Idol Headlines for 05/24/07

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Today’s Idol headlines after the jump…

Live-Blogging the ‘American Idol’ finale!

It’s the moment, stretched out over two hours, that we’ve all been waiting for! I’m coming to you live from the Kodak Theatre the Entertainment Weekly Information Center. (Unlike some editors here, I don’t have a TV in my office……

Popwatch

Sparks outsings Lewis for American Idol prize.

Jordin Sparks is the new American Idol. The 17-year-old from Glendale, Ariz., is the youngest winner in the talent contest’s six seasons.

Tonight’s star-studded, two-hour results gala was watched by an estimated 150 million people worldwide….

Canada.com

America chooses Sparks as its ‘Idol’ winner

….The finale, which featured appearances by such varied stars as Bette Midler, Smokey Robinson, Green Day, Gladys Knight and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, ended a season that saw Idol down slightly in the ratings.

But according to reports Wednesday, it’s still the top-rated show on television, which means it’s probably too early to write its obituary….

Palm Beach Post

Arizona teen is newest ‘American Idol’

…Perhaps the biggest story of “American Idol” this season wasn’t either of the finalists, but the “so bad it’s good” performances from seventh-place Sanjaya Malakar.
Along with the rest of the top 12 finalists, Malakar was back on Wednesday night, and performed “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks, accompanied by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry….

azstarnet.com

Teen Idol crowned
JORDIN SPARKS YOUNGEST EVER TO WIN COMPETITION

…One of the series’ executive producers, Cecile Frot-Coutaz of FremantleMedia North America Inc., said she’d be happy with either contestant as the new idol.

“These are some of the most commercial finalists we’ve had since Carrie Underwood,” Frot-Coutaz said. “Either one will make a great winner for the show and the brand. They both have the potential to sell many records.”

Kentucy.com

Jordin Sparks flies to ‘Idol’ victory

…Green Day performed John Lennon’s acerbic “Working Class Hero,” a song whose message of anti-consumerism surely sailed over the heads of most in the audience. And in the most touching segment, four of the five previous “Idols” – third-season winner Fantasia couldn’t make it because she’s appearing on Broadway in “The Color Purple” – did numbers from the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album, released 40 years ago this summer.

LA Daily News

Review: AMERICAN IDOL – SEASON SIX – JORDIN SPARKS WINS IT ALL
Must we wait 124 minutes to find out who wins? Apparently so, but that doesn’t mean nothing happened, unfortunately not all of it good.

…Random thoughts from the AMERICAN IDOL two hour finale that should have been only a half hour if only we were that lucky:

iF Magazine

Big-voiced Jordin, 17, youngest to win ‘Idol’

…Starting with a “red carpet” intro, the 2-hour, 38-minute show was awash with pro performances, and a couple of the veterans did themselves no favors. Gwen Stefani offered an obvious lip-synch, and Bette Midler, who takes over next year from Celine Deon as big-bucks artist in residence at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, crashed doing “The Wind Beneath My Wings.” Controversial Idol finalist Sanjaya Malakar sounded like Sinatra in comparison….

Philly.com

Byron Zanos’ ‘Secrets and Lies’ an American Idol Finalist

Byron Zanos and co-writer Drew Yowell’s song “Secrets and Lies” was selected out of 25,000 entries as a Top 20 finalist in the first-ever American Idol Songwriting Competition. Finalists in the contest were chosen by American Idol Executive Producer Simon Fuller and 19 Entertainment.

“When the call came in from Jesse Albert (19 Entertainment), I almost hung up on him thinking it was a phone scam,” Zanos recalls. “What an honor to have our song selected from so many entries!”

“I would love for either of this year’s American Idol finalists, Jordin Sparks or Blake Lewis, to record ‘Secrets and Lies’,” says Zanos with a smile, “but it wouldn’t be a secret or a lie that I’d love for Daughtry to do the tune.” …

emediawire.com

ABC scores milestone wins in sweeps

It was a milestone week in the ratings for ABC, which won a tight three-way race for prime-time supremacy and saw its evening newscast win by its widest margin since 2001.

Season finales for Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy helped ABC to its first weekly ratings win of the season, except for when it broadcast the Academy Awards. ABC also hasn’t won during the May ratings “sweeps” since 2000.

It was enough to send Fox into third place last week, with American Idol not as dominant as it has been in the past. Fox won among the 18- to 49-year-old audience it craves, however……

Sun-Sentinel.com

Burned, And Still On Fire

As yet another “American Idol” season ends, former contestant Franchelle “Frenchie” Davis is still saddled with her own “Idol” saga to tell. And it’s not a good one…

Courant.com

Will Jordin’s Spark Ignite Her Career?

…Now that the competition is over, however, the real work begins for this 17-year-old phenom from just outside Phoenix. After all, it’s about the music. And a guaranteed record contract doesn’t mean guaranteed record sales. (Just ask Taylor Hicks)

Up until now, Jordin has been getting by on her talent combined with votes from American Idol viewers. Now the burden falls on her voice box alone…

film.com

…Even the famous were gushing over Sparks.

“She is an awesome singer,” finale performer Smokey Robinson said backstage. “She sings so good, it’s hard to believe she’s 17. To sing like that you would have to have lived for a long time. She’s an old soul.”…

HelenaIR.com

‘Dancing’ Almost Prances Past ‘Idol’
Fox Show Just Edges Out the ABC Finale

Fox’s “American Idol,” consistently the most-watched show on any night it airs, nearly finished second Tuesday behind a dancing speedskater.

ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” results-show finale, which Tuesday crowned Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno as champion, drew just 2.2 million fewer viewers than the performance-show season finale of “American Idol,” which pitted Jordin Sparks against Blake Lewis……

Washington Post

Jordin is your winner
Glendale’s Sparks is youngest to take the title

…In the midst of Wednesday’s show, Sony BMG President Clive Davis told the audience, “There’s a drama about discovering talent that rises to the top.”

Davis pointed out the Idol franchise’s success stories. He presented Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood with a special award for selling more than 6 million records and acknowledged Season 5 cast-off Chris Daughtry and his new band for selling 2.5 million records in less than a year.

“I think we’re seeing a turning point now in American Idol, where getting on the show may be enough to start a career,” said Erik Gunther, senior editor of the Yahoo Buzz index….

The Arizona Republic

Idol Finale: Who Won?

Jordin Sparks Wins!

