Idol Headlines for 10/20/08

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‘American Idol’ Champ David Cook’s One Wish For ‘Light On’ Video: ‘I Hope I Don’t Blow It’

“We did the first run-through, and I felt real timid because, obviously, I don’t have any experience. It’s not like I grew up shooting music videos,” he laughed. “It’s weird, man. Little things keep happening along the way that drive the point home that I’m doing something that’s both insane and really fulfilling, and this is one of those things. To be able to shoot a music video is kind of rad à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  especially something on this scale. So, you know, I hope I don’t blow it.”

“I did [a version of Cornell's cover of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'] on the show, and Chris went into the media and said some really, really nice things,” he explained. “And this song actually got pitched to us, which I take as another huge compliment, the fact that he saw something in me with a song of his … just the fact that somebody of his caliber takes the time out of their day not just to mention my name, but to say something nice, it’s kind of out of this world.”

MTV

One film fest honoree serenades the other

Hollywood’s gilded past and bright future were both honored Saturday as Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson and Sidney Poitier accepted awards at the Chicago International Film Festival’s 12th Annual Black Perspectives Tribute.

Hudson, a Chicago native who took home an Academy Award in 2007 for her debut performance as Effie White in “Dreamgirls,” kept her remarks short when she accepted a trophy for artistic achievement.

Sun Times

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Jennifer Hudson’s hard fight

Jennifer Hudson ‘beat down’ her co-stars during a fight scene.

The actress pulled no punches while filming ‘The Secret Life of Bees’, a drama depicting the racial prejudice in 1960s southern America

Speaking about a scene where her character is set upon, she said: “That was the toughest moment in the film for me.

“And I have to say it was extremely hard for the guys because I beat them up pretty bad, to be honest.

MyParkMag.co.uk

How the Nurse Feels Reading, with Earley, Young, Parry and More, Offered Oct. 20

A by-invitation-only reading of the new musical How the Nurse Feels will be presented Oct. 20 at New World Stages.

Michael G. Walling directs a cast that includes Kevin Earley, Sandy Binion, Herschel Sparber, Marissa Parry, Ace Young, Lindsay Mendez, Kate Loprest, Kyle Dean Massey and Kirsten Wyatt.

How the Nurse Feels, which is based on Greg Changon’s award-winning story, features lyrics by David Green, music by composer John Glaudini and book by David Green and Debbie Lamedman.

Playbill

Curtain closes on Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken will be out of a job soon! Monty Pythonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Spamalot,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  the 2005 Tony Award-winning Broadway smash musical, a play on the flick à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Monty Python and the Holy Grail,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  will shut its doors Jan. 18 after four years at the Shubert Theatre in New York. The show, which opened in March 2005, was about 71 percent booked for the week ending Oct. 12, below the traditional break-even point, The New York Times [NYT] reported.

Boston Herald

Idol Chartwatch, October 20: Jennifer Hudson Remains in the Top 10

Sometimes sales in the second week are more telling for Idolsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ CDs than their first week on the charts. So how did Kellie Pickler and Jennifer Hudson fare on the charts after two weeks of sales? Read on to find out.

Foxes On Idol

Morrow: ‘Dancing’ pro reveals game plan

BEVERLY HILLS – Sometimes on “Dancing with the Stars,” pro Derek Hough’s job is about hiding his partner’s flaws rather than showing off her strengths.

Hough’s plans don’t always work to mask or feature his partner. He has yet to win a season on the hit show. He also admits his pride takes a beating when the judges are berating one of his performances.

“When you’re in it, you get caught up and involved and you forget it’s just a dance competition,” he says.

Knox News

Dancing With The Stars: Couples’ Strengths and Weaknesses, Part One

As we approach the halfway point of Dancing With The Stars, we find that each couple has proven that they are in it to win the competition à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ and they will do whatever it takes to do just that. Here is a look at four couplesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ strong points and weak points and what else they bring to this season’s Dancing With The Stars.

TV Grapevine

High-Kicking Her Way to a Renaissance at 82

Roughly an hour after performing a tango that would earn her another week on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dancing With the Starsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  last Monday, Cloris Leachman took a moment to look ahead to where her career, still-blossoming at 82, might go once her time on the ABC hit dance competition runs its course.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I could get pregnant,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she said in an interview in her trailer, where, completely coincidentally, she insisted on changing out of her ballroom gown in front of a reporter. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve got a bit of time before my next project. Maybe Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

NY Times

Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer Get Personal With ET!

“Dancing with the Stars”‘ spunkiest couple Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer are taking a dance break and getting personal on the ET set. The former *NSYNC star and his 2007 World Swing Dance Champ pro partner sit down to ask each some eye raising questions. Nothing’s off limits with this fun loving pair!

ET Online

Canadian Idol gets manager

Collingwood singer and Canadian Idol finalist Drew Wright has a manager.

Kevin Carrigan, who represents bands like Honeymoon Suite, will help Wright with his career once the Canadian Idol Top 3 Tour is over at the end of December.

