Idol Headlines for 06/12/09

Cute pictures of Adam here with quotes by his mom Leila: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/popup?id=7803509&contentIndex=1&page=1&start=false

I you guys watch the ABC video you’ll see a clip of him rehearsing the song ” Starlight” by The Muse!!!! for the tour. All I can say is Yaaaaaay!!!!

Who ever is going to the show needs to get video and audio of that song. It show be an amazing performance.

Seacrest twitter:

RyanSeacrest adam lambert and kris allen hosting at40 chart show for me on the 2nd weekend in july…just finished the scheduling

Adam on being gay again, again and again.

Boring. And who really cares.

I you guys watch the ABC video youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see a clip of him rehearsing the song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Starlightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by The Muse!!!! for the tour. All I can say is Yaaaaaay!!!!

OMFG – I wanted him to sing that on idol! I’m so excited – now I really can’t wait for August 18th.

Where is the video with Adam singing Starlight?

The Kelly Clarkson interview was really cute. I don’t love her latest album, but I still love her. She refuses to fit the “pop star” mold everyone wants to squeeze her into and I love her all the more for it. She’s still my favorite Idol winner.

OMFG – I wanted him to sing that on idol! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so excited – now I really canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait for August 18th.

I just hope someone utubes the concert performance or else I might just be too bitter to deal with for the rest of the summer. Lol! God how pathetic am I ?!!

Mandalay, it is here: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7814466&page=1

mandalay
Jun 12th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Where is the video with Adam singing Starlight?

Here

It’s a promo for the 20/20 interview.

The 20/20 preview is here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7814466&page=1

Click on the video and you’ll see a preview of the interview and Adam practicing “Starlight”.

Cute pictures of Adam here with quotes by his mom Leila:

In that fifth picture he look so much like Leonardo DiCaprio. I’ve never noticed the resemblance before.

Aaron (the drummer) twitted the following yesterday:

- I get to rehearsal today and it’s mad cameras in the building…Good thing I brushed my hair…LOL..

- We are working on the music with Adam today..The music feels really good..The party is definitely here..Having a hard time playin & dancinà ¢Ã‹ º

So, maybe we’ll get more behind the scenes rehearsal footage on the show!

Well xuziqueue, snuffles, it’s obvious that we’re not excited about this at all, are we. LOL!! 3 posts of the same interview. Sorry mj. would you like me to delete?

That interview with the link posted above that DC did with SDNN was really nice. These parts were my absolute faves:

Who has been the coolest/most fun celebrity youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve met?

A: David Archuletta.

Q: Are you guys still friends?

A: Yeah, absolutely. We actually just finished up a show in the Phillipines a couple weeks back, and we got a chance to catch up. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a good guy.

Q: Favorite food?

A: Right now, Frosted Mini Wheatsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ :laugh_tb:

Q: Have you had the panties yet?

A: Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had the panties à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had the panties in mass. But that was our first bra. :lol_tb:

The last one was my absolute fave:

Q: And last questionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ All the girls in San Diego will want to knowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Is David Cook single?

A: Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll never tell à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I will never tell.

Heh

Ellie2 – I love that head shot of Adam. He looks very handsome (of course!). I also love the fourth one with his mom and brother with their umbrellas going wild. His mom is so sweet saying, “He has a great disposition. I always said he was like sunshine. He just walks into a room and he, he just glows.” And then the one with Shamu where he talks about his obsession with Sea World when he was only 3 years old. Way too cute!

Okay, purely shallow post: but I like Adam’s hair better when it’s longer on the sides. I hope he lets it grow out again. It’s a little too faux-hawk for me right now. But it doesn’t diminish how much I flove him…he could shave his head and I’d still be fantarding.

Ellie2 – Agreed about the glamhawk. Time to grow it out again! I also agree that I’m as fantardish as you are – I’d love Adam no matter the hairstyle.

It’s cool that Adam will be singing “Starlight” on tour. I know Matt and Anoop have twittered that they will be singing stuff they didn’t do on the show as well. I assume Kris and Allison will as well? Might just be one new song each, but that’s something, anyway!

I like Adam’s hair longer too…I think he cut it at some point during Idol. It was longer for Mad World I am certain.

Adam on being gay again, again and again.

I really wish the media stopped milking it, or at least let up a little. For me it’s crossed into overexposure territory a while ago, and I just hope that all the hype translates into record and single sales down the line. I like Adam, I’m just so completely over his “coming out” issues. He was never in, so there is no coming out.