…Somehow the electricity wasn’t the same. In a sense, that goes for the whole season. This Idol produced some fine singers à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ notably Melinda Doolittle, who more accurately should be called exceptional à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but the ratings have seen some dips, and somehow everything became defined by that unexpectedly pivotal figure, Sanjaya Malakar. There was always a sense, at least from Simon, that Sanjaya was a Golum come to steal the Ring and corrupt the gold of the franchise: But he was polarizing to a degree that was actually rather exciting. Was he good for the show? Was he bad? …

People.com

Blake’s still our Seattle idol
Bothell beatboxer Blake Lewis falls to Jordin Sparks in the finale, but his music career is just getting started

B-b-b-ye, Blake Lewis, b-b-b-ye, bye. B-b-b-ut we know we haven’t heard the last of you.

Viewers either loved him or hated him, but during this season of “American Idol,” there was no one quite like the human beatbox from Bothell.

Lewis, 25, drew a rabid fan base while bringing a contemporary feel to a show steeped in predictable presentations. Judges sometimes unfurled tongue lashing after lashing on his vocal chops, but he countered with a convincing package of charm, enthusiasm and sincerity. That potent combo kept voters dialing for him week after week….

Seattlepi.com

American Idol: It’s Over! (Oh yeah, Jordin Won)

How would they fill up two hours in the American Idol finale? That was the question on LAist’s mind tonight. (And we were particularly bummed since we had to give up the first hour of Lost for this!)…

LAist.com

American Idol Sanjaya Malakar Comedy Skit Proves Controversial To Some Viewers

While it was inevitable that American Idol would poke fun at Sanjaya Malakar during the American Idol 6 finale, the way in which they did so has proven to be controversial among some fans. After the African Childrenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Choir gave a wonderful performance in celebration of Idol Gives Back, American Idol immediately launched into a segment that started off by showing several famous men from the past and our current time….

Reality TV Magazine

Jordin Sparks becomes youngest “Idol” winner

…Backstage, Sparks could barely contain her excitement at joining the ranks of previous “Idol” winners. “It just turned out pretty cool, I guess,” she said, giggling and brushing back her long dark hair….

…After the show, Lewis told reporters backstage that he had pegged Sparks as the next “American Idol” weeks ago.

“I feel great,” he said. “I was trying to wear a ‘Vote For Jordin Sparks’ T-shirt last night but they wouldn’t let me.”

Reuters.com

Jordin Sparks Is the Latest and the Youngest American Idol!
Jordin beat out Blake Lewis in the Season 6 Finale.

Jordin Sparks was young, beautiful and had the golden voice. Blake Lewis was daring, charismatic and had the percussive vocal pyrotechnics….

My Fox LA

Jordin Sparks Beats Blake Lewis to Become Sixth `American Idol’

…Cowell’s preference for Sparks and a semifinalist, Melinda Doolittle, was always in evidence. Doolittle’s elimination last week shocked fans of the show.

Before the finale, Cowell told the Associated Press that he understood why Sparks and Lewis made it to the finals, “but I would have happily swapped either of them for Melinda, to be honest with you.” …

Bloomberg.com

American Idol: Running Longer Than the Oscars

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m gonna do this fast so I can watch à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Lostà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in the window of time I have before I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t help but fall asleep.

Anybody miss the end of this thing because TiVo didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tape the extra ten minutes this show ran over?…

PhillyBurbs.com

McG says farewell to American Idol
After the worst season of American Idol to date, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve got a little announcement of my own.

All good things come to an end.

After three years of covering AI, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m officially resigning as phillyBurbsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ resident Idol writer.

It took three years for popular sentiment to catch up with where I have been coming from.

But now it seems everyone agrees: American Idol sucks.

We all know Ryan Seacrest is a tool, how horrible the singers are and how commecially crass the show has become.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s over for Idol. And for myself as well.

Good night and good luck.

PhillyBurbs.com

American Idol: Finale Predictions

…8. Simon will admit that this whole craptacular season has been orchestrated by Dunkleman and the terrorists on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“24 (OMG! Chloeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s preggers!),à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and he, Randy, Paula, and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Crest will return this summer with a whole new show featuring actual talent.

9. This yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s auditions will be held in Beaver Lick, KY; Ballstown, IN; Climax, MI; Blue Ball, PA; and Hugh Jass, OK.

10. Kat McPhee will finally show her ooter-cay for reals on National Television.

PhillyBurbs.com

Vocal force Sparks latest to be Idolized

…Not that it really matters anymore. Unlike in the first season, when all the other Idol hopefuls had to wait for the winner to release her CD, it’s fair game for BMG/19 Entertainment to sign whomever they wish from the Top 12. Now, winning Idol basically gets your picture in the background of the subsequent year’s opening credits and on the audition floor’s poster boards…

MiamiHerald.com

what’s hot/what’s not

Blake Lewis/Jordin Sparks

Does the winner of this year’s “American Idol” really matter? The talent contest has been rife with controversy from the Sanjaya Malakar — the no-talent mop of great hair — saga to the unexplainable dismissal of Melinda Doolittle last week. How should America vote during the final show between Lewis, the beatboxer, and Sparks, a 17-year-old diva? I suggest the scenario of deciding who you would rather invite to a party. Every party needs a beatboxer for the freestyle rap contest at 2 a.m.

The Post-Star.com

A dream ends for Blake

…Lewis was unfazed by the loss: “I feel great,” he told reporters immediately after the show. “The experience has been so amazing. I can’t even explain it in words.”…

The Seattle Times

Sparkle Plenty: Jordin WINS

…..Yeah, I’m glad Jordin won. She’s got the talent and will get even better as she gets more performance experience. Blake won’t be washing dishes for a living, I’m sure, nor will several other “Idol” finalists. Yes, Toto too… I mean, Sanjaya too. Sorry. Channeling Glinda there for a mo….

SFGate.com

A Rose-Colored Reality Where Everyone Wins

There are no sore losers on reality television.

Even the early rejects from à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“On the Lot,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a filmmaking contest on Fox, display a nobility not often found in nature. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s especially rough to go up in that group and be the one person to be let go,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Ramsey Mellette, an amateur director, who was eliminated on Tuesdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s premiere. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“But I am very honored to have made it this far.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

The loser on Foxà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  does not kick the table, send Chex Party Mix flying across the room and storm out. The formula demands that those voted off smile winningly, tearfully hug those remaining and belt out one last valedictory pop song….

