Idol Headlines for 06/08/07

Busy weekend of Baseballà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦and Hockey?

…There will be a live band, Mixed Emotions, filming their video entry for the American Idol – Bands…

http://blogs.cjonline.com/index.php?entry=3540

Katharine McPhee – Hillary Clinton Fundraiser, Washington DC

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AZaTlaeXets

Katharine McPhee on Canadian Idol – June 5, 2007

http://youtube.com/watch?v=d0CuQV8flco

Katharine McPhee & Eva Avila on eTalk Daily – June 5, 2007

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Tzmo7zBF1x0

I’m going home by chris daughtry, misheard lyrics

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eCirY8dEJqs

Star Spangled Banner by Jordin Sparks ’07

http://youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZJvwWfOyw

Elliott in Memphis, Tn. Singing Find a Way

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KSPuBfEeq7s

Elliott singing Every breathe you take….he doesnt know the lyrics

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YW0XjRv8UzY

A Song For You – Target HQ Performance June 4 2007

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M38asAQDAsE

Elliott at Target HQ – discussing Christmas album, last leg of tour

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LK-Q5lVVQVE

Elliott Yamin singing “Wait For You” in concert SLC, Utah on June 6th, 2007 @ in the Venue

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0jMLIs6pxeQ

How to Audition for Idol

Common terminology used on singing shows, as well as, useful tips for potential auditioners on shows like American Idol, Rock Star Supernova, X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, and Star Search. 2007.

Terms to review: tone vibrato pitch pitchy riff country twang trills runs singing key tune falsetto vocal voice lessons texture feel singer

http://youtube.com/watch?v=e-WUQvfOe-Q

Good morning, Lisa. Lots of Elliott links today. Thanks.

Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s on his first solo national tour with a CD and a major label.

Another oopsie… :doh_tb:

Before They Were Pop Stars

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Paula Abdul: More known for her stint as a judge on American Idol than her singing talents, Paula Abdul – straight up, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll tell ya – did have a career as a pop star. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

My $0.20-worth “The Magic of Paula Abdul” book describes Paula’s “hit-making history” in this manner:

Few artists have had such a successful debut album as Paula. Literally, Paula rode the wave of success from Forever Your Girl for nearly two and a half years! With one solid gold hit after another, the album just busted up the charts, selling over ten million copies worldwide. And even when one of her slammin’ dance tracks slipped from its Number One chart position, there was always another awesome Paula tune close behind to fill the void. One disc jockey noted that Paula had managed to keep a succession of singles in the Top 40 for a whopping 66 straight weeks!

Spawning four Number One singles, Forever Your Girl spent over 100 weeks on the Billboard charts, and rested comfortably in the Number One album spot for ten of those weeks, helping to earn this tornado-in-toe-shoes a name for herself in the music biz – not to mention a batch of prestigious awards…

Most Idols can only hope to duplicate success like that.

When I grow up, I want Clay Aiken as my friend. In the Elle/Kelly article, Clay knows just what to say to the press to position Kelly.

I don’t know the entertainment industry so I can’t tell you if Kelly is having such a hard time because “she’s a girl” or not — but evidently she thinks so.

Kat’s warm up…LMAO!!!!

She can use this one for her next album cover, if there is one.

http://www.splashnewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/splashnews_cdrla060607n_001.jpg

As jadore pointed out on the end of the last thread from the Kelly article talking about Idol Gives Back …

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My label wanted me to sing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Never Again,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she says. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“And I was like, To promote yourself on a charity event is beyond crass. People are starving and dying and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m up there singing some bitter pop song? And believe me, everyone wanted me to sing it. Because they are jaded and they have no soul. Imagine sitting in a room full of people totally against you. Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t they hear themselves speaking? Capitalize on AIDS? Are you kidding? Insulting an entire nation of people? I just refused.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

I think she made the right choice to sing something else, and her version of Up to the Mountain was just fantastic.

did anyone see this on youtube? its sensational!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltfJFF5BnXA

love the countrified arrangement!

Isaiah Washington is fired from Greys! Those Splash news pictures are hilarious, i’ve seen some weird warm ups in theatre but none quite like that.

