‘The X Factor’ USA notes: Tate Stevens’ record sales, Fifth Harmony’s free concert
For the start of this “X Factor” USA notes, it seems appropriate to begin with something that Tate Stevens fans have been asking us for all week long: How has his self-titled debut album been selling?
Well, we have some unofficial numbers in now, and the results are mixed at best. The disc, per sources, has sold unofficially around 17,000 copies in its first week, which puts it as the #4 country release of the last week. When comparing this number to other singing-competition winners, this number is much better than anything by a winner of “The Voice,” with this total nearly doubling that of original winner Javier Colon. Meanwhile, it is far below the sales figures of many “X Factor” UK artists, or any recent “American Idol” winner. Phillip Phillips sold nearly 170,000 of his debut album last year, whereas country artist Scotty McCreery brought in close to 200,000 back in 2011. The closest comparison we have here is between Stevens and Lee DeWyze, who sold around 30,000 copies of “Live It Up” in its first week.
A couple of factors are hurting Stevens’ debut here include the disc coming out in April (which is far different than the holiday season), and it not having too many major platforms to promote it. We did get an opportunity to interview him prior to its release, and our chat with him alone is enough to make us want to root for him.
As for Fifth Harmony … Let’s just say that the ladies are getting the chance to perform a free show! You can check out Normani, Dinah Jane, Ally, Camila, and Lauren in concert at CG Music Fest in Lansing, Michigan on July 13. Who knows? Maybe they will get a chance to perform some original music there.
If you want to read some more “X Factor” news regarding Emblem3’s radio airplay, be sure to head on over to the link here.
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wtg tate!!!! pluck the haters
May 12, 2013 @ 2:00 am
17.000 more than carly. stop hating tates concerts are beyond awesome. hes doing great considering the flop show he came from
Ariana
May 7, 2013 @ 6:13 pm
OMG. WHY Michigan? I want them to come to D.C. I hate New York and L.A. they always get special treatment. there are other cities. I want to meet Camila so bad :/
Mike
May 6, 2013 @ 3:31 am
I’m not a fan of Fifth Harmony, and they have nothing to do with Tate’s embarrassing record sales….guaranteed he gets dropped from this first contract…
betty
May 5, 2013 @ 12:08 pm
Tate will be around a whole lot longer than 5th Harmony. He is country. They do well. Pop music fades quickly.
Elizabeth T
May 7, 2013 @ 6:17 pm
POP music has been around for years. It’s not going anywhere. Right now, Pop sells more than country music. I say 5H will be more successful that Emblem 3 and Tate Stevens. Carly Rose won’t even impact music until she’s 17 or 18, she’s still too young right now. So I’m looking at 5H and Carly as the ones to emerge from this x factor class as the super stars.
Bell
May 11, 2013 @ 3:07 pm
Country is the number one selling in the music industry like Carrie underwood, taylor swift, faith hill, Tim McGraw, rascal flat, Keith urban, scotty mccreery pop groups only last for so long and then fade like jonas brothers, danity Kane, Hanson, and think you have a better shot at being a solo pop artist then in a group
Mike
May 5, 2013 @ 5:16 am
17th for your first album just 4 months after the XFactor, that’s a major disappointment…the label won’t be investing much more in him
Tater totter
May 2, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
I don’t agree it has only been a week without major promotion 17 on the billboard 100is impressive
paul
May 2, 2013 @ 3:07 pm
This has nothing to do with haters, his record sales are basically a flop, very disappointing …the label right now is sorry they ever signed Him.
He is at best a decent bar band, if you drink a lot he sounds good…It just proves that the Xfactor is a scam to make Simon richer,,,,anyone with ears knows this guy should not have won…….even The girl Group 5th Mediocrity are better and they are not very good.
tater totter
May 2, 2013 @ 1:40 am
I read that tate has the 17th best album sales in the country. I think that is pretty awesome. He may not be number one but this should shut up the haters.
Nick
May 2, 2013 @ 2:00 am
17,000 albums in a debut week is extremely disappointing for any major label artist. Its not shutting anyone up, its making him look like a fool.