Idol Headlines for 06/23/09

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Kris Allen: Adam Lambert Isn’t ‘Stealing My Thunder’

American Idol Kris Allen has had a totally different post- Idol experience than runner-up Adam Lambert, managing to stay out of the limelight and off the cover of Rolling Stone.

Allen insists he has nothing but love for Lambert, but he’d rather focus on his music and finally get a shot at married life with childhood sweetheart, Katy.

Parade.com

Carly Smithson’s Fallen: Is this the Evanescence you’ve been looking for?

The band may be new, but former Evanescence members Ben Moody, Rocky Gray and John LeCompt don’t have any problem looking to the past. Unveiling two songs from their recently formed outfit the Fallen, which features former “Idol” contestant and one-time major label artist Carly Smithson, the alt-rock-era advocates didn’t hide that they were courting the Evanescence fanbase.
Just look at the band’s name, a reference to Evanescence’s 2003′s multi-million selling debut “Fallen.” Speaking to local media after the performance at a Hollywood studio, LeCompt said the group wanted to “encompass all of our fans we already had” by invoking the hit album.

LA Times

‘Idol’ makes first pass through Chicago’s talent

On the sunny side to the south, people were blinking back tears, sharing consolation hugs and furrowing their foreheads in anger.

On the shady side to the north, people wore amazed looks, giddy smiles and expressions of cool confidence.

Inside, on the arena floor, about 12,000 would-be stars were trying to sing their way onto the next season of Fox TV’s “American Idol.”

In groups of four, they were directed to one of 12 curtained-off booths and had 30 seconds to make their case before a couple of producer-judges that they should get a shot to be the next Jennifer Hudson or Kris Allen.

Chicago Tribune

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

“American Idol” at the United Center in Chicago

They lined up in chutes, befitting a cattle call, and, as might have been expected in a city known for its stockyards, most were led calmly if not quietly to the slaughter.

About 12,000 aspiring singers tried out for next year’s ninth edition of “American Idol” at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. The vast majority were quickly dispatched at about a dozen judging tables inside without ever catching a glimpse of Simon Cowell or Paula Abdul, who weren’t even involved in what’s considered the “producers’ round” of auditions. Yet a chosen few advanced on to the next rounds, probably in August, when executive producers were to select the best and the worst to face the celebrity judges, with a “golden ticket” to Hollywood on the line, as well as TV fame should they make it on camera when the Fox hit returns to the air in January.

Associated Press

A shot at stardom

Jamar Rogers, 27, of Milwaukee (center), is congratulated outside the United Center after being selected to move on to the next round of judging for American Idol. Rogers, a good friend of this year’s Idol finalist Danny Gokey, tried out for “Idol” last year only to be cut before the show trimmed the field of contestants to 36.

Newsday

19 Recordings/RCA Records Team Up to Release à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idol Season 8à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ² Compilation To Be Sold Exclusively at Walmart

9 Recordings and RCA Records have teamed up exclusively with Walmart to release à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol Season 8à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ on June 30th, 2009. The album will only be available at Walmart and Walmart.com at a retail price for $10.00. This compilation album marks the first time the favorites sung by this seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Top 10 finalists have been made available on CD.

The CD includes two tracks from American Idol champion Kris Allen à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  his hit single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (written By à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  judge Kara DioGuardi, Cathy Dennis and Mitch Allan) and his version of Donna Summerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She Works Hard For The Money.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  There are also two tracks from runner-up Adam Lambert à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  his version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and his acoustic take on Tears for Fears à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Mad World,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  based on the arrangement by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules from the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Donnie Darkoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  soundtrack. The album also features one track each from all of the other Top 10 contestants before culminating with runner-up Adam Lambertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s recording of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as well.

Hot Indie News

Five à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢90s Songwriters Who Should Produce Kris Allenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Album

One of the great comeback tales of the past few years has been the one owned by Linda Perry, who rescued herself from one-hit-wonder obscurity to become a top collaborator with some of the biggest names in pop music (like Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani). Kris Allen is currently working with super-producers David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry), Salaam Remi (Amy Winehouse) and Claude Kelly (Leona Lewis, Akon), but here are five circa-à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢90s songwriters who Allen should draft into collaboration service.

 » Gregg Alexander: Alexander made a splash in 1998 when his band New Radicals scored a big hit with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Get What You Give.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  The group only produced one album, and since then Alexander has actually made a name for himself as a collaborator-for-hire, working with Hanson, Enrique Iglesias and Santana (whose à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Game of Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  won Alexander a Grammy in 2003). But he needs a big breakout that can take him to the next level, and his mastery of arrangements and sonic layering would free Allen up profoundly.

MTV.com

Chris Daughtry and OneRepublic enjoy a little Southern Hospitality in NYC

Chris Daughtry can easily be considered on of American Idol’s greatest successes. Chris’s band Daughtry is preparing for an upcoming tour in support of their July 17th release “Leave This Town.”

With all the work of creating a new CD behind of him, as well as a long tour with Nickelback, it’s no wonder Chris had worked up quite a thirst. To fix that, Chris and fellow rock stars OneRepublic moseyed on down to New York’s very own Southern Hospitality.