RE: American Idols Live, a summer concert tour that features the top 10 finalists from Foxà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hit show American Idol, shot up the ranks to the top of the concert category, with 8.8% of the concert tickets sold and 2.5% of the total tickets sold on TicketsNow.

2 points ( Questions really ) :

1) Does anybody know what the total box office total sales for previous Idol tours were and what percentage venues were sold out ? I can vaguely remember that last season’s Idol tour grossed $35 Million and was 98% sold out. What about the previous years ?

2) I am particularly interested in how Idol winners and contestants do ON THEIR OWN when they perform their SOLO concerts as compared to other well known non-idol chart topping artists who perform on the same venue.

For instance, I would be interested to compare the sales numbers of Taylor Hicks at House of Blues venues with known artists because I know that top charting artists like — Akon, Robin Thicke, Britney Spears ( where her lip synched CD malfunctioned) and Five For Fighting have performed at HOB’s. Any comparison figures will be highly educational and greatly appreciated.

Music figure gurus like Kirsten or Nevada might enlighten us but anyone’s input are welcome.

Daughtry is slated to perform in LONDON.

http://www.daughtryofficial.com/node/120226

1) Does anybody know what the total box office total sales for previous Idol tours were and what percentage venues were sold out ?

Here are some concert stats (numbers from Ken Barnes’ Idol Chatter and his comment section…he did some tour stats last year):

AI-1
Total Gross: $8.1 million
Average Ticket Price: $31.38
Average Attendance: 8,589
Total Attendance: 257,680
Average Gross: $269,520
Number of Shows: 30
Number of Sell-outs: 5
Lowest Attendance: Nashville/Rutherford – 50%
% Capacity: 82.2%

AI-2
Total Gross: $15.6 million
Average Ticket Price: $38.26
Average Attendance: 10,446
Total Attendance: 407,404
Average Gross: $399,661
Number of Shows: 41
Number of Sell-outs: 17
Lowest Attendance: Dallas – 55%, Houston – 52%, Oklahoma – 48%, Tulsa – 42%
% Capacity: 89.33%

AI-3
Total Gross: $11.3 million
Average Ticket Price: $45.34
Average Attendance: 5,337
Total Attendance: 250,862
Average Gross: $242,009
Number of Shows: 49
Number of Sell-outs: 1 (Honolulu)
Second Highest Attendance: Long Island: 82.1%
Lowest Attendance: Indianapolis – 27.4%

AI-4
Total Gross: $16.9 million
Average Ticket Price: $44.47
Average Attendance: 9,026
Total Attendance: 379,071
Average Gross: $401,403
Number of Shows: 42
Number of Sell-outs: 11
Lowest Attendance: San Antonio – 62.5%

AI-5
Total Gross: $35.2 million
Average Ticket Price: $54.50
Average Attendance: 10,945
Total Attendance: 645,782
Average Gross: $596,610
Number of Shows: 59
Number of Sell-outs: 19
Lowest Attendance: Austin – 80%
% Capacity: 96%

Concert stats for other artists can be found in the General Music Thread on Pulse.

Kirsten,

You Da Woman !!

I knew you’d come through for us in the end.

Thanks.

BTW, I found out that a lot of the artists I mentioned above ( e.g. Akon, Robin Thicke ) haven’t sold out their recent concerts at all. Akon ( one of the hottest recording stars ) for instance, sold less than 70% of his tickets at the Florida House of Blues.

I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think the Season 5 concert attendance and gross receipts can be topped this year.

The Borderline Complete Listings

http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage_borderline.asp

Daughtry is sold out.

Tickets were only  £10

Former American Idol season 5 fourth-place finisher Chris Daughtry fronts this popular American band, ploughing up the US charts in the style of Nickelback.

For more information, see the website

Tour Dates Mon 18 Jun Daughtry The Borderline
London W1V

http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/96534/Daughtry.html

Daughtry is sold out.

Tickets were only  £10

And what do you think will be the headline, Daughtry sold out! Or Daughtry tickets only ten pounds!
I think Daughtry has excellent managers/PR right now

And what do you think will be the headline, Daughtry sold out! Or Daughtry tickets only ten pounds!

