2012–2013: Label change, second album, and controversy Miguel (singer)

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miguel performing in 2013.


after jive shut down , absorbed rca records, miguel moved rca, pitts named president of urban music, , received new marketing team. second studio album, kaleidoscope dream, released on october 2, 2012, critical acclaim. album debuted @ number 3 on billboard 200, selling 71,000 copies in first week. of february 2013, kaleidoscope dream has sold 322,000 copies, according nielsen soundscan. in february 2013, released politically driven video song candles in sun. album s lead single adorn , had been released on august 7, became sleeper hit on urban radio. miguel s second number-one single on hot r&b/hip-hop songs, , highest charting single on billboard hot 100 @ number 17. september, single had sold 190,000 copies. according npr s audie cornish, miguel broke through national audience in 2012 both adorn , kaleidoscope dream. second single you... released on september 18, , reached number 32 on hot r&b/hip-hop songs. on march 3, 2013, how many drinks? released third single. february 20, kaleidoscope dream had charted 20 weeks on billboard 200 , sold 321,400 copies, according nielsen soundscan.


in august 2013, new single #beautiful mariah carey became miguel’s third million-seller in usa, following “sure thing” , “adorn”.


during energetic performance of adorn @ billboard music awards on may 19, miguel failed in attempt leap across stage, injuring 2 audience members in process. barely missing stage, miguel landed on 2 women, hooking right leg on 1 , knocking other stage. incident, known miguel leg drop, became immediate internet sensation , has been satirized in numerous internet memes , gifs. has been subject of controversy, show s producers claiming had denied singer permission attempt leap, while miguel s representatives have countered no objections raised during earlier rehearsals. khyati shah, 1 of 2 women involved, has since claimed suffered traumatic head injury not sufficiently attended show organizers.








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