New
York
(ANI):
Singer/actress
Jennifer
Lopez
has
been
revealed
to
have
been
dropped
by
Epic
Records
following
the
flop
of
her
two
recent
singles,
“Louboutins" and
“Fresh
Out
of
the
Oven"
on
the
Billboard
charts.
Lopez"s
manager,
Benny
Medina,
had
claimed
that
the
40-year-old
had
not
wanted
to
renew
her
contract
and
that
it
had
been
a
mutual
decision
not
to
re-sign.
“Jennifer
had
a
wonderful
relationship
with
the
Sony
Music
group
and
they
have
shared
many
successes
together," the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
him
as
saying.
“But
the
time
was
right
to
make
a
change
that
best
serves
the
direction
of
her
career
as
an
actress
and
recording
artist,"
he
said.
But
a
source
has
revealed
that
Epic/Sony
was
not
willing
to
continue
its
association
with
Lopez.
“Jennifer
hasn"t
been
on
top
of
her
game
for
a
while,"
a
source
said.
But
the
singer
is
not
taking
the
bad
news
sitting
down,
and
as
per
a
music
industry
insider
she
may
try
to
release
the
album
online,
now
that
Epic
has
shelved
it.
“Epic
technically
owns
the
material
from
her
album,
so
she
needs
to
buy
it
back
from
them
to
have
control
over
it,"
the
source
said.
“But
she"ll
try
to
release
the
album
online
if
need
be.
It
may
be
her
last
resort
to
take
control
of
a
poor
situation,"
the
source
added.