From the NYPost:
It’s already known as ARTFLOP.
On Nov. 6, amid the kind of hype not seen since Michael Jackson floated a statue of himself down the Thames River, Lady Gaga released her third studio album, “ARTPOP.”
And not since Jackson has such a globally famous, white-hot pop star had such a rise and precipitous fall: “ARTPOP” is on track to lose $25 million for her label, Interscope, prompting rumors of imminent layoffs.
But it’s not just album sales. When Gaga opened this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, her performance was eclipsed by the twerking Miley Cyrus. Gaga’s work as both host and performer on a recent “Saturday Night Live” was underwhelming, and her recent ABC special, “Lady Gaga & The Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular,” had a dismal 0.9 rating among viewers ages 18 to 49, with just 3.6 million viewers total.
“That ‘Applause’ Gaga is hearing these days has been reduced to a polite golf-clap,” said The Wrap, referring to the title of her first single from the album. CONTINUE READING
Buzz Track: My Getaway
Singer-songwriter Kellie Rodriguez is currently promoting her new EP which was recorded in Los Angeles. She captured the eyes and ears of songwriters after building a name for herself through vocal competitions in the San Fran Bay Area. Her Rolling In The Deep Cover which she posted on YouTube garnered over 70,000 views. Kellie is planning several shows that will coincide with her CD release.
Contact: kellie.rodriguez@ymail.com
This must hurt. “The X Factor” is just not doing well. We all know it. But on Wednesday night there was an added insult: Kelly Clarkson’s Christmas special had more total viewers than Simon Cowell’s competition. The irony of course is that Clarkson was discovered on Cowell’s “American Idol” and was the very first winner of that show.
“X Factor” was the eleventh–yes 11th– most watched show on Wednesday night. That’s also rough news. From 8 to 10 pm “X Factor” had 4.97 million viewers. It was up against another singing competition on NBC called “The Sing Off.” That show had 6.03 million viewers. Ouch!
Later on NBC, Clarkson’s Christmas special came on at 10pm and scored 5.31 mil viewers. Indeed, if you take away the shows on the almost non existent CW network, “X Factor” had the lowest total audience of any show on Wednesday night.
The people at “American Idol” had better be watching this news. If they haven’t made severe changes for the upcoming season, they’re going to be in the same predicament.
Buzz Track: Heartstrings
Spencer Sutherland is a singer/songwriter who delivers his own stylistic soulful combination of Pop meets R&B. Sutherland has recently shared the stage with the likes of Emblem3, MKTO, Ariana Grande, and Big Time Rush. He just released his first two singles to iTunes. The first track ‘Everything Has Changed’ a duet of a cover by Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran with Disney’s Stefanie Scott (Lexi from Ant Farm) and his debut solo single “Heartstrings”. Featured on USATODAY.com, ETonline.com, MTV Buzzworthy, as well as Just Jared.
Contact: Rachel@BigPictureMediaOnline
The finalists on NBC’s The Voice took the stage and covered American Authors “Best Day Of My Life” pushing the song on top of the iTunes Charts. The track sold 14,000+ copies within two days. American Authors who made it on our ‘band to watch list’ is sitting at #8 on the Hot AC chart and moving up on Top 40. The song which was produced by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta (Dirty Canvas Productions) was also featured in a Lowe’s television advertisement in the US, and a Hyundai television advertisement in the UK.
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