NY Times

Jordin Sparks beats Blake Lewis to become ‘American Idol 6′ champ

…American Idol’s bloated finale was even more dragged-out than usual for its sixth season — although it was listed as two-hours long in Fox’s publicly released programming schedule information, the sixth season finale actually ran 169 minutes and (in a move that no doubt upset DVR users) didn’t reveal Sparks as the competition’s winner until well past the two-hour mark…

Reality TV World

Jordin Sparks Is Crowned the American Idol!

The extraordinary sixth season of American Idol came to a spectacular conclusion tonight as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the competition’s youngest-ever winner during the live two-hour season finale on FOX. Sparks from Glendale, AZ, emerged as America’s choice in a competition that began with over 100,000 hopefuls who auditioned in San Antonio, Minneapolis, Memphis, Birmingham, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle. Over the course of the season, viewers cast a record-breaking number of votes – almost 610 million – in support of their favorite contestants. Amazingly, 74 million votes were received after Tuesday’s performance show, shattering the previous world record of 70 million set April 24 following the Idol Gives Back fund-raising special…

Movieweb.com

American Idiot — uh, make that Idol

And speaking of weird juxtapositions: “American Idol,” that consummate example of commercial cunning (product placements that are part of the show — get a load of those Ford music videos, and tonight’s big gulp Coca-Cola glasses on the judges’ table) now introduces Green Day. To sing John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero.” What’s up with this? Last time I checked, Green Day was blasting the kind of blatant capitalism that “American Idol” cheerfully and lustily embraces…

OregonLive.com

Jordin Sparks Is ‘American Idol’s’ Teen Queen

Jordin Sparks, the perky 17-year-old high school student from Glendale, Ariz., won the sixth round of “American Idol” last night, beating out 11 other finalists, including several who were better singers, but none with her winning package of big voice, big smile and teetering-on-womanhood.

Did we mention she’s only 17, as the show’s three judges reminded viewers at every possible moment in the four-month-long competition? That makes her the youngest “Idol” winner ever…

Washington Post

A new American spirit
A night full of good feelings, but for Jordin, this is her now

…Since the season’s early days, Jordin and Blake became heavy favorites of the sign-wielding children attending the live tapings. But Jordin’s victory demonstrates a return to classic championship form for the series. After a detour last year with the victory of Taylor Hicks, an oddball salt-and-pepper-haired singer of R&B classics, Jordin is the sort of youthful pop star, with a girl-next-door demeanor hiding formidable vocal powers, that the contest was designed to discover…

LA Times

Pop Tarts(TM) Presents ‘American Idols Live!’ Tour 2007 Taking Fans Behind the Scenes With Exclusive Web Coverage
Poptarts.com Features Webisodes and Special Offers for American Idol Fans

Starting May 24, 2007, American Idol fans will have all-access passes to one of the summer’s most highly anticipated music tours. For the second consecutive year, Kellogg’s(R) Pop-Tarts(TM) will stream 15 webisodes throughout the summer featuring fresh content and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the 2007 Pop-Tarts Presents American Idols Live! Tour….

PR Newswire

Badgley Mischka to Dress American Idol Finalist, Jordin Sparks
The Couture Brand Will Outfit The Finalist For The Finale Week

Luxury couture brand, Badgley Mischka, which is owned by Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) , announced today it has outfitted Fox’s American Idol finalist, Jordin Sparks, for the highly anticipated finale week. The designing duo, Mark Badgley and James Mischka held private fittings with Jordin to custom fit her multiple looks for last night’s performance show and tonight’s finale results show. Jordin is wearing Badgley Mischka Couture, Badgley Mischka Platinum Eveningwear, footwear and jewelry…

PR Newswire

Secrets from the sidelines at Kodak

The “American Idol” cameras don’t catch everything. Here are a few things viewers at home didn’t get to see:

LA Times

‘Idol’s’ McPhee happy with her successes

When “American Idol” runner-up Katharine McPhee heard her co-finalist Taylor Hicks’ name called as the winner last year, she seemed to take it well – and her smile wasn’t an act.

She actually did handle it with grace and aplomb.

“It wasn’t as disappointing for me as you’d think,” she said during a telephone interview last week. “I didn’t expect to win and I was excited just to be in the final two. I was ready for it and in the end, it’s all good.”…..

masslive.com

SCENIAC: Life on ‘Idol’s’ D-List carpet

America loves “American Idol” but this year’s season finale didn’t hold the cache of even a mid-level studio premiere.

David Hasselhoff and Carrie Underwood were the two biggest names on the tip sheet of celebrities scheduled to walk the red carpet, which says something about the low celebrity wattage that publicly ambled into the Kodak Theatre on Wednesday night.

First came the clowns. Bobby Trendy, best known as the over-the-top decorator on reality series “The Anna Nicole Show,” and Ian Bernardo, who you may remember as the à ¼ber-flamboyant guy who tried out for “So You Think You Can Dance.”….

LA Times

Season 6 a turnoff for many longtime viewers
Critics say field lacked vivid personalities, diversity of styles

For five straight years, Vicky Conlu would not have thought of missing an episode of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  If the show was on the air, she was there.

But this season, the unthinkable happened: The Antioch, Calif., teenager, who proclaimed herself to be à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“one of the biggest à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ heads on the planet,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  suddenly started going AWOL.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“It has been the weakest season ever,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she said in her defense. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I feel like the whole thing has lost a bit of its glamour.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ …….

The State.com

Stars gather for Idol finale

It took a Chihuahua to topple “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul, who broke her nose over the weekend when she fell while trying to avoid stepping on her dog. But it was this year”s treacly coronation song that tripped up “Idol” finalist Blake Lewis just as badly…

Newsday.com

Where Are They Now: More Metro Idol Contestants

The Metro’s closest link to an American Idol finalist is Phil Stacey. Stacey, who’s from Wichita, made it to the final six singers this season. But here in the Metro we’ve had plenty of singers face Paula, Randy and Simon. FOX 4′s Leslie Carto reintroduces you to some American Idol hopefuls.

There’s the police officer’s sister, the jazz musician’s daughter, and the singer who just wouldn’t take no for an answer….

My Fox Kansas City

Jordin Sparks beats out the beat boxer
‘American Idol’ winner’s first single will be ‘This Is My Now’

In a rain of confetti and tears, Jordin Sparks, who was turned away from her first audition on American Idol, left the stage Wednesday night the winner of the show’s sixth season — a household name and an instant recording artist. With 74 million votes cast, the 17-year-old from Glendale, Ariz., edged out Blake Lewis, the 26-year-old beatboxer from Seattle.

