'I'm NOT jealous of Beyoncé!': Kelly Rowland attempts to backtrack after admitting to feeling 'enraged' over ex bandmate's success in new song

PUBLISHED: 16:44 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 16:44 EST, 19 June 2013

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Kelly Rowland insists she’s not jealous of Beyoncé.

The recent disavowal follows the debut of her latest single Dirty Laundry, which features a confessional narrative appearing to reference her Destiny’s Child cohort’s runaway success since the trio split up to pursue solo careers.

The 32-year-old croons in the song about coming to terms with her friend and former bandmate's rise as a superstar and the feelings of rage that surface in the wake of being left behind.

Confessional singer: Kelly Rowland insists her new single Dirty Laundry is not about her jealousy over Beyonce's success, pictured in New York, on Wednesday

Supportive friend: Kelly revealed that Beyonce is a big fan of her new album Talk A Good Game, pictured in New York, on Monday

In the song, Rowland talks about how the meteoric success of her friend ends up 'turnin' me against my sister' as she is left enraged and feeling trapped.

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Despite the apparent lyrical disclosure, Kelly told In Touch: ‘I’m not saying I’m jealous of her [Beyoncé] by any means!

‘It’s so sad that people always go straight to that place [of jealousy]. It’s ridiculous.’

Personal: The 32-year-old says that her confessional single is more about her own struggles than it is about Beyonce

Although Kelly admits that the song does offer some clues to her personal life.

In the single, for her fourth solo album Talk A Good Game, Kelly belts out: 'When my sister was on stage killin' it like a (expletive)/ I was enraged, feelin' it like a (expletive)/ Bird in a cage/ You would never know what I was dealin' with.’

But the singer explains that the song is more about her than it is about her childhood friend: ‘It’s basically about me going through some struggles in my life while she [Beyoncé] was doing her thing.’

The explanation may be in keeping with another lyric from her confessional single, which appears to admit a sense of pride over her ‘sister’s’ success: ‘[We] went our separate ways but I was happy she was killin' it.’

Revealing lyrics: Rowland's new song talks about how the meteoric success of an unnamed friend leaves her enraged and feeling trapped

Kelly goes on to say in the song: 'Bittersweet she was up, I was down/ No lie, I feel good for her but what do I do now? ... Post-Survivor, she on fire/ Who wanna hear my (expletive)?'

While the lyrics could indicate some bad blood between the former band mates, Kelly says Beyoncé is ‘incredibly supportive’.

She also revealed that Beyoncé heard Dirty Laundry soon after it was cut in the studio and only had good things to say about the track, explaining: ‘She was proud of me and thought the song was incredible.’

Star showing: Kelly was in the Big Apple for an appearance on Good Morning America

In late May the singer performed the song to a packed house in Washington D.C., where she told the audience, according to Us Weekly: 'Doing this song for me was so therapeutic.'

Adding: 'Honesty, like my mama always says, is always the best policy.'

Meanwhile, Kelly is contemplating a reunion for Destiny’s Child, saying: ‘If the ladies want to do it. I’d totally be excited. It’d be beautiful!’

Kelly will be on her Lights Out Tour until June 28 and her fourth album is scheduled for release June 18.

Reunited: Kelly, Beyone and Michelle Williams reunited as Beyonce headlined the halftime show at the Super Bowl game in New Orleans in February

Kelly Rowland Dishes to 'In Touch': 'I'm Not Jealous of Beyoncé'

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Kelly opens up about a time in her life when she felt lost and vunerable while being abused by a violent ex-boyfriend who turned her against everyone she loved. Instead her words are carefully edited here to make her look like the bad person. Something unplesant is going on here.

- skyreader73 , London, 20/6/2013 03:24

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I don't think anyone would blame Kelly for being jealous of Beyoncé...jealousy doesn't always have to be a bad thing and just because you are jealous does not mean you hate someone. Beyoncé was always the break-out star from Destiny's Child. Always had the best singing parts, the best costumes and was front and centre on every video clip, album cover etc. Kelly is very talented in her own right though and unfortunately it was just Beyoncé that was pushy enough to break out from the band...dating Jay Z was the thing that launched her solo career though. Without him I doubt she would have been as successful post Destiny's Child.

- aussiegirl , Brisbane, Australia, 20/6/2013 02:34

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How could you be friends with someone since you were a little kid, sing in the same group and once the group splits not be jealous if one is more successful, married with a child and more famous than you! She needs to get over the fact that jealousy is bad, I get that most people wouldn't appreciate her saying she was jealous but I just think it's a natural emotion to be honest!

- Dailyy , Manchester, 20/6/2013 02:31

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I'd respect her more if she just said 'ofcourse I'm jealous, Beyonce is incredibly successful, happily married and is now a mother.' This wouldn't mean she resents her it just means you want the same for yourself.

- Dailyy , Manchester, 20/6/2013 02:28

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If I was her I'd just admit it! Most singers would be jealous of Beyonce's success. It doesn't make you a bad person, just an honest one!

- Dailyy , Manchester, 20/6/2013 02:26

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Jealousy doesn't necessarily mean you don't want the other person to succeed, it just means that you would want that for yourself aswell and why wouldn't she?

- Dailyy , Manchester, 20/6/2013 02:25

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This is just some attempt to make headlines before the release of her album, we are all their puppets!

- jonno , HK, Hong Kong, 20/6/2013 02:19

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I would definitely be jealous of Bey's success had I been in DC.

- Sheela Hanson , London, United Kingdom, 20/6/2013 02:13

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I don't believe that Kelly is jealous; it's utterly pathetic how people always try to pitch women against one another. It must have been weird for her seeing Beyonce suddenly having massive success as a solo artist, when for years prior to this, they were two-thirds of a world famous pop group who worked together non-stop for a long time. It's quite apparent that Kelly is pleased for her friend; she just had her own problems to work through. Not everything a woman says is down to her being ''jealous'', no matter how much clueless people like to pretend otherwise.

- dearyme , Stevenage, United Kingdom, 20/6/2013 02:07

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What's the big deal? Isn't this a normal thing to feel?

- Lilac , Deer Lake, Canada, 20/6/2013 01:52

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