Kimberly Cole

Cole has interviewed celebrities, bands, and other recording artists for MTV and the American Music Awards.{{cite web |url=http://artists.letssingit.com/kimberly-cole-qjmss/biography |title=Kimberly Cole's Biography |author= |date=20 August 2008 |work=Artist Biography |publisher= |accessdate=3 March 2011}}{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-rivera/singing-sensation-kimberl_b_513726.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Singing Sensation, Kimberly Cole | date=25 March 2010}} Cole's Twitter account has over 2 million followers.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/12/21/oxygen-media-teams-up-with-pop-sensation-kimberly-cole-for-networks-first-ever-co-branded-album-to-be-released-on-itunes-december-21-984504/20101221oxygen01/|title=Breaking News - Oxygen Media Teams Up with Pop Sensation Kimberly Cole for Network's First Ever Co-Branded Album to Be Released on iTunes December 21|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KimberlyCole1|title=Kimberly Cole (@KimberlyCole1) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|access-date=2016-04-08}}

Cole has also been featured in MTV Style,{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-08-20/celebuzz-101-hot-bodies-kimberly-cole-says-trick-to-staying-in-shape-is-dancing-photos-and-video/|title=Celebuzz 101 Hot Bodies: Kimberly Cole Says Trick to Staying in Shape Is Dancing (Photos and Video)|website=Celebuzz|date=20 August 2012|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2012/11/eye-candy-kimberly-cole-is-crazy-sexy-wild/|title=Eye Candy: Kimberly Cole is Crazy, Sexy, Wild |website=XXL Mag|date=26 November 2012 |access-date=2016-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/photos/mtv-style-hot-shoes-2011-edition/1656346/6150347/photo.jhtml#6150347|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722012410/http://www.mtv.com/photos/mtv-style-hot-shoes-2011-edition/1656346/6150347/photo.jhtml#6150347|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2013|title=MTV Style {{!}} Hot Shoes 2011 Edition|website=www.mtv.com|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-08}} Nylon Magazine,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nylonmag.com/articles/kimberly-cole-found-better#|title=song premiere: kimberly cole|website=NYLON|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503033045/http://www.nylonmag.com/articles/kimberly-cole-found-better|archive-date=2014-05-03|url-status=dead}} Idolator,{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7504711/kimberly-cole-the-prelude-ep-idolator-premiere|title=Kimberly Cole's 'The Prelude' EP: Idolator Premiere {{!}} Idolator|website=Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com|date=6 February 2014|access-date=2016-04-08}} and Billboard.{{Cite magazine|title=Kimberly Cole, 'Like It': Exclusive Song Premiere|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5770384/kimberly-cole-like-it-exclusive-song-premiere|access-date=2021-05-05|magazine=Billboard|date=24 October 2013|language=en}}

As an influencer, Cole has been a Buzzmaker for SpinMedia and Buzznet and, in 2015, worked with such brands as Rimmel London, Guess, Coach, Mattel, Old Navy, Cross Pens, Degree, and Suave.{{Cite web|url=http://m.axs.com/news/kimberly-cole-you-don-t-know-the-half-of-it-73873|title=Kimberly Cole: 'You don't know the half of it'|website=AXS|access-date=2016-04-08}} She has also appeared in commercials for Mountain Dew, Rubbermaid, Sony, and Skechers.{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|date=|title=Kimberly Cole Biography|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/kimberly-cole/4775888|work=All Music Guide|publisher=|accessdate=3 March 2011}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.axs.com/news/kimberly-cole-you-don-t-know-the-half-of-it-73873|title=Kimberly Cole: 'You don't know the half of it'|newspaper=AXS|access-date=2016-10-31}}

Most recently, Cole has worked as a creative director and executive producer with Critical Content and Get Lifted Film Co.{{Cite web|title=The Last Dance Music, Improvisation & the Resilient Brain|url=https://sfcm.edu/sites/default/files/Bios_for_Last_Dance_event_1.pdf|website=San Francisco Conservatory of Music}}

