Idol Headlines for 03/12/09

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Clay Aiken, T.R. Knight to Present at GLAAD Awards

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation just added two presenters to its 20th-annual Media Awards celebration: Clay Aiken and T.R. Knight.

Aiken will present the Excellence in Media award to Tyra Banks, recognizing her commitment to featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on both her talk show and America’s Next Top Model. Knight will present the Vito Russo Award to Suze Orman, the best-selling author and CNBC financial guru.

People.com

New à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ rule doesn’t save departing singers

A new rule revealed Wednesday gives the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  judges the power to save one singer voted off by the fans, but that wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t enough to keep the first two finalists from getting the boot. Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez were sent home, reducing the number of contestants to 11.

MSNBC

OBJECTION OVERRULED

FOR the first time in “American Idol” his tory, the judges have the power to change America’s vote.

The new rule, revealed on last night’s results show, gives them veto power, to be used only once during the competition, to save an eliminated contestant.

The new rule, revealed on last night’s results show, gives them veto power, to be used only once during the competition, to save an eliminated contestant.

NY Post

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

Jasmine Murray, Jorge Nunez fall in double elimination

The children of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  eighth season experienced their first taste of entertainment mortality Wednesday night after a rare double elimination, which brought to an end the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  careers of Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nuà ±ez.

The two were eliminated in an episode that featured the unveiling of a new rule in the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  competition, granting the judges veto power over any elimination. As explained by host Ryan Seacrest, the judges will have a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“saveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  option that they may exercise once for each contestant, if the judges unanimously agree that a singer deserves another chance. When the save is invoked, no contestant will be eliminated that week, with the following week then seeing a doubly suspenseful double elimination. The rule will be in effect until the seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Top 5 week.

LA Times Blogs

The Rushfield Review: The Angel of Death comes to the Idol stage

They entered the Idoldome tonight as giddy teens and twenty-somethings, but after their first American Idol elimination night they walked out a little older, a little wiser and one giant step further down the road that will ultimately, before this season is done, reshape each one of these young warriors and their lives beyond recognition.

It is a coming of age rite each seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s young dreamers must undergo; a maturation process administered at the hands of Angel of Death Seacrest.

LA Times

Phil Stacey blog: Idol’s first to fall

Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nunez have become the first to officially be voted off “American Idol” this season after Ryan announced the new “save” tweak in the rules. The judges now have the opportunity to unanimously “save” any one Idol voted off before Top Five Week, resulting in no one going home. If someone is saved, the following week two singers will end up on the chopping block.

LA Times

‘American Idol’ recap: Two Birds, One Show

Week one of the Idol season 8 finals has come to a close, and I’m thrilled to report that the public did exactly the right thing, sending ”package artist” Jasmine Murray to the arms of her genetically blessed family, and ending the ”journey” of loveable but vocally outclassed Jorge Nuà ±ez. And, naturally, the show’s producers have rewarded American Idol voters’ good taste by…forcing ‘em face down on the hood of a car and cuffing their collective hands behind their backs?

Entertainment Weekly

American Idol: What You Didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t See

If you’re shocked that Anoop Desai didn’t get the ol’ heave ho on tonight’s American Idol elimination, don’t be. He’s got something on his side: the admiration of young voters (who know how to use a telephone).

“I like him because he seems nice,” said 10-year-old Nathan from Long Beach. Awwww.

We got a golden ticket to tonight’s taping and noticed that out of all the kids with handmade signs for their favorites, nearly half were for frontrunner Adam Lambert (no surprise there) and the other half were for, yep, Anoop. What? No signs for Danny, Alexis, or Lil Rounds? Nope.

E Online

American Idol Adds an XFactor

Last night’s American Idol opened the competition’s not-quite-semifinal, not-quite-final round, with the 13 singers who were selected as this year’s spotlighted contestants making their way through the songs of Michael Jackson. While Paula Abdul was only interested in seemingly tipping the producers’ hand, telling both Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert that they were shoo-ins for the finale, Simon Cowell took some time to foreshadow a twist to the proceedings, one that will be fully revealed during tonight’s double-elimination episode. What could it be? Alas, it probably won’t involve bringing back Ju’Not Joyner.

