Idol Headlines for 10/23/08

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Woman to stand trial over US Idol stalking claim

A SERIAL cyber stalker accused of sending obscene emails to an American Idol star and her family and friends has been ordered to stand trial.

Oak Park woman Tanya Maree Quattrocchi, 22, allegedly sent vulgar emails and harassed US pop singer and American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo, 20.

The Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday heard Quattrocchi was obsessed with the Tennessee singer, who performed in the musical Hairspray, and sent false emails about the star’s sex life to DeGarmo’s friends, family and work colleagues.

Herald Sun

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s biggest trainwrecks

With Nikki McKibbin and her coke habit on display onVHà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢1s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drewà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  debuting Thursday at 10 p.m., I figure Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll post my top 5 biggest à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  trainwrecks so far. (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not talking about individual trainwreck performances. Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s for another blog. These are just trainwrecks in general.)

Access Atlanta

Rickey TV à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Jon Peter Lewis à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Live Interview

Update: Omigosh! We had a great interview with Jon Peter Lewis! To listen to it, look for the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“JPL 1à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“JPL 2à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ in the Recently Recorded Shows of Rickey TV. Thanks Jon!

Rickey.org

Constantine Talks AI, the 80′s and Rock of Ages

americanidol.com had the opportunity to chat with Constantine Maroulis regarding the Off-Broadway play Rock of Ages, and he was nothing if not enthusiastic about his role in the unique production. Constantine plays Drew, an ambitious young rocker who’s chasing the dream of becoming a big rock star, a role he says he can relate to even more so than the perception that people seem to have of him. Constantine admits that he was a tad awkward growing up–not necessarily your stereotypical nerd, but he fell “somewhere right in the middle.” But one thing he’s always had is the drive to make it in the business. The best part about the play, according to Constantine, is that the stellar cast and crew get to perform songs from the ’80s, as that is when the scene is set. Having grown up in that era, Constantine couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be more thrilled to sing songs by the likes of Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, and many more, calling the songs by these bands very “hooky!” He admits that he and his fellow actors pinch themselves daily, as they can’t believe they get to perform such fun, amazing numbers.

American Idol

Live: Five things learned watching Bucky Covington

Rockingham, N.C., native Bucky Covington placed eighth on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006. Despite being bested by Taylor Hicks, Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler and Elliott Yamin, Covington’s still very much in the public eye. His 2007 self-titled debut currently sits at No. 47 on the Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart after 78 weeks, while his third single, the morose ballad “I’ll Walk,” claims the No. 16 spot on the Hot Country Songs chart after 25 weeks.

Indy Week

David Cook Accompanied by Kimberly Caldwell on Video Shoot

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that American Idol, and Blue Springs, Missouri native, David Cook had a little company during his video shoot for “Light On.”

My Fox KC

Carrie Underwood Adds A Little Christmas Spirit To Carnival Ride

Carrie Underwood released a holiday edition of her album Carnival Ride yesterday (October 21st). Available exclusively at Wal-Mart, the set features the existing Carnival Ride CD, along with a disc containing five Christmas tunes. In addition to Carrie’s rendition of “Do You Hear What I Hear,” released last year on a multi-artist compilation, fans will enjoy four new recordings: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” “What Child Is This,” and “O Holy Night.”

CJBK

Eye Spy

Katharine McPhee, songstress and American Idol runner up, treated her dancers to dinner at LAVO inside The Palazzo Tuesday evening. In town for a private show, the group dined on Chef Ludoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Pizzette Margherita, Grilled Beef Kabob, Chicken Palliard and Chocolate Bread Pudding. After dinner they headed upstairs to a dance floor table in the nightclub.

The Vegas Eye

Candids: Jordin Sparks / Kerry Washington / Meagan Good

The always smiling Jordin Sparks was spotted at the launch party of Nokia Comes With Music at Bloomsbury Ballroom yesterday in London, England.

Singersroom.com

US Idol star in online stalking case

A FORMER American Idol runner-up fears she will never escape a Melbourne woman who has been charged with stalking her online.

The entertainer, Diana DeGarmo, told investigators that “no matter what I do I cannot get away from” Tanya Maree Quattrocchi.

DeGarmo, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, accused Quattrocchi of stealing her online identity and harassing her friends and family.

The Age

American Idol winners are again everywhere.

Idol is without question the quintessential American populist entertainment experience. During Idol season (Season Eight cranks to life in 2009) “real” people — Joe Sixpack, Jane Winebox, even Louie Liquorbottle or Sadie-Mae Still — can sit on the family sofa/milk crate and cast their valued votes for the singers who they enjoy the most. Mind you, these are not necessarily the singers with the most talent — a kink that has caused the show embarrassment in recent years, but one that has worked out to the benefit of all involved.

