Complex sentence: In 2008 he announced to the fans that he had continued working on his solo album and that the album would have a Latin sound to it, but after much soul-searching he finally changed the direction to pop-dance.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2008 he announced to the fans that he had continued working on his solo album and that the album would have a Latin sound to it. But later on, after much soul-searching he finally changed the direction to pop-dance.