Months after her open letter addressing the drama with her record label, it seems that Ciara may have finally moved onto pastures new – if the actions of the label are anything to go by.
Full story after the jump…
On Jive‘s official site, the ‘Goodies’ singer was noticeably absent from the list of artists signed to the company. A change only apparent as of this week.
This comes just days after it was revealed that the Grammy winner had met with Steve Riferkind of SRC/Universal Music, who described the encounter as being a ‘positive’ one. It was not confirmed what the exact subject matter of this meeting was.
It is worth noting, however, that the label – which is also home to Akon, Melania Fiona and Shontelle – is a sub division of Universal Motown and recently signed former Danity Kane member Aubrey O’Day.
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Ciara’s well documented differences with her label are arguably synonymous with the downward spiral her career took both commercially and critically.
However, with talent as undeniable as hers it is safe to say that whatever the star chooses to do her fans will be right behind her. Whether she signs to SRC/Universal or not, let’s hope in time the Atlanta native is celebrated for the gifted and promising artist that she has already proven herself to be. Time and time again.
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“let’s hope in time the Atlanta native is celebrated for the gifted and promising artist that she has already proven herself to be. Time and time again.” < AGREED!
good for you ciara i wish for you to be the best singer in the world because you are talent you dance very good and sing very good
Too bad her “fans” weren’t behind her when her two most recent albums where released *rolls eyes*
About time Jive realized that Ciara is not bankable r marketable. Her entertainment career is over! No shade, just truth!!
@K
I agree
Ciara is an Entertainer….Not Singer….She is stil stuck in her Atlanta..Crunk..Boyish..Matrix type ways where Artist like Rihanna..Alicia Keys..Beyonce..Keri Hilson..Kelly Rowland..Britney..Gaga..Katy..And others have upped the FASHION..VIDEOS..PROMO..ALL THAT.
Ciara is OVER im sorry. Her last 2 not 1 BUT TWOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Albums have Tanked. Im sick of her and her annoying ass Fans who stay mad at others for Ciara’s SHORT COMINGS.
Yeah she is pretty and can dance…BUT at this point in her career…She needs to do more #pow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hallelujah! Jive was not helping her at all.
Now she can continue her career with a label that actually supports her 🙂
SRC is taking a huge risk by signing her, just like Def Jam took a huge risk by signing JLo – and it back fired, I can’t wait to see how this plays out.
@Dummies
Ciara couldn’t get better videos and promo because Jive Records refused to pay for them. She had to spend her own money on videos and promotion for Basic Instinct. What’s the point of being on a major label if they can’t even do the bare minimum requirement.
All the features that Ciara did with Usher, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake etc were through her own personal relationship with those artists. Jive did nothing.
Even the tour with Britney in the UK was because Ciara’s management team used to manage Britney. Again Jive did not support Ciara as a touring artist at all.
If you don’t know the real issues that Ciara suffered at Jive keep your misguided opinion to yourself!
Ciara bit the hand the fed her, whom was Jazze Pha. Jazza Pha created her…He’s like her Quincy Jones to Michael Jackson, the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to Janet Jackson, the Usher to Justin Bieber…I don’t think she’ll ever have that success again.
@Larry
Ciara is not confirmed to be signed with SRC. Besides JLo is 40 years old still doing pop music.
Ciara is only 25. She is younger than Nicki Minaj, younger than Lady GaGa , younger than Beyonce & Kelly Rowland. She still has a long way to go in her career.
Ciara and JLo are two completely different artists that appeal to different audiences.
#swag
CAREER OVER!!!!!!!!!!!! She should have stuck with Jazzy Pha. She was hot when she was with him and he seemed to get her artistry. The Dream did say that this would be Ci’s last attempt to gain some serious fan base with her lastest project and if she failed, its over for her. And I think he hit it on the nail. Its gonna take a lot for her to gain it back if she try again.
@JJFAn
If Jazze Pha was such an amazing producer he would be able to make hits with someone other than Ciara. The last time he produced a Top 10 hit was Get Up with Ciara.
