It was ladies’ night as BET aired its annual “Black Girls Rock!” celebration on Sunday. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King, the star-studded affair honored the achievements of women of color with heartfelt performances, tributes, and special awards. This year’s honorees included Dionne Warwick (Living Legend Award), Alicia Keys (Rock Star Award), and Janelle Monáe (Young, Gifted, & Black Award).
Ciara had the crowd on its feet with “Sorry” and the title track off her upcoming album One Woman Army, and was joined by Missy Elliott for “1, 2 Step.” Missy also delivered her new single “9th Inning.” Brandy soared with “Wildest Dreams,” and Keyshia Cole tore the house down with her new single “Trust and Believe” off her upcoming album Woman to Woman.
Alicia ignited the stage with “New Day” and her female anthem “Girl on Fire,” India.Arie performed “I Am Not My Hair” and her new single “6th Avenue,” and Luke James, Anthony Hamilton, and Eric Benét catered to the ladies with “Wildflower.” Even SWV returned to the stage to perform a medley of their ’90s classics.
Keyshia Cole is giving her fans what they want on her fifth album Woman to Woman. The star of BET’s “Keyshia & Daniel: Family First” has revealed the 15 tracks, which include appearances from Meek Mill (“Zero”), Ashanti (“Woman to Woman”), T.I. (“Forever”), Robin Thicke (“Next Move”), Elijah Blake (“Wonderland”), and Lil Wayne, who is featured on the lead single “Enough of No Love.” Target will carry a special edition featuring two additional tracks, “Wonder” and “Can’t Make U Love Me.”
“Album sequence looking and sounding good to me!!!” tweeted Keysh of the follow-up to 2010’s Calling All Hearts. “I said I wanted EVERY song on the album 2 be a potential single!”
“I was a lot more happy and content with my happiness through my music, so now I am channeling the pain, the frustration, being upset about being cheated on,” she said. “This album is not about me. The album is about the fans that really want to hear things that help them and give them inspiration to get over dudes that do them wrong.”
The album will be available for pre-order on iTunes on November 2 before it arrives in stores on November 19. See the deluxe tracklisting below.
Keyshia Cole was inadvertently dragged into Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy’s beef and now the singer is publicly denying Gucci’s allegations that she was romantically involved with Diddy.
It was ladies’ night as BET presented its annual “Black Girls Rock!” celebration at the Loews Paradise Theatre in New York City on Saturday. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King, the star-studded affair honored the achievements of women of color with heartfelt performances, tributes, and special awards. This year’s honorees included Dionne Warwick (Living Legend Award), Alicia Keys (Rock Star Award), and Janelle Monáe (Young, Gifted, & Black Award).
Ciara thrilled with some new moves and new material off her upcoming album One Woman Army, and was joined by Missy Elliott for “1, 2 Step.” Brandy delivered a knock-out performance of “Wildest Dreams,” and Keyshia Cole tore the house down with her new single “Trust and Believe” off her upcoming album Woman to Woman.
Alicia ignited the stage with her female anthem “Girl on Fire,” while Luke James, Anthony Hamilton, and Eric Benét serenaded the ladies with “Wildflower.”
“Black Girls Rock!” premieres Sunday, November 4, on BET.
Rihanna and Nicki Minaj both took to Twitter today to reveal their new album covers. And now another one of music’s leading ladies, Keyshia Cole, unveils the cover of her fifth album Woman to Woman.
The R&B songstress stares out with sad eyes while holding up a portrait of her own face on the artwork. Due November 19, the album features the Lil Wayne-assisted single “Enough of No Love” and “Trust and Believe,” along with contributions from Ashanti, Meek Mill, Boi-1da, Redd Stylez, and more.
“I was a lot more happy and content with my happiness through my music, so now I am channeling the pain, the frustration, being upset about being cheated on,” said Keyshia of the follow-up to 2010’s Calling All Hearts. “This album is not about me. The album is about the fans that really want to hear things that help them and give them inspiration to get over dudes that do them wrong.”
Keyshia Cole makes it rain on the cover of her second single “Trust and Believe.” The star of BET’s new reality series “Keyshia & Daniel: Family First” stands in the pouring rain in a white dress and gold spiky heels in the striking photo, which was taken from her recent video shoot.
The song will hit iTunes on October 22 and appear on her upcoming fifth album Woman to Woman. Due November 19, the project also features the Lil Wayne-assisted single “Enough of No Love” and contributions from Ashanti, Meek Mill, Boi-1da, Redd Stylez, and Ester Dean.
“I was a lot more happy and content with my happiness through my music, so now I am channeling the pain, the frustration, being upset about being cheated on,” said Keyshia of the follow-up to 2010’s Calling All Hearts. “This album is not about me. The album is about the fans that really want to hear things that help them and give them inspiration to get over dudes that do them wrong.”
Keyshia Cole kicks her man to the curb on “Trust and Believe,” the second single from her upcoming album Woman to Woman, due November 19. “Trust and believe me, you’re gonna need me,” warns a scorned Keyshia. The BET reality star recently shot a video for the song with director Benny Boom (“Enough of No Love”).
Lil Wayne skated into Sin City for Day 1 of the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday. Sporting a TRUKFIT tee, the Young Money boss entertained the sold-out crowd with hit after hit including “Lollipop,” “How to Love,” and his latest single, “No Worries.” Keyshia Cole, rocking her new short hairdo, made a surprise appearance to perform their collaboration “Enough of No Love” for the first time.
But the highlight for Weezy was what happened offstage. “Just got off stage @ da iheart festival & da koolest thing by far was meeting a kid w cancer & his words 2me we’re ‘I ain’t got no worries!’” he tweeted.
