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Post by starr on Feb 18, 2010 2:43:21 GMT -5
blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/02/13/solange-knowles-on-her-style-upcoming-spokesmodel-gig-at-charlotte-ronson-show/FEBRUARY 13, 2010 Solange Knowles on Her Style, Upcoming Spokesmodel Gig at Charlotte Ronson ShowBy Lorraine Cwelich Vibed to a 70s-era soundtrack of Led Zeppelin, Heart, The Eagles and Carly Simon, the Charlotte Ronson show Friday night exuded a luxe-hippie, boho-chic style. Admiring Ronson's belted wrap-jackets worn with floor-length, pleated organza skirts and palazzo pants -- accessorized with slouchy headwraps, center-parted hair and minimalist makeup -- was singer (and Beyonce sister) Solange Knowles, looking fly in the front row in a Ronson minidress and newsboy cap. Knowles' 60s Motown girl group/70s pop-art aesthetic (most obviously displayed in her 2008 self-directed video for "Sandcastle Disco") resonates with Ronson's throwback-with-a-twist sensibility. Knowles said she finds inspiration for her music and videos in fashion: "My photo shoots, album packaging and video shoots are very inspired by 60s and 70s fashion. My mother [Tina Knowles] always had great coffee table books. I looked specifically at The Supremes, Earth, Wind & Fire and Isley Brothers for fashion and it's very apparent, I think." Knowles will be flying out this week to London. Her new venture there is top-secret "but when it hits, I'm going to be so excited... it's as a spokesmodel." Any plans for a new album this year? "Yes, I'm actually about to lock myself in a tree house in Costa Rica and finish my record. I'm writing and setting up a whole studio there. Hopefully it will be out this fall," she said. Knowles added that she's been playing around with titles. "I haven't settled on one, but I have the idea of 'Sex, Drugs and Censorship,'" she said. "We'll see!"
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Post by starr on Mar 5, 2010 17:18:19 GMT -5
From Solange's Twitter: March 4 i have vurry big/goot news to tell u guys soooonnnn.March 5 SO STOKED to join Kate Moss and Zooey Deshanel as the new Rimmel Spokesmodel! Thats my big news guys:)))))
This year is gonna be awesomery for me, New Album, New Label and New Face of Rimmel :)
!!!!!! stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/03/05/solange-knowles-and-zooey-deschanel-are-rimmels-new-faces/ !!!!!!!
By Awesomery---i mean by taking control of my existence and measuring my level of success on what ultimately allows me to be ME and happy:)
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Post by starr on Mar 5, 2010 19:52:42 GMT -5
From Solange's Twitter: March 5 Since many of you are requesting new music,gonna put out a song i did for fun(WONT BE ON THE ALBUM!) over Thievery Corporation instrumental.
Warning! on computer speakers,drums will fade away. To hold you over...Under Construction over Thievery Corp. mydamnblog.com/iblog/
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Post by Sir Benji on Mar 5, 2010 20:06:54 GMT -5
omg she sounds really good on the new track
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Post by starr on Apr 10, 2010 3:04:08 GMT -5
"F**k the Industry" peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs chart.
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Post by starr on May 1, 2010 2:47:43 GMT -5
www.musicworldent.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=988&aid=7302Solange Guest Stars in New Episode of Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba!4/30/2010 Recording artist, actress and mother Solange Knowles will boogie down Yo Gabba Gabba!-style in a brand-new episode of the hit preschool music series on Friday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The new episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! will premiere during Nickelodeon’s special Mother’s Day-themed marathon of preschool favorites (9:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. ET/PT). In the episode, “Baby,” Knowles performs an original song entitled “Momma Loves Baby,” DJ Lance Rock shows videos of when the Gabba friends were all babies and the gang spends time with Muno and Plex’s families. Nickelodeon’s Mother’s Day-themed preschool marathon also includes a new episode of The Wonder Pets! at 1:00 p.m. (ET/PT) entitled “Happy Mother’s Day,” where the Wonder Pets give cookies to the mothers from all their past rescue missions. Plus, throughout the morning, tots will be treated to encores of Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, Go, Diego, Go!, and Max and Ruby.