He has failed to reproduce his success with anyone else.
I hope Ciara will work with new producers like TImbaland or Red One.
@Loveme
B*******! The Dream worked on most of Ciara’s last album so if anyone is to blame for it not succeeding he is also responsible. The album he co-produced with Mariah Carey also flopped. He wrote Beyonce’s new single which is her BIGGEST FLOP EVER!!
The problem is not with Ciara or Beyonce. It’s the Dream. Anything he says is irrelevant since he can’t write a hit right now.
awwww CICI…I’m rooting for you baby girl!
Stacy
May 12, 2011 at 9:38 am
@Dummies
Ciara couldn’t get better videos and promo because Jive Records refused to pay for them. She had to spend her own money on videos and promotion for Basic Instinct. What’s the point of being on a major label if they can’t even do the bare minimum requirement.
All the features that Ciara did with Usher, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake etc were through her own personal relationship with those artists. Jive did nothing.
Even the tour with Britney in the UK was because Ciara’s management team used to manage Britney. Again Jive did not support Ciara as a touring artist at all.
If you don’t know the real issues that Ciara suffered at Jive keep your misguided opinion to yourself!
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Still I can’t see her achieving the same success she saw with ‘Goodies’. I am sorry, but she is no longer relevant.
Its funny how a lot of you people who commented think they know everything.You don’t know what might happen you cant predict this woman’s future.Just because two of her albums didn’t do good as her others doesn’t give you the right to call her a flop because even though the sells were low some people still bought it i bet it made more money than you guys make in a year. She will be fine. All of you are entitled to your own opinion but you can at least respect her.But lets not forget Janet had two albums that didn’t do good in the beginning of her career and look how far she got. So it all depends on the person if Ciara wants it bad when she gets desperate the hits will poor out again. People say she cant sing because they are stan’s of another artist and thats what they use to bash her.They know she can harmonize and her voice is pretty.You cant compare artist unless you listen to them all. Most of you are sad poor young depressed souls living behind a f****** computer.I buy everyones albums because even though i may not be a die hard fan of an artist i know that there is gonna be at least a couple songs that i like.
Ciara is one of the HOTTEST performers in the game..but her music..and dance style seem so dated..shes been doin the same damn matrix backbend since she came out..years ago..she needs to do a complete image makeover if she wants to continue being an artist..and i hope she does..because i really do like her..
@ DUMMIES
i agree with you 100%.
i love CIARA so much but at this point she needs to do more than just dance. her fans cannot blame the label for not financing her when they didnt buy her albums. call other stans crazy but they support their faves through and through no matter the issue. the label must have dropped her because they thought not even her stans/fans were interested.at this point it has been proven over and over again that not only talent sells, you have to be extremely multi talented to sell on your name alone which is not the case with artists of our generations…….. so do more than just dancing.
Hope things work out better this time around!! We’re rooting for you CiCi!
@JJFAN1814
cosign 1000% with u boo..
you dont bite the hands that feeds you..jazza pha was gonna make her the next aaliyah…
people needs to stop blaming the labels whenever their favorite artists flops.
ciara can dance her a** off, she can entertain her a** off, hell her voice is not bad…but now in days, u need to have the it factor to remain popular..or hell, ur head game gots to be on point with the producers..
maybe she needs to stick to modelling, cause right now music is not her thing…
yes sometimes labels has the tendency to promote the hell out of some artist and forget about the other artists they have,
but in this case, i dont think thats what happened to ciara…
we cant say its the labels fault that her last two albums went triple wood….she didnt really promote her s***, she was too busy following kim kadarshian like a little puppy….
if shes not dedicated in her craft, switching labels aint gonna do s*** for her
@Mizkeri
I def believe that Jive didn’t really support BI, but I’m not conivnved that the same was true about FR. “Go Girl” had to have been one of, if not, her most expensive video ever. They let Ciara record with Justin Timberlake for Love, S**, Magic. She had promo muscle for FR and it just didn’t sell. After that, she tried to return to her roots with BI, but by then, her fanbase had moved on to other artists.
