For those of you who are not aware, there is a HUGE music scene in the UK and most Americans never get to hear any of it. Music acts like N-Dubz, JLS, Alexandra Burke, Labrinth, Pixie Lott, Cheryl Cole, Little Mix, and more you may have never heard of are consistently taking over the charts in the UK. Each of these acts has HUGE potential to make their way to the USA and release their music. But what most American's don't realize, is that this is very difficult - especially since in 2006 Leona Lewis was the first British act in over 20 years to come to the USA and debut a single ("Bleeding Love") to No. 1 on the HOT 100!
You may think it is iTunes fault for not releasing tracks from Cheryl Cole's 2 albums or any of JLS' 3 albums, but it is not that simple. In order to have music released in the USA, the UK artist must be signed to an American record label (joint venture). For example, Leona Lewis was signed to RCA Records (USA) with a partnership with Syco Records (UK) so that her music could be released in America.
Some successful UK acts that you may be familiar with and have made the transition to the USA have included Adele, Jessie J, the Spice Girls, Tinie Tempah, Natasha Bedingfield, Taio Cruz, and a handful more. While this list may seem long, it is no where near the amount of American artists that are heard on the radio everyday.
Some exciting UK releases (from former UK X-Factor contestants) in America for 2012 that have been confirmed:
One Direction - "Up All Night" release date: March 20 (Columbia/Syco)
Rebecca Ferguson - "Heaven" release date: ? (Columbia/Syco)
Cher Lloyd - "Sticks + Stones" release date: ? (EPIC Records/Syco)
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