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In the wake of the poor performance of her latest album 'Basic Instinct', singer Ciara wants out of her deal with Jive.

When the album was released it sold only 37,000 copies it's 1st week out, making it's debut at # 62 on the Billboard charts.

Out of the three singles released, "Gimme Dat", "Ride" and "Speechless", only "Ride cracked Billboards top 10 Hot Rap/R&B tracks.

Amid rumors that she had been dropped from Jive, Ciara decided to air the situation out. She claims the problems with the label go back as far as her 2009 album "Fantasy Ride."

Below is her statement via her Facebook page

To my fans:

This week the net has been a buzz of the rumor that I have been dropped from my label. At this point that rumor is false.. It is true that I have asked and I pray that my label will release me. I have had some great times and success with my label, but sometimes like all great things, it's at that point where I feel we don't share the same views on who I am as an artist. The past two albums have been very frustrating for me. At times there were songs I chose to lead a project and I was ignored! This project, I even tried to get "Gimmie Dat" started I spent tens of thousands of my own money only to hear the radio PDs tell me my label didn't want the song played. I even spent more than one hundred thousand dollars out of my pocket on the video to bring my vision to it and still no label support. I do understand that some labels are not financially supporting their artists and I have become one of them. You, my fans, know that I strive to do my best to deliver to my you the best songs and creative vision I possibly can. I'm dedicated to my music, performance and to my fans! I've tried to be a team player with the label only to have compromised what I truly believed and was not given the right opportunity to promote and inform my fans of the release of this album. I have so much of me as an artist I still want to give to the world and my fans. A release would allow me to go be creative with people who care and understand me as an artist. In a short time, I will be able to bring to you a new music energy and a visual excitement! Thank you so much for standing by me through the good, bad, and the confusion. I love you all.

Love Ciara