle Obama put the project together to support her Let Girls Learn initiative, which aimed to boost education rates among adolescent girls denied schooling. The iTunes-exclusive release coincided with Obama's speech at SXSW in Texas.
Whitney Houston, Rowland says, "was the woman that inspired me to sing." Janet Jackson ranks beside Houston as her biggest influence. Sade Adu also inspires her, and Rowland says she "has a style that's totally her own." Martin Luther King Jr., Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige and Naomi Campbell are on her list too. So is Oprah Winfrey, whom she calls "the female version of God." Rowland says living in Miami has shaped her style, growth and music. For fashion, she credits Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Oprah and her grandmother. Her albums each had their own muses. For Ms. Kelly she named Houston, Beyoncé and Brandy: "I love how different they are. I love how they take themselves to the next level." Here I Am drew on Donna Summer, Diana Ross and the dance producer will.i.am. Talk a Good Game drew on Houston, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Her voice is classified as a three-octave lyric mezzo-soprano.
The honors piled up. "Dilemma" won her and Nelly a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. That made her the first Destiny's Child member to win a Grammy as a solo artist. Billboard ranked it fifth on its list of the 40 biggest duets of all time. In the UK it was the 22nd best-selling single of the 2000s decade. Billboard crowned "When Love Takes Over" the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time. Its Electro Extended Mix won a Grammy for Best Non-Classical, Remixed Recording. "Motivation" won Song of the Year at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards and Top R&B Song at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Entertainment Weekly named "Commander" the number-one summer jam of 2010. In October 2010 the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers honored her at its second annual Women Behind the Music event. Essence honored her and the music executive Sylvia Rhone on the 8th of February 2012. She has won four Grammy Awards from 17 nominations. In total she has won 19 awards from 54 nominations. In 2014 the network Fuse put her at number 20 on its list of the 100 most award-winning artists. On the 5th of September 2023, she received the Fashion Icon of the Year Award in New York City. The event was the Harlem's Fashion Row Show and Style Awards.
Her private life has mattered just as much. Rowland and Tim Weatherspoon first met and became friends in the early 2000s, introduced by Michelle Williams. They began dating around 2009, and he later became her manager. She announced their engagement in December 2013 on The Queen Latifah Show. They were married in Costa Rica on the 9th of May 2014 and have two sons, born in 2014 and 2021. On the 6th of May 2020, she announced a management deal with Roc Nation, which meant her husband would no longer manage her. A month later, in June 2020, she revealed that she had reconciled with her estranged father, Christopher Lovett. She marked her fortieth birthday with the dance-infused song "Black Magic", released on the 12th of February 2021. Her sons, Titan and Noah, make an appearance in its video.
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What was Kelly Rowland's first solo number-one single?
It was "Dilemma", a 2002 duet with the rapper Nelly. It topped charts around the world and was her first number-one single as a solo artist.
How did Destiny's Child get its name?
The name was taken from a passage in the Book of Isaiah. The group settled on it after earlier names including the Dolls, Something Fresh, Cliché and Destiny, and Columbia Records signed them in 1997.
Which girl groups are credited to Kelly Rowland's television work?
Little Mix, formed while she was a judge on The X Factor UK, and June's Diary, formed on the BET series Chasing Destiny, which she hosted with Frank Gatson Jr.
Why was the album Ms. Kelly delayed?
It was first called My Story and scheduled for June 2006. Rowland, her management and Columbia Records shelved it because she thought the track listing was too full of midtempos and ballads.
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- 177Who Is Kelly Rowland's Husband? All About Tim WeatherspoonVandana Pawa — July 27, 2023
- 178Watch Kelly Rowland Spill on Mom Guilt, Miss Tina's Jokes, Girl Groups, and MoreMcKenzie Jean-Philippe — November 5, 2018
- 179MagazineKelly Rowland Marries Tim Weatherspoon In Costa RicaSierra Marquina — May 12, 2014
- 180MagazineKelly Rowland Welcomes a Baby Boy – Find Out His Name!November 5, 2014
- 181Kelly Rowland Gives Birth, Welcomes 2nd Child With Husband Tim WeatherspoonJanuary 30, 2021
- 184Kelly Rowland: 'Ms. Kelly Deluxe'Nick Levine — May 11, 2008
- 185Here I AmEvan Rytlewski — July 25, 2011
- 187NewsKelly Rowland – In control of her own destinyMatilda Eger-Cooper — July 9, 2010
