Idol Headlines 1/08/09

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Fox’s Vinciquerra optimistic on ‘Idol’ changes

NEW YORK — Tony Vinciquerra, chairman and CEO of the Fox Networks Group, is hopeful that this season of “American Idol” will be better received than last thanks to some tweaks.

For example, the “Idols” results show was “very boring … to be blunt about it” last year, so its composition has been changed, he said Wednesday at Citi’s 19th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference in Arizona in a session that was webcast.

He added that new coaches who can draw the younger “Idol” target audience and a new judge are also part of the revamps for the show, whose season premiere is scheduled for next week.

Importantly, “I am told the talent is terrific,” compared to what he argued was a pool of contenders with less exciting personalities last year, said Vinciquerra, even though he hasn’t seen any footage of this year’s talent yet. A record number of people lined up for the tryouts for the new season, he told the Citi conference.

Hollywood Reporter

People’s Choice Awards finds stars in a sharing mood

LOS ANGELES à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  While the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday night recognized projects released in 2008, many stars shared their plans for 2009.

The ceremony, broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium on CBS, featured host Queen Latifah, who co-starred in The Secret Life of Bees, which won favorite movie drama and independent movie honors.

American Idol Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks also is working on an album, and on her wish list is a duet with Leona Lewis, whom she met at the American Music Awards. “I’m really hoping that Leona and I can get together and do a super power female ballad,” Sparks said. “That would be a dream collaboration at this point.” As she reflected on the past year, she said, “No Air came out and it took off. I got to go to Africa with the president, and I got to sing at the Super Bowl. So now I have to figure out how to top my own self for 2009.”

Sparks’ Idol Season 4 counterpart, Carrie Underwood, who took home a prize for favorite country song (Last Name), talked backstage about indulging during the holidays and what she plans to do to bounce back. “It’s been a little difficult. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ What I do is I give myself two weeks where I can do what I want, and then after the holidays I get back to it.”

USA Today

More Idol Headlines after the Jump…

Jennifer Hudson Gets Some Image Love

Professionally, at least, things in Jennifer Hudson’s world are looking up.

The mourning entertainer’s Oscar may be getting some company, as the singer-actress today scored seven individual nominations for the 40th NAACP Image Awards.

Hudson took home nods in both recording and motion picture categories, as did her direct competitionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ and onetime costarsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Beyoncà © Knowles, who bagged six nods, and Alicia Keys, who earned four. (Get the complete list of nominees.)

Rounding out the big-name nominees, and potentially making respective beelines for the podium next month, are Will Smith, America Ferrera, Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Don Cheadle and Diddy.

E Online

New à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Promos!

Check out these new promos for the upcoming season of American Idol! Idol premieres January 13th at 8 PM on Fox!

Check out the rest of the photos after the break!

Sugar Slam.com

After a bleak 2008, TV viewers can hope for a balmy new beginning

The nationà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s TV critics gather this week in Los Angeles to see what goodies await them at the start of a new year, after a brutal 2008 when many of their newspaper colleagues lost their jobs, their winter meeting was canceled, and their pens dripped with venom because so many shows were so bad.

On the equationà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s other side, the networks are set to present their wares at whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s known as the Television Critics Association winter press tour, which began Tuesday. Cable, in general, is whistling a happy tune, but the broadcasters find themselves in various states of desperation, some more sullen even than the critics.

Projo.com

American Idol Blog: Former Idol finalist to write weekly blog for Daily News

Editor’s Note: The eighth season of American Idol starts on Jan. 13. This season enjoy a critique of the performances from someone who knows what it’s like to be in the spotlight and receive criticism from Simon Cowell. Phil Stacey was one of the final six in Season 6 and will write a weekly blog for the Naples Daily News.

Hello! My name is Phil Stacey and I would like to welcome you to my blog. If you are a fan of American Idol, you have come to the right place. During the course of this season, I will be your eyes à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“behind the curtainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , sharing inside information that only a former contestant can see. Many of you may remember me as the bald guy on Sanjayaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s season, or the Navy man who missed his daughterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s birth when he auditioned. Both are true.

Naples News.com

TV Preview: THE TOP-5 ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ MOMENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR (WITH AUDITION PHOTOS)

I wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mince words à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I hate AMERICAN IDOL. If I had my druthers Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d sink the whole creators, judges, Seacrest and everyone in the Potomac. I have nothing to look forward to in January as I am forced (yes, FORCED) to watch the show each and every year from my editor. He thinks it is amusing to get a take from someone that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like the show because Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m somehow unbiased. Or he does it just to torture me. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really find out the real answer to be honest.

