Originally posted by Dereon It's just frustrating cause I really think both Ciara and Kelly are the most marketable black artists in the industry. Rihanna is sitting on that place where they are supposed to sit. No hate to Rihanna but her stage presence and especially vocal tone are not as effective and strong as the two I believe in. It's the promo machine that got her there. I know people will try to argue with me about her having better music bla bla, but let's be honest radio decides what you like. It's a psychological fact that the amount of plays make you like a song better. Rihanna is ALL over the radio = all over the charts.

Originally posted by ShAv she's already done this... she spent 100K on gimme dat video.

Originally posted by 1-N-Only21 2nd Most Added at Rhythmic w/ 23 Adds!

I can totally understand Dereon and the frustration..

Tbh labels really lack confidence when it comes to urban artists.. They lack the enthusiasm for releases nowadays and its this that has really hurt alot of acts that are fading away pretty fast.

They are normally mighty undecided on first singles, often release the wrong material first and it forces them to go down the buzz single, promo song route and its this that makes the GP lose the enthusiasm, and that results in a loss of support... They need to start to learn what confidence means, make better choices for singles, and actually give them budgets that allow them to SELL. Any business man will say that confidence in the product has to come first BEFORE anything.. The thing is tho they are reluctant to pump funds into an artist that will not sell, so its vicious cycle that just keeps going around and around.

What i love about I Bet is that WITHOUT any money being spent (apart from an iTunes release, and sending it to Radio) its already holding up pretty strongly amongst the likes of Beyonce, Nicki, One Direction, Taylor, Ne-Yo etc.. If they continue like this and actually spend time and money on a good video, good strong promotion and PROVE to the public that they have every confidence in the single it will really make an impact..

The song has great crossover appeal and with Valentines Day coming up they can really capitalise and cement Ciara's relevancy again (which seems to be working pretty well at this stage) its the very thing that JIVE made her lose with their lack of confidence and support during the Fantasy Ride/ Basic Instinct era's.. Everything was so undecided, and unsupported.

As a Ciara fan from the very first moment i heard Goodies and watched the video I'm extremely positive about this album and single and really hope they pull out all the stops in supporting her. Her music is not the problem (it never has been, as she makes far better music - then 90% of the artists around today) She has every chance of regaining back some of that limelight from the Goodies and Evolution eras...

The Ciara discography listening sessions START NOW!!!!!

From Goodies to Jackie..

Originally posted by Dereon I would invest at least 500K from my own pocket as an additional promo budget to make sure my record is promoted in every way possible. Maybe it's true after all, the more money you have, the more greedy you get.

She already did that though. Remember when she spent 100k+ dollars out of her own pocked during the Basic Instinct Era only for the label to sabotage her?

Originally posted by Navyman I hope this debuts and stay on the hot 100 before the video drops! If it does we are in great shape!

Originally posted by MusicandSoul I can totally understand Dereon and the frustration.. Tbh labels really lack confidence when it comes to urban artists.. They lack the enthusiasm for releases nowadays and its this that has really hurt alot of acts that are fading away pretty fast. They are normally mighty undecided on first singles, often release the wrong material first and it forces them to go down the buzz single, promo song route and its this that makes the GP lose the enthusiasm, and that results in a loss of support... They need to start to learn what confidence means, make better choices for singles, and actually give them budgets that allow them to SELL. Any business man will say that confidence in the product has to come first BEFORE anything.. The thing is tho they are reluctant to pump funds into an artist that will not sell, so its vicious cycle that just keeps going around and around. What i love about I Bet is that WITHOUT any money being spent (apart from an iTunes release, and sending it to Radio) its already holding up pretty strongly amongst the likes of Beyonce, Nicki, One Direction, Taylor, Ne-Yo etc.. If they continue like this and actually spend time and money on a good video, good strong promotion and PROVE to the public that they have every confidence in the single it will really make an impact.. The song has great crossover appeal and with Valentines Day coming up they can really capitalise and cement Ciara's relevancy again (which seems to be working pretty well at this stage) its the very thing that JIVE made her lose with their lack of confidence and support during the Fantasy Ride/ Basic Instinct era's.. Everything was so undecided, and unsupported. As a Ciara fan from the very first moment i heard Goodies and watched the video I'm extremely positive about this album and single and really hope they pull out all the stops in supporting her. Her music is not the problem (it never has been, as she makes far better music - then 90% of the artists around today) She has every chance of regaining back some of that limelight from the Goodies and Evolution eras... The Ciara discography listening sessions START NOW!!!!! From Goodies to Jackie..

Originally posted by FantasyRide their new video went viral and i guess people are buying their other songs too

Originally posted by Marvin Once the video is out, someone NEEDS to create a viral video for this song. Two video getting huge amounts of streams would send this into the Top 10

Ballet flash mob at Target in Atlanta. Tell everyone.

Originally posted by Attitude Ballet flash mob at Target in Atlanta. Tell everyone.

Originally posted by spendMINE Still alive and releasing When is Li doing it luv lol