Things have gotten a little heated online today in the whole Ace of Base vs Jenny Berggren drama. Both parties have taken to their twitter accounts in an attempt to clarify what’s going on behind the scenes. But unfortunately, both conflict each other, and leave fans none the wiser as to what’s really happening, or has happened.
Of course, what’s happening behind the scenes shouldn’t really be anyone’s concern but the members themselves. Really, we should be celebrating the fact that we’re getting the first musical output from both Ace of Base, and Jenny Berggren, in almost a decade. But it’s difficult to ignore the personal dispute they’re in, when it’s being played out so publicly. Jenny has been the main protagonist so far, but to be fair, she has said that she’s only doing it this way because twitter and facebook are her only voice – her only way of speaking to her fans. Ace of Base have kept a dignified silence about the matter up until today.
If you’re as yet unaware of what’s happening, here it is in a condensed nutshell – Ace of Base get two new girl members…..rumours start that Jenny left the band because record labels insisted on the recruitment of a new, younger singer……fans angry that Ulf and Jonas so happily and readily replacing her……..Jenny goes on twitter to announce that this new band is not ‘Ace of Base’ as that name belongs to the four original members, two of which haven’t been consulted…..Ace of Base continue to use the name regardless…..fans angry at them going against Jenny’s wishes…..
…..and then yesterday Ace of Base premiered their new single, ‘All For You’. And this prompted Jenny’s outburst on twitter this morning. Here it is;
Goodmorning. FYI I have not been contacted about AOB until some days ago and since I am still a member and important deals aorund the band (who doesn’t involve me) are not settled yet, I am confused. Twitter and Facebook has been my voice. My wish was to stay in the band to make music in the future. Someone told me fan…s think I quit and left the boys alone, but the story is not at all this. I love you.
To say that I didn’t agree to a fourth member is wrong. I even gave names if I would have gotten a green light of the things I needed. For instence some control over the issues regarding the band. Once I was told not to meet up with a manager that would work with us ‘because I didn’t have the full picture of what we ha…d been sold in as’. Who can work like that and have children? I need structure. All people do.
To which Ace of Base responded with;
Some ex band members have VERY wild fantasies. No more comments
And that’s that really. We really do hope that it doesn’t get any more nastier. Or at least any more public. Hopefully both sides will be able to settle the matter in private. And for now, we’re just looking forward to hearing both albums this autumn. But it would be a shame if this drama overshadowed both album releases. Then nobody wins.
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