Journal Now

Interview: A Conversation With Raine Maida

Were you surprised to have somebody perform one of your songs on American Idol?

I guess, in a way. I don’t really watch the show, so I wasn’t really familiar with that. The day before [the show] I got a call from David, or the management, to get permission. That was a little interesting. [David Cook] is probably a very good advocate for that show, because he’s a real artist.

blogcritics.org

American Idol finalist to star in Syracuse Stage production

Anwar Robinson doesn’t look very different than he did three years ago.

His shoulder-length dreadlocks, fitted sweater and confident smile are just as distinct as they were when he was standing before Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell auditioning for a spot in the fourth season of “American Idol.”

His smooth, classic R&B voice mixed with a Broadway vibe captivated the audience around him at Syracuse Stage Wednesday afternoon, just as it did the large “American Idol” crowds.

Daily Orange.com

Blake Lewis Pulls “Dick Move”

Did Blake Lewis have a local band kicked off the bill for his show last Thursday at the New Brookland Tavern? Lewisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ tour handlers, according to Ryan Hurley of local outfit Dino-Mech and Tavern owner Mike Lyons, took offense to a flyer made by Dino-Mech and had the band removed from the bill. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Upon arrival,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Hurley writes in an email to Free Times, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“we were informed by a friendly member of the New Brookland Tavern staff that Blake Lewis (who remained a recluse in his tour bus the entire day) had personally requested to his management that we not be allowed to play because he felt that our flyers were mocking him.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Lyons confirms the story, saying Lewisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ management à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“felt that the local supportà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s poster made fun of Blake and that it was very disrespectful.

Free-Times

Dancing With the Stars Needs to Do Something Other than Add Social Dances and a Non-Ballroom Judge to Spice Up the Show

Is it just me or is this the most boring season thus far of Dancing With the Stars? I don’t know why either — Cody Linley and Julianne Hough’s jitterbug Monday night was one of the best, most crazy fun dances I’ve seen ever on the show. And Cody really does epitomize the perfect contestant for this show: he’s a gangly teen, enthusiastic if sometimes overly goofy, but he has youth — a youthful body and a youthful spirit of invincibility — on his side, not to mention Julianne, who showed her strength as a choreographer this week, really pushing Cody to his limit with some difficult lifts (at one point she jumped into his arms, he immediately dropped her into a rag doll, then ran across the floor still holding her wrapped around his waist and now knocking him on the head) and giving him a great businessman-who-needs-to-let-loose character role.

Huffington Post

Toni Braxton Was “Shocked” She Was Eliminated

Toni Braxton has hung up her dancing shoes – for now.

The singer and her professional dance partner, Alec Mazo were eliminated Tuesday from Dancing with the Stars.

The pair received a score of 22 out of 30 for their swing routine on Monday’s show.

How did Braxton take the elimination?

“She was shocked I’m sure,” Mazo told Usmagazine.com. “But at the same time, the key for her was to get healthy and at the end of the day, she came on the show to prove to herself that she could dance and be active, and I think she did that.”

US

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ pros critical of Cheryl Burkeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s weight

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dancing With the Starsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  professional Cheryl Burke is facing new criticism over her weight and ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not from bloggers, but from her fellow pros.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“(People) look at this show to be inspired and think, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹If I just work hard enough, I can look like that,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Louis Van Amstel, who in à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“DWTSà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  season 6 was paired with Priscilla Presley, told the new issue of TV Guide. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“If they watch someone whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dancing her butt off and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still heavy, they can be discouraged. You have to take that responsibility.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Van Amstel and fellow professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy spoke out about Burkeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s weight and that of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dancingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  newcomer Lacey Schwimmer in the magà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new issue.

MSNBC

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

Defending the New Kid: Lance Bass may have survived a slip, but the former boy bander wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t about to take the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ harsh criticism of his partner, newcomer Lacey Schwimmer, laying down. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“It was almost a pre-meditated attack, the way that the three of them seemed to know exactly what to say before we even danced,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Bass said of his partnerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s verbal paddling. Bass went on to question the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ notion that Lacey, the reigning West Coast swing champion, should have eased up on the complexity of the dance so that he could shine. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Why would you dumb yourself down during any kind of performance?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Bass asked in disbelief. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“If youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re a pro or if youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re a celebrity, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re always going to perform your best, perform your heart out, and thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what we did.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

People

‘Dancing With the Stars’: Cloris Leachman’s fans come through; Toni Braxton goes home

Despite possessing a good deal of innate talent, Toni Braxton had not managed to consistently wow the judges on this season of “Dancing With the Stars,” and tonight she ended up being eliminated. Given that Cloris Leachman’s fans are obviously stalwart and numerous, I wasn’t entirely surprised that Cloris stayed on, but I was surprised that she wasn’t in the bottom two. Instead, the other couple in the bottom two were Susan Lucci and Tony, which means Susan needs to slip some subliminal messages into “All My Children” so that her fans will call, text, and log on next week to keep her vote count up.

