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USATODAY.com - Lyrical Tweet is OK (oh my)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) A little more than a year ago, though, Tweet was anything but OK. She was devastated by the breakup of an eight-year love affair, and her group, Sugah, had given up trying to record an album after six years of trying. As the youngest of Tom and Shirley Keys' five children (she's the one not born in the South), she watched her parents sing in church, and all her siblings are musically inclined. Tweet played drums in church from an early age and picked up the guitar a few years ago when she tired of waiting for tracks from producers. www.usatoday.com /life/music/2002/2002-04-05-cover-tweet.htm   (505 words)

Fame and fortune: Charlene 'Tweet' Keys (Page 1 of 2) In the Lana-Turner-discovered-at-Schwab's category of show-biz myth is the tale of the young, determined singer who is chewed up and spit out by the harsh mistress of celebrity, hits rock bottom, and then -- just as she decides to chuck it all -- is discovered by a power broker who makes her a star. Tweet struggled for success for years as part of Sugah, a girl group she was tied to for five years with no income or future, leaving her unable to provide for a young daughter who lived with Charlene's parents. Tweet recently released a new single with Elliott, and her follow-up release, "It's Me Again," was released in March 2005. www.bankrate.com /brm/news/investing/20050502b1.asp   (434 words)

Tweet (singer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tweet (born Charlene L. Keys on March 4, 1971) is an American RandB and neo soul singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings (three brothers, Tom, Cedric and Lonnie, and one sister, Sundra). Tweet currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is already working on her next album and is slated to appear on Elliott's newest artist Jessica Betts, who previously won Elliott's On The Road To Stardom With Missy Elliott. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tweet_(singer)   (2063 words)

The Queen's Scene: Southern Hummingbird-Vocalist Tweet sings a new song as she rises from the depths of despair into a ... Tweet was given the name Southern Hummingbird by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott because she sings so beautifully and sounds as sweet as a bird. Tweet began to have suicidal thoughts and even confessed them to her boyfriend secretly, hoping that he would tell her not to do it. Recalling that day, Tweet says that she know it was God because she had prayed for years for him to take her out of bad situations. www.finalcall.com /perspectives/queen_scene/tweet08-20-2002.htm   (1144 words)

AskMen.com - Tweet When Tweet's debut single "Oops (Oh My)," was released in early 2002, it lived up to the hype and has remained a steady fixture on the pop, R&B and video charts ever since. Tweet's differences certainly add to her desirability, but that is not to say that she isn't blessed with her fair share of the standard gifts, the most obvious being her face with its rounded features and megawatt smile. She was the youngest of five children born to her gospel singer parents. www.askmen.com /women/singer_100/136_tweet.html   (500 words)

Tweet Tweet was born into a family of musicians, both of her parents having worked in gospel groups and all of her siblings being proficient with one or several instruments. In the end the project was abandoned and Tweet -- suffering from a severe depression as a consequence of the experience -- returned to her parents' home in Florida, forced for a time to contemplate abandoning her dreams of stardom. After an extremely bleak period spent struggling to find a direction to her life, Tweet received an unexpected respite in the form of an invitation from old friend Missy Elliott to sing on her upcoming album So Addictive. www.nndb.com /people/478/000045343   (263 words)

Tweet - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth Tweet is the latest in the neo-soul movement, falling somewhere in between the female version of Maxwell and a less vibrant Alicia Keys. Throughout the album, Tweet wears her heart on her sleeve, revealing various snippets from her personal journal within her songs. But Tweet doesn’t dwell on just hitting her all time low and then digging herself out, nor does she only tread down a limited musical path. www.tollbooth.org /2002/reviews/tweet.html   (330 words)

Raphael Shawan aka Tweet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Tweet is featured in an article written by celebrity journalist Jawn Murray in the current SMOOTH magazine issue. On his own, he is now free to focus his efforts and do his part to change the world for the better through his talents and endeavors. NEXT is the foundation from which Tweet launched his phenomenal career as a multi-platinum singer and songwriter. www.raphaelshawan.com   (367 words)

Tweet returns, whistling a happier tune Yes, the Missy Elliott protege is back with her sophomore set, "It's Me Again." However, it's a sunnier and more content "me" that listeners will encounter on the March 22 release from the Gold Mind/Atlantic. Tweet says her 2002 debut, "Southern Hummingbird," "reflected my life at that time, very dark." The singer/songwriter, whose real name is Charlene Keys,had contemplated suicide when her initial attempt at a music career failed. Tweet's talent for penning frank lyrics and fashioning interwoven harmonies first sparked attention with "Southern Hummingbird." Thanks to her No. 1 R&B/No. 7 pop single "Oops (Oh My)," the album sold 857,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/0322tweet.html   (362 words)

