Idol Headlines for 11/21/08

Josiah has a video for Angels Undercover on Yahoo Music. It makes me teary-eyed.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/–205682808

Altnernative link to Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFLep0DLoPk

Hits Daily Double Updated predictions-David Cook still predicted for 300k.
http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

Interview with Bo Bice

Randy Jackson hosted a gala, and Syesha Mercado (yes, she is still active in the biz!) performed.

Hits Daily Double Updated predictions-David Cook still predicted for 300k.

I asked this question in the predictions thread (which has a gillion posts!), but can someone tell me how often they update these predictions? Do we get another this weekend, or Monday, or what. The tally leaks Tuesday and then comes out Wednesday, right?

I asked this question in the predictions thread (which has a gillion posts!), but can someone tell me how often they update these predictions? Do we get another this weekend, or Monday, or what. The tally leaks Tuesday and then comes out Wednesday, right?

I think this is the last prediction. The building charts start monday and end tuesday, then the real tally is released wednesday.

^^ Thanks.

I think this Christmas may be very kind to the music industry because a CD is a really cheap gift and I think a lot of people will be looking to throttle back on the spending.

Jasons blog from MYSPACE below, I HOPE someon here is going and gets some pics or videos – pretty please with sugar on top?!

hmmmm… subject line? i dunno. how about, TULSA!!!!!!!!!
Body: but yaaaa, hello!!!!

man, its been a crazy last week! ill catch you guys up soon, im heading out of LA in the morning! so ive gotta ask, anybody gearing up for the tulsa show?! haha i know i have been and its been a blast! ive got a band of radical men and the sounds have been amazing!!!! gosh im so pumped the set is feeling ssoooooo goood! so ya if youre coming to the show send me a message!

****PLEASE DONT RESPOND TO THIS IF YOU ARENT COMING TO THE TULSA SHOW!!!!****

id really like to be able to connect with some people that are coming out. were getting intown friday night so well prob plan to be somewhere and hang out so yaaa.
holler at me if youre coming!!!

I turned on the radio in the car this morning and was quite surprised to hear Archie being interviewed. I just caught the tail end, but the last question was handled well.

(this is from memory)
DJ: Who would win in a fight between an ArchAngel and a Claymate?
Archie: [Pause] Well, it would depend on the individuals, wouldn’t it? I mean, if it was a person who bakes cakes for a living versus somebody who is a martial artist…
DJ: That’s true. If I was in a fight against somebody who started baking a cake, I’d be distracted.

LOL. Well played with that hot potato Archie. The DJs seemed charmed by him. They often put up interviews, so I’ll see if it is up later today (it was on Z95.3 – CKZZ)

Now I have this weird mental picture of a fight between somebody trying to bake a cake while a martial artist tries to take him out. I probably shouldn’t have watched a season’s worth of The Burn Notice followed by the Bourne trilogy because I can totally see this working in a movie. I see the baker winning because he’s a super-secret spy.

Great Michael Johns article! He sounds so cool and down to earth…like someone you would want to hang out with (being so hot doesn’t hurt either!)

Has Sprinkles taken over anyone else’s radio station? He’s on my local ‘pop’ station right now. It threw me for a loop. I thought it was an ad, but he keeps coming back. Interviewing Julianne Hough. Apparently Derek is doing an album too????

Thanks Kirsten:D

Now I have this weird mental picture of a fight between somebody trying to bake a cake while a martial artist tries to take him out. I probably shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have watched a seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worth of The Burn Notice followed by the Bourne trilogy because I can totally see this working in a movie. I see the baker winning because heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a super-secret spy.

:lol_tb: :lol_tb:

Now I have this weird mental picture of a fight between somebody trying to bake a cake while a martial artist tries to take him out.

I may have to design a cupcake ninja t-shirt now.

5th Annual Black Ball

Keep A Child Aliveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 5th Annual Black Ball took place bringing out Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah and many more. Alicia, Justin and Chris Daughtry brought down the house.

http://www.littlemissdivasworld.com/2008/11/5th-annual-black-ball.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVN134U_g5M&eurl=http://www.mrdaughtry.com/index.php?showtopic=12940&st=315

Thanks for sharing that DA story Kirsten. The boy is certainly random…very funny! Now I feel like baking something. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the interview.

