Posted July 23, 201311 yr Is there any news on this? Do we think they are having problems with the album or, more likely, waiting for x factor season? Could it make a million before the years out? If the qualitys good and it has an x factor slot as promo, I can see it shifting 500k in a week CLUE: James Arthur is a bit of a controversial character. We have a few of our very own contoversial characters on BuzzJack. One of them even is convinced there is a monster in Scotland...
July 23, 201311 yr There is no way on Earth it well sell 500K in the first week. Anyway, it will be the usual September/October release date, in time for a X Factor slot.
July 23, 201311 yr If the qualitys good and it has an x factor slot as promo, I can see it shifting 500k in a week Was that a typo :lol: You put on an extra '0'. I did think that he could break the curse of male winners doing badly, but all the hype for him has gone. It all depends on the quality and the promo as you say. Could possibly break 100k if he does a song that sounds good. What happened to him releasing his debut in July like they said he would earlier this year? Looks like they're once again going for the 'let's wait until the live shows so we can give him teh promos' approach :(
July 23, 201311 yr I'm not so convinced he won't go the same way as Matt Cardle, Joe McElderry etc...
July 23, 201311 yr I'm not so convinced he won't go the same way as Matt Cardle, Joe McElderry etc... He should do since he's shitter than both of them but I have this awful feeling he'll end up a massive success.
July 23, 201311 yr James Arthur is a billion times better than Jahmene will ever be. Ever. :lol: Without even hearing his new single, I'm already certain it'll be better the entire album of covers that Jahmene has released. Considering how dire last years X Factor was, it's a wonder they somehow managed to get a good winner. The massive success of 'Impossible' across Europe/Australasia suggests that J-Art is going to be massive when he returns later in the year.
July 23, 201311 yr I like him a lot more than I did Joe and Matt, he's got something more about him and is definitely more marketable. It depends what material he comes out with but I agree with Silver Rocket, I'm really not sure he'll break the male winner 'curse'...
July 23, 201311 yr I'm not so convinced he won't go the same way as Matt Cardle, Joe McElderry etc... What? James Arthur has a style that is much more modern and has more of an ear for a hit than any of those other artists.
July 23, 201311 yr has more of an ear for a hit than any of those other artists. How the fuck do you know that? I HATE THIS MAN AND HIS AWFUL EYELINER
July 23, 201311 yr I won tickets for a concert and he was there singing some of his 'new stuff'. IT WAS AWFUL. He tries to rap though. :mellow:
July 23, 201311 yr On a more constructive note, I do expect James to be quite big. Not like, nu Leona or anything, but I'd be surprised to see Syco f*** him up like Joe, and I think he's far more malleable than Matt. His collabs seem to be commercially geared and I wouldn't be shocked to see an Emeli Sandé duet for his lead single, so yeah I expect to see him around for a little bit. He will be atrocious though, that is the only certainty.
July 23, 201311 yr I hate him for murdering Impossible. Okay bye. How the fuck do you know that? I HATE THIS MAN AND HIS AWFUL EYELINER I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE Be my friends please? I hate his singing voice, imo he's got one of the worst winner voices http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3adfef2626b061b8e7de27cc2ae69ca/tumblr_mft6g8e1dD1r6o0m5o1_400.jpg I love this picture of him though (sorry couldn't resist, don't kill me for this :angel: Edited July 23, 201311 yr by *Tim
July 23, 201311 yr I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE Be my friends please? I hate his singing voice, imo he's got one of the worst winner voices I love this picture of him though (sorry couldn't resist, don't kill me for this :angel: You are definitely NOT the only one, I can't stand him either! And I agree he has one of the worst winner voices - Jahmene had some issues, but he has an amazing voice, I noticed he actually learned to control the vocal more. I love the photo :lol:
July 23, 201311 yr Haters of James Arthur are clearly jel. They just want to have the same facial hair that he has.
July 23, 201311 yr It all depends what other SyCo acts are releasing around the same time. I'm sure One Direction must have their own team now. Doubt he'll flop, but it all depends on the material he's given. Matt Cardle was handled horribly, which was down to them trying to release stuff from multiple artists all over a few weeks.
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