R Kelly Eying Busy September For 'Untitled' Album ?
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Posted on 06/11/09 | Filed Under: R&B News, R Kelly
R. Kelly may be eying the month of September for the first album to be released since he was acquitted of child pornography charges in 2008.
The noted singer/songwriter/producer has remained mum about the exact concept of the album, which he is now labeling as "Untitled," but seems to be gearing up for a big comeback this fall.
Potentially eying September, already laced with fresh albums from Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Usher, and rumored Toni Braxton and Christina Aguilera efforts, Kelly could be up for a battle should he decide to return in September.
For now, Kelly is content with a mixtape released with DJ Skee of Sirius XM's new radio show "Skeetox".
Speaking with Rap-Up, Skee confirmed that Kelly is in fact looking into a fall release for "Untitled" Thursday.
R. Kelly's last effort, 2007s "Double Up" featured collaborations with Usher ("Same Girl"), T-Pain, T.I., Huey and Ludacris. The album was later certfied Platinum.
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out of all these cds releasing rkelly has wrote a song for each. DO YOUR RESEARCH! it doesnt matter if hes number one or not his dough is going to stak like h***! bet my words.
haters of kells go hide under a rock.
It's either Whitney Houston or Toni Braxton that is gonna be on top, cuz they both have the fan base to support them. I think Whitney can still hit those high notes and Toni still has that distinctive voice, still looks hella young and sexy and has a major label behind her. I'm def gonna be picking up Toni's and Whitney's albums when they drop!
@ Adria Kelly
Oh please, R. Kelly wrote and produced a song for Whitney's damn album, he ain't trying to steal nobody's thunder. He was gonna release an album anyway, it just got pushed back. That said, it is frustrating that everybody and they mama wanna drop an album all at the same time. Must be an industry thing. Fortunately, I only intend to cop Kellz album anyway, so I'm straight.
This is one example of how the record industry is continually hurting themselves with these simutameous release dates! Labels think music lovers are gonna purchase their artist no matter what else is released! They hope that while you are standing in Walmart or Target looking at the new cd release wall that you will choose their artist over the next one; Like we the music buying public, really have the funds to purchase all of them in this recession! They are all releasing CD's in the same month, but if they release them on seperate Tuesdays they may be a little OK! Another test will be "Who's gonna be able to maintain the No.1 song on the Hot100 during that same time?" Mariah is one No.1 single away from having the most No.1's of all time and her new song could be the one that does it! Christina A. has fallen somewhat over the years and will she be able to hang in the mist of this heavy competition! Mary J Blidge's and Maxwell's camps are being smart by releasing them ahead everyone!
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ADRIA KELLY i hear you thats what i was thinking, dam and don't leave jay-z out hes dropping new music also, dam whitney should release her album earlier or later, this is the sh*ts all at the same time and whitney thank god has still got it , and when you have it you can put that action back into play if you wants to hard enough, and whitney will be find no matter what, shes a hard act to follow, and the world knows it and besides that we need singers real bad because we only have one singer you do know the rest of the singers are just wasting their time according to the one singer thats on the top, from what i understand she is the best singer in the world you know who.
Mariah will outsell all these sorry MFs'...Mark My Words...
@Adria Kelly
mariah, toni and usher will more than likely steal Whitney's Shine! THANK YOU!
Why is everybody releasing albums the same month as Whitney?!?! Is everybody trying to steal her thunder? This is ridiculous and it's really pissin' me off. I hope they know that they (Mariah, Kellz, Usher, Toni, and Christina) know that once Whitney hits the scene, none of them have a chance in hell to beat her or to top what she going to do.
r.kelly is the best singer in the world no body, like r kelly. rr kelly is an angel