Candice Glover

S12 · Winner

Latest documented update, 2019

Candice Glover released Music Speaks on February 18, 2014, through 19 Recordings and Interscope Records. The album reached No. 14 on the Billboard 200. On January 8, 2016 she said she had parted ways with those labels and would release her next album independently. She sang on Broadway in Home For the Holidays from November 17 to December 30, 2017, and in 2019 she played Tiana in GRITS: Girls Raised in the South.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

During or around the show

  1. May 2013In its first week, I Am Beautiful reached No. 33 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a Heatseekers peak of 6.⁠[3]

After the show

  1. May 17, 2013By May 17, 2013, Music Speaks had been announced for July 16, 2013, with pre-orders already open, in a plan from American Idol and 19 Recordings/Interscope Records.⁠[8]
  2. July 19, 2013–August 31, 2013Sang on the American Idols Live! Tour 2013, from July 19 to August 31, 2013, in the United States and Canada.⁠[3][9]
  3. October 8, 2013On October 8, 2013 a blank copy of Music Speaks went out on iTunes by accident. She said the files were four seconds of silence and that the pre-orders were lost.⁠[2]
  4. January 2014Cried debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard Adult R&B chart in January 2014 and peaked at No. 18. Its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs peak is 16.⁠[3]
  5. February 2014Music Speaks debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 sales in its first week. It also reached No. 4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 3 on Top R&B Albums.⁠[1][2]
  6. February 14, 2015On February 14, 2015 she was featured on Chadd Black's single Love No Fear.⁠[3]
  7. January 8, 2016By January 8, 2016, she had parted ways with 19 Recordings and Interscope and planned to release her next album independently.⁠[2]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
I Am Beautiful⁠[3][10]Single2013
Cried⁠[3]Single2013
Passenger⁠[3]Single2014
Music Speaks⁠[1][3][10]Album201419 Recordings / Interscope Records65,000⁠[3][11]January 6, 2016
My Mistake⁠[3][10]Single2017
Break Me⁠[3]Single2018

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Other activity

  • May 17, 2013On May 17, 2013 she performed her single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.⁠[3]
  • 2014In 2014 she played Josephine in the television film Northpole.⁠[3]
  • April 7, 2016On April 7, 2016 she sang One Voice with returning alumni at the American Idol finale, then sang Joy to the World with Melinda Doolittle.⁠[3]
  • 2017In 2017 she played Gullah Woman #1 in Underground, in the episodes Contraband and Things Unsaid.⁠[3]
  • November 17, 2017She sang in Home For the Holidays, Live on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre from November 17 to December 30, 2017.⁠[3]
  • 2019In 2019 she played Tiana in GRITS: Girls Raised in the South.⁠[3]

Sources

11 sources

  1. Music Speaks (Wikipedia revision 1359427626) — Wikipedia, updated June 15, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • Lead: “released on February 18, 2014, by Interscope Records.”
    • Commercial performance: “debuted at No. fourteen on the Billboard 200 chart with sales of 19,000 for the week”
    • Weekly charts: {{album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=Candice Glover
    • Weekly charts: {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Candice Glover
    • Weekly charts: {{album chart|BillboardRandB|3|artist=Candice Glover
  2. Candice Glover Talks Life After Winning 'American Idol': Interview — Rated R&B, published January 8, 2016, updated July 31, 2024. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Interview, January 8, 2016: “I parted ways with them. I'm going to release it independently.”
    • Interview question: “Are you still signed to 19 Recordings/Interscope?”
    • Interview answer: “I parted ways with them.”
    • Interview, January 8, 2016: “On Oct. 8, the album came out by accident, and everybody who had pre-ordered that day got a blank album.”
    • Interview, January 8, 2016: “All the songs were four seconds apiece and completely silent.”
    • Interview, January 8, 2016: “I lost all my pre-orders.”
    • Introduction: “debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 with 19,000 copies in its first week of sales.”
    • Interview question and answer: “Are you still signed to 19 Recordings/Interscope?”
  3. Candice Glover — Wikipedia, updated September 27, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Filmography, 2019: “GRITS: Girls Raised in the South”
    • Lead sentence: “born November 22, 1989”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|1989|11|22}}
    • Studio albums, Music Speaks: “Label: 19, Interscope”
    • Music Speaks section: “In its first week "I Am Beautiful" reached number 33 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100.”
    • Singles table, I Am Beautiful: “93 || 33 ||6”
    • Music Speaks section: “Glover took part in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2013, beginning on July 19 and ending on August 31, 2013.”
    • Music Speaks section: “"Cried" debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Adult R&B chart in January 2014, and has peaked at number 18.”
  4. American Idol season 12 — Wikipedia, updated September 25, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Elimination chart row Candice Glover: Pl. 1, Winner in the Finale column (5/16); ratings table episode 'Finale', May 16, 2013
    • Lead section: “On May 16, 2013, Candice Glover was crowned the winner, defeating Kree Harrison, who was the runner-up.”
  5. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Candice Glover: season 12, place finish Winner
  6. Candice Glover Wins 12th Season Of 'American Idol' — Pollstar (Associated Press), published May 17, 2013. News report. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Article text: “Glover looked stunned when “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest announced she bested soulful 22-year-old country singer Kree Harrison from Woodville, Texas.”
  7. 'American Idol' Finalist Angie Miller Lands Publishing Deal — The Hollywood Reporter, published May 22, 2013. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Label partnership paragraph: “partnered with Universal Music and its Interscope-affiliated labels”
    • Label partnership paragraph: “Universal Music and its Interscope-affiliated labels”
  8. 'American Idol' winner Candice Glover to issue debut 'Music Speaks' July 16 — Los Angeles Times, published May 17, 2013. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • May 17, 2013 story: “Glover's debut, "Music Speaks," will arrive July 16”
    • May 17, 2013 story: “a brilliant marketing plan on the part of "Idol" and 19 Recordings/Interscope Records.”
  9. American Idols Live! Tour 2013 (Wikipedia revision 1376318004) — Wikipedia, updated September 23, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Lead: “a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada”
  10. MusicBrainz artist Candice Glover with release groups and links — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Release group I Am Beautiful: "title":"I Am Beautiful","first-release-date":"2013-11-25"
    • Release group Music Speaks: "title":"Music Speaks","first-release-date":"2014-02-18"
    • Release group My Mistake: "first-release-date":"2017-03-17","title":"My Mistake"
  11. 'American Idol' Stars, Ranked by Album Sales — The Wall Street Journal, published January 6, 2016. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.

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