Here’s how it happened:

Baltimore Sun

Frenchie Davis to Star in Hartford Stage’s Mahalia

Frenchie Davis will star as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in Jeremy B. Cohen’s production of Tom Stolz’s Mahalia — A Gospel Musical, to run at Hartford Stage, August 2-19. The show will also star Miche Braden and J. Michael….

Theatermania

From guests to winner, no surprises for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢
Star-power wattage was dim at finale, but Jordin deserved her crown

…That lack of buzz extended to the musical acts. Curiously, for a show that managed to land more notable guest mentors than in previous seasons, the list of performers for the finale lacked the star power of those who performed last season.

Rumors that lip-synch queen Britney Spears would appear proved untrue. Getting Green Day was a coup, and the band’s cover of John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero” may well be the best performance ever on the show. Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight are musical legends, and any time they can show up, the show is the better for it.

But beyond that, the star-power wattage in the Season 6 finale wasn’t close to the field that graced last season’s finale…

MSNBC.com

Sparks Flies: Jordin Takes ‘American Idol’ Crown
Show garners an incredible 74 million votes.

If only blowouts in basketball had this many distractions to make you forget that one of the teams was clearly going home empty-handed.

In case you weren’t one of the “American Idol” fans who helped submit a record 74 million votes in Tuesday’s final show à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  one in which semifinalist Blake Lewis was praised for being entertaining, but not so much for the singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  17-year-old judges’ darling Jordin Sparks took home the prize in one of the least suspenseful “Idol” finales in the show’s history….

MTV.com

‘AMERICAN IDOL’ ISN’T DEAD YET

…”Idol” is unlikely to change. For one thing, if it revealed those numbers, and Blake was trailing Jordin last week by some huge number of votes, you’re fooling yourself if you think it wouldn’t affect the next week’s votes. Blake’s fans would be galvanized and Jordin’s fans might get complacent, and this season’s outcome might have been forever altered.

But most of all, “Idol” won’t change because it doesn’t have to. When you’re that far above the other shows in the ratings race, you can get lazy if you want. When the ratings numbers come in for Jordin’s coronation, they’ll be unbeatable. As was she…

MSNBC.com

“American Idol” bores in self-indulgent finale, takes its sweet time declaring Jordin Sparks the winner

Wednesday’s “American Idol” finale brought to mind one of Katharine Hepburn’s famous movie lines: bore, bore, bore.

It was a freak show that shifted into a self-indulgent wallow. Recording executive Clive Davis provided sales updates on the “Idol” franchise: Chris Daughtry is the music industry’s biggest-selling artist of the year. (And he only finished fourth last year.) And former victor Carrie Underwood’s debut album has sold 6 million copies. And Davis said the three judges had done an unprecedented job in finding talent.

So why wasn’t it a better show? Could it be these people have become too self-important?…

Orlando Sentinel Blogs

Blake Lewis Reaches Out To Gnarls, Will.I.Am After ‘Idol’ Finale: ‘Call Me!’
Runner-up promises to break out his guitar for Idols Live Tour.

…We caught up with Lewis after the star-studded finale to talk about his dream collaborations, what to expect from the Idols Live Tour and how two minutes isn’t enough time to sing a good song…

MTV.com

The Beat Goes On
Catching up with Blake Lewis, post-finale: Though he calls ”Idol” a ”blessing” overall, the runner-up admits of the contest-winning ballad, ”That track would never be on my album”

Blake Lewis didn’t win American Idol, but don’t worry about his future: He’s already talking about collaborations with folks like Nick Hexum from 311, whose ”All Mixed Up” he covered early in the season (”As soon as we met, it was like we were homies already,” reports Blake). In Mr. Lewis’ immediate future, though? Pizza. We caught up with the 25-year-old backstage as he scarfed down a few slices after the big finale….

ew.com

Sparks Flyin’
”I said I wanted to do it, and now I’ve done it,” says the exhilarated youngest winner ever

Though Blake admitted he had issues with this year’s winning American Idol ballad, ”This Is My Now,” Jordin Sparks was singing a different tune: ”I love that song,” the excited 17-year-old season 6 winner told us shortly after the finale. ”It relates to everything I’ve been dreaming about.”

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So what is it like to follow in Kelly Clarkson’s footsteps?…….

ew.com

Now You See Her…
Jordin wins season 6 of ”American Idol,” but in the finale, she and her fellow finalists are overshadowed by too many random guest stars
By Michael Slezak

Dear Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Fuller, CÃ ©cile Frot-Coutaz, and assorted producing partners:

I’d like to rewind American Idol’s season 6 finale and propose a few trades. I’ll give you Gwen Stefani if you’ll let me have LaKisha Jones. You take Green Day, but I get Phil Stacey. And while we’re at it, let’s swap out Bette Midler for, oh, what the heck, why not Haley Scarnato?…

ew.com

Snap Judgment: Jordin Sparks’ first single

First, can we agree that lyrically, the new American Idol song, “This Is My Now,” is more of the same? A gloppy ballad about the sun breaking through the clouds, the path becoming clear, the light shining down, blah blah blah… Sorta weird that it came from an actual songwriting competition — I suspected it had been spit out by the Trite-o-Matic 2000. Still, it’s not as bad as Carrie Underwood’s Idol song, “Inside Your Heaven,” which is notorious in the EW.com offices (well, between me and Slezak, mostly) for including the baffling line “Take me to the place you cry from.” What? I digress……..

Popwatch.com

 
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  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Good morning, Lisa. :)

    I’m happy for Jordin she won this (not that she cares what I feel…lol). She seemed to have really wanted and fought for it. I would have been happy with Blake winning, too, but I guess it was written in the stars for Jordin. And (apologies to Sarah ;-D) Blake will be just fine, for sure, anyway. :)

    Who was that man? After Green Day’s remote performance, a mysterious gentleman came on stage saying he had a surprise for someone. A camera crew followed him to the judges’ table and the man said, “Simon Cowell, this is your life.” Simon got up and said he was very embarrassed and then it was over.

    Hmmm…what could this be about?

    I have yet to see the show in full…didn’t David Hasselhoff cry this time?

  • Lisa B

    Watch out you stars! This Is Your Life is back

    Legendary television show This Is Your Life will return to our screens this summer.

    However, it will not be on the BBC, but instead has been bought up by rivals ITV – four years after it was sensationally axed by the Beeb.

    The first celebrity “victim” will be surprised this weekend, and while we know who it is, we have been sworn to secrecy…..

