She used the melody of an already successful R&B song
Usher disagrees with you:
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“I love Jermaine Dupri. He’s in my top ten of producers,” Harmony reveals. “So when he said it, I said ‘I can understand why you feel that way. But it’s not true, so have a good day. I love you.’ And the following week, Usher was in the studio and I was kinda like, ‘There you go.’ He didn’t say ****.”
There's no competition in R&B anymore, it's male dominated. Female singers aren't doing well on Urban unless it's Rihanna and Beyonce. Tamar, Ciara, K Michelle, Tinashe, and to a lesser extent Ashanti and Keyshia Cole get some attention, but outside of that, R&B doesn't have the support it once used to.
“I love Jermaine Dupri. He’s in my top ten of producers,” Harmony reveals. “So when he said it, I said ‘I can understand why you feel that way. But it’s not true, so have a good day. I love you.’ And the following week, Usher was in the studio and I was kinda like, ‘There you go.’ He didn’t say ****.”
Sorry, but Usher doesn't agree with you, and his opinion counts more.
Back in 2008, during the Fantasy Ride fiasco, people started labeling her as a 'flop' just because her first 2 albums went multi-platinum and then the rest didn't. People don't realize that Ciara is still seeing success and is still relevant.
She has been in the game for 11 years and is STILL getting certifications and press coverage and A-list gigs like it's time ATRL stops calling Ciara a flop, she clearly is here to stay.
And for everyone here calling her a flop, "I Bet" probably won't be her last certified song. Ciara is a brand now with an already long-lived (and going) career.
Back in 2008, during the Fantasy Ride fiasco, people started labeling her as a 'flop' just because her first 2 albums went multi-platinum and then the rest didn't. People don't realize that Ciara is still seeing success and is still relevant.
She has been in the game for 11 years and is STILL getting certifications and press coverage and A-list gigs like it's time ATRL stops calling Ciara a flop, she clearly is here to stay.
And for everyone here calling her a flop, "I Bet" probably won't be her last certified song. Ciara is a brand now with an already long-lived (and going) career.
this!!! who would've thought she could bounce back like this after Basic Instinct?