ETA: LMAO, A minute after writing this I see MJ’s new thread: “I’ve never been in…”.

girlygirl Jun 12th, 2009 at 10:48 am

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool that Adam will be singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Starlightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on tour. I know Matt and Anoop have twittered that they will be singing stuff they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do on the show as well. I assume Kris and Allison will as well? Might just be one new song each, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something, anyway!

Good! I would be REALLY irritated if I paid good money to see this show and all they sang was re-treads. I want ALL NEW stuff!!

Who has been the coolest/most fun celebrity youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve met?

A: David Archuletta.

Q: Are you guys still friends?

A: Yeah, absolutely. We actually just finished up a show in the Phillipines a couple weeks back, and we got a chance to catch up. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a good guy.

D2 FTW!

Adam comes across really well in that 20/20 clip. I’m still not convinced he’d be getting the “first big S8 breakout” story line if he were just straight up heterosexual, but that’s certainly not his fault. I’m not buying the whole “bi-curious” thing, however. It seems more like a very smart P.R. move, although I can’t say I blame him. So much of being a pop star (I don’t see him as a “rock star” at all) is about building a persona.

Re Adam’s new hairstyle, from my vantage point it looks like a neo-mullet and is scarily reminiscent of Elliott Yamin’s new ‘do!

Sigh. Seeing Adam do a little bit of “Starlight” makes me reconsider not buying tickets to this season’s tour. If only I could get half-price tix to see the 5 or 6 I actually enjoyed on the show!

(That DC interview is all kinds of awesome. He’ll always be my favorite Idol, but Adam and Kris are close behind.)

The drummer did twit this

http://twitter.com/aaronspears/status/2057164633

http://twitpic.com/6rkpc

Has lava girl all over it.

I love Aaron the drummer. Watching the show, you can always tell when he’s having a really really good time. Love his work, and loves a great performance. Always sends out interesting tweets, too!

Ironic that his interview is with Kara, who was lambasted in some quarters for “outing” him on The View. Clearly she knew he would care less and was only holding back himself because of RS. She didn’t “out” anybody or say anything out of line. I’m not a huge Kara fan but I think the ladies from the View, especially that twit Hasselbeck, owe her an apology.

canuck
Jun 12th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Adam on being gay again, again and again.

Boring. And who really cares.

If, like me, you are obsessed with all things AI or Adam this may very well be the case. But for an American public that IS NOT consumed by the internet and blog sites this will be very interesting.

How cute are the pics of him as a kid in that ABC slideshow! A lot of them are different than the RS pictures. I can’t believe he was a barista at Starbucks…can you imagine having Adam make your latte not knowing what lay ahead for him?!

I think Allison will be singing Barracuda (from the drummer ´s twitter pic) i think i remember Allison said in an interview that she wanted to sing that song on Idol.

How cute are the pics of him as a kid in that ABC slideshow! A lot of them are different than the RS pictures. I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t believe he was a barista at Starbucksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦can you imagine having Adam make your latte not knowing what lay ahead for him?!

If someone had the foresight to get him to autograph a Starbucks cup, they could make a fortune selling it on E-Bay!!

OMG — that early headshot of Adam makes me think that even if he had stayed blond and freckled, he still would be hot when he performs!!

I have not seen this here: David Cook will be on Larry King Live on Monday June 15th. You can email Larry Questions for David here is the link scroll down the page for the David part: http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

Barracuda? Some of the S7 kids wanted to sing that on tour but it was nixed by tptb.

I really liked that DC interview. The bra story was hilarious, though I’m kind of surprised it took this long. Speaking of, his thoughts on superfans, lol:

Q: What is it that surprised you most of the fame from winning, either negatively or positively?

A: Really just that so many people seem to care, I guess, about everything. What songs were playing at a particular show, what color our hair is, what shirt were wearingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s neither good or bad, but ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just kind of like – really??!

less than a week till my show!

Daughtry on the cover of Billboard. I don’t get the magazine so the picture is small. http://img190.yfrog.com/i/51919842.jpg/“>

I guess I can’t link either, heh.

lol at mtv also posting about David A talking about adam..

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613835/20090612/archuleta__david.jhtml

How come no one is commenting on the article about Jorge???

Seriously, this line cracked me up:

Native Puerto Rican singer Jorge Nà ºÃƒÆ’ ±ez, finalist in an internationally known reality television singing competition this year . . .

They don’t even name the show! Ha.

