R&B singer Lloyd officially signed with Interscope after his first choice, Young Money/Cash Money Records, deal fell through.
The crooner said he originally felt that the Young Money/Cash Money label would be the right place for him, but he didn’t want to be signed to Universal/Motown once again, which is where he released his to previous albums. In the end, Lloyd was unable to comprise a deal with another distributor, and decided to sign with Interscope instead.
“Signing with Interscope was just a small step” according to Lloyd, and he promises more features as well as a new album before the year is up.
“I don’t feel the need to rush to release an album. It’ll be out later this year. I got a couple of title options, but I’m not 100 percent sure yet,” he explained. “I love the way Interscope gets down. I love the way Jimmy [Iovine, label head] gets down. I’ve always had a good working relationship with Polow [da Don, producer]. Having that creative partner is something I wanted to have, since the very beginning, to have that one creative partner. Mike [Jackson] had it with Quincy [Jones], Janet [Jackson] had it with Jimmy [Jam] and Terry [Lewis]. Justin has it with Timbaland. I feel that me and Polow have something special. I’m really looking forward to that. I also admire Jimmy [Iovine] as a producer. He loves producers. He’s got Will.I.Am, Dr. Dre, Polow, the Neptunes, Timbaland. That’s what he does. I’m looking forward to it.” (MTV)
Lloyd was previously signed to The Inc. Records for five years before parting ways in June 2009.
