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HARMONY

Keyshia ColeWhats next?

The Saturdays Upcoming tour

Jazmine Sullivan New Horizon

Dannii Dasha

NellyReveals all to Harmony

From Schoolgirl To Superstar

£2.20March 09

Poster BattleBeyonce VS Ashanti

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INSIDE COVER

Harmony

04 Readers CommentsWhat you have to say

05 Poster BattleBeyonce vs Ashanti

06 GossipWhats going on?

13 Dannii DashaInterview with the new star

08 Hot or Not You decide

15 Problems Your problems answered

18 Jasmine SullivanThe New horizon

20 Keyshia ColeThe new album

23 NellyWheres he been?

21 The SaturdaysNew found fame and tour

Website: www.harmony.comTo subscribe call: 020 7737 7377Email: Harmony-talk@vmedia.co.uk

Welcome to this months edition of Harmony!!!

We have some special exclusives for you as we catch up with hip hop superstar Nelly, new singing sensation Danni Dasha, Keyshia Cole and more!!!

Get all the latest scoops... Enjoy!!!

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CONTENTS PAGE

Harmony

04 Readers CommentsWhat you have to say

05 Poster BattleBeyonce vs Ashanti

06 GossipWhats going on?

13 Dannii DashaInterview with the new star

08 Hot or Not You decide

15 Problems Your problems answered

18 Jasmine SullivanThe New horizon

20 Keyshia ColeThe new album

23 NellyWheres he been?

21 The SaturdaysNew found fame and tour

Website: www.harmony.comTo subscribe call: 020 7737 7377Email: Harmony-talk@vmedia.co.uk

Welcome to this months edition of Harmony!!!

We have some special exclusives for you as we catch up with hip hop superstar Nelly, new singing sensation Danni Dasha, Keyshia Cole and more!!!

Get all the latest scoops... Enjoy!!!

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DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

#1

Nelly’sRehabilitation.......

Working or not Working?

“The time has come for me to stop using weed as a crutch; I have to be me without that drug as an aid.”

NELLY was in hiding during 2008. So we at Harmony wanted to know where he’d been; and to our surprise he was in a place we never thought he’d be.... REHAB. So what went wrong?

Harmony: So Nelly how you doing?Nelly: Im good im good just trying to regain my focus and get back on my grind.

Harmony: Good. So you know i have to ask, why were you in rehab?Nelly: Im gonna be straight with you it was that chronic that messed me up. I got to the point where i couldnt do nothing without smoking that weed; i became totally dependant on it.

Harmony: I see, so what was it that made you decide to get help?Nelly: My children. One day i was rolling a joint when my daughter walked in and asked me what it was. I was so ashamed i didnt know what to say to her i had to just avoid it and send her along. That mo-ment there made me realise that i have 4 kids who look up to me and who im responsible for; i had to make a change.

Harmony: So what rehab did you go to?Nelly: I went to the St Louis rehabilitation facility in my hometown.

Harmony: Exactly how long were you in rehab?Nelly: Intially i enroled on a 6 month rehabilitation programme, how-ever after that i stayed for an extra 3 months because i wanted to be sure that i could do it on my own once i left.

Harmony: How did you find the whole experience?Nelly: To be honest in the beginning the whole experience was quite daunting i didnt know what i was getting myself into. I felt alone; i was in a strange surrounding with people telling me that i was an addict. Deep down i knew it was the truth but hearing it made me feel like a dummy who needed looking after, rather than the grown ass man that i thought i was.

Harmony: Did feeling like that knock your confidence and self- es-teem?Nelly: Most definitely. I felt low and inferier like i was less of a man for being in that situation. It was really a blow to my self-esteem.

Harmony: How did you tell your family you were going to rehab?Nelly: That was one of the hardest parts. I told my mom and friends plain and simple that i needed help and that i was going to rehab. I told my kids that i was going on holiday for a few months because i could not face telling them the truth that their daddy was an addict.

Harmony: Do you think your kids have an idea what you were going through?Nelly: I hope not because it’s not something im proud of so i don’t want them to know, but kids aint dumb so they may have picked up on something but i honestly hope they haven’t.

Harmony: Do you think there is anything you can do as a father to ensure that your children don’t go thorugh this experience?Nelly: The only thing i think i can do is just teach them about the dan-gers of all drugs and let them know that you don’t need drugs even weed to get on in life. I can also just be there to support them and try my best to be a good role model and positive influence.

