IT'S OFFEESHUL! He's left JIVE!!! And he keeps KATE!!!!! :-)

Billboard sez...

JC Chasez Cuts Ties With Jive
September 07, 2007, 6:50 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Former 'N Sync member JC Chasez has cut ties with longtime label Jive Records, which released his lone solo album, 2004's "Schizophrenic." Its follow-up, tentatively titled "Kate," was intended for release by Jive earlier this year but will now appear on a new label to be announced.

Of late, Chasez has worked as a songwriter on projects for Backstreet Boys, Sugababes and Leona Lewis, and has also written collaboratively with Richard Marx and Kara DioGuardi.

As for "Kate," it is tipped to include collaborations with 'N Sync mate Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Dallas Austin and Billy Steinberg. "It establishes a sound that is specific to me, a mash of all things," Chasez told Billboard.com last year. "I hope it'll be fresh for radio and listeners. In '97 and '98, pop ruled. But now hip-hop is the phenomenon and top 40 radio doesn't play pop records anymore."

On the big screen, look for Chasez in the upcoming independent film "Killer Movie," as well as making guest spots on NBC's "Las Vegas" and the CW's "The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll."

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Hmmmm. Now where'd I put my tin hat? ::dances::

IT'S STILL OFFEESHUL! He's left JIVE! EW.com exclusive :-)

Entertainment Weekly.com sez...

EW.COM EXCLUSIVE

Chasez Says 'Bye Bye Bye' to Jive
The former 'N Sync star is ready to "wipe the slate clean" and begun shopping for a new label after a "mutual decision" to part ways

By Simon Vozick-Levinson
— Additional reporting by Shirley Halperin
Posted Sep 07, 2007

Former 'N Sync singer JC Chasez is leaving his longtime label, Jive Records, he exclusively tells EW.com

Chasez says he is currently in talks with other labels after the "mutual decision" to part ways with Jive. "I want to wipe the slate clean and then take on as many suggestions and ideas [as possible]." Representatives for Jive could not immediately be reached for comment.

Jive released all of 'N Sync's albums, as well as Chasez's less successful 2004 solo debut, Schizophrenic. Last fall the label released a single, "Until Yesterday," in advance of a planned follow-up CD, but the song failed to gain traction on the radio and the album was never released.

Chasez is also working with other artists as a producer and songwriter, and reveals that he recently wrote a track called "Treat Me Right" for an upcoming album by the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync's onetime arch rivals.

(includes dreamy pic of the Chasez)