Examiner.com

Q&A with Kelly Clarkson: Confessions of an American Idol

As a girl growing up in Burleson, Texas, Kelly Clarkson couldn’t afford singing lessons, so she did the next best thing: She turned her bedroom closet into a recording studio. “My mom got me an old, beat-up recorder at a garage sale for 50 cents, and I would get blank tapes from my teachers at school,” recalls Clarkson, 27. “My friend Ashley put a sign on my closet door that said ‘Recording Studio: Please Do Not Disturb.’” Though those tapes have yet to surface (eBay, anyone?), the powerhouse singer’s perseverance has paid off. Her soaring vocals made her American Idol’s very first champ, in 2002. Since then, she has sold over 20 million records and scored two Grammys, and her latest effort, All I Ever Wanted, debuted at the top of the charts.

Readers Digest

Idol’s Carly Smithson Joins The Fallen

Los Angeles (myFOXla.com) – Some of the original members of the band Evanescence have a new group with former American Idol contestant, Carly Smithson, as the lead singer.

The full lineup consists of Smithson and three of the four original members of Evanescence… guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray, as well as bassist Marty Oà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢Brien.

MYFoxLA

Kelly Clarkson’s ‘I Do Not Hook Up’ tops the Idol airplay chart

For only the third time since I began using Mediabase to rank American Idol airplay, there’s a new track at Number One. If you’ll remember all the way back to January when I debuted the chart, David Cook’s Light On was the most-played Idol track, but Kelly Clarkson’s My Life Would Suck Without You quickly replaced it — and has been the top song on the chart ever since.

This week, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Kelly Clarkson drops to Number One, but Kelly Clarkson also ascends to Number One again with I Do Not Hook Up, thanks to increasing spins at Top 40, Hot AC and AC formats.

USA Today

And the Emmy nominees for best reality-competition program will be . . .

On the official Emmy ballot, there are 27 shows competing for outstanding reality-competition program, but the same five have been nominated for the last two years: “Amazing Race,” “American Idol,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Project Runway” and “Top Chef.” And the same one has won all six years since this category was created (“Amazing Race”).

Survivor TV news

So handicapping this Emmy race seems to be fairly simple. Below is my rundown. I’m throwing “Survivor” into the “front-runners” portion because it was nominated here four years in a row (2003-2004) and Jeff Probst won the new award for reality host last year.

Hey, where’s “America’s Got Talent”? Why didn’t producers submit it this year?

LA Times

Desperately seeking Susan: NBCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Talentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t compete with Foxà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s star-maker

Can America discover the next Susan Boyle?

The 48-year-old Scottish church volunteer rose to instant and ultimately overwhelming fame when her rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I Dreamed a Dreamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Britainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Got Talentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  became an Internet sensation. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Got Talent,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  an offshoot of the British version, returns for a fourth season tonight at 9 on WHDH (Ch. 7).

In a conference call with reporters last week, Piers Morgan, who is a judge on both the British and American versions, said he thought there were two or three acts that had the potential to be the next Susan Boyle à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“depending on how they go down with the American public.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Boston Herald

‘America’s Got Talent’ avoids the Boyle ‘trap’

Viewers seeking the next Susan Boyle may have to settle for the real thing as NBC’s America’s Got Talent returns for its fourth season Tuesday (9 ET/PT).

Boyle, the frumpy Scottish singer who became an Internet sensation after her inspirational performance on the British version of the show, probably will appear as a guest on AGT in August. But the show is steering clear of trying to duplicate the “Boyle effect.”

USA Today

New X Factor live auditions kick off in London… as Glasgow contestants find out they will have to re-audition

The first live X Factor auditions took place in London yesterday, with 2,000 fans turning out to watch the humiliating process.

Judges Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole joined the show’s host Dermot O’Leary and The Xtra Factor presenter Holly Willoughy for two audition shows yesterday.

The try-outs took place at the ExCel Centre, the same day producers announced that contestants who had passed the first auditions in Glasgow would have to re-audition.

Daily Mail.co.uk

Susan Boyle Wows the Crowd at London Shows

Susan Boyle was back before the footlights with the Britain’s Got Talent roadshow Sunday, after missing a series of concerts.

The singer, 48, rested rather than performed around the U.K. late last week and into the weekend, but London fans received the full Boyle treatment at two shows at Wembley Arena Sunday. Audiences rewarded her with standing ovations after her signature pieces, “I Dreamed a Dream” and “Memory.” “She did really well,” her rep says.

People.com

Former “Bachelor” and “Dancing with the Stars” Contestant, Melissa Rycroft, Joins ABC’s “Good Morning America” As Special Contributor

Melissa Rycroft has joined ABC News as a special contributor to “Good Morning America,” it was announced today by Jim Murphy, senior executive producer of “Good Morning America.” In her role as a special contributor, Rycroft will appear on the morning news broadcast throughout the summer bringing fun and uplifting stories from around the country. Her first appearance was earlier this morning, Monday, June 22.

ABCNews.com

Lil’ C reacts to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ clip highlighting his virtuosic verbosity

“It’s TV, and I didn’t take any disrespect from it,” said Lil’ C, a standard-bearer for the “Krumping” hip-hop dance style whose real name is Christopher Toler. “I was surprised, and I thought it was funny to see people’s reactions. Those are genuine reactions. People do have trouble understanding when you’re not like, ‘Y’all was killin’ it!’ or ‘Ya’ll was good!’ I just feel more than that.