And you’re right, the Ci Ci socialite routine is not helping.
STACY
May 12, 2011 at 9:38 am
@Dummies
Ciara couldn’t get better videos and promo because Jive Records refused to pay for them. She had to spend her own money on videos and promotion for Basic Instinct. What’s the point of being on a major label if they can’t even do the bare minimum requirement.
All the features that Ciara did with Usher, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake etc were through her own personal relationship with those artists. Jive did nothing.
Even the tour with Britney in the UK was because Ciara’s management team used to manage Britney. Again Jive did not support Ciara as a touring artist at all.
If you don’t know the real issues that Ciara suffered at Jive keep your misguided opinion to yourself!
*Agreed*
& BYE @ the whole Jazze Pha thing to the other person. He garned Ciara like 1 or so hit(s), which it wasn’t entirely him. It was Ciara on the track, her performances, & the featured rapper. It was a TEAM thing, not just Jazze. & what was the last hit Jazze had without Ci? *Waits* :O, & did Ciara not garner any hits after that? Yeah right… you failed. Ciara’s garned hits on each of her albums, regardless of the BS she had to go through. So if y’all are mad at her, stay mad! Be prepared for the storm because C-I-A-R-A is coming, hold on to your fave bubble gum, lollipop fave because “Talent” will prevail.
& for the Keri stan, YOU REALLY DON’T NEED OR WANT TO START. Don’t even…………
Ciara i hope you get signed to SRC, this will be your new beginning then you hopefully, will be high enough to strive for the main labels but for now go get your grind and that label and they’ll support you, hopefully with the next album the promotion will be hot aswell as the singles GO get that change!!
But wait though… I have just 1 question, Are y’all mad? 😀 Nvm… that’s obvious
Go Ciara!!!
Yesss C,u should do that looong time ago,So proud of that decission
“Ciara Officially Leaves Label?”
LOL, You mean they put her s*** on the curb?
LIKE I SAID! WE ARE DONE WITH HER! FINAL!
Keri Fans shudnt even start! Ok WE ALL KNOW Jive didnt promote cici Ride Speechhless and Gmmie Dat were ALL Low Budget Videos that CI had to pay for She prolly ddnt have to pay that much for tracks because her and dreams relationship but about fans not buying um CHRIS BROWN FANS ABANDONED HIM WITH GRAFITTI! and HE BOUNCE BACK! so what Chris Brown had a flop album, Janet , Mariah They all did! and About JAZZE PHA please ciara wrote 1 2 step Goodies and some others on her album B4 him! LIL JOHN produced ciara’s biggest HIT NOT JAZZE and when was the last time u ever heard a Hit Jazze pha Produced? Jazze pha made ci? NO CI Gave HIM Publicity! and his tracks are Basic! Yea He Did 1 2 step track that he SAMPLED from a old school track! Ride reached #3 on Urban n 42 on Hot 100 WITHOUT promotion imagin if it was promoted! b**** top 20! all ci needs is HOT NEW SWAG SONGS and HEAVY Promo i mean Rihanna and GAGA promo!
Super S**** is basic as fuq. tryna 2 b a “socialite”(ha rite!) by follwoing around behind kim k. her time is ova & wit bey back in da game theres no hope for her ever. just go back 2 lookin thristy at basketball games & havin staged pap pics.
Ciara didn’t even have support with the last two albums with switching management and jive trynna sabotage her of course she was set up to fail. When fantasy ride only sold 80,000 copies it’s first week jive made that decision to stop promoting the album and move on to Basic instinct. If they would have continued to promote like a surgeon and would have released Work stateside I bet the album would have went Gold. Basic instinct was bound to fail because Jive didn’t pay a dime for promotion, her music videos, and plus they under shipped her album. When Basic instinct came out I checked Best Buy’s inventory system (former bby employee) and only a few stores had her cd and there’s like 9 best buys in my district and only 3 had the cd and those 3 only had like 7-8 copies and didn’t receive a second shipment. Jive also PAID radio stations to not play her music. So with all of these things against you of course your not going to do well.
