#UPCOMING: KESHIA CHANTE COMPETES ON "CHOPPED" CANADA DEC 17

Evening #KCRyders! We've got a brand-new update for you all, so let's get to it! #KCRydersCanada get ready for the first promotional appearance from Keshia since the release of her single "The Valley" earlier this month.

Keshia will appear on none other than "Chopped" Canada! Keshia is among several other high profile Canadian celebrities appearing on the show's new segment "Celebrity Challenge". Keshia will be competing for "Free The Children", part of WE Charity.

For more information about WE Charity, please visit their website by clicking here.

#KCQuickFact: 
During the "Night + Day" era, Keshia appeared on another Food Network Canada Show called "Top Chef" Season 2 episode 11 (2012) "Kraft Dinner".

Read below for more details regarding Keshia's appearance on the show next month:

From Food Network Canada :

Keshia Chante has earned a reputation as one of Canada's most versatile entertainers. A native of Ottawa, Keshia was signed to a major label when she was just 14 years old. She has three chart-topping albums under her belt with a fourth one on the way. Keshia is competing for Free The Children, part of the WE Charity, which empowers people to transform local and global communities by shifting from “me” thinking to “we” acting. Keshia appears in the episode "Celebrity Challenge" airing Saturday, December 17th at 9 E/P.

Source: Food Network Canada

NEWS: 'SEARCHIN' #3 ON SINGERSROOM 'TOP R&B SINGLES OF THE WEEK'

Spotted by #KCRyder @Tremaine6


Hope you had a great weekend #KCRyders! Evening to you all! Amidst the hussle and bussle of the start of a new work week, we managed to spot, via #KCRyder @Tremaine6 that Keshia's song 'I've Been Searchin' (a Bonus Track on the Japan Edition of "Night & Day") which debuted on the website Singersroom.com last week is in high demand. The song landed at #3 for Top R&B Singles for the week of January 14th. Incredible feat! Thus the song soared bypassing power group Desitny's Child, contending with R&B Vetern Avant, and newbie Willow Smith who hold the number 1 & 2 slots!

Congrats KC & Team, and thanks for the heads up @Tremaine6!

Source: Singersroom.com - Top 10 Most Popular R&B Singles

KC QUICK NEWS: 'I'VE BEEN SEARCHIN' GOES VIRAL

Evening #KCRyders! Now of course we were already privy to hearing this amazing bonus track from Keshia's Japan release of her 3rd album, "Night & Day", in  November 2012. Now, the song has gone viral, and heavy hitter sites like Vibe Magazine*, YouKnowIGotSoul*, and Singersroom.com* have picked up the song and premiered on their various blog sites! Amazing way to kick off the new, year don't ya think?

This only leaves us to wonder if Keshia will release an indie music video to go with... Only time will tell, she's currently in the studio working on her new LP, due out soon.


Pic Credit: Keshia's Instagram - @KeshiaChante



If you're outta the loop and haven't heard Keshia's crazy amazing ballad, I've Been Searchin' then check it out below via Keshia's Official Youtube Channel, myspacekeshiachante.

NEW PICS: KC's NIGHT & DAY JAPAN PROMO PT 1

Morning #KCRyders! Check out these new photos of Keshia on her promotional tour in Japan for Japanese Night & Day Promo Tour (The album was released there this past Tuesday, November 21st.) She was quite busy on her first day, doing radio interviews as well as a showcase for the radio station FM 802 in Osaka. She'll be in Japan for the next week until November 29th. Check back for more updates and follow on Twitter (@luvkcfansite), Tumblr (luvkeshiachante) or Instagram (@kcryderscrew)

Photos courtesy of (@keshiachante_jp, Victor Entertainment, & Keshia's Official Instagram Page)

NEW PICS: KC'S 2012 JAPAN PRESS TOUR PT 3

DAY 3 of Keshia’s Tour consisted of more interviews, while DAY 4 she took in the sites of the city, and hit up a few store along with the 109 mall before returning safely back to Toronto. You can view pics from KC & (@keshiachante_jp) below. Click on the images to enlarge.

PS. To view the full photogallery from the press tour visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/luvkc!

NEW PICS: KC'S 2012 JAPAN PRESS TOUR PT 2

On DAY 2 of Keshia’s 2012 Japan Press Tour, she took part in more interviews, as well as performed at her JVC welcoming party complete with background dancers in tow! You can view pics from KC & (@keshiachante_jp) below. Click on the images to make them larger.

PS. To view the full photogallery from the press tour visit us on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/luvkc!