“What it is is, I am a very different panelist. I’m a different judge. I don’t have an M.O., so to speak. My style of critiquing is just based upon my experience.
“I’m an orator. What’s what I do. I’m extremely passionate about my art and other’s art. All I want to do is communicate. I’m an expressionist, whether it’s physical, whether it’s verbal.

Nola.com

 
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  • yeahyeahsure

    Daughtry’s “Leave This Town” is now available for pre-order on Itunes. There’s a pre-order bonus track called “Traffic Light” and two more bonus tracks if you get the Deluxe edition – “What Have We Become” and “Still You On The Inside”.

    Here’s a track that didn’t make the album cut called “Back Again” (Chris wrote this with Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace) – it’s the B-Side to UK’s version of “No Surprise”:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCVno5ePye

  • lurksalot

    Idol Headlines for 03/09/09 — OK, are my eyes deceiving me?

  • unique28v

    I see Jamar Rogers in the top 10 next year…… In fact, I think Idol might want to try the R&B/Hip Hop genre again. Jamar is already going to have a fanbase. Its gonna be interesting…

  • carson

    The link above for Daughtry’s “Back Again” wasn’t working, but this should:
    http://www.rickey.org/?p=18451

  • abbysee

    Nope, it’s March, lol. Oh, MJ?

  • terps

    If Jamar makes it in, there is no stopping him. He will have the crazy Danny fans plus new ones

  • born2bevil

    OMG.I am so not going to watch AI9 if Danny is going to sit in the audience every week :surprised_tb:

  • http://twitter.com/cara_lee pj

    I didn’t watch the Bachelor, but I did DWTS. I have to say, I love seeing Melissa’s success! Take that asshat! LOL.

  • Tess

    If Jamar makes it in, there is no stopping him.

    If anyone mentions Danny Gokey in any “back story” that may surface if Jamar makes the show I will go totally ballistic and there won’t be no stopping my “finger” anger at that one.

    If he makes it without referencing the friendship bit and his involvement with Gokey and the church they represent I’ll give him a pass. I know it ain’t fair but life ain’t fair. By the way, Congrats to Andrew Cook for taking the high road and not trying out for idol last year and riding his brother’s coat tails. That is the measure of a nice, honorable person!

  • TreeFrog

    Loved reading the Lil’C interview. I adore all the SYTYCD judges for their passion and their honesty, but he is my favorite just because of those verbal riffs.

  • wellhesback

    Article about David Cook who’s playing in Tulsa tonight
    http://tulsatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=35

    Also for those who missed it yesterday Cookie has a new vlog up
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N4lJmjYhEc

  • Jolene

    ^^ Thanks for the links! Oh man, forgot Cain’s Ballroom was tonight. That’s a pretty special venue right there for Dave and the guys. I think I’ll go honor it by listening to my Cain Session album fron Axium.
    I’ll bet we’ll get something different in the setlist tonight.

  • Margaux

    From the MTV article on songwriters Kris Allen should work with:

     » Gregg Alexander: Alexander made a splash in 1998 when his band New Radicals scored a big hit with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“You Get What You Give.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Not only is New Radicals my favorite One Hit wonder band, Mr. Alexander produced the debut album for hopeful-but-failed teen star Carly Hennessey.

  • sma11ie

    Article about David Cook whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s playing in Tulsa tonight

    Thanks, that’s a great article with some new bits from DC. The interviewer was a bit confused calling TOML a follow-up to Light On, but other than that, she’s an obvious fan. LOL at that photo of DC from the Idol tour, staring at the pink panties at his feet.

  • AC

    Omg, I think that is so unfair that they supposedly called Jamar back to audition. He already has had tons of screentime including being featured in Danny’s top 3, and you know that they’re going to pimp him out too. He really is not that great- the only thing unique about him is his ugly outfits. boo!

    And reading the article about Kelly.. people backstage told her that didn’t think she should have won? what?! well, I guess she showed them.

  • tierbee

    Bet we get Andy singing in Tulsa tonight… that was a sweet article about David, minor errors aside ;)

  • lucy

    Loved reading the Lilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢C interview. I adore all the SYTYCD judges for their passion and their honesty, but he is my favorite just because of those verbal riffs.

    Me, too. I don’t know what the other judges are smoking, because Lil C always makes perfect sense to me. I like it that he always tries to make a meaningful point.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    He really is not that great- the only thing unique about him is his ugly outfits. boo!

    I didn’t care for Jamar’s singing at all. Really some strange phrasing going on there.

  • kbr

    Rodney Ho from Access Atlanta has a new interview with Michael Johns up: http://blogs.ajc.com/american-idol-blog/2009/06/23/623-michael-johns-interview-new-album-hold-back-my-heart-out-today/

    Also, if anyone lives in NYC Michael is going to do a cd signing at J&R Music World in manhattan today at 5pm!

  • weareallinnocent

    Thanks for the news, MJ!
    Thanks for the additional Cookie crumbs, wellhesback!

    Enjoyable reads (and listens. :-) )

  • cookcricket

    He really is not that great- the only thing unique about him is his ugly outfits. boo!

    I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care for Jamarà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s singing at all. Really some strange phrasing going on there.

    Wow, I thought I was the only one who wasn’t crazy about Jamar. I wasn’t surprised at all when he didn’t make to the top 36.

  • girlygirl

    What kind of omen is it when — after clicking on the link for the A.P. story about the Chicago auditions — I got the story for the auditions, but the headline read (something along the lines of) “Post Office in Pierre Reopens After Body Removed”

    O—-kay then

  • SpenserJ

    Wow, I thought I was the only one who wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t crazy about Jamar. I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t surprised at all when he didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make to the top 36.

