Idol Headlines for 10/16/08

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Jennifer Hudson to Receive Black Perspective Award

Chicago native and Dunbar Vocational High School alumni, vocalist Jennifer Hudson will be honored during the 44th Chicago International Film Festivalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Black Perspective Tribute at the Chase Auditorium on October 18.

The Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning will receive the Artistic Achievement Award at the same event where Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Chicago Defender

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Pop Tarts: Kellie Pickler Encourages Young Girls to Hold On to Their ‘Innocence

With her bottle-blonde hair and breast implants, one could argue that Kellie Pickler comes across as the “naughty little minx” that Simon Cowell once called her during the fifth season of “American Idol.” But the country crooner is upholding a moral ground on her upcoming album by encouraging young girls to maintain their “innocence” for as long as possible.

Fox News

Bucky Covington reaches big time with role in Disney movie, song in video game

His older country music fans already appreciate him, but for the younger ones, former “American Idol” contestant Bucky Covington has really made it – he’s been selected to be in the upcoming “Hannah Montana” feature film.

“I’ve never been on a movie set, so I don’t know what to expect,” said Covington, who is performing tonight at Sammy T’s Music Hall. “I’ve always been a fan of Billy Ray’s music and it really is an honor for him to ask me to be a part of what is sure to be the biggest movie released next year.” (Billy Ray Cyrus is father of Miley, who plays Hannah.)

AL.com

David Cook Laces Up With Skechers

The 25-year-old American Idol Winner recently scored a shoe endorsement deal with Skechers. The shoe brand company will use Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s tousled image to sell ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s casual footwear line. He said of the company, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I have always viewed Skechers as a cool company, so I am excited to be a part of their campaign.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Just Jared

Decoding à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Winner David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Song Titles

Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re not going to pretend we know what goes on in à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  season-seven winner David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s swirly little head. But a peep at some of the song titles on his upcoming self-titled debut, due November 18, definitely made us say, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Huh?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (But first, a caveat: We have not heard the album at all.)

The first one that grabbed our attention was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bar-ba-sol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which is either an homage to the original premium shave cream à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  in which case we applaud his blatant Chris Brown-like product placement at a time when musicians have to get their hustle on any way they can à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  or an homage to season-six pinup Antonella Barba, which we would also applaud.

MTV

David Cook Admits Ongoing Relationship with Kimberly Caldwell

David Cook admitted on the Johnny and Jayde radio show that he and former American Idol contestant, Kimberly Caldwell, are still dating. Cook and Caldwell began seeing each other in May. So, that puts them around the six month mark.
So who is Kimberly Caldwell and how did she hook up with the most swooned after man in America?

My FOX KC

Jennifer Hudson Covers Ebony and Jet, Talks Hollywood and Punk

The spotlight is on Jennifer Hudson over at Ebony and Jet magazines, the Academy Award-winning star covers both this week’s Jet and November’s issue of Ebony.

“I like who I am and the way I am” says Hudson in the new issue of JET where she discusses staying true to herself despite Hollywood pressures and her fiance.

Singersroom

Big Gay Deal: Jennifer Hudson

Hollywood may change some people, but Oscar-winning Tinseltown à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ girl Jennifer Hudson is not one of them. She may have an Academy Award and few other glittering statuettes to her credit nowadays, but in conversation and in demeanor, the forever real Miss Hudson is still the consummate un-diva. Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get me wrong, she bristles with confidence and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹you go girlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ attitude to spare, but JHud, as she has affectionately become known, is still every bit the down-home girl, with the big voice and even bigger smile that America fell in love with on American Idol.

Gay Wired

Review: `Secret Life of Bees’ not the bees knees

Though the cast might suggest a musical, “The Secret Life of Bees” is an earnest, saccharine adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd’s best-selling 2002 novel, brought to the big screen by director Gina Prince-Bythewood (“Love & Basketball”).

The novel, set in South Carolina in 1964, came out of nowhere to sell millions in paperback, so this adaptation arrives with much anticipation from its readers. Of course, placating such ardent fans has doomed more than a few movies of beloved books.

SF Gate.com

Queen of country meets pop princess

Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson might have dramatically different backgrounds, but they couldn’t be more compatible onstage, say organizers of the “2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour 2008,” which comes to Mellon Arena on Friday night.

Jimmy Roach, a deejay for Froggy 98.3, compares the fusion of McEntire and Clarkson to a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup: two different flavors that complement each other well.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Blake Lewis gets back to his beatboxing roots

Usually when a singer loses a major label record deal, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a lot of soul searching, self-evaluation and reinvention.