If Magazine.com

5 Worst “American Idol” Top 12ers

It’s now just days away, the gaping maw of American Idol Season 8. I approach Tuesday’s two-hour premier with one part nausea, two parts huzzah. In anticipation of the most-watched television show in the solar system, we currently have a fleet of SPT writers hammering out analysis, zingers, breakdowns, predictions and suicide notes. My job is to give you the Best, Worst and Weirdest of the FOX phenom up ’til now. Soon, you’ll get the 5 Best American Idol Top 12ers.

But today, the 5 Worst Top 12ers…

Tampa Bay.com

Season 8 countdown: six days and six causes for hope (and despair)

In less than a week, the Idol Nation diaspora comes to an end. Ryan Seacrest will call his people to him and together we shall once again behold the glory that is American Idol. After months of speculation about the judges, the format, the contestants – all will be revealed.

This is the most anticipated season in years, with more shake-ups to what has become TV’s Ur-format than Idol Nation has absorbed since the first seasons. A new judge! Backstage fights! Younger mentors! What will it all mean? We’ll find out next Tuesday. In the meantime, here’s six reasons to hope and six for despair.

LA Times

Preview audiences praise Disney World’s new American Idol attraction

So what’s the word on Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ soon-to-be-opened attraction, The American Idol Experience (which just completed three days of tech rehearsals)?

Well, I know that this news will probably shock Disneyana fans (Many of whom groused long & loud last year when they learned that a theme park version of this Fox reality series was headed for the Walt Disney World Resort). But according to Cast Members who attended preview performances for this new Hollywood Studios attraction earlier this week, The American Idol Experience is already a surprisingly solid show. More importantly, once AIE’s cast & crew gets a few more performances under their belt, this sleek & slick interactive entertainment should prove to be extremely popular with WDW visitors.

Mind you, in order to really appreciate what it is that makes this new DHS attraction so special, it helps to be familiar with the TV version of “American Idol.” And Cast Members who attended AIE previews earlier this week who were also fans of the “American Idol” television program just went on & on about the amazing job that the Imagineers had done here. How WDI had faithfully recreated not only AI’s look but had also found a way to capture the energy & excitement that one feels while attending an actual taping of this wildly popular Fox program.

Jim Hill Media

Jordin Sparks Joins Bluegrass Band On Stage

American Idol Jordin Sparks showed up at a small Nashville club Monday night (January 5th) to check out the bluegrass group the Time Jumpers. According to Music City TV, the Grammy-nominated artist joined the band on stage to sing the Patsy Cline classic “Crazy.” Sparks ended up going to the Station Inn after meeting country singer Vince Gill at a recent Jonas Brothers show. Sparks told him she grew up listening to hillbilly music and decided to scope out the Time Jumpers.

KBSradio.ca

Unscheduled Vince Gill Jumps Onstage
Jan. 7, 2009 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Vince Gill made a surprise guest appearance Sunday night at the Jonas Brothersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ concert in Nashville, and he turned around the next night and played another unannounced date, bringing along former “American Idol” contestant Jordin Sparks to sing with the Time Jumpers.

The group, a western-swing ensemble that was nominated a year ago for a Grammy award, performs regularly at the Station Inn, a tiny bluegrass club in downtown Music City. According to WKRN, Jordin met Vince at the Jonas Brothersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ show and was persuaded to attend the Time Jumpersà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ date, where she sat in with the band on the Patsy Cline classic “Crazy.”

GAC TV

‘Grease’ tours in an ‘American Idol’ age

Once a musical about the real-life Fifties kids of Taft High, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Greaseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has been blown up, cut down, sanitized, starred, Hollywood-ized, disco-ized, sequel-ized and otherwise forcibly extracted from its original Chicago roots and soul. So it seems churlish to complain about the latest indignity to befall this iconic show. Dignity went out the window back when they released the 1982 movie à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Grease 2.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Thankfully, the TV winners arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ apparently theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re too busy for the road. So at least this touring version features a capable, energetic and mostly likable crew of young professionals. But the spirit of the TV contest abides. Taylor Hicks, winner of the 2006 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has been cast in the less-than-taxing role of Teen Angel. He makes his first entrance from inside a giant ice-cream cone. (One wonders if, as he waits for his cone to open, he ponders the vicissitudes of a show-business life). But Hicks fits right in with this à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Greaseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for an à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  age.

Chicago Tribune

Grease

While “Grease,” the touring version of the recently closed Broadway revival, lacks the inspiration and emotional sincerity needed to be more than merely peppy and puerile, it does come alive from a sheer kitsch perspective when Taylor Hicks of “American Idol” fame emerges from a giant ice cream cone to sing “Beauty School Dropout.” In fact, the biggest laugh of the evening comes when the flirtatious Frenchy twirls Mr. Hicks’ exposed chest hair and purrs, “I voooted for you.”

