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Label deny Aguilera panic
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 19 July 2010
A spokesman for Sony’s RCA US division has denied there is panic in the ranks over the latest Christina Aguilera album which, although outselling all rival releases during its first week of release, has not come anywhere close to label expectations, sources say.
A report in the New York Post last week claimed label insiders blamed artistic and promotional decisions made by Aguilera herself for the disappointed sales figures. The paper quoted a source who said: “The label has done its part, but she’s headstrong. There have been candid conversations between her and the label about connectivity, but it doesn’t seem that she’s been open to that dialogue. She wants to compete with her peers, but there is a disconnect because, over the years, she’s been a mother and a wife, not a rocker”.
But an official RCA spokesperson denied there were any concerns this weekend. Well, sort of. He said: “Aguilera is a pillar of the RCA Music Group and is an undeniable talent with one of the greatest voices of our time. She continues to push herself as an artist, and we are behind her efforts 100%”.
Meanwhile, her manager, Live Nation’s Irving Azoff, told reporters: “I am the one who deals with the label, and this [the rumours of panic at RCA] couldn’t be further from the truth”.
