In reply to JOHNVIDAL.

Who cares what it's based on? The important thing is that it happened. And really, ALL substantial commercial success is based on a significant degree of exaggerated or manipulated "hype". If your album sells over a million copies, trust that at least a third of its buyers were motivated to buy it for some reason other than because they loved what they heard from it. In the end, none of that really matters. Why someone bought it is irrelevant, be it because they wanted to use it for target practice, or because they heard it made for a good table coaster. The only important thing is that they did!

If JT's competition couldn't create enough "hype" to challenge him, or at least compete with his on an even level, then shame on them. If you are all about the music, then go play on some corner or at a coffee house. Once you sign a recording contract, it's no longer all about music, but rather strategy. How good or bad his album is is neither here nor there at this point. JT and his team out strategized all of his competitors this year so far, which means he WON and for all intents and purposes is better than them.