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=457142&in_page_id=1773

  • emeralgem

    Good morning everyone and thank you Lisa B for keeping us up to date with the newest releases this morning.

    I found the below quote to be quite interesting coming from Smokey Robinson, however I do not agree.. Jordin does not come across as being an Old Soul to me…I have encountered many artists that I would refer to as being an Old Soul, but she’s not one of them. And it isn’t because she is just seventeen either..Sure, she’s capable of belting out the notes, but I do not see her as being one with the music.

    She is an awesome singer,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  finale performer Smokey Robinson said backstage. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“She sings so good, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hard to believe sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 17. To sing like that you would have to have lived for a long time. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an old soul.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

  • longsong

    Interesting that Blake wanted to wear a “Vote for Jordin” t-shirt Tuesday night…..I can see why the PTB wouldn’t want him to, though. I certainly wouldn’t have voted at all if he had!

    And ohmyheck, if I see “Jordin is only 17!” ONE. MORE. TIME!! Um, well, I’ll probably do nothing about it, but it’s already worn out for me. SHE’S already worn out for me AND SHE’S ONLY 17!!

  • Lisa B

    So it’s become obvious he didn’t want to win, he should have made it more clear to his fans. Runner up can be as restricting as the winner, he would probably have been better off coming in at 3rd or 4th.

  • jersey

    I haven’t watched the show yet because I had to go out last night. I tivo’d it. Reading all the reviews in the other thread, I’m glad. Now I know to fast forward past Clive, Bette Midler and the Golden Idol awards. Maybe I can watch the whole show in an hour!
    And, I think it’s hysterical that Green Day sang a song about anti-commercialism on AI.

  • emeralgem

    And, I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hysterical that Green Day sang a song about anti-commercialism on AI.

    ____________________________

    I don’t think TPTB had a clue..

  • Lisa B

    Question is why a satellite link for Gwen Stefani, wouldn’t it have been put to better use for Fantasia?

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile
  • jersey

    Good point Lisa.

  • xoxoyc
  • Lisa B

    No Purps it’s not a reality show, it’s a celebration of people’s lives.

    An half hour show when the chosen one sits in a studio,has friends and family members trotted out telling stories and showing embarrassing pics.

    You used to ocassionally have a non celeb that had dedicated their lives for the good of others.

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    …ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a reality show, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a celebration of peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s lives.

    Oh, sorry. :s I didn’t realize that. I had not heard of the show before now.

    You used to ocassionally have a non celeb that had dedicated their lives for the good of others.

    Now they have Simon. :tongue1_tb:

  • lg

    Even the famous were gushing over Sparks.

    “She is an awesome singer,” finale performer Smokey Robinson said backstage. “She sings so good, it’s hard to believe she’s 17. To sing like that you would have to have lived for a long time. She’s an old soul.”

    http://www.helenair.com/articles/2007/05/24/ap/headlines/d8pafve00.txt

    I’ll have to agree with Smokey. Paris was my fave girl last season but struggled with the different genres. Jordin was able to weave her roots beautifully into her performances. She’s just awesome. I wonder what the PTB has in mind for her CD. Hope it’s not too schlocky.

  • lg

    And, I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hysterical that Green Day sang a song about anti-commercialism on AI.

    ____________________________

    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think TPTB had a clue..

    The allmighty dollar…that’s all they’re worryin’ about. :(

    Damn AI. On the other hand, they’ve churned out some gems :)

    I am their corporate puppet, lol.

  • Kirsten

    The coronation song has been released to iTunes (I know a lot of you will want to rush out and buy it…). They’ve released an EP as well. Of course, you can buy the EP or the individual tracks:

    Jordin’s EP contains the following songs:
    “This is My Now”
    “I Who Have Nothing”
    “A Broken Wing”
    “To Love Somebody”
    “Wishing on a Star”

    Blake’s EP contains the following songs:
    “I Need to Know”
    “Love Song”
    “Time of the Season”
    “When the Stars Go Blue”
    “You Give Love a Bad Name”

    Which is very interesting. I believe that this is the first time that a runner-up hasn’t had to release the stupid coronation song as a single (unless you count Justin who didn’t get a single until his album came out)

  • radname

    I believe that this is the first time that a runner-up hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t had to release the stupid coronation song as a single

    Katharine had a “double A-side” single, so technically it was released but their focus was on SOTR.

    Also a big lol at this:

    Last year’s top two finishers – Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee – also appeared and struggled with some Beatles songs. McPhee battled to stay on key singing “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” with Joe Perry of Aerosmith on guitar.

    Who knew Katharine was there! I guess she put on her spare Kelly Clarkson suit.

  • Kirsten

    Who knew Katharine was there! I guess she put on her spare Kelly Clarkson suit.

    Ah…that would explain the problems staying on key [rim-shot]

    Poor Kelly, we knew she had been dissed by Clive, but who knew that she also spent the evening bound and gagged in a storage closet?

    (sorry, couldn’t resist)

  • sarahinwv

    Good Morning…. okay… good thing no one bet with me on Michael Jackson appearing *whew*… Clive Davis : snore……Bette Midler : snore…… the African Kids Choir: adorable (I wish I was Angelina J. cause I would adopt all of them !)….. Taylor Hicks : okay, no introduction? :ponder_tb:… but I love “Heaven Knows” and I loved that jacket !!! Dude !.. love u !!! .. Green Day : slit my wrists moment….. Ruben : still has some pipes !!!… everything else : snore ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz :sleep_tb:

  • Lisa B

    Well I think I’ve worked it out whoever Ryan stands next to doesn’t win, it’s so he can pull them out of the way for the victor to celebrate.

  • radname

    Kelly needs to get a new stylist, she is hardly fat but she always wears clothes that make her look fat, she must have the same stylist as Gina.
    The second outfit she wore looked awesome, first not so much, though I can’t imagine what would be said here if Kat had worn it.

  • radname

    Well I think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve worked it out whoever Ryan stands next to doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so he can pull them out of the way for the victor to celebrate.

    I think it’s so Ryan doesn’t look shorter than he normally does, imagine blake-jordin-ryan. Hilarious.

  • colette

    It was a freak show that shifted into a self-indulgent wallow

    Frenchie as Mahalia? YES

    Blake wearing a “Vote for Jordin” T-shirt? Love that guy’s honesty and moxie. He knew he was never meant to win the thing. and he didn’t care!

    There are two Bette Midlers. Sorry the really funny-trashy Divine Miss M is not the one who showed up last night.

