Popstars received only moderate promotion due to financial restraints from the group's label, which was heading towards bankruptcy.

Popstars did, however, go on to sell 500,000 copies in the United States, receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[2] Several of the album's tracks including "What's Good 4 the Goose", "Get Over Yourself", "Anywhere But Here", "Love This Way", "No Drama", I Wanna Be Free", "1,000 Words (Mil Palabras)", "You Know I Can" and "Promise Me" were featured heavily during the run of the Popstars television series.

[3] The group did a promo tour in the United States during the album's first week of release, including radio interviews and televised appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, Live With Regis and Kelly, The View and MTV's Total Request Live.

Other televised appearances include local WB network morning shows and on the Spanish-language programs ¡Despierta América!, El Gordo y la Flaca and Sábado Gigante.

[8] The album went on to sell 500,000 copies in the United States, receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in July 2001.