Dirty Money (duo)
Dirty Money was a musical duo consisting of singer-songwriters and dancers Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper in 2009; both artists having been signed to Bad Boy Entertainment. Together with record producer, rapper and label boss Sean Combs, they performed as Diddy – Dirty Money as a collaborative act on the Bad Boy label, releasing the highly acclaimed and successful album "Last Train to Paris" in December 2010. The group disbanded in 2012. History. According to Combs, Diddy-Dirty Money was "a look, a sound, a movement, [and] a crew" and not about "drug money, illegal money, or  anything negative ... for my new concept album "Last Train to Paris", I wanted to do something refreshing, something unique, something forward for myself as an artist ... I wanted to tell a love story [but] I couldn't just tell the male's point of view." Bad Boy A&R Daniel 'Skid' Mitchell told HitQuarters that Diddy-Dirty Money is creating a new genre of "futuristic soul". The group's first album, "Last Train to Paris" was released in December 2010. Allmusic called it a "heavily European-influenced effort" that "mashes together Italo disco, pop-rap, tech-house, and the sound of  Bad Boy in its prime, with an all-star guest list that goes from T.I. to Grace Jones." On July 24, 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money performed at Sun Life Stadium in the Baker Concrete Super Saturday postgame concert following the Florida Marlins' 10–5 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Diddy-Dirty Money appeared on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on December 4, 2010. In December 2010, Diddy-Dirty Money was featured in Timati's new song and video "I'm on You". Diddy-Dirty Money also performed "Coming Home" and "I'll Be Missing You" for the American Armed Forces at  Fort Hood, Texas for WWE's Tribute to the Troops December 18, 2010. Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" and a cover of Far East Movement's "Like a G6" at the Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1's "Live Lounge" on January 20, 2011. Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" live on "American Idol" with Skylar Grey on March 10, 2011. Awards and nominations. MUZ-TV Music Awards Best Video = "I'm on You" featuring Timati – 2011 – Won BET Awards 2011 Best Group – Won