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Daughtry
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, IN
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 07:30 PM

$19.99 Promotion

(regular prices: $39.50 & 29.50)

Kelly, Carrie and Daughtry will be always be associated with American Idol. They wouldn ‘t be where they are at, without that cheesy show. No one is taking anything away from them as artist and singers, because all of them are very talented. AMA’s invited Adam because he is the hottest thing coming out of American Idol and he will put on an OTT performance. Practically everyone there is going to be a bigger star than Adam, but not too many will be as talented. I think it’s great all of them are going to be there, I just wish David Cook could perform.

Bridgette12, I agree. Talk to any HAC program director and they will tell you that AI is one of the main “farm clubs” for the format. It is dominated by Kelly, Daughtry, Cook, and Jordin, with plenty of Carrie & Elliott thrown in. I’m confident Adam & Kris will do well there too. Archie also has a presence there. Kelly, Daughtry & Jordin do really well on CHR. Idol is a legitimate spawning ground for recording artists, despite the negativity often associated with the franchise. I too wish David Cook was performing, and perhaps they’ll add him. I was at the taping of the Underwood holiday special and he just brought the house down. Which brings me to one of the many things I admire about Cook: he has made the decision NOT to distance himself from Idol & Fremantle in the hopes of gaining rock cred. He embraces it and his relationship with the hand that fed him.

I guess I understand why Cook isn’t on the AMA roster, since he hasn’t won an AMA in the past. But Jordin won last year and I think it stinks she’s not included. She’s had quite a few CHR hits and her debut album did go platinum. She’s got a hot single out right now.

Yes it will always be a part of who they are, but it’s not ALL they are. A good chunk of people consider it a cheesy talent/karaoke contest – reality show. Check the banner of this blog as a perfect example.

It is very nice that many AI alum are doing well post-Idol. That helps to bring credibility to the show, which is EXTREMELY hard to do. As long as they continue to showcase the terrible auditions of clueless people and put people on the show who obviously shouldn’t be there, American Idol and its stars will have an uphill climb.

With that said, it’s nice that Carrie, Kelly, Daughtry, and Lambert will be on the AMA show. I am a bit sad that Kris Allen and David Cook weren’t invited. Of course, it could be scheduling conflicts as well. (No, I don’t believe that.)

They haven’t gotten this far because a few Idol fanatics make up their fan base. They contend day in and day out with the biggies of the industry.

It’s true they have succeeded in the wider arena, but they got their start with Idol, not just “a few Idol fanatics” but tens of millions of people watched them on that show, that is nothing to sneeze at. It’s a huge jumping-off platform and the power of that can’t be belittled as “a few fanatics.”

They may not have the hype of some of the OTT stars but they are doing extremly well and have put the other idols to shame.

They are doing extremely well, but it doesn’t put other idols to shame. There’s nothing shameful to have made it to the top 10 on Idol, for anyone. And most of them are making a living singing, performing, or hosting tv shows. They can’t all be superstars, and that’s okay.

And when 4 Idols appear together on one show, they are going to be referred to as Idols. Not to do so would probably look like they were trying to hide the obvious.

And it’s not like any of them are denying it, Carrie and Daughtry have always been positive about the show and return whenever they need to promote a single, Kelly after having some contract issue was back in the show this year too and Adam has declared how delighted he was with his album.

Bottom line, unless any of them become bigger than the show, which I don’t even know if it’s possible, they will always be labelled american idols.

Kelly,Rihanna and Adam? Noice!I watch it every year, this will be tres special

Yes, Rihanna!! I’m excited about her. I really like Rihanna’s new single. Her musical evolution has been REALLY well orchestrated and smooth and almost not noticeable and yet if you look at it as a big picture– it’s a DRASTIC change from Pon de Replay to Disturbia… if the rest of her upcoming album shapes up to be as good as Russian Roulette, I will be buying my second Rihanna album this fall.

And yep, fucking A, bring it! Kelly,Rihanna and Adam? Noice!I watch it every year, this will be tres special

Is Lady Gaga performing?

See, I don’t quite understand why it is so important to brand these kids like that…I mean Justin T, Britney S, Christina Aguilera have been allowed to drop the Mickey Mouse Club Banner from their intros. We don’t title Star Search winners with that title. I just find it a little off-putting. Just like we should put past seasons of AI behind us when the new one starts, past Idols shouldn’t be introduced as such.

C’mn, Carrie has won numerous Country Music Awards, Kelly has had numerous successful albums, and Daughtry came out of the gate selling 4 1/2 Million albums. They are musical entertainers…not Idols. If I was their publicist I would be pissed. Especially considering how Idol fans drop like flies and are always moving on to the new kid on the block.

Kelly cancelled a tour date (nov 22) some time ago due to ‘scheduling conflicts’  and now we know it was because of the AMA’s, I’m pretty sure they were all booked a long time ago.

I remembered such discussion here. Some people posting in MJ’s blog are really music industry savvy.

Kelly, Carrie and Daughtry will be always be associated with American Idol. They wouldn ‘t be where they are at, without that cheesy show. No one is taking anything away from them as artist and singers, because all of them are very talented. AMA’s invited Adam because he is the hottest thing coming out of American Idol and he will put on an OTT performance. Practically everyone there is going to be a bigger star than Adam, but not too many will be as talented. I think it’s great all of them are going to be there, I just wish David Cook could perform.