Kelis Dropped from Jive Records

Entertainment Weekly reports that Kelis has been dropped from Jive Records, home to Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and R. Kelly.

“It was a case of being in the ever-shrinking world of the record industry and finding herself on a label she wasn’t signed to and without a champion,” says Kelis’ manager, Jeff Rabhan. “She’s a different kind of artist — very image and style-driven. It’s either something you get or you don’t.”

Kelis has been working on an indie dance record with Cee-Lo. A full-on pop effort with Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams) will be shopped around soon. “We’re not opposed to another major label deal, but it would have to be non-traditional,” adds Rabhan. Kelis is also in talks to host a “Project Runway”-like show on VH1 and is auditioning for numerous TV and film roles.