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cool that Adam will be singing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Starlightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on tour. I know Matt and Anoop have twittered that they will be singing stuff they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do on the show as well. I assume Kris and Allison will as well? Might just be one new song each, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s something, anyway!

That’s awesome about Starlight – good song for him.

WRT the tour, they always do something new and something from the show, so I expect that’s what we’ll get from each of them (even the early people). Usually the one from the show was one (or two) of their biggest hits, then some new ones thrown in.

Side note that, thanks to Adam, I have expanded my musical horizons a bit, adding both Muse and Zeppelin to my itunes rotations

That interview with the link posted above that DC did with SDNN was really nice. These parts were my absolute faves:

Who has been the coolest/most fun celebrity youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve met?

A: David Archuletta.

That David Cook always says the nicest things! Always liked him and always will.

Kelly Clarkson: Orem Summerfest Singing

Kelly Clarkson goes barefoot as she rocks out during the Orem Summerfestà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Uvuphoria 2009à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ at Utah Valley University on Thursday (June 11) in Orem, Utah.

Despite the off-and-on rain during her show, the 27-year-old American Idol alum performed to a full crowd on the Brent Brown baseball field.

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/06/12/kelly-clarkson-orem-summerfest/

David Cook is as awesome now as he was…well…then, whenever then was (let’s say when he auditioned with his brother). I can’t wait for him to perform, along with Kradam, at the GMA series in August (if I can go, I will, though the gates open at 6AM…*zzz*). Good on you, Adam. I hoped Permanent might do a bit better (didn’t get the wide release CBTM has, tho), but maybe it will soon. (It’s by far my favorite track on his album.) Kudos, Cookie!

And LOL on Archie talking about Kradam. Poor guy. So sweet. Way to back him into a corner.

I found the following Stats in the latest Billboard Magazine…

AOL MUSIC Total Monthly Stream June 6 09

Top Songs

1. Kris Allen 760,976,
2. David Cook 476947
3.Owl City 267,008
4 Clay Akien 215,796
5. Elliott Yamin 167,363
6. David A. 149,971,
7. David Cook 124,623
8 TAYLOR HICKS 115,189
9 David Archuleta 83,062
10 Kelly Clarkson

TOP VIDEOS

1. Soulja Boy Tell’em 234,663
2.Soulja Boy Tell’em 207,641
3. Lil Wayne 176,352
4. TAYLOR HICKS 166,445
5. Lady Gaga 155,920,
6. TI Featuring Justin Timberlake 147,158
7. David Archuleta 138,874
8. Keri Hilson 128,748 and …
9 Miley Cyrus 118,999
10. Flo Rida 116,874

“I’ve been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn’t ever give myself the label ‘bisexual,’ but bi-curious? Yeah,” he said. “I’ve been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know. It’s fun. And who knows? Maybe it’ll go further someday. I don’t know.”

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I lifted this from the print on the ABC interview. Of course it made me happy – but still it doesn’t matter…I bet the girl that finally gets that first taste of Adam will be soooooooooooooooooooooo happy!!!

^^Wow, Idols really own those aol music streams.

Seriously, this line cracked me up:

Native Puerto Rican singer Jorge Nà ºÃƒÆ’ ±ez, finalist in an internationally known reality television singing competition this year . . .

They donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even name the show! Ha.

LOL they probably would have had to pay a royalty to 19 just for printing “American Idol”…

AOL MUSIC Total Monthly Stream June 6 09

Top Songs

1. Kris Allen 760,976,

Too bad that this doesn’t equate into sales. I wonder if someone, somewhere gets any money for this?

Too bad that this doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t equate into sales. I wonder if someone, somewhere gets any money for this?

Yes, they do.

I really wish the media stopped milking it, or at least let up a little.

Don’t worry. Chastity Bono is just about to steal all of Adam’s gay thunder.

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t worry. Chastity Bono is just about to steal all of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gay thunder.

Seriously. I’ll see your “coming out” and raise you a “sex-change operation.” Your move.

Seriously. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see your à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“coming outà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and raise you a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“sex-change operation.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Your move.

Some guy already pulled the “get pregnant and give birth” card, so I don’t know what can top those.

Too bad that this doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t equate into sales. I wonder if someone, somewhere gets any money for this?

I believe they do. Some of the record companies have been in the news lately fueding with YouTube because they want higher streaming revenue rates. Companies like YouTube and AOL make money selling advertisements that appear on the screen while you are streaming. They share some of that revenue with the record companies (copyright holders can register with YouTube to identify their songs and receive revenue). It’s pretty low, though.