Idolator

American Idol: The Contestants Step Out of the Shadows, and Into More Shadows

And so the final 13 begins. With both bangs and whimpers. There were some pleasant surprises (go Kris Allen!) and some predictable disappointments (fail, Danny Gokey). Let’s discuss further after the jump.

Gawker

Idol Worship: Best To Worst Of Michael Jackson Night

We called it last week, and to our delight, there will be a double elimination in the Top 13. And while we didn’t expect it so soon, in a way, Michael Jackson was a fitting choice for season 8′s official opening night, making it all the easier to weed out weaker contenders à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  you know, the ones who can’t handle the King of Pop’s falsetto or can’t re-imagine such classic songs or simply pick the wrong ones (ahem, Anoop Desai). That said, there were a few bright spots on Tuesday night, chief among them: Matt Giraud, Allison Iraheta, Alexis Grace, and, as much as it pains us to admit it, Adam Lambert. But between the new non-sex line phone number, the awkward judges’ entrance and the fact that nobody à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  nobody! à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  attempted “Rock With You,” we were thoroughly befuddled. Who should stay and who should go? Our best to worst Top 13 ranking below…

Jaded Insider

Spotted At Idol: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, The Beckham Bros., Chikezie & More

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, in Los Angeles this week to shoot her daytime talk show The View, was one of the first celebs to take her seat in the audience. Dressed in an eye-popping lime green jacket, Hasselbeck was all smiles as she signed the back of several Idol tickets for fans.

People.com

Will ‘American Idol’ Phone-Number Snafu Sink Alexis Grace?

It began on Saturday, when Jim Hellriegel, the owner of DialIdol.com, was testing the numbers for the opening round of the “American Idol” top 13. It quickly spread to various “Idol” fan sites, gathered steam when Ryan Seacrest Twittered about it on Tuesday morning, then came to a head on Tuesday night’s “Idol” broadcast.

MTV

InStyle

(InStyle) — Week after week, contestants on “American Idol” face scrutiny from judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi, not only for their song choices and performances, but also for their outfits.

It’s no wonder: the right wardrobe choices have been instrumental in the success of past “Idols,” like Carrie Underwood, who went from girl-next-door to red-carpet stunner after undergoing a post-’Idol’ makeover.

CNN

American Idol: Why Change the Bloody Rules

Well, what do you think of this latest rule change? Or do you think of it at all – after only 10 or so hours of possible rumination? Me? I think it stinks most foul. It’s unnecessary. It smacks of elitism. By God, this is anti-DEMOCRATIC. Leave it to a Brit to come up with this… You’d think the Queen herself had a role in this one. “Let them eat cake, those American peasants… They’ll watch anything over there…We can change the rules because we ARE the rules…”

Newsday

Scott MacIntyre fans say ‘American Idol’s’ first blind finalist doesn’t need your pity vote

Guess what America à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Scott MacIntyre doesn’t need your pity vote.

So if you called in last night to cast a vote for “American Idol’s” first blind finalist, it better be because you loved his rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Keep the Faith.”

So says, Soula Antoniou, president of a non-profit which promotes programs for artists with disabilities and who worked with MacIntyre in 2008.

New York Daily News

‘American Idol’ contender Matt Giraud = Taylor Hanson?

American Idol finalist Matt Giraud might bear an uncanny resemblance to Justin Timberlake, but last night’s performance of Michael Jackson’s ”Human Nature” channeled another late-’90s pop star: Taylor Hanson. If you haven’t listened to Hanson since ”MMMBop” you might be taken aback by the comparison, but if you’ve heard the JoBros predecessors live any time in the past five years, you know it’s totally apt: the perch behind the piano, the growly edge to his soulful voice, the riffing at the end of each line, and even the phrasing. Plus, they both know how to rock a scarf.