    And I hope whoever voted this year actually votes in a political election soon. Or maybe not…

  • bean99

    I guess Blake answered the question some of us were wondering. He confirmed that they couldn’t change the winner’s song. It makes sense since it was a competition.

  • calimari

    I wonder if it’ll all go downhill for Jordin when she turns 18. Or, will she be forever 17 just as Taylor is still 29 in the press even tho he’s almost 31 now?

  • Desdemona

    Dear Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Fuller, CÃ ©cile Frot-Coutaz, and assorted producing partners:

    Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d like to rewind American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s season 6 finale and propose a few trades. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll give you Gwen Stefani if youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll let me have LaKisha Jones. You take Green Day, but I get Phil Stacey. And while weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re at it, letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s swap out Bette Midler for, oh, what the heck, why not Haley Scarnato?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ ~ Michael Slezak
    ew.com

    Amen! I am so glad to see that we’re not the only ones who felt this way. The finale SHOULD feature more of this year’s idol contestants. For some of them voted off in the very beginning (Brandon, Stephanie, Gina, Chris S, Haley, etc), it should have been a chance for us to see and hear them again. With a 2 hour show about this year’s American Idol, every one of them could have had a little bit of the spotlight on them one more time.

    Still annoyed that they felt it necessary to go LIVE to Gwen Stefani’s concert – they could have filmed Fantasia instead, since she was the only previous winner who couldn’t be there. I honestly think that Kelly and Carrie should have ‘dueted’ with one of this year’s contestants like Ruben did with Jordin. The Beatles medley at the end was nice where they DID spotlight all the previous winners, but Ruben wasn’t treated the same as Kelly and Carrie. Last year’s winner should have been the only previous winner to perform a solo from his/her cd. (which, BTW, has really shot up at Amazon since last night’s show!)

  • sarahinwv

    Oh, yeah… Gladys brought IT , wow…. and Smokey, as old as he is? He must have made a deal with the >> :devil_tb:… a little tight in the face but still looks pretty dern good !! How about Tony B. at the end of his song….. it was like… he woke up and nailed that ending !!! DUDE !!

  • sexygirl

    Last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s winner should have been the only previous winner to perform a solo from his/her cd. (which, BTW, has really shot up at Amazon since last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show!)

    As far as I’m concerned, AI is a record company disguising itself as a singing contest. All of their aritist should have a chance to plug their cd before the outsiders. No wonder their products is selling as well as they want. I guess AI have never heard of the old saying “taking care of your own before you take care of someone else’s.” They seem to be so desprete to be liked and appear with the “in group” that they are willing to sacrifice their own. I even felt bad for Kelly, who I thought was their princess. She was being upstaged by Carrie. And, did anyone else noticed that Jennifer H had more camera time than all of this year’s contestants combined, maybe including Jordin and Blake.. I guess that’s the price for winning an Oscar..

  • Lisa B
  • Allison

    I’d like a recording of the Ruben/Jordin duet. Wonder if his CD will get a bump in sales?

  • Lisa B

    American Idol Season 6 finale at the Kodak Theater – Arrivals

    http://photo.wenn.com

  • Lisa B
  • GwendolynD

    Simon was on Good Morning America this morning…

    http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3207996

  • ealbino

    Thanks for the info on itunes singles Kirsten. Where will the sales info for Jordin and Blake be posted? I am a numbers junkie..lol

  • jersey

    Ashley Fierl got more arrival shots at that wireimage link than Blake did!

  • ealbino

    Jordin should get ready for this type of headline…this WAS Taylor’s..

    http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002725624

    Season five “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks’ “Do I Make You Proud” will debut on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 to be published tomorrow (June 22) on Billboard.com. The silver-haired Alabama native moved 190,000 physical singles and another 38,000 digital downloads of the track, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

    Three of the previous four “Idol” winners have also nabbed the top spot. Carrie Underwood’s “Inside Your Heaven” sold a combined 169,000 in its first full week last year. Fantasia’s “I Believe” moved 142,000 and Kelly Clarkson sold 236,000 of “A Moment Like This.”

    Season two runner-up Clay Aiken scored the No. 1 spot with “This Is the Night” with a whopping 393,000, staving off the winner Ruben Studdard’s “Flying Without Wings” (286,000).

  • jpfan

    Amazon Movers and Shakers shows nice bumps for Season 5 idols, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day and Sgt. Pepper but I don’t see anything for Rueben. He should do a duet with Jordin on her album. He was great.

  • Kirsten

    Thanks for the info on itunes singles Kirsten. Where will the sales info for Jordin and Blake be posted? I am a numbers junkie..lol

    We should get some numbers next Wednesday. The EP can chart on the Hot Singles chart (even with a few thousand in sales, they should be able to top that chart…it’s pretty anemic). Each individual song can also chart on the download charts and some of the combined charts (like the Hot 100).

    Frankly, I’ll be a little surprised if either of them top the Hot 100. They are starting at a disadvantage being released on the 4th day of the sales week. Plus, they don’t have any pre-sales. Finally, Rihanna just released “Umbrella” this week and it’s selling well (and has a large number of spins).

    TPTB did provide an assist to Jordin and Blake though. They pulled Carrie Underwood’s “I’ll Stand By You” (it’s still listed on iTunes, but if you try to select it, you get a notice that it is unavailable). That song has been doing very well and should have received a boost from her performing it last night. All proceeds go to charity. I’m guessing Idol didn’t want to “give back” that much.

  • sexygirl

    Ashley Fierl got more arrival shots at that wireimage link than Blake did!

    Was Blake even on the red carpet. I’m feeling more bad for him than I did for Taylor last year when Kat was hogging the spotlight. He was almost non existant on most of the Morning News shows I was watching this morning.

    Okay, I will be the first to say, I much prefer the duet with Taylor and Kat last year then Blake and Jordin last night. That performance was all shades of wrong and arkward looking to boot..

  • sexygirl

    Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m guessing Idol didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“give backà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  that much.

    You are to darn funny..and smart too..lol

  • Abilymom

    Kirsten, there’s a PM for you over at Boogies. :)

  • Little Boy Blue

    Jordin was on Fox & Friends this morning with Brian Kilmeade, who was asking her questions from viewers’ emails. She was asked about a ring she wears on her wedding ring finger (she’s 17 years old). She said, without hesitation, that it was her Purity Ring, and that it says she waiting until she is married, and saving herself for true love. To another email, she said she has no intention of being another bad girl (“I love my hair, I won’t be shaving it off.”) — hmmm… isn’t this a subtle dig at someone who we thought was appearing last night ??

