See, you know, the thing is once you start putting (record) executives into things, people start acting shady. Or just go straight to Atlantic Records, the label they’re both signed to. Next time I see them at an awards show, I’m just going to be (like), “Yo, what’s your number?” I think it would be cool to work with Janelle Monae and B.o.B – if I could just get their phone numbers. … So when I go out on tour it’s for them, not for album sales. I’m going on tour because I love my fans. I’m not going on tour to promote the album. I’m going to go out on tour when I feel like going on tour. So are you really saying you won’t go on tour? But this time, I’m going to trick some folks up and I’m not going to go on tour until I feel like it. Now, the people who make money off of my albums aren’t necessarily worried about my first-week sales, they’re worried about the sales that I receive during my touring schedule.
The truth is an artist like me who doesn’t get the type of promotion that we see more commercial artists receive, and especially in this climate of the music business, you have to be creative about how you promote yourself. You toured a lot last year with the likes of Maxwell, Anthony Hamilton and Musiq. But you try to separate yourself from as much of the ugliness as you can. People want to type ugly things that if somebody said to them they would lose their mind, but I got to go through it and sing the next day? … That hurts! So yeah, it’s very cold. People are mean and hateful, angry – haters everywhere, stupid blogs.
Would you say the music industry is cold? If I were smart, boy! ‘Cause I get invited to a lot of parties, but instead I just watch cartoons, hang out with friends, go to the movies, do lots of press.
That whole numbers thing makes me uncomfortable. … But this time, I’m not so nervous about people’s opinions as I am about if the record label is going to be proud of the numbers. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the 27-year-old talked about her new album and explained why she might not be hitting the road to promote “Let Freedom Reign.”Īre you nervous about people hearing you rap?Ĭhrisette Michele: I’m not nervous, I’m curious.
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