Entertainment Weekly

Cook makes the most of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ afterglow

Just over a year ago, David Cook was living in Tulsa, tending bar to pay the bills and playing in a band to keep his musical dream alive. But it was slow going. After a year of playing gigs in bars, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d sold just 1,000 copies of his first record.

Then he reluctantly tried out for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  You know the rest of the story, and Friday, 2,400 people will pack the the Seneca Niagara Events Center in Niagara Falls to hear his music. The big room sold out quickly, says Jillian M. Fiorella, publicity manager for the Seneca Gaming Corp.

Buffalo News

411 Music Interview: Taylor Hicks

411′s Joshua George sits down for an exclusive interview with Taylor Hicks, winner of American Idol Season 5 and the Teen Angel in the Broadway production of Grease.

You may recognize this gray-haired wonder from American Idol Season 5 where he won the title from fellow competitors Chris Daughtry, Katharine McPhee, and Elliott Yamin, but these days, Taylor just likes bringing the soul and blues to listeners all over the globe. He’s getting ready to release his new CD The Distance and I had a chance to ask him a few questions… Thankfully he answered them.

You can either listen to the interview in our 411 player, or just read the transcript below.

411mania.com

‘American Idol’ Muscial Doppelgangers

Matt Giraud is a good contestant, there I said it. I just find him a tad bit boring, a lot like Michale Buble. They can actually rock a leather jacket and a blue under shirt in the same boring way.

NY Post

Caught in the Act!

The night before her album release, Kelly Clarkson and 12 friends popped into Koi New York. The singer and her pals laughed and enjoyed drinks and dinner. Clarkson ordered baked crab and rock-shrimp hand rolls and the yellowtail tuna tartare à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ and she left her server a huge tip!

People

‘American Idol’ runner-up Bo Bice brings his show to Detroit

Detroit has a special place in the heart of fourth season “American Idol” runner-up Bo Bice.

“Detroit, we’ve had some consistently good shows there,” Bice said during an interview from his Nashville home. “Detroit’s a beautiful spot. I love the Motor City. I’m a big fan of a lot of the bands there growing up. Mr. Nugent is one of my favorites. Then of course, Bobby — Kid Rock. I love him. Great guy. And Kiss is one of my favorite bands. Goodness gracious. They wrote one of the big songs for Detroit man. It’s a good spot. We love it.”

MLive

Where’s Kelly Clarkson’s place among ‘American Idol’ stars?

Kelly Clarkson’s new album is pretty darn good. But where does it rank in the pantheon of pop from previous American Idol stars? Herewith, my five best albums from folks who got their start having to sing while staring into Paula Abdul’s cleavage:

Tampa Bay.com

Kelly Clarkson Reveals Her Most Personal Song

“American Idol” ladies and song-writing buddies Kelly Clarkson and Kara DioGuardi sit down with ET to talk about Kelly’s “therapeutic” and personal writing style.

“I don’t like to bore people with my problems so I usually write it all out,” Kelly says of writing her music. “It helps me get past things.”

The former “American Idol” winner just released her fourth album titled All I Ever Wanted this week.

ET Online

The American Idol alum recaps the Top 13 performance episode. Watch it now!

Ever wonder how Justin Guarini looks while he’s staring into a webcam? Now’s your chance to find out…oh yeah, and you’ll also get his take on the Top 13 performance episode, featuring songs by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Do you agree with Justin’s analysis? Hit the comments box to let us know!

TV.com

Fisher leads Senators to fourth straight win

OTTAWA — With his girlfriend Carrie Underwood watching in a private suite with Mike Comrie’s girlfriend Hilary Duff, Mike Fisher scored in overtime to give the Ottawa Senators their fourth straight victory, a 3-2 decision over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

Fisher’s goal came almost halfway through OT, at 2:38.

Since it was Underwood’s 26th birthday on Tuesday, Fisher could see the question coming from a mile away, but he didn’t duck it. It might have been the first time that he acknowledged in public that he and Underwood are an item. Usually he says “Hockey questions” only.

