Idol Headlines for 06/11/07

Chris Daughtry at Riverfest 2007 III

“Home”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3D9gulHik

“It’s Not Over”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5hZv0DnxAmE

“Used To”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0wa9a-28hC4

Katharine McPhee Special Olympics

Interview
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nqaST2MyO7w

Man, Ryan’s wrong about the ratings dip being Simon’s fault. Hope the PTB don’t think the same thing. Just go back to basics, AI!

I think that Ryan was making a joke on blaming Simon.

“Man, Ryanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s wrong about the ratings dip being Simonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fault.”

Simon is at fault for the real reason ratings went down–an underwhelming top 24 almost exclusively r&b which he had 1/3 to 1/4 of the vote determining. Other mistakes in highlighting personality, people leaving way too early, and etc. were made, but it started w/ the talent selection lacking the something for almost everyone feel of AI 4 and 5.

Simon isn’t the only judge BlooregardQKazoo. There are 3 of them so if you want to blame the judges then blame all 3.

I personally think that a lack of diversity was a mistake but it is unclear whether they did have strong enough singers in other genres to make this past season more diverse. Was there a strong rock singer besides Gina? Was there a strong country singer? Who knows since we only saw what the producers wanted us to see. There may not have been.

I actually think that the lack of early investment in the singers who were actually there was more of a cause.

Elliott performing at Barak Obama fundraiser. So Kat is going with Hillary, E with Obama. Somehow I doubt AI will allow DAUGHTRY anywhere near a politician:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/fundraising/4jwy2

(I think Ryan was joking)

Longsong, Me think Ryan was just using the obvious to blame. Who were is really going to blame, TPTB. Simon was the best because he knows it really won’t go anywhere..

On another topic, I never got the call to bambard anyone because of how their opinion of a sitiuation. I know there were/are times I will read an article or two or three and notice the way the critics are treating Taylor but I vent on this blog. I really don’t have the energy nor the desire to go over to their site and send them any e-mails never mind wasting my money calling. I may leave a comment if the person was/is being straight up belligerent. Outside of that, it really isn’t that deep. In the end we have to except the fact that criticism comes with the territory.

I agree sexygirl. Sending nasty emails only makes the artists and the fans look bad.

LISA!!! Come to chat for a minute!!!

“Simon isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the only judge BlooregardQKazoo. There are 3 of them so if you want to blame the judges then blame all 3.

I personally think that a lack of diversity was a mistake but it is unclear whether they did have strong enough singers in other genres to make this past season more diverse. Was there a strong rock singer besides Gina? Was there a strong country singer? Who knows since we only saw what the producers wanted us to see. There may not have been.”

The other two were blamed by implication when I said Simon was 1 out of 3 to 4 votes. And Nigel has one too in the final picks so he deserves fault as well. And there was diverse talent. They passed on Tami Gosnell who made the top 40 w/ a Janis Joplin like rock style. Her “whipping post” audition was strong and she had to have been better than Haley, Alana, and Antonella vocally in Hollywood Week–yet their cover girl looks won entry into the top 12 girls. The Brokenote Cowboy from the prior season made top 40 as well w/ a country baritone that would have brought variety and personality to a subpar male top 12. With Carrie, Kellie, Bo, and Chris doing well to outstanding, finding great country, rock, and other genre talent shouldn’t have been a problem for the judges. They either messed up in not selecting diverse musical talent or stacked the deck for their preferred genre.

Ryan and Simon are friends although very competitive with each other. I don’t think Ryan was serious.

Loved the review of Chris D from the person who doesn’t even watch AI.

Chat rocks! Thanks, MJ! :thumbup_tb:

Wow Pickler got some great reviews in Boston. I can’t believe how great she and Bucky are doing on the country scene. I hope that talent pool gets replenished for Season 7. Looks like Season 5 picked it clean.

