COLE RECIEVES TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION FOR 'LET

IT GO' AND BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B ALBUM FOR 'JUST LIKE YOU'

GRAND FINALE OF BET REALITY SERIES 'THE WAY IT IS 2' AIRS TONIGHT!

    LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Double Grammy nominee Keyshia
 Cole's sophomore CD "Just Like You" (Imani/Geffen Records) has been
 certified platinum for selling over one million copies following the
 tremendous success of her 2005 platinum debut album "The Way It Is." "Just
 Like You" debuted at #2 on the "Billboard 200" chart and #1 on Billboard's
 "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart in October selling close to 300 thousand
 copies in its first week of release. The CD is Executive Produced by
 Keyshia Cole, her manager Manny Halley, and Geffen Chairman Ron Fair.
 
     With the release of the first single from "Just Like You," the Missy
 Elliott-produced "Let It Go," featuring Elliott and Lil' Kim, 26-year-old
 Keyshia Cole became the first female in the history of the 14-year old
 Nielsen BDS-based Urban chart to land three consecutive #1 chart positions.
 "Let It Go," follows "I Should Have Cheated," which topped the list in
 December 2005, and "Love," from April 2006.
 
     Last week Keyshia was honored with two (2) Grammy award nominations:
 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Let It Go" and Best Contemporary R&B Album
 for "Just Like You."
 
     "Just Like You" has received rave reviews in the press. Here is what
 some outlets have to say:
 
     "Call Ms. Cole a triple threat. Her voice has the flexible range of
 pop, the muscular punch of soul, and the hard character of Hip-Hop."
 
     -- New York Daily News
 
     "'Just Like You' is rife with sincere lyrics about troubled
 relationships paired with soaring vocals and top-notch production."
 
     -- Billboard
 
     "This is a likable and well sung album... Ms. Cole may be incapable of
 making any other kind."
 
 
    -- The New York Times
 
     On Keyshia Cole:  "Few bring as much emotion to a song."
     -- USA Today
     "An R&B singer who can give you emotion without off-key melisma! ...
 you can't deny the pleasure of finding a ride-or-die chick who's
 vulnerable, but can still kick your trifling ass."
 
     -- Village Voice
 
     Tonight (12/11) marks another milestone in Keyshia's impressive young
 career as the dramatic one hour grand finale of the second season of her
 BET reality series "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is 2" airs at 10 PM. In this
 emotional "Family Reunion," Keyshia bonds with her biological and foster
 families. "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is 2" ranks as the #1 Returning Series
 Premiere Performance in BET history and its #1 Original Series Premiere
 this season.
 
     The Oakland native's phenomenal popularity continues as she reaches
 number five (#5) on Radio and Records "Urban" chart and number six (#6) on
 Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart with her second single "Shoulda
 Let You Go," introducing Amina, her new artist on Imani Entertainment, the
 label she co-owns with her manager Manny Halley which is distributed
 through Geffen. Keyshia's video for her third single "I Remember," produced
 by Gregory G. Curtis, Sr., the same talented producer that brought us the
 hit single "Love," has just gone to video outlets and is beginning to heat
 up the charts as well.
 
     Keyshia will also make her movie debut in the upcoming MTV film "How
 She Moves" due to be released in 2008.
 
     Keyshia Cole established herself as a fan and critic favorite with one
 of the biggest hits of 2005, "I Should Have Cheated," followed by one of
 the most played songs of 2006, "Love" -- both from "The Way It Is." She
 earned the Vibe Next Award and a 2007 ASCAP Award for R&B/Hip-Hop Song for
 "Love." She also received numerous nominations at the BET Awards, Soul
 Train Music Awards, American Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and Teen
 Choice Awards.
 
 

     After headlining her House Of Blues tour in the summer, Keyshia is now
 performing on tour with R. Kelly through January 13th in Hampton, Virginia.
 This weekend she'll grace the stage in Los Angeles and her hometown-Oakland,
 California.
 
                        KEYSHIA COLE/R. KELLY TOUR DATES
 
        Date                     City              Venue
 
     Fri 12/14/07              Los Angeles, CA    Forum
 
     Sat 12/15/07              Oakland, CA        Oakland Arena
 
     Sun 12/16/07              Sacramento, CA     ARCO Arena
 
     Thu 12/20/07              Minneapolis, MN    Target Center
 
     Fri 12/21/07              Chicago, IL        United Center
 
     Sat 12/22/07              Detroit, MI        Joe Louis Arena
 
     Sun 12/23/07              Cleveland, OH      Wolstein Center
 
     Thu 12/27/07              Charleston, SC     North Charleston Coliseum
 
     Fri 12/28/07              Orlando, FL        TD Waterhouse Arena
 
     Sun 12/30/07              Jacksonville, FL   Veteran Memorial
 
     Mon 12/31/07              Miami, FL          American Airlines Arena
 
     Fri 01/04/08              Nashville, TN      Sommet Center
 
     Sat 01/05/08              Louisville, KY     Freedom Hall
 
     Sun 01/06/08              St. Louis, MO      Scottrade Center
 
     Thu 01/10/08              Greenville, SC     Bi-Lo Center
 
     Fri 01/11/08              Richmond, VA       Richmond Coliseum
 
     Sun 01/13/08              Hampton, VA        Hampton Coliseum
 
 
 
 

SOURCE Geffen Records