Ciara’s dropping Jackie next week and, to my mind, it’s gotta be a home run. 2013’s Ciara was moderately flush with cuts, but it didn’t seem to go anywhere, whether chartwise or culturally. She’s had a tumultuous year—had her first child with rapper Future, a potential dream team that seemed to go south with the quickness. But now, even though she is a compelling singer with endless jams and the literal best dancer in pop music, your musicianship can’t float entirely on tabloid narratives. Heartbreak narratives, yes; let’s see what she mines. (I want her to win, though, believe me.)
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