NEW PICS: KC'S 2012 JAPAN PRESS TOUR PT 1

Evening #KCRyders! This week our Canadian Princess Keshia Chante, embarked on a press tour in Tokyo, Japan for her third album Night & Day to be released on November 21st, 2012 in Japan. Her first Japan single 'Table Dancer' has already shot to #1 in the ringtone slot, and is doing extremely well as a single just like we at LKC knew it would!

On DAY 1 of Keshia's tour, she took part in a few interviews, as well as visited the JVC office where her Japan label was located. You can view pics from KC & Keshia's Japanese Twitter (@keshiachante_jp) above.

You can embark on the photo diary of Keshia's trip in three parts! Enjoy!

PS. To view the full photogallery from the press tour visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/luvkc!

KC QUICK NEWS #10: KC'S JAPAN PRESS TOUR - UPDATE

Morning #KCRyders! Our princess made it safely to Japan about four hours ago. Here's her first pic from the check in counter at the airport Narita! :)

[ @ ] keshiachante Touched down in Japan!!! 4h http://instagram.com/p/QRdMpNNJd2/

Follow Keshia on Instagram here: http://web.stagram.com/n/keshiachante/

Also #KCRydersJapan can catch another airing of her March interview with Space Shower TV's International Flash today by going here: http://www.spaceshowertv.com/program/intlflash/index.html

WATCH: KESHIA CHANTÈ'S BET'S 106 & PARK SEGMENT

Good Morning #KCRyders! As you know good things come to those who wait, and of course we told you we had a surprise for you! We know you've been wanting to see Keshia's historical debut on BET's 106 & Park without having to comb through the added commercials, music videos and ect and now, you don't have to!

Shoutout to our good friend & fellow #KCRyder Justin (@justin_2005) over at TeairraFans.com for being such an amazing person and helping me out with this on yesterday! We were having a bit of technical difficulties on yesterday, which caused a bit of a delay, but now we're back in business!

You can now watch all of Keshia's 106 & Park hosting segments, along with her acapella rendition of her current single "I Miss U", from last Thursday's show below, commercial & music video free!

Hope you enjoy & Have a blessed Sunday!

WATCH: KESHIA CHANTÈ PERFORMS 'I MISS U' LIVE & CHATS WITH BT EDMONTON

Evening once again #KCRyders! Shoutouts go to our boy @CalioWilliamson fellow #KCRyder for spotting the first ever performance of 'I Miss U' live on Breakfast TV Edmonton on this past Monday. (SN: Above photo of KC at BT Edmonton was twitpic'd yesterday from Makeup Stylist, Dee Daly)

BT Edmonton tweeted us that due to unforeseen technical difficulties, it took them a while to upload the video of the performance and interview, but you can now view both below in their entirety.

                                  Click here to watch KC's interview with 

                                  Breakfast TV Edmonton about her career

                                  and being a judge on YTV's The Next Star.

                               Click here to watch KC perform #IMissU 

                               live for the first time ever!

WATCH: NIGHT & DAY ALBUM COMMERCIAL

Blink, and you'll miss it. Evening #KCRyders! It's been a long time coming for the album commercial for KC's new album to be posted here on LKC. We checked in with our #KCRyder & #KCRST Member @JaneRepsU for verification on if this was the actual commercial and she says that low and behold it is the official "Night & Day" commercial.

To be honest, was expecting some live shots, kind of like how Rihanna did with the commercial for her album "LOUD" (excuse me for comparing...) because to our knowledge wasn't KC shooting a commercial for her album? Maybe I misread this back in March:

Brainstorming ideas for my upcoming #IMissU +#Night&Day TV commercial!! Woohooo!!! *inserting hot mama shots in slow motion* lol 

Source:  KC's Twitter - March-13-2012

If you were expecting something ground breaking & breathtakingly epic, you won't find that here. But for what it's worth at least she has a commercial out there, and you can't fault her label for actually trying. So they get kudos for the effort, after all it is promo, and that's what KC deserves & needs.

However, on to bigger news! This week keep your eyes peeled, word on the street is the music video for #IMissU is supposed to be released this week, with some kind of teaser. If word is true, it'd be a week before schedule... For now, enjoy the commercial!

WATCH: FASHION TV INTERVIEWS KESHIA CHANTE, FASHION ICON

Hey #KCRyders! Hopefully your Sunday is off to a great start! Remember the "Night & Day" Madness promo video that Keshia's label posted on last year? Well, one of the stops she made during that promo tour was to Fashion Television where she filmed a segment called Fashion ICONS. In Canada, Keshia is well-known for her eclectic, and classy sense of style and you can find out just who she likes and what her style is like by following the link below by clicking the link. Enjoy!