Not for Blake Lewis. Since Arista walked him to the door in June, he can be who heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s always wanted to be: a beatboxing, beat-mashing electro-pop performer.

Lewis, who finished second to Jordin Sparks on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Season 6, performs at 8 tonight at New Brookland Tavern.

The State

Vanity Fair and Constantine Maroulis Engage in a Canonical Cage Match

Earlier today I was going to post a link to the VF list with a snide link along the lines of “The One Worst List Of Best Songs Ever,” but then fate and/or Axl Rose intervened. But I was reminded of it just now while perusing the set list for Rock Of Ages, the butt-rock jukebox musical starring known chest-hair blowdrier and former American Idol hopeful Constantine Maroulis. It has “The Final Countdown” and “Oh Sherrie” and “More Than Words”; it is pretty much the exact antithesis of the VF list, blatantly honest as opposed to the cocktail-party equivocating of “good” that no doubt went on at 4 Times Square in the runup to this issue. Am I being too hard on poor old Graydon? I leave it to you, the reader, to decide.

Idolator

Poison, Hair and an à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Rock of Agesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Musical Hits NYC

Rock of Ages is the story of a bartender/struggling musician looking for his one chance at love and the spotlight à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  but gets thwarted by the seedier sides of both. Boasting 30 classic lighter-waving anthems by Poison, Journey, Ratt, Twisted Sister and much more, the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢80s arena-metal musical opens its curtains in New York tomorrow. After runs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the off-Broadway play has found a perfect lead in American Idol rocker Constantine Maroulis, whose theatre experience (he was in the touring company of Rent) and much-celebrated position as the original long-haired Idol rocker bring the overload of drama and bombast to the already dramatic and bombastic songs of the Aqua-Net age.

Rollingstone.com

The Color Purple | Fabulous Fox Theater

London, who plays the character of Nettie in the show, was an early front runner on season three of American Idol alongside fellow divas Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia Barrino, ultimately coming in fourth place. This is her first Broadway show and tour.

“It’s been a great experience and something I’m proud to be a part of,” London says.”I think the story teaches people about love and how unconditional it is and how it’s never too late to find yourself and to find your happiness and your peace within no matter what you’re going through. Everyone can relate to one of the characters in this show.”

Playback STL

Simon Cowell: What exactly is his outstanding contribution?

It has been rumoured that Simon Cowell is being considered for the Brit Awards Outstanding Contribution to Music. Now, Simon Cowell may have made outstanding contributions to many things – Saturday Night TV, the waist height of men’s trousers, the retirement funds of lapdancers, the cabaret careers of former shop assistants and the coffers of professional teams of songwriters and producers who work behind the scenes on his machine tooled manufactured pop acts – but I am not sure that even he would claim that music (per se) is amongst them.

Telegraph.co.uk

Ratings: ‘The Mentalist’ beats ‘Dancing With the Stars’ on Tuesday

Freshman series The Mentalist continued to deliver good numbers for CBS last night, according to preliminary ratings data. The procedural (which just received a full-season order) averaged 14.9 million viewers (down only 3 percent from last week) and actually bested the Dancing With the Stars results show (14.4 million) in the 9 p.m. hour.

Entertainment Weekly

Tuesdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Dancing: What You Didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t See

Cloris Leachman staved off elimination for yet another week. But the 82-year-old Academy award-winning actress professed to never panicking about a possible ouster. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t worried,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Leachman said with a relaxed cackle. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Maybe Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll faint, but I wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t concerned. One part is your brain and the other is just your body, and as you might have seen from some of my dances, mine arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t connected.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  In fact, Leachman offered this warning to the producers: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“They joked about me costing the show money (referring to the spoof Dancing campaign ads that ran during last nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show), and I will cost this show money if they throw me off. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll come back and trash the set if they send me home.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

People.com

 
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  • sma11ie

    the most swooned after man in America

    Bahahaha. I heart MyFoxDC and their adorable devotion to DC, but they are not short on hyperboles when it comes to their favorite hometown boy! But I’m not complaining– I only wish the national media loves DC so much and keeps him fresh in everybody’s minds. It’s astonishing to me that for a lot of people who watched Idol, he’s already a distant memory. Then again, I guess I was the same way all those other seasons when I was a casual viewer, before I was Cook’d (Cookified?).