  • pj

    I wonder how well the EP’s or individual songs will sell considering they’ve been on sale at AI.com for quite awhile. Well, except for “This is My Now” obviously.

    It would be interesting to see how many downloads they’ve had up to this point.

  • Little Boy Blue

    From Reality TV Magazine.

    http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/05/american_idol_t_2.html

    May 24, 2007

    American Idol à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Fans Upset By Clive Davis
    Comments On Finale

    Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ fans are usually pretty sensitive when it comes to how he is portrayed on American Idol, and they have good reason to be. During the American Idol 5 competition, Simon Cowell was very vocal in his criticism of Taylor Hicks, saying almost everything possible to try to derail a Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ win .

    During the American Idol 6 auditions, Simon Cowell repeatedly took swipes at Taylor Hicks. Cowell suggested that one contestant stick their gum on Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ face on the setà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s backdrop and claimed that a contestant singing a blues song blew Taylor Hicks out of the park.

    On the American Idol 6 finale, it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Simon Cowell, but Chairman & CEO of BMG Label Group Clive Davis, who raised the ire of Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ fans. Before presenting an award to Carrie Underwood recognizing her success in selling six million copies of her debut album, Clive Davis made a statement that seemed to almost be rubbing Chris Daughtyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s success in the faces of Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee.

    CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE REST

  • pj

    There’s so many amazing producers out there that are more underground. I like DJ Shadow, I love Dan the Automator. Will.I.Am is an amazing producer, and he lives in that realm of hip-hop, dance and pop. … I’d love to work with anyone that would really want to work with me. I’d love to work with Danger Mouse and Gnarls Barkley and Cee-Lo. Robin Thicke … The possibilities are endless. I’m putting it out there. If you want to do something, call me!

    Blake has great taste. If he has a chance to work with any of these guys, I have high hopes for his CD.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I’m surfing around the internet as I procrastinate writing my recap…

    Here’s JPL’s TV Squad blog about last night’s show. He met Jordin Sparks 3 years ago. She was in the audience for a Season 3 show taping. And if you can believe it, she was a JPL fan that season. LOL.

    I met her for the first time when she came to a taping of the show at the CBS studio during season three. She was wearing a Jon Peter Lewis T-shirt and was handing out her CD to anybody and everybody. (That’s probably where she had her picture taken with the judges before that everyone’s talking about.) She gave one to my dad and we listened to it and thought it was pretty good.

    When she auditioned for the show, my mom was really excited for her and called me right up to make sure I hadn’t forgotten about her. So, anyway, good for her!

    TV Squad

  • griz

    ‘Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary,’ Announces a Song Contest for Its Film Soundtrack

    HOUSTON, May 24 /PRNewswire/ — The producers of the independent film,
    “Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary,” have announced a Song
    Contest along with the launch of the film’s website. The winner or winners
    of the Song Contest, also known as “Operation Creation,” will have their
    song featured in the film. Contest entrants are requested to enter an
    original song featuring the harmonica and using the words “pocket full of
    soul” into the Contest before July 31, 2007. For more details on the Song
    Contest, would-be contestants should go to
    http://www.pocketfullofsoulmovie.com.

    “The film, now in post-production, will enter the film festival circuit
    in the Fall. Featured performers in the film include well known musicians
    like Clint Black, James Cotton, Magic Dick (from the J. Geils Band), Taylor
    Hicks (from American Idol),     Robert Klein (the comedian), Huey Lewis (from
    Huey Lewis and the News), Lee Oskar (from War), John Popper (from Blues
    Traveler), and Kim Wilson (from the Fabulous Thunderbirds), as well as
    other not so well known harmonica players.”

  • pfeeder

    Season 6 not snark-able enough?

    Kat will be on the cover of “Vegas” magazine. And she just did what is seems to be her hottest photoshoot yet. It was on Extra last night. Here are a few caps:

    http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i64/khm32584/Extra Screen Shots

    Or if that doesn’t work:

    http://tinyurl.com/2z9c5k

    (Ok, think I fixed that tinurl thing finally.)

  • Little Boy Blue

    Kat will be on the cover of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Vegasà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  magazine

    Kat Mcphee has been at the front cover of at least 5 magazines by my count. Of course, she’s also listed as second sexiest woman (among the top 100 ) next to Jessica Alba by FHD, the men’s magazine.

  • griz

    Kat will be on the cover of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Vegasà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  magazine. And she just did what is seems to be her hottest photoshoot yet. It was on Extra last night.

    It’s clear *** is moving away from music into the modeling arena. That’s where she belongs, actually. She’s a much better model than a recording artist – her actions and her ‘gigs’ speak volumes.

  • Little Boy Blue

    Kat is IMHO really looking for a movie gig ( my last post on her I promise ).

  • JustTheFacts

    I just realized that Jordin was 11 years old when Kelly Clarkson won AI. OMG, Kelly must be an elder to her and Taylor is absolutely ancient! BTW, I could be her grandmother so I can say these things.

  • pfeeder

    Here’s a better link if the first one didn’t work:

    http://tinyurl.com/2z9c5k

    These pics were some comfort for us Kat fans after she didn’t appear last night. But yes, I’m sure we’ll see her in some sort of movie or TV production by next year.

  • jersey

    OMG just wait til Boulder gets here.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    The Daily Thread is dead, people, remember that. If you post links in this thread. Make sure LisaB has not posted them first, and make sure they are CURRENT.

    And again KEEP ON TOPIC. Also, no beating subjects into a bloody pulp. Discuss, but no rehashing or repeating points ad nauseum.

    Lastly, I’m absolutely NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH any kind of off topic chit chat, personal remarks or attacks on other posters, or discussion of THE BLOG in this thread.

  • pj

    There’s an interview with Blake and Jordin on the Mike and Juliet Show. I’m not sure why Ace was there to hold the microphone, but I’m not complaining!

    http://www.mandjshow.com/category/videos/

  • LB2

    homeskillet! Ace and Blake in the same shot – what a thrill for you!

  • sammy

    Yawn! The longest two hours of my life occurred last night while watching the AI finale. I was very disappointed that there was not more showcasing of the current Idols. It seems that they have almost taken a back seat all season.

    What happened to Bette Midler’s voice? She really hit some clinkers.
    Since AI is a show to find the next new singing sensation, I don’t know why they had so many “golden oldies” singers on the show. Certainly, the younger viewers were not excited, and I thought that was the marketing segment that they were going for.

    Total dis for Taylor and Kat.

