It’s been a turbulent few years for R&B vixen Teairra Mari. Indeed, since departing Roc-A-Fella in 2006, the singer’s career has been plagued by label drama and many a failed single.
Hoping to turn the tide, the 23 year old has announced that she has severed ties with Warner (to whom she’s been signed since 2008), and has jumped ship to Rico Love‘s Division 1 imprint over at Universal Motown.
Check out her official announcement after the jump…
As a longtime supporer of Ms. Mari’s, it’s great to hear that she’s pushing on and making the right moves to facilitate success (working in-house with hitmaker Rico Love is quite the coup for the still young and able star). That said, she’ll need to remove more than label politics from the equation if things are to pop all the way off. First being the overt “sexy” she’s been selling for the last few years. As the age old adage goes: no one will buy what you’re selling if you’re giving it away for free. All that T&A was was a nay-nay.
What’s more, she’ll also need to brush up on her stage performances if she’s to rise through the ranks. Those cook-out esque routines just weren’t cutting it.
That said, we’re excited to see how this new twist plays out. Here’s hoping her new team can turn the lights on for this persevering talent.
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“many afailed single”
what do you mean? sponsor was doing well until BET Boycotted the video and wouldnt play it. the only singles she has released are “cause a scene”, “sponsor” and “body”. the rest of those videos were just for buzz… they werent singles at all. check for yourself.
her hard work is paying off.
I’m sorry, but I don’t think that the move is going to help. She just doesn’t have that “it” factor going for her. She’s toooo forgettable
REALLY?
SHE DIDNT LEARN NOTHING FOR DEMONIC JAY?
SHE IS ALWAYS TAKING BUT DECISIONS AFTER BAD DECISIONS.I CAN ALREADY SEE HER MARRY RICO LOVE AND HAVE A BABY BY HIM..THEN STOP HER CAREER LIKE HER PAST LABELMATE CHRISTINA MILIAN
HOPE I AM WRONG BUT CH……………
CANT WAIT FOR THE ALBUM,MIXTAPE OR WTV NEXT
LOVE THIS GIRL SO MUCH
im tryna figure out who the hell is still funding this chic. she has to be in the negative as far as what she owes the label. #imjustsayin
thi s chick be on her grind 25/8. she got an extra hr in the day n extra day in the week. maybe she should be in a more independent type label. but this just goes to show talent doesntequal success n success doesnt mean talent. she is just 23 so she has plenty of time to keep trying. though may not get her far now, who knows, she might be like a prince or something n have her talent more appriecated when she is older than now. but this girl has a great voice n pretty face n nice ass body. anyways:
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EXACTLY
how long it took Cee lo to go mainstream?
keep tryin tea tea 😉
I support Teairra and I love her, but I just stopped being optimistic.She needs a label to launch her and give her a direction and Rico’s label is not strong enough to give her a fair chance of succeeding.I’m still anticipating her material, though.Keep fighting!
I’m happy for her. But I’m starting to think that Rico-love hates Jay-z & company. He took Kelly and really helped her re-vamped her musically after she had been misguided, misdirected and left out in the cold on purpose–now he’s taking Teairra and will do the same thing. People can say she doesn’t have an “it” factor, but people have been made famous with less “it” and less talent than her.
@AUNTIE JACKIE
Why do you think he hates Jay-z?
Jay (def jam) let lady gaga go when it was president,rico took another diamond from Def Jam.No hate indeed
I HAD THE SAME EXACT THOUGHT @
“Playafly August 15, 2011 at 10:28 am
“im tryna figure out who the hell is still funding this chic. she has to be in the negative as far as what she owes the label. #imjustsayin”
Last year I was confused about how Ciara was able to do fantasy ride then basic instinct, make videos and keep buying fancy clothes and not lose her house, learned Ciara was modeling and hosting and had that Verizon contract, but what the heck is Teaiira Mari doing to make money to keep her able to survive, Who she dating? Is she pulling a Christina Milian stunt?
she’s better than lady gaga thou
Teairra should give rihanna call and hopefully something can happen
now and days, you dont need talent to get a record deal, and have number 1 hits and win grammys….
u need to have the it factor…something that makes u stand out..
