MUSIC NEWS: CIARA INKS NEW DEAL WITH EPIC RECORDS? / MARY J. BLIGE TALKS NEW ALBUM

July 13th, 2011

According to reports made by Billboard.biz, Epic Records’ staff has been quite energetic over their first week with new label head L.A. Reid, who recently stepped down from his stint at Def Jam.

With reports of trying to restructure the label, which is a part of Sony Music Group, it has been announced that Ciara may be teaming forces with L.A. Reid, who signed her before, back in 2003 to LaFace Records.

MARY J. BLIGE TALKS NEW ALBUM

Mary J. Blige spoke to MTV News recently about her 10th studio album, My Life 2: The Journey Continues. Check out the video above for more details or read the full article over at MTV.

  1. 1.
    Classy!

    Well, I hope all of this is true. I’d like to see Ciara bounce back with a new deal. And, I’d love to hear a new Mary album. This is great.

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    K

    Good move for Cici. Her first album was the best in my opinion, I really hope it’s true!

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    MayneTayn

    I didn’t even know LA Reid is with Epic Records now! Should be a good look. We’ll see what CeCe got for us.

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    BENJAMIN

    Not really thrilled about the LA Reid part, but Epic seems like a better label for her. I want Ciara to bounce back cause she has a great presence in the industry. Still would love to see her and Janet do something together, that would epic. And def looking forward to that new retro Mary.

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    • Nooo

      No that would be an epic fail! If anything Janet and Beyonce should team up. This girl needs to go back to atlanta and continue dancing

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    nowljenkins

    i love mary so bring it on

    ciara we love you for your first album…the beats by missy, jazzy pha, etc. It was urban music that crossed over into pop giving you hit after hit after hit

    than you tried to make pop hits and left your urban fans in the dust

    ciara remember why we fell in love with you by listening to the first album and creating that same magic

    or

    die

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  6. 6.
    Nooo

    Please let the girl go on man! Give a new artist who’s better the opportunity..ciara is a dancer, that is it. nothing more!

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  7. 7.
    Sniffy

    I got a XBOX 360 $30, a Apple Ipad for $120 and my mom got a 55″ HDTV for $110.
    She sold for $500. Help your friends http://www.HitPenny.com

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    jazzy j

    @nooo whatevea the fuck your name is janet and beyouce dat who run the world bitch cant dance beyonce have dont shit on ciara so get lost #teamciara baby

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    Cherish

    It’s about time that Ciara has something in the mix. To say that she didn’t find her niche is laughable. The second record, the Evolution of Ciara, had her signature style. Different stuff for different people!

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    truthfullyspeaking

    It’s sad reading comments that want to see CERROR succeed, only because she’s a dancer/stripper, not a singer. She’s had 2 flop albums back to back and has been doing the same ghetto stripper moves forever. We don’t need anymore untalented chicks being signed, especially washed up ones. I wish the industry would get it together and sign artists who bring something new to the table and can actually sing. The only new artists who can sing are Bruno Mars and Adele.

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    • idomind

      Didn’t Ciara, aka the roach that will never die, get implants? What a waste if she got an A cup. Anyways, no one cares about this broad. Nothing about her style, her songs, lyrics, p*ssy popping techniques thrills but rather subdues. She needs to just quit while ahead and retire her hopes as a pop star.

      Mary, another one that subdues. She has not had a decent song sings I can love you.

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    • GETACLUE

      ****SIDE EYE****

      YEAP I SEE YOU

      CERTIFIED HATERS

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    LainaLain

    I’m glad to hear this about Ciara. Hopefully, she’ll get back to where she was before, at the top of her game.

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    YewMadBitch?

    Congrats to ciara; hopefully she’ll make bomb ass music like she did during her goodies era. http://t.co/24WrewC

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    lisa

    YEAH CIARA IS BACK AND WITH A NEW LABEL THAT WILL LET HER DO HER THANG AGAIN, WELCOME BACK CIAARA YOU WHAT THE STAGE BEEN MISSING!

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  14. 14.
    lisa

    GO TO HELL LYING SPEAKING BECAUSE THERE’S NOTHNG TRUTH ABOUT YOU NOW RUN AND TELL THAT!

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    DOLL11-ONE

    congrutlations CI CI GOOD LUCK MAMA

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    lance

    i love ciara i actually met her ciara is one of a kind what a sweetheart she can sing to me i mean she is not a church singer she just have a pretty voice thats soft and laid back u dont have to sing like beyonce and jennifer hudson to be a singer as long as your on key and have a great sound plus she can dance both of those in one makes ciara a superstar ciara has a song calles (loves funny) listen and hear her vocals

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  17. 17.
    510510

    No matter where Ciara goes she’ll be a flop.
    I haven’t been feeling Mary’s material lately but I’ll still support!

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    AplMacLady

    she should’ve just stuck with the “goodies” sound, she was winning there; she fell off after that…

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    This is a bad dream

    Such a waste of time. There are females out there that need a record deal. This chick did her thing and now it is time to go, please. She can have all the record deals she can get, but her vocals suck.

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    Brown Sugar

    In my opinion Ciara is a “One Hit Wonder”… Each of her albums had only one hit song or not at all. Honestly I think she should give up the singing and move on to modeling. She lost some of her audience on the second album because she changed her formula, she should have stuck with what she knew best…

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    • Antonio

      Wouldn’t a one hit wonder only be known for one song. Ciara has several WW hits. Goodies, 1,2 Step, Oh, Lose Control, Like You, Get Up, Like a Boy, Love Sex Magic and Taking Back My Love were all huge hits. She’s sold nearly 9 million albums and over 10 million singles, I am pretty sure she would’ve sold much much more if she hadn’t tried to go Pop with Fantasy Ride, but she’s far from a one hit wonder

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    GETACLUE

    OK ONE HIT WONDER MEANS YOU ONLY HAD ONE HIT!!! PLEASE GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND FURTHER YOUR EDUCATION!!!

    10) NEVER EVER
    9) CAN’T LEAVE HIM ALONE
    8) LOVESEXMAGIC
    7) 1,2 STEP
    6) GET UP
    5) RIDE
    4) OH
    3) PROMISE
    2) GOODIES
    1) LIKE A BOY

    THAT’S TEN HITS RIGHT THERE

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    • Brown Sugar

      10 Hits in your OPINION… Goodies was her best one… Like I said she should give up and go to modeling or dancing. She is not consistent at all. If she was consistent Jive would have kept her. Oh and by the way you need to go back to 1st grade and learn how to spell “Yep”… Dummy

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    • GETACLUE

      My opinion and the record sales of many others who bought it…… so “yeap” I stand behind my comments. And no matter what she does from here on out she still going to shine :) Well educated over here Brown Sugar so that comment about someone you don’t know don’t even phase someone me. I love my TESTERS you make me SMILE

      @Antonio I support Ciara bc of her talent and gift, so no matter what she does Im going to support. Ppl forget that when Aaliyah died a triple threat was missing for awhile. She came into the music world and made us remember the TLC’s, Janet’s and Aaliyah’s and that’s why I’m cheering her on bc a package like that is rarely found in the music industry

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    Antonio

    I hope this is true because I also read on another site that LA Reid also wants to get Ciara, Usher, P!nk, J.Lo and Mariah Carey to all come to Epic Records and that really would be an “EPIC” record label because all of them, except P!nk have fallen off bad. P!nk’s last studio album was almost 3 years ago, but it sold over 7 million WW and the tour grossed over $150 million, but I really want Ciara, Usher and Mariah to get back on top of the charts again. I never really cared for J.Lo but the woman did use to sell albums like crazy, but she is a really good performer though.

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