Never underestimate an underdog….I don’t think her next album will sell like thriller but with the right support from her management, right promo, right label she will be find.
Ciara’s music career failed because she’s trying too hard to be a celebrity like Kim Kardashian.
Good for her cause Rihanna was killing her ass!!!!
I would have to agree with “K” & “DUMMIES” – Ciara just isn’t one of Jive’s money makers ANYMORE. I don’t think it’s JIve’s fault AT ALL!!! If Ciara’s FIRST TWO studio albums with Jive were successful why wasn’t her LAST TWO!!!! Ciara’s fan just wasn’t supporting her. Maybe Ciara was just a phase to some of the general public.
Even Ciara tried getting some of Britney’s fans to jump on her bandwagon and that seem to not work either. So maybe the public is just OVER Ciara.
But when she does release her next album and it flops then Ciara will know that the public just isn’t interested in her anymore. And it would be sad and unfortunate because me personally I love ALL her albums EXCEPT for “Basic Instinct”. It was just a HOT ASS MESS!!!!
But I wish Ciara luck
little girl, this motherfuckin post is just RIDDLED with MISSPELLINGS!!
Steve Rifekind = Steve Rifkind
Melania Fiona = Melanie Fiona
LET’S FIX IT, LADY!
You can’t predict someones future, so all of these so called comments are irrelevant. 😆
I pray Ciara finds a label home. I purchased all her albums, and I can say that I will always be a fan no matter what.
@JAYRIDE_ re:May 12, 2011 at 12:39 pm
“CHRIS BROWN FANS ABANDONED HIM WITH GRAFITTI!” <– WRONG..!! (buzzer sound)
When you get a chance, go back and look, and THEN compared, to other CDs (artists then-released), "'Graffiti' first-week sales!" 'Graffiti' remains good, solid work – there was just no follow-up…(additionally…)
*Radio wasn't playing it..
*Rihanna, Def Jam, Oprah and TMZ THEN had everyone fooled..
*Chris' core-fan base were just coming to realize that they're facing the worse "discretionary-robbing economic climate" they've yet seen in their young lives! (not the most opportune moment to release a CD)
(moving on to Ciara..)
@Ciara Fans/Supporters —
(K, I just checked..)Ciara has over 1-Million Twitter Followers – what happened? K, so we now know that a "strong Twitter Following" does NOT equate to "strong CD sales," but still…
Her fans should be now "Calling Into/Emailing/Twittering-Into/Facebook-Page Bombarding" EVERY SINGLE URBAN RADIO STATION ON PLANET EARTH, thereby keeping her relevant! (why?..)Because Ciara IS T-H-E best dance in the game/Ciara deserves HER place "in the game!"
Ciara's fans should GO AFTER/GO-IN (on) Kelly Rowland!
(If y'all can't see what "The Industry" is trying to do…) They're trying to give Ciara's spot to 30-something-year-old Kelly Rowland.
If y'all can't buy Ciara's music (for whatever God-Forsaken reason) then you do the very-next best thing: you "eliminate the competition," which'll THEN force everyone's attention BACK toward's Ciara!
(again..) You do this by calling/writing/texting into the different Radio Stations/Jive Records/Blogs. You do this by eliminating Ciara's (your) competition: 30-something-year-old Kelly Rowland!
X,Y,"and Z" — OUT..!!
YES YES YES! HOPE SHE WILL BE GREAT! SHE WILL DO GREAT! SHE NEEDS THIS!
