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NEW YORK, March 31, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----The Grammy-winning R&B/pop superstar Kelly Rowland will no longer be recording with Columbia Records as a solo artist, it was officially announced today by the label.

Rowland, a founding member of Destiny's Child, the world's top-selling female group, will continue her relationship with Columbia Records in her ongoing role in the iconic ensemble.

"Because Columbia Records has been my home base as an artist for more than a decade, the decision to move out on my own required a lot of soul-searching," said Kelly Rowland. "As a solo artist, I felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone and my friends and family at Columbia have been incredibly understanding about my evolution. I want to thank everyone at Columbia for the love and support they've shown and I will never forget how many good times we've had over the years."

"Kelly Rowland is one of our finest contemporary artists and a musical force to be reckoned with," said Rob Stringer, CEO, Columbia/Epic Label Music Group. "It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work with Kelly and we will continue our working relationship with her under the Destiny's Child moniker. The decision for Kelly to seek other opportunities for her solo career was agreed upon mutually, and any reports to the contrary are false."

Singer, songwriter, performer, recording artist and actress Kelly Rowland rose to fame as one of the original members of Destiny's Child, the #1 female pop group of all-time. In 2002, during a hiatus with the group, Kelly released "Simply Deep," her first solo album featuring the #1 international smash single, "Dilemma," a duet with the rapper Nelly which earned Kelly her first Grammy Award outside Destiny's Child. In addition to selling more than 50 million records worldwide with Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland has sold more than 4 million copies globally of her two solo albums: 2002's "Simply Deep" and 2007's "Ms. Kelly," which included the international #1 chart-topping single, "Work."

SOURCE Columbia Records

The rumours that Kelly Rowland is on suicide watch as a result of her parting ways with Sony record label, are completely untrue.

The reality is that Kelly has spent the last week in Miami premiering 'Love Takes Over' with superstar French producer David Guetta, and hanging out with Guetta, Jade Jagger, Will.i.am and David.

"As a solo artist, I felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone," Rowland said in a statement.

Columbia, for its part, said Rowland's departure was a mutual decision, "and any reports to the contrary are false."

Following Rowland’s split from Matthew Knowles' Music World, and her appointment of Above and Beyond to handle her branding, Kelly is at the centre of three huge endorsement deals set to net her over £1 million this year. They include an exclusive restaurant launch and deal with a major high street fashion brand. Kelly was also recently asked to perform at Glastonbury but has declined as she's tied up with filming
'The Fashion show.'

Justice banned display of "Work"

According to notes published on the network, the video of the greatest hit solo Kelly Rowland, "Work", was banned from being displayed not only on TV channels as well as the official myspace page and youtube.

The reason the process would be driven by representatives of Dan Flavin who say that the scene of the video (with neons lights attached to walls) make direct reference to the late Orba Flavin.

The video has been removed from the site of Kelly's mypace as sony's website and the official page of youtube. The sony also paid a fine to the heirs of Flavin.

Dan Flavin (1933 - 1996) is a minimalist artist U.S.. His work was characterized by installations, paintings and sculptures, among others.