I just saw ATRLers talking about Jive telling radio stations not to play Gimmie Dat, which may partly explain for its poor airplay, when imo it sounds like a smash. Do you think they did this with any other singles post-Ride? Did they just want her out & tried to give a better reason to "drop" her? I need this explained.
Jive knew they were going under and that their roster was going to split to different labels -- why spend any more money on an artist that isn't going to make you more than you spent?
I don't think so, they lost so much money investing in her. BI wasn't good at all. I bought the album and I was disappointed. They didn't want her to do that album. Maybe she should of listened. Evolution was her best album, I still jam to. Fantasy Ride was really good too.
Yeah they did. Jive didn't give her any promo, made her pay for Gimme Dat, cancelled Turn It Up from being a single, refused to play Gimme Dat. Jive was trying to make her flop.
Overall. They messed up both Fantasy Ride and Basic Instinct eras, in so many different ways. A lot of damage done. I admire her for staying motivated and driven to continue!
Jive knew they were going under and that their roster was going to split to different labels -- why spend any more money on an artist that isn't going to make you more than you spent?
Basically.
afraid to live, and afraid to die; what a way to exist.
I don't think so, they lost so much money investing in her. BI wasn't good at all. I bought the album and I was disappointed. They didn't want her to do that album. Maybe she should of listened. Evolution was her best album, I still jam to. Fantasy Ride was really good too.
That's the thing though.....they didn't even invest that much in the project lmaooo Ciara had to pay for a lot herself :deadbanana; It might as well had been an independent release
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To my fans:
This week the net has been a buzz of the rumor that I have been dropped from my label. At this point that rumor is false.. It is true that I have asked and I pray that my label will release me. I have had some great times and success with my label, but sometimes like all great things, it's at that point where I feel we don't share the same views on who I am as an artist. The past two albums have been very frustrating for me. At times there were songs I chose to lead a project and I was ignored! This project, I even tried to get "Gimmie Dat" started I spent tens of thousands of my own money only to hear the radio PDs tell me my label didn't want the song played. I even spent more than one hundred thousand dollars out of my pocket on the video to bring my vision to it and still no label support. I do understand that some labels are not financially supporting their artists and I have become one of them. You, my fans, know that I strive to do my best to deliver to my you the best songs and creative vision I possibly can. I'm dedicated to my music, performance and to my fans! I've tried to be a team player with the label only to have compromised what I truly believed and was not given the right opportunity to promote and inform my fans of the release of this album. I have so much of me as an artist I still want to give to the world and my fans. A release would allow me to go be creative with people who care and understand me as an artist. In a short time, I will be able to bring to you a new music energy and a visual excitement! Thank you so much for standing by me through the good, bad, and the confusion. I love you all.
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Ciara was sabotaged by her own label
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I'll never forget when Eve and Alicia Keys made a song about their escapades of strap ons and KY jelly.
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Ciara was sabotaged by her own label
