I doubt it goes towards the original
The Voice contestans cover songs all the time and they debut on the chart. And besides, Billboard interviewed Alex & Sierra and they wrote this
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The duo, currently appearing on the U.S. singing competition's third season as finalists, is riding the high of their cover of A Great Big World's "Say Something," performed on the show last week. Upon its release, the version shot to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles chart, and after overall sales numbers are tallied, the song could debut somewhere on the Billboard charts this week.
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They are eligible. So somehow there is sabotaging going on, because this article was written 6 days ago (3 days before the new chart came out)