But I still don’t understand this from a financial standpoint. I get that they want to start with the small venues for various reasons (i.e. giving the band more time to get into their groove before playing larger venues). But, charging $10 – $20 in venues where the most they can be making is $10,000 – $20,000 a show? With multiple opening acts and all of the costs associated with a tour, they have got to be bleeding red ink to an enormous degree.

I think they could and should be charging more. Who actively tries to lose money? And, I’m not snarking – I truly am just baffled. Do they really think they can’t sell out to 500 or 1,000 people if they charge $30.00?

Tickets were only  £10

At today’s exchange rate that’s about USD $20.00

But I still donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand this from a financial standpoint. I get that they want to start with the small venues for various reasons (i.e. giving the band more time to get into their groove before playing larger venues). But, charging $10 – $20 in venues where the most they can be making is $10,000 – $20,000 a show?

It does seem rather odd. I’d be interested to hear what the PR people say is the logic behind that (not that they have to explain anything to us). Other groups without hit records are charging more at some of the same venues.

At todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s exchange rate thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s about USD $20.00

Sadly, for travellers, you have to pay  £10 in the UK for something you would pay $10 for in the US. Great country to visit, but VERY hard on the pocket book.

Only  £10 in respect that I would have paid a tenner to go and have a nose.

Hicks’ ‘Heart Full of Soul’ book to be released July 10

Random House has announced American Idol fifth-season winner Taylor Hicks’ memoir “Heart Full of Soul” will be released on Tuesday, July 10….

http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/taylor-hicks-heart-full-of-soul-book-be-released-july-10-5312.php

OK, LisaB, can you please repeat that in American English (lol)

Cheap enough for me to go and have a look and listen Julie.

Chat is rather amusing at the moment I’d go and join the fun but am blocked at the moment sadly.

But I still donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand this from a financial standpoint. I get that they want to start with the small venues for various reasons (i.e. giving the band more time to get into their groove before playing larger venues).

They are still trying to find their groove. Aren’t these guys professionals musicians. They were on a 60 plus city tour and they still haven’t found their groove….LOL

Seriously, if they haven’t found their groove by now, they will never find it. I have a feeling it has to do with whose managing them more so than they need to gel more. Payola can be quite costly in the end…

Did anyone listen to Jordin sing the National Anthem last night? (thanks for the link LisaB). Her voice was dominated by intermittant bouts of goat-itis and screaming. Can she really make a CD that people can listen to? Perhaps I’m in the minority here.

Kristen, thanks for the figures on concert attendance. Wow, AI5 beat the others by the bucketful.

I am interested in seeing how Idol tour sales compare this year to next. I won’t lose much sleep worrying about Daughtry’s finances though. Whatever his managers are doing, I think it’ll work out fine. I think Elliott’s had some sold out shows and others that weren’t. In the end, the challenge for all of them is to have a successful career independent of idol. If they can’t do that, they won’t make it in the end.

I don’t think TPTB are trying to make money off of DAUGHTRY concert tickets (that’s why they are only $20) and cheap in London. The DAUGHTRY tour IMO is for promotional reasons (as well as for the guys to get experience as a band together under their belt). They will be going to Asia for a week as well as to Australia. These are more radio promotional tours rather than make money from concert sales.

Maybe down the road they will be looking to make money off the concerts but for now it is just to get the DAUGHTRY name out there. They will be trying to market DAUGHTRY world wide soon.

In the article that Valley placed a couple of days ago, TPTB said they were to trying to establish DAUGHTRY to have a long term career rather than make a lot of money as quickly as possible. In that article TPTB said that this is the best way to market DAUGHTRY and to establish them to have a career (small venues first, large venues later). It seems to be working.

What Asian cities will Daughtry be visiting, squishy?

In that article TPTB said that this is the best way to market DAUGHTRY and to establish them to have a career (small venues first, large venues later). It seems to be working.

Chris must have been listening Taylor’s Access Hollywood interview right before his spring tour, cuz he said those exact words about starting small and getting bigger.

Watch it here, starting at the 3:35 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQFZ_1q14HQ

In the article that Valley placed a couple of days ago, TPTB said they were to trying to establish DAUGHTRY to have a long term career rather than make a lot of money as quickly as possible.