Amazon.ca: Southern Hummingbird: Music: Tweet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Tweet's Southern Hummingbird is the classic showbiz story: an overnight sensation 10 years in the making. When Tweet first came onto the scene, she was mercilessly compared to Ashanti. Tweet's voice is very soulful and different from most of the current crop of RandB divas. www.amazon.ca /Southern-Hummingbird-Tweet/dp/B0000634ID   (849 words)

main the 2 singers recorded the song on atlanta on sept. RandB singer tweet guest appeared on the set of the UPN sitcom: 'the parkers' the episode aired on novermber, the singer portrayed herself in a party and sang 2 cool songs. www.geocities.com /tweets_page/main.html   (198 words)

Tweet News Just three years ago, Ashanti and Tweet were the new female faces of R&B, offering a light-voiced, nouvelle alternative to the heavy shriekers of soul like Mariah, Whitney and Mary J. When... TWEET is sweet on this follow-up to her strong-selling 2002 debut, Southern Hummingbird. R&B recording star Tweet, a prot g of hip-hop sensation Missy Elliott, has completed filming of a music video for the theme song, "When I Need a Man," for the new USA Network original drama series, Kojak, which... www.topix.net /who/tweet   (454 words)

Tweet: Southern Hummingbird - PopMatters Music Review Several different musical camps are pushing their nomination to the throne with Murder Inc.'s Ashanti, Dr. Dre's Truth Hurts, and Missy and Timbaland's Tweet, making it hard for the average listener to discern one common voice from the next. But Tweet is in a close second thanks to her commercial deal with Sprint (I am still wondering how Missy and Timbo worked that out). However, in the bigger scheme of things, the race for R&B princess, whether Tweet wins or loses, she can at least be pleased that she ran an honest and well-rounded race. www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/t/tweet-southern.shtml   (676 words)

Amazon.com: Southern Hummingbird: Music: Tweet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Tweet is the classic show-biz story: an overnight sensation 10 years in the making. Tweet shows an amazing amount of stylistic range and maturity that belies her 10 year struggle to break into the industry, and it doesn't hurt that she writes and produces herself pretty well. Tweet has the most soulful voice I have ever heard and to this day I can still listen to the whole CD and love it just like when I heard it in 2002. www.amazon.com /Southern-Hummingbird-Tweet/dp/B0000634ID   (1732 words)

BallerStatus.net | Tweet: Soul Food Serving DMX once said, "See to live is to suffer, but to survive, well that's to find meaning in the suffering." In correlation, after overcoming a tumultuous stretch in her life, R&B soul singer Tweet has found meaning in the suffering and has survived. Reminiscently, fans will remember Tweet for her daring debut single "Oops." Well after her brief hiatus from the industry, Missy's protégé has made it a conscious effort to slow it down with her return, and put the emphasis back on being arguably the preeminent soul artist in the game right now. Tweet: Well, that record was written by Harold Lily and he said, "You need to speak for the men." He said, "I know how I had 'Oops,' and people thought that was a woman's anthem, but now it's time to speak to the men. www.ballerstatus.net /print/12353917.html   (1389 words)

Q&A canvas- Tweet - AOL Black Voices And it didn't hurt Tweet's visibility that her second single 'Call Me' was chosen as the theme to a cellular phone company's national television ad campaign, nearly a year after 'Hummingbird's' release. It was a dream come true for the Rochester native, whose initial brush with the music industry (she and Missy once were part of the production camp headed by Devante Swing of Jodeci fame) left her disillusioned and depressed. After that flood of early success, the biggest question surrounding Tweet is whether she can come close to duplicating her initial feat. blackvoices.aol.com /entmain/qacanvas/_a/tweet/20050407090409990001   (945 words)

Tweet: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com Prior to her debut album, Southern Hummingbird, Tweet made her name as a protégée of Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, appearing as a backing/guest vocalist on a few tracks with Elliott and, naturally, Elliott's producer, Timbaland. It should come as no surprise that those are the two dominant personalities on Southern Hummingbird, even if Tweet produces and co-writes several cuts here, since this whole axis has one sound that has served them well. Singer Amerie is the daughter of a Korean mother and an African-American father who was a career military member. www.music.com /person/tweet/1   (324 words)

MTV News | Music News, Movie News, Features and Interviews, Artist Photos As for her own romantic situation, Tweet declared that she is happily single. For Tweet, writing is a form of therapy, whether she is doing it on the train or in the bathtub. Tweet thinks the song serves as a good reintroduction for fans and a more accurate representation of her music. www.mtv.com /news/articles/1498291/20050318/tweet.jhtml?headlines=true   (618 words)