National Post

Being a dad, life on the road … ‘Its all good’ for Bo Bice

Since shooting to fame as runner-up on “American Idol” Season Four in 2005, Bo Bice has spent every minute living his dream. He’s loving life on the road and the chance to meet with fans across the United States while promoting his second album, “See the Light.” And all’s good on the family front, too, with two young sons – 3-year-old Aidan and 7-month-old Caleb – to keep Bice and his wife Caroline busy.

Daily Herald

Simon Cowell goes for the Ex-factor as he teams up with former flame Terri

X Factor guru Simon Cowell proves you can stay friends with old lovers, as he teams up with ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour for Comic Relief.

The pair were filming links for the charity appeal in Los Angeles.

Simon and Terri laughed and joked during the filming session and appeared to thoroughly enjoy being back in each other’s company.

Daily Mail.co.uk

‘So You Think You Can Dance?’ Seattle auditions March 28

If our hometown contestants aren’t at least close to winning (Blake Lewis), they’re breaking our hearts (Jason Mesnick) or messing with our heads (Sanjaya Malakar).

On March 28, more natives will have a chance to make or break it on the small screen when the Fox show “So You Think You Can Dance?” holds auditions in Seattle.

“We are looking for fabulous dancers and great performers! All Styles! All Dancers!” screams the Web site. “Dress to impress……..Stand out from the crowd……..and show us what you’ve got!”

NWsource.com

ETA:

Jim Cantiello’s Idol in 60 seconds…

MTV

Entertainment Weekly on the Scene

You’d think with both Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson (pictured) performing at last night’s American Idol results show, the behind-the-scenes action would at least be marginally less enervating than the completely predictable voting outcome, the most cringe-y group performance in Idol history, and the anti-climactic announcement of the new rule that will change the face of the show forever in the way that it very well may never been enacted at all. Not so much. While Kanye and Kelly did both get me grooving, I regret to inform you that there wasn’t much behind-the-scenery to chew on. But chew we must, and chew we shall, even if our jaws grow sore from all this metaphoric mastication.

Entertainment Weekly

 
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  • ettacandy

    MJ, nice by-line in the NY Post!

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    ^^^ Thanks! I wrote it yesterday afternoon, assuming all the details but not knowing exactly what was going to happen. The co-byline, Deborah Seibel edited in the details after the results show.

    It didn’t make the first edition of the Post, but if you happen to pick up a later edition, it should be there!

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    Jasmine and Jorge’s interview this morning with Ryan HERE.

  • t2

    Matt G = Taylor Hanson

    BWAH!!!!!

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Here’s Jim Cantiello’s Idol in 60 Seconds:

    MTV

  • mac

    Jordin’s beginning to get a lot of publicity with the new tour. Several times on my TV news stations, they have mentioned the big Jobro tour coming up and every time they have mentioned that Jordin Sparks is the opening act. Good for her!!!!!

  • frogcooke

    http://eclipsemagazine.com/television/8364/

    TELEVISION: 4 Reasons American Idol Has been Destroyed

    This season of Idol so far has sucked. None of these contestants would be in the top 13 in any other year. But this year the Judges are exerting more blatant control over the process than ever. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come up with a list of why American Idol is terrible this season.

    4) Kara DioGuardi
    3) Contestants
    2) Houseband/Production Values
    1) Judges taking Control

    explanations for each number at the link.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Entertainment Weekly on the Scene:


    Entertainment Weekly

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

    Watching the Idols as they sat together on those benches was a bit like observing a high school cafeteria — you can glean rather quickly who’s in what social group, and who are the outsiders left holding their trays, desperate for a place to sit. It could have easily just been nerves, but after Jorge and Anoop were singled out for possible exile from the Idol San Simeon and the show went to the break, none of his fellow contestants talked to the Puerto Rican balladeer. Gokey, Kris, Giraud, Adam and Allison all traded jokes while Scott and Sarver, sitting on opposite sides of the group, tried to get a word in edgewise.