Not to pick nits, but that is about the third or fourth story his PR team has come up with for Daughtry playing small venues. When PR people keep changing their story, it begins to seem like spin.

And playing small venues doesn’t preclude charging more than $20 for a ticket.

Not that there is anything wrong with that. Obviously, Daughtry’s tour is getting good results (the press can’t stop talking about sold out tour dates) and he’s moving units, so it’s all good. I’m just curious about the logic.

Daughtry is huge success. No doubt about that. I wish him well on his international adventures. I suspect that Chris hasn’t had much of a chance to travel the world before now. So, if nothing else, he gets to see new sites. Must be exciting for him, the band and his international fans.

ETA: Griz, starting small is not a new strategy. I’m sure that it is adopted by many.

ETA: Rad, if they only needed to play small venues to find their groove and they are still booking themselves into small venues, one might conclude that they still don’t think they’ve found their groove. Or that there might be other reasons to play small venues.

They are still trying to find their groove. Arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t these guys professionals musicians. They were on a 60 plus city tour and they still havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t found their grooveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.LOL

That’s not what the person who wrote the comment you replied to was referring to. They were simply saying that the reason they started out with smaller venues first was for them to help find their groove. They didn’t say they hadn’t found them, but the reason there were small venues in the first place was to get used to performing together. I think the OP is right, and I imagine Daughtry will be playing in larger venues as the headliner very shortly.

In the end, the challenge for all of them is to have a successful career independent of idol. If they canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do that, they wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make it in the end.

You’re 100 percent right. I was a bit shocked when I saw Justin Guarini back on the AI team as an announcer for their Idol Red Carpet show the week of the Finals. I don’t think there is anything wrong with showing up on the show to plug a single or a project but I think there has to come a time when you have to show that you can make it, whether it be on a small or large scale, without AI..

ETA: Rad, if they only needed to play small venues to find their groove and they are still booking themselves into small venues, one might conclude that they still donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve found their groove. Or that there might be other reasons to play small venues.

Because people always book concerts the day before.
I think these tour dates have been set up since last year. Theres really no way of knowing Daughtry would end up as big as they have been. You don’t just play a week of shows then go..okay, yeah I think we got it, now lets play in larger venues tomorrow.

When and where was Elliott in MEMPHIS???? Had I known I would have went to see him in a heartbeat. It is just a tad over an hour drive for us!

In the article that Valley placed a couple of days ago, TPTB said they were to trying to establish DAUGHTRY to have a long term career rather than make a lot of money as quickly as possible.

So let me see, if I get this with Chris..Instant success and making money is great as far as cd sales are concerned but not his tours..I think I got that. Chris does have the Spin Doctors from AI working for him..Well, as the saying goes, if you dazzle them with interlect, baffle them with BS…LOL

ETA: What I would like to know is, what size venues were Clay playing in when he was selling as much cds as Chris. I know he was the headliner but don’t remember the general size of his venues. Were they as small. I ask because I believe Clay was also managed by 19M back then..

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not what the person who wrote the comment you replied to was referring to. They were simply saying that the reason they started out with smaller venues first was for them to help find their groove. They didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say they hadnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t found them, but the reason there were small venues in the first place was to get used to performing together. I think the OP is right, and I imagine Daughtry will be playing in larger venues as the headliner very shortly.

Actually, I understood what the poster meant but you just confused the heck out of me with your post..LOL

Because people always book concerts the day before.

I am aware that these things take time, but new dates have been booked this year since Daughtry became a huge success. We are almost half way through the year here.

I’m not picking on Daughtry. Obviously, there is a strategy involved here or they wouldn’t keep booking small venues. It’s successful for them, so I’m not saying it’s a bad strategy. I’m just curious about the internal logic for that strategy.

While it now seems inevitable, no rocker or 4th place finisher has ever come out of Idol a success. (I don’t think Bo Bice is currently viewed as a success.) Since DAUGHTRY is a cash cow, I’m sure they want this income stream for years. Plus I don’t see the reigning champ Jordin as setting the world on fire. Maybe Blake will move the beloved units but it’s not like multi plantinum selling artists grow on trees any more. And the days when winning AI guaranteed you 1.8 mil units minimum are over. So right now Carrie and Chris are doing it for Clive and I’m sure they’re being managed very carefully indeed.

