Blog: Direct Current

It's odd sometimes how an artist can be such a massive success outside of the U.S. yet still struggle to even get a toehold in the American market. One prime example is 23-year-old Katie Melua , the wildly popular singer in the U.K. and Europe who was the biggest selling female artist in England in 2005 and 2006, selling nearly 10 million copies of her first two albums. Full page ads in the NY TIMES, TV appearances and a string of U.S. concerts didn't make a dent, however, and [...]