    I’m not a Jamar fan. Plus, I’ve seen enough of both Danny and Pastor Rolex to last me a lifetime.

    I don’t think Jamar’s good enough to warrant all of the attention he’s received at this point, so I certainly don’t think he deserves another run at the show.

  • cookcricket

    That DC vlog was awesome! Thanks wellhesback. :)

  • Sunshinegirl

    American Idol Kris Allen has had a totally different post- Idol experience than runner-up Adam Lambert, managing to stay out of the limelight and off the cover of Rolling Stone.

    Allen insists he has nothing but love for Lambert, but heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d rather focus on his music and finally get a shot at married life with childhood sweetheart, Katy.

    Good boy Kris! Keep focusing on what’s really important and you will succeed! No one will know what hit them once your new awesome music is released!

  • Ben

    Jamar Rogers = overrated

  • lola

    I may not be a fan of Kris’ singing style but I am totally a fan of his as a person. I just love his sense of security and his open-mindedness. He is very down to earth. We need more people like him for the world to become a better place. His personality will carry him through his success. I am really happy that it was him and Adam in the end.

  • cay

    I’ll never be able to see Jamar and not think Danny and his pastor. I doubt they’ll want to go down that road again.

  • mmb

    lola I agree. While (with 2 notable exceptions ANS and Heartless, which I loved) I generally found his performances pleasant but unmemorable, I am a huge fan of him personally (kudos to his parents and community for raising such a goodhearted person)

  • kbr

    Michael Johns Interview and performance with Fresh 102.7 an NYC station this morning is now up on their Web site:

    http://www.fresh1027.com/pages/2435621.php – interview
    http://www.fresh1027.com/pages/2435621.php – performance

  • CCAdamFan

    I always liked Kris…Adam was just my fave. But I like Kris more with each interview. What a great guy! No wonder Adam was attracted to him!

  • suebrody

    If Jamar gets to come back, does everyone else (except Top 36)? And why not Top 36 who didn’t make Top 13? Too bad, b/c I thought Mishovanna, Felicia, Ricky, and Jesse should get to be in Top 24, if they get to that point. I seriously do not Jamar on again, b/c as noted, guess who ELSE will be on again?!

    Good for Kris, who is an awesome guy and strong musician, but I wouldn’t entirely place the “non-music” situation squarely on Adam’s shoulders, IMO. I mean, Adam got asked about this EVERYWHERE and he finally addressed it. Now HE gets to move on with his musical career. Finally. Anyway, as far as Kris’s musics, I recently downloaded his performance vids of Heartless, Falling Slowly, and Ain’t No Sunshine, and like them all (the rest were kind of meh for me).

  • taks

    Thanks a ton for the Kris Allen interview. I think it’s all sorts of hilarious that one of my favorite songs from his pre-Idol stuff is a song he deems “horrible”. Other than that, go Kris for being… well, Kris.

  • CindyM

    Great interview with Kris. The more I read of him, the more I like him!

  • CindyM

    I always thought that Jamar would be on season 9 of AI. I felt that since he and Danny were so closely tied together during the backstory stuff, that TPTB felt that having both of them on might dilute each of their fan bases and they definitely didn’t want to risk votesplitting when it came to Danny. So, they cut him with an open invitation for the next season. I liked Jamar, just wasn’t crazy about him. I do think he’ll make top 12 though.

  • Lu

    Loved the interview with Kris. I really like his laid back style… he’s real. Looking forward to his music!

  • Duke

    For those interested in the initial audition process, this is the best video i have seen ever. These are the people who got fast-pass tickets for whatever reason and got to audition without waiting in line. All the people standing behind them are producers, normally there are only 1 or 2 or them, but i guess these are supposed to be the best of the best so they all decide:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPlLPNMiQO0

  • CFIdolsfan

    I always thought that Jamar would be on season 9 of AI. I felt that since he and Danny were so closely tied together during the backstory stuff, that TPTB felt that having both of them on might dilute each of their fan bases and they definitely didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to risk votesplitting when it came to Danny. So, they cut him with an open invitation for the next season. I liked Jamar, just wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t crazy about him. I do think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll make top 12 though.

    I hope so, too. I feel he was good enough to go further, unlike Megan, for example, whom I feel is not that great. And I’m not sure that Andrew Cook decided to not audition so that he would not ride his brother’s coattails. Unless he specifically said so, I do not believe it. If that were the case, the same then could be said of Michael Castro, and even Jamar now, because of Danny. I do not think that is the case.

  • SarahP

    i actually liked jamar and was pretty annoyed danny got in and he didnt (breaking of bromanship was distressing to me in the early days of AI 2009 when i never heard of TPTB)

  • wand3rful

    from kelly’s interview….

    A. I was the dark horse. Members of the crew came up to me after the finale and told me they didn’t think I should have won. It wasn’t like everyone was rooting for me

    hmmm, now, who does she remind me of…judges/TPTB didnt think she could/would win…darkhorse…if i could only put my finger on it :ponder_tb:

    :wink_wp:

  • AC

    wand3rful- hehe.. and they were both in group 2 along with the frontrunner!

    Isn’t this the first year with that Idol think from Disney where people can win a fast pass? Maybe that’s it?

