Report: Epic Drops Rough Copy

Less than a year after they signed with the LA Reid-ran label, Rough Copy have reportedly been dropped by Epic Records, given the boot after their debut single failed to fly in their domestic market.

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Picked up by the label after they competed on hit show X Factor UK, the R&B trio has been tapped for success both home and away when a who’s who of the UK’s strongest Urban Pop writers and producers were enlisted to build bops for their debut album.

However, any hopes of following in the globe trotting footsteps of Sam Smith, Adele and Emeli Sande were soon crushed for the boys, reportedly losing the label’s support when their debut single ‘Street Love’ failed to impact the UK’s ‘Official Singles Chart.‘

An industry source told ‘The Sun on Sunday‘:

Epic were clearly unhappy with how the single had performed. It was expected to chart in the Top 10 considering the platform they had been given through the X Factor. Both sides are insisting it was an amicable and mutual split.

Since its May 12th 2014 release, ‘Love’s visual has garnered 471,511 spins.