LA Times

Woo Hoo: ‘Celebrity Rehab 2′

t would seem to be the most inexcusably invasive of the celebrity exploiting shows, where once familiar faces are now ravaged and at their worst, for our entertainment.

And certainly the roster for the second season of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” starting tonight on VH1 at 10, would seem to have the same lurid appeal as the first.

There’s yet another “American Idol” contestant on the brink, Nikki McKibben, who came in third in season one and is now looks to be second to her mother to drink and drug herself to death (At some point it must be asked: does “Idol” bring out such personalities or is this what happens to some people whose dreams are quashed by the giant show?

Courant

 
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  • amy123

    Hi MJ-Carly Smithson posted a new blog on her MySpace today. It’s rather long, but she talks about working on some music and the duets with Michael Johns. Here’s the link :

    http://www.myspace.com/carsmths

  • CRB

    Wow, so much here to comment on.

    On the Degarmo stalker: The woman clearly needs help. With good couseling I think we can have her switched off to stalking Carrie Underwood by Christmas.

    On Blake Lewis pulling a “dick move”: Hasn’t that sort of become Blake’s raison d’etre since his run on Idol. Now he is reduced to getting bands bumped from local clubs for dissing him…pathetic.

    Susan Lucci’s bottom two: I think the whole whining about the ankle and MRI background story worked against her. She needs to give up on this whole posing as this Susan Lucci woman thing and call herself “ERICA KANE” and let the AMC fans prostrate themselves in worship at her tiny little feet.

  • MrsTrep

    It irritates me that people think Cheryl Burke is fat. It’s ridiculous and again holds up these super high standards for kids to live up to.

  • frogcooke

    Longer extended clip of Angels includes the end and second verse

    http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=581678

  • cruzceleste

    Crush called the Guilty pleasure of the week:

    “Guilty pleasure song of the week: “Crush” by David Archuleta. No matter what type of music you like, it’s hard to not like this infectious ode to teenage love. The “American Idol” runner-up has a beautiful and soulful voice put on display in this song and is already steadily rising through the Top 20 ranks. Be sure to catch this song on his new self-titled album which will be released on Nov. 11.”

    http://media.www.nwmissourinews.com/media/storage/paper1032/news/2008/10/23/Features/Top-4.Picks.Of.The.Week-3500655.shtml

  • CathyMK

    Raine Maida said-” [David Cook] is probably a very good advocate for that show, because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a real artist.”

    What a compliment for David, to have another of his own idols speak highly of him so publicly! Kind of weird that Maida acts like he doesn’t know anything about Idol though- haven’t he and his wife been involved with Canadian Idol in the past?

  • jan

    The stalker stuff is scary. I wonder how many other idol contestants have found themselves being stalked. It might not always make it to the newspapers. That seems to be a real downside to fame.

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

    I wonder how many other idol contestants have found themselves being stalked.

    Could be the reason that Baby V had a gun….

  • Dr. Tracey

    The serial cyber stalker thing is just awful, what a nutjob.
    I don’t watch DWTS but i’ve been following comments on here and just read the story about Cheryl Burke. Seriously??? That kind of nonsense just angers me, she looks perfectly fine, fit and healthy to me.

  • sma11ie

    WOW, I can’t believe those two guys would go on the record criticizing Cheryl and Lacey for their weight. I think my crush on Maks just went away. That just disgusts me.

    Re: Lance’s outcry, I think he’d be smart to keep his mouth shut about judge conspiracies. It makes him seem petty and presumptuous. Let the audience decide for themselves if they were misjudged, or if the judges pre-scripted criticisms. I was much more sympathetic to him and Lacey before he started whining, because they were clearly too harshly scored (same as Cloris, c’mon!) BUT, that said– did he not watch his own performance? I don’t know what he saw, but Lacey really deserved at least a mild handslap for dancing around Lance the whole time. MAYBE, just maybe the reason why all three judges zoned in on the same thing was because it was a pretty obvious problem.

  • Jabkmc

    Archie has added his pictures out shopping with Brooke to his MySpace. haha!

  • frogcooke

    omg the pics are cuteness overload!!! hahaa

  • wjmtv

    I want to see the offending Blake Lewis poster. :(

    And Cheryl Burke is fat? Deargodinheaven. Spare me.

  • gabam

    On the entertainment shows it was said that Toni Braxton was the first and only contestant from DWTS to refuse to do interviews after she was eliminated. Strange that she would do that, IMO, since she is a show biz veteran.