Maybe Taylor’s Ford commercial gave him a big edge but to me Jordin has been a very low wattage winner.

I am aware that these things take time, but new dates have been booked this year since Daughtry became a huge success. We are almost half way through the year here.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not picking on Daughtry. Obviously, there is a strategy involved here or they wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t keep booking small venues. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s successful for them, so Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not saying ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a bad strategy. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just curious about the internal logic for that strategy.

Except they’re no longer booking small venues. If you look at Daughtry’s tour for the rest of the summer, only two or three dates(out of 40 or so)qualify. At one of the small venues, the Biloxi Hard Rock in August, tickets range from $50-$75 SRO(sold out).

I always thought there was a bit of a lull after the show is over until the single comes out but now that’s not going to happen. And then the tour comes, I hope Jordins able to make a good record, although she could easily sing Diane Warren fluff.

Is it my imagination, or is the buzz surrounding Jordin Sparks almost non-existant since the finale, except for her weight issues?

Abilymom
Jun 8th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Katà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s warm upà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦LMAO!!!!

She can use this one for her next album cover, if there is one.

http://www.splashnewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/splashnews_cdrla060607n_001.jpg

Abilymom – she is beginning to look like her bff from last season:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4158/meatloafyf0.jpg

Kellys album has leaked!

MaryR, LOL!!

Long time no see! :bye_tb:

I think she (Kelly) made the right choice to sing something else, and her version of Up to the Mountain was just fantastic.

Kelly was exquisite and captivating on the AI finale.

Judge in Paris Hilton case orders her picked up by police at her home; Paris returned to court in handcuffs, crying; Judge orders her returned to jail to serve entire 40 day sentence.

Re: Daughtry. I question nothing his handlers do. They have been spot-on perfect in making the right decisions for his career so far. I don’t get his popularity and never will, but I certainly applaud the way he has been promoted so far. Not one misstep, in my view.

griz Jun 8th, 2007 at 2:44 pm

Is it my imagination, or is the buzz surrounding Jordin Sparks almost non-existant since the finale, except for her weight issues?

I think it is simply the continuation of what was a less-than-exciting year and a less-than-exciting winner. That is my take on it, at least. Not much to buzz about during the show and not much to buzz about now that it is over.

wow, full Sober version is even better then the radio edit, theres a lot of good songs on the cd, but my favourite are Irvine (very indie type of feel, catpower/fiest like) Chivas (bonus song) is just acoustic guitar that holds a lot of soul in it.
I really like this cd, definatly not as mainstream although there are a lot of radio friendly songs on the cd.

A Song For You – Target HQ Performance June 4 2007

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M38asAQDAsE

Thank you Lisa B. Elliott really sounded good.

With the NBA Finals under way and the San Antonio Spurs out to a 1-0 lead, expect to see some top music stars performing the National Anthem during the series. LeAnn Rimes will sing before Game 2 on Sunday, June 10. Singer/songwriter Ben Harper will sing the anthem before Game 3 on June 12 and American Idol alum Taylor Hicks will perform at Game 4 on June 14.

http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=420674

WOW! Kelly was offered 10 million for Clive to choose 5 radio friendly songs to put on her new record?
I’m liking this girl more and more, her and Kat should start their own record label.

t2

Kelly was exquisite and captivating on the AI finale.

I agree she sounded great on the finale as well. And I actually like Never Again quite a bit too but I think the other song worked better in the context of the Idol Gives Back show (and this way I got to hear both ).

While it now seems inevitable, no rocker or 4th place finisher has ever come out of Idol a success. (I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think Bo Bice is currently viewed as a success.) .

