Normally, artists are the ones getting dumped by their labels. However, in Janet Jackson’s case she’s the one who doing the dumping. Miss Janet has parted ways with Island Def Jam and is planning to be her own boss. Janet blames the lack of sales for her most recent album Discipline on Island’s lack of promotion. Could it be because label bosses probably think Miss Jackson just needs to throw in the towel and retire?! Well, the “Feedback” hit maker, who is currently on tour, broke the news through her mouth piece yesterday.
“At her request, the record label has agreed to dissolve their working relationship. Now, more than 20 years after the release of her iconic album Control, Janet will have autonomy over her career, without the restrictions of a label system”.
Back in June, Janet publicly aired out her beef with her label when she told SOHH,
“I’m trying to figure out a way to say this, but just to say it and to be quite honest, they (label bosses) just stopped all promotion whatsoever on the album, so I don’t think you’re going to hear another single off this album”.
Even Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins made an announcement on Janet’s exit from Def Jam:
“We didn’t get the support from the record company,” he said. “[Janet] felt like it wasn’t pushed. I felt like it wasn’t pushed correctly. She just didn’t get her just-do as an artist of that magnitude.”
Sure blame the label! Janet’s been in the game for many years and should know the only way to remain at the top is to always come up fresh and reinvent your image…people get tired of the repetitive sound and look. Hopefully Janet won’t be hitting the unemployment line no time soon. And another note, we hear JD is pissed and thinking about leaving the label too. Uh Oh!