Anyway, streams are also used in the calculation of the BB Hot 100 positions (5% of the calculation).

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t worry. Chastity Bono is just about to steal all of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gay thunder.

Yes, but then Chaz won’t be gay anymore.

That article on DC was great! I wish I could be in NY on Aug. 7th! My two favorite winners and quite possibly my favorite runner up!

Wow on streaming! WTG idols! Looks nice for Kris! Is this for NB or Heartless? I’m assuming DC’s are for CBTM and Permanent?

How come no one is commenting on the article about Jorge???

I was going to. I was going to say “what about Tatiana?” Heh.

HAHA! I just love Adam. He says in that video “from day one you guys haven’t figured it out already. I sang Cher during Hollywood week….Geez!” Gotta love him. And to echo Adam and Kara on the subject: WHO CARES!!!!! They both showed how ridiculous the media is to make this whole is he or isn’t he headline news.

lol……

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/entertainment/2009/6/12/david_archuleta_is_an_adam_lambert.htm

David Archuleta is an Adam Lambert Fan

yada yada yada, so who HASNT posted about this?

*sigh* I would walk through fire for both Kris and Adam, but there is only one David Cook.

Q: Now for the fun questionsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Who has been the coolest/most fun celebrity youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve met?

A: David Archuletta.

Q: Oh please noà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

A: What?? That dudeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s famous, man. You wanted a fun question, I gave you a fun answer.

Q: Are you guys still friends?

A: Yeah, absolutely. We actually just finished up a show in the Phillipines a couple weeks back, and we got a chance to catch up. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a good guy.

Love Kradam, but still love Cookleta as well.

Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t worry. Chastity Bono is just about to steal all of Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s gay thunder.

Yes, but then Chaz wonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be gay anymore.

Lol! You could say his LGBT thunder then.

I think Allison will be singing Barracuda (from the drummer ´s twitter pic) i think i remember Allison said in an interview that she wanted to sing that song on Idol.

If this is true … woooooooo! =D!

Ryan tweeted that Kris and Adam are guest hosting his AT40 show in July. Hmmm, the co-winner plotline thickens… heh. J/K. Should be a fun show. I enjoy seeing those two together nearly as much as I enjoy DC and Archie. Just good guys, all-around.

I found the following Stats in the latest Billboard Magazineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

AOL MUSIC Total Monthly Stream June 6 09

Top Songs

1. Kris Allen 760,976,
2. David Cook 476947
3.Owl City 267,008
4 Clay Akien 215,796
5. Elliott Yamin 167,363
6. David A. 149,971,
7. David Cook 124,623
8 TAYLOR HICKS 115,189
9 David Archuleta 83,062
10 Kelly Clarkson

Streaming doesn’t really impress me all that much and this is why (as taken from the DC Official site):

DO YOU STREAM WHILE YOU DREAM? He fell to # 7 C’mon everyone, we got to boost the man up.
……. “I stream while I dream.
Every night, I stream it
http://music.aol.com/song/
Just click on Light On and then in new window click play as many times as you want, like 100.
It will open in new window (at least in Firefox) and then it starts to play but for some reason starts at the bottom.
I was click the song at the top and it will continue down the Light On playlist all night
I of course mute it.
I just thought it would be nice to see Light On near the top of the New Song list.
It used to be way up there. 1 or 2 or 3.
Now it’s falling.
So let’s move it back up.
Thanks, …..”

——
I was (am) a huge Cook fan so nothing against Cook. I am just showing how fansites can influence streaming. I don’t even know if it counts for much more than a drop in the bucket in overall streaming stats, just saying

*sigh* I would walk through fire for both Kris and Adam, but there is only one David Cook.

So so true. DC owns my heart

totally off topic but wanted to post it somewhere.

buddy tv’s 40 sexiest reality stars of the 2008-2009 season. and guess whose no. 1????

http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/top-40-reality-stars-of-the-0809-season-92105.aspx

Totally off subject, excuse me MJ, but just a few words regarding Chaz Bono, if I may.

Having had a very dear friend who went from Male to female and sharing in some small measure the entire experience, I hope that even though we laugh and joke, we just remember that this has to be the hardest decision anyone will ever make. So I just want to say, even though he will never read this, that I think Chaz and his family are very brave.

Now back to the idol news of the day!