    Interesting group dynamic…

    Especially loved this:

    When Kelly was done and zipped off stage, Anoop even collapsed back on the couch in full swoon while Sarver and Allison mock-fanned him. I wonder if ‘Noop Dawg got the courage to ask for Kelly’s number.

  • widz

    ^I love that as well!

    Also love this:

    Anoop and Kris even shared a solid, both-arms-around-the-back hug.

    Awwww. Kranoop (plus Ricky) FTW!

  • EmmaJK

    Um… shallow post alert. Bringing this quote over from DCO from a David Cook concert-attendee last night.

    “He said we probably didn’t know, but he just filmed his first stage kiss.. and if he said so himself, it went pretty well.”

    So there is an actual kiss. What I find funny is that he actually thought we didn’t know. Ha.

  • leome

    The on the scene report is one of my fav things.
    But it seems like the other contestants always forget Scott, it’s a bit sad.

  • widz

    But it seems like the other contestants always forget Scott, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a bit sad.

    They probably forgot that he is visually-impaired, since Scott seems to be able to go around the stage pretty well and (this next part sounds soo insensitive, I apologise) can sense where to look when being interviewed, etc.

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

    I vaguely remember Scott saying he can see a teensy-weensy bit, though not enough to get around. I don’t think he’s that familiar with the stage yet. However, I think the contestants aren’t used to having him around. They’ll adapt as time goes on. I just love Adam Vary referring to Scott’s “guide” as a “seeing eye stud.”

  • Trina

    I wonder of there was some sarcasm on DC’s part when he said “you probably didn’t know”. Those pictures have been posted all over his boards with pages and pages of chatter about it. I’d be shocked if he wasn’t clued in on that.

  • dreamr

    You know what I’m kinda hoping happens with this new rule? The judges save someone and then that person gets the boot the very next week and the judges are powerless to do anything about it. I mean, they can only use the save once, right? And if America doesn’t like that person, even if the judges save them for a week, America can still out them. Especially since two people go home the following week.

    I’m kinda hoping that happens. It’d be entertaining to show the judges that we aren’t going to love someone just because they do. lol

  • Tess

    But it seems like the other contestants always forget Scott, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a bit sad

    I was raised by a Father that had a physical handicap and I can tell you that the last thing he ever wanted was someone to Pity him or think that it was “Sad”.

    Scott has been blind all of his life and has adapted himself to living with it. He knows that someone will assist him if he needs it, so he just waits. He would be the last to rely on “the other contestants” to make sure he is included in things; he knows that he isn’t their responsibility. Scott’s personality isn’t as outgoing, not because of his impairment but because that is who he is.

    Feeling sorry for Scott isn’t a healthy thing to do. Scott knows what life is about, he knew that AI would be hard, he doesn’t expect any special treatment (nor should he get it) and he doesn’t want anyone’s VOTE if they are just doing it out of “Pitys sake”.

  • leome

    I was raised by a Father that had a physical handicap and I can tell you that the last thing he ever wanted was someone to Pity him or think that it was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sadà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

    I don’t think remembering that he needs some help and guidance has anything to do with pity, or that they feel sorry for him. When Scott doesn’t have that helping guy around, he will need other people to take him to the right place and other things, and after beeing around him for such a long time, the other contestants could remember it, that’s the part I find sad, that they don’t seem to remember. It has happened more than once.
    It’s not their responsibility and they don’t Have to do it, but you know… It would obviously be nice. Some things don’t have to be asked.

  • elisad

    You know what Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m kinda hoping happens with this new rule? The judges save someone and then that person gets the boot the very next week and the judges are powerless to do anything about it.

    That’s what I’m hoping too, LOL.

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

    You know what Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m kinda hoping happens with this new rule? The judges save someone and then that person gets the boot the very next week and the judges are powerless to do anything about it.

    And, I’m betting money that will happen. Heck, it almost did. Nobody wanted Jasmine, the judges brought her back, and she’s gone again.

