Beyonce, Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood To Perform At Grammys
The Grammys may not have any writers, but the February 10 show will have Beyoncé. The former Destiny’s Child leader is among the first group of performers who’ve been confirmed for the ceremony, which recently got a commitment from the Writers Guild of America that it will not picket the 50th edition of music’s biggest night.
Also slated to perform is country superstar and former “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood and the Foo Fighters, who will play their song “The Pretender” with an orchestra led by guest conductor John Paul Jones, bassist for the recently reunited Led Zeppelin.
The show will also feature what’s being billed as a “special segment” with Rihanna performing alongside a reunion of 1980s R&B/funk act the Time. A tribute to gospel music will bring together Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Israel and New Breed, Madison Bumblebees, the Clark Sisters and Trin-I-Tee 5:7.
‘The Color Purple’ ends run
The Broadway tuner adaptation of “The Color Purple” will shutter Feb. 24 after more than two years on the boards.
Show, which opened Dec. 1, 2005, recouped its $11 million investment in about a year and has grossed around $102 million in Gotham so far.
Tuner, which saw box office flag after its first year, reinvigorated sales last spring with the addition to the cast of “American Idol” alum Fantasia Barrino. The week the thesp began her stint in the show in April, grosses rocketed up by more than $365,000 to nearly $1.2 million.
Her departure this month, however, precipitated a steep drop in sales (compounded by the usual post-holiday doldrums that affect all of Broadway), with week-to-week receipts dropping by nearly half (to $388,936) after her final perf Jan. 6. Last week the show logged receipts of $477,153.
‘Idol’ and Football Team Up to Push Fox Into the Ratings End Zone
The return of “American Idol” and a Giants-Packers game that clocked a crazy 54 million viewers cooked up Fox’s highest rated non-Super-Bowl week ever. That week includes three nights in which the network averaged more than 30 million viewers. And what with four months more of the can’t-kill-it-with-a-stick singing competition plus this year’s Super Bowl broadcast, Fox is on track to win the TV season among viewers of all ages for the first time in its history.
“American Idol.” About 33.4 million people settled in last Tuesday to watch the seventh-season debut of Fox’s improbable ratings behemoth. Which, sadly for Fox, is about 4 million shy of the sixth-season opener but, on the bright side, is about 6 million more people than watched ABC, CBS, NBC and CW combined in the same two-hour period. About 30.4 million viewers decided they could stomach a second night of the trademark lousy auditions last Wednesday. That fell nearly 7 million shy of last season’s Wednesday kickoff but was still enough people to again flatten the competition.
Broadway’s The Color Purple Will Close Feb. 24
The Color Purple – the Broadway musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker – will play its final performance Feb. 24 at the Broadway Theatre, producers announced Jan. 24.
Gary Griffin directed the musical featuring a score by pop writers Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman. The Color Purple began previews on Broadway Nov. 1, 2005, and officially opened at the Broadway Theatre Dec. 1, 2005. It will have played 30 previews and 910 regular performances when it closes Feb. 24.
The Color Purple currently features Grammy Award winners Chaka Khan as Sofia and Bebe Winans as Harpo – as well as “American Idol” finalist Lakisha Jones as the Church Soloist. Jones also plays the role of Sofia during matinee performances.
Ryan Seacrest producing Denise Richards’ reality show
Ryan Seacrest is producing a reality series about Denise Richards’ life, a show that’s been the focus of a court battle this week with her ex-husband Charlie Sheen.
Seacrest told OK! Magazine, “We’ve been in talks about doing a series with her. I don’t know if the kids would necessarily be involved. It would be about her, if we do this, and her life. And what she wants to do with it, with her career.”
Ryan Seacrest promises to Bowl us over
Who knew?
Ryan Seacrest once played football.
Indeed, hard-core sports fans who may have been upset at the news that “American Idol” host and “E! News Live” anchor Ryan Seacrest would be hosting Fox’s live pregame Super Bowl XLII coverage Feb. 3 may feel better learning he’s no newcomer to the sport.
“I grew up playing football in a big football town and I am looking forward to the game,” Seacrest told reporters on a conference call yesterday. “I’ve been following all the teams this season and I’ve been to a couple of games.”