Here is an old article from 2007 with Barry W. and how he views/handles the bottome line @ Jive. He was only in charge of the Zomba label at the time, I think. Now, I think, he is head of the whole side of the old BMG side at Sony, which is now called RCA Music Group, am I right Kristen?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/business/media/23music.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/entertainment/2009/6/12/david_archuleta_is_an_adam_lambert.htm

frog, the interesting thing about that article is that they don’t even mention what David said about Adam “coming out”. They just talk about David saying Adam was cool and that he respects him. What novel reporting!!

I forget who was wishing Permanent was doing better, noting that it was not released as widely – FYI, it is not a single for radio purposes in the sense of being promoted there or going for adds. It is only a single for selling. As far as radio, it isn’t released at all. CBTM is a release to radio as well as selling as a single. That it sold that much out of one performance and a few mentions in interviews is pretty amazing. I, too, wish it had sold even more. Great song.

Great interview of David, too.

BootStar Jun 12th, 2009 at 10:58 am

Adam comes across really well in that 20/20 clip. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still not convinced heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be getting the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“first big S8 breakoutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  story line if he were just straight up heterosexual, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s certainly not his fault. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not buying the whole à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bi-curiousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing, however. It seems more like a very smart P.R. move, although I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say I blame him. So much of being a pop star (I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see him as a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“rock starà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at all) is about building a persona.

I have a friend who moves in the same circles as Adam and he told me months ago that he and others felt Adam was moving more towards the Bi area. Adam is too unfiltered to say something just for PR.

steve Jun 12th, 2009 at 11:03 am

The drummer did twit this

http://twitter.com/aaronspears/status/2057164633

http://twitpic.com/6rkpc

Has lava girl all over it.

Barracuda – about freaking time Lava Girl!!!

I have a friend who moves in the same circles as Adam and he told me months ago that he and others felt Adam was moving more towards the Bi area.

I guess seeing Adam “making out” with the ladies in bars while drunk might be their first clue! Heh

Hey, whatever floats his boat.

I forget who was wishing Permanent was doing better, noting that it was not released as widely

Heh, I was just about to reply on the same issue saying just about the same thing. Since Permanent never went to radio and got no promo or exposure outside the one AI finale performance, I consider it selling ~170K an amazing achievement. I didn’t expect more, I expected much much less and I’m truly humbled at how that song seems to have struck a nerve with the audience, And of course then there’s the charity aspect. Without a more widespread exposure, there’s no way to sustain sales so it’s natural that the song has a limited shelf life. Who knows, maybe DC will plug it on his LKL interview.

Extremely long article from Billboard regarding Daughtry (they got the cover) but it’s a good read for Daughtry fans and music fans as well. It talked about their upcoming 100-city North American tour as well as the label plans and expectations.

http://www.billboardmagazine.com/bbcom/feature/daughtry-1003984141.story

Now, I think, he is head of the whole side of the old BMG side at Sony, which is now called RCA Music Group, am I right Kristen?

Very close. He’s the head of the old BMG side of Sony, but according to those press releases we got this week, his official title is: Chairman and CEO of the RCA/Jive Label Group.

Interesting article about Barry. Some of the things cited in the article were reasons speculated about why he was promoted to Clive’s job.

Who knows, maybe DC will plug it on his LKL interview.

Heard/read somewhere the charity single is coming down 6/20 but can’t recall where. Any confirmation? If that’s true, a related question: are the AI8 iTunes coming down at the same time also? I’m confused about the charity single coming down so soon, could’ve sworn I had initially heard it would be up through August/September, but then again, I also thought there would be video for sale, and that got changed.

linsav Jun 12th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

BootStar Jun 12th, 2009 at 10:58 am

Adam comes across really well in that 20/20 clip. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m still not convinced heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be getting the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“first big S8 breakoutà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  story line if he were just straight up heterosexual, but thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s certainly not his fault. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not buying the whole à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bi-curiousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thing, however. It seems more like a very smart P.R. move, although I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say I blame him. So much of being a pop star (I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see him as a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“rock starà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at all) is about building a persona.

I have a friend who moves in the same circles as Adam and he told me months ago that he and others felt Adam was moving more towards the Bi area. Adam is too unfiltered to say something just for PR.

I agree. I remember you posting about that several times. Also, one of his club friends, Lisa D’Amato, had Twittered that he was “Bi” as well. So I believe Adam when he says that. He’s always struck me as the kind of guy that was “up for anything”. So him talking about wanting to test the waters comes as no surprise to me. Especially now that he’s got millions of women all over the world lusting after him. I’m sure he’s curious as heck at this point.

edit: don’t attempt to dictate the discussion.