    So basically Jamar is def. going to be in the top 36/24 or whatever this year. You know they wouldn’t call him back just to cut him again. This is why I’m hoping it’s the same format as this year because there’s less of a chance to get in.. but knowing the producers/judges, they will make sure he gets in by putting him through in the wildcard. Other than Jamar just being average (and the fact that I thought we were finally rid of Danny), it just leaves a sour taste in my mouth because I can feel the producer maniuplation already! before the season even started!

  • Trina

    I love that Tulsa article..

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The one thing I remember about David is that he had this huge voice. I always told him that he had the voice of a lion.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    That’s such an interesting way to describe his voice! I’m intrigued by this

    Cook is a songwriter and I know he is about to be working on some upcoming projects that people want him to do.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Hmm.

    I don’t think I ever saw him so happy in a vlog!

  • Keel

    That was a sweet article about Cook in Tulsa Today. The managing editor is clearly a fan. And nice to see that Cook’s finally getting some hometown love from Tulsa.

    Tonight’s gonna be extra special at Cain’s because it’s Andy, Neal’s and David’s hometown — at least immediately prior to Idol. MWK has a following there. I wonder what Andy will sing lead on? Also, supposedly David Cook co-wrote a song with Phil Marshall who is the first opening act (before Ryan Star) for tonight. Wonder if he’ll sing the new song tonight. New Cookie crumbs?

  • anovich

    The Kris Allen/Kelly Clarkson similarities are huge, there was an article written write before the finale about how if Kris would win his would be a story similar to Kelly’s on the show, a full season arc resulting in triumph more so then any others…we can only hope Kris has the same type of success that Kelly has.

    And thanks for the Cook info – I’m one of the few people I’ve come across who was a Cook and Kris fan – usually Kris fans seem to have been Archie fans.

  • cookcricket

    And thanks for the Cook info – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m one of the few people Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come across who was a Cook and Kris fan – usually Kris fans seem to have been Archie fans.

    Hi, I’m a Cook/Allen fan! There’s a thread on Kris’s site for Cook fans too. :)

    Thank you for adding the Kris article mj!! What a great headline and interview. Kris loves Adam and wouldn’t want to take a thing from him and same with Adam from Kris…I guess you all knew that already. :)

  • wand3rful

    And thanks for the Cook info – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m one of the few people Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come across who was a Cook and Kris fan – usually Kris fans seem to have been Archie fans.

    oh god, i hope not LOL…big cook AND kris fan here too. ive always seen archie as a vocally talented yet dorky kid with limited “artistry” (thanks kara)….besides being sweet/nice, I really see no musical similarities btw the two.

    now I gotta run b4 the archie fans start pelting me w. stones

  • tierbee

    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think I ever saw him so happy in a vlog!

    He looked… giddy, didn’t he? So cute. Happy Cookie just glows.

  • anovich

    @cookcricket and @wand3rful – glad to know I’m not alone out here :)

    I don’t spent much time at Kris’ official site since they didn’t update it in forever though I’ve heard it was recently but without anyhthing about his birthday.

  • smartcookie

    WhatNottoSing is doing Camp Should’ve Been again, and for those who liked Felicia and Ricky, at least (Jesse didn’t make it as a wild card even in their replay), they are getting another chance. I think they’ll make it pretty far. We’ll see.

  • babybelle32

    I love what Kris said about how visiting other countries has made him have an open mind, and that he doesn’t have all of the answers. He is truly an amazing person.

  • unique28v

    I really liked Jamar. Grant it, they didn’t show a lot of him, but from what I heard I thought he was great, and his phrasing was MUCH better than a slew that made the top 36…. People who forgot words made it instead of him….. Anyways, I hope people don’t prejudice themselves against him just because he’s friend’s of Danny. Grant it, Danny is very popular so I don’t think that relastionship would hurt him.

    anyways, i hope he makes it to the voting stage. He’s got a ton of talent in my opinion, and the show needs to finally produce a good R&B singer.

  • lilbrusc102

    LOVE the interview with Lil C, my favorite SYTYCD judge! Don’t worry, Lil C, I totally understand your expressive vernacular!!!

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Anyways, I hope people donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t prejudice themselves against him just because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s friendà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s of Danny. Grant it, Danny is very popular so I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that relastionship would hurt him.

    Nope. Just don’t think Jamar’s a good singer. I thought Danny was better.

  • Tara

    “I’m never going to rule out anything so you have to have an open mind”

    Kris, you are a great guy. But please, stop feeding my fantasy…lol.

  • Calliope

    Lil C is so hilarious. I follow him on Twitter and he is always tweeting to his “Tweepz” about anything. The other night he invited everyone to a krump battle in North Hollywood. It was past midnight, but I was actually tempted to go. haha

  • taks

    WhatNottoSing is doing Camp Shouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve Been again, and for those who liked Felicia and Ricky, at least (Jesse didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make it as a wild card even in their replay), they are getting another chance. I think theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll make it pretty far. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see.

    Ooh yay. For Idol-tards like myself, this is a good way to see how things could’ve been. After a very quick glance, I’ve put together how I think Camp Shoulda Been might play out:
    13. Jorge Nunez
    12. Anoop Desai
    11. Scott MacIntyre
    10. Kristen McNamara
    9. Lil Rounds
    8. Ju’Not Joyner
    7. Danny Gokey
    6. Ricky Braddy
    5. Felicia Barton
    4. Alexis Grace
    3. Adam Lambert
    2. Allison Iraheta
    1. Kris Allen

    Very rough guesses. It’ll be interesting to see how WNTS models the judge’s save, rock week duets and the coronation song.

