will.i.am is still trying to make Cheryl Cole a star in America

Now it’s crystal clear why this whole Girls Aloud reunion thing is just a one-off. According to Snoop Dogg, he’s been approached by will.i.am to work on Cheryl Cole‘s next solo album, which will have an urban sound tailored to the American market.

“I will work with Cheryl, that is for sure,” Snoop told the Daily Star. “It’s going to happen. Hip-hop sells in America and that is the direction her manager will.i.am wants to take her.”

“I have already talked with him about collaborating with her on her next album and I am down with it. He’s got some big names planned for her and is talking with Eminem as well. It’s going to get real big for Cheryl.”

Pop stars can’t sell urban music any more, but I assume by “hip-hop” will.i.am probably meant something like Cher Lloyd’s “Want U Back”.

So hood.

In addition to Snoop Dogg and Eminem (bwahahaha), will.i.am is also still trying to get this forever talked about Cheryl Cole / Rihanna duet off the ground. Not that anyone should trust anything that will.i.am says in the first place though. Just like with 2NE1, he’s been talking about breaking Cheryl in the States for years now, yet nothing has happened for either act. How many times have we heard that 2NE1 have something huge planned for their English album, or that Cheryl is recording with some big name superstar to crack the American market?

It’s time for Cheryl to kiss her solo career goodbye and just rejoin the flaw-free Girls Aloud for good. It’s not like she even does that well in the UK any more. Her albums and lead singles have big first weeks and then plummet down the charts, the second single always tanks, and then the rest of the promo for the album is scrapped due to lack of interest from the public.

Note to all members of Girls Aloud: forget all this solo nonsense and just stay together as a group! Ain’t #no1curr for your weak solo projects. Plus, America doesn’t need any more ‘singers’ that are so used to miming they forget to actually sing when on stage.

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  • barf

    “It’s going to happen. Hip-hop sells in America and that is the direction her manager will.i.am wants to take her.”

    the delusion, the misinformation. where to start. best of luck to her.

  • The Years Pop Sucked

    I knew it. Cheryl’s solo career was obviously a major part in the break up but ppl kept blaming Nadine, b/c heaven forbid Cheryl be held accountable for something. Snoop Dogg and Will.i.am are extremely dated at this point. You call will for a cool b-side, and snoop dogg never. For an A-side just get LMFAO to produce since they aren’t recording and feat. Flo-rida or Pitbull. Hell be unique and do both. If you’re going to pander to the American market at least get it right, Cheryl. But honestly, as I can enjoy the live performances with her dancing her ass off, something more can come out of this most other pop albums the recording interest has pumped millions into.

  • Nadine Nicola 4eva

    That video is hilarious. Why did it take her so long to realize the vocal wasn’t on playback and start singing? You can tell it’s not the mic, she marking her vocals, then suddenly just starts singing. America will get her playback right. Don’t worry, Cheryl. She can dance which already puts her ahead of any American female in pop. She just needs producers like Stargate to give her a song off their top shelf and she’s set.

  • MK

    I prefer Cheryl solo to be honest. She only gets 2 minutes of screen time in GA videos and her beauty deserves at least 3 minutes.

    Why the fuck was “Call My Name” not released in the states, and why hasn’t “Ghetto Baby” been released as a single yet.

  • MK

    Oh and no one else in GA can dance, I want to see Cheryl shaking her arse not doing armography.

  • http://twitter.com/FauxKingLuke Luke

    She needs to give up her solo career… each of her albums has sold less than the last and the latest sold like 30k first week compared to the one before that sold over 100k.

  • DNNY

    She’s the british Britney Spears, shouldn’t ditch the GA reunion… they’re good as a whole

  • theprophetblog

    Cheryl’s hardly Janet Jackson when it comes to choreo. She can dance better than your average American/British female pop star these days, but that’s not saying a whole lot considering the bar is so low.

  • KingBeaArthur

    Um…Snoop really needs to sit the fuck down, especially after his career ending (and most certainly bank breaking) “Pocket Like It’s Hot” CF – look it up kids.

    I gave up all hope of 2ne1 in the states, but after Psy’s success I wouldn’t be surprised if YG decided to actually go through with an English album to hook the Gangnam fans.

  • SerferTJ

    lol, but Snoop Dogg will work for ANYONE as long as the check clears! (I would like to see her work with Maroon 5 tho)

    But YASSSSS at her finally making a US debut. I know that she’s “vocally challenged”, but I-D-G-A-F!!!
    She’s fun, makes fun music, puts on a great show, and looks f**kin amazing. All I need for a flash-in-the-pan pop-star!
    Haters need a new hobby.
    http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdgbaHR601rfduvxo1_400.gif

  • http://www.facebook.com/tomo3 Tom Oakley

    It’s not her singing half way through, it’s that the pre-recorded backing track kicks in that was supposed to be there from the start. The only ‘live’ parts are the whispery bits that she sings under her breath in the first half to keep in time with the dancing.

  • Muziqjunkie

    Nicola Roberts > the lessers.

  • RYK101

    Cheryl is my guilty pleasure, i know she can’t sing for shit but i enjoy her “live” performances, the Call My Name routine still slays me, however her albums are never strong, her latest one is her best but i still deleted half of the album

    i think she can make it in the US, i mean Katy Perry is a superstar why cannot Cheryl? she has more stage presence and dances better and both sing as shitm however snoop dogg and will.i.am are not what she needs to crak in the US, both are so irrelevant like … take a seat. She could use RedOne or even Call My Name has a great chance to become a hit, or call Nicki or Flo Rida for a generic dance pop song

  • Linnea

    Hahahahaha i’m dying right now Wtf was that?! That is probably the most awkward performance I have witnessed

  • http://twitter.com/IsmanKamarul Kamarul Isman

    Nicola’s overrated solo album is better than (the album is amazing) Cheryl “so called” solo career. Cheryl stop being solo, just focus on Girls Aloud, please??

  • http://twitter.com/FauxKingLuke Luke

    Except Britney in her prime (Cheryl is in hers now) was one of the best performers in the world and Cheryl isn’t, also Britney can still sell so…

  • http://www.facebook.com/michael.chavez.5895834 Michael Chavez

    shes not bad but i don’t respect artists that lip sync. like the second half was good but wtf was wrong with her aahaha if she didn’t try to lip sync this never would have happened.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YN4GHCMAO22DHQEZAH6ZDVZ6YQ Blinkx

    Because Britney is American and anyone who’s big in America gets big around the world. Eg. Taylor Swift.

    Cheryl on the other hand started her solo career at 26 after taking a break from her group and being a judge on XFUK.

    Its kind of unfair to compare her to Britney who was already a soloist since 16.