Bring Da Beat Back's Top 10 Albums Of 2011

#1) Kelly Rowland Here I Am
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#2) Beyonce 4
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#3) Rihanna Talk That Talk
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#4) Jennifer Lopez Love?
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5) Mya K.I.S.S.
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#6) Avril Lavigne Goodbye Lullaby
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#7) Kelly Clarkson Stronger
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#8) Britney Spears Femme Fatale

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#9) Angels & Airwaves Love
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#10) Mary J. Blige My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
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One Last Look At Christmas...

Christina Aguilera "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"



Kelly Rowland, Michael Buble, & Naturally 7 "White Christmas"



David Archuleta "Silent Night"



David Archuleta "The First Noel"
Christina Aguilera performed on the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, Kelly Rowland joined Michael Buble on his Home For Christmas special in the UK, & King of Christmas David Archuleta gave us our likely last glimpse of him for quite a while on A Fox & Friends Christmas. Nice job all around, as Steve Jones would say!

Kelly Rowland "Jet" Magazine Cover

Kelly Rowland looks pretty on the cover of Jet's new issue. Her awesome third album Here I Am is available now!

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The X Factor UK Finale Performance Highlights

Leona Lewis "Hurt"



Kelly Rowland & Amelia Lily "River Deep Mountain High"
Leona Lewis returned to where it all began to perform the title track off her new cover EP on the finale of The X Factor UK. Her performance started out slow, but she really killed it in the end! Also, mentor Kelly Rowland finished off the season series by performing with her final contestant (right before she got eliminated in third place) Amelia Lily in what many hailed as the highlight of the night!

Kelly Rowland Performs "Down For Whatever" On The X Factor Germany

Kelly Rowland continued her European promo by performing her latest international single "Down For Whatever" off Here I Am on Germany's incarnation of The X Factor. I can't even hate, she did that!

Kelly Rowland Performs On The X Factor UK

Kelly Rowland finally stepped out from behind the judging panel on The X Factor in the UK to perform "When Love Takes Over" & "Down For Whatever" in support of her new album Here I Am. She kinda killed that! I am gonna need her to get one of those mics that hooks onto your ear though because the woman cannot seem to keep the thing up to her mouth!

Kelly Rowland Does Marie Claire UK

In support of the release of her third album Here I Am, Kelly Rowland has a cover spread in the January issue of Marie Claire in the UK. Not her best cover, if I'm being honest, but the photoshoot is nice!

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Kelly Rowland Performs On BBC Radio 1Xtra Live

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Dilemma/I'm Dat Chick



Destiny's Child Medley



Work/When Love Takes Over/Commander



All Of The Night (w/ Luke James)/Lay It On Me (w/ Big Sean)



Motivation



Down For Whatever
Kelly Rowland performed a set at BBC Radio 1Xtra Live in support of the recent UK release of her third album Here I Am. In all honesty, I find it hard to watch extended performances like this from her, mainly because she refuses to sing the majority of the time (see: Dilemma, the DC medley, etc.). I would much rather she just choose a few songs to perform & polish them up as opposed to trying to do so much that she relies on the audience to do most of the work. I do kinda feel bad for her though because whoever was backstage was falling asleep on the job & Kelly had to wake them up everytime it was time for the next song to start! And that Luke James character... man, can he sing!

The 2011 Soul Train Awards Recap

Melanie Fiona performed "Fool For You", her duet with Cee Lo Green, at the 2011 Soul Train Awards, where Kelly Rowland was a big winner, picking up Song Of The Year for "Motivation"! Nicki Minaj won Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year for "Moment 4 Life", Beyonce picked up Best Dance Performance for "Run The World (Girls)", & Rihanna won Best Caribbean Performance for "Man Down". See a full list of winners HERE.

Kelly Rowland Performs "Down For Whatever" On Children In Need Rocks Manchester

Kelly Rowland performed her latest UK single "Down For Whatever" at the Children In Need Rocks Manchester benefit. I'm kind of enjoying these D4W performances from Kelly! She is gearing up for the UK release of her third solo album Here I Am.

Kelly Rowland Performs "Down For Whatever" On The Graham Norton Show

Kelly Rowland shut the stage down at The Graham Norton Show with my jam "Down For Whatever" from her new album Here I Am. The dancing & lights showed out more than her vocals, but a good performance all around.

2011 Soul Train Award Nominees Announced

Queen Beyonce leads the nominees for the 2011 Soul Train Awards with four nominations. She is closely followed by Kelly Rowland & Rihanna, who have three each. All of the nominees for the show, which will air November 27th @ 9/8c on BET, can be found HERE.

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Kelly Rowland "Down For Whatever" Video Premiere

"Down For Whatever" is the latest single off Kelly Rowland's third album Here I Am. Is this the international single, do we have confirmation, because I'm hoping so so that the UK release of Here I Am can finally come out with more goodness similar to this! I adore this song & am just grateful to have a video for it at all. Do the visuals for this song reach their full potential? No. Do I thoroughly enjoy it? Yes!

Kelly Rowland ft. Big Sean "Lay It On Me" Video Premiere

"Lay It On Me", featuring Big Sean, is the second single off Kelly Rowland's third album Here I Am, which I listened to in my car today! As for the video, I like it. Sexy!

2011 American Music Award Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2011 American Music Awards have been announced, so naturally, with it being an award show & all, Rihanna leads with three nominations. Scoring a pair each are Nicki Minaj & Beyonce, who will interestingly be competing in the R&B female category with Kelly Rowland! The show, a complete list of nominees for which can be found HERE, will take place live on ABC November 20th.

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Verse Simmonds ft. Kelly Rowland "Boo Thang" Video Premiere

Kelly Rowland shows up more than halfway into the video for Verse Simmonds' new single "Boo Thang". Sounding & looking flawless as usual, K-Row!

Kelly Rowland Does Cosmopolitan UK Magazine

Kelly Rowland is looking fab in this November cover shoot for Cosmopolitan UK. Her addictive new album Here I Am is out now. I'm ready for that "Lay It On Me" video, ma'am!

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Kelly Rowland Performs On Jimmy Kimmel

"Lay It On Me" (w/ Big Sean)



"Motivation"
Kelly Rowland took a break from The X Factor UK to promote that lil ol' Here I Am (there you are) album she has out on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Hopefully the "Lay It On Me" video will premiere soon!

Kelly Rowland "Lay It On Me" Behind-The-Scenes

Some footage of Kelly Rowland (finally!) making her cheap-but-sexy-looking video for "Lay It On Me", the second single off her fantastic new album Here I Am, has surfaced.

New Kelly Rowland "The X Factor UK" Promo Pic

Yet another promotional photo has surfaced of Kelly Rowland & her fellow judges on The X Factor, which recently premiered in the UK. I've watched a few clips & from what I can tell so far, the revamped panel & Kelly herself seem to be doing a fine job. Of course, if anyone knew a way that I could watch full episodes in the US, I would be most grateful. :) For now though, Kelly's new album Here I Am continues to entertain me to the fullest!

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