    I’m surprised that two of Cheryl’s fellow dancers would comment publicly about her weight. I don’t think that she’s fat but with all those hours of practicing and dancing every day, I don’t understand why she has not lost the pounds that she put on during the off season. She goes out a lot at night. TMZ has her on film out on the town quite often. Maybe the alcohol is keeping the weight on since it’s consumed before going to bed.

    Since Lacey was the West Coast Swing champion, DWTS should have given her and Lance a different dance to dance. Her dad was in the audience to hear the judges comments. Too bad that that happened.

    Blake, Blake, Blake. The people there to see the band that he got kicked off the bill must have been pissed at him. I would have been if I were one of them. Who knew that he had such thin skin that he could not take someone making fun of him? He does it to others. Apparently he can dish it out but can not take it.

  • smartcookie

    The weirdest thing about Louis and Maks criticizing Cheryl’s weight is that they’re both really good friends with her. She’s danced a lot with both of them on the show (and looked really good doing it) and she and Maks were caught holding hands and walking outside some LA club by the paparazzi not that long ago (not romantically, but just as “best friends.”) I know Maks often seems to have no internal censor (like, zip the lip, ya dolt!) but Louis, too? Yeesh.

    Meanwhile, with all the brouhaha over Cheryl’s weight (and I think she looks better now than when she was way too thin, at which time she was also clubbing a lot, so I doubt it’s the liquor. Maybe she quit smoking. I would give her gold stars for that and gaining a few pounds — it’s way healthier.) I was wondering why nobody said anything about Lacey, who is heavier than Cheryl. Kim and Ashle have been not-too-thin at times, too. I guess Edyta and Karina make everybody else look bad. But how many people can have their bodies?

    It seems so bizarre to me that the orange skin and weird, plastered-down hair (not to mention bizarre costumes) are what the ballroom dancing judges and professionals think is attractive, while somebody can’t be a more normal weight. I think they’re all nuts, personally.

  • Trina

    NBC sent out a press release for the Nov. 1 show. Some snippets:

    “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” ROUNDS OUT ITS EXTENDED ELECTION PERIOD WITH BEN AFFLECK AND “AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER DAVID COOK
    ON NOVEMBER 1

    With record-shattering ratings, countless headlines and primetime exposure, “SNL” heads to the finish line of election season, with a live show on November 1 and a two-hour election special November 3.

    Joining Affleck and making his live performance debut since winning Season 7 of “American Idol” is David Cook. Cook’s debut record, produced by Grammy Award winning producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day) is due out November 18 and is already the #2 top-selling record on iTunes. This appearance marks Cook’s first appearance with his new band since his “Idol” win in May. Cook’s latest single, “Light On” is the No. 1 added track at Hot AC Radio and is climbing the Billboard Pop 100 charts. His first post-Idol single “The Time of My Life” was the best digital single debut since the second season of “Idol.” The single debuted at No. 3, making one of the highest new chart entries in 2008.

    Getting excited!

    Blake really needs to shut up. Nice to see he keeps making friends.

  • mac

    I want to see the offending Blake Lewis poster. :(

    Actually, I have seen the poster, and I thought it was really, really offensive! Very poor taste, and I think I am a pretty open minded person. I think it was wise for Blake’s management to pull the band as a result of it. The sad part though, is that people will spin it as they see fit.

    Blake really needs to shut up. Nice to see he keeps making friends.

    Have you seen the poster Trina?

  • Jabkmc

    Archie’s B96 Chicago interview on video from the studio in case anyone wants to watch instead of listen

    Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeXT4WMCUAs

    Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCLlVZDAsUg

    ALSO: A hilarious fan vid from the meet and greet after the B94 Pittsburgh interview.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcS3TnAnd-g

    especially at 4:40 – his reaction to Miley Cyrus rumors in a teen magazine. ROFL

  • Barbariba

    This is Blake’s response to the Dinomech fiasco:
    From IdolBored.com

    Lastly, I shared a few texts with Blake today and here is what he told me about this situation.

    He did not know that there was another band scheduled to play until the end of the night.

    He was in the bus all day because he was sick. He had a sore throat and sprained his wrist.

    No one showed him the flyer or told him anything about Dino-Mech being cancelled until after the show.

    If Dino-Mech being cancelled had anything to do with the flyer it was Blake’s managers decision and he was not in the loop about it. They were letting him rest.

    He’s sorry about what happend and wishes he had got to hear Dino -Mech that night.

    Nuff said…

    I think it’s always wise to get both sides before writing an article like the one posted, don’t you?

  • CRB

    I’ll give Blake this, he is sharp enough to know when damage control is needed. Let’s hope his spin on whatever transpired gets enough distribution to make a difference because I’ve read the Dino-Mech version of it in quite a few places already and it seems to have legs.

    Unfortunately for Blake, this sort story kind of jibes with what has become his post-Idol image, a guy with a ginormous ego.