In November 2020, Cole also collaborated with UC San Francisco (UCSF), the Global Brain Health Institute (GNHI), and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) on a virtual event entitled "The Last Dance: Music, Improvisation, & the Resilient Brain." The event explored the effects of music on brain resilience and was inspired by Cole’s song "Last Dance," along with her experiences with her father, who had frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The event included contributions from experts such as Charles Limb. Cole helped develop the program with UCSF, GBHI, and SFCM.{{Cite web|title=Connecting Music, Creativity and the Brain in "The Last Dance"|url=https://www.gbhi.org/news-publications/connecting-music-creativity-and-brain-last-dance|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Global Brain Health Institute|date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}

Cole has studied voice, piano, and dance since the age of four.{{Cite web|title=Campus Circle - Kimberly Cole|url=http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=7754|access-date=2016-04-08|website=www.campuscircle.com}} As the daughter of a dentist and school principal, education was important from an early age. As long as her homework was done, she was encouraged to do anything she was interested in. As a result, she discovered her passion for singing and roller skating.

She is a champion professional artistic roller skater who has performed in competitions and was nationally recognized in her teens.{{Cite web|title=Kimberly Cole {{!}} Celebrity {{!}} PopStar|url=http://www.popstar.com/Celebrity/Kimberly+Cole/Interview/1|access-date=2016-04-08|website=PopStar}}{{Cite web|date=2010-05-27|title=Buzz|url=http://www.seventeen.com/cosmogirl/kimberly-cole-interview|access-date=2016-04-08|website=Seventeen}}{{Cite web|title=Entertainment news & latest headlines from AOL.com|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/10/14/kimberly-cole-smack-you-video/|access-date=2016-04-08|website=AOL.com}}{{Cite web|title=Kimberly Cole {{!}} Celebrity {{!}} PopStar|url=http://www.popstar.com/Celebrity/Kimberly+Cole/Interview/2|access-date=2016-04-08|website=PopStar}}

Cole earned a degree in theater at UCLA. An alumnus of Fountain Valley High School, she has served as a guest judge in the annual Voice of Fountain Valley competition at Fountain Valley High School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/FountainValleyIsBaronTown/posts/818212954943816|title=Kimberly Cole, Class of 98, Pop... - Fountain Valley is Baron Town|last=|first=|date=|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-04-08}} She is quarter of Russian descent.{{cite web|last=Cole|first=Kimberly|title=Twitter: KimberlyCole1: I luv russia!!! I'm 1/4 russian!!! RT @DolarD_Ametist @KimberlyCole1 russia loves u!!!!|url=https://twitter.com/KimberlyCole1/status/149023317884542976|publisher=Twitter.com|accessdate=December 20, 2011|date=December 23, 2013}}

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Her performances have led her to write two songs for the movie Fame (2009).{{cite web|url=http://www.beautynewsnyc.com/travel/pillows-paris-and-performances-budding-pop-star-kimberly-cole%E2%80%99s-travel-tips/|title=Pillows, Paris and Performances: Budding Pop Star Kimberly Cole's Travel Tips |date=1 October 2008|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball_wives_la/show_music.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924081217/http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball_wives_la/show_music.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2011|title=Basketball Wives LA {{!}} Season 4 Episodes (TV Series) |website=VH1|access-date=2016-04-08}}

Cole's debut album Bad Girls Club was released on iTunes in 2010, promoting Oxygen Network's The Bad Girls Club show. Her single and video "Smack You," in which she teamed up with famed choreographer Tricia Miranda to produce, saw success and led to the song being featured throughout season 5 of the show. Cole and Miranda were touted as "artistic soulmates" and worked together for several years after that.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs023/1102748757093/archive/1103375976947.html|title=Industry News from Aliya Perry - Corrected!!|website=archive.constantcontact.com|access-date=2016-11-01}}

The multiplatform release was the first co-branded album for Oxygen Media, promoted with an extensive social media campaign hashtagged #UpToNoGood.