Carrigan says Wright has already been working hard in the studio and they’ve been negotiating a couple of record deals and endorsements.

Then Wright will tour Ontario with his own band.

Bayshore Broadcasting

Sarah Palin draws big ratings for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹SNLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

NEW YORK – The entertainment summit of the season à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Sarah Palin and her impersonator, Tina Fey à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  earned “Saturday Night Live” its best ratings in 14 years. But if you blinked, you might have missed it.

For the first half-hour, when Palin first came out, the audience was about 17 million. That’s pretty impressive for a TV program around midnight. The week before, only two other shows in prime time had a bigger audience, Nielsen said.

MSNBC

 
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  • maturin

    Re Cook on MTV site.

    I’m going to mention how I like the writer’s recounting of Cook’s groundedness. That’s a good sign during what must be a heady period.

    We suspect he’s just being modest, because when MTV News was on set à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  er, field à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  at L.A. Valley College last Thursday (October 16), Cook looked every bit the pro, rocking out on the 50-yard line and joking with Isham, all while giving off an approachable, decidedly everyman aura. But that’s just the way he’s wired.

    That is what I am going to mention, and not how adorable he looks in a hoodie. Because, pshaw!

  • mcm

    Michael Johns is now saying that his single will come out in Jan/Feb (not Nov) followed shortly by the CD.

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

    Happy 30th Birthday Michael!

  • ozarka

    That football field is one scene we didn’t see in that video chat. I wonder how that fits into the storyline. Maybe Mika’s jock boyfriend is a football player in the story. Or maybe there actually is more to the music video than some of us thought who were basing it on the limited scope of Mika’s video chat.

    And he’s already accepting ideas for his next music video, like the one we proposed to him: Why not a cameo by Cook’s former “Idol” competitor, David Archuleta?

    “Actually, that’s not a bad idea, why didn’t I think of that?” Cook laughed. “I’d make him the male lead. He’d have to win the girl, and he’d be horribly uncomfortable with that.”

    :laugh_tb: Cook is funny!

  • ozarka

    Once again Crush wins the top spot at Musiqtoneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Top 10 Music Video countdown.

    David Archuleta claims the no. 1 spot for the 3rd week in a row while Miley Cyrus and Aly & AJ storm back into the Top Ten! Britney Spears enters the 40th cycle and a possible top ten finish? YOU VOTE ON THE COUNT!

    Attaboy, Archie!!!! :thumbup_tb:

  • maturin

    Trifecta! Michael Johns babies, Archie imagined as the romantic lead in a future rock video, Cookie football . . . it’s like some Idol Conspiracy of Cuteness this morning!! All we need is for Castro and Chikezie to do something adorable and we’ll have a quintfecta (is that what a trifecta of five would be?)

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

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Champ David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s One Wish For à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Light Onà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Video: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹I Hope I Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Blow Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

    That was great. So, “Permanent” is the song that is supposed to be my favorite. Good to know.

    I’ve pre-ordered the album on iTunes already!!! :clap_tb:

  • Aileen

    I’m very happy to see that the SNL ratings just keep going up. I hope this trend will continue and by 11/1 the ratings will skyrocket. I do believe this was a very good move by RCA to be able to get DC to be the musical guest on this date.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I hope this trend will continue and by 11/1 the ratings will skyrocket.

    I think this past Saturday’s ratings will be the highest for the season, as Sarah Palin herself was the big draw. Although, I think the ratings on Nov. 1 will be very good by SNL standards.

  • Trina

    That MTV article and video are made of win! New info on some songs, a plug for SNL, and cookie sounds happy! I loved what he said about Chris Cornell, too.

    “And this song actually got pitched to us, which I take as another huge compliment, the fact that he saw something in me with a song of his … just the fact that somebody of his caliber takes the time out of their day not just to mention my name, but to say something nice, it’s kind of out of this world.”

    Aww.

    That football field is one scene we didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see in that video chat. I wonder how that fits into the storyline. Maybe Mikaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s jock boyfriend is a football player in the story.

    I think the casting call did say they wanted a football player type.

    Re:SNL’s ratings. HDD has up a blurb regarding Adele’s performance and and future sales.

  • ozarka

    Happy B-Day Michael Johns! So happy to hear that the other Idols were able to celebrate the big 3-0 day with him.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Hey, if you guys pre-order the David Cook album at iTunes, could you use my iTunes link?

    That would be fab. Thnx.

  • LK08

    Ozarka- I didn’t see any info about idols celebrating with Michael Johns. Where did you read that?

  • KarenLE67

    Just pre-ordered Dave’s album on iTunes. Woohoo! Light On downloaded immediately, do I have two now??? So there are the twelve previously listed tracks, #13 is “TOML (Bonus Track)”, #14 is something we’ve not heard of before “My Last Request [Pre-Order Only]” and #15 is the digital booklet.

