It’s been a turbulent few years for R&B vixen Teairra Mari. Indeed, since departing Roc-A-Fella in 2006, the singer’s career has been plagued by label drama and many a failed single.

Hoping to turn the tide, the 23 year old has announced that she has severed ties with Warner (to whom she’s been signed since 2008), and has jumped ship to Rico Love’s Division 1 imprint over at Universal Motown.
Check out her official announcement after the jump…

As a longtime supporer of Ms. Mari’s, it’s great to hear that she’s pushing on and making the right moves to facilitate success (working in-house with hitmaker Rico Love is quite the coup for the still young and able star). That said, she’ll need to remove more than label politics from the equation if things are to pop all the way off. First being the overt “sexy” she’s been selling for the last few years. As the age old adage goes: no one will buy what you’re selling if you’re giving it away for free. All that T&A was was a nay-nay.

What’s more, she’ll also need to brush up on her stage performances if she’s to rise through the ranks. Those cook-out esque routines just weren’t cutting it.
That said, we’re excited to see how this new twist plays out. Here’s hoping her new team can turn the lights on for this persevering talent.