In 2011, Cole's song "I Know" was featured in Mean Girls 2.{{Citation|title=All 23 songs from the Mean Girls 2 (2011) Soundtrack|url=https://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/1469/Mean-Girls-2|language=en|access-date=2021-06-17}}

At MTV's VMA Radio Forum in 2012, Cole told Celebuzz she would shave her head in support of their annual Stand Up to Cancer event; Cole is quoted saying, "I would absolutely do that. I’m so passionate about my family, my friends. It’s all love. That’s what we’re here for. That’s why we make music," showing her support alongside celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift. They were in attendance at the annual Stand Up to Cancer televised event.{{Cite news|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-09-08/kimberly-cole-is-open-to-shaving-her-head-as-stand-up-to-cancer-draws-millions/|title=Kimberly Cole Is Open to Shaving Her Head as Stand Up to Cancer Draws Millions {{!}} Celebuzz|date=2012-09-08|newspaper=Celebuzz|access-date=2016-10-31}}

In 2014, Cole's song "Smack You" charted at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart before peaking at number four, spending 13 weeks on the chart, and as a result, the album continued to serve as the soundtrack for season 6 of The Bad Girls Club.{{Cite magazine|title=Kimberly Cole|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/kimberly-cole|access-date=2021-06-17|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|last1=Crupi|first1=Anthony|date=December 20, 2010|title=Oxygen Cuts a Record for Bad Girls|url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/oxygen-cuts-record-bad-girls-104072/|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en-US}} "Smack You" was also featured in the "What's Hot" and "New and Noteworthy" sections on the iTunes Store.

In 2016, Cole's song "U Make Me Wanna" (with Eddie Amador and featuring GT Garza) was featured in Basketball Wives LA. In 2016, her song "Nitty Gritty" was also featured on the season finale of season 19 of Dancing with the Stars, where Duck Dynasty teen Sadie Robertson and pro partner Mark Ballas performed their samba/quickstep to the track.{{Cite web|title='Dancing With the Stars' crowns Season 19 champ|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/11/25/dancing-with-the-stars-crowns-season-19-winner/70122648/|access-date=2016-04-09|website=USA TODAY}}

Cole graced the covers of magazines such as Ouch, Nouveau, and Fault in 2016 and was one of a long list of stars seen on the cover of Fault Magazine's "Millions" issue, including those such as Demi Lovato, Usher, Kevin Spacey, and Uma Thurman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/19460673/Editorial-Styling|title=Behance|website=www.behance.net|date=September 2014 |access-date=2016-11-03}}{{Cite news|url=http://fault-magazine.com/2014/09/fault-issue-19-the-millions-issue-is-now-available-to-pre-order/|title=FAULT Issue 19 – The Millions Issue – is now available to pre-order|newspaper=FAULT Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2016-11-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://megurbani.tumblr.com/post/102025314049/new-work-cover-shoot-kimberly-cole-for-ouch|title=NEW WORK: Cover shoot, Kimberly Cole for Ouch! Magazine|website=MEG URBANI|access-date=2016-11-03}}

In 2019, Cole released the single "Wasted Love," a collaboration with DJ Boris Way.{{Cite web|title=Boris Way & Kimberly Cole - Wasted Love (SIKS Remix) [Parlaphone]|url=https://www.1001tracklists.com/track/1t8wtgwp/boris-way-kimberly-cole-wasted-love-siks-remix/index.html|access-date=2021-06-17|website=1001Tracklists|language=en-US}} The song was released under Parlophone and Warner Music France, and garnered heavy rotation radio airplay on dance stations in Europe and worldwide.{{Cite web|title=Boris Way & Kimberly Cole: Wasted Love Airplay Stats 📻🛠️|url=https://radio.tools/boris-way-kimberly-cole/wasted-love|access-date=2021-06-17|website=radio.tools}} The song was also included in several playlists on streaming platforms such as Spotify.{{Cite web|title=Soirée Dancefloor|url=https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BPZpwdBp797pxcPDmHfyw|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Spotify|language=en}}

