Katharine McPhee Dropped From Label
Posted by Slobokan @ 12:46 am · 133 words · print
Does she have what it takes? Was that whole season of American Idol just a fluke?
Katharine McPhee has joined fellow “American Idol” contestants Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard as former members of the Sony BMG family. The artist has parted ways with RCA after a solitary album, a 2007 self-titled affair that debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200.
A label source confirmed McPhee’s departure, which was first reported by Entertainment Weekly.
McPhee struggled to connect with a wide audience with her debut, which was led by the single “Over It.” That track topped out at No. 22 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and No. 29 on the Hot 100. The album has sold just 366,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Posted by 4cap
January 11, 2008 @ 7:58 pm
It’s too bad, but she never really developed a persona once she left Idol. That’s in contrast to Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, along with Daughtry, who seem to have found their niche. Blake Lewis also should eventually find his way into that category of idols-who-succeed as well. His first album is actually very good and since he’s written the songs (and even produced them), you know immediately he has a sense of who he is as an artist. I wish McPhee good luck.