What does it mean...

[danzooo]

At the beginning of a few recent songs, there appears to be what sounds like a record label jingle (kind of like Akon's Konvict one, the sound of a jail cell door closing appears in some songs) but with this one, it's a really deep voice going "J-J-J-J-JR".

As far as I'm concerned it's at the beginning of:
Everybody in Love - JLS
Whatcha Say - Jason DeRulo
Replay - IYAZ

Upon further investigation, it doesn't appear to be a record label jingle as JLS and Jason DeRulo are on totally different labels.

Anyone (who knows what I'm on about of course) know what it means?

[dirrty]

probably something which the producer put on the song so people know they produced it?

[Laurensh1]

It's their way of tagging? But could also just be for sound/entertainment...
Record labels do it (Konvict).
Producers do it (e.g. RedOne) and they sometimes also let the artist shout their names in it, e.g. "Here we go again" from Pixie Lott, -> RedOne and Pixie can be heard in it.
Just Dance -> RedOne, Konvict, Gaga.

Lady Gaga sometimes also sings Cherry Cherry Boom boom -> that's from a director of the Cherry Treehouse label.

[Black_Apalachi]

I've noticed the RedOne one with Lady Gaga and the Sugababes, always sounds like 'red wine' (and Gaga's line after it is even 'I think I've had a little bit too much' or something lol :P).

Edit: I've just searched the songs you mentioned on YouTube and I hear what you mean! It's really weird lol. It sounds like 'J J J JR' like you said and at the start of the second one on your list, there's text saying 'J.R Rotem presents' so maybe that's it?

[[Jay]]

I think JR is a producer I remember hearing it alot on Sean Kingstons tracks.

[kk.]

I've noticed the RedOne one with Lady Gaga and the Sugababes, always sounds like 'red wine' (and Gaga's line after it is even 'I think I've had a little bit too much' or something lol :P).

Edit: I've just searched the songs you mentioned on YouTube and I hear what you mean! It's really weird lol. It sounds like 'J J J JR' like you said and at the start of the second one on your list, there's text saying 'J.R Rotem presents' so maybe that's it?

did a search and: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Rotem#Singles_produced_by_Rotem

2009 includes all the songs you mentioned

[Rixion]

JR Rotem followed Redone's trend and started doing it too.

[Cosmic]

The one I hear a lot lately is RedOne. I could swear that he works with 50% of the artists in the charts. I think the name for it is 'name dropping', but saying that I could well be wrong. I'm not sure I agree with it, but I assume that it's probably under one of the terms of having your song produced by him.

[kk.]

youre not obliged to do it. some artists say they do it so they can sort of get people to recognise the producer and say thanks to them