The line, delivered deliciously by standout Kate Morgan Chadwick, has layers of significance beyond a single moment of self-conscious humor, since this “Grease,” directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, was originally birthed on the NBC reality show “Grease: You’re the One That I Want,” in which the television audience selected the previously unknown Max Crumm and Laura Osnes to become Rialto headliners in the revival.

Variety.com

Review: Waller takes us back to then and now

Bunn masterfully led the band and followed the singers, keeping a controlled balance. This is not an easy task when the band is behind a thin curtain for the better part of evening. As the show opened, the Studdard and Frenchie Davis quickly set the tone with their duet “Honeysuckle Rose.”

As they sang about syrupy sweet love, their voices blended in one of the early highlights of the show.

Jazz hands, boas, furs, sequins, purses and lighters were used as subtle props to set the scene of the ’20s and ’30s, back in Harlem and just off Tin Pan Alley where Fats and his musical entourage eked out a living in song.

In the second half, Frenchie’s “Mean to Me” (1929) by Turl and Ahlert was the strongest solo ballad of the evening. I’m sure that from Maier Performance Hall, passers-by on Washington Street would have heard her without a microphone. The same was true with my favorite company number “Black and Blue” from 1929. It was a strong, emotional performance that would have packed even more punch done acoustically.

The company was rounded out by former American Idol contestant Trenyce Cobbins, Patrice Covington and David Jennings, each a strong singer and talented dancer.

WV Gazette.com

‘American Idol’ Gives Back to His Community

Ruben Studdard, the soulful singer who won the second American Idol competition last May, is giving back to the place it all started: Birmingham, Alabama. His giving vehicle of choice, a donor advised fund at his local community foundation, underscores the benefits of using this flexible tool to conduct high-impact philanthropy.

Within weeks of collecting 12 million votes and a $1 million recording contract on the Fox television series, he set up the donor advised fund and named it the Ruben Studdard Foundation for the Advancement of Children and the Arts. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Velvet Teddy Bear,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as R&B legend Gladys Knight called him, kicked off his philanthropy with a $20,000 gift before the school year started and plans more contributions to local schools and other education organizations.

Philanthromedia.com

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Got Talentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ runner-up to perform here Friday

Eli Mattson, the 27-year-old pianist, singer and runner-up in last season’s “America’s Got Talent” on NBC will perform Friday at Monarch Landing, an Erickson Retirement Community in Naperville.

A limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis by calling 630-300à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’1085. Tickets are $30 per person. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Mattson will perform several songs he sang during the competition, as well as several of his own compositions. His father and fellow musician, Kevin Mattson, will serve as emcee and will perform briefly to introduce Eli.

On Oct. 1, millions of Americans tuning in to the conclusion of the third season of “America’s Got Talent” saw Mattson named runner-up to winner opera singer Neal E. Boyd.

Chicago News.com

ETA:

Archuleta vs. Cook: The battle rages on

Season 8 may be on the brink of beginning, but for many proud warriors, Season 7 has never ended. Like WWII Japanese soldiers marooned on islands who had not been notified that the armistice has been signed, they fight on, contesting every last inch of the ground they swore to defend with all their might.

I speak of the brave partisans of Messieurs Cook and Archuleta. If you travel through the comments section of this blog — not to mention the free fire zones on the various fan site forums, you won’t have to go far before you stumble into some blind alley where the war is still being viciously fought to the last man. As with the warring tribes of the Middle East, ancient wounds remain untreated, fester, lead to lashing out and new bloodshed, new despair and the sense that new common ground exists on which to build a lasting peace.

After the jump, take in, if you dare, a few little samples of the goodwill that reigns between the two camps, taken from the comments on this Dec. 22 post:

There are those who say journalists must merely stand back and observe as horrors unfold before them. And there are others who hold that we can use our platforms to do some good in the world. I have never been one to insert myself into the story, but in these dark times for Idol Nation, when no international Idol government exists to intervene and insert peacekeeping forces between the combatants, I feel as a citizen of the pop culture world I have no choice but to attempt to use what little influence I have to work for peace.

In the coming days, I will be reaching out to the various factions in the great schism and attempting to negotiate if not a permanent treaty, at least a cease-fire. I’ll be reporting on my progress as it goes. And here’s hoping we can achieve peace in our time, if not for us, then for the children; the children of Season 8 about to be born.

LA Times

People’s Choice Awards: You showed up? Here’s a trophy!

This is not the blog post my editors asked for. In this space, you are supposed to be reading a Best and Worst of last night’s People’s Choice Awards, one of those snarky little fiestas where I run down all the highlights of the ceremony, crack some jokes, get worked up when Sugarland doesn’t win, whatever. But PopWatchers, I can’t do it this time.

Entertainment Weekly

Naughty, naughty!

