Fantasia dropped by 19 Management?

It’s times like these that I wish I wasn’t a technotard because I would immediately post the picture of Simon viewing her appearance on AI this year. Good times, good times.

I have no doubt that Fantasia will land on her feet though, and I will be tortured with her singing for years to come….sigh….

I have no doubt that her bizarre performance on Idol (and Simon C’s priceless reaction) was indicative of the problems they’ve had managing her career. She’s a free spirit and is gonna do what she’s gonna do. So she finds another management company that will be more in line. No biggie.

Weird. I thought management almost never drop artists? Why drop them if you can get a cut on how much money they are going to make?

According to the source, deals for David Cook, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Jordin Sparks, Clay Aiken and Blake Lewis remain in tact.

Clay Aiken isn’t managed by 19

I think 19 still manages Ruben . afterall he got to sing the send off song this year.

Management companies are just like any other business. An artist makes them no money, you get dropped. In Fantasia’s case, read the info from the ” insider”

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s only so much energy you can put into helping someoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s career if they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to listen,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  hints an insider.

Sounds like Tasia either 1) Wanted to go in a different direction than her Management wanted her to go, resulting in less work offers (which means less money in the 19M coffers)
2) She was turning down offers that her management had arrainged for her (resulting in less money in the 19M coffers)
3) She was an absolute nightmare to work with (resulting in NO amount of money in the 19M coffers made it worth having her as a client..LOL)

Ultimately, any business is going to weigh the input vs. the output. If output is greater, deadweight gets cut.

Clay Aiken isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t managed by 19

And David Archuleta is. The insider got their info a little mixed up.

Bravo Fantasia, go ahead and free yourself as one of your songs say. It’s obvious that Fannie is a free spirit and truthfully though Daughtry and Carrie are flying high and will probably continue to do so, 19 mgt doesn’t have the desire to work with those who are ‘different’.

Looks like Fantasia has her own ideas about where her career should be heading

Amen to that!

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I wonderef how fast 19 would run after that freakshow, Simon jawdropping AI7 appearance….

If that were the only time she graced the stage maybe, but did that negate Summertime, I Believe, or I Am Here? Anyway, she gets the best out of this deal imho.

I never saw the performance you all are talking about but now I have to try and find it on you tube. I want to see what “look on Simon’s face” everyone is talking about!

I actually thought her performance was wicked! Loved it. I think Simon is a bit narrow minded sometimes.

I LOVE Fantasia but I think that most will either love or hate her. I even thought that the last performance she gave on Idol was incredible and I do not usually care for that type of music. I thought she sang the heck out of that song and I think you always get a performance from her that leaves throws everything out there.

I just think that maybe she doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pull any punches and wants a very specific thing for herself that they might not agree with but they know she still sells records.

LOL. Well I just watched it and i hated it. I was never a big fan of hers but she seemed to be screaming a lot and looked a little scarey! That’s the really great thing about the music biz. There’s something for everyone – different strokes!

Surprise, surprise…not.

Tsk, ‘Tasia. That last performance on Idol probably did her in. That was horrific.

soundscene Jun 26th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Clay Aiken isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t managed by 19

And David Archuleta is. The insider got their info a little mixed up.

Clay’s name isn’t in the article and you are correct, he sued to get out of the management contract in 2004. From the EW website

A rep for 19 declined to comment, but assured EW that management deals for David Cook, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Jordin Sparks, and Blake Lewis remain intact. 19 also represents Annie Lennox and The Spice Girls.

gelfling–it looks like they simply corrected the article after MJ posted, or I assume so since I never read the original article.

Clay Aiken isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t managed by 19

And David Archuleta is. The insider got their info a little mixed up.

Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s name isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t in the article and you are correct, he sued to get out of the management contract in 2004. From the EW website

A rep for 19 declined to comment, but assured EW that management deals for David Cook, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Jordin Sparks, and Blake Lewis remain intact. 19 also represents Annie Lennox and The Spice Girls

Now this makes sense. I knew he had sued. We discussed this in another forum – we were all a bit confused about Clay’s involvement with 19. Thanks gelfling

We’ll probably never know exactly why 19E dropped Fannie, not unless she spills. Something tells me there’s a lot more to the story than the “insider” is divulging.

I’m a relatively new Fantasia fan, having first seen her perform with Elliott at the IGB thingie…her genuineness, talent and interaction with the children made a huge impression on me. Then, I went into Fannie fandom overdrive after that AI performance. Yes, WICKED is right! The Simons are freakin’ clueless.

Go ‘head on Fantasia, you are the shit, girl!!!

It will be really interesting to see what Fanny does now that no one is there to reign her in. It will certainly be entertaining, that’s for sure.

Clayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s name isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t in the article and you are correct, he sued to get out of the management contract in 2004. From the EW website

Clay’s name WAS in the article. They’ve since edited the original article.

That “bore me” performance is extraordinary. I think she will be around for a long, long time , perhaps much longer than some currently more successful alumni. Fantasia is very unique in a good way.

I doubt this was about money or her AI performance. If it was about money, they would have quietly dropped her. And the AI performance was exactly what the show loves–a water cooler moment that gets a strong reaction from the public.

I think she’s about to do something very un-Idol like, either with her music or another project, and they don’t want to have any part of it. So they deliberately leaked the news of dropping her to EW, complete with a “creative differences” explanation, to get ahead of the story.

I’m fine with her leaving 19. She didn’t make cookie cutter music for the American Idol audience, so they had no use for her. They only acknowledged the existence of her second cd after it received 3 Grammy nominations.

As a fan, you get used to the fact that Fantasia is a disaster when it comes to image and marketing. That’s the way it has been, that’s the way it always will be. Oprah has already sat her down to talk about it. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202509,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn

If Oprah can’t get through to her, I don’t think anyone can. But as long as she has her voice, she will have a career.

This is the track that is floating around the internet as a possible single for her third album. It doesn’t sound controversial to me, but you never know with Idol.

http://blogs.sohh.com/soul/2008/06/fantasia_goes_f.html

That’s not bad at all, gemlake! I like it.

Tasia is nobody’s fool,and I wish her well. She is fierce, outlandish and unique, but AI likes its cookie cutter idols, and she is that square peg. I loved her performance on AI, she did get the masses talking and after refried, reheated versions of generic trite songs, it was a welcome relief.
Fortunately, it appears the the r/b community does “get her” and she will have an opportunity to share projects, and make her music. Looking forward to anything she does

Add me to the Love Fantasia column. I am much more impressed with those talents willing to try new things and go in different directions then those who do the same thing over and over. (a la Daughtry and Underwood, not taking anything away from their talent and success)

I actually thought her performance was wicked! Loved it. I think Simon is a bit narrow minded sometimes.

Me too pj. I love Fanty – weird hair, crazy antics and all. Her voice has so many layers and so much character, I could listen to her all day.

She’s overcome so many obstacles, I don’t think this girl knows how to quit. That kind of personality doesn’t always quite fit with the big corporate mentality. But I have no doubt she’ll land on her feet yet again.

Simon’s expression was a perfect symbol of how he has absolutely no comprehension of anything truly American — country, for example, or the sanctified African-American church.

I think it was about time 19 admitted they have nothing to do with the urban market, and no comprehension of the relationship between Fantasia and her fans, especially the ones who flocked to see her on Broadway.

Of course, 19′s style is more the harmless and accommodating Leona Lewis, whose massive pop music smash “Bleeding Love” peaked at No. 74 at black radio…even Amy Winehouse’s album was a No. 4 urban album and Leona’s not on that chart. Shows you the kind of positioning 19 prefers for a black artist.

No shame on either side. Just admitting the truth about what 19 is in essence and what Fantasia is in essence.