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YEAH, I’S SO GLAD FOR HER BECAUSE SHE GOT TO MUCH TALENT TO BE DEALING WITH A JIVE LABEL, THEY GOT MAD BECAUSE SHE WOULDN’T GO FOR THE MESS THEY TRIED TO PULL AND SHE STILL MANAGE TO SELL OVER 8 MILLION ALBUMS AND GOT NUMEROUS OF AWARDS PLUS A GRAMMY, YOU DID THE DAM THANG CIARA!
did she leave or was she dropped
JIVE REFUSED TO PAY FOR CIARA’S VIDEOS BECAUSE SHE FLOPPED SO MANY TIMES! POINT BLANK PERIOD! SHE RELEASED VIDEOS BEFORE THE SONGS EVEN IMPACTED THE RADIO (WHICH THEY DIDN’T). CIARA FAILED BECAUSE SHE TRIED TO DO THE S*** BEYONCE/RIHANNA THING INSTEAD OF STICKING TO HER FORMULA. THE SEXINESS SHE EXHUMED IN “PROMISE” WAS SOOOOOO CIARA. I DIDN’T KNOW WHO THE FANTASY RIDE CIARA WAS! WHEN SHE TRIED TO GO “BACK TO THE BASICS” THAT FAILED ALSO BECAUSE HER FANBASE GREW UP AND OTHER PEOPLE ALREADY WROTE HER OFF AS A FLOP. SORRY CIARA STANS.
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Not trying to be nasty but shes had for day and nobodies interested in her anymore, she was good in 2004/2005 because the music she was doing was in at the time but most people are not into that anymore, her music is very dated and not really a large audience would listen to it, if she wants any chance of being successful she needs to either have a whole new image and do music that most people are into nowdays or just forget about music and do something else like acting/endorsment deals look at her bf Kim she makes millions doing all these endorsments and there are other singers who just dont have that much success with there music and do other things to make money like Jessica Simpson, shes nearly a billlonaire now with the success of her fashion line.
Good for her !
I will always be a fan and you haters will remain pressed. How dreadful!
@X Y And Z i agree with the ciara part but chris fans ddnt by grafitti and u know it! so they played i can transform ya! ad then the album was released! radios played ride in June-August then the album push backs and NUTHING was played from her becuz Jive PAID for GIMMIE DAT NOT to be played
I actually just believe Jive isn’t really a good label as it used to be. Back in the early 2000s to like Maybe 2007 all artist were everywhere. They have some of the best artist on their label R Kelly, Ciara, Britney(not a fan really but she is pretty good I guess), Chris, etc. So far this year they all have been booked a few television performances and that’s it. Idk if it’s their people or what. But they seem to ignore their artist alot. That’s my opinion.
But that being said even though they aren’t the label with the most promo for their artist some of those artist can still sell. Ciara’s fans need to stand by her instead of writing her off. She is very talented but she needs to move on herself. You don’t have to change your style. But that whole back bend matrix move and Goodies music. It’s over girl. You don’t have to change and try to become someone generic but you have to try something new that actually works for you. Because Idk what Fantasy Ride was. Baisc Isntict was a better attempt but it was like she was trying to live in her Goodies days. It doesn’t work that way. Beyonce can’t go back and try to do an IASF. She can try to be better but you don’t EVER try to re-use something old that you did in 2005. Be fresh orginal but be yourself. I think that’s her problem.
I wish her luck though. And none of ya’ll can predict people’s future shut up.
Ciara is done.Everybody keep saying she is a good performer…no…..she is a good dancer.She can’t sing.How do you mess up every song your perform live?She really pissed me off when she f***** up Heal The World,at the BET awards.Also,she comes off as being fake and boring.
Ciara just needs to find a sound that can crossover to pop and urban markets. Universal is a really good label, one of the big 3 labels in the industry along with sony and columbia. I say she should release her next album in the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013 and do alot of features to keep her name in the music indsutry and try other stuff like modeling, acting and endorsements to keep her name out there. But I do know she’s has alot of stuff coming up so at least she’s still working hard.
I hoped she was going to go on Interscope. Universal Motown will not promote her. She will get one single/video and they will hope for the best. That is their treatment for r&b acts.
