Winner Will loses again ... bosses put him against Elvis
16/07/02
POP IDOL winner WILL YOUNG has lost
out to the show’s runner-up yet again.
In another blatant show of
favouritism for GARETH GATES, BMG bosses have pitted Will’s debut album — which
is yet to be named — against ELVIS PRESLEY’s greatest hits compilation ELVIS.
Both are set to be released on
September 30. Yet the label deleted JXL’s remix of The King’s A Little Less
Conversation to ensure Gareth’s new single Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) made
No1 this week.
The latest scandal is sure to
infuriate fans who have long accused BMG of anti-Will bias.
One record industry insider
admitted it was surprising the company did not seem interested in cashing in on
Will.
The insider said: “It is getting
quite embarrassing to see how much Gareth is being pushed ahead of Will.
“Gareth seems to be their No1
priority — they have almost forgotten that Will was the people’s choice.