C-17 pilot auditions for ‘American Idol’
A C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 317th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base recently lived out one of her dreams — to audition for “American Idol.”
Capt. Lyndsey Goodman, a Reserve pilot who has flown the half-million pound airlifter into combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, also sings at local nightclubs.
“I wanted to try out for ‘American Idol’ because I have been singing since I was a little girl, but I have been flying most of my adult life so I never really had the opportunity to go out and audition for something like this,” Captain Goodman said. “When I found out they were coming to Charleston, I thought I should give it a shot.”
Singers Turn ‘American Idol’ into Platform for Abstinence
The teens aspiring to become the next “American Idol” for the 2008 season are vocal about more than just their passion for singing.
Potential stars like Amy Catherine Flynn, who got a green light from judges at the Knoxville, S.C., auditions on Wednesday, are making it no secret to the public that they support sexual abstinence.
When the 17-year-old Catholic High School student was asked to share something about herself, she said was the captain of the school’s dance team and a STARS (Students Teaching And Respecting Sexuality) panelist.
Flynn said she goes to schools to talk about abstaining from sex, drugs and alcohol.
Mormon Pop: American Idol
There are a few LDS singers who are going to Hollywood this season on American Idol. We all remember Carmen Rasmusen and Jon Peter Lewis from past seasons (among a few other almost-finalists). Both Carmen and Jon are gigging regularly and have recently released new albums. (I’ve seen Carmen showcase in Nashville and perform locally, and I believe she’s got the goods for The Big Time).
For the new season, Southern Californian Brooke White got the thumbs up from all three judges after her “I’ve-never-seen-an-R-rated movie” audition in Pennsylvania (the song was “Like A Star”). Watch the clip here.
American Idol - Has It Run Its Course? If so, Why?
American Idol is presenting the Seventh Season. The ratings have declined. There is speculation as to why. The producers have made changes in the past to increase its appeal. These changes have not always been fruitful. The reasons are most likely multifactorial. I will attempt to discuss some here.
One is the demographics involved. (This means the age groups that advertisers like to use.) Some of the demographic groups have been abandoned by advertisers with the result that some popular and well done programs have been cancelled. The people watching were not easily influenced to purchase the sponsors product. The older groups look for value much more and ,for the most part, have little strict brand loyalty. The business of TV is to increase sales for the sponsor. Idol is old enough now that much of the initial audience has ‘graduated’ from the intended demographic. The sponsors want to appeal to the group with Ipods and mp3 players that are willing to pay to load them.
American Idol Trots Out Another Sexless Teenage Hopeful
Last night’s episode of American Idol–set in Charleston, S.C.–was pretty dire overall, with an overabundance of crap singers who didn’t even have good gimmicks. (The worst had to be the couple who allegedly met on the Idol message boards, if only because their story of troo love sounded like a very awkward way to plug the Web site.) A good chunk of the show was devoted to the young lady above, a 16-year-old dance team captain named Amy Catherine Flynn who’s active in her school’s pro-abstinence group. (Because, you know, the whole preaching-abstinence thing worked so well for Britney Spears et al.)
‘American Idol’ Finds Mediocrity In South Carolina, Gets Stingy With Golden Tickets
What a difference a day makes.
After Tuesday night’s stellar offering of belting and belly laughs, Wednesday’s “American Idol” fell flatter than Bo Bice’s career. Granted, the judges handed out an embarrassingly low number of Golden Tickets during their visit to Charleston, South Carolina, but a small talent pool is no excuse for bad television. Au contraire, it should result in great television! (See: “The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.”)
So instead of doling out awards like I’ve been doing thus far this season, this recap is all about the demerits.
‘American Idol’: Behind the curtain
“American Idol” concluded its sixth hour in two weeks on Wednesday night, and of those 360 minutes, only a small fraction were devoted to actual music.
Flynn300 That may seem odd, seeing as how “Idol” is out to find our next pop star and all. But this is not a show about music. In fact, in these early Season 7 episodes, “Idol” has done little, if anything, to actually celebrate or promote pop music. Simon even went so far as to tell “Idol” lovebirds Randy Stark and Crystal Ortiz, a couple who met on the “Idol” message boards (hey guys!), to essentially not even sing for their families.
