Carly Smithson and the Idol "experience controversy" - who cares?
We were going to do a complete blog about how ridiculous the Carly Smithson "experience controversy" is, but Justin did it better. Check out his detailed taking apart of the relevance of this issue.
Just to make part of the observation we had intended, the media bias toward Smithson seems to be that because the MCA/Universal album she recorded as a teenager flopped, she shouldn't be trying again through her Idol appearance. Here's the thing: no album scans a mere 400 sales unless there was a massive corporate failure to promote it. The Wall Street Journal has reported on the complete screw up that MCA made of this project.
The success or failure of a major label pop release depends first and foremost on how well it is marketed, and that falls primarily on the shoulders of the record label. Carly didn't have any control over what the money was spent on. She didn't have control over what singles were released and how they were promoted. It doesn't sound like she had much control over what songs she recorded, the producers chosen by the label instead making those decisions.
On Idol, she is seeking to make it on her own talent. If she's good, she should. It would be ridiculous to refuse to support her because of what happened with her contract at MCA. To the contrary, it's a reason to give her the second chance.
Carly and Justin Guarini recently had a chance to talk at the Top 24 party. They can certainly commiserate, both having had their first real shot at success jerked away from them by corporate incompetence. Both deserve their chance to emerge from the hole into which they were pushed.
Of course, we do note that Justin's advice might well have been to avoid being signed by 19 Entertainment/BMG at all cost. But Carly is female and white, so she will probably be just fine.
The success or failure of a major label pop release depends first and foremost on how well it is marketed, and that falls primarily on the shoulders of the record label. Carly didn't have any control over what the money was spent on. She didn't have control over what singles were released and how they were promoted. It doesn't sound like she had much control over what songs she recorded, the producers chosen by the label instead making those decisions.
On Idol, she is seeking to make it on her own talent. If she's good, she should. It would be ridiculous to refuse to support her because of what happened with her contract at MCA. To the contrary, it's a reason to give her the second chance.
Carly and Justin Guarini recently had a chance to talk at the Top 24 party. They can certainly commiserate, both having had their first real shot at success jerked away from them by corporate incompetence. Both deserve their chance to emerge from the hole into which they were pushed.
Of course, we do note that Justin's advice might well have been to avoid being signed by 19 Entertainment/BMG at all cost. But Carly is female and white, so she will probably be just fine.
Labels: american idol, carly smithson, justin guarini
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