TWEET - singer-songwriter bridging hip-hop and folk - Brief Article - Interview Interview - Find Articles Elliott didn't forget Tweet, however, and last summer, Elliott tracked her down in Panama City, Florida, where she had retreated to live with her parents. Within a few months, Elliott had signed Tweet to her Goldmind label; Tweet's as-yet-untitled debut--featuring production by Timbaland--will be released later this year by Goldmind/Elektra. Tweet's alternative soul has earned comparisons to Minnie Riperton and Tracy Chapman, and while heartache and pain are the major themes of her songs, there's something sunny that shines through. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_31/ai_71562905   (388 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Tweet was born Charlene Keys, the youngest of five children, and says she doesn't remember how she got her nickname: "I've been Tweet since I was a little girl. Tweet's own interpretation of "Oops" is both more mundane and deeper than all the hubbub might suggest, and it is all about this trust of self. No doubt, as Tweet informs that BBC interviewer, the song is about "self-love and appreciation." And no doubt, as she recalls, there's a personal framework for it: "There was a time in my life where I was real insecure with myself and my color and different things. www.poppolitics.com /articles/printerfriendly/2002-05-15-tweet.shtml   (1921 words)

Tweet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tweet is a phonetic rendering (onomatopoeia) of a small bird's call. A tweet is a high-frequency sound from a loudspeaker or tweeter. Tweety Bird, Tweet, and Super Tweet are nicknames for the Cessna T-37 trainer-and-attack aircraft. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tweet   (141 words)

Flashback - Celebrity Scene Monthly Vol 15 The new chick singer on the block known simply as Tweet is definitely controversial, but the fact that she is beautiful and talented didn’t hurt her a bit. Tweet’s differences certainly add to her desirability, but that is not to say that she isn't blessed with her share of the standard gifts, the most obvious being her face with its rounded features and infectious smile. Tweet was given proper voice instruction and learned to sing in a variety of styles. www.donaly.com /rising_star_C15.html   (629 words)

Tweet - Latest news, reviews and interviews A multidimensional singer, songwriter, musician and producer, Tweet beguiles with a blend of old school soul and new school hip-hop attitude and moves into funky new territory that knocks down artistic boundaries in every direction. Tweet is back from her success from her first album with a new song ‘Turn Da Lights Off’ featuring Missy.... The singing/song-writing/guitar playing musician that is Tweet and sensational, prized discovery of Missy Elliott signed to the first lady of hip-hop’s label Goldmind Inc in 2002..... www.contactmusic.com /new/artist.nsf/artistnames/tweet   (245 words)

GIANT STEP™ | Release - Turn Da Lights Off by Tweet Tweet is a sultry R&B singer who makes music with an edge, thanks to friends like Missy Elliot who made her debut Southern Hummingbird (who can forget the infectious strains of her hit "Oops?") stand out and become a favorite for rap and neo-soul fans alike. Tweet's new single is out now and she is previewing songs from her new album, the humbly titled It's Me Again. She will be hitting stages all over the country on the Seagram's Tour this fall. www.giantstep.net /releases/625   (106 words)

Missy Elliott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) All 100-plus members of the Swing Mob, among them future stars such as Ginuwine, Playa, and Tweet, lived in a single two-story house in New York and were often at work on material both for Jodeci and for their own projects. Tweet's appearance on Elliott's "Take Away" as well as her cameo at Elliott's house on MTV Cribs helped to create a buzz about the new RandB singer. Tweet and Elliott's numerous collaborations and public appearances together during this time also began to fuel media rumors that the two were having a secret lesbian tryst, one of many media rumors about Elliott that she herself would address in her subsequent work. en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Missy_Elliott   (2493 words)

GOLDIGGEZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The project is headed by multi-platinum singer and songwriter Tweet, best know for his stellar career with R&B super-group NEXT. According to Tweet it means "You gotta have goals. Tweet's all new NEXT section featuring tons of exclusive content... www.goldiggez.com   (217 words)

Tweet - Singer Tweet arrives at the 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards... - Photos - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Tweet - Singer Tweet arrives at the 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards... LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 28: Singer Tweet arrives at the 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in Paramount Studios on February 28, 2005 in Los Angeles. See hundreds of photos of Tweet on AOL Music, including fashion photos, concert photos, celebrity photos, papparazzi photos, candid photos, record label photos and publicity photos. music.aol.com /artist/tweet/133349/photos/.../1268312   (128 words)

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