Kimberly Caldwell became the envy of girls everywhere when she captured the heart of American Idol winner David Cook. But now, just weeks after David checked out a $54,000 engagement ring for her, she’s been caught in a clinch with a handsome bar manager!

Kimberly, who finished seventh on the second season of Idol, shocked eyewitnesses when she flirted, danced, drank and made out with Ryan Der at L.A.’s trendy ONE Sunset on Dec. 29.

“Everyone could see she was really letting loose,” an insider tells Star. “She and Ryan were laughing together as they threw back beers and vodka cocktails.”

Before long, says the insider, Kim and Ryan, a tall hunk with a shaved head, were “grinding on the dance floor. They started playfully kissing, but that quickly led to long lip locks until they were full-on making out.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Star Magazine

 
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  • t2

    Finally some news about Eli Mattson — granted not much, but at least it’s something.

    O.K., so I’ll read Phil’s blog because I love his voice, but I won’t be expecting any snark (dang!).

    I kinda really loved that “If Magazine” article…heh…

  • poporange

    I saw Greese ….

    Eli Mattson? I did not watch Americia Got Talent ..

  • gingerly

    I may be going to Naperville to see Eli Friday night. poporange, look him up on youtube. You may like him. He’s a piano playing singer songwriter type. I found him to be rather awesome.

  • http://www.dancin.ca dancin

    jordin did a great rendition of crazy.. :)

    i’d love to see eli live

    i wonder whatever happened to the two brothers and their violins/fiddles

  • poporange

    gingerly- Thanks . I looked him up on youtube and must say he would be someone I would lov to see live .

  • gingerly

    Your so very welcome, poporange. I’m also ecstatic about the fact that if I see him in an old folk’s home, I’d most likely look young…

  • jimmyboyd2

    That’s truly the dumbest Worst Top 12 list I’ve ever seen. Taylor Hicks the 3rd worst? LOL. That guy is either totally clueless or just writing to get attention.

  • Jolene

    Sorry to bring this down to the gutter – appearantly Star Magazine is running a story about Kim Caldwell cheating on DC.
    You can’t cheat on someone you’re no longer dating, but I guess love cheat sells more than a broken relationship these days?
    :(

  • mandalay

    Here’s a video of Jordin doing Crazy. Not bad. It’s an honor to be pulled up on stage by Vince Gill.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5YYFHsd_Qo

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Super nice version of “Crazy” by Jordin! I may pull that out onto the front page.

    I’ve got the star item about Kimberley. I’ve got a few more articles to add to my post as an ETA, the Star story is one of them.

    Take with a grain of salt and all that…

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Well, maybe now Cookie will speak up….

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I posted Richard Rushfield’s column today above. It is a must read.

    I can’t wait to read his posts about his attempts to broker “peace”. LOL.

  • Jolene

    Well, maybe now Cookie will speak upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

    I think he’s doing a radio interview today, so I won’t be surprised if he uses that stage to say something.

    Just the other day I was thinking he’d never address this unless Kim wanted to date someone else and needed the record set straight… but this is much sooner than I expected, and much uglier.

    posted Richard Rushfieldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s column today above. It is a must read.

    LOL. He’s opening a can of worms.

  • SashaB

    David Cook is too classy and too much of a gentleman. I bet he’ll have nothing to say about it other than a yay/nay about their relationship. If he could keep quiet about Stacy or Tracy or whatever the heck that dancing girl’s name was, then I imagine he’ll have nothing else to say about KC.

  • Trina

    Hm well I read on the VFTW board last night the person who initially tipped them off about the breakup said she broke up with him. I don’t know what to think but I’m fuming if she hurt him :mad_tb:

  • Jolene

    If he could keep quiet about Stacy or Tracy or whatever the heck that dancing girlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s name was, then I imagine heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have nothing else to say about KC.

    Lacey. LOL
    I don’t think he’ll say anything other than “we’re no longer together”. He’s a very private person.

    I don’t know who broke up with whom, but if it wasn’t meant to be, they’re both lucky to be out of it.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Wild Cards:

    Historians can only puzzle at what might have been if Alexandrea Lusington or Patrick Hall had advanced to the big stage.

    For some reason, I’m growing increasingly nervous about the wild card aspect this season.

    The culture has moved on: Perhaps in the age of economic meltdown and Washington upheaval, the need for escapist singing drama won’t be what it was. And with a new hope-fueled president, the nation may no longer need a pop singer to inspire us.

    Heh. I’m thinking Idol will be a lovely distraction.

    The kids: Screaming tweens are funny to a point. And then they are not.

    So. Freakin. True.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Archuleta vs. Cook: The battle rages on

    Not touching that with a 10-foot pole. Heeeee.

  • sma11ie

    Richard Rushfield’s writing style cracks my sh!t up.

