America loves Brits: UK stars slaying the US music market
As Ellie Goulding sells a million US singles, who else is selling big stateside?
- Ed Sheeran: The 'A-Team' singer claimed he would work for nine months without a break to crack the US market - however, his debut album jumped to No.1 on iTunes on its day of release in June 2012, so maybe he can give himself some time off now?
by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com
Tags: Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding may seem like a pleasant blonde blur to UK music fans at the moment, but in the US, she's hot property right now having sold a million copies of her single, 'Lights'.
The success of her single places Ellie among a number of current UK artists to be enjoying huge sales stateside, a market that British bands have long struggled to break into. Unfortunately, One Direction are among the bands who are currently big news in America, but we can't have everything...
From big names such as Adele and Coldplay to internet sensations and pop producers, check out the bands and artists who are currently slaying the US charts.
