01 Jun Keri Hilson: “If you’re R&B or pop it’s almost like the sex has to be a part of it”
Keri Hilson doesn’t particularly care what you think, especially if you think she’s wrong. The 28-year-old is a regular (and not always unwitting) magnet for controversy but claims to be nonplussed by the chirping of her naysayers. “I don’t feel backlash”, she tells SoulCulture bluntly, “I rarely feel it”.
Given that in the past two years, Hilson has been attacked for her choice of collaborators, accused of cynically sexing-up her image, and disparaged for taking perceived indirect shots at her female peers, it’s lucky she deals so level-headedly with the running commentary.
Five time Grammy award-winning pop star, actress and now author Janet Jackson has seen her first foray into writing top the highly-coveted New York Times Bestseller list.
Her new self-help book, titled True You, ranked number one on this week's New York Times Bestseller list and sees Ms. Jackson chronicle her battles with weight loss, self-esteem and becoming contented amongst other issues, with the help of co-writer, David Ritz.