Jordin Sparks reminds us, in an interview with Huff Post Live, that it’s been almost 5 years since her last album (Her sophomore effort, 2009’s Battlefield). When the interviewer asked why it takes a label 5 years to release an album, she says, “Thank you! Ask them! How long does it take?”
The American Idol season 6 winner says that the label used her Sparkle movie as an excuse to delay the album. And then when Jordin was ready, they claimed there was no room in the schedule for her. Jordin says she’s had an album ready to go. She’s just been waiting for RCA to get on it. She called some of their excuses for delay “blowing smoke.”
But she does make a point of stressing the good things they’ve done to promote her career. “They’ve done so many amazing things for me,” says Jordin. “I don’t want this to come off like I hate them, cause I don’t!”
“I’m a little bit frustrated,” she says, “I want to put this music out for my fans.”
In the mean time, Jordin says “I think I have a really amazing door that just opened up with hopefully being able to get an album out.” She continues, “Working with a person I really, really trust, and getting it out kind of on my own. We’ll see.” Hm.