Harmony: So when you came out of rehab, how did you feel?Nelly: I felt kinda good , i felt like i was getting a fresh start you know, a second chance. At the same time though, i felt kinda scared like would i be able to resist the temptation ; but overall i felt quite positive.

Harmony: How do you plan to resist the temptation?Nelly: Just try and stay focused on my kids and my music and re-member whats important to me. I have to have enough faith in myself to know that i can do it on my own without needing the weed to give me that high.

Harmony: You sound very determined. So whats next for you now in 2009?Nelly: Im just in the studio at the moment banging out some new tunes working on my new album which should be out in the next few months.

Harmony: Have you got a title for it yet?Nelly: Yeah it’s called ‘The new path’ just a little reminder to myself that i am actually on a new path in my life.

Harmony: What can we expect from this new album?Nelly: You can expect realness, you can expect honesty and you can expect the real me; all of me. Im going hard on this album im letting loose and letting all my demons out. I really want my fans to engage and connect with me on this one, and really and truly understand where im coming from and feel my pain.

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DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

#2

Nelly’sRehabilitation.......

Working or not Working?

“The time has come for me to stop using weed as a crutch; I have to be me without that drug as an aid.”

NELLY was in hiding during 2008. So we at Harmony wanted to know where he’d been; and to our surprise he was in a place we never thought he’d be.... REHAB. So what went wrong?

Harmony: So Nelly how you doing?Nelly: Im good im good just trying to regain my focus and get back on my grind.

Harmony: Good. So you know i have to ask, why were you in rehab?Nelly: Im gonna be straight with you it was that chronic that messed me up. I got to the point where i couldnt do nothing without smoking that weed; i became totally dependant on it.

Harmony: I see, so what was it that made you decide to get help?Nelly: My children. One day i was rolling a joint when my daughter walked in and asked me what it was. I was so ashamed i didnt know what to say to her i had to just avoid it and send her along. That mo-ment there made me realise that i have 4 kids who look up to me and who im responsible for; i had to make a change.

Harmony: So what rehab did you go to?Nelly: I went to the St Louis rehabilitation facility in my hometown.

Harmony: Exactly how long were you in rehab?Nelly: Intially i enroled on a 6 month rehabilitation programme, how-ever after that i stayed for an extra 3 months because i wanted to be sure that i could do it on my own once i left.

Harmony: How did you find the whole experience?Nelly: To be honest in the beginning the whole experience was quite daunting i didnt know what i was getting myself into. I felt alone; i was in a strange surrounding with people telling me that i was an addict. Deep down i knew it was the truth but hearing it made me feel like a dummy who needed looking after, rather than the grown ass man that i thought i was.

Harmony: Did feeling like that knock your confidence and self- es-teem?Nelly: Most definitely. I felt low and inferier like i was less of a man for being in that situation. It was really a blow to my self-esteem.

Harmony: How did you tell your family you were going to rehab?Nelly: That was one of the hardest parts. I told my mom and friends plain and simple that i needed help and that i was going to rehab. I told my kids that i was going on holiday for a few months because i could not face telling them the truth that their daddy was an addict.

Harmony: Do you think your kids have an idea what you were going through?Nelly: I hope not because it’s not something im proud of so i don’t want them to know, but kids aint dumb so they may have picked up on something but i honestly hope they haven’t.

Harmony: Do you think there is anything you can do as a father to ensure that your children don’t go thorugh this experience?Nelly: The only thing i think i can do is just teach them about the dan-gers of all drugs and let them know that you don’t need drugs even weed to get on in life. I can also just be there to support them and try my best to be a good role model and positive influence.

Harmony: So when you came out of rehab, how did you feel?Nelly: I felt kinda good , i felt like i was getting a fresh start you know, a second chance. At the same time though, i felt kinda scared like would i be able to resist the temptation ; but overall i felt quite positive.

Harmony: How do you plan to resist the temptation?Nelly: Just try and stay focused on my kids and my music and re-member whats important to me. I have to have enough faith in myself to know that i can do it on my own without needing the weed to give me that high.

Harmony: You sound very determined. So whats next for you now in 2009?Nelly: Im just in the studio at the moment banging out some new tunes working on my new album which should be out in the next few months.

Harmony: Have you got a title for it yet?Nelly: Yeah it’s called ‘The new path’ just a little reminder to myself that i am actually on a new path in my life.

Harmony: What can we expect from this new album?Nelly: You can expect realness, you can expect honesty and you can expect the real me; all of me. Im going hard on this album im letting loose and letting all my demons out. I really want my fans to engage and connect with me on this one, and really and truly understand where im coming from and feel my pain.

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