    About Kim– I’d rather the radio DJ’s respect his privacy and not put him in the position of having to even confirm or deny their status and/or the tabloid stories. I’m happy for DC if/when he chooses to share with us about his relationships, but it’s not my business to get updates on his dating life or anything. Pretty safe to say, I don’t think he’ll be sharing about this kinda stuff in the future.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    And here’s hoping we can achieve peace in our time, if not for us, then for the children; the children of Season 8 about to be born.

    Okay, that was funny.

    He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize if he can work that out.

  • baxter

    Well to throw my 2 cents into the mix with the whole DC/KC thing. Seriously, think about how much they were never together. I dated a guy for 2 1/2 yrs and in the end I added up the amount of time we ever saw each other ( I was the one moving all over the place for jobs, etc) it added up to about 9 months. Its hard to build something when you are never together to start and distance does not make the heart grow fonder.

    Now my snarky side says…..new season…fresh meat for KC!!!!

  • ozarka

    There will be a rebroadcast of Archie on the…

    – “TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN” — (Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT)

    AMERICAN IDOL ALUM DAVID ARCHULETA PERFORMS ON “TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN” SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, ON FOX

    David Archuleta of AMERICAN IDOL Season Seven will perform his single “Crush” and will talk to Spike about life after AMERICAN IDOL on TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN airing Saturday, Jan. 10 (Midnight-12:30AM ET/PT) on FOX. (SPK-308) (TV-14; L) CC

  • sma11ie

    Now my snarky side saysà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..new seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦fresh meat for KC!!!!

    Haha, I think I’ll have to watch her TV Guide show (which I enjoyed last season btw) to see if she fawns over a new guy the way she so shamelessly did over DC last season. I never watched her before, but is that her schtick? I had actually kind of assumed it was, based on her personality on her show, and never took it seriously, so I have to admit was pretty surprised when DC asked her out, and they proceeded to date seriously. Anyway, I still find her an amusing host, and she always seemed sweet to the contestants, so I’ll probably watch, despite whatever happened between her and DC.

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize if he can work that out.

    lol

  • gingerly

    Word! baxter. I take all this with a grain of salt. (ignoring your snarky side). They dated but they really never spent much time together. I’m really not concerned with who did what to whom because I hope at least one learned from it. If it’s over, it’s over. It takes two to start a relationship and it takes the same two to end one. I’d never say that one was perfect and the other an idiot. Relationships just don’t work that way. Hopefully we will never know what happened. It’s wrong, to me, for one person to say they were prefect….
    I’m ok that if it ended, how it ended. I still love DC andI still like KC. The end of their relationship really changes nothing for me. If he was hurt, well hopefully he learned a good lesson. If she was hurt, well the same thing (but maybe not so emphatically). I guess what I’m saying is that every relationship has two sides and I can’t see that either side is less valid than the other.

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    I never watched her before, but is that her schtick?

    I like Kim and her loud mouth. I’ve always watched Idol Tonight. It was kinda boring before she came along. Rosanna and Kim both fawn over the contestants. It’s fun to see. I must admit, however, that I can’t wait until she has to interview David…..hehehehe. That is, you know, if the rumors are true.

    Anyway, whatever. He shouldn’t have asked her out on the red carpet. Then, everyone wouldn’t be all up in his Kool-Aid.

  • CathyMK

    Richard Rushfield, peacemaker.
    I like the sound of that. He should get a few tips from MJ, one of the great Idol peacemakers of our time, who has helped us all live in (relative) peace here at her blog. It’s for the children, after all. :wink_wp:

  • SashaB

    “Now my snarky side saysà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..new seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦fresh meat for KC!!!!”

    Seriously? Is that her MO? She’s an AI Contestant Groupie? Somewhat like the Susan Saradon character from Bull Durham – preparing contestants and players for the big or Major Leagues. But KC is no Susan Saradon. Is sad.

    Well she certainly benefitted from a name/buzz standpoint. Maxim spread and even I know who she is. Had never heard of hear before. Didn’t even know she was AI famous. Heh.

    Moving on, hey maybe DC can finally ask Kimmel to help him out with Mandy Moore out? Hee!

    ETA: I read the Star article – but not sure how valid it since it mentions the $54k engagement ring DC bought again. Heh. Maybe he’ll turn it into a puppy collar for his new Scotty, Dublin.

  • Kirsten

    Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an AI Contestant Groupie?

    There are lots of rumours…

    Moving on, hey maybe DC can finally ask Kimmel to help him out with Mandy Moore out? Hee!

    LOL. Every year, at least one male Idol gets linked to Mandy Moore. Weird. Taylor had a restaurant meal with her (they shared a management firm) and Elliott (and then fans wanted Taylor to date her). I seem to recall some fans wanted Blake to date Mandy. Now DC is being mentioned with her. What’s the story behind that one? Meanwhile, poor Mandy is probably clueless about these linkages.