A lot of Kat fans that e-mailed Kane actually posted the e-mails they wrote and they were well written and I didn’t see any foul language. Kanes story doesn’t check out. He said she had an interview in Baltimore that she was going to but we know that interview was earlier in the day.

Cool chat MJ!

P.S. The only time i’ve ever e-mailed someone about a Katharine interview was to tell them I enjoyed it.

OT: Who else watched the Sopranos last night and is now PISSED

Yep FANTASTIC review for Chris Daughtry. Love the fact that the reviewer never watched AI and really didn’t know much about Chris Daughtry other than checking out his website so he went in the concert without any preconceived ideas.

I also like that the reviewer talked about how the “media making stars” is nothing new and then he went on and talked about how the Beatles got started.

Very interesting read actually.

Thanks, MJ, for the chat! Me likee!

Cool chat! I visited briefly, but there was a big echo in the room. I shall try at another time.

Very much an improvement over that other one.

Yep FANTASTIC review for Chris Daughtry. Love the fact that the reviewer never watched AI and really didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know much about Chris Daughtry other than checking out his website so he went in the concert without any preconceived ideas.

You know, I wish they were all viewed through non-preconceived eyes or separated from the show and treated like real artist.

What I noticed about Fantasia’s intro last night at the Tonys was, how she has managed to weave her way through the industry without anyone prejudging her by her cd sales or what show she came from. I enjoyed watching the audience just accepting her as Fantasia. She is now one of their own..

Ryan and Simon are clearly good friends. Anything he says against Simon should clearly be taken with a grain of salt. Personally, I think Simon was a bit softer this season than he has been in the past. If anything, this season could have afforded a little more acid. It was somewhat lackluster.

When will fans realize that sending nasty letters to DJs/other press does more harm than good?

Cool chat, MJ! You rock!

Wow Wow Wow look at the reviews kellie is gettin.I am surprised actually.

When will fans realize that sending nasty letters to DJs/other press does more harm than good?

Seriously. Never pick a fight with a guy who has a public forum. You can’t win.

MJ you are the bestest blogmistress who ever lived. Thank you.

Wow! Chat is a big cavernous space with no gabbers. Awesome, MJ! Can’t wait to go back when there are more peeps in there. Thank you for everything!

The new chat looks great, MJ! Thanks!

MJ you are the bestest blogmistress who ever lived. Thank you.

yeah. What she said. I heart the new chat.

Ace at the 16th Annual “Celebrate Life with Hope” 6/10/07
http://www.thepianopages.com/blog/ace-young-and-aaron-carter-share-the-love/

I bet that DJ is really going to be anxious to play Kat’s new single.

Ace at Spike TV’s Guy’s Choice Awards 6/9/07
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=GLS====278181&c4nvi=3&str=52825&styp=clbi&nbc1=1

The DJ in the Kat thing (Kane) interviewed Daughtry yesterday and asked him an unbelievably rude question about his wife. I was very impressed with how Chris responded – serious, thoughtful and nondefensive. That probably made him another gazillion new fans.

Is there a link somewhere that I can hear that Kat interview? I’ve heard so much about it and I want to hear it!

I too was REALLY impressed how Chris handled that question about his wife. When I heard the DJ asking that question I thought what an asshole. Chris was a total southern gentleman.

Just read that Blake is going to be on The View this Thursday. I thought that The View was a live show? Why would they be taping it today? :question_ee:

This is the link to Kat’s interview with Kane. There are actually two here: one is the actual interview and one is the interview with commentary. The intern who did the interview was terrible.

http://www.hot995.com/cc-common/podcast/si…kane_guests.xml

meme, they always tape Friday’s show early but because of guest cohosts, they’ve been doing a lot of two in one tapings. Kim Coles was on today as guest cohost and is going to be the cohost on Thursday’s. So, since she was there today, Thursday’s show was taped today.

Just listened to Blake’s interview at the same station as the Kat interview. He really did a good job. That station should definitely not let the interns do the interviews.