  • nhd

    DC – great audio of The World I Know/ Man In The Box @ Poughkeepsie, NY

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRKLyZ5hAdU

  • soundscene

    DA posted a blog talking about Idol this week. But DA loves everybody so I’m not sure how much of a critic he is. lol.

    http://davidarchuletanetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/david-checks-in-from-the-road

  • frogcooke

    DA just posted a blog about this weeks idol show :)

    -clip-
    Some of the performances that stood out to me were Adam Lambert’s and Danny Gokey’s performances. I also really liked Matt Giraud’s performance. There were honestly a lot of good ones haha. Allison Iraheta blew me away with her voice. I can’t believe she’s only 16!

    -clip-
    But I don’t want to ramble on either, since there are a lot of people to talk about. Black or White and Human Nature are 2 of my favorite Michael Jackson songs, so I was really happy to hear those. I guess I’ll focus on those 2 then, even though it’s not like I’ve picked any favorites, you know?

    -clip-
    But anyway, I agreed with Simon on what he said about Adam’s song. Even though people think he can be a little over the top, he needed that to pull off Black or White. I think he did awesome, and definitely grabbed everyone’s attention. That’s what you need to do, and that’s what he did lol. For Matt’s performance it was the first time I had ever seen him perform, and I thought it was awesome how he played piano with that soulful vibe he has to him. It wasn’t as big and powerful as some of the other performances, but I think it showed who Matt was and what he was all about really well. He did a good job making the song his own, and I just love that song lol

    -clip-
    Song for the day: Along with Black or White and Human Nature, I’m going to add Man in the Mirror. There are so many great Michael Jackson songs really, but Man in the Mirror is one that just hits you hard and really gets you thinking. It’s one my little brother used to sing when he was little haha

    theres a bit more at the link
    He’s gonna try to write more about next weeks performances.

  • sma11ie

    Cool DC interview with some good quotes here.

    RE: Simon

    He wears V-neck shirts and parts his hair down the middle and drives a really expensive car. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Simon in a nutshell.

    RE: His picks for this season

    No, not yet. But I did catch Nick Mitchellà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performance and I laughed hysterically. Amazing.

    RE: His greatest lesson since everything happened

    You can only control yourself. And yesterday, somebody gave me an awesome piece of advice. If you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do anything about it, laugh like hell.

  • EmmaJK

    nvm – bad link (I think). I fail at this stuff.

  • mac

    Great DC interview. I thought this answer was hysterical:

    TW: So the girls screaming, does that freak you out?

    DC: Yeah, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have that before. [laughs] The girls werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t screaming at me. At least not happy girls. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d get screamed at, but not in a good way.

  • weareallinnocent

    nhd – Thanks for the link! TWIK!!! Is that the first concert performance since the finale, does anyone know? LOVE TWIK!

    sma11ie – Thanks for the interview link. My favorite:

    “TW: So the girls screaming, does that freak you out?

    DC: Yeah, I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have that before. [laughs] The girls werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t screaming at me. At least not happy girls. ….”

    LMAO

    Now, off to read Six Questions… WhooHooo, hit the jackpot here. :-P

    ETA: Mac, lol, great minds and all… :-)

  • YellowClouds

    TW: Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s next for you? Are you trying to step away from the Idol scene or are you still hanging on to that?

    DC: I certainly want to continue to grow as an artist, but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be the last person to bite the hand that feeds. I think Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s given me an amazing opportunity and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m proud of what I did and where I came from.

    Smart guy.

  • dreamr

    And, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m betting money that will happen. Heck, it almost did. Nobody wanted Jasmine, the judges brought her back, and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gone again.

    Exactly. That was a totally wasted wildcard spot. Though we already knew that the moment they announced Jasmine as being in the finals. That spot should have gone to Jesse, Ricky, Mishavonna, Kristen, Felicia, or someone else who actually deserved it.