sometime s** doesnt always sell……
Teairra>>>>>>>>>>>GAGA 🙂
I HAVE HER FIRST ALBUM, LUV IT
I TOTALLY EXPECTED THIS. HE’S BEEN PUSHING HER CAREER SO IT WAS A SMART MOVE. NO ONE ELSE HAS BEEN IN HER CORNER BUT HIM. HE’S GOT HITS WITH BEYONCE, KELLY ROWLAND, HE PENNED AND PRODUCED MELANIE FIONA’S NEW SINGLE “4 AM” WHICH IS SURE TO BE A HIT SO HE’S GOT LUCK WITH THE LADIES. HE’S GOT HITS WITH USHER AS WELL. IF HE’S GOING TO TAKE HER, HE NEEDS TO TAKE HER AND MAKE HER STAND OUT BECAUSE SHE’S JUST ANOTHER R&B GIRL ON THE BLOCK, KIND OF LIKE JORDIN SPARKS NOT STANDING OUT. ALSO, RICO HAS ANOTHER ARTIST WHO’S A FEMALE ON HIS LABEL NAMED CHERLISE WHO’S GOT A SINGLE CALLED “LOVE U RIGHT” WITH LIL’ WAYNE SO I HOPE WE’RE NOT ABOUT TO SEE ANOTHER TEAIRRA/RIHANNA MEETS FAITH EVANS/MARY J. BLIGE BATTLE OF THE FEMALES ON A LABEL OR BATTLE FOR THE CEO’S ATTENTION. SHE’S FAR TOO TALENTED TO GO UN NOTICED THOUGH, JUST LIKE LETOYA LUCKETT.
IT DOESN’T HELP THAT SHE AND CHERLISE SOUND ALIKE AS WELL, HER DEBUT SINGLE IS VERY TEAIRRA.
SHIIT….I would leave too…..I mean this girl put out a million mixtapes. She could have been Rihanna right now (so I”ve heard lol)
Rico has her back (I noticed based on their studio session videos) Hopefully this is the right choice and she can put out a hot ass single and get that album out……
it don’t matter where she at…still ain’t happening for her..
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Why can’t this ghetto chick realize that she just isn’t made out to be a star? Rico Love is a damn songwriter and producer, not a manager or someone who markets people! There’s a big difference. She’s under his label, which is under a major label, but we all know how those work out, G-Unit, Rocafella, StaTrack (Pharell), and many more! Plus Universal is horrible! They hardly marketed Kelly Rowland! This is the second time she got dropped from a label. First it was Rocafella, then it was Violator Management under Interscope, now this. She must be f****** for tracks because she’s put out like a thousand videos for these s*****, mixtape songs. I mean, the videos were very low budget, but that s*** adds up! What I don’t like about her is that she has a basic voice, is hoish and ghetto, and makes ghetto music. We don’t need any more basic chicks selling s** in this industry. Why don’t these flops just get a good, college education?
Tearra Mari ‘s ONLY problem is her image. She’s so forgettable.
I have three couples of words for her:
NICKI MINAJ
LADY GAGA
COMPLETE MAKEOVER.
If she really wants that spotlight, she needs to make herself noticeable.
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August 15, 2011 at 11:31 am
now and days, you dont need talent to get a record deal, and have number 1 hits and win grammys….
u need to have the it factor…something that makes u stand out..
sometime s** doesnt always sell……
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Teirra or Teiarra or whatever she calls herself, has the voice, the look and the “it” factor…Hopefully it works out for her this time…………
so happy she left jay z demonic ass alone !
I think this is a GREAT move for her and her career. Warner Bros didn’t know what the hell they was doing with her so I’m sure her leaving didn’t have any misunderstanding or hassle. It was beginning to get a bit irritating with her continuously releasing mix tapes yet no official album. Rico Love is a hit maker, and this in fact is what she needs at this point. I love her and wish she much luck and success!
Yesss Teairra! Good move! 🙂
@I was going to type that
idk about that Verison contract, but Teairra has been performing, hosting shows, and modeling also.
@lola
Realize she DID NOT GET DROPPED! She LEFT, and not every song she recorded is ghetto. If your so well kept up on the labels she’s been on, you should be well kept on what songs she’s recorded. smh, but I do agree, Kelly didn’t get the right promo she needed for ‘Here I Am’, and, hopefully, they learned from that, and put it all in work for Teairra.
Personally i don’t think there is anything exciting about her voice, so unless she ends up doing an Alexis Jordan (pop) then success is anyones guess.
Although i like Rico Loves music i cannot stand the fact that nearly every song on Kelly Rowland’s album has “turn the lights on” If she escapes this she’s won half the battle
I don’t know if this move will help her. Hardly anyone’s checking for her. She needs a new image and singles.
Good for her. I think she should continue acting and taking acting classes just in case her music career does not launch a second album.