If Epic was really smart... Options

[Stood Up For Live]

they will have the duet Idol version of Mystery available at downloadable purchase sites (such as iTunes) immediately tomorrow. It should also be an "album only" download...which will force all the idol fans to buy the whole album. Also including a CD single with the retail purchase on June 6th, will send sales through the roof and open up awareness to the band. (Throwing Copper is in the top 80 and SFBM is now in top 10 on iTunes...and the show hasn't aired yet). I don't like Idol, and I don't think it will be that big of a help unless something like this sales strategy is implemented.

[mfitz804]

I still find it odd that they wpuld book Live for a duet with Chris, who has already been voted off the show. Why wouldn't they get an artist and do duets with the remaining contestants? I think that would probably make a little more sense, even though I would much rather see Chris and Live.

Also, I don't think that AI's contract whereby they "own" the contestants is a rarity in music. Every new artist is "owned" by the first label that signs them. In this instance its not a label per se, but its the same concept.

This post has been edited by mfitz804: May 24 2006, 6:51 pm