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Twin Cities’ R&B singer Auburn Inks Deal With JR Rotem’s Beluga Heights via Epic/Koch

Jan 22, 2008 - St. Paul, MN - At the young age of 18, R&B singer Auburn has accomplished a feat not many other artists from Minnesota have before; get signed to a major label.

The St. Paul resident, whose independent debut album Same Giirl has spawned the moderate underground hit "Ewww Ewww" featuring Chellie B. (which peaked at 6 on DJBooth's Underground chart), has teamed up with super producer Jonathan "JR" Rotem (and his Beluga Heights label) to release her major label debut, which will be distributed through Epic/Koch.

Rotem, who has produced hit singles for artists such as Rihanna, 50 Cent, Rick Ross, and Chamillionaire, previously inked future phenom Sean Kingston, whose self-titled debut (which was released under Beluga Heights) spawned the '07 summer anthem, "Beautiful Girls," as well as Top 10 singles "Me Love" and "Take You There."

Although JR is executive producing the currently-untitled major debut, Auburn will remain under her Urban World management imprint. According to manager Tim Wilson (who, along with co-manager Roberta Ryan, manages other local artists such as DJ Youngstar and Young Bishop), Ms. Williams will head to Hollywood around the date of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards (on February 10th) and remain there throughout the spring to work on the album.

A release date for the project has not yet been announced as of press time.

Story written by Mike "M. Burmy" Burmeister

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SUCH AS WHITNEY HOUSTON, BEYONCE, CELENE DEONE, J. ISAAC, VELMA WILLIAMS && TUNISUNIA REED... I STARTED IN THE CHURCH, I BEGAN SINGING IN THE CHILDRENSZ PRAISE TEAM...&& EVENTUALLY ENDED UP IN THE ADULTSZ PRAISE TEAM, BEING THE YOUNGEST MEMBER. HEHE. [PSST. THATSZ A BIG DEAL DUDE]... STARTING IN THE CHURCH && ENDING UP IN THE STUDIO IS A WAY ID ANALYZE MY CAREER. I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE [STUDIO]LIFE BY MY OLDER COUSIN "J. ISAAC" WHO IS A WEEL KNOWN LOCAL ARTIST IN MINNESOTA [WOO WOO]. DURING THIS TIME I BEGAN SINGING AT TWINS GAMESZ, TIMBERWOLVESZ GAMESZ AND LINKSZ GAMESZ. PLACES LIKE MALL OF AMERICA, RISING EXPECTATIONSZ && MADE CAST IN AN ORDWAY PLAY CALLED "THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER"... [PSST, ANOTHER BIG DEAL] I EVENTUALLY FORMED A YOUNG GIRLSZ GROUP R&B && INSPIRATIONAL GROUP CLLLED "LOYAL"... ME[13] ALONG WITH TWO OTHER GIRLSZ, CECE[14] && BRE GIRL [12]. ALL TOGETHER WE BECAME A WELL KNOWN SENSATION [KOOL HUH?]. OPENING FOR VARIOUS ARTISTS, TO NAME A FEW, B2K, IMX, && VIP... BUT AFTR ALL OUR TWISTZ && TURNSZ I WINDED UP IN A DUET GROUP WITH LOCAL ARTIST "ROBERT JOHNSON" [17] MYSELF [15]. THE TWO OF US WORKED SO WELL TOGETHER IN THE STDIO && ON STAGE, && BY EVERYONESZ REACTIONSZ WE COULD TELL WE HAD SOMETHING. WE BEGAN OPENING FOR PEOPLE LIKE DRU HILL && LANDING RADIO SPOTSZ... BUT, IT TUNED OUT THE GROUP LIFE WASNT FOR ROBERT NOR MYSELF...[SO]... AFTER LEAVING THE GROUP LIFE I CAME TO THE DECISION..TO GO [SOLO]...NO FANCY NAMES, NO GIMMICKS...JUST...AUBURN.

YUPPERSZ NOW YA GIRL IISZ SOLO, BLESSED && DOING THE BEST SHE CAN TO STAY HUMBLE && KIND HEARTED, I CAN ASSURE YOU, YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME EVER GETTING OUT OF PLACR, SIMPLY BECAUSE I KNOW IM [NO]BETTER THAN [ANYONE]E;SE. I KNOW IN ORDR TO MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD, ITS TOTALY UTTERLY, COMPLETELY NECESSARY TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THE ONE ABOVE ALL TH GLORY [WITH NO TAKE BACKSZ]... THE MUSIC I MAKE I CAN HONESTLY SAY IS ALL COMING FROM WITHIN, THINGSZ THAT WE ALLL GO THROUGH FROM DAY TO DAY. WHICH ALL END UP SENDING THE MESSAGE "THERESZ NOTHING GOD CANT HANDLE...". MOST OF YOU KNOW I AM A [PROUD] CHILD OF GOD, && IM NOT CHANGING FOR ANYONE. [CAPE-CH?] IM NOT NOR HAVE I EVER BEEN PERFECT, I TOO HAVE A SIDE TO ME THAT SHOWSZ HURT, I DO STRUGGLE, BUT IVE LEARNED NO MATER WHAT MAY BE FACING NOW, GOD WILL BRING ME OUT O IT...&& THAT PATIENCE ISZ VIRTUE... IM GANNA MAKE IT TO THAT HOLY CITY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER...&& HOPEFULLY WITH ALL [YOUR] PRAYERSZ... ILL SEE YOU THERE =].
WELL [EHEM] THATSZ ENUFF PRO[FESSIONAL]ISM. IM A BIG TIME DORK OF CORSE && ID LIKE YALL TO SEE THAT SIDE OF ME TOO...HEHE. SO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAGE...&& JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. DO I NEED [LESS] DO I NEED MORE]...JUST LET ME KNOW MMMKAY !!