  • gingerly

    rofl, Mandy Moore is clueless about the rumors, but Kimberly Caldwell is fueling them. Just had to say that though I harbor no ill will against Kim. I just have to feel that all is fair in love and war (and am so glad it’s years beyond me).

  • ozarka

    IIRC, Kimberly Caldwell had a bad reputation as far as longevity with any boyfriend and she’s had many. So when I watched Cook asking her out on a date on national TV. I thought, “Uh oh, bad move, David!”

  • SashaB

    OMG. A real live AI Groupie.

    DC mentioned his admiration for Mandy Moore in an early AI featured interview he did with Brooke. It was early on in the season. So then MM became a running meme. When DC was interviewed on AI Tonight, the show host gave DC an autographed photo and then Kimmel offered to introduce them when DC went was on his show during the summer.

    I don’t even know if she’s single. She’s adorable though. I know a lot of guys who feel the same way about Mandy Moore. Maybe it’s a guy thing to crush on Mandy.

    Regardless of the rumours, DC will be fine. I doubt he’ll be lonely for long or hard pressed for dates. Heh.

  • weareallinnocent

    Cook actually expressed his interest in Mandy Moore on one of his background segments, so… I believe “exquisite” may have been the word he used. LOL Then after his win, I believe, she sent an autographed photo to him and the host of Idol Extra presented it to him, I believe. So, yeah, he brought her into his picture, so to speak. :-)

    ETA: Oops, SashaB beat me to the punch! Sorry for the postover…

  • sma11ie

    Sigh. I’m ashamed at myself for knowing this, in such ridiculous detail… but I think it’s a cute story so here goes. I think the Mandy thing started before the Top 24 interview he did with Brooke (which is hilarious btw, if you want to youtube it– esp for DC’s goofiness overall, and the look on Brooke’s face when DC calls Mandy “immaculate”, seemingly at random, and unprovoked). As the story goes, it started back to when DC was in line with his brother in the Omaha auditions, and a producer came up to interview them. They asked Andrew why he wanted to be the next American Idol, then turned to him, and apparently, (this is supposedly before he was convinced to audition), he made some smartass comment about Mandy Moore (he never said what), which made them laugh. As we all know, the early auditions are a crapshoot, and I have this theory that one reason DC stood out to the producers was the goofy hair and the smartass comment.

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    ^I like Mandy Moore, she is really cute, and it seem like a very level headed celebrity and she has really strong values… here IÂ ´m hoping that ship become true…

    Its hard to build something when you are never together to start and distance does not make the heart grow fonder.

    This is so true in Latin America we have a said that goes “Amor a distancia promesas falsas” or “Love to the distance, false promises”…

    Kimberly Caldwell had a bad reputation as far as longevity with any boyfriend and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s had many. So when I watched Cook asking her out on a date on national TV. I thought, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Uh oh, bad move, David!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Since IÂ ´m new to the Idol world I know very little about her…

    I think sometimes is really hard to judge young people relandshionship, we change our mind so often that is really hard to keep a steady ship, and our lives move so fast that we live new experience that made change our perspective of things and the people that you though will be together with you become a nice memory in seconds … so I don ´t think is that weird that they broke up, they wnt out almost 6 months…

  • ozarka

    I know some of you have been hoping for a David Cook – Carrie Underwood hookup. However, it appears Underwood has found herself a new love interest. She’s reportedly been seen dating a “Senator”…

    It looks like Carrie Underwood’s love life is heating up. Reports claim the country beauty is dating Mike Fisher, a hockey player for the Ottawa Senators.

    “I think it’s serious. He’s really happy with her,” Fisher’s friend Tony Greco tells The Ottawa Citizen. “They’re a perfect match.”

    Underwood’s previously quiet connection to the 28-year-old athlete was put on public display at an Ottawa hockey game last week, when the Jumbotron “Hug Cam” caught her with her beau’s family in a private VIP box.

    Of course, both Fisher and the notoriously private Underwood are staying mum on the relationship.

    “I can’t comment on anything in my personal life, so that’s about all I can say. I don’t really want to say anything,” Fisher told The Ottawa Citizen after a recent practice.

    Underwood and Fisher first met backstage at her concert in Ottawa last March.

  • Lisa

    Gingerly am jealous! LOL Hope you get some Eli pics and if it’s too much to hope for some vid?? I hope you have a wonderful time!

    I have no love for Caldwell but that started with her shenanigans several seasons back. We all hear different rumors on it & in the one I heard he dumped her (long before that ring news came out) & I take that with the grain of salt that I do all rumors. I personally find it hilarious she is now hanging around a bar manager. Reading the news on that made me snort Dr. Pepper up my nose. Heh. I must admit when I first heard he was interested in KC the mother in me wanted to shout out “Danger Will Robinson, DANGER!”. Ah well.

    new seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦fresh meat for KC!!!!