In 2019, Cole also worked as a creative director on Todrick Hall's music video for the song "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels."{{Citation|title=Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels by Todrick Hall|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ04gPb4LlY|language=en|access-date=2021-06-17}}

In 2021, Cole worked as an editor on the music video for Summer Walker's single "Body," directed by Lacey Duke.{{Cite web|title=Kimberly Cole|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3371958/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=IMDb}}

Kimberly Cole has written and co-written all of her material, as well as songs for a variety of other artists, including Inna ("Crazy Sexy Wild") and Chris Willis ("Faded"),{{Cite web|url=http://www.soultracks.com/chris-willis|title=Chris Willis|website=SoulTracks|date=4 September 2011|access-date=2016-04-08}} as well as Linnea's hit "Dance Through Fire" which reached #30 on the Billboard charts.{{Cite web|url=http://linneaonline.com/?page_id=9|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130402163058/http://linneaonline.com/?page_id=9|archive-date = 2013-04-02|title = Disclaimer – Welcome}}{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pollo-del-mar/kimberly-cole-gretchen-rossi_b_1644869.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Singer Kimberly Cole Raves About Writing 'Housewives' Star Gretchen Rossi's New Song | date=3 July 2012}}

In an AXS article, Kimberly was praised as "one of very few writers who can ride that line between pop and poetry because her trademark edgy word choice is ever tempered with astute observations and sharp wit."{{Cite news|url=http://www.axs.com/news/kimberly-cole-you-don-t-know-the-half-of-it-73873|title=Kimberly Cole: 'You don't know the half of it'|newspaper=AXS|access-date=2016-11-03}}

Critic David Kenniston at Vertigo Shtick calls her "A 'dance' artist who can sing, write, and dance like no one's business."{{Cite web|last=Kenniston|first=David|title=Album Review: Kimberly Cole - "Bad Girls Club"|url=http://www.vertigoshtick.com/2010/12/redditurl-httpvertigoshtick.html|access-date=2016-11-01|website=www.vertigoshtick.com}}

Cole has performed with Lenny Kravitz, Jessica Simpson, Will Smith, and Mýa,{{Cite web |url=http://artists.letssingit.com/kimberly-cole-roller-cutie-kimberly-cole-qjmss/news/294429/1 |title=Kimberly Cole News - Roller-Cutie: Kimberly Cole |access-date=2014-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407095725/http://artists.letssingit.com/kimberly-cole-roller-cutie-kimberly-cole-qjmss/news/294429/1 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead }} as well as being the support act for megastar artists such as Katy Perry, LMFAO, Lupe Fiasco, Cobra Starship, and Shiny Toy Guns.{{Cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/kimberly-cole-music-her-viral-video-hit-fashion-175500086.html |title=Kimberly Cole on Music, Her Viral Video Hit and Fashion - Yahoo News |access-date=2017-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102340/http://news.yahoo.com/kimberly-cole-music-her-viral-video-hit-fashion-175500086.html |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegemagazine.com/editorial/2644/Roller-Skating-Rock-Star-Kimberly-Cole-has-15-million-followers--Are-you-one-of-them|title=Roller Skating Rock Star Kimberly Cole has 1.5 million Twitter followers-Are you one of them? |website=College Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-08}}

In 2009, she co-starred alongside Eliza Dushku, featuring as a background singer in the FOX TV series Dollhouse, as well as contributing the title theme (which she wrote and performed) and two other songs for the episode "Stage Fright."{{Cite web|url=http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/dollhouse/season01.html |title=Dollhouse Music Season 01 {{!}} TV Show Music {{!}} Music From TV Shows |date=2012-07-23 |access-date=2016-04-08 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723111921/http://tvshowmusic.com/shows/dollhouse/season01.html |archivedate=July 23, 2012 }} She has also been featured as a celebrity guest judge on VH1's Saddle Ranch.