A dose of truth for the delusional, perhaps, but for a show about music, “Idol” has an amazing ability to shatter dreams, and to make one feel stupid for ever trying to sing in the first place. A lifetime passion? Destroyed in about 20 seconds — 20 seconds in which technique (the ability to hold a note and carry a tune) is held in higher regard than passion and personality.
American Idol: Opposite Day
This was one of those “American Idol” episodes where I thought the vast majority of “bad” contestants were better than the “good” ones who got through.
Raysharde Henderson, the black Clay Aiken, didn’t have a bad voice. He was just a little over the top, more like a black Richard Simmons. The Kellie Pickler townie had a decent country voice, even if she was a tad frightening. Plus, she did force Simon to utter the quote of the night, that he liked her down on her knees. And the perfunctory military contestant, Lyndsey Goodman, was one of the best singers of the night.
American Idol’s Mandisa Celebrates First Grammy Nomination and Treks Across U.S. On Winter Jam Tour
After a highly successful label debut (one of Sparrow Records’ fastest-selling new artists ever) with “True Beauty,” and her first Christmas EP , American Idol’s own MANDISA is celebrating her first GRAMMY nomination and hit the road last week on the Winter Jam tour, performing before over 35,000 people in the first four shows alone. She will trek across the U.S. through mid-March .
As one of just three idol alums to be nominated for a GRAMMY, Mandisa had this to say about her nomination: “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that my debut cd would garner a Grammy nomination. I have all of the cds nominated in the same category as I, and absolutely love each of them. To be considered in the same crowd is very humbling for me. I know we hear it all the time, but it truly IS an honor just to be nominated.”
Mandisa has faith in Winter Jam
The Winter Jam tour has hosted some of the biggest names in Christian music over the course of its dozen-plus outings. But this year, the tour may make more noise than ever before thanks to the presence of former “American Idol” contestant Mandisa, who made headlines during her run on the show two seasons ago for testifying to her faith in song and giving resident meanie judge Simon Cowell a piece of her mind when he made cracks about her weight.
The Grammy-nominated singer, who released her debut album, “True Beauty,” and inspirational book, “IdolEyes,” in 2007, will join a diverse lineup of Winter Jam artists that includes NewSong for the 13th consecutive year.
Idol Chatter: Carmen Opens Up About Hit TV Show
Editor’s note: Beginning Friday, “American Idol” finalist and Utahn Carmen Rasmusen will write a weekly column about this season’s show.
Five years after she was a top-six finalist, Carmen Rasmusen still gets excited about “American Idol.”
“To this day, when I hear that (theme) music, my tummy does a flip-flop,” Rasmusen said.
And she hopes to share her excitement in a weekly column about the current season of “American Idol” a feature that debuts in today’s Deseret Morning News.
‘Idol’ star Phil Stacey stays true to his country
Phil Stacey has a laugh when noting who’s who on the lineup at this year’s Kiss Country Chili Cookoff Sunday in Pembroke Pines. Call it a reality-show greatest hits.
“We’ve got American Idol, Nashville Star and Star Search represented on that stage. Now, we have to find someone from America’s Got Talent.”
Maybe next year.
Call it ‘Surreal Life: Nashville’
In a Nashville music scene that rewards the youngest, hottest, cutest flavor-of-the-month, the mostly aging contestants on the new CMT reality show “Gone Country” don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of making it as bona fide country music stars.
No matter how eagerly they yell “Yeehaw!” as they don cowboy hats and boots in tonight’s premiere, the Grand Ole Opry is probably not in the future for the likes of Carnie Wilson, Maureen “Marcia Brady” McCormick, or Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider - let alone “Thong Song” warbler Sisqo, Julio Iglesias Jr., “American Idol” runner-up Diana DeGarmo, or Boston bad boy Bobby Brown. Tim and Faith have nothing to worry about.
‘08 Oregon Jamboree headliners named
Sugarland, Randy Owen of Alabama, Joe Nichols and Trace Adkins have all been signed to appear at this year’s Oregon Jamboree.
The Jamboree announced its 2008 lineup Tuesday. Other artists scheduled to appear are Trent Tomlinson, Kelli Pickler, Rissi Palmer, Confederate Railroad and Phil Stacey.