That link for the Kat interview doesn’t work.

I don’t know what on expect from these DJs. Yes, some can be quite obnoxious but it’s a matter of rolling with the punches. Kat is still very much at the infant stage of her career. No matter how great her PR people are at spinning things about her, if she starts creating enemies amongst the DJs, that will not bode well for her music career in the long run. DJs are known for trying to bait artists but it’s a matter of rising above it. Sometimes it’s not as bad as we think.

Just saw Rayan’s face on my MSN page. I say all of this is a typical AI stunt. Everyone knows AI loves controvercy…Ryan is just doing what he does best. Don’t be surprise if Simon response with something sarcastic to push this “shocker” along..

Here’s the link to the interviews with Kat and Blake.

http://www.hot995.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=kane_guests.xml

Yes, the interns aren’t that great, but Blake did a good job. I do agree that the obnoxious morning DJ’s are probably the norm and that the Idols should be prepared to handle whatever comes their way.

Maybe at Idol Camp they should have a class on how to handle the press.

Last weeks lesson on Flav of Love Charm School was learning how not to take the bait from the press. Always stay focused on your career or job. Some contestants failed miserably.

Blake’s questions weren’t too bad. Kat’s were worse but I thought she did fine actually. She just answered what she wanted to answer and didn’t get mad. The commentary makes her out to be someone who was seething but I didn’t get the impression. Chris was interviewed by the DJ not the intern and I thought he got the most invasive/obnoxious question of all particular since it was about his wife.

All 3 idols did well.

Looks like Justin Timberlake isn’t the only artist with label aspirations; Rob Thomas has stepped up to the plate:

While Thomas says he hopes to have two to three releases each year, R Tel isn’t under any delivery or time constraints to keep that benchmark. “If you sell 30,000 records, we don’t blink,” Lamberg says. “We’re making a second record. That’s where patience factors in. We’re not under the rule that we’ve got to ship a bunch of records in the next 90 days or our cash flow won’t be right à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ there’s no economic pressure.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/music/news/e3i3b34335b0683ad472597aead1110e5aa

Well, having listened to the Blake & Kat interviews – all I can really say for sure is that the intern “Ali” is a complete idiot. She has horrible interview skills and she sounds like she’s in middle school.

http://www.box.net/shared/static/9rplvcod1g.mp3

Here’s another Blake interview with OutQ, a show on Sirius geared towards gay people. It takes a few seconds of commercials before it begins. These radio hosts said a lot of shit about Blake throughout the season and before and after the interview; they also dissed Clay after the interview. The after interview stuff is after the commercials in the middle.

Funny that they forgot to say any of this stuff to his face. My point – a lot of radio hosts are losers who hide behind the mic. It’s enough to make me respect Howard Stern.

On the other hand, the contestants are in the entertainment business; both them and their fans need to develop a tougher skin about these things. I’m not about to call every radio station or media outlet that said something bad or unfavorable about Blake.

Jordin is going to be on The View as well on Thursday.

I wonder why Jordin and Blake are tagging along together every where. It is like they are co-winners.

I bet that DJ is really going to be anxious to play Katà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new single.

They weren’t going to play it anyways.

I wonder why Jordin and Blake are tagging along together every where. It is like they are co-winners

Every year the runner up and winner make the media rounds together, nothing new.

In todays NY Post:
Aiken Site Too Hot To Handle

THERE’S a civil war among the Claymates in Claynation. Clay Aiken’s rabid fans – who call themselves “Claymates” and say they live in “Claynation” – are at odds with each other over their former Idol. An insider said, “The war is between the batty members that are still clinging to their heterosexual fantasies of him and others that don’t harbor such illusions.” Aiken’s sexuality has been a subject of speculation ever since several men came out publicly and said they’d met him in gay chat rooms and had relations with him. Aiken has always refused to discuss his inclinations. The Claymates’ clash got so bad that the Official Fan Club at clayonline.com completely suspended its message board and noted, “Due to reports of extensive unrest and disrespect amongst members that has been carrying on for several weeks, the Official Fan Club Message Board will be shut down until further notice. Please note that should tensions continue on other areas of the fan club, severe consequences may occur.”

