After an early year of alleged plagiarism from both Britney and Gaga, we have another pop superstar to add to the list. The moment JLo's new single On The Floor hit the web, many fans (including myself) lifted our eyebrow (right or left it's up to you to choose) like Dwayne Johnson and felt we'd heard this sound before. On The Floor bagan to sound like a poor man's version of Kat Deluna's international hit, Party O' Clock (which I'm currently obsessed with).
When the song first same out Kat spoke to The Daily News and gave the usual diplomatic answer that most manufactured pop singers with minimal industry clout give, hoping to become the next JLo or Gaga. The 23-year-old Dominican sensation said it was “cool” that JLo was “inspired by my musical sound and style”, and also thanked the latin bombshell for “pave the way for Latina’s like myself”, and finishing with a nice “I love her”.
Well how quickly we change our tune because Kat recently spoke to the NY Daily News again, this time with some not-so-kind words to the 41-year-old superstar Bronx native whom she once idolized. Not only is On The Floor and Party O' Clock similar in production (both were produced by the overexposed RedOne), but I'm hearing the videos are very similar as well, from the wardrobe down to the choreography.
“I’ve seen this before, where the more established artist tries to take the vision and artistic ideas away from an emerging artist, and assumes no one will notice because of their bigger shadow,” DeLuna said through her spokeswhore. “Luckily, my loyal fans and the power of the Internet have let the ‘Kat’ out of the bag.”
This is not the first time Jen has allegedly snatched Kat's luxurious extentions out of her head. A source claims when both were on the same record label back in 2007 (Sony/BMG), DeLuna was working on her debut album when, her label suggested the song "Miles in These Shoes" as a possible lead single. Apparently JLo liked the song as well, and being that she has more money in the bank she has control over what songs make her album before anyone else, so it made it on Jen's album Brave instead. And I'm sure you also remember the notorious beef between JLo and Mariah, with the singer accusing Jen of stealing her urban swag on her I'm Real and Ain't It Funny remixes, as well as the other "hood" tracks she did with Ja Rule and the Murder Inc. crew.
It doesn't matter Kat because Jennifer has yet to set any kind of musical trend in this business, since she has always tried to play it safe with her music instead of being the creative artist she despearately wants to be but fails at everytime. Sure her money is long, but as far as choreography, videos and musical catalogue, JLo has never brought it hard like Britney, Madonna, or Janet. This is the nature of the business, and everyone from Madonna to Beyonce have steam rolled over less established artists to get the hotter demos on their full-lengths. Kat's sophomore album Inside Out is available in Germany, but hopefully it will drop here soon. You can always but it on import if you're up for paying a little extra. In the meantime be on the lookout for her next single "Dancing Tonight."
Personally I've come to learn that RedOne is only as good as his last Gaga track because he has yet to create a song as infectuous as the hits he's made with the world's #1 monster. You can judge the similarities yourself by watching the video below...
But this is my favorite Kat track
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