Ciara has seen the buzz surrounding her 5th studio album intensify as of late. Indeed, with it all but confirmed that she’s re-joined forces with LA Reid (the man who launched her career) over at Epic Records, interest in the songstress has reignited following a series of commercial disappointments.
Which is just as well, as the singer today tweeted a shot of her in the studio. Now, because we love to give you the real tea, we can confirm that the session was with hitmaker Soundz – who produced ‘Gimmie Dat’ from her ‘Basic Instinct’ LP. More over, though, we’re just glad to see Ms. Harris back on her grind. And with word that today’s session was an Epic sponsored production “camp” for her project (where a number of writers and producers congregate to draw up tracks for an artist), it seems the wheels are finally a-turning for her comeback. Roll on 2012!
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We’ll see what’s what. Hope she brings it.
You better get em Cici! I cant wait to hear the new material you cooking up! Xoxox
Ciara is about to SLAY ! Get ready!!
Yeah, just a pic.I’ll wait for something more than that 😎
Btw, Ciara is said to have been working on her album since July/August, so I’m not sure if the word “returns” is suitable…Anyway…
Oh happy day…………
I can’t wait. I need this album in my life. I’m gettin sooo hype about it
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m soooo excited!!! YEEEEEAAAAAHHH!! Get ’em CiCi!!!
I just know she gonna slaaaaaaaaaay and don’t forget soundz produced the epic “heavy rotation”
She needs to come back on some 2012 Janet/Paula/J.Lo type vibe. Urban yet pop but centered around dancing. ZERO ballads. Just stuff that she can dance her ass off too. Its the only way she’ll make a come back. Focus on strengths.
Ride & Never Ever focused too much on her weakness, lack of a voice. Also she needs a personality and new image. She’s lame and tired.
My Queen!
Ciara being back in the studio gives me hope that she can give us a single in early 2012. Can’t wait for the return of the dance queen !
I’m excited to see what she brings now that her label is actually supporting her. After she called Jive records out for their shady business practices, they completely dismantled the label. Oop!
love cici
WANT HER TO KEEP IT REAL RNB! (THAT’S WHAT MY GIRL DOES ANYWAY)
CIARA CANNOT SING 4 S***
didnt keri hilson sell more than ciara last year???
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
I have faith in Ciara. I’ve always been a fan, and I’m going to support her regardless.
2012 is shaping up to be a comeback for many artists. I need more new music and more artists on the radio because its becoming very redundant.
I want Miss CiCi back. She is such an unrerrated talent.
Better dancerthan anyone and has a cute voice and cans ing live. Shemight not haev the vocal talent of say Bey but gurl can still sing well enough to sound good live.
Bring it CiCI. 🙂
she’s competing against rihanna. This isn’t good. We all know rihanna will have higher sales. But I hope ciara can get back on track again. She has a chance since bey flopped this era. So I’ma keep my fingers crossed cuz I actually like her.
Yes!! I needed this!!
@I’ma have to send her to her maker
Ciara and Rihanna are in two completely different catagories.
Im excited!!
Yesss Sirrr!
ow ow ow i cant wait <3
I’m tierd of having hope for this b****
Like let’s just stop the lies this ain’t nobody excited we scared
She just better BRING IT! That is all I got to say and yes No f****** Ballads b**** you can’t sing so just focus on the p**** popping music for us to dance to and have some mid tempo’s. rnb with pop undertones janet,paula,rihanna type s***
She needs to find a way to make people interested in her with people like Gaga and Rihanna in the world being able to sing or dance wont take you that far.. The ciara fans need to make sure she brings it.
i wonder who will win this battle keri or ciara
If keri outsells ciara for the 3rd time then she has officially taken her place.
