Kelly Rowland has been hard at work with the success of her reality television series Chasing Destiny, which documented her journey to find the next girl group, maintaining her recurring role on FOX’s Empire, singing on Michelle Obama’s anthem “This Is For My Girls” and being a mother.
Rowland took a break from Budweiser’s Made in America festival this past weekend to sit down with Billboard about her all her upcoming projects including a new album, book and a movie.
On June’s Diary: I’m still hands-on but I’m falling back a little bit because I want them to find their way. I don’t want to hold their hand. Me and Frank [Gatson] noticed that we can’t do that. They’re grown women. The same way that me, Michelle and Bey had to fight our way through, they need to fight. And you appreciate it more when you pull your own outfits together, when you handle a situation where you only have one mic or when you get through a 20-city radio tour and didn’t kill each other. It’s those things that really shape and mold you into greatness. It builds character and the ladies have such amazing characters already. They’re such great ladies, and I really want the best for them. I want people to go out and support them and to support girl groups.
On upcoming album: I definitely am finishing up this record and I’m releasing it next year. I’m even tired of waiting on it myself, I want to get back on stage, and I want my son to see me on stage. I want him to witness that whole feeling. He saw me at rehearsal a couple months back when I did a video and he was so excited. So the fact that he likes it, I need him to see that again.
On Lifetime movie: It’s called The 10th Date. It’s a movie for Lifetime, and it’s with myself, Meagan Good, and I don’t know if anyone knows about it yet. Nzingha Stewart is directing it and we’re really excited about it. We start filming next week. It’s been really exciting.
On book: I can’t say too much about the book but what I can say is I’m writing a book that has not been done before. And that’s what I’m most proud of. It was just necessary. I saw one part of something and I didn’t see the next part, and I wanted to be the one to provide the information. So, my goal in my life is whenever I do these business ventures, I like to collaborate with women, so for my book, I’m actually working with my doctor. I’m very, very excited. So, music, book, movie, makeup –– 2017 is my year.
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