    How do you look at the digital booklets? I think I must have a few others, but I don’t know where they are? Can I only look at them on the computer, or can I see them on my nano also???? Still trying to figure out these newfangled electronics.

    My husband saw me checking in here the other day, and said in a mocking, girly voice “oooh, Daaavid Cooook!” Light On came on when we were in the kitchen later, and he said in a very pointed voice, “Is this Mr. Cook?” I said yes, and I guess it was a compliment (???) that he just shut his mouth and didn’t mock him or me or the song.

    Nov 18 less than 1 month away now, but still too long!

  • maturin

    Weeeeeeeelll, okay, for you, MJ. If I must buy Cook’s album, it shall be for your sake. Waves hand! Whenever, I am not waiting for it, at all (she said, casually erasing browser history).

  • sma11ie

    Weeeeeeeelll, okay, for you, MJ.

    Me too, I’ll do it tonight! I didn’t know it was already available! Btw, I’m really glad the site is back up– I was really worried last Friday!

    Aww, great MTV article. David looks sooo adorable in hoodie in the video! Although… I’m assuming he just had that on for warmth in between shots, right? It’s cute, but not very rock star/music video-appropriate…

  • GEEK4VOCAB

    Aww… Cookie is always so sweetly humble.

    Hey if the vid has a football theme then maybe he’ll be associated with football now. They’ll use the song over football montages… the Superbowl, anyone? At the very least they should use the song on Friday Night Lights and have a little “This episode contained music by…” at the end. Or maybe just have the song in a FNL promo.

    I soooo should be his manager.

  • ozarka

    Ozarka- I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see any info about idols celebrating with Michael Johns. Where did you read that?

    You have to watch the YouTube link that mcm provided…

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

    It’s funny how Michael Johns calls Archie… “Archuleter.”

  • LK08

    Ozarka- I see that MJ now has it up.

    “Archuleter”

    I have a friend from England and she pronounces words like that too.

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

    Hey, if you guys pre-order the David Cook album at iTunes, could you use my iTunes link?

    Yes, ma’am.

  • Layla

    He does look so adorable in the Hoodie… The expression on his face cracks me up when he says “Light On” LOL

    You all are so lucky with the bonus track, but maybe I will get it with the one I ordered from amazon.uk! Love how he gets so excited describing some of the songs. Or maybe another bonus trck with the one I ordered from amazon.com

    Oooooohhhh I am getting so very very excited for the record. Can’t wait to see video from SNL….in less than two weeks!

  • daenarys

    Great MTV article! I’m getting sooooo excited for the album now. His description of the songs are so cute: Permanent – “there was a lot of crying goin’ on” and Bar-Ba-Sol – “a riff rocker…strap on a guitar and just go for broke”! Wow, isn’t it Nov 18 already???

    Oh, and he takes his music seriously, but not himself. Love. This.

  • CathyMK

    Wow, David Cook looks so relaxed and rested (Finally!) in that MTV video. I don’t think he’s looked that good since March.

    These teasers about what the songs are like are just making it harder and harder to wait for the album. Pre-ordered mine last night, and I now somehow have 3 copies of Light On. Lucky Archuleta fans, getting to hear all of these song previews! Please, Cookie, throw us a bone!

  • jpfan

    I never thought Micheal Johns would have a single out in November. TPTB would never allow a non-signed idol to release anything that early. He’ll probably follow the Elliott model and release the album in March, with the single coming out a few weeks earlier.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I never thought Micheal Johns would have a single out in November. TPTB would never allow a non-signed idol to release anything that early.

    Michael has said in several interviews that TPTB gave him permission to release something early, so I don’t think that’s the reason why he’s postponed the release of the single.

  • tinawina

    I think the January/February release might work better for Michael. On one hand, he runs the risk of being forgotten by waiting, but on the other hand, his is an indie project with no big label budget. That time of year is less competitive and it allows him to get in the door and work his single into the spring, when major label releases start picking up again. Idol will be in its early stages as well, so it’s a good time to have your name out there so people can be reminded of you. I really hope it all works out for him.

  • cruzceleste

    I know lots of you are going to make fun of this one…
    David Arculeta will be the celebrity guest host for BOO BASH at Hartford, this october 29th… funny enough you need to be 18 to buy tickets to the party…

    Performance live will be by:
    Stevie B
    Flo rida
    Gym Class heroes
    The Ting tingsGeorge lamond…

    I have no idea what he is supposed to do there…

  • cookcricket

    Hey, if you guys pre-order the David Cook album at iTunes, could you use my iTunes link?

    That would be fab. Thnx.

    Will do!! mj or anyone, do we have to order by a certain date in order to get the extra song? For some reason Oct. 21st is in my mind. I didn’t see anything on itunes regarding this, but want to order on itunes as well buy on CD so I can get the extra song.

    Thanks!!!

  • frogcooke

    video from the san diego radio visit and pizza party. He answers some questions here too and pokes his eyes lol