Maybe it’s just me but I think it’s a bit much to believe that if you’re not successful within the year of your AI tenor you career is over. Jennifer Hudson must be thankful for her good fortune. She must have been seen as a hasbeen by the time she received her break..LOL

Also, I don’t see why Chris finishing in forth place and being successful is so surprising. I know AI like their success stories to come from the winners so it can fit their story of creating a “superstar” but anyone of those contestants can go on to be a success story regardless of where they finished in the show. After all it’s just a show. The only downside, and that’s AI fault, is the feeling that if someone outside of the winner can be a success story then why waste your time trying to win..

sexygirl I think the key word there was COME OUT OF IDOL, not 4 years after appearing on the show all of a sudden catch a big break and become famous.
The only rockers on the show so far are Chris, Bo and Constantine (ew). I don’t see the last two ever being bigger than Chris.
Oh Canadian Idol started up here and for a competition that prides itself on finding unique singers (read: not very good) they’ve found about 4-5 Chris Daughtry sound alikes. And one sound alike/look alike. I don’t enjoy Nicklebacks music so I don’t want to be surrounded by copycats. (For the record, I like Chris’ voice, not necessarily the type of music he’s making at the moment.)

Rad, where did you find Kelly’s album?

Judge in Paris Hilton case orders her picked up by police at her home; Paris returned to court in handcuffs, crying; Judge orders her returned to jail to serve entire 40 day sentence.

OK, so it’s probably wrong of me to think this is hilarious right?

Go to yahoo and type in New Music Blog and it should be the second link down

Thanks so much, rad!!

OK, so ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s probably wrong of me to think this is hilarious right?

No, it is hilarious. I can’t believe that I cared, but I wanted that girl back in jail.

Another leak, this time from JHud. Courtesy of ONTD. Personally, I’m not too thrilled with the song. It feels very cookie-cutter. The song contains a bit of language, so if there are small children around, you may not want the sound turned up too loud. My apologies if I’m overstepping any bounds by posting this link here. If so, please feel free to delete.

Also, I ran across a mention of the AI finale’s Sgt. Pepper’s Medley in EW’s review of “Instant Karma” as I flipped through the mag this afternoon. It actually made me chuckle, because I quite liked the medley, but as they say, to each their own:

Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

Maybe it’s too soon to release a John Lennon tribute, with the horrors of May 23 still fresh in our minds. Beatles fans haven’t fully recovered from that night’s American Idol finale salute to Sgt. Pepper à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  an assault that saw Taylor Hicks turning ”A Day in the Life” into a Michael Bolton ballad. Amid this lingering posttraumatic stress comes Instant Karma, a charity project that finds superstars and cult artists tackling Lennon’s personal, peace-mongering, hard-to-cover solo canon.

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041412,00.html

ETA:

No, it is hilarious. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe that I cared, but I wanted that girl back in jail.

LOL, you’re not the only one. However, this is great publicity for her, and I’m sick of seeing her face on the TV screen. While I was at the gym today, a random guy stopped in his tracks to watch the news, which was non-stop coverage of the Paris saga. Before he walked off, he shouted at the TV, “Enough already!!” Made me laugh.

Blake is going to be on Best Week Ever tonight (VH1). This is what TV Guide says:

Blake Lewis visits the studio; Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan are discussed. Also: a look at à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hell’s Kitchenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Sopranosà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  finale.

Given what Blake had to say in that US Weekly interview about Paris and Lilo, it should be interesting. :laugh_tb:

ETA – lmao. Jinx pj!

Hey guys… for the interested parties, Blake is going to be on Best Week Ever tonight. If you miss it, VH1 usually repeats it all weekend.

Sopranos finale on soon, I’m sure my dad will turn on surround for that lol.
I have a J-Hud song that was on a mixtape Kanye West has out.

re: Beatles fans havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fully recovered from that nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s American Idol finale salute to Sgt. Pepper à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  an assault that saw Taylor Hicks turning à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ A Day in the Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  into a Michael Bolton ballad

The more EW writes reviews the more things stay the same. They mock Taylor’s rendition of the song, and then when you look at the comments below the article, you have a slew of responders who vent their anger on the writer ( many even canceling their Entertainment Weekly subscriptions on the spot ).

I guess this is going to be a constant in the career of Taylor Hicks. He will be slammed and slammed by critics in their internet articles and they will in turn face the wrath of fans.

What fans of Taylor don’t realize is that the writer is an equal opportunity mocker who DISLIKED what everyone did with Sgt. Peppers on the show (including Green Day’s version ).