This is why I don’t f*** with blogs. Even the ones who do and have supported Ciara. I really appreciate it as a fan. Myself I and I know the rest of the loyal Ciara fans who have stood by her for the past three years she’s been getting blacklashed and scrutinized because of the unfair treatment from her label. Smh… at the the same WORTHLESS, MISERABLE, USELESS, PRESSED haters. I just laugh and know Ciara will be back and she will prevail next era. Y’all mad because she’s still standing NOT giving a shits ass what you APES think about her? How SAD and DEPRESSED and LONELY that you have to take YOUR time HATING on someone who is doing WELL and is SUCCESSFUL regardless of the challenges and b******* they or I should say he or she must face? How the f*** do y’all know about what happened with Ciara’s career? Y’all always bringing her down because you’re MAD, BITTER, and RESENTFUL. Look at the FACTS. Because I’m going to give you APES some FEEDBACK. Ciara sold over 8.3 MILLION albums, 17 MILLION records, 11 top 10 r&b hip-hop hits, songwriter since the age of 15, GRAMMY, BET, VMA, WMA, ASCAP MUSIC AWARDS. T*** CHOICE AWARDS, AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD, VIBE, AND SOUL TRAIN AWARDS. Now haters ENLIGHTEN me with your DELUSIONAL and WEAK remarks. How is she a flop? I bet most of you DON’T know what the term flop means? You say ” Ciara is a flop” “Flop, Flop,” But yet YOU don’t know HOW to use it in a phrase of sentence. How funny and laughable. You spend on your time worrying about her instead of your OWN lives. I can’t see and picture how you on a computer hating on someone who doesn’t give a s*** what you say about them. Seriously you APES can keep talking s*** and Ciara is still on people’s MINDS. When will your fav? Ciara just made people watched Hellcats because of her. The public is still interested in Ciara whether you F*** and DIKES believe it or not. And still thinking her career is over just because she failed the last two albums. Last time I checked Fantasy Ride 200,000 at it at least went gold. Basic Instinct will probably sell at least 100,000. To date. Not really bad for a so- callled flop. JIVE didn’t want to cooperate with Ciara so they sabotaged her and left her taking care of business herself. #PRESSED haters find a hobby or better yet you gives do have one. Hating on my fav.
The rest of #TEAMCIARA this is the begining. Let the haters keep talking and staying DELUSIONAL and PRESSED because they want Ciara to come back on slay their OWN fav. I’m trying my f****** best not to go on blogs and you see the same poor LOST souls hating on Ciara. While they hate Ciara still BLACK BAGGING stages LEFT and RIGHT. *SIPS TEA*
She can sign to any label she wants, but if she doesn’t generate more fans the end result will be the same. You need fans to survive. Her dancing skills will not sell an album. she has to do something with her voice. The fans that she has now will always accept her voice, but she more people to also accept her voice.
All this listing of what she sold was in the past. she has to continue to sell like that to stay in the game. I can name many celbs. who sold this much and that much, but it was in the past. Black bagging a stage means nothing. It is not selling albums. smh I guess her fans are to young to realize the importance of selling
@ HOPE IT WORKS
So you’re saying Ciara’s fans don’t know how the music industry works? Didn’t you read what Sam posted. Of course as we all know an artist has to make profit from the label. BUT a label WHO doesn’t put the EFFORT to MAKE sure their artist is promoted PROPERLY and managed CORRECTLY the results show the artist is NOT going to make an IMPACT. JIVE sabotaged Ciara’s career. Fantasy Ride and Basic Instinct were promoted UNPROFESSIONALLY. JIVE had paid radio stations not to play her records. JIVE refused to allow Ciara to have her OWN vision and direction. Ciara was doing her job. She was making sure her fans got what they wanted. Ciara had to PAY money out of her OWN pocket to get her singles played on radio and videos. IF it had not been for the label she wouldn’t have been through this mess. And yes the f*** I’m going to bring up her ACCOMPLISHMENTS and SUCCESS. It doesn’t matter whether it’s past acheivements it damn sure means something. And it means Ciara has been an ESTABLISHED artist since 04′ And MERKING and BLACK BAGGING A STAGE does have do with selling albums. She’s an ENTERTAINER. That is who she is. People pay their money to see her on stage. You and the rest of the haters/ doubters can continue with your negative remarks about this woman. Because she has done nothing to nobody bit mind her damn business and do what she does. At you telling me a Ciara fan since 04″ about my fav’s career. I know the music industry and I know how they handle business. I may not know how it all goes down behind closed doors but I know by #FACTS. Do research before making assumptions you don’t know. *sips tea*
Well..this is probably the best thing to happen for her career in ages! After two flop albums back to back she needed a change somewhere! It was obvious that JIVE wasn’t doing a damn thing for her and after that letter she released this was bound to happen eventually. I guess she is waiting to give an official statement until she has signed the deal with her label. Now is she or has she already switched her management? Wasn’t there some isses going on with them as well?