- 188Kelly Rowland – Here I Am > ReviewAndy Kellman
- 189VideoEntertainment Focus Interview
- 190Review of Kelly Rowland – Simply DeepJoy Dunbar — March 31, 2003
- 191MagazineSimply Deep ReviewJon Caramanica — October 25, 2002
- 192Kelly Rowland – Simply Deep > ReviewJon O'Brien
- 193Kelly Rowland – Ms. Kelly > ReviewAndy Kellman
- 194NewsCD: Kelly Rowland, Ms. KellyAlex Macpherson — December 14, 2007
- 195Kelly Rowland – Here I AmJuly 25, 2011
- 196Review of Kelly Rowland – Ms. KellyGemma Padley — June 22, 2007
- 197Kelly Rowland | Here I Am Album ReviewHannah Spencer — December 19, 2011
- 198Kelly Rowland Admits Nip Slip Was EmbarrassingKim Osorio — BET — August 10, 2011
- 200Kelly Rowland Plots Nas Collaboration: 'I'm Taking a Page From Mariah Carey'Radio.com — April 12, 2013
- 202Kelly Rowland hangs out with her 'body inspiration' Naomi CampbellNatasha Nanner — February 22, 2013
- 203MagazineThe Making of Kelly RowlandMargeaux Watson — July 6, 2007
- 206Kelly Rowland album 'inspired by disco'Catriona Wightman — March 20, 2010
- 207Kelly Rowland Dedicates New Album to the LadiesDevin Lazerine — June 1, 2012
- 208Kelly Rowland Admits Not Always Liking Her Dark SkinDorkys Ramos — BET — March 8, 2013
- 209Body WatchMarch 17, 2008
- 210Kelly Rowland Explains Boob Job, Tired of 'Little Nuggets'Georgette Cline — The Boombox. AOL — October 10, 2011
- 21161. Kelly Rowland – The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All TimeJulian Patterson — December 10, 2012
- 214Kelly Rowland Delivers Classic Glamour in Plunging Ashi Studio Gown to Accept Fashion Icon of the Year Award at Harlem's Fashion Row EventAyana Herndon — September 6, 2023
- 221Tulisa, Kelly Rowland confirmed for 'X Factor'Alex Fletcher — Hachette Filipacchi — May 30, 2011
- 222Judging panel announced!ITV — May 30, 2011
- 224Kelly Rowland confirms 'X Factor' exitMayer Nissim — Hachette Filipacchi — April 30, 2012
- 225'X Factor' Kelly Rowland, Tulisa, Cher Lloyd at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women AwardsNaomi Gordon — Hachette Filipacchi Médias — November 4, 2011
- 226NewsKelly Rowland named top TV judge despite losing X Factor seatAndrei Harmsworth — Associated Newspapers Ltd — May 29, 2012
- 228Beyoncé, Rowland help give shelter to city's survivorsDave Sowders — September 13, 2007
- 235Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams and More Help Kelly Rowland Launch Her "I Heart My Girlfriends" CharityGossipOnThis.com — March 3, 2010
- 236Kelly Rowland @ City of Hope – Spirit of Life Awards | Independent Music WomenMusica — Independentmusicwomen.it
- 237MagazineDavid Guetta | Billboard
- 238Artists
- 239The 40 Biggest Duets Of All TimeBillboard — February 1, 2011
- 240Radio 1 Official Chart of the Decade, as broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Tuesday December 29, 2009, presented by Nihal
- 244NAACP Image Awards 2020: See the complete list of winnersFebruary 23, 2020
- 2452020 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners ListFebruary 22, 2020
- 246Love by the 10th Date (TV Movie 2017)January 28, 2018
- 249Lifetime's 'Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding' Features Kelly RowlandNovember 28, 2020
- 252The Curse of Bridge Hollow cast: Who stars in the Netflix Halloween film?October 13, 2022
- 253Destiny's Child Lovin' McDonald'sOctober 7, 2004
- 254Destiny's Child home for holidays in Wal-Mart adJoy Sewing — November 15, 2005
- 255P.Diddy: a novembre esce il libro fotografico sul fondoschiena delle donneBenedetta Guerra — August 30, 2011
- 256Exclusive First Look: TW Steel Kelly Rowland Special Edition CollectionCelia L. Smith — August 2, 2012
- 258Mercedes C-class at the 2014 Detroit motor showJanuary 13, 2014
- 260MagazineKelly Rowland Debuts 'Smoke X Mirrors' Eyewear CollectionOctober 24, 2018
- 261Kelly Rowland Kicks Off 2019 With A Limited Edition Fabletics CollectionMarsha B — January 2, 2019
- 2625 Best Looks From Kelly Rowland's Crazy Chic JustFab CollectionOctober 16, 2020
- 264Kelly Rowland and Silk Partner to Launch Silk NextmilkApril 8, 2022
- 265Sephora Debuts First Documentary FilmMarch 2, 2022
- 266Magazine7 Beauty Essentials Kelly Rowland Can't Live WithoutJackie Fields — January 26, 2022
- 267Press releaseAIRBORNE JOINS FORCES WITH KELLY ROWLAND
- 268FamilyGuard Brand Partners with Kelly RowlandMay 26, 2023
- 269Whoa BabyApril 13, 2017
- 270MagazineKelly Rowland To Publish New Picture Book, 'Always With You, Always With Me'Okla Jones — November 16, 2021
- 272Kelly Rowland In Concert – IGNOctober 2, 2007
- 273MagazineThe-Dream & Kelly Rowland Announce Lights Out Tour DatesApril 29, 2013
- 274Kelly Rowland Is Giddy To Go Down Under With Chris BrownRebecca Thomas
- 275Kelly Rowland 'FAME Tour' Dates Revealed – That Grape JuiceAugust 19, 2011
- 276SUPAFEST ANNOUNCES DATES AND MEMBER PRE SALE TICKETSfestivalsaustralia.wordpress.com
- 277RNB Friday tour dates for Australia: Craig David, Sean Paul, Ne-yoAugust 3, 2017
- 278Fridayz Live 2023 line-up: Jason Derulo, Boyz II Men and moreAugust 31, 2023