THIS is why I don't l isten to the radio...

From the Washington Post's article on Ciara's new album:

"I just wanted to make sure we didn't just get a bunch of songs from people that work with any other R&B artist," says Ethiopia Habtemariam, vice president of urban creative affairs at Universal Music Publishing Group, who serves as the [Ciara] album's A&R. "Ciara was part of every track that was conceived."


Observation #1: The guest appearances include Pharrell, Lil' Jon, and Will.I.Am. Are these really artists who don't work with other R&B artists?!?

Observation #2: Think about the last part of that quote..."Ciara was part of every track that was conceived." Since when is this a ground-breaking concept!?!? I mean, it is HER album, isn't it? That's incredible to know, that she was a part of making her own "SOLO" album! Haha...I hope I'm not the only one who finds the A&R's need to emphasize this point funny...

Observation #3: Ciara looks good (NO dispute there). And that makes Observations #1 and #2 completely irrelevant!