It’s not completely the label’s fault for her downfall cause she wasn’t producing any hits either ( other than ‘Ride’) but I think it was clear the label had lost faith in her. I hate to say it but I think a lot of people feel like Ciara was the type of artist that was just hot at the time but doesn’t have the staying power. A label change can help her somewhat but she is gonna have to start producing some hot ish and get back to gracing some stages.
Now, while I am glad she has apparently switched labels, I don’t know if this label is going to be much better. I LOVE me some Melanie Fiona, but she hasn’t had extreme success at all. While extremely talented, her success has been very mediocre. I don’t even think Shontele is considered a viable artist so it doesn’t look like they have too many ‘hot’ artist signed to their label either. *shrugs*
*side eye* at them signing Aubrey O’Day too. WTF?? They can’t possibly think that she has something to offer! SMHDH!
Good luck CiCi, you are gonna need it.
DUMMIES
May 12, 2011 at 9:31 am
@K
I agree
Ciara is an Entertainer….Not Singer….She is stil stuck in her Atlanta..Crunk..Boyish..Matrix type ways where Artist like Rihanna..Alicia Keys..Beyonce..Keri Hilson..Kelly Rowland..Britney..Gaga..Katy..And others have upped the FASHION..VIDEOS..PROMO..ALL THAT.
Ciara is OVER im sorry. Her last 2 not 1 BUT TWOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Albums have Tanked. Im sick of her and her annoying ass Fans who stay mad at others for Ciara’s SHORT COMINGS.
Yeah she is pretty and can dance…BUT at this point in her career…She needs to do more #pow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Damn! That was harsh but I kinda agree. Two flop albums back to back is hard to come back from. It’s just the label’s fault she needs to come harder with the music.
Mizkeri-babe
May 12, 2011 at 10:41 am
yes sometimes labels has the tendency to promote the hell out of some artist and forget about the other artists they have,
but in this case, i dont think thats what happened to ciara…
we cant say its the labels fault that her last two albums went triple wood….she didnt really promote her s***, she was too busy following kim kadarshian like a little puppy….
if shes not dedicated in her craft, switching labels aint gonna do s*** for her
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True! I got so sick of seeing her with those damn Kardashians! It’s like she didn’t even give af f***. Like she knew her album was gonna flop and she didn’t care anymore! SMH!
Mari (RIP Dwayne McDuffie)
May 12, 2011 at 10:51 am
@Mizkeri
I def believe that Jive didn’t really support BI, but I’m not conivnved that the same was true about FR. “Go Girl” had to have been one of, if not, her most expensive video ever. They let Ciara record with Justin Timberlake for Love, S**, Magic. She had promo muscle for FR and it just didn’t sell. After that, she tried to return to her roots with BI, but by then, her fanbase had moved on to other artists.
And you’re right, the Ci Ci socialite routine is not helping.
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ALL OF THISSS!!