EVEN AFTER ALL THE DRAMA AND HEART ACHE IVE BEEN THROUGH THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, IVE LEARNED ALOT. I ALWAYS USE TO WONDER "WHY ME?" I MEAN WHEN I PUT TRUST IN SOMEONE AND THEY CONSTANTLY ABUSED IT I WONDERED. "WHY ME?" WHENEVER I WAS PUT IN THE POSITION TO HAVE MY HEART BROKEN AND GOOD TURNED OUT FOR WORSE, I WONDERED "WHY ME" WHEN I PRAYED EVERY NIGHT FOR GOD TO HELP ME THROUGH MY TRiiALSz. FOR HiiM TO TELL ME WHY... ii NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. ii FELT LiiKE PRAYiiNG WASz A WAiiSTE OF MY TiiME, NOT KNOWiiNG THAT THE DOUBT ii HAD WHiiLE PRAYiiNG WAS JUST THE BEGiiNGiiNG TO MY LACK OF FAiiTH.
THE MORE ii GOT CAUGHT UP iiN SiiTUATiiON AFTER SiiTUATUATiiON, ,THE FURTHER AWAY ii GOT FROM THE LORD, THE MORE ii BEGAN TO TAKE ON THE ATTiiTUDESz OF TE PEOPLE ii SURROUNDED MYSELF BY, THE MORE ii BEGAN TO GET FURTHER AWAY FROM THE LORD, UNTiiL FiiNALLY ii STOPPED CARiiNG, ii FELT LiiKE LiiFE WASzNT MEANT FOR ME TO BE HAPPY, BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT ii DiiD... ii ALWAYSz ENDED UP SAD.
ii KNOW iiM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO GO THROUGH SOMETHiiNG LiiKE THiiSz, TO FEEL LiiKE THERESz ALWAYS SOMETHiiNG MiiSSiiNG iiN YOUR LiiFE...TO CRY WHEN YOUR ALONE AT NiiGHT, HOPiiNG THAT ONE DAY LiiFE WiiLL GET BETTER.
TODAY MY LiiFE iiSz BETTER NOT BEKUZ OF MYSELF, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PRAYERSz OF MY MOM, MY DAD, MY CHURCH & MY FANSz. ii DiiDNT KNOW THAT THEiiR PRAYERS COULD MAKE SUCH A DiiFERENCE, BUT THEY DO. THE PRAYERSz FROM YOUR LOVED ONESz ARE WHAT PROTECTSz YOU, AND COVERSz YOU.
EVEN THOUGH ii HAD MY DOUBTSz... ii EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO PRAY MORE THANKSz TO THE LOVE AND MERCY OF GOD, THiiNGSz BEGAN TO CHANGE BECAUSE ii BEGAN TO LiiSTEN. BEFORE THEN... ii THOUGHT PRAYiiNG TO GOD WASz LiiKE TALKiiNG TO MYSELF. WHEN REALLY, HE COUD HEAR ME ALL ALONG, iiTSz JUST ii HAD GONE SO FAR FROM HiiM, ii WASNT ABLE TO HEAR HiiM.
SO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THiiSz, I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR NOT ALONE, & LiiKE EVERYONE ELSE iiM HUMAN, NO GREATER THAN ANYONE ELSE...GOD LOVESz YOU AND ME, AND HESz BEEN THERE ALL ALONG.
HE ALLOWSz US TO GO THROUGHT THESE TRiiALSz AND TRiiBULATiiONSz SO THAT WE LEARN FROM THEM, HE CONSTANTLY SENDSz PEOPLE OUR WAY TO HELP US, BUT iiNSTEAD WE LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO MiSTREAT US, AND MISTREAT THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE US. SO LETSz US GET iiNTO THE SiiTUTUAiiToN UNTiiL YOU DUG A WHOLE SO DEEP, NO ONE KAN GET YOU OUT, BUT GOD.
BUT ALSO... NOT EVEYONE HAS TO GO THROUGH THISz. NOT EVEYONE ONE iiS TOLD BEFORE IT HAPPENSz. SO iiM TELLiiG YOU NOW. DONT GO THAT WAY... DONT PUT YOUR SITUATION TO GET HURT, JUST WAIT ON GOD. IF YOU DONT HAVE PEOPLE WHO CARE ENOUGH TO HELP YOU, THEN SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO DO. FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL PRAY FOR YOU IN YOUR TIME OF NEED. & IF THERES NO ONE, PRAY FOR YOURSELF WITHOUT DOUBT... PRAY AND BELIEVE.
ILL PRAY F0R Y0U, JUST D0NT G0 THAT WAY...WAIT 0N G0D. I D0NT WANT T0 HEAR Y0U SAY "WHY ME." I L0VE Y0U & G0D L0VESz Y0U. L0VE&G0D BLESS, AUBURN.

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