@Yellow Gorillah
im with u on everything except the ballad part. i love ciara’s ballads. you dont need a big strong voice to sing a great ballad, sometimes a soft voice does the trick
CIARA REALLY NEEDS TO IM SORRY TO SAY SHE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A GIMMICK INORDER TO MAKE AN IMPACT THE WAY THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS RIGHT NOW SHE COMPETING WITH THE LIKES OF NICKI MINAJ AND RIHANNA SHE NEEDS TO GET THE WHITE AUDIENCE ON LOCK DITCH THE URBAN SOUND FOCUS ON STRONG BEATS AND SOME SLICK DANCE MOVES LIKE GOODIES OR 12 STEP DANCE MOVES THAT WILL HAVE PEOPLE COPYING IT ON YOU TUBE LIKE WHAT SINGLE LADIES DONE FOR BEYONCE THATS MY 2 CENTS
@Tyler
Keri who??? lololol
YEEUUUUUUSSSSSS!!!! Im so happy for my QUEEN C! Alright FAGGZ what else is new? To her haters bringing up these NON- REDUNDANT HOEZ such as Keri Hilson. I read the comments and you DELUSIONAL PRICKS will #DEAL that Ciara will come back and slay all these bummy ass h***. Keri shouldn’t be in the same SENTENCE as Ci because has already made her MARK STAMPED in the music industry. Why y’all bring up these lessor girls? FIRST and FOREMOST Keri is NOT and will never be a threat. Uh may I ENLIGHTEN YOU CREATURES Ciara has SOLD OVER 10 MILLION + MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM. Pressed bitchez as usual come for Ciara but obviously she got y’all still MAD. Yeahhhhh Ci bring on the goods!!!!=)
YES CICI! You rock and you know we love you!
@Tyler Aha!….NO! Keri will NEVER take Ciara’s place. Snap back to reality.
well the last album didnt do too well simply bc she, to me, rushed it andshould have waited to release it, then the leaks n then her video wasnt played on bet, leading her to not perform on the bet awards etc. then the next singles were not successful. if she had a label backing her up n supporting her, maybe she could have done well, but she decided to release the album sooner than what they sugested her to.
check out the youtube channel, amberussell
http://www.youtube.com/user/AmbeRussell?feature=mhee
Dear Cici,
B****,
You betta SLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!
she also needs to do more than the matrixs bc it is gettin tired n old n needs to e a lil bit more tougher bc her on joan rovers show made her seem soft n cici seems like she is alot harder than some1 who woul get up set at riri 4 not saying hi or whatever the case may be.
amberussell on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/AmbeRussell?feature=mhee
@Amberussell
No. Her album did bad because she waited till her hype after Ride died. She waited almost 8months to release her album after the video came out.
Ciara needs to drop a bangin video then drop another one not too far form the first THEN drop an album after couple of promo’s.
It Was About That Time Hunny!
She Better BRING It & CHANNEL Some Aaliyah Or That Ass Is GONNA FLOP !
IT’S GONNA BE A GREAT ALBUM LIKE ALL THE REST !
Not tryinfmg to hate but her fans need to stop with the excuses of why her albums ain’t selling what cici needs to do is get a gimmick and just so everyone knows a gimmick is not bad it grabs peoples attention. There is nothing wrong with using them on another note cici don’t bring crap like you did on fantasy ride and basic insticnt she better get back to goodies and 12 step.
^^^^
You aint never lied . . . per usual. Always with the true tea, this one (commander).
Ciara rode in on that Crunck music wave, and that movement has passed. Then she tried to switch it up and go more pop, but that didn’t work, then Basic Instinct was an attempt to get that old thing back, but most of her fans had moved on to other artists like Rihanna and Beyonce.
Think back to Goodies era. Ri and Ci were on the same level career-wise. If someone had told you back then that Rihanna would be where she is now and Ciara would be the one struggling, they would’ve looked at you like you were smoking something.
basic instinct wasn’t rushed. the label faultered on the promotional schedule of an august delivery – 19th to be exact. the ball was dropped at the height of Ride where there was some anticipation. that industry shuts down in the 4th quarter & everyone and there mom whom can’t sell an album with huge numbers bank on holiday sales… (Mary J. habitually drops this quarter, Keri dropped, Rhi dropped) drops during this period. It takes months to set up contrary to belief, and harder for unestablished/less visible acts as they’ll get bumped for more mainstream/sellable acts. i’m actually shocked at the little promotion she acquired being so last minute, despite the album being her most cohesive.
gimmicks and fads fade – hence why rihanna’s team can’t take a break; gimmicks are promotional devices used to sell something that couldn’t otherwise on the premise of talent/benefit alone.
not going to address the nay sayers…………………….
BUT IM SO GLAD SHE IS DOING ANOTHER ALBUM 🙂
DEAD @ Yellow Gorilla. “Her stans better make sure she brings it.” 0_0 Since when did stans have control over what the artists does album wise???