  • frogcooke

    tweet from David A:

    “Blast, my left eye is red again today. But I’m getting the certified gold plaque for my album today!!! So Cool!!”

  • golcook

    From Q&A with Kelly Clarkson: Confessions of an American Idol of Riders Digest:

    5 things we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know about Kelly:
    4. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m obsessive compulsive about numbers, Ever since I was a kid, everything has had to be even: the volumen dial on the TV, the number of books on my bookshelf.
    5. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a huge Scrabble fan. Do I usually win? Of course!

    She’s obsessive about the numbers being even and a word nerd (Scrabble) just as Cook, LOL, these two are my top favorite Idols and musicians.

  • houstonrufus

    Congrats, D! Bout bloody time!

  • Lux

    Perez tweeted:

    “This just in Tweethearts! Exclusive to U: sources tell me Adam Lambert has just filmed a cameo for “Glee”, set to air this fall.”
    29 minutes ago from web

    http://twitter.com/PerezHilton

  • unique28v

    Perez Hilton just tweeted that Adam filmed a cameo for glee to air this fall. There’s a newspaper article from a couple of weeks ago showing Adam meeting the cast of Glee, so maybe (hopefully!!) this rumor is true!!

    “Perez Hilton: This just in Tweethearts! Exclusive to U: sources tell me Adam Lambert has just filmed a cameo for “Glee”, set to air this fall.”

  • LK09

    usually Kris fans seem to have been Archie fans.

    Ah, one thing I have learned during my short time in idoldom is that you can’t characterize what makes a DA, Cook, Gokey, Adam, Kris, etc. fan. People of all sorts can be fans of any of them or several at once.

  • lizardino

    http://hollywoodcrap.com/2009/06/23/adam-lambert-cameo/

    The above is a link to a gossip site that also states that Adam just did a cameo for “Glee” this fall. This could be a lot of fun!

    I loved Glee when the pilot episode aired this spring, and it’s a great crossover for Fox (with AI) having Adam do a cameo. Maybe the members of the glee club are stalking Adam at an AI concert–I could totally see that happening, LOL.

  • Victoria

    Perez tweeted:

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This just in Tweethearts! Exclusive to U: sources tell me Adam Lambert has just filmed a cameo for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Gleeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , set to air this fall.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 
    29 minutes ago from web

    http://twitter.com/PerezHilton

    I love Glee! And if I remember correctly, didn’t someone on here totally call that awhile ago? I think I remember it being suggested.

    tweet from David A:

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Blast, my left eye is red again today. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m getting the certified gold plaque for my album today!!! So Cool!!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    “Blast”? I can’t imagine him actually saying that out loud. :laugh_tb:

  • wellhesback

    Cookie Crumb alert:
    This has a link to nice radio interview David Cook did today
    http://davidcooksfan.com/2009/06/23/david-cook-on-kmod-23-june-2009/

  • BootStar

    I usually have no idea WTF Lil C is talking about, but I adore the guy! :wub_tb:

    Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m one of the few people Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come across who was a Cook and Kris fan – usually Kris fans seem to have been Archie fans.

    I don’t think so. Not in my travels in Idoldom anyway. I, like that Lindsay person from MTV (?), think that David Cook could have been Adam and Kris’s love child. I love all three of them (although DC will always have a special place in my heart). Love Archie, but musically he just doesn’t do it for me at this point. (Although I’m taking my kid to see him on Saturday and will let y’all know if I have a change of heart. Maybe he’s as grown up as my girl Allison now.)

  • linsav

    wand3rful Jun 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    from kellyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s interviewà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

    A. I was the dark horse. Members of the crew came up to me after the finale and told me they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think I should have won. It wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t like everyone was rooting for me

    hmmm, now, who does she remind me ofà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦judges/TPTB didnt think she could/would winà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦darkhorseà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦if i could only put my finger on it :ponder_tb:

    :wink_wp:

    How do you read that members of the crew told Kelly they didn’t think she should have won and make the HUGE leap that it was the judges/TPTB? The crew are cameramen, lighting, stagehands, make-up, costume people, etc.

  • JRB5776

    tweet from David A:

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Blast, my left eye is red again today. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m getting the certified gold plaque for my album today!!! So Cool!!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    The show is in Newark, NJ tomorrow night. He must be in NY at the Jive offices, would be my guess.

    Congrats!!!!!

  • butte009

    OMG.I am so not going to watch AI9 if Danny is going to sit in the audience every week :surprised_tb:

    Personally, I’d rather have Danny in the audience than with a mic onstage. Have I been successfully avoiding any news about Danny’s 19 contract or is it that there isn’t any news?

    Does Jamar have any knowledge about the world of music outside of church?

    Thinking back to last season’s auditions I don’t recall ever feeling like he was preaching to me when he sang. So that would be a tolerable improvement.