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on May 2, 2010 14:34:01 GMT -5
"I Told You So" is going to be promoted to the clubs next. It's supposed to be the final single off of the last album.
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Post by starr on May 5, 2010 18:44:06 GMT -5
From Solange's Twitter:
May 5
For those of you asking. I rented a house in Santa Barbara for the month. Writing, recording my album here. Its my #californiamission .
I have mountain side ocean views in my vocal booth/ living room. @timarobot and i make music all day. sleep and do it over again.
There are lemon trees, avocados, bees for honey, hooting owls, coyote calls, vineyards all in our back yard. We play bells at breakfast.
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Post by Wave. on May 5, 2010 21:01:35 GMT -5
This girl is a poet,hahha.
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Post by starr on May 5, 2010 21:10:12 GMT -5
From Jazmine Sullivan's Twitter: May 5 @solangeknowles yo... I lk "why don't u love me" good job! And the vid is fly as well!
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Post by starr on Jun 19, 2010 16:58:36 GMT -5
Now available for download at iTunes and Amazon MP3!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jun 20, 2010 12:56:10 GMT -5
I love Solange's 2nd album!
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Post by starr on Jun 30, 2010 23:28:05 GMT -5
www.refinery29.com/my-style-solange-knowles.phpJune 30, 2010 Peep Solange Knowles' Inspired StyleBy: Connie Wang & Piera Gelardi | Photos by: Kava Gorna We recently started seeing Solange Knowles at our favorite bands' gigs, rocking couture bunny ears, a luxe turban, and shoes so awesome, we could barely pay attention to the music—and the more we got to know the singer, the more we fell in love with her songs, her perspective, and—of course—her sensational style. Though she might have a super-famous older sister with whom she shares her Aphrodite-like looks and virtuoso voice, she's definitely her own woman through-and-through. A mother, a sister, a daughter, an artist, musician, writer, and singer…Solange wears many hats, and channeled a bit of love from each of them to create her third studio album, to be released later this fall. We met up with Solange at The Standard Hotel to gain a little insight into how she maintains her inspired style. Who are your style heroes?"My mom in the '70s and '80s! She was a bad bitch. Sex and the City totally jacked her steez on the camels. I have a pic of her on a camel ride in Egypt in the '80s serving the hell out of that desert! Also, Diana Ross, The Fela Kuti Queens, Björk, '70s-era Chaka Khan, Chloë Sevigny, '90s Erykah Badu." What's your secret style weapon?"Shoes! I'm all about the shoes! I order a ton of them online and play with my entire wardrobe until I find the right shoe. Unfortunately, so many people get it right from the head until the ankles. The shoe is very important. I can't even fuck with you if your shoe game is slacking." Tell us a little bit about working on the new album."I went up to Santa Barbara, found this house on five acres in the mountains and invited a bunch of amazing musicians to come live there with me for a month and just experiment. We woke up around 10 a.m. and made music until midnight, all of course while drinking good wine, picking avocados from the trees outside to make guacamole, and maybe enjoying a joint or two. I left the process a little crazy, but I really feel like I came into my own." Musically, how is it going to be different from your previous records?"'80s jams for sure! Early Chaka Khan, '80s Janet Jackson, S.O.S. Band, Prince, and of course the great Michael Jackson! We went extremely natural and raw when it came down to the production. Blowing into beer bottles, playing flower vases, tapping on chairs with pencils, and even recording a house party we had for Memorial Day as a sample. My previous record was extremely inspired by '60s Motown, and was very conceptual and polished. With this record, it was completely opposite. We kind of partied our way through an album. It was all about letting loose, and the boogie was very important." You mentioned being inspired by Janet Jackson's "Pleasure Principle" video. Janet was a famous younger sister who really carved out her own identity and sound. Do you ever feel you have to work harder to differentiate yourself from your older sis?"If anything, I feel like if I didn't have a sister who was a huge star, no one would think twice about how I look, because they would have no one to compare it to. I would just be another gal who wears loads of vintage or counts Grace Jones as inspiration. But because I'm Beyoncé's