    Bax, your my hero, that is all! LOL I shall now think of Season 8 as NSFM.

    I like Kim and her loud mouth.

    Gwen, girl ya know I love ya, but I have no Caldwell love, LOL.

    Good Luck to Rushfield. May he not go down in flames.
    The promo’s from Sugar Slam, I see the judges & Ryan, who are the other peeps in the promo’s?

  • Trina

    Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an AI Contestant Groupie?

    Pretty much. Kim herself once said she dated (I think 11) contestants and this was before DC. I’m at work now and can’t search but give me time and I can dig up where she said it.

    For one though she supposedly was involved with Corey Clark and JD Adams in season 2, I think she dated Chris Richardson and Anthony Fedorov too.

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    new seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦fresh meat

    That will look good in tshirts… lol

  • ozarka

    Archie’s music video “A Little Too Not Over You” is number 3 on AOL’s Top 11 Countdown.
    Congratulations, David!!! :thumbup_tb:

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    ^Go ALTNOY….

  • movin2thabeet

    Whatever emotional dynamics or heartbreak David has experienced is sure to get channeled into his music – it’s the stuff of most music out there. After all, much of the inspiration for Analog Heart seemed to come out of heart-related experiences. Music is a great way to work out your stuff. I really doubt David will be talking much about his relationship issues in his interview. Kelly did say that some things would be off limits.

  • CFIdolsfan

    O.K., so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll read Philà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s blog because I love his voice, but I wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be expecting any snark (dang!).

    Lol. No, Phil is not the snarky kind. His blogs may be like what he did last year for USA Today’s “Idol Chatter.” I look forward to them, though, as I am that new album he is working on!

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    You can find Kelly’s interview with DC HERE.

  • Lisa

    David bought a house, cool! Yes DC we got the joke on Dublin, lol.

    Thanks so much for the interview Pam!

  • poporange

    I have a bad feeling about Carrie U dating a canadian Hockey player .Why if the fans precieve she is the cause for a bad game by the Star if t by fight or break-up. Canadians wll take her passport away send her out via dogsled…Canadians take hockie very seriously.. I wonder if Dallas ever forgave about the Romo thingy?(this is a joke)

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    Your welcome Lisa. :)

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    Gwen, girl ya know I love ya, but I have no Caldwell love, LOL

    :glurps_tb:

  • CathyMK

    So David has his house, his car and his dog, the 3 things he said he wanted post-Idol. Did anyone else notice when the DJ mentioned that someplace or other was a good place to get girls’ phone numbers, David answered with, ” That’s what they tell me.” rather than, “I have a girlfriend, I’m not taking phone #s”, like he would have a few months ago?

  • Lisa

    I hope if DC is single, he takes the time to build his fanbase with young girl’s. Alot of those girl’s go for the unattached rocker (course some will go for the attached rocker too, lol). I don’t think either David should be in a hurry to get into a relationship, build your fanbases first and foremost boy’s. The girl’s will always be there, then later on take your pick.

    ETA… Ever thought about this?
    S1 winner Kelly=single
    S2 winner Ruben=single when he won (since has married, years later)
    S3 winner Fantasia=single
    S4 winner Carrie=single
    S5 winner Taylor=single
    S6 winner Jordin=single
    S7 winner David=single

  • SashaB

    Magic Rainbow: This song. will. never. die. Long may the Rainbow reign. Heh:

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹TIMEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ LINE: Seasonal songs have disappeared from the Adult Contemporary tally, as they do every January. Faith Hillà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A Baby Changes Everythingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  spent three weeks at No. 1 but is off the chart now, while David Cook continues his reign for the 13th non-consecutive week with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Time Of My Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (19/RCA). Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the longest-running No. 1 by a solo male vocalist since John Mayer ruled for 16 non-consecutive weeks from March-July 2007 with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Waiting for the World to Change.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Cook is the only male artist to dominate the AC chart in the last 54 weeks. Since the week of Jan. 12, 2008, this tally has been led by Colbie Caillat, Sara Bareilles, Leona Lewis, Hill and Cook. Before Cook, the last male artist to top the AC chart was Josh Groban, who had a three-week reign with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll Be Home for Christmasà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  beginning the week of Dec. 22, 2007.

    http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus.jsp?JSESSIONID=LpYKJmNL5X2yf4ZJ9vyFyvHvhyp0KDDgzJQkNxVn2YpNJHQ11Xrb!-1339754956

  • http://www.myspace.com/gwendolyndiane GwendolynD

    ETAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Ever thought about this?
    S1 winner Kelly=single
    S2 winner Ruben=single when he won (since has married, years later)
    S3 winner Fantasia=single
    S4 winner Carrie=single
    S5 winner Taylor=single
    S6 winner Jordin=single
    S7 winner David=single

    Interesting….

