Now my sources tell me that the real reason the story about Rowland leaked the way it did last week was so that no one would realize that Geffen/Interscope Records has opted not to further their relationship with Knowles' daughter Solange Knowles. The eclectic singer's sophomore release 'Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams' has only sold around 138,000 units since its release in August of 2008 and Geffen/Interscope didn't see the value in doing a new CD on her.
"Geffen did a one-off deal with Music World Entertainment for Solange and wasn't interested in doing a new contract with her. People at the label really liked working with her because other than her infamous news outburst in Las Vegas, she was a constant professional. There were challenges dealing with her camp, but Solange was great to work with. In the end, the CD didn't sell despite Solange's countless high profile appearances," the record label source told me.
I don't consider myself a big fan of either of these ladies, but what the labels put into each of them doesn't seem to be in direct proportion to what they were expecting in return. Sure, these labels can rest on their laurels while fan-bloggers do all the heavy lifting, but the real creative and marketing investment happens with the label. Additionally, I'm not entirely certain what either company was expecting given the industry's inability to make money from tangible music products as well as the economic downturn. People already weren't big on buying music to begin with; could millions of them really be expected to drop coin for two artists that are consistently overshadowed by and compared to another that is clearly Daddy's Favorite? F**k outta here.
Music World Moves: Kelly Rowland & Solange Knowles Record Deal Drama [BV]
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