Can #RihtardNavy make sure that RIh gets a #1 album? Can they make sure she goes back to school and get her Diploma / GED equivalent? K.
And lets get into @CommanderOftheDancefloor. Let’s keep it light on Fantasy Ride. Because we ALL know that half the songs were leaked MONTHS before it’s release. And anyone w/a musical ear should know that the singles were the ultimate demise of the album itself. Go Girl (Buzz) | Never Ever | Love S** Magic | Work (International). Had the singles went High Price | Like A Surgeon & Turntables | Tell Me What Your Name Is | Echo, half of you h*** would have her in your gravatar right now. But as most basic b****** do, you stan for what’s NOW. & That’s fine. At the end of the day Ciara doesn’t NEED a f****** gimmick. Gimmicks are cheat-sheets for those less deserving of the spotlight. She’s a black singer, dancer, writer, producer, performer, model, actress, philanthropist who has flopped 2 times in a row & is still sought after by the most influential & renowned label executive in the industry to date. L.A. F****** REID (the guy that created Rihanna)!
In closing, the opinion of a musty ass bottoms who’s fave has to RT itunes chart positions for promo on her TL & has ex-boyfriend look-a-likes in her video to garner ANY attention doesn’t move me one bit. Come harder…
i know she is not laying down anything serious with those sunglasses on…..
Well, its good to see that she is back in the studio and its even better to see that after two flop albums back to back people are still willing to give her a record deal and take a chance on her. It’s obvious she is serious about her career and is refusing to give up and I respect her drive.
Time will tell if she can come up with some material that people actual like enough to spend money on though. I hope she stick to a more urban sound with pop influence so that it will have cross over appeal. I do think she needs to stay away from the ballads unless it’s something along the lines of ‘Promise’ cause that was on of her biggest hits. She is gonna have to have a ballance somewhere. *shrugs*
Having a new a label is a good start but it isn’t a gurantee to of success. I’ve pretty much lost interest in her but good luck to her anyways.
S/N: I wish she would give those corn rows a rest. It’s so not a cute look on her small head.
Yeaaaaah ciara!!!
Keep it coming Keep it coming!!!!
I wanna hear a Grown S***/Aggressive sound. Nothin generic or childish!
Give us the Goodies, 1 2 step, Ride, Promise, I run it, Work, High Price, Like a Surgeon, Sound!
Give us something new, something Ciara hasnt done before, something the world hasnt seen before. Thats what I loved about her as an artist! her music stormed out sounding so unique, ESPECIALLY Fantasy Ride!
Just keep those (carefully chosen) singles coming/performances!
I think CiCi has a good chance of making a come back. Hell, L. A. Reid will have her promoting her album everywhere she can get exposure!
This man needs to go and become a rent boy and stop wasting his money in the studio with dud output.
I’m done
Why are hoez still waiting for this has been to do something meaningful! Bytch sit down! You ole man face tramp and bow dow to Queen B and Princess Rhi Rhi!
dead @ rihanna stans Presses lmaoooooooooo You know what that means right? #sit
My image of Ciara is great. I like her just the way she is.. If she was more like the AirHeads in the industry, I wouldn’t respect her as much. Like her or learn to… She is just Ciara, doing what she loves. Respect that…
WBU
I like Ciara and Beyonce but anybody calling them a queen needs to love themselves a lil more. That s*** is tired. If she is your queen and obviously dont give 2 fuqs about about any 1 fan then that doesnt even make you a dammm peasant. Get some self-respect and title yourself as a queen, king, etc. #Imjustsaying
People spend to much time licking these celebs @$$. Im the King. Beyonce dam show aint my Queen. She’s Jay’s. Get over it.
Dont neglect yourself…
OH MY GAAAAAAAAAAH SO EXCITED
PS LOVE HOW YOU GUYS ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF CICI THANK YOU
“Can #RihtardNavy make sure that RIh gets a #1 album? Can they make sure she goes back to school and get her Diploma / GED equivalent? K.”
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@Slay for Ci-sus
I suggest you keep it cute. Stats battles aren’t a good look for Ci Ci stans, but since you wanna take it there
#1 album <<<<<<<<<>>>>>> Your fav’s
Rihanna’s gross (29M) from a “flop” album/tour (Rated R/LGOE)>>>>>>>>>>>> your fav
Yeah, you see where this is going. So, let’s not.