  • anovich

    @taks – I’ve played around with Camp-Should’ve Been as well and this was what I came up with:
    13. Jorge Nunez
    12. Anoop Desai
    11. Scott MacIntyre
    10. Lil Rounds
    9. Kristen McNamara
    8. Danny Gokey
    7. Ju’Not Joyner
    6. Ricky Braddy
    5. Felicia Barton
    4. Alexis Grace
    3. Adam Lambert
    2. Allison Iraheta
    1. Kris Allen

    I’m not sure how accurate this is – I do see certain scenarios where Allison is #1 and Kris is #2 but no matter what they are the final 2 and Adam comes in as #3. I also could see Felicia Barton and Ricky Braddy being flipped on 5 and 6.

  • LK09

    Bootstar- I can’t promise you will like DA, but he is something else live in concert.

  • girlygirl

    Tour drummer Aaron Spears tweets that Kris, Adam, Danny and Allison rehearsing today. Looks like the rest of the group had today off.

    Tour starts in less than 2 weeks now (yay), so days off may be far and few between for these guys for the next few months — hope they are taking advantage of the free time! Especially today — sun’s actually out! The weather here in L.A. has been crappy the last few weeks, but today is nice — sunny and warm without being too hot. About time!

  • EmmaJK

    wellhesback – thank you for the DC radio interview. That was a real good’un. They obviously knew a LOT about him, and his Tulsa past. Love that one of the DJ’s actually opened for David’s old band once upon a time. It’s just so Dave that he remembered the actual show, and details about it.

    We got some good crumbs, too; how easy it was to get Andy and Neal into the band, and the chronology of Dave’s intended college career(s).

    And, Bwah!, he actually called his AI tour pants “lace-up pirate pants”. He cracks me up.

  • girlygirl

    Uh oh — poor Matt (and Sarver) already got cut from Camp Should’ve Been!

  • LisaE

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This just in Tweethearts! Exclusive to U: sources tell me Adam Lambert has just filmed a cameo for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Gleeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , set to air this fall.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    I wonder if this is true. The Glee kids were tweeting about seeing Adam in the parking lot the other day…not tweeting that they were working with him. Maybe … but, Perez hasn’t been all that well-informed about Adam recently. ;)

    Randomly, I do wonder if PH will be a little nicer to Adam now. I mean, he gave him a lot of crap and Adam didn’t slug him for it. A little teasing about a crush might seem really good-natured now. lol.

  • Jolene

    Cookie Crumb alert:
    This has a link to nice radio interview David Cook did today
    http://davidcooksfan.com/2009/06/23/david-cook-on-kmod-23-june-2009/

    Wonderful interview. Thank you so much for linking it. Some excellent Cookie crumbs, and it’s so nice to hear insightful questions from knowledgable interviewers, makes a world of difference.

  • lola

    Adam’s latest tweet makes me feel that he is reading mjsbigblog.

  • smartcookie

    Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve also played around with Camp-Shoulda-Been, but I got a really different list. It depends on how rapidly they decline the numbers for the people who didn’t make it out of the groups before. I don’t know what their formula is, but let’s just say I’m nervous for Allison for Top 7 (but they could give her the save, or Tatiana could be well behind her by that point) and for Kris Top 4 (no clue what they’re going to do with the duet numbers, either).

    I just realized I didn’t average in the REAL wild card numbers for Ricky. That probably makes a big diff. Oh well. I also only did a top 12. Anoop would be #13 if they do that, but then I would need to average in his real wild card number, too. With only 12 and no wild card number for Ricky, I got:

    12. Jorge
    11. Scott
    10. Lil (!)
    9. Alexis
    8. Danny (!)
    7. Allison (!)
    6. Tatiana (finally out)
    5. Ju’Not
    4. Kris
    3. Ricky
    2. Felicia
    1. Adam

    I know mine are really weird, but the extra folks — Felicia, Ju’Not, Ricky and Tatiana — went into the top 12 with really high scores because they only had one score each. Well, Ricky and Tats actually had two because of the wild card round, but I forgot to include those. Maybe I should redo it.

  • LK09
  • smartcookie

    Fixed after adding in wild card numbers for Ricky and Tat and better math for Alexis:

    12. Jorge
    11. Scott
    10. Tatiana
    9. Lil
    8. Danny (!)
    7. Allison (!)
    6. Ju’not
    5. Ricky
    4. Kris (That sucky score for Come Together keeps tripping him up here. Hopefully they interpolate better duet scores or they decline all the weren’t-really-here people more quickly than I thought. Or something.)
    3. Alexis
    2. Felicia
    1. Adam

  • anovich

    @smartcookie – I feel like you are moving the numbers on Felicia way too slowly – and I don’t completely understand how you have Tatiana in your top 12 – she doesn’t make it out of the wildcard when you think of how badly she did in the Wild Card show – and my understanding is they use actual scores where available and her score in the wild card show was horrendously low – and Anoop would be the first person to be advanced from Wild Card – so I’m just kind of confused by what you have. When I did this – my Wild Cards in order of entry to top 12/13 was Anoop, Ju’Not, Scott and if you took a 4th it was Kristen McNamara.

  • AC

    Okay, so I’m looking at Aaron Spear’s twitter and this is what he answers to someone’s question:

    Megan does like 2 solos and a couple other tunes…Everyone does 2 or more…I hope you enjoy the show…

    Of course I have to add that he said this too..

    Kris is blazing!!! Actually they all are…It’s going to be a good show!!!

