Let me defend two of the best albums of the year
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Karmin - Pulses
(FW: 10k; Total: 27k)
Why It Looks Bad: Any artist making the jump from viral sensation to career musician has a lot to prove. That goes double for an artist making the move from covers to originals. And as a couple best known for cute covers of Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown on YouTube, Karmin definitely had a lot to prove with their debut, Pulses. And they didn't.
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This whole thing is a lie. Not everyone can be Penatonix.
Their EP wasn't big so nobody was expecting Pulses to be big, especially without a legit hit single. Acapella did OK but only like top 60 on iTunes and stuff. And they proved that they can make amazing music, and that's all that really matters.
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Lea Michele - Louder
(FW: 60k; Total: 102k)
Why It Looks Bad: Despite plenty of promotion, Michele's pop debut didn't come close to placing her in the same breath as pop stars like Miley Cyrus or Demi Lovato.
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"Plenty of promotion" I'd love for someone to make a list. She performed on Ellen and released music videos, she didn't even perform her own songs on Glee or anything, she legit just released it. 60k was an amazing opening for her considering neither of her singles were hits and she really DIDN'T have a lot of promo at all. Billboard intern needs to get fired.
