VIDEO: KERI HILSON GIVES ADVICE ON MUSIC BUSINESS

Earlier this month R&B singer/songwriter Keri Hilson visited inner city London training provider DV8 Training in Walthamstow, East London to give a motivational talk on careers in the music business drawing on her own experience and Q&A with young people from some of the poorest London boroughs.

At the Q&A session hosted by Fusion, Ms Hilson spoke on her family background and growing up in Decatur, Georgia, her first forays into songwriting aged 17 and progressing to writing for the likes of top stars Kelly Rowland, Ruben Studdard, Usher, Ciara, Chris Brown and Toni Braxton, initially attracted to the prospect of her work spreading worldwide whilst being able to maintain a relatively normal life — without particularly being drawn to the distractions of stardom.