Kelly Rowland and The-Dream’s “Lights Out” tour is already living up to its name. Kelly has been forced to cancel and reschedule many of the dates on her co-headlining tour due to her new gig on “The X Factor.”

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The stars are aligning for Kelly Rowland. The R&B diva, who just signed on as a judge for “The X Factor” and will tour with The-Dream this summer, has released the tracklisting for her fourth solo album Talk a Good Game.

The 12-track standard edition includes the Mike WiLL Made It-produced single “Kisses Down Low” and the confessional follow-up “Dirty Laundry,” with appearances from Wiz Khalifa (“Gone”), Pusha T (“Street Life”), and fellow Destiny’s Child divas Beyoncé and Michelle Williams (“You Changed”). The deluxe comes with three more tracks including a duet with The-Dream (“Sky Walker”).

On the production tip, Kelly has enlisted hitmakers including Pharrell, The Runners, Harmony, Danja, Rico Love, Boi-1da, and more.

The music was inspired by classic R&B including New Edition, Pebbles, and Babyface. “[It] feels like everything I wanted to make as far as music and R&B,” Rowland told Billboard. “I wanted to make sure my roots were really pronounced on this album.”

See the tracklisting via iTunes.

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The-Dream and Kelly Rowland gave fans a peek into their upcoming “Lights Out” tour by performing together on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Monday. The platinum hitmaker and new “X Factor” judge dueted on “Where Have You Been,” their tender collaboration off Dream’s album IV Play, due May 28.

“K.Row….. Thank You from Me and the Lovecult for being here for me Today! Jay Leno… I appreciate it soooo much. I LOVE you!” Dream told Kelly after the performance.

Watch their first televised set before the tour kicks off on May 23.

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Kelly Rowland is coming to a television near you. The Grammy-winning singer has officially signed on as a judge for the U.S. edition of “The X Factor.”

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The-Dream and Kelly Rowland are proving to be a dynamic duo. After their much-talked-about collaboration “Dirty Laundry,” which Dream penned, the two duet on “Where Have You Been” off Dream’s album IV Play.

The singer-songwriter finds true love on the tender ballad, which he will perform with Kelly this evening on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

“Just a signature R&B duet record, no games, no nothing, straight down the middle,” The-Dream tells Rap-Up.com of the record, which he co-produced with Da Internz. “It was a chance for me to bond with another friend now that I have, which is Kelly.”

In addition to Kelly, IV Play features Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Big Sean, Pusha T, Gary Clark Jr., and more.

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Kelly Rowland airs out her darkest secrets on “Dirty Laundry,” the second single off her upcoming album Talk a Good Game. The singer is her most vulnerable yet, opening up about pursuing a solo career after Destiny’s Child and watching Beyoncé’s career take off while she was feeling discouraged.

“When my sister was on stage, killin’ it like a motherfu**er/ I was enraged, feelin’ it like a motherfu**er/ Bird in a cage, you would never know what I was dealing with/ Went our separate ways, but I was happy she was killin’ it/ Bittersweet, she was up, I was down,” sings Kelly on the record, written and produced by her “Lights Out” tourmate The-Dream.

She also speaks candidly about a tumultuous relationship with an ex-boyfriend. “I was battered, he hit in a window like it was me until it shattered/ He pulled me out, he said, ‘Don’t nobody love you but me, not your mama, not your daddy, and especially not B.’”

Talk a Good Game arrives June 18 featuring Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Beyoncé, Michelle Williams, and more.

Listen to Kelly’s confessions below.

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Kelly Rowland takes us to the laundromat in the visual teaser for “Dirty Laundry,” the next single off her upcoming album Talk a Good Game. The song, which was written and produced by The-Dream, hits iTunes on May 21 along with her album pre-order.

“It’s the first time I’ve been so stripped away and naked,” Kelly tells Rolling Stone of the record.

She will join The-Dream on the “Lights Out” tour beginning May 23 in Minneapolis.

Talk a Good Game arrives June 18 featuring Wiz Khalifa, Pharrell, Beyoncé, Michelle Williams, and more.

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Kelly Rowland shows off her body of work on the black-and-white cover of Talk a Good Game. Rap-Up.com has your first look at the smoking-hot artwork for the singer’s fourth solo album. Kelly goes braless underneath a sheer black top, wearing only panties as she strikes a seductive pose.

The album arrives June 18 featuring contributions from Wiz Khalifa (“Gone”), Pharrell (“Feet to the Fire”), The-Dream (“Dirty Laundry”), Harmony, The Runners, and Mike WiLL Made It, who produced the lead single “Kisses Down Low.” She also reunites with fellow Destiny’s Child divas Beyoncé and Michelle Williams on the soulful “You Changed.”

Kelly will kick off the “Lights Out” tour with The-Dream on May 23 in Minneapolis.

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