  • ozarka

    David Archuleta nabs another Number One position with his Crush video this week at Musiqtone. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s two weeks in a row!

    Way to go Archie!! :thumbup_tb:

  • FolkFan

    You know, I actually really liked that MTV article. I’m fond of snark, but then it adds this little piece after the snark: “We are intrigued, however, by the overcapitalization of the last song, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A Daily AntheM,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  which weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll assume is a shout-out to Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s older brother, Adam, whose struggle with cancer was an ongoing theme in last seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s drama. If thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the case, Cook again proves that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a totally decent, stand-up guy with a huge heart.”

    Yup, sounds about right.

  • Layla

    MTV article= meh…I have read better written snark from fans.

  • ggdoorsfan

    Outstanding achievement for Jennifer Hudson. It is an honor , and awe inspiring, to witness such remarkable achievements for her. She, in my opinion, will be one of the most lauded American Idol contestants, Ever. Keeping company with the likes of Sidney Poitier is not too shabby Jen. You’re proof that AI is a great springboard for talent, and that placing first is not a barometer of success afterward. Keep on keeping on JHud!

  • carson

    Rob Thomas / Chris Daughtry Sidewalk Angels Foundation benefit concert

    http://www.wplj.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.wplj.com//Article.asp?id=911819&spid=25202

  • mac

    David Archuleta nabs another Number One position with his Crush video this week at Musiqtone. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s two weeks in a row!

    Musiqtone is based purely on fan voting, and you can vote up to 50 times a day. Just sayin…..

  • ggdoorsfan

    Musiqtone is based purely on fan voting, and you can vote up to 50 times a day. Just sayinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦..

    Et Tu American Idol? Just sayin… :)

  • ianamy

    David is submitted for three categories for grammy consideration by Jive: male pop vocalist, song of the year, and record of the year. There is basically 0 chance of him getting a nomination. But it is nice for Jive to get him out there.

  • smartcookie

    My husband was at Dunbar High School in Chicago for a meeting last week, and I didn’t even know it was J-Hud’s old school! And she was my favorite that season. Dayum. I woulda gone with him if I’d known it was her school.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/iamthepurplewalrus purplesmile

    In his latest vlog, Cookie sounds really thrilled to be playing on SNL.

    Now it may be just me, but he also loks like he is wearing a bra. LMAO! :p

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

    Now it may be just me, but he also loks like he is wearing a bra. LMAO! :p

    LOL!! Yeah. A bird bra!

  • Layla

    A bra!!!! :blink_tb: LOL

  • Layla

    It’s hard to stay away from those bloody polls…especially when you can vote so many times. Well, I guess it shows the lengths we fans will go to for our faves.

    I try to stay away from them should I too become caught up in that stuff.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Reminder:

    I just edited and deleted several posts. Folks who want to engage in fan wars, or re-hash and relive what happened back in May need to find somewhere else to do it. Thank you.

  • CathyMK

    Now it may be just me, but he also loks like he is wearing a bra. LMAO! :p

    I thought the same thing- a bra or a bird-shaped bikini top! I was so distracted by it I hardly heard what he said the first time around. :lol_tb:

    Doesn’t someone from 19E or RCA view these things before he posts them? Either it’s so dark that he looks like he’s in a cave, or he’s framed in a way that makes his clothes look weird! :happy_tb:

  • MrsTrep

    I didn’t read the entire Bucky article, but GO HIM!!! He was such an endearing guy in S5! I am very glad he’s found sucess.

  • sma11ie

    David is submitted for three categories for grammy consideration by Jive: male pop vocalist, song of the year, and record of the year.

    Ooh, where’s this news from? Is there a site/list somewhere to see all the songs that have been submitted to the different categories?

  • ianamy
  • mac

    Daughtry, Carrie, and Jordin are all submitted.

    Actually, I saw that Paula and Blake are in there also.

  • ianamy

    Actually, I saw that Paula and Blake are in there also.

    Blake? lol. I heard you can submit yourself.

  • mac

    Blake? lol. I heard you can submit yourself.

    I don’t know. Maybe that is true. In that case, maybe some of the other artists submitted themselves also. Maybe David did the same.

  • gabam

    Ratings: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹The Mentalistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ beats à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Dancing With the Starsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ on Tuesday

    LOL. Once I found out that Lance was safe, I turned to “The Mentalist” too. Hope they don’t go back to announcing him safe at the end of the show. LOL.

