Annie Dropped By Island, New Album Delayed Again
11/27/2008 By Brock Thiessen

After some four years of delays, Annie’s long-awaited Don’t Stop appears to have hit yet another roadblock. Via a MySpace blog post, the Nordic pop princess has informed us that her sophomore effort is now label-less, announcing she’s split from her home of Island Records.

As previously reported, Annie’s Don’t Stop was last scheduled to be out via Island on January 26, after being pushed back from a previous 2008 release date. But now it appears the album, which is produced by Xenomania (Girls Aloud) and Paul Epworth (Bloc Party, Sam Sparro) and features guest stars like Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Datarock, is without any firm street date or even a label to represent it.

Here’s Annie creatively punctuated and grammatically-challenged post on the split:

Also had a meeting with Island record last week. I..ve been bit upset, cuz they never wanted to come up with a release date of Don’t Stop. I think it..s a great label, but I never felt they were that positive to my ideas...so we decided that we..re not gonna work together anymore. After Nick Gatfield, who was the head of Island left the label...a couple of months after I signed, things changed. I'm an artist with lots of ideas, plans...so I..m gonna do things my own way from now on.

At least there will be much more Annie records/songs coming out next year then 2008...Already very first week of 2009,I..m coming out with a song called ÁNTHONIO.. that I hope you..ll be into....it..s gonna be out on Richard X..s label [Black Melody]...so watch out!!!

I think Island are great...it just wasn..t the place for me........no hard feelings, the show will go on......the Annie caravan will keep on moving, and the dogs..ll keep on barking:-)

While things seem more uncertain than ever now for Don’t Stop, Black Melody has confirmed the label is releasing a new Annie single, which it spells “Antonio” not “Anthonio” on the label site. However, the label says it’s still without a confirmed release date.

Annie “I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me”
More News: << Previous Story | Next Story >>
Do you have a news tip for us? Did anything crazy happen at a show? Got any inside info on a band? Click here to let us know!
• Old Man Luedecke Sets Up for My Hands Are on Fire and Other Love Songs
• Listen to Basia Bulat’s Heart Of My Own Now on Exclaim.ca
• Check Out New Tracks by Drumheller, Brasstronaut, Souljazz Orchestra and More in Click Hear
• Boy George Getting Biopic Courtesy of the BBC
• Edwyn Collins Returns with First New Track Since Debilitating Stroke, Sets Aim on New Studio Album
• Timber Timbre Plots North American and European Tour
• Update: Men At Work’s Colin Hay Calls “Down Under” Ruling Nothing But “Opportunistic Greed”
• Head to Exclaim! TV Land with the Gaslight Anthem, the Diableros and Mayor McCa
• Thrush Hermit Announce Retrospective Seven-Disc Box Set
• More Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Albums Get the Deluxe Reissue Treatment
Leif Vollebekk - Inland
Although he's a Montreal native, this debut album sparkles with many of the magical elements associated with Vollebekk's Scandinavian heritage. At times recalling Nick Drake's Bryter Layter in its fragility and subtle deployment of strings, but also the playfulness of fellow Montrealer Patric... Full Review
Lindstrøm Explores
Don't count on Norway's premier disco revivalist Hans-Peter Lindstrøm to ever turn in the same record twice. "All the artists and bands that I really like do surprising stuff every time, and I guess I just copy their way," he says from his Oslo home studio. "But it's also about not getting bored myself."... Read More
Mary J. Blige - Stronger with Each Tear
Mary, we love the fact that you're happy ― no more drama ― and that your personal issues seem to be a thing of the past. Trouble is, your pain was what fuelled your passion. It's the reason why What's the 411 was a classic, and why subsequent albums were usually measured by whethe... Full Review
Social Networking
• Be our friend on MySpace
• Be our fan on Facebook
• Tweet us on twitter
Viewing the December 2008 Issue: • Contents Page • News • Click Hear • Articles --> Front Five  •  Points  •  Year In Review  •  Questionnaire  •  Release Dates  •  Timeline  •  Videogames  •  Conversations • Music Reviews --> Recently Reviewed  •  Aggressive Tendencies  •  Beats & Rhymes  •  Destination Out  •  Frequencies  •  No Future  •  Pop Rocks  •  Wood, Wires & Whiskey  •  Concert Reviews • Motion Reviews --> Recently Reviewed  •  Dvd Reviews  •  Film Reviews  •  Music DVD Reviews  •  Videogame Reviews • Music School --> Label Life  •  Meet & Greet  •  Need to Know  •  What I Play • Contests • Contact --> About Us  • Advertising  • Distribution  • Getting Reviewed  • Getting Published  • Letters To The Editor  • Partnerships  • Subscriptions • Exclaim! Radio --> Aggressive Tendencies Radio  • Beats & Rhymes Radio  • Destination Out Radio  • Frequencies Radio  • Groove Radio  • No Future Radio  • Pop Rocks Radio  • Wood, Wires & Whiskey Radio • Exclaim! TV • Home & Latest Issue • Browse Issues