Everyone is talented in their own way!! Rihanna has dat it factor… Lady gaga tooo! Ciara get that it factor…… And u would succed…. Goooooodluck 2 cici…..
whoa why the f*** is everyone on here so negative. why are other stans always on Ciaras case and clicking on news that deals with her…why cant everyone just be happy a BLACK person is actually doin somethin with theirselves…read a f***** book yu f***** f***…these b****** dont give a f*** about yall no way…they PAID…and yo BROKE ass is on here HATIN…smh…get it together.!!!!!!!!
im not a stan of ciara where im trying to make excuses for her but basic instincct did badly because it was pput together horribly “ride” was doing great with lil to no promo then by time a second single was releaesed the fire from ride died down if they released the other two singles closer to ride and had some aaccttual tv promo there is no telling how good basic instinct was done. and as for fantasy ride it was a damnn good album i think that was another that could have been handled better the whole album leaking before it evn was released didnt help either i mean ciara has alot of things that she may need to work on but its not like she cant be hot again its jus she hardly ever featured on anything and she needs features on her albums from newer artist to make her more current i believe she can do it cause she has undeniable talent and i think if she can get her face out there and get ppl usee to seeing her she cn make it back on top. its jus ppl who wanna say “shes done””her careers over” because a hater hates to see sumone doing good and yu know if she was to get her s*** toogether she’s coming back with a vengence
@ VA STAND UP
I notice everytime you’re on a Ciara post. You say nice things but you’re a little DENSE about this whole situation. Now her personal has NOTHING to do with her business. She’s friends with the Kardahians. #DEAL with it. I don’t like them nor care for them but I’m NOT dictating and worrying about what Ciara does in her personal life. That is her business. Why does it bother people that she and I know a WHOLE a lot of other people are friends with the Kardashians. Ciara is living and enjoying life the way she wants to. Not throwing shade but I’m throwing SENSE at you. You as a Chris Brown stan should know the people we admire and like have a LIFE. We shouldn’t go out worrying about what they do or who they choose to be friends with. They make decisions and choices like we do. It’s NO different. I’m a fan of his myself but do I worry about what he does. Nope. I have a life to handle mines. Stop bringing this Kardashian thing up. Because never had it had anyting to do with Ciara career. Does it BOTHER you that much she’s hanging out with them. Damn. Kelly Rowland,Serena Williams and a whole bunch of black people. (Some who are friends) are friends with the Kardashians. It’s NOT about Black and White. Those who comment NONSENSE and IGNORANT comments need to grow up and take a look at yourselves. It’s NO different. I know you hang out who you wnat to hang out not giving a f***. When it’s Ciara its a PROMBLEM. Serioulsy haters/doubters/shaders are all the same. And you put time and effort worrying about people rather than worrying about what you do for yourselves. Ciara can be a socialite if she wants to. It’s her business. Smh…… the ones who talking about she should’ve been in the studio putting out an album and then when she puts out and album I bet NONE of y’all purchased it. Shut the f*** up with the b******* and do something consstructive with y’all lonely lives. And I swear if any of y’all pop up talking about Ciara’s friends I will dragg because this is f****** ridiculous and it’s stupid that fact you spend more time on someone who is NOT your fav. Thinking you know the answers and s*** but you don’t know a damn thing. #IM DONE *sips tea*
And keri Stans When will Keri ever release a Slow Jam BY HERSELF that will Debut @ #46 on the HOT 100 and PEAK @ #11?? NEVER! unless its a POP BALLAD NEVER⁄! Promise >>>> Keri’s Career while skeri COPIED Ciara’s Promise with SLOW DANCE the Jeep Ciara The Backbend Ciara MONICA makes a cameo riding the passenger seat Ciara One Night Stand was a total copy of Ciara and CB at the BET awards Ciara is Keri’s inspiration!
And Haters ciara stay gettin payed yall dnt like her but kow SOOO Much about her!?. F*** outta Here
Ciara is amazing ,second I dont like how jive is treating their urban artists,their making all of them dance freaks,3rd src and universal dont promote their artist well (No Gravity #81 The Bridge #23 aubreys single hasnt charted,and when was the last time we really heard akon every where)
It’s artists like her that dont need a label.
She has a strong fanbase and that is literally all it takes now. And because she has a back catalouge of hits,she’ll be fine.
Some of the biggest artists (Beyonce for example) are so legendary and so popular that they don’t need a label and are only with them beacause they are tied into a seven album deal. Ciara got lucky to leave. But if her and her management were smart, they would know that to make money now, they can start up their own company.
I already know this, and im 14.
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