Cole has performed at such world known venues at Webster Hall in New York City, Sugar Factory at The Mirage and Revolution Lounge in Las Vegas, the Playboy Mansion's Stars and Stripes Event, Jeffrey Sanker's Palm Springs White Party, and at Coachella's Oasis VIP Event as well as numerous after parties.{{Cite web|title=Webster Hall|url=http://www.websterhall.com/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.websterhall.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Rilling|first=Deanna|date=2010-12-09|title=An interview with "dead" singer Kimberly ColeNewspaper|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/09/interview-dead-singer-kimberly-cole/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=lasvegassun.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Kimberly Cole at Sugar Factory inside The Mirage Las Vegas {{!}} My Las Vegas Entertainment|url=http://mylasvegasentertainment.com/blog/2010/12/kimberly-cole-at-sugar-factory-inside-the-mirage-las-vegas/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=mylasvegasentertainment.com}}{{Cite web|date=2012-04-05|title=Jeffrey Sanker Everyone Is Welcome At White Party|url=http://www.advocate.com/news/2012/04/05/jeffrey-sanker-everyone-welcome-white-party|access-date=2021-07-20|website=www.advocate.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Kimberly Cole at Playboy Mansion (Los angeles, ca) on 15 May 2010|url=https://www.last.fm/event/1410741+Kimberly+Cole+at+Playboy+Mansion+on+15+May+2010|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Last.fm|language=en}}

She performed live at The Colony in Los Angeles as the headliner of the Colony Royale New Year's Eve 2011 party.{{Cite web|title=Where the Stars Will Be Ringing in 2011|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20453721,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102223128/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20453721,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2011|access-date=2016-04-08|website=People}}

Internet celebrity Nathan Barnatt auditioned for a role in her "U Make Me Wanna" music video. The resulting footage became a viral video.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mostwatchedtoday.com/tag/keith-apicary-u-make-me-wanna-audition/|title=Most Watched Today {{!}} The Best Online Videos|website=Most Watched Today {{!}} The Best Online Videos|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/internet-dance-star-nathan-barnatt-auditions-for-kimberly-cole-music-video/ | work=CBS News | title=Internet dance star Nathan Barnatt auditions for Kimberly Cole music video | date=2 April 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-04-03/internet-star-keith-apicary-auditions-for-kimberly-cole-video/|title=Internet Star Keith Apicary Auditions for Kimberly Cole (Video) |website=Celebuzz|date=3 April 2012|access-date=2016-04-08}} Barnatt also appears in the final cut, as Cole and her team reworked their original concept of the video to include his performance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2301438/kimberly-cole-u-make-me-wanna-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417115803/http://www.mtv.com/news/2301438/kimberly-cole-u-make-me-wanna-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2016|title=New Video: Kimberly Cole Featuring Garza, 'U Make Me Wanna'|date=2002-06-25|first=Jenna |last=Hally Rubenstein|website=MTV News|access-date=2016-04-08}} In 2012, she also teamed up with numerous comics (most notably, Gabriel Iglesias) to perform for the US Marines as part of the Leatherneck Comedy Entertainment Tour.{{Cite web|title=Leatherneck Comedy, Entertainment Tour returns to MCB Hawaii for second year|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/99333/leatherneck-comedy-entertainment-tour-returns-mcb-hawaii-second-year|access-date=2021-07-13|website=DVIDS|language=en}}

Cole has toured and performed numerous occasions in East Asia, including almost two full months in China in late 2015, as well as a tour in Korea and three months in Japan for the US Armed Forces in 2016.