* #1 album <<< 2-3 times more albums sold WW than your fav
rihanna nor keri would be ciara’s competition because rihanna sells off her publicity her music seems secondary because she can release the alphabet and it would be number one on billboards i mean rihanna’s gonna do good regardless because she’s has a bigger name (courtesy of chris brown).
IM A CIARA FAN (NOT STAN) BUT I THINK KERI IS HIGHLY UNDERRATED I HONESTLY THINK KERI WOULD BE MORE OF RIHANNA’S COMPETITION THAN CIARA’S BECAUSE KERI HILSONS WOULD MURDER RIHANNA MUSICALLY AND VISUALLY ITS JUST RIHANNA HAS MORE PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC SYMPATHY THAT KEEPS HER NAME BIG AND I THINK PPL WON’T APPRECIATE KERI UNTIL RIHANNA TAKES A BREAK.
ciara has her own place she’s like the new generation janet she’s bound to be big she just needs more promotion and more collabs w/ newer artist as a ciara fan i never saw basic instinct blowing up fantasy ride was good but was handled poorly but this album i think is gonna be her breakthrough because every thing has fallen in place just right so far unlike the previous two and the fact that its anticipated instead of publicized i think she can sneak back in and shock ppl but the first single would have to be big as well as big follow up singles
SLAY FOR CISUS (SHE IS BACK, YOUR FAVE’S HAIR FOLLICLES HAVE BEEN WARN)
Co Sign
Your whole comment! Artist that have gimicks are the ones who want you to pay attention to everything but their lack of talent. Yes Rihanna has hits but that’s all people. She don’t write it so she’s not creating her style. She has to be the first black island woman I EVER SEEN WITHOUT ANY DAMN RHYTHM!!! She is selling because of what went down with her and BREEZY. Let’s go back shall we no one was talking about her peformnaces at the BET award everyone was going crazy over that two min. performance that chris and ciara had! Now let’s fast forward to now NO ONE is still talking about her performances or concerts shows they only discuss the bad rep she is putting in her videos. Im going to need for some of you to get past the smoke screens she is a very cute woman that had something bad happen to her that had ppl focus on her and that is all. I love Rihanna music but she is not all what you all TRYING TO MAKE HER BE!!!
You ciara stans are pressed……..BECAUSE YOUR FAVE IS A FLOP !
Beyonce and Rihanna isnt worried about this h**…she will flop again as usual !
Its sooooo sad that Ciara has been in the game for 7 yrs and still no worldwide tour…while Rihanna and Beyonce been all over the world……..Ciara is only known in South Africa thats it !
EPIC, Ciara got the right team behind her, time to solidfy her legacy. Lets go CC.
You low budget s**** need to stop with all that ying yang on the Queen Ciara. You will see once she is topping the charts, on your tv shows and on radios constantly, touring in a city near you is reason why we go hard for this lady. Dummies.
@ mindblowing. Thank you very much!!!
The smoke will fade away. Her fans put her on a block. no one talks about her but her fans dreaming on her being the queen. her tours are blah ask the critics, her videos has nothing but being oversexual. she doesn’t write s***, nor produce her songs video concepts. she is just being used. The smoke is fading as she grows older.
Ciara i have hope. she will bring it but i hope she just leave all gimmicks aside and focus on her talent, so people will not use that gimmick thing against her and will appreciate her talent. the overproduction takes an artist no where. She can make a comeback and i am not even a fan. I hope she gets a #1 album. Go Ciara i am supporting you this time around cause we need no more gimmicks.
This is going to be her make or break album…. Three flops in a row, and B**** you’re out.
@ joy please review what you just type. ciara -leagacy?????????? please think straight. do you know what it takes to be a legend? ciara has flopped multiple times, has not have an impact on the culture over 6 years nor has rihanna, may i add. stop with that legend b*******. For the other 2000 born children here
King beyonce name shld no be mentioned here , she has closed one half of her career with a group icon from dc3 and now an official international icon. where is the comparison. Has sold almost 80 mill with 3 albums and 40 in a group. in record time. Where is the comparison. she has an empire, where she doesn’t even need a lable now…
Quit please children………..