    He also has a thing for Keira Knightley.

    Magic Rainbow: This song. will. never. die.

    ::Sob::

  • Lisa

    Interestingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

    Yes very. To any would be idol’s watchin’, build your fanbase’s and keep your relationship’s verra verra private…..

    “Yay!!!”, for the lil rainbow that could/did/alwayswill/All Hail the Rainbow! Thanks Sasha!

    ETA…maybe we should redo this vid for the rainbow..
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFgg&feature=related

  • dv

    Kelly album cover has been posted

    http://www.kellyclarksonweb.com/

  • YellowClouds

    ^WHY??

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    Here is another interview that DC did with Q102 in Philly. The breakup rumor was addressed. DC said: “There is nothing to talk about” basically.

    LINK

  • curlyQ23

    Kelly album cover has been posted

    I actually think I like the cover for “My Life Would Suck Without You” better than this. At least the single cover catches your eye and has sparked a lot of debate.

    This is just plain boring.

  • SashaB

    Thanks Pam. I was just coming over here to post.

    I LOVED how DC ended that interview. “There is NOTHING to talk about.” Heh. I lurve when David takes control of an interview. Awesome. Slam that door closed, Dave. Your private life is your own.

    *whispers* But listening to that now, I think it might be true though…

    OMG I cannot believe I just wrote that ^^ [Slinks back to work]

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    Your welcome Sasha. I thought he danced around that question pretty well. lol

  • hypertwink

    I wonder if Dallas ever forgave about the Romo thingy?(this is a joke)

    I think they’re blaming Jessica Simpson more than Carrie.

  • YellowClouds

    I would be shocked if they didn’t break up. I think it’s pretty obvious.

  • dv

    a pic from the photoshoot was posted on Kellys facebook page
    http://www.facebook.com/kellyclarkson

  • Lisa

    Here is another interview that DC did with Q102 in Philly. The breakup rumor was addressed. DC said: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“There is nothing to talk aboutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  basically.

    Thank you Pam! Speaking or not speaking of KC, DC did divulge the contestants would be back in the mansion this year. Does this mean lot’s of behind the scenes stuff? Of course it also probably means fresh meat caldwell (tm Bax) will take her show there (or not maybe just herself).

  • Jolene

    OK, never saw Idol before S7. What’s “The Mansion”?

  • IGetCranked

    DC said: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“There is nothing to talk aboutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  basically.

    Good for him! He shouldn’t have to talk about his personal life just because he wants his song played on radio. I’m sick of Dj’s asking Archie if he’s had his first kiss yet also. Let them have some privacy.

  • Lisa

    Jolene it’s basically that, a mansion I don’t know if it was leased or what. It started on the first season up through the third. Season 2 was notorious for the going’s on in that mansion. (you could probably dig up something from back then)

    “During the first three seasons, home was a four-story mansion on Mulholland Drive in Bel-Air.”

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243648,00.html

    The idol’s did a couple of commercials from there, they did behind the scenes footage for the show. Think it was Season 1 that alot of them jumped in the pool with their clothes on or was that season 2? Can’t remember now. I will try and find some pics of that house.

  • poporange

    Right Jesscia Simson I remeber the alusive vacation romo took…Heard about it on espn over and over…..Sorry I was trying to be silly in my above post…Serioulsy I hope Carrie U and this guy are happy .

    BTW- one type of fav music I listen to “Story Hill”

  • cookcricket

    :o hh_ee:Okay shippers, eh hem! I just had a light bulb idea go off in my head! So I was watching the top 11 results show online, and well, I think DC’s kinda shown he might like feisty blonds…so what feisty blond sang on the top 11 results show?

    I know it’s none of my business…just a thought…, a thought no one might see. ;)

  • Jabkmc
  • hardkandy

    and the look on Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s face when DC calls Mandy à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“immaculateà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , seemingly at random, and unprovoked).

    LOL, I know, that was hilarious!

    He also has a thing for Keira Knightley.

    Who has? DC? That gains him so may cool points in my book. Keira Knightley is hands down my favorite actress at the moment.
    Anyway I’m glad if the breakup rumors are true.

  • elisad

    So the other day when Neal changed his MySpace to “she never says hi to me anymore, that’s her way to even the score”, he might be quoting David? Hee. BTW Neal also posted some new pics, guess the band took some “offical photos” recently.

    Platinum Rainbow is totally made of montage. Wanna see a football…um…soccer one? Here here~

  • frogcooke

    Jab here are some other pics from the square magazine article photoshoot

    http://mattclaytonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/01/david.html

  • lefty

    Great article on DA, jabkmc. He is one photogenic kid.

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