sister, I'm an easy target to say, 'There's no way those two had the same parents, and have one be naturally this way...this has to be a ploy for her to appear cool!' It makes me want to pull out pictures of five-year-old me next to nine-year-old her wearing a tutu over polka dot stockings and an old scarf over my head. It would be so much easier for me to put on a little black dress, straighten my hair, and sing about dancing in the club, but it's not my job to prove anything. I'm here to make music, to inspire myself. I'm not selling my likability, I'm sharing my journeys. If you don't like it, believe it's real, or understand it...then keep my name out of your mouth." What inspired the bold new 'do? You mentioned you can no longer hide with that hair, has it changed the way you see yourself?"When I was recording, I was staying in a house with five guys and two showers. I knew there would be a shower wait everyday and with my natural cropped hair, it's mandatory that I wash it otherwise it gets stuck to my head like glue! I wanted to get something that I could literally roll out of bed without looking nuts. I watched so many Chaka Khan YouTube videos and became sort of obsessed with her during the process. I went to my stylist and said 'Give me the fro.' I walk differently now, sing differently; This hair has spirit and soul." You've got such unique style, would you ever consider being involved in the family fashion business, House of Deréon?"Why thank you very much! It's funny you ask because I initially was involved as the spokesperson, but the clothes just didn't reflect my personal style and I decided to hand that over. That's the great thing about my family. We work together so closely that if something's not working out, we can be honest about it and there won't be any grudges or issues. I wrote a couple of songs on my sister's last album and if there's a line she doesn't like, she changes it and we keep on moving. I will say though, they did just do a bedding line that I am extremely in love with and I was like, 'Can I model that... in my house?'" Your nails are always a statement. Can you tell us about the wildest nail art you've tried?"I went through a phase about two years ago where I had an extreme nail art addiction. I had British flag nails, ice cream cones, gold spikes...the whole nine yards. I still rock my nail art but with a little bit more simplicity now." Do you have anything in your closet that you could never bear to throw away?"Oh yes! A few things, but one in particular sticks out: A BCBG short, ruffled, floral, baby doll dress I've had since I was 16. I wore it at my wedding reception when I was 17. The waistline comes up to the middle of my boobs now, but I just can't let go of it. It's so perfect." What's your best cheap score of late?"A cream leather belt with a gold buckle I found at a vintage store in Santa Barbara for ten bucks. I wear it with everything now." You're friends with lots of Brooklyn bands—Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors—how do you see those bands inspiring R&B and Hip Hop?"Well, to be honest, I think we inspire each other. Want to know who re-introduced me to "My Boo"? Edward Droste [of Grizzly Bear]. Who played TLC's "Creep" when I totally forgot what a jammer it was? Caroline Polachek [of Chairlift]. MGMT played Bone Thugs in Harmony's "Creepin On Ah Come Up" backstage after one of their shows and I had total junior high flashbacks. I think so many hip-hop artists are now jumping on this weird electro bandwagon thinking it will broaden their audience instead of doing what made them them in the first place. There's definitely a group of folks in hip-hop like Kanye, Q-Tip, and ?uestlove who know how to appreciate an album like Bitte Orca and see the beauty in it. As for R&B, I'm so bored with it. After being an R&B junkie for years, I actually turned to a lot of indie music because I was just so uninterested. I grew up loving Missy Elliott, Destiny's Child, SWV, Aaliyah, Carl Thomas, Melody... nowadays that substance and style are kind of dead with the exception of a few." If your style were a song, what song would it be?"For sure Q-Tip's 'Vivrant Thang'."
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Post by SHOOTER on Jun 30, 2010 23:30:44 GMT -5
LOL @ the subtle shade thrown towards Bey.
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Post by starr on Aug 18, 2010 0:42:46 GMT -5
Available for download at iTunes and Amazon MP3!
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Post by starr on Aug 18, 2010 0:45:36 GMT -5
Available for download at iTunes and Amazon MP3! Note: This track is from the "Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams" sessions.