  • jpfan

    Bette can’t sing anymore it seems

  • pj

    Homeskillet LB2, like I said, I’m not complaining. :smile2_ee: Ace is now saying single in July and album in September.

  • http://www.catsfromjapan.blogspot.com/ bad kitty

    Two things:

    1. I really really want to know what it was that Blake whispered into Jordin’s ear just moments before she was announced as the winner(press links to the answer of this question…anyone?).
    2. On the link to the red carpet arrivals from the WENN Photo Library, there is a pic on the fourth page (directly under Sanjaya) and when mousing over, it identifies the subject of the pic as “Guest” – I could be wrong about this, by that looks very much like S6′s very own Sabrina Sloan! If so, I know the look that must’ve been on her face at being identified as merely “Guest” – you know the look…it’s the bitchface she made upon hearing that she was not advancing on the show. Talk about a karma kickback.

  • jpfan

    Local LA radio station had an idol party and many idols were there last night – Ace. Constantine, Elliott, Paris, etc. Here are some pics:
    http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?eventId=74220862

  • http://www.catsfromjapan.blogspot.com/ bad kitty

    Okay, I lied. One more thing.

    Here’s another thing I want filed away in the I-never-wanna-hear-it-again bin (along with the number 17):

    Melinda D. referring to the other Idols as “her babies” and that “she’s their mama.” C’mon people, we’re not fourth graders and that just sounds wrong. And weird. Love your singing, Mindy Doo, but please stop saying that. Please.

  • ealbino

    Two things:

    1. I really really want to know what it was that Blake whispered into Jordinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s ear just moments before she was announced as the winner(press links to the answer of this questionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦anyone?).

    Me and Blake were just standing there, holding hands, and he was like, “I love you. Please, if I forget the words, will you sing with me?” I said, “Yeah! Only if you sing with me if I forget the words.” And so I told him that I loved him too, and he was so amazing.

    http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1560386/20070524/id_0.jhtml

  • MaryS-NJ

    Is there a link to the pic of Carrie resting her head on Taylor’s lap? Would love to see that.

  • Lisa B

    Here you go Mary

    American Idol Season 6 Finale – Show

    http://editorial.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx

  • MaryS-NJ

    Thanks, Lisa B! Shoulder, not lap – lol! A very cute picture.

  • B

    I’m not really sure where to post this, but I was watching E! and Ryan was doing a video diary of sorts and he said that he asked Nigel about any changes for next season and Nigel apparently said that they might focus a little less on the mentors to give America a chance to get to know the contestants. But the way Ryan emphasized “a little less” isn’t very promising.

  • madaboutu

    Congrats to Jordin and Blake! They are young enough to take all the AI and press carp. But Jordin will cry alot I am sure. Thank God for the mute button and the vcr, one only has to watch and listen to what you want to.
    That was a really nice duet between Jordin and Ruben. They should try it again.

  • bean99

    I loved the interview with Blake, Jordin, and Ace. Thanks, PJ!

    What’s the deal with Constantine being everywhere? Wasn’t he from 2 or 3 seasons ago?

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    lisab, I searched the thread and didn’t see a link to this so, I said a little prayer, just in case …..

    Link to about 8 video’s from last night, before and after the show.,by Jeh Jeh Pruitt of Taitian Dancer Fame, reporter for Birmingham Fox station –

    Interviews Sanjaya, Jared, Blake (a few times), Chris S, Rudy C., Sabrina Sloan, Gina and a few more.

    Mostly about what they are doing now –

    http://www.myfoxal.com/myfox/pages/Entertainment/Detail?contentId=3287849&version=8&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=7.1.1

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Photo of Kelly Clarkson’s *new album cover* for My December — apparently she didn’t like the first one –

    swiped from perez:

    http://thumbsnap.com/v/lCW7KNEZ.jpg

  • Ladybug

    Whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the deal with Constantine being everywhere? Wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t he from 2 or 3 seasons ago?

    I think one of Constantine’s “jobs” is to be in the Idol audience. Look for him next year as well. He is hard to miss.

  • xoxoyc

    Frankly, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be a little surprised if either of them top the Hot 100. They are starting at a disadvantage being released on the 4th day of the sales week. Plus, they donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have any pre-sales.

    Not to mention that the ones bought off of American Idol.com don’t even count for sales. They will both be labeled flops before their albums even have a chance to come out and that is rather unfortunate.

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Jordin: I wanted my first album to be Smile.

    Ahem. And the CD jacket will be purple? Hmmm…

    I knew there was a reason I like this girl! lol

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    I do hope Jordin would not “self-title” her album. “Smile” would be good for her, I think. She does have a beautiful one. :)

  • xoxoyc

    Just watched a GMA interview with Simon. He said he was not surprised that Jordin won. He said she was the most improved contestant throughout the season- said midway through she got momentous. She’s a young girl, likeable and the singer won over the entertainer. The interviewer asked if Jordin can handle it at 17 he said “she’s loving it are you crazy?”.

    Then went on to say that Melinda should have won. She tried the hardest, was consistently the best, and had the best voice.

    Poor Simon two years in a row.

    He then said Kelly Clarkson is the best singer they’ve ever had on the show. He said they got lucky with her. She’s not just an American Idol winner but she’s up there with the best singers in the world. As good as Celine.

    Take that Clive.

  • Former_AI_Junkie

    He then said Kelly Clarkson is the best singer theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve ever had on the show.

    That wasn’t his opinion during season 1 (until Tamyra was booted). But then again Simon was always a flip-flopping hypocrite.

    Could anyonw please explain to me Kelly C.’s status regarding Clive? I thought she was no longer associated in any way to him or any record labels associated with the show. Why was she performing in the finale crapfest?

  • xoxoyc

    Could anyonw please explain to me Kelly C.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s status regarding Clive? I thought she was no longer associated in any way to him or any record labels associated with the show. Why was she performing in the finale crapfest?

    Kelly is no longer associated with 19 Entertainment. But she is still signed to RCA Records whose label head is Clive Davis.

    He definitely put her down last night on national television. That was one of the most unprofessional things I’ve ever seen.

  • cat

    Honestly, after watching Clive’s missteps in his steering of his talent pool and his poor public speaking skills over the last couple of years, I believe he is getting to old and out of touch to man the helm of BMG. I think we will see his retirement within the next year or so (probably not at his choice, but the PR will make it seem like he wants more time to golf or something). It will come very, very quickly if Whitney doesn’t make a stellar comeback, or starts behaving badly again.