    Okay, so he says super nice things about everyone but still.. hehe..
    Here are my new guesses- Sarver and Megan will be doing a duet along with their 2 solos and then the bottom 5 will end the first half with a small group performance. then the top 4 will do a group perfomance (basing on that the top 4 was at rehearsal today) at the end of Hey Jude and it ends with one big group performance of Don’t Stop Believing! Yes, this is just my imagination running wild.

  • Ben

    @smartcookie: Tatiana is nowhere near top 12/13. i think the order elimination would be:
    13.Jorge
    12.Anoop
    11.Scoot
    10.Kristen
    9.Lil
    8.Danny or Junot.
    7.Junot or Danny
    6.Ricky
    5.Felicia
    4.Alexis ( or Kris but most likely Alexis)
    3.Adam
    1/2: either Allison or Kris

  • Keel

    Loved that Cook interview. The DJs were definitely mancrushers. I loved how that DJ was like dude.can.sing! after they played Permanent.

    Also? That was a rock station! It’s always nice when the DJs know you from the local music scene and actually ask questions about, you know, MUSIC and your songwriting!

  • smartcookie

    Yeah, I probably didn’t pick the wild cards right. I based it on their previous week’s scores, since some of them didn’t make it to the wild card round IRL. And then after advancing them from there, I used their prior scores (group score wc score for Ricky and Tatiana) to come up with a top 12 score. Since Anoop’s 59 in group 1 was lower than Felicia’s 76, Ju’Not’s 66, Scott’s 63 and Tatiana’s 62 (from their group performances), I advanced them as wild cards before Anoop. But that is probably not at all what WNTS will do. We don’t actually know what they’ll do, but your theory on that is probably a lot smarter than mine.

    That’s the fun of WNTS and Camp Shoulda Been — they don’t tell us what their formulae are, and we can only guess. If we knew, I guess we wouldn’t need them to put it up a day at a time.

  • anovich

    @smartcookie – I understand you’re thinking and it will be interesting to see what they do tomorrow and how the snarkiness is written – I found the write-up for semi0final 2 hilarious with the BFFs and the nail polis (and WNTS/CSB shows that Kris actually was #3 of the night and on merit was the right person to advance :) ), the laying down in front of the “Bus of Shame” since it had Matt Giraud and Jasmine Murray aboard, and then there realization that their own rules were the reason behind the dismissal of Jesse Langseth (and I’m a huge Jesse fan). I was happy to see some of the robbed group 3 people are being put in their wild card replay. It will be interesting to see who is advanced from the wild card – but it seems like taks, Ben and I have taken the same or similar approaches in determining who was advancing since we have the same previously dismissed contestants in our top 13 lists.

    I’m really waiting to see what happens with the “Save” and duets in top 4 week since I think only 3 of the original top 4 will still be left at that point.

  • wellhesback

    and another cookie crumb http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20090623_269_0_DavidC512411
    David Cook Rocks!
    (not working this week; have a cold and am stuck at computer)

  • wand3rful

    How do you read that members of the crew told Kelly they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she should have won and make the HUGE leap that it was the judges/TPTB? The crew are cameramen, lighting, stagehands, make-up, costume people, etc

    how? quite easily…..and its called sarcasm

  • http://www.twitter.com/sarahruth3 Sarah

    MJ – Initial SYTYCD spoilers are up. :)

  • linsav

    wand3rful Jun 24th, 2009 at 12:55 am

    How do you read that members of the crew told Kelly they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she should have won and make the HUGE leap that it was the judges/TPTB? The crew are cameramen, lighting, stagehands, make-up, costume people, etc

    how? quite easilyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..and its called sarcasm

    Sorry, My bad.

  • hellothere

    Kris Allen wins at life. To be right smack dab in the middle of the Taylor Hicks experience with management that has no intention of promoting him and a label that will likely only give him one album, he is not in the least bitter. His parents deserve some sort of award because they raised one heluva kid.

  • SarahP

    And thanks for the Cook info – Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m one of the few people Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come across who was a Cook and Kris fan – usually Kris fans seem to have been Archie fans.

    i’m an archie/cook/kris fan myself (in no particular order)

  • http://randomizeme.wordpress.com arca

    Kris Allen wins at life. To be right smack dab in the middle of the Taylor Hicks experience with management that has no intention of promoting him and a label that will likely only give him one album, he is not in the least bitter.

    Kris Allen is not getting the Hicks treatment. Kris, for one, is already working on his album (unlike the aforementioned Hicks who waited till post-tour), and in addition, Kris has been working with really good co-writers at this point. Of course he’s not bitter. A few months ago, he was just a college student, now he’s getting to live his dream. No one can make predictions at this point for any of the idols.

  • vanjess38

    “A few months ago, he was just a college student, now he’s getting to live his dream. No one can make predictions at this point for any of the idols”.

    Thank you very much arca. This is what I’ve been saying all along. It is the fans who are making things difficult for these two wonderful guys. It’s just about a month after idol and I can’t bear the sort of readings people are making into Kris’ career. For God’s sake, he is a very talented guy and I strongly believe TPTB are very aware of that.They are not going to lose him in any way, when they can see $$$ all over his face. Kris’ will be fine. The only reason why people think Kris doesn’t have the so called “star power”, which I don’t agree with, is because we have someone like Adam this year. They are two totally different artists. Please pray for them instead. Nte that we have a lot of stars who are not showy. Kris’ is going to be one of them. For me I prefer that.

  • wellhesback
  • Sunshinegirl

    His personality will carry him through his success.

    Well hopefully his TALENT will do this.