The full-length project is 2007à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s biggest unit debut from a new country artist as well as the best first week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any new male country performer since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992.

Man, that’s outstanding! He’s with a good team. And I love it that Jeff Healey propelled him to buy that first electric guitar. Bet his first CMA Music Fest was a blast.

Re Clay: I don’t follow his career or know which way he swings, but doesn’t he owe it to his fans (and himself) to put an end to this mess? The board closing is beyond ridiculous.

I personally think Clay is gay, but then again I don’t really care. Doesn’t make me like him or dislike him any less. Doesn’t affect his singing at all. Don’t see why it’s such a big deal.

Is this ‘THE INSIDER’?,,,,,,,,,,,,http://photo.wenn.com/index.php?action=pop&id=2130386&session_id=de4acd2e2ee0f33d72534fdbd80085ce

lg
Jun 11th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Re Clay: I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t follow his career or know which way he swings, but doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t he owe it to his fans (and himself) to put an end to this mess? The board closing is beyond ridiculous.

Clay owes me nothing but music.

As for the board closing, boards and blogs close all the time. Ever heard of Gray Charles?

Nah – Tag Team INSIDERS:

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/4886/Events/4886/StevenVanZ_Mazur_8941268_400.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Van Zandt, Maureen

Clay owes me nothing but music.

EWE. I think I’d prefer Clay singing into something else than a microphone(that way he wouldn’t be heard). Sounds like he does too. If liking certain idols means you must “get” them (which I don’t “get” that you must get them) I sure don’t get Clay A. Maybe its a demographic thing. Maybe.

Every year the runner up and winner make the media rounds together, nothing new.

They will do a couple of shows together but for most of the tv rounds, Jordin should be one week and Blake following week.

That is the way it has been done. Even with last year’s co-winners.

I personally think Clay is gay, but then again I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really care.

If you don’t care why are you making a judgement call one way or the other. I thought “don’t care” meant of no interest.

As for the board closing, boards and blogs close all the time. Ever heard of Gray Charles?

And didn’t one of Elliott’s board close over silly nonsense too?

RSF and DAve get your asses to chat.

Um, please.

dave
Jun 11th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
I think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d prefer Clay singing into something else than a microphone…

Your ear, sweetie?

Wow that intern that interviewed Kat was LAME!

As for the board closing, boards and blogs close all the time. Ever heard of Gray Charles?

Yeah, I seem to recall that blog I hear you on Clay. It makes no difference…it’s the music that matters. I was merely pointing out how disappointing it is when fans go overboard and effectively shut down good blogs and boards. A sad social commentary, actually.

Speaking of gay….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L05Oxh8_Nh0

Rickey has just posted the Hottest pic of Bo at a recent concert. The southern rocker is back.
http://rickey.org

That is one HOT pic of Bo!!!!!!

I can’t get into the new chat room.

STARBUCKS LAUNCHES TALENT COMPETITION

Unsigned Bands in New England Area Will Compete in American Idol Style Contest
June 11, 2007

Now that they’ve got Paul McCartney’s career back on track, Starbucks is ready to take on American Idol.

The Starbucks Music Makers Competition will loosely follow the structure of American Idol, by soliciting music through an online destination powered by Boston-based web site Sonicbids. The promotion includes an in-store awareness campaign to encourage aspiring bands to upload their materials online through the site. The contest phase will last 10 weeks, featuring in-store promotions as well as recommendation and music-focused community startup Goombah, which will allow fans to vote thumbs up or thumbs down on contestants through its radio platform, integrated into the Starbucks destination.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news06692