In 2012, she hosted the live online pre-show for the 40th anniversary American Music Awards,{{Cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/10/24/rapper-nicki-minaj-announced-as-headliner-for-40th-annual-american-music-awards/|title=Rapper Nicki Minaj Announced As Headliner For 40th Annual American Music Awards{{!}}AllHipHop|website=Hip-Hop News, Rumors, Rap Music & Videos {{!}}AllHipHop|date=24 October 2012|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/usher-keha-justin-bieber-and-more-added-american-music-awards-performances|title=Usher, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber and More Added To American Music Awards Performances|date=5 November 2012|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1696453/pink-carrie-underwood-pitbull-american-music-awards.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101050023/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1696453/pink-carrie-underwood-pitbull-american-music-awards.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2012|title=Pink, Carrie Underwood And Pitbull Added To American Music Awards Lineup|website=MTV News|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{cite web|url=http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/blogs/show-news/taylor-swift-nicki-minaj-and-linkin-park-performing|title=Watch The American Music Awards TV Show|website=ABC}} as well as the weekly web series "AMAs on Demand" alongside Lance Bass and Megan Turney.{{Cite web|url=http://www.frequencynews.com/wordpress/general-discussion/american-music-awards-rihanna-nicki-minaj-lead-nominees/|title=American Music Awards: Rihanna, Nicki Minaj Lead Nominees {{!}} Frequency News network blogs|website=www.frequencynews.com|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415205812/http://www.frequencynews.com/wordpress/general-discussion/american-music-awards-rihanna-nicki-minaj-lead-nominees/|archive-date=2016-04-15|url-status=dead}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/474712/american-music-awards-noms-behind-the-scenes-video|title=American Music Awards Noms: Behind-The-Scenes Video|magazine=Billboard|date=10 October 2012|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/american-music-awards-preview-lance-389927|title=American Music Awards Preview with Lance Bass and Kimberly Cole|last=Simpson|first=David|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Cole was a presenter at the 2014 International Fashion Film Awards; other presenters included Lance Bass, Jordin Sparks, Kristin Cavallari, and Mark Ballas.{{Cite web|title=International Fashion Film Awards|url=http://www.cinemoius.com/iffa/|access-date=2016-04-09|website=www.cinemoius.com}}{{Citation|last=Blum|first=Steven|title=The International Fashion Film Awards|date=2014-07-27|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4422466/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1|accessdate=2016-04-09}}

In 2016, she also appeared alongside Lance Bass to host an episode of What's Trending, a live interactive show on YouTube that brings you the top trending news and videos being shared across the web.{{Cite news|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10047566.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104004914/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10047566.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2016|title=Tune In: Former N'Sync Member Lance Bass Guest Hosts What's Trending Live Today on YouTube at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET|newspaper=PRWeb|access-date=2016-11-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/Whatstrending|title=What's Trending|website=YouTube|access-date=2016-11-03}}

Kimberly starred in three viral videos produced by Todrick Hall of MTV Fame, including "Spell Block Tango," "Snow White and the Seven Thugs," and "Cinderfella." Among the star-studded cast of appearances were Glee's Amber Riley, Adam Lambert, Victoria Justice, Shoshana Bean, Cassie Scerbio, Pia Toscano, Lance Bass, and Todrick himself.{{Cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/todrick-hall-spell-block-tango-instant-halloween-classic-224809409.html|title=Todrick Hall's "Spell Block Tango": An Instant Halloween Classic!|access-date=2016-10-31}}

Throughout her career, Cole's sound has been characterized by sassy lyrics in genres ranging from dance-pop to experiments with dubstep, electronic, and reggae influences (as seen on her EP The Prelude). Nylon Magazine described her 2013 single "Found Better" as sounding like "Gwen Stefani at her most reggae paired with major EDM beats."

After having been featured in a 2015 PAZ Remix of Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney's "FourFiveSeconds," Grant Austin of EDM Assassin states, "What really sets this remix out though is that the vocals are by Kimberly Cole and not Rihanna. He pulled out all the stops with adding her!"{{Cite news|url=http://edmassassin.com/rihanna-kanye-west-and-paul-mccartney-fourfiveseconds-ft-kimberly-cole-paz-remix/|title=Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds ft. Kimberly Cole (PAZ Remix)|date=2015-05-09|newspaper=EDM Assassin|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-31}}

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