I love that David Cook interview. He is such a sweet guy. He has learned to keep his private life private after some pitfalls last year:

Q: And last questionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ All the girls in San Diego will want to knowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦Is David Cook single?

A: Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll never tell à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I will never tell.

I have a friend who moves in the same circles as Adam and he told me months ago that he and others felt Adam was moving more towards the Bi area.

Yes, but he self-identifies as gay. If I were a fan girl, I would not be clinging to the little bit of noise Adam is making about being “bi-curious”.

interesting article about barry…

mj Jun 12th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

I have a friend who moves in the same circles as Adam and he told me months ago that he and others felt Adam was moving more towards the Bi area.

Yes, but he self-identifies as gay. If I were a fan girl, I would not be clinging to the little bit of noise Adam is making about being à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bi-curiousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

That’s not what that exchange was about. Someone was saying that they thought Adam said the “bi-curious” stuff JUST to get his female fans excited. A few of us were just pointing out that we didn’t think he was BSing or being manipulative.

I’ve looked at 3 stores for the new Rolling Stone … when does it come out? My stores still have the Lady Gaga issue …..

Thanks for the link to the Cookie interview. I never, never get tired of him. He and his (still un-named) band have about 48 concert dates between now and mid-September. I am thrilled I get to go to one!

Yes, but he self-identifies as gay. If I were a fan girl, I would not be clinging to the little bit of noise Adam is making about being à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bi-curiousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

David Cook identifies as straight, and last I checked, he still hasn’t called me. Let’s face it, neither one of them are available to 99.9 percent of the female fans out there regardless of their orientation so I say no harm in the fangirls having their fantasies.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not what that exchange was about. Someone was saying that they thought Adam said the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bi-curiousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stuff JUST to get his female fans excited. A few of us were just pointing out that we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think he was BSing or being manipulative.

Yes, I agree. I think he is being honest. Just like people who self identify as being hetro, yet are bi-curious. You know the stories, “well, there was that one time in college…” I think human sexuality is complicated for everyone, not just Adam.

You rock Undercooked.

“This one time, at band camp….”

You rock Undercooked.

Why thank you Snuffles! Can’t wait until the show. I got my tickets!

I got my ticket too! We should totally get together for the LA show!

I got my ticket too! We should totally get together for the LA show!

Sounds good. We can cooridnate again like the UPRIGHT Show. That would be fun to meet up with everyone again. I know it’s OT, so let’s touch base soon.

Heard/read somewhere the charity single is coming down 6/20 but canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t recall where. Any confirmation? If thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s true, a related question: are the AI8 iTunes coming down at the same time also? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m confused about the charity single coming down so soon, couldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve sworn I had initially heard it would be up through August/September, but then again, I also thought there would be video for sale, and that got changed.

I also thought there was going to be a video. I would have bought both if that were the case, which would have been better for the charity. (I don’t think I’m the only one either.)

Also, speaking of videos from the finale, I still don’t understand why they didn’t have Allison/Cyndie Lauper and Adam/Kris/Queen on itunes. I think they could have gotten a lot of sales on those as well.

SarahP Jun 12th, 2009 at 3:57 pm

totally off topic but wanted to post it somewhere.

buddy tvà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 40 sexiest reality stars of the 2008-2009 season. and guess whose no. 1????

http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/top-40-reality-stars-of-the-0809-season-92105.aspx

WooHoo! Adam and Matt were in there too! Thanks for posting.

First and formost, I love David Cook, too. He is the nicest guy. I got to meet him once again in Virginia Beach before his concert there this past May 30th. He was tossing a football around with Kyle, his drummer, behind the stage that was set up on the sand. On his way into the trailer he stopped and chatted a few minutes with a few of us waiting on the other side of the barricades. He is such a sweetheart. He asked us if we watched Idol this season and when I said yes he asked who I had voted for. I told him Kris Allen but that as much as I liked Kris, he was still my all time favorite idol. He just smiled and said thanks. If possible he is even cuter and nicer a year in to wearing the Idol crown and the concert rocked. The soundsystem was cranked up way too loud in order to carry down the beach and kind of distorted the vocals, but it was still awesome to see him in person again.

