Ciara se objevila v aktuálním čísle magazinu
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It's a scalding summer day in Los Angeles as some of the music industry's most distinguished urban artists made their way to the Shrine Auditorium for the 2008 BET Awards. This year's bill featured all the heavy-hitters: Usher, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and T-Pain assisted by DJ Khaled, Ludacris and Rick Ross.
But what drove the audience wild was Chris Brown's set with Ciara. For a performance of

Brown's "Take You Down," she ditched her traditional oversized sweat pants and bedazzled sports bra in favor of a black, skin-tight dominatrix-style cat-suit, thigh-high black stiletto boots and a matching black wig. The choreography included straddling Brown mid-air as he laid on the stage floor, scaling her hands up the right side of his body and a dance trick in which Ciara slithered her head down his back, and rested it on his right calf while bending her lean frame backwards. The performance ended with Brown and Ciara seductively staring at each other, as the crowd gave them a standing ovation.
The message couldn't be more clear: Ciara isn't the teen princess of Crunk & B any more. Now 23 and with two platinum records under her belt, she is reinventing her career with a bold new creative and business plan that includes "Fantasy Ride," a conceptual album due in the fourth quarter via LaFace/Zomba, and an intensified focus on branding with a modeling contract and movie roles.
"The key to any success is to be creative and to take chances," her recently appointed manager Johnny Wright says. "This is how artists stay on top: by challenging themselves and increasing their fan base, and by bringing something unexpected to you." For "Fantasy Ride," Ciara is pushing the envelope creatively by having the set feature three distinct musical styles. As of now, the three sounds will tentatively be called "Groove City," full of sensual songs; "Crunk Town," with Atlanta-based crunk music similar to her introductory single, "Goodies"; and "Kingdom of Dance," with uptempo, house-leaning, freestyle-tinged cuts.
"There are three elements of her music in this record and to me that's growth," Wright says. "That could never be a bad thing. She's not stepping away from her original fans; instead, she's exploring new opportunities on this record."
Producers include Danja Handz, Jasper Cameron, L.O.S. and Tricky Stewart, who is co-executive producing the album alongside Ciara. Akon, Lil Jon, the-Dream and Ludacris make guest appearances, while Ne-Yo, T-Pain and Frankie Storm (from Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music") are all contributing writers.
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19.02.2010 18:08:20: dobre clanky