Jennifer Lopez has found a new business partner in Def Jam Labels after splitting with Sony Corp. The new deal will be bonded soon between the two parties.
“Def Jam label group will be the new home of Jennifer Lopez,” her manager, Benny Medina, told us Thursday, while a rep for Def Jam didn’t confirm the news by deadline.
But everything is not well with Def Jam and Jennifer Lopez.
“Enough is Enough” audio clips were available on wednesday for downloads and the reception was not good enough.
The less-than-stellar attempt, which was leaked by a studio engineer who reportedly had tired of her diva behavior, reveals a dangerously off-key Lopez who repeatedly drops notes and must start over — yes, we counted — eight times.
It only adds fuel to the fire for doubters who are questioning the label’s interest in taking on the 40-year-old.
Many are not happy with 40year old, as her prime time and best work is behind her.
Indeed, her last two singles, “Fresh Out the Oven” and “Louboutins,” flopped on the charts.
Adds another music insider: “Jennifer has fallen between the cracks of the music business. She’s too old to play the cute little belly dance
dolly, and she’s not skilled enough as an artist to sing serious ballads. So what can she do?”
Her manager Medina conformed about the next album, but was silent on the troubles of the “Enough is Enough” Clip.
Can Jennifer Lopez make a successful second term?
Some source believes that Jenny left Sony because of her successive downhill spiral. Def Jam may be able to revive her carrier once again.
“She definitely needed a change,” the insider observes. “So maybe this is the fresh start that will get her back in action.”
But our first source isn’t biting the bait.
“At this point, she just isn’t going to have another ‘Waiting for Tonight,’?” the naysayer insists. “And signing with a new label isn’t going to change that.”
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