Sorry, Who is Sprinkles????

Thanks for the heads up Kristen.

http://www.95crave.com/media/collection/675472/Nat & Drew On Demand!

Listen or download it

LOL kirsten thanks for the info!

Sorry, Who is Sprinkles????

Ryan Seacrest

^ah,I though you were talking about Skittles aka Archie aka David Archuleta

Thanks…

Mmm. Adopting the nickname skittles for DA (despite that one article) could get confusing. A lot of folks refer to DC as skittles, because of the whole tasting the magic rainbow thing in ToML.

^lol I didn ´t know … well I guess Cook will be skittles then

SPOILER ALERT: Identified Hollywood contestant list now up to 23…

New Cook interview up on etonline. You’ve got to scroll down to the bottom of the page to see it. Looks like he’ll be performing with Neal again. Link.
http://www.etonline.com/

Great Michael Johns article! He sounds so cool and down to earthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦like someone you would want to hang out with (being so hot doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hurt either!)

Hot is right. I don’t do it often, but I totally thudded over this last night. *sigh*

I think this is a slightly revised HDD prediction compared to what’s above:

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10 CHART PREVIEW: The industryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hot streak continues (we love typing those words) leading into whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expected to be a boffo Thanksgiving week, with Columbia diva Beyonce aiming to bow north of 500k, while two other debuts are headed toward the exclusive neighborhood of 280-300k. Those would be David Cook (19/RCA/RMG) and Nickelback (Roadrunner). Taylor Swift (Big Machine/Universal Republic), this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s champ, will continue her momentum with 230-240K, while Now 29 (UMe) should round out the Top 5 with 140-150k. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re projecting 120-130k on Chop Shop/Atlanticà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s soundtrack to Twilight, opening today, followed by a fourth debut, Columbiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Il Divo, which is trending toward 110-120k. Enya (Reprise), with 90-100k, should edge out High School Musical 3 (Walt Disney), with 80-85k, while AC/DC appears headed to be Columbiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s third Top 10 entry, with 65-70k. (11/21a)

Yay for Cook. I hope he scrapes out the 300K somehow but I thought he would sell less that DA, so I’m happy. I’m kind of surprised that Archie isn’t moving 65-70K this week, but I might be misremembering what previous drops were like for the Idol CDs. Hopefully both Davids will benefit from Black Friday sales next week.

Yep, they got a little more specific w/the numbers, now 280-300k. Which, lopping my pessimist-25%-discount off the low end, still gets me above the 200k of Ecstaticisity

Kind of random, but yesterday Colton Swon (Season 7 contestant) left a message on Jason’s MySpace which stated, among other things, “… oh just finished our new album in nashville…”

I’m looking forward to hearing it.

Hell, 280K is still damn good. I am thrilled! :clap_tb:

Archie blogged

Concerts, AMAs, Macyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Thanksgiving Day Parade and more!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to thank all you guys for helping the album debut at number 2! That is so incredible and I just appreciate all the support you guys have shown for that! It’s really neat to know that you’re all still doing the things you do . But really thanks so much! Having an album out there can actually be kinda scary when you put something out there and expose all your work to the open haha. But I’m really glad to have this experience and learn so much from it.
I also just wanted to let you guys know really quick that I had enough time this week to work on my scouting! I tried to do as much as I could earlier this week while I had some time off since I was home for a few days. And then.. I had my eagle project yesterday! I got a bunch of friends together to help me plant some small trees and shrubs at a park, and we planted 180 plants. I’m so excited about this guys! I didn’t think I’d ever have the time this year to work on my scouting, but we pushed for it. Completing this is a really big thing for me, especially since I was wondering if I’d even be able to get it haha. But I’ll let you know when I get everything wrapped up with that.
Some other things coming up, I’ll be presenting at the American Music Awards this weekend, and then there will be the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thanksgiving. I’m way excited about both of those things! I think there’s going to be a photo shoot coming up too. Oh! And one more thing. A Little Too Not Over You has been selected to be the next single now! That’s CRAZY! I can’t believe a song I helped…. create lol…. is going to be released! There are just a lot of things I’ve been really excited about lately.
One last thing. I had a chance to go to another concert this