Author appearances
Meet Debra Poneman, co-author of “Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul,” as she signs copies of her book at 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at Borders, 1700 Maple Ave., Evanston. Also appearing with Poneman will be former “American Idol” contestants Gina Glocksen and Jim Verranos. (847) 733-8852.
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RE: Has American Idol Run Its Course ?
I find this to be a silly question.
Any TV executive would kill to have American Idol ratings anywhere in the world. The problem is people have such high expectations since the show peaked in Season 5 that they continue to expect audiences to increase. They don’t realize that most Americans have many other interests than to follow a reality show.
Same is true for the expectations people have of finalists and winners of the show. Somehow, 700,000 albums sold is a failure because previous winners sold 5 million.
I heard on the radio yesterday that Jennifer Hudson has also been “dropped” from her label. I didn’t see anything here. Is it true? Seems like her career is really ramping up & not the right time for her to be dropped (or “released” or whatever). I thought she had a CD coming out. Anyone know?
Do you mean “Jennifer Lopez?”
Jennifer Lopez should start looking looking for a new label if she has plans to make another original album.
It is being reported that Epic Records , run by Sony BMG, had enough with J.Lo’s non selling albums and her diva demands that cost the label thousands of dollars.
http://urbancelebs.spreadit.org/jennifer-lopez-to-be-dropped-by-label/
That’s been rumored for sometime. Fox411 stated a while back that she wasn’t selling records and the production cost of her videos were too high.
Jen-Hud hasn’t even released her CD yet–she told tmz that there was a laundry list of producers from Timbaland to Jimmy Jam to Diane Warren. A lot of effort & money going into her CD, so no she hasn’t been dropped.
Too bad about CP, seems that Lakisha will be out of work. Even Chaka Khan couldn’t save the production. does anybody have reviews?
The radio said Jen Hudson, which is why it caught my attention. Of course they could have been wrong as well, which is why I was asking.
If they dropped Jen-Hud, then it’s because the CD is taking too long. She’s been working on it for over a year. There was a rumor last year that they scrapped the first CD when it was produced — Clive didn’t like it and sent them back to the studio. That sounds plausible.
I’ll keep looking for Jen-hud news. Imdb is another good source.
Okay, I found something on IMDB:
Just as I suspected, there were hold-ups to Jennifer Hudson’s much anticipated debut album. Apparently, 2007 was supposed to be her year, but the label has scrapped the album that she’s previously recorded and Clive Davis has put the J. Records signee back into the studio to trade up. It seems as though the team didn’t think that the material was strong enough and that consumers wouldn’t purchase the project.
Ryan Tedder, front man of Mosley Music Group band OneRepublic, has spoken out about the state of Hudson’s album, considering that he’s been signed on to helm some writing credits now that Clive is taking the album in a new direction.
“They made half an album and ended up scrapping it. Clive — wisely, I think — said, ‘No one’s going to buy this. We’re trying to turn her into Aretha Franklin, and that’s not realistic,’ ” Tedder said. “They scrapped a bunch of songs and started fresh. I heard a Timbaland song that was by far the best song she’s done. I do wish, and I know the label wishes, that this album had come out six months ago. But Clive’s smart. He didn’t want to just put out a crap album just because of the momentum.
Frankly, the longer we all wait, the more uninterested we will get. Your thoughts?
from concreteloop.com
I don’t think there is too much to worry about regarding ratings for AI.I think a lot of people have stopped watching the auditions because they got tired of the constant insults by Simon and the overall bad singers. I am sure they will find the ratings go up when hollywood week starts, or even when the actual voting begins.
I think the problem with Jen is the same as her problem Simon had with her on the show. While Jen has a wonderful voice, I don’t think she is a pop star and frankly that is what Clive is looking for. They don’t want to nurture an urban AC artist. Been there done that…..
Simon’s nastiness is what made the papers and made the controversy, so I disagree. People loved to boo him. He was the guy we hated, but secretly we agreed with him.
As for Jen-Hud, she is turning out to be more of a “Celine” singer than an Aretha singer. However, she’s up for the Aretha movie role — when and if Aretha gives the green light. J-Hud would kill that role. She does a lot of private events and charities and I heard the podcast where she says she performs with a solo pianist and not a band or backup singers; the podcast is on MJsblog.
