KEM Tops Multiple Charts With New Album Promise to Love Available Now

DETROIT, Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As soon as KEM's fourth full-length album Promise to Love [Motown Records] became available on August 25^th, it clinched number one on the iTunes Top R&B Albums Chart and the Amazon R&B Soul Chart. Moreover, the record soared to the Top 10 of the iTunes Top 200 and Amazon's Top Albums Chart. It's turning out to be a monumental week for the two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee and Billboard Music Award winner as everyone falls in love with his latest offering.

Simultaneously, the lead single "It's You" holds strong at number one at Urban Adult Contemporary Radio according to BDS and Mediabase, while hitting #3 on Amazon's Best Sellers R&B Chart.

Earlier today, KEM took the stage to perform live on ABC's Good Morning America to perform "It's You". This marked the first national television performance of the single, and it follows up his "Mack & Third" charity concert, which raised funds for Detroit's homeless. He co-headlined this special gig with The O'Jays.

KEM will continue his promotional tour in support of Promise to Love, making stops in cities including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC and Orlando.

It's KEM once again at the top of R&B. Pick up Promise to Love now.

Promise to Love is available at retail stores everywhere, on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/KemPTLDLX) and Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Promise-Love-Kem/dp/B00LRCVEU0/?TAG=capitrecor-20). A deluxe version of the album with two bonus tracks, "Moments" and "Don't Say Goodbye," the debut single from Kemistry Records artist L'Renee, is also available.

About KEM:
In 2001, KEM independently released his first CD, KEMISTRY, on his Kemistry Records label, selling nearly 15,000 units, after which, he was signed by Universal Motown. Motown re-released KEMISTRY in 2002, released KEM ALBUM II in May 2005 and INTIMACY in August 2010, which debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums list and was certified Gold in March 2012.KEM's first three studio albums on the Motown label garnered him national critical and commercial acclaim, including two GRAMMY® nominations, a Soul Train award nomination and a BET Centric Award nomination. Kemistry, Album II, and Intimacy have each been certified RIAA gold, and worldwide sales are in excess of 2.5 million copies. KEM's Christmas album, WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS, was released on October 16, 2012. After the holiday season, the album had sold 76,000 copies, making it the #3 highest-selling Urban Christmas record in one season. KEM wrote and recorded a duet with Ronald Isley entitled "My Favorite Thing," which was released as the second single from Ron Isley's 2013 CD, "This Song Is For You." KEM re-released his WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS DELUXE project in October 2013, which included four bonus tracks. The added track, "Jesus" features Patti LaBelle and Ronald Isley. In December 2013, KEM presented the 'KEM & Friends: What Christmas Means Holiday Tour,' a holiday-themed concert with a storyline narrated by actor/comedian Anthony Anderson and featuring KEM & his R&B friends Patti LaBelle, Ronald Isley and Avery Sunshine. Performances of their hits, as well as Christmas original & classic songs together on stage, took audiences on a never-seen-before uplifting holiday journey. KEM's fourth studio album, PROMISE TO LOVE, released on the Motown label on August 25, 2014.

For more information on KEM, visit www.musicbykem.com and www.facebook.com/musicbykem. Also, follow KEM on Twitter and Instagram (@MusicByKem).

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