Ciara tweeted that she is very much excited about her first show. This could mean only one thing, her pre-album tour she promised could start and Dallas. Stay tuned for more CONCRETE
news about her performance.

@ciara I can’t wait til my first show! I’m so excited! Dallas here I come baby! Rehearsals are feeling soooo good! Yey:)

Ciara has revealed collaborating with Justin Timberlake on hit single ‘Love Sex Magic’ last year taught her how to be ”humble”.

Justin Timberlake taught Ciara to be “humble”.

The pair collaborated on hit single ‘Love Sex Magic’ last year, and the ‘Ride’ singer was astonished by how down-to-earth the former N’Sync star was.

She said: “Justin was great, he was really nice. He taught me to be humble, because that’s the thing which is key to being successful.”

Ciara is preparing for the release of her latest album ‘Basic Instinct’, and says she deliberately kept collaborations to a minimum on the record so she could give more of herself to her fans.

She explained: “I worked with Ludacris on the single, ‘Ride’, but I didn’t really collaborate with anyone else because I wanted people to be able to hear me and my voice this time around.”

However, Ciara still has plans for duets in the future.

She added to BANG Showbiz: “I’d love to do something with Usher in the future.”

While the brunette beauty has worked with an array of eligible men in the past, she recently admitted she is too busy concentrating on her career to have a relationship.

She said: “I’m actually dating my music right now! I am just focusing on music.”

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Thanks to all that texted “Gimmie dat” to 60145 yesterday. Ciara’s BURNIN HOT hopefully soon-to-be-next-single won by staggering 97.5% !!!

Shout out to @NigelLuvsCiara

RT @jcwired965: Wired 96.5 11 O’clock News: @ciara – Gimme That VS. Kevin Rudolf ft. @official_flo – You Make The Rain Fall. Winner: @ci

This should be great exposure for Ciara

Usher has challenged Bill Clinton to sing a duet with him at the New Look Foundation’s first World Leadership Awards Gala in Atlanta, where Usher, the charity’s founder, is said to have lined up a performance by Justin Bieber and an appearance by Ciara . . .

If Ciara isnt a positive influence on all of her young and older fans, then i just dont know who is!!! Thumbs up to Ciara

The 24-year-old singer – who embarked on a music career aged just 16 – is currently focused on her work but would love to further her knowledge of other subjects as she feels it is essential to get on in life.

She said: me “I did get some years where I was still able to go to school and see my friends, so I don’t feel like I missed out on my youth. I didn’t go to college or anything.

“I would like to go back to school one day and learn more because knowledge is power, so the more the better.

I’m happy that I stopped my education when I did, in terms of seeing my career take off in the way that it did, but I wouldn’t rule out going back to school one day. If something caught my interest and inspired me to go back, then I may think about going back into education, but for now I’m focused on my career.”

The ‘Ride’ singer is currently single but would love to start a family one day, and admits she is unsure whether she would want to juggle the responsibilities of work and home life.

She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “After music I would love to raise a family, have kids, because that’s one of the most important things you can do, it would really be a blessing.

“You have to make sacrifices. I don’t know if I would quit music completely when I had children, but it would be a big responsibility so I would have to see how things go and consider making a decision then.”

Ciara’s single ‘Ride’ – featuring Ludacris – is available now and her new album ‘Basic Instinct’ is scheduled for release in the UK on August 24.

@ciara Todays Maxim shoot was fun!! It was a great first time indeed!! Can’t wait to see the pix!! Time to start rehearsals now, yey!- about 12 hours ago via UberTwitter

@ciara On set of my first MAXIM Magazine shoot! Yey! about 20 hours ago via UberTwitter

Im excited as well.. it seems like Ciara has a sought out plan when it comes to promo!!!

Ciara said she would explain the album push back today on Ustream but it seems in the mist of her gearing up for some intense promo Ustream cant seem to fit into the agenda. No hard feelings, I completely understand. I’ll keep you all posted when the Ustream will really happen

@ciara ok, guys! sorry, dont kill me! i have to reschedule ustream!! Still gathering all the good stuff for u!:) xoxo!

I think there is good reason for this, I mean Ciara did tell us she wanted to have a PRE-ALBUM TOUR. August 17th would only give Ci about two weeks and some change to accomplish that. No need to worry

Our wonderful pals at ThatGrapeJuice take on the album pushback:

Despite earlier reports that Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct’ LP had been pushed back to September, news has now surfaced that the record will not arrive in stores until October 5th. This marks the 3rd time that the release date of the album, which is being primarily handled by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, has been rescheduled with the 1st being a change from August 24th to August 17th. {Source}

What in the name of Prince, Janet and Mariah Carey is going on with Ciara’s team? The previous changes to the album’s release date were understandable but now it seems that they do not have a proper handle on this project. With the substantial airplay that ‘Ride’ is receiving and the buzz surrounding ‘Gimme That’ there is no apparent reason why this record should not hit stores in September.

All of these changes do not bode well to boost the confidence of consumers regarding the quality of the album, especially since Ciara’s last project, ‘Fantasy Ride’, remained stagnant on the shelves. Get it together people!

Don’t forget! August 17!!