Second, is anyone else a bit tired of the hoopla around Adam’s coming out? I guess the LA media was waiting with baited breath to find out what we all knew. It also annoys me that the idol judges, like Kara, are still trying to push Adam. I really wish they would just back off. It didn’t serve Adam well on the show and it won’t serve him well now. They can be madly in love with Adam and think he is the second coming. The album buying public are going to make up their own mind and they don’t like to have anyone crammed down their collective throat. Adam is amazing. His voice and his personality will carry his career on its own along with his recording label’s marketing. He doesn’t need the Ryan Seacrests and the Kara Di-whatevers fawning, and whether you like Gene Simmons or not (I don’t), focusing on the music and not his sexual orientation bi or gay or whatever would probably be a good idea.

David Cook identifies as straight, and last I checked, he still hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t called me.

Yeah, what’s up with that, David? :tongue1_tb:

Second, is anyone else a bit tired of the hoopla around Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s coming out?

There’s a line, it starts right here. *Raises hand*
I know it’s never just about the music, but there’s no coming out in this coming out, which makes the hype ridiculous and wildly disproportioned, IMHO. You’d think America has never had a Gay celebrity before.

I LOVE THIS BLOG!
mj – You’re incredible…you have something for everyone about everything.
I always know I can get the inside scoop here sooner than anywhere else.
Thank you!

I’m pretty sure I remember hearing the Permanent charity single would be available for a month. As for the video, the only time video was ever mentioned was during one of DC’s interviews during rehearsals for the finale but the RCA press release didn’t mention video so I think he may have been confused.

So so true. DC owns my heart

Yep me too :wub_tb:

Speaking of, RCA sent out his official newsletter today and I found it interesting that when mentioning the second leg of the tour they made reference to not him, but the band and called it THEIR tour. This is the paragraph:

David and his bandmates are preparing to embark on the second leg of their tour in support of his platinum-selling debut, following a short break to catch their breath with a slew of 30 new concert dates. Go to the events page where new dates have just been announced to find a concert near you!

Wasn’t there a rumor the band was even going to get an official name or something?

Love, love the Daughtry Billboard article! So proud of all their success and hope it continues.

Looks like clear channel put up 3 stripped video performances from David A, from his NY show.

altnoy
atm
angels

http://y100.com/cc-common/ondemand/player2.html?program=vod&track_id=22703&s=d

Speaking of, RCA sent out his official newsletter today and I found it interesting that when mentioning the second leg of the tour they made reference to not him, but the band and called it THEIR tour.

I noticed in the latest inteview that David talks like a band already – it’s always “we” and “us”. I think he’s so ready to make the band official with a name and all. IIRC he said it’s in the works, going through some legalities to make sure the name is free.

Can’t wait til Cookie’s band gets an official name. He’s been playing with 2 of the guys for years; no wonder he feels comfortable with talking about the BAND’s tour. I have seen them play once already, in February, and they were great together.

I noticed in the latest inteview that David talks like a band already – ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“usà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so ready to make the band official with a name and all. IIRC he said ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s in the works, going through some legalities to make sure the name is free.

I know there have been a lot names tossed around out there, but today for the first time I thought, oh, ‘David Cook and the Mid-West Kings.’

I am excited to hear what it’s going to be regardless! I have to admit, Kris Allen has done a lot to steal my heart this year, but DC will always be my #1! Yes he will!

David Cook identifies as straight, and last I checked, he still hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t called me. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s face it, neither one of them are available to 99.9 percent of the female fans out there regardless of their orientation so I say no harm in the fangirls having their fantasies.

Then, it wouldn’t matter at all how that person identified if it were just a fantasy….

A few of us were just pointing out that we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think he was BSing or being manipulative.

Maybe he wasn’t lying at that moment, but he was certainly being very shrewd.

oh btw:

DavidArchie
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman just came on the radio! Happy day! Had some phone interviews, and now on my way to a writing session.

wonder what the interviews are for… maybe some will surface.. lol

Some twitter of Ross Logan and Ferras:

@rossgolan i want to be invovled in the iraheta thing. I love her.about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry

rossgolan: Lambert last night with @ohferras, Iraheta with Vitamin C today. @Scharffishere always.about 2 hours ago from web

Apparently Adam and Allison will get some of the same producers/songwriters for their songs.

Rumor has it that Jordin Sparks and David Archuleta will each have a song on the next DisneyMania album…

DisneyMania 7 is the seventh installment in the DisneyMania series. It will feature contemporary performers’ takes on classic Disney songs. It is to be released in 2009. Here are the tracks of DisneyMania 7:

Disney Execs have stated/confirmed that the only tracks as of now are Jordin Sparks singing “Colors of the Wind,” Meaghan Jette Martin singing “Circle of Life,” Tiffany Thornton singing “If I Never Knew You,” David Archuleta singing “Go the Distance,” and Jordan Pruitt singing “Someday My Prince Will Come.”

source: Hannah Chata

Then, it wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t matter at all how that person identified if it were just a fantasyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.