    I wonder how it actually worked on the French version of Idol? Did the judges actually use their save? If they did, did it actually work or was the person eliminated again the following week?

  • sma11ie

    Pretty cool that Archie’s reviewing this season– he’s super nice of course, but at least he gets into it a bit more than Phil on IdolTracker, which I appreciate. I love that he enjoyed Matt G and Adam. Go Matt! Looking forward to hearing more from Archie’s perspective on Season 8.

    I hope DC is able to catch up with the performance episodes now that we’re in the finals cuz I’m getting a little sick of hearing him use the not-caught-up excuse during interviews! Haha. Actually, I’m sure, knowing DC, that even if he’s caught up, he’ll be diplomatic, non-comittal, and say he wants to keep his picks close to his vest, which might be equally frustrating, haha.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Pretty cool that Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reviewing this seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s super nice of course, but at least he gets into it a bit more than Phil on IdolTracker, which I appreciate.

    Phil’s reviews are up within a couple hours of the show ending on the East coast–that’s probably the deadline he’s been given by the LA Times. So, I’m not surprised his recaps aren’t very long.

  • poporange

    Adam Lambert preforming in “Wiked” the cast most seem the same but he was not in it when I saw it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWmMGMu9gUA

  • serenade

    Yay for TiVo on Archie’s tour bus so he can keep up with AI. lol

    Oh, before I finish I just wanted to say it was cool to see Kanye and Kelly perform during the results show. I love Kanye’s creative mind and how he experiments with things. He and Michael Jackson are like geniuses with music in my opinion. With Kelly, she is just an amazing singer and I love her single lol.

    Love this part.. I still want to know what he said to Kayne at the Z100 jingle ball because I can’t imagine what a conversation between those two would be like.

  • Trina

    Here’s video I found at DCO of Heroe’s being played for the ACC Tourney today

    Holy pimpage batman! Ok whoever arranged this for him whether it be RCA or 19 I’d like to bow down to them. This is pretty epic. The announcer is all “your American Idol!11″ “the song he wrote!!1 platinum album!!!” The album cover is shown and his website url is even flashed on the screen in big green lettering :o hmy_tb:

  • Daytripper73

    Diana DeGarmo has self-released a 4 song acoustic country cd. It is available at Rhapsody, iTunes, and CDBaby. “Kiss Me” is definitely my favorite of the 4 new songs.
    http://www.rhapsody.com/diana-degarmo/diana-degarmo-unplugged-in-nashville

    http://cdbaby.com/cd/dianadegarmo

    http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/?ref=http://itunes.com

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

    Matt G = Taylor Hanson

    Taylor was my teenage crush… I still love him… not sure about Matt G… but everyone has an opinion…

    Love Archie ´s review… he is so nice about everyone… he will do a better job than Randy and Kara but thats just my opinion ;D…

    And am I the only who things is cute that he mentions Men in The Mirrow just becuase his little brother used to sing it around the house… he is so cute…

  • weareallinnocent

    OMG Trina! I totally agree on the ACC pimpage for DC, that was AMAZING!!! Thanks so much for posting and linking. :-)

  • Michelle

    Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s video I found at DCO of Heroeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s being played for the ACC Tourney today

    Wow, that is quite the promo! kudos to announcer-guy for selling it and sounding enthusiastic as well :)

  • jpfan

    Updated sales numbers are up (for the numbers freaks) at Idol Chatter:
    http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/

    I’m 100% sure RCA has to pay for the ACC promo. But RCA wouldn’t do it if they weren’t getting bang for the buck.

  • frogcooke

    Finally another performance of ‘Your Eyes Dont Lie’ woot!

    from Beaumont
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFn58CQb_s0

  • SashaB

    Better video of David Cook’s Heroes’s opener to be used for the 2009 SEC & ACC Basketball Tournament – for every game. All tied to March Madness and CBS coverage starting March 15. Here’s the opener on Raycom Sports, MJ. Really Cool. There’s also an interview with DC as well.

    http://www.raycomsports.com/index.php?page

  • tierbee

    I was watching the GA Tech/Clemson game earlier today and at the very end… there was David and the band. I might have screeched a little bit. Shh. Just a little. ACC basketball and David Cook? YAY!