That’s good for her. She’s getting a lot of work. I figure this time next year, with the $$ she’s making she won’t need to work anymore.
Someone on another board made the comment they should remake a Star is Born with Jen-Hud, and I think that’s the best idea I’ve read in a long time. She would totally kill that role. She seems like a good musical star - song and drama. Know what I mean?
“Dream Girls” made Jennifer Hudson a star which garnered her an oscer and probably a role in the upcomming movie . I really do not worry about her that much.
The talk of artists being dropped quite a few have dropped,left or parted ways from the big lables. That is the state of the big labels these days.They want money now and very few bands or artists survive very long in “pop”market.(pop in and pop out?)
I agree Simon Cowell is a major part of the AI and people do watch to see what he has agree or not with him. Lately he seems bored like he is ready to move on to the next project.
Poporange - I agree with Simon. What made AI was Simon. Forget about Paula. If you only had Paula & Randy in that room, there would be no AI. And he does seem bored. Maybe “frustrated” is more the word, because he’s looking for another Leona or Kelly someone with the “X” factor and there are none auditioning.
Makes me wonder - if there are so many semi-pro and pros out there starved for a record contract and music career, why don’t more of them come forward for AI?
Is anybody sad for Lakisha & the CP closing so soon? Seems like she just got started.
OK, he believes Leona has the X Factor…. educate me please, what great music did Leona contribute to the industry ?
How many albums did she sell ?
This a posting fron Shawn Burrows he got cut from idol talking about who made it threw. He states not allot of varity,teens, and rockers that will be easily molded. Not really surprising info but judge for yourself this is just one person..(I hope thier is varity not a bunch of cookie cutters)
Vote For The Worst
Yo Little Boy Blue:
Simon isn’t always right. He thought McPhee had the “X Factor” and look how dismal her singles did and the lack of CDs she sold?
If Simon were looking for the “X Factor” in Season 5, he would have been pushing to crown Daughtry the winner. But, we all know Simon (like many that voted for McPhee) is more concerned with looks than talent and personality.
Simon was actually very Pro Chris Daughtry. I think he wanted him to win right? He liked Kat sometimes, but he criticized her a lot too.
Certainly not in the beginning. Simon said no to his audition — saying he saw no charisma and wasn’t looking at a stand-alone star. Simon was critical of several of Chris’s performances along the way, but his remarks somehow came across as respectful even when he was being negative, IMO.
From the Shaun link above:
Any context on this? Didn’t 19Alphabet just own you for 3 months after the finale unless the option was exercised? Is this just bitter-cakes or is AI tired of people going out and getting their own contract (Bucky, Phil, Elliott, Chris S, etc)? If they don’t help these kids out and let them rot in limbo for 3 years tied up in a contract, they’ll have a tough time making a go of it after that time. That would be 19 kinds of Evil.
Fine, they don’t have to sign everybody. Fine, they can sign anybody they like and promo them from here to kingdom come. But if they don’t want somebody, set them free to try on their own. Surely the billion-plus they already make off these kids is sufficient payback for the publicity they give them.
I’m pretty sure TPTB have the option to sign any of the Top 24. Maybe if they decline, they can’t record for three years, etc. I know Elliott said he was happy they passed on him, meaning he really couldn’t say “no” if they wanted him. Although, I vaguely remember Chris saying he had to decide what to do meaning he had a choice. It is possible that the contracts are even stricter this year. I’m sure that they wouldn’t keep them in limbo for three years. Probably means, if Clive or 19 wants them, they have to say yes. (although that doesn’t sound right either)
The only other possibility is that they want winning to really mean something and will not allow the “losers” to record (unless for Clive) for three years.
As far as I remember in the past, 19 had an option for 90 days to sign the Top 12. This news is very odd because the reality is that anybody who doesn’t make Top 12 has little chance of being signed by anyone. They just don’t get enough exposure so what sense does it make keeping them in limbo for three years. I could see the Top 10 because they get enough publicity to jump start a career.
Let’s put it this way folks — Simon has a “limited” understanding of the kind of music he knows how to sell.
