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Jermaine Dupri Screws Virgin, Leaves Label
Jermaine Dupri has reportedly stepped down from his positon as president of urban music division at Virgin Records.
Earlier this week, The New York Daily News reported that JD threatened to quit due to lackluster sales on Janet Jackson's 20 Y.O. album. Now, sources are saying the Atlanta mogul left the label.
Though the album debuted in the Top 5 three weeks ago, sales of 20 Y.O. have fallen short in comparison to previous Jackson albums. The album has sold 416, 353 units to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In addition to his Virgin duties, JD's So So Def imprint is distributed by the company. His roster includes Da Brat, Dem Franchize Boyz and Daz Dillinger, among others. Daz recently dropped his So So Gangsta album, only selling 51, 308 copies since its release on September 23rd.
Source: sohh.com
Earlier this week, The New York Daily News reported that JD threatened to quit due to lackluster sales on Janet Jackson's 20 Y.O. album. Now, sources are saying the Atlanta mogul left the label.
Though the album debuted in the Top 5 three weeks ago, sales of 20 Y.O. have fallen short in comparison to previous Jackson albums. The album has sold 416, 353 units to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In addition to his Virgin duties, JD's So So Def imprint is distributed by the company. His roster includes Da Brat, Dem Franchize Boyz and Daz Dillinger, among others. Daz recently dropped his So So Gangsta album, only selling 51, 308 copies since its release on September 23rd.
Source: sohh.com