14 DAY TRIAL // Ciara’s latest album under-performed, generating some talk that Jive Records was thinking of dropping her as their artist because she was no longer as successful as before. On the contrary, she now explains on Facebook: it’s her who wants to be let go.
Following a short period of rumors about how she was about to be dropped from her label and thus see her music career in danger, Ciara is speaking up.
In a post on her Facebook page, the star sets the record straight on the rumors: she wants to be let go and has already spoken to record label bosses about a possible departure.
Artistic differences and different goals have made it impossible for her and Jive to continue together – and she can only “pray” she will be let out of her contract, she says.
“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 a artist,” Ciara writes on Facebook.
“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,” the singer says.
She goes on to say that the same happened to the video for the song, which she paid for out of her own pocket: she still got no support from the label. On the contrary, all she got was more obstacles.
“You, my fans, know that I strive to do my best to deliver to 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,” Ciara says.
Staying with Jive at this point would equal artistic suicide, the R&B star adds.
“A release would allow me to go be creative with people who care and understand me as a 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,” Ciara ends her message by saying.