7/7/2023 0 Comments Encore show on bet![]() ![]() When the hosts asked Kiely about the 3LW influences from other girl groups before hers, Kiely proudly reveals that her group was very inspired by the style and the individual characteristics of the legendary TLC! She spoke with BET’s Noteworthy this week to talk all things girl groups, and admits that she has a real passion for 90’s R&B. Kiely has been most notably quiet since the groups ended, focusing on family life, but she has finally broken her silence this year, as she is one of the stars of ‘BET Presents The Encore‘, an experimental reality show to see how nine former R&B stars can come together to form a super girl group! EST.Ĭheck out the full interview with the King sisters, Williams, and DeVoe below.Kiely Williams is a founding member of the R&B girl group 3LW, whose platinum self-titled debut album, ‘ 3LW‘, was released in 2000, with hits such as “ Playas Gon Play“, “ No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)”, and “I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)”, taken from the follow-up album, 2002’s ‘ A Girl Can Mack’.Īfter Kiely ended her time with 3LW, which also consisted of members Naturi Naughton, Adrienne Bailon, and Jessica Benson (replacing Naturi in 2003), she took the opportunity to join another girl group in 2002 with Adrienne - The Cheetah Girls - along with Raven-Symoné and Sabrina Bryan - for the Disney franchise, until 2008. The finale episode airs on Wednesday on BET at 10 p.m. ![]() She put on a really huge front like she wanted the group to work out.”ĭespite the drama, DeVoe says girl groups can work. She says O’Day acted as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” adding: “It was something that she never really wanted. With so many of their housemates leaving, DeVoe admits that it came off as selfish with some of the acts, notably O’Day. The girls having left, it caused a lot of us to have to do a lot more work.” “It was crunch time and there’s certain things that you couldn’t sit back and argue about anymore. “There was a lot of growth the entire season, it just wasn’t seen and wasn’t shown,” Fallon insists. But by the end of episode 9, fans of the show applauded the King sisters for becoming better team players with the rest of the group. They took the lead on things and it wasn’t always well received by their group members or viewers. The King sisters don’t deny that they can be a bit abrasive however, much of the writing and the producing of the tracks for the EP were their brainchild. ![]() The Grinstead sisters left within 24 hours of Nivea quitting, hinting that it was due to the ongoing tension with the King sisters. “I am honored that they felt like I could fill a hole and that I could step in and help out.”Īnother issue in the house throughout the experiment was many of the ladies feeling that the “Cherish twins” were difficult to work with. “These women are ridiculously talented and they would have been fine without me…desperately needed is a lot ,” she said, as Fallon King rolled her eyes in disagreement. She notes her past traumatic experiences being in two separate girl groups as her motivating factor. When speaking with Shadow and Act for a follow-up interview on why she remained hesitant despite the group needing her at the final hour, Williams stood strong in her stance. ![]() □□□□ BLUPRINT is out NOW! Head to to download our new EP featuring original music from #BETPresentsTheEncore : “Birds Eye View”, “Go Don’t Leave”, “Only God Knows”, “Say Something”, “Skeletons”, “Talkin’” ‼️❗️Tune in to for the finale episode at 10/9C □□□ /mi8WLmbqta- Shamari DeVoe August 11, 2021 Pamela Long even had reservations due to her Christian values and restrictions on lyrics and wardrobe, but she still is featured on the EP. She only agreed to join after Nivea, LeMisha and Irish Grinstead of 702 and Aubrey O’Day of Danity Kane all quit. But her future with the group remains unclear. They appropriately named themselves Bluprint for setting the standard for what girl groups can be. Williams begrudgingly agreed to perform with the group for the finale showcase. In the end, the only remaining “members” were Shamari DeVoe of Blaque, Fallon and Felisha King of Cherish, Pamela Long of Total, and Williams. Instead, she wanted to be the creative director. From the start, Kiely Williams, formerly of 3LW and Disney’s The Cheetah Girls, made it known that she would not be participating in the lineup as a group member. The ladies were tasked with recording an EP and putting together a final live performance within a 30-day period. Fans of the hit Carlos King-produced reality series BET Presents The Encore were wondering how a supergroup of nine talented female acts from various popular girl groups would work and as it turns out, it doesn’t.Įarly on, there were signs that all may not make it to the end. ![]()
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