I think that is true. It shouldn’t matter. I do think, however, Adam is trying to make sure that women feel that he appreciates their adoration and that he does find them beautiful. I think that is cool. Just like Kelly saying she is flattered when girls hit on her even though she says she’s not a lesbian.

Speaking of Adam and Kelly, they both made the (inside) of the bullseye in EW this week. There is a photo of Adam licking the Twilight director’s neck and there is a photo of Kelly licking some man’s cheek. The caption under the two pics is “this is how Adam and Kelly say hello.”

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not what that exchange was about. Someone was saying that they thought Adam said the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“bi-curiousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stuff JUST to get his female fans excited. A few of us were just pointing out that we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think he was BSing or being manipulative.

I do think he’s “playing” his female fans– it came across that way in the RS article, the way the writer depicted him “leaning in” sort of conspiratorially when he dropped that tidbit and now making a point to repeat the point on 20/20. I also wonder if there were will be any backlash from the gay community for this.

I noticed in the latest inteview that David talks like a band already – ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“usà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . I think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s so ready to make the band official with a name and all.

I’ve wondered at times before in what ways the confusion in how he’s being marketed– being presented as a soloist when in fact he’s the frontman of a band– may be affecting his career so far. That’s not to say he’s not doing well. Obviously, he is. But, for instance, would the rock formats have been a little more receptive to Barbasol if it was sold to them as a band single rather than a solo artist single?

I do think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“playingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  his female fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ it came across that way in the RS article, the way the writer depicted him à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“leaning inà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  sort of conspiratorially when he dropped that tidbit and now making a point to repeat the point on 20/20. I also wonder if there were will be any backlash from the gay community for this.

I don’t know Adam but I will tell you my experience with gay men. I have known men who were married and later divorced and came out and had loving relationships with men. I also know a man who identified as gay who was with a male partner for years and now is married to a woman and has a child with her. I think people’s sexuality is complex and I wouldn’t want to judge anyone on what they say about it. Maybe Adam is surprised by these feelings? Who’s to say. If he was honest about the drugs and the sex clubs, why lie about this? I happen to think he is being honest.

I wonder if Allison and Adam will have a new duet on there albums.They are getting the same producers/writers.

DavidArchie: Finally in LA. Gonna do some recording and writing for the next few days.

Jasoncastro: @davidArchie how long you here for?! we just started tracking the album.. you should come by! or we can catch a movie… haha the usual!

I love how archie and his former castmates keep in touch.He also twited to Brooke white and syshea the other day.He’s the type of guy who will never
let fame get to him.Same with Cookie.

undercooked Jun 12th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

I do think heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“playingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  his female fansà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ it came across that way in the RS article, the way the writer depicted him à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“leaning inà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  sort of conspiratorially when he dropped that tidbit and now making a point to repeat the point on 20/20. I also wonder if there were will be any backlash from the gay community for this.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know Adam but I will tell you my experience with gay men. I have known men who were married and later divorced and came out and had loving relationships with men. I also know a man who identified as gay who was with a male partner for years and now is married to a woman and has a child with her. I think peopleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sexuality is complex and I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to judge anyone on what they say about it. Maybe Adam is surprised by these feelings? Whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s to say. If he was honest about the drugs and the sex clubs, why lie about this? I happen to think he is being honest.

I have had similar experiences with gay men and women that I’ve know. One woman was so “out” that she drove people crazy with the in your face attitude. But, one day about 6 years ago she met this guy. They are happily married with 2 children. I don’t think Adam was being dishonest or doing PR. Apparently girls always treated him as one of them instead of a sexy guy, and vice versa, he never saw one of them as sexy. But, after being out in the world and changing himself and finally getting comfortable in his skin and feeling attractive the people around him saw a different guy and react differently. Surely, there are people that are 100% only attracted to one sex whether it be male or female. There are others who will be attracted to only 1 from either – say Freddie Mercury who died loving a woman but was living as an openly gay man. Melissa Etheridge ran into that problem with Julie Cypher who since breaking up with her is married to a man again. Anne Heche is another. To some people sexual attraction is fluid and they are open to the attraction.