  • SpenserJ

    AHA – now it makes sense. Mr. Spens earlier sent me a text from the Gator basketball game (SEC) that said – “hey, I think there’s an Idol guy on the jumbotron”. I had no clue what he could be talking about. LOL Thanks for clearing that up for me.

  • frogcooke

    Evidently DA sang something in Spanish tonight…. *le sigh*

    According to someone he sang a Selena song
    Como La Flor is what he sang

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

    ^lol I hope he did a ballad,  ´cause I don ´t want to see David doing the Tecnocumbia :lol_tb:

    ETA:
    Not one of my favorites but I guess David is prety much old school in spanish music… video of Como la Flor de Selena

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

    I just heard that Kelly Clarkson is going to be in SNL… is this new or IÂ ´m just really loopy this week

  • frogcooke

    I think you are loopy lol *in the nicest possible way of course*

  • Jabkmc

    Cruz – Jeff is home in Utah and Lupe is traveling with him now. Selena is her favorite. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was a request from Mama Lupe.

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

    ^I was thinking the same,Jab, but really watching those videos by Selena just send me to remember some of my most dark years back when I was like 10 or 12 years old… lol… I think I even do coreography to some of those songs.. really thanks for the bad memories Archie :lol_tb:

    I think you are loopy lol *in the nicest possible way of course*

    Thank you froggie :smiley2_tb:

  • oceana

    The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation just added two presenters to its 20th-annual Media Awards celebration: Clay Aiken and T.R. Knight.
    Aiken will present the Excellence in Media award to Tyra Banks, recognizing her commitment to featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on both her talk show and Americaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Next Top Model. Knight will present the Vito Russo Award to Suze Orman, the best-selling author and CNBC financial guru.

    Wow, that is cool. Clay fans have argued a lot about whether or not Clay should get involved in any kind of gay events. I’m glad to see he’s doing this one. He’s also going to be a guest judge on Next Top Model, sometime in April I believe.

  • Lu

    Here’s something for my fellow Elliott fans… an acoustic of another song from the cd… me likey!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgHABSAkhc

  • hardkandy

    This season of Idol so far has sucked. None of these contestants would be in the top 13 in any other year. But this year the Judges are exerting more blatant control over the process than ever. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve come up with a list of why American Idol is terrible this season.

    I agree that this season sucks so far but I don’t agree than none of the top 13 contestants would’ve been in the top 12 any other year. Adam could’ve easily made top 12 in any other season, IMO.

  • tralalara

    “Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something for my fellow Elliott fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ an acoustic of another song from the cdà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ me likey!”

    Lu, I LOVE this song! Can’t wait to hear the full arrangement of it.

  • Michelle

    Oh, we’ve had some stinkers make it to Top 12 in past seasons. But I don’t think anyone in this finals group would have won any other season. Even worst season ever had the phenomenon that was Fantasia.

  • ozarka

    Archie is coming to Habbo next Tuesday, March 17th. Habbo is a virtual world chatting site.

    http://www.habbo.com/

  • frogcooke

    Here is DA singing some spanish, he asks his mom(aww) and the grin on mikes face couldnt get any bigger lol

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u07EAdMHMOc

    heres a second one where he like almost starts rambling spanish songs haha and its a bit clearer

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDvHxdwNC2E

  • BigNLiddle

    http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5889/davidpuddyallisonirahet.jpg

    allison iraheta and michael johns this past summer with david puddy!

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

    ^can you tell when was that taken????

  • oceana

    I enjoyed Archie’s review. Thanks for sharing it.

  • Hazehel

    I don’t know if this has been posted before, but Nashville Star has been cancelled by NBC, no indication of whether the show will return to cable –

    http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/2008-2009-cancelled-shows-nbc-cancels-10-television-series/

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