    Congrats to Archie for the Grammy submissions. Congrats also on being Number 1 on Musiqtone. Great job. It’s always great when people appreciate the effort an artist puts into music and videos.

    Pretty cool that Bucky will be in a movie. Yay, Bucky!

  • nofan

    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know. Maybe that is true. In that case, maybe some of the other artists submitted themselves also. Maybe David did the same.

    Too bad the other david doesn’t think he’s good enough to be submitted.

  • ianamy

    I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know. Maybe that is true. In that case, maybe some of the other artists submitted themselves also. Maybe David did the same.

    I am sure David submitted himself.

  • sma11ie

    http://www.grammy.com/pdfs/entry/record_year.pdf

    http://www.grammy.com/pdfs/entry/song_year.pdf

    http://www.grammy.com/pdfs/entry/pop.pdf

    Thanks, dude. Wow, those are some LOONG lists. Who knew? Realistically, does the academy actually know/listen to everything before deciding on the 5 nominees? That might be a rhetorical question.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Where did these lists come from? I’d like to look at all of them.

  • mac

    Thanks, dude. Wow, those are some LOONG lists. Who knew?

    I had no idea the lists were that long before the nominations came out. Does anyone really know how an artist gets on the list? Can they submit their own names? Does the label do it? Do the songs have to pass certain criteria?

  • Kirsten

    Where did these lists come from? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d like to look at all of them.

    They are slowly leaking out (earlier this year than last). Pulse has a bunch of them on their Grammy Thread. I was thinking of starting a Grammy Submission Thread.

  • ianamy
  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I was thinking of starting a Grammy Submission Thread.

    I think that’s a good idea. I’m just trying to figure out how to sift through all the material!

  • tinawina

    Well, being submitted is not being nominated. There’s nothing to congratulate anyone about yet. LOL.

    Now Crush topping the Musictone poll is congrats worthy, Jennifer’s award is congrats worthy, imo. Idols in general are on a roll right now, huh? They should win as a group on Best Week Ever this week. Ha.

  • Kirsten

    Do the songs have to pass certain criteria?

    I think the main criteria is the temporal one (between October 1, 2007 and September 30 2008). Best New Artist has some sort of weird criteria that constantly surprises people (acts that have been around for years can be conisdered BNAs). I believe the label does the submissions and they would submit in categories that the person would tend to qualify (putting a Rap song in the Polka category is just asking for trouble).

  • soundscene

    Oh, gosh, Archie didn’t submit himself. lol. Can you even imagine him doing that? The guy who refused to ask people to vote for him? haha. It was Jive, obviously.

    Blake on the other hand…

    Anyway, USMagazine.com article about Archie’s appearance on iCarly w/ quotes and a couple of pictures.

    http://www.usmagazine.com/news/david-archuleta-i-was-nervous-acting-on-icarly

    Bonus points to anybody who knows what 80s sitcom the big guy in the second picture was on.

  • abbysee

    Head of the Class. With Robin Givens…. don’t know his name.

    ETA: What do I get? LOL!

  • ozarka

    From Archuleta Fan Scene…

    David Archuleta and his father, Jeff, along with a family friend, are hoping to make a trip to India to visit the children of Rising Star Outreach. Rising Starà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s works are primarily aimed at families affected by leprosy, or Hansenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Disease. The Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s friend who is a Family Dentist wants to provide free dental care to the many children living in the colonies. The Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s friend will be the first Dentist ever to volunteer his services to Rising Star and they are all excited to be part of this desperately needed outreach. Donations will be needed to cover the cost of Dental equipment and supplies. Fan Scene will keep you up to date as this story develops.

    It’s good to see that David can do both, have his dream of a musical career come to life and still fulfill his ministerial duties.

  • soundscene

    Head of the Class. With Robin Givensà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know his name.

    ETA: What do I get? LOL!

    “Bonus Points.” Sorry, they’re metaphorical. But I can wrap them up for you.

  • gabam

    Just curious, has Archie been on mission trips before? If so, where? I don’t think Archie will be making the trip to India any time soon since he will be so busy getting his music career started. It’s pretty cool that he wants to do that. Great cause.

  • abbysee

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Bonus Points.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Sorry, theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re metaphorical. But I can wrap them up for you.

    I’ll take ‘em! Thanks, lol.

  • ozarka

    Just curious, has Archie been on mission trips before?

    I don’t believe so. The LDS youth usually do not start serving on a mission until they’re 19 years old.