Look at the kind of product that comes from his personal catalog of stars and you’ll see what I mean.
It was only after Season 4 that he began to “get” the popularity of country music and began to be open to the possibility of a country singer winning the competition.
Just listen to the music at Shaun Barrow’s MYSPACE ( many his originals). His is the jazzy/bluesy type of piano player, reminiscent of guys like Billy Joel. Simon doesn’t sell/dig that kind of music. Shaun ( being in the business ) understands this instinctively that is why he used the phrase : “they would make big changes to my music…” ( heck, if they forced Taylor Hicks to record a Dianne Warren song, I wonder what they’d make a Shaun do).
Shaun clearly has a passion for music and would rather go on doing it than compromise his style.
Shaun understands that for women, Simon and TPTB like the diva type of music. Someone in the mould of say, Rihana, Fergie or Beyonce is what he’s looking for. Hence, his praise for someone like Carly Hennesy Smithson.
For guys, Simon and TPTB likes to sell the ones who would do well with the young CD buyers and internet downloaders. Hence, someone like David Archuleta fits his “criteria” very well.
As I said in another post — ever since Taylor Hicks got away with it, Simon isn’t taking any chances this year. He doesn’t want another singer who sticks out like a sore thumb win because he/she won the hearts of the voters. Better to nip it in the bud at this early stage before he wins a strong fanbase among the older voters.
Hey, look at this email I just got. It’s from the same company that supplied me with free tickets for the NGAB finale taping. Think I should do this just for kicks.
Paula Abdul is performing a live video of her new hit, ‘Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow’ live with Randy Jackson and his band! The performance will then air as part of the Super Bowl next weekend!
Be in the live audience and be a part of the video as you watch Randy and Paula up close, making Super Bowl history!
The video is being taped this Sunday, January 27th at Fox Studios in Los Angeles and the arrival times are 12 PM and 3 PM. The minimum age to attend is 12 and all tickets are free! For more information and to request tickets, please use the following link. Thanks!
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http://www.ocatv.com/shows/show/188
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Thought people might be interested in seeing this youtube vid. Kelly Clarkson vs. Carly Smithson - Just Missed the Train.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-jxSKbC2U
I’m listening now and have only heard Kelly’s so far so haven’t formed an opinion yet.
Carie, you should go! :)
And then report back. YES!
If MJ wishes me to go, then so be it. :) I got 3 tickets and will take my boys (hope they can get in - tix say minimum age is 12 - they are only 10 but look 14 due to SIZE - lol. NFL jerseys are encouraged, so they will like that.
I’ll recap afterwards. Stay tuned.
ETA: I wonder if I can get a t-shirt made in time that says “I heart mjsbigblog”.
Talking about Randy, here’s an interview with him about the new album:
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/20…star_team_of_ar
He talks about the Elliott/Kat duet as well as Paula’s song:
“He expresses gratitude to Idol for bringing him together with Elliot Yamin and Katherine McPhee. “When people hear them sing on this track,” Jackson declares of ‘Real Love’, “they’re going to be completely blown away.”
Oops.Sorry about the bad link. The album sounds interesting with lots of good artists on it (non idol related)
Here’s the correct link, jpfan:
Starplus
If anyone is interested, here’s a link to the song Real Love sung by Ne-Yo and Trinity Stone. I can’t wait to hear Elliott and Katherine’s version. I think it will be great!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOCFeakVEDU
I cant wait for that duet - especially after reading what Randy had to say aobut it!
Have fun Carie!
There is no doubt in my mind that Brooke White will be in the TOP 12. She is a pretty gal, seems sweet enough, and had a good backstory. Her fan base, like that of Carmen Rasmusen, will carry her far on this journey. Unlike Carmen, Brooke can sing.
In the UK, something over 1.6 million copies of her debut album “Spirit” have been sold since release at the end of last year. Worldwide she’s scanned over 2 million and that’s without having released in the US yet - that is scheduled for early April.
Her single “Bleeding Love” - last year’s top seller in the UK - is due to impact on US radio any time now and is already climbing the airplay chart before its official adds date.
Clive Davis is 100% behind her, so if she doesn’t crack America it won’t be for want of promotion…