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Post by starr on Sept 23, 2010 23:00:58 GMT -5
blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/09/13/solange-knowles-on-fashion-music-and-treehouses/SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 Solange Knowles on Fashion, Music and TreehousesBy Lorraine Cwelich Solange Knowles, Russell Simmons, and Josh Groban were in the house at Charlotte Ronson’s show this weekend, but it was the influence of Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder that took the spotlight on the runway. Ronson, one of the hottest young designers showing at Fashion Week, has a knack for referencing recent fashion history and music; her new Spring 2011 collection is a feminine take on early 90’s Seattle grunge. Ronson described the collection as exploring “the vibrant romance of Spain paired with the androgyny of 90’s grunge.” Like Ronson, singer Solange Knowles often blends throwback references to music and fashion into her work. Knowles was rocking a luxurious new ‘fro as we caught up with her backstage. The Wall Street Journal: When we spoke with you in February, you had a top-secret spokesmodel gig in the works in London. How did that work out?I’m a new spokesperson for Rimmel. You and Kate Moss!I know; I’m so honored. That starts this fall. You also told us about the new album, which you wanted to work on in the tree house in Costa Rica. How’s that going?I couldn’t go to Costa Rica but I got a tree house in Santa Barbara which was beautiful nonetheless. It’s on top of a mountain, five acres. Avocado trees, lemon trees, coyotes running everywhere. Which producers were you working with?Devonte Hynes, also know as Lightspeed Champion, is producing the bulk of the record. Also Vincent [Vendetta] from The Midnight Juggernauts, which is an Australian disco-electro band. And Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal. From Athens, Georgia, right?That’s right! You were playing with a few different titles in February…Until the album’s finished, I can’t really give it a name. It’s just like a child. I’m really taking my time with this one. Any idea when it will drop?Ideally I’d like to put it out next spring so I can tour in the summer. My little boy is in kindergarten now.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 24, 2010 11:27:04 GMT -5
Lightspeed Champion:
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Post by starr on Oct 18, 2010 14:00:04 GMT -5
From Solange's Twitter: October 18 6 years ago, I met the most beautiful soul I've ever come across. 6 years later, He is the love of my life, my inspiration, my everything.
6 years of giving me the most unconditional love I've ever witnessed. My love, my life, my best friend to the end...Happy Birthday to Julez!
I've never encountered a journey, until I met Julez.
How do they go from this........ twitpic.com/2yskwf
to this.....???? twitpic.com/2ysls8
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2010 14:09:59 GMT -5
I am looking forward to her doing an 80s R&B album. Im glad shes going to change it up and not try to repeat the Motown sound. I just hope she doesnt get too out there and pretentious. Sometimes I think she tries too hard to be the anti-Beyonce
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Post by starr on Oct 19, 2010 22:25:41 GMT -5
From Solange's Twitter:
October 19
Recording in my back yard. Hummingbirds up in my tracks. I welcome your sweet sounds... but the lawn mowers ain't so sexy.
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Post by starr on Dec 9, 2010 14:45:25 GMT -5
Billboard Best of 2010 Year-End Chart!
Solange
#18 Dance Club Artists
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Post by starr on Mar 14, 2011 22:35:14 GMT -5
www.rap-up.com/2011/03/14/video-solange-makes-it-rain-for-africa/VIDEO: SOLANGE MAKES IT RAIN FOR AFRICASolange Knowles gets charitable with the dreamy track “Kenya,” recorded with Twin Shadow and Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor. The tune and its accompanying video, which shows the three acts in the studio, are intended to raise money and awareness for the global water crisis as part of RAIN, The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s Replenish Africa Initiative. All proceeds from the song’s sales will go to water provisions in African countries and republics including Rwanda, Uganda, and Cameroon. “To me it inspires hope when it’s more upbeat and spirited, and I think that that is what the conversation should be about,” says Solange of the charitable record. Watch the making of the video below and donate to download the song.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 22:55:07 GMT -5
SO SEXY
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Post by elementd5 on May 2, 2011 0:24:23 GMT -5
^I love that song!
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Post by Disco🌶️📖 on May 2, 2011 1:13:46 GMT -5
So do I! This is really good.
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Post by elementd5 on May 2, 2011 1:30:09 GMT -5
Is this new/really Solange? If so, then I'm truly amped for this album
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