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"Fleshtone" With Kelis

"Fleshtone" With Kelis

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We hang out with Kelis after the opening night of her All Heart Tour with Robyn.

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to younghollywood. com.

Young Hollywood

I'm not ashamed of winning, but it was Hey guys, Tatiana Diana here at the Music Box in Hollywood where we're kicking off the All Hearts tour with some of our favorite artists.

Young Hollywood

So, we have Kelis with us.

Young Hollywood

She just wrapped up her show.

Young Hollywood

It was amazing.

Young Hollywood

How did it feel to be on stage?

Kelis

It was great, you know, tonight was the first night, so it's exciting, especially being in LA, you know, it feels good.

Young Hollywood

Who do you think's the better crowd than LA?

Young Hollywood

Do you think other crowds are easier?

Kelis

I mean, you know, like I'm from New York and I think LA, New York, London, they're hard crowds because we have everything.

Kelis

LA, there's like always something happening, there's always someone here, so when people kind of give you love here, it means something.

Young Hollywood

So, you're kicking off your tour right now.

Young Hollywood

Tell us the tour that you're involved with right now.

Kelis

It's called All Heart and uh it's fun, it's really good.

Kelis

We're both co-headlining and it's just been like a you know, we're we're still like tweaking and working stuff out, but it's um it's good fun.

Young Hollywood

It's a pretty cool lineup of everybody that's going on tour and Robin was telling me, I was like, "Are you gonna work with Kelis in the future?"

Young Hollywood

She was like, "I would love to."

Young Hollywood

Would you love to work with her?

Kelis

Oh, she's great.

Kelis

Yeah, we hung out the other day and she's just like she's adorable.

Kelis

She's fun and like, you know, it's nice.

Kelis

It's actually really good to be to meet another female and and kind of get along and be able to work together and, you know, in the same business.

Young Hollywood

Can you tell us a little bit about the album and the single?

Kelis

Um, my album is called Flesh Tone.

Kelis

Yeah, it's out right now and um my first single is called Acapella, my second single is 4th of July.

Kelis

You make me high just like the sky, like the 4th of July.

Kelis

You make me high just like the sky, like the 4th of July.

Young Hollywood

So, what is how does your last album compare to your new album now?

Young Hollywood

Is it the same sound?

Young Hollywood

Do you think it's evolved a bit?

Kelis

Um, I mean, I hope it's evolved, you know, it's it's been four years since my last album, so it's uh it's just who I am right now and how I feel and, you know, it's really honest.

Young Hollywood

I love it when artists write their own songs cuz I feel like it's more genuine.

Young Hollywood

I don't know.

Kelis

Well, it's also it's like, you know, it's like therapy.

Kelis

We get to kind of flush it all out and then get rid of it.

Kelis

So, it's good.

Kelis

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Any cool collaborations on your album that we should look out for?

Kelis

Um, well, I'm signed to Will. i. am, so Will and I work together and um I work with David Guetta and Benny Benassi and uh Boys Noize and Burns and it's just like a really Yeah, fantastic group of people, so.

Young Hollywood

We actually just interviewed with David Guetta and his sound is so like you just want to get up and jump.

Young Hollywood

What's the song that have you guys worked on a song for the album?

Kelis

Yeah, um he did my first single Acapella and actually my third single now coming out in Europe is uh another song that he did called Scream.

Young Hollywood

Do you feel like a dance type of song?

Kelis

Yeah, it's definitely beat heavy and, you know, but it's melody I mean it's all I think it's a nice marriage of of melody and lyric and rhythm, so, you know, I like it.

Young Hollywood

That was my next question to you.

Young Hollywood

What is the sound of this album?

Kelis

It's a feel-good record.

Kelis

It's something that you can put on from beginning to end and live your life to.

Kelis

I think that's kind of, you know, as an artist, that's a goal.

Kelis

You want to become part of people's everyday.

Kelis

What's up?

Kelis

I'm Kelis.

Kelis

Thanks, Young Hollywood for hanging out.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Kelis

    Featured artist and interviewee

  • Tatiana Diana

    Interviewer for Young Hollywood

  • Robyn

    Co-headlining the All Heart Tour with Kelis

  • Will.i.am

    Kelis is signed to him and they collaborate

  • David Guetta

    Collaborated on 'Acapella' and 'Scream'

  • Benny Benassi

    Collaborated on Kelis's album

  • Boys Noize

    Collaborated on Kelis's album

  • Burns

    Collaborated on Kelis's album

FAQ

What tour was Kelis on during this interview?+
Kelis was on the All Heart Tour, co-headlining with Robyn.
What is the name of Kelis's album discussed in the interview?+
The album discussed is called 'Flesh Tone'.
What are the first two singles from Kelis's 'Flesh Tone' album?+
The first single is 'Acapella' and the second single is '4th of July'.
Who are some of the collaborators on Kelis's 'Flesh Tone' album?+
Kelis collaborated with Will.i.am, David Guetta, Benny Benassi, Boys Noize, and Burns on her album.
How does Kelis describe the sound of her 'Flesh Tone' album?+
Kelis describes her 'Flesh Tone' album as a feel-good record that you can put on from beginning to end and live your life to.

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