I am laughing at the fact that riri fans are threatened and throwing shade. They completely forget the fact that she is not a new artist. She has been around for almost 7 years and has had 4 flop cd’s, 4 flop tours and no highlights, is nothing special, they should be embarrassed to use the word flop. uhhhhh
Go cici
@ Kimberly
Pressed, ignorant, delusional, think highly of yourself, shades others !
lol Im a fan of Ciara but Im no stan these stans 1997 and 2000 babies have taken it to a level I wouldn’t dream of taking it SMH AND LMAO!!!!!! Ciara is not a legend but she do have the potiential of being one. She can sing dance write produce and she is the closes thing to the Janet era that these young folks are going to get. Instead of tearing her down and appreciate what the girl can do they throw shade. And Im trying to figure out why she hasn’t did anything for ppl to bash her the way they do. And that’s why I defend her bc she could go out there and be a h** do drugs and curse like a hoodlum to grab attention. But instead she stays in her lane and uses her talents to make it in this CIRCUS INDUSTRY!!! AND I APPLAUED HER FOR NOT GOING THAT ROUTE LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE!!
@Kimberly
True
The person that really created Rihanna was Jay-Z. She didn’t become the “it” girl until Jay-Z mentored her.
People need to remember NOBODY is really selling these days, so the public should really lay Ciara some slack. I believe she should stick to what is true to herself as an artist and what the public wants from her , which is Great choreographed videos and great songs ! Personally, I felt “Goodies” and “Basic Instinct” were her best but, it was good for her to try something different with “Fantasy Ride”. She needs to work with producers with Amazing beats , like Aaliyah did. She has somewhat has filled a void left by Aaliyah ( like Ciara, we always looked forward to an Aaliyah music video). With “Basic Instinct” the label waited too long to release the album” It should have been released while “Ride” was doing well on the charts. Anyway, congratulations to Ciara for gaining another record deal with Epic, it shows that people still believe she can do it.
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She’s also working with T-Pain, Diane Warren and Polow Da Don, so this album should sound pretty interesting, in a good way. I’m glad she’s getting back in the studio
CIARA STANS SAID SHE WAS MAKING A COME BACK AND WAS GOING TO SLAY LAST ERA, AND WHAT HAPPENED THEN?
FLOP
Heard this before and she still failed. Get it through your thick heads, she can’t sing. geesh!
@Jamir don’t you got a diaper to change? Why don’t you go on with Miss who cannot sing to save her life Rihanna the stage walker and get into the trash can you were born bye
May I ask, why are we constantly putting these great artists against each other all the time? Like why are people always comparing Beyonce to Rihanna, Rihanna to Ciara, Ciara to Keri Hilson, etc. Like seriously, there’s room in the music industry for all of them to shine. Back in the days, the only time there would be little “stan” wars like this is because of beefs started by rappers themselves. Now the fans are the ones stirring up beef. I just find it ridiculous honestly.
On to the subject at hand though, I’m glad that Ciara is back in the studio with Epic Records. I believe they will allow her to have some creative input into the album more than Jive would of allowed her to. Can’t wait to see what she has in store for us. I think to spark some more interest for the album, she should collaborate with some of the artists people constantly put her against, like Keri Hilson or Rihanna. That would definitely spark interest for her and the artist she decides to collaborates with, and hopefully will created a hit as well. I mean, look at Brandy & Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine”. People constantly put those two against each other, but then they did a track together and they both received a Grammy for it. Just my two cents though. 😛
Fantasy Ride >>> If High Price was the first single like it was supposed to be, followed by Like A Surgeon, Work, Pucker Up and Turntables, there would not have been a need to put Basic Instinct out a year later. The industry is against her. LET’S NOT FORGET that The Evo opened at #1 with 338,000 copies, penned a #1 R&B single (that everyone was singing) a top ten on the Hot 100 with Get Up. That album was platinum in 5 weeks. Her debut album had a #1 on the Hot 100 and 2 #2 singles on the Hot 100. Keri … blah. Her leaks destroy her sales. She better just keep quiet this era because she cannot afford anymore leaks. She needs to stick to her pop sound like on Fantasy Ride. No more ballads, unless she is gonna destroy those b****** like Promise. Stop hating… she is everything and you know it.
thanls