WATCH: Keshia Chante - Fashion ICON

KC QUICK NEWS: NEW SINGLE + HONORABLE MENTION + NEW TWITPICS

Hey #KCRyders! All has been remotely quiet in KC-Land however we do have bits and pieces of information to share. So read below to see just what we found:


 New Twitpics
To help tide us over somewhat while we wait for news on Keshia's next single, we've got twitpics.
Keshia posted a couple of twitpics over the last few days from her Night + Day promo tour on last year via her Facebook + Twitter pages.

 Fellow Chicago Blackhawks lady, makeup artist + hairstylist, Elina Casell (@ElinaCasell) and boyfriend to one of the players tweeted a pic of her and our girl KC supporting their hockey playing boyfriends on last night at one of the latest games, which you can view below.

KC tweeted two pics of herself from last years "Night + Day" promo trail across Canada. The first is from Fashion TV and she tweeted that she was wearing  Lucian Matis. The second one is from ETalkTV.

Honorable Mention

Keshia's team twitted a new article in which Keshia ranked at #14 for Bleacher Report's Hottest Hockey Wives + Girlfriends of 2011. You can view the article by clicking here.

KC's New Single

Apparently KC's labels have done the right thing like Spike Lee, and scrapped the previous single "Edit, Cut, + Delete U" and are now replacing it with a VicPark single!

One half of the production team, Levi, tweeted this yesterday:

@levisingit levi

@KeshiaChante Keeshy its almost go time!!! #Akrivos

Now for those of you who've gotten the album already, you know that VicPark & Keshia have six songs together on the "Night + Day" album. I actually believe that "Jersey" and "If U Say" are Keshia's next singles. As much as we as #KCRyders hit her and her label up about them on her social networking sites, it'd be a shame not to listen because we're telling them in black and white what we'll support.  Thus, this leads to my discovery. About  a month or so ago, I discovered via #KCRyder  Malcom aka (@malblue5) tweeted to me & a few other LKC members that the blog for R+B musicians, Singersroom.com uploaded two of Keshia's newest songs from her album, that being "Hang My Jersey Up ft. PReign" and "If U Say". Singersroom said, and I quote,

"Keshia Chante's new single "Hang My Jersey Up" is about "Guys always say I'm a player, but I met one that made me want to stop the games, retire my jersey!" The record is featured on her new album 'Night & Day.'

Note: [If you haven't gotten it yet, "Night & Day" is available worldwide online at these outlets: Itunes.com, Itunes.ca, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.mp3 and KeshiaChante.com. It's also currently available for purchase in stores across Canada.]

ALBUM REVIEW: 4 CORNERS OF PROSPECTIVE: LKC & #KCRYDERS REVIEW - NIGHT & DAY PT.4

To round our "Night + Day" album review series, I decided to save what I had to say for last.  ( Follow us #TeamLKC at: @luvkcfansite and me, on my personal twitter: @cassiedash)


To view the first album review by #LKCTeamMember Cat click here.

To view the second album review by #LKCStreetTeam & KCStreetTeamMember Jane click here.

To view the third album review by #LKCTeamMember Albert click here.

ALBUM REVIEW: 4 CORNERS OF PROSPECTIVE: LKC & #KCRYDERS REVIEW - NIGHT & DAY PT.3

Continuing our "Night + Day" album review series, here's words from the mighty comical and ever practical  #LKCTeamMember - Albert! ( Follow him on twitter @koolkidincash93)
To view the first album review by #LKCTeamMember Cat click here. To view the second album review by #KCRyder #LKCStreetTeam & KCStreetTeamMember Jane click here.

View Albert's "Night &Day" review after the cut

ALBUM REVIEW: 4 CORNERS OF PROSPECTIVE: LKC & #KCRYDERS REVIEW - NIGHT & DAY PT.2

Continuing our "Night + Day" album review series, here's words from our hard working and dedicated #KCRyder and #KCStreetTeamMember + #LKCStreetTeamMember - Jane! ( Follow her on twitter @MusicAddictJane and check out her official blog: http://musicadictjanesworld.blogspot.com)
To view the first album review by #LKCTeamMember Cat click here.

Jane Reviews Keshia Chante's 3rd Album Night & Day

Note: Her album review starts around 4:00. :) 

WATCH: KC PERFORMS LIVE! AT ET CANADA'S NYE BASH 2011

We told you once the footage was available we'd post and thanks to our amazing team member and LKC Media Guru - Linda (@miuseem) we have it here for you! So enjoy as Keshia and her full band and dancers take you on a trip back down memory lane of her career performing her biggest hits like, Table Dancer, 2U,  and of course the crossover hits Been Gone and Bad Boy.

