Well last week I reported that Ciara had been dropped from Jive. Well there is a buzz circulating that its the other way around, Ciara is the one that wants to leave the label. My first report stems from what seemed like a very credible source stating:

“Ciara and Jive executives are said to have reached mutual terms to end
their partnership, effective immediately. The singer was seen at the
offices of Universal Music recently, and is believed to now be
negotiating a new record deal with Interscope Records which would
hopefully catapult the singer back into the lime light. When asked to
comment both Jive and Ciara failed to respond.” (via FlopOfThePops music forum)

Well according to sojones.com Ciara went to her Facebook this week to clear things up, here is what she had to say,

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, its at that point where I feel we don’t share the same views on
who I am as a 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 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 a 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 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.

Love Ciara

Hmmm… Well lets see what Jive has to say about this. After all there are always two sides to a story. Stay tuned to 24hourhiphop.com for more news on this developing story.

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