There was NO SHADE WHATSOEVER in what Keri said. She was very humble and very diplomatic in talking about Ciara's sales numbers. I'd hope every one of my favorite artists could sell more than 37,000 records, and I really think Ciara deserves more credit than she's being given by the spending public. However, as long as Beyonce never drops that low I'll be pleased. :]
This is what I thought. The interviewer was clearly being an instigator & she didn't say anything bad. If Keri opened with only 37K that would be considered a huge disappointment & of course she doesn't want that for herself. I'm sure others besides Keri would've responded similarly.