Photo Credit: JJ Thompson, The Compendium Daily


KC Performs at ET Canada NYE Part I



KC Performs at ET Canada NYE Part 2




My verdict:

It had me hooked from the first little intro which was cute! To those of you who, like I have never seen KC live, this will be a teaser for her upcoming tour. The production itself is massive! Keshia clearly amps up her overall performance and pulled out some stops this go round.
The great things about this performance:

1.  Ambiance + set up. Four background dancers and a full band? Dancing while singing? I mean, really dancing like she used to dance in the era of her first album "Keshia Chante" type dancing. This was exactly what we were hoping for and that's exactly what we get!
2. Keshia is being herself. She's not trying to be like any of her industry contemporaries which also deserves another plus. 
3. Then there is the fact that even though she could have performed more songs from her new album Night + Day and didn't, Keshia still manages to stay in control of her voice as she dances which is another plus and not to mention she sang her tiny little butt off!

So of course this performance was pretty much perfection to me. By now you should know that I don't say what I don't mean! lol Great job KC, band and dancers!

ALBUM REVIEW: 4 CORNERS OF PROSPECTIVE: LKC & #KCRYDERS REVIEW - NIGHT & DAY PT.1

To start off 2012 with a bang, we at LKC decided to give you something a little different. There is so much that makes up each and every #KCRyder wherever you're from. But what we all have in common is our love for Keshia Chante and her incredible music that brings us together! That being said, we couldn't exactly do this with just one of us issuing out a review! It was brought to my attention that a way to make this more interesting and engaging would be to have it come from different views and aspects.

You'll get to read exactly what some #KCRyders think, as well as what we here LKC think about Ms. KC's new album from top to bottom and no stone is left unturned. This idea and concept is brought to you by our lovely and amazingly talented LKC Team Member - Cat! ( Follow her on twitter @catlilangel)

The reviews will be broken up into individual posts for easier reading instead of crammed into one. We'll have additional reviews, and when posted we'll announce them on twitter (@luvkcfansite) and facebook (Luv-KChanteMain) so keep checking back. Our first album review after the cut is courtesy of Cat. Enjoy!

RANDOM: TOP 5 KC MOMENTS OF 2011

As 2011 draws to a close, 2012 only mere hours a way, I found it important that this year, I recap some of the best moments in regards to Keshia Chante so far this year. You may or may not agree, or you may find these top 5 moments similar to your own. That being said, here we go!


5. Keshia's 2011 Juno Award Nominations
This in itself came as an utter surprise and shock to Keshia herself who at the 2011 Juno Awards had only expected to merely attend and present awards at the nomination ceremony. Ultimately she clenched two nominations with NO ALBUM on shelves yet. Even though she was bested for Best R&B Recording of the Year 'Test Drive' & Best Dance Recording of The Year 'Table Dancer', the fact that she was nominated was surprising.

4. Keshia takes a trip with CANFAR to Kenya
As I always say, Keshia is no stranger to doing good and back in May of this year Keshia took a trip with CANFAR (Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research) to visit children in Kenya, Africa. She helped build and orphanage and got down in the trenches interacting with them and learning their stories. She said that the trip itself was forever life changing and judging by the impact it not only had on others who accompanied her, I'm inclined to agree.

3. Keshia gets verified on Twitter: @KeshiaChante
Now, this probably might sound silly or even seem pointless to most, but the fact that for the last year or so (2010 up to a few months ago) we as #KCRyders had been fighting and tweeting for KC to get that verification check... The moment that was finally verified in my eyes was actually a liberating experience, mostly because she deserved it and secondly because believe it or not there are fakes of her residing on twitter. (See fake: @MsKeishaChante).

2. Keshia's 3rd Album is finally released
Most people would say this deserves to be the #1 top 5 KC moment of 2011, but I'll tell you why for me it ranks in at #2. While I'm glad I got new music from Keshia, as would any #KCRyder be... The above is actually more important because it opens more doors. It's a solid album, however you can read my full thoughts and the thoughts of LKC team members and fans when our mass Night & Day album review post comes on Sunday!

1. Keshia hits I-Tunes... WORLDWIDE
This right HERE though... Trumps everything except KC's trip to Kenya. Awards or no awards, Twitter verification or no twitter verification... Album or no album. This right HERE is called expert marketing, it's called reaching the masses on a larger scale and I-Tunes finally stepping their cookies up and returning the legal papers and whatnot. So now you know! Keshia Chante is availble everywhere on I-Tunes, from China, to Iceland, and England and Central America, and everywhere in between! BUT! Lets not forget the good ol' US of A. #2012Takeover anyone?

NEW MUSIC: THUNDER (RAINING IN HEAVEN)

Good Morning #Ryders! I was busy doing my usual search for KC News, and ran across this new track of Keshia's called, Thunder (Raining In Heaven). It's a beautiful ballad that can best described as alternative soft rock, and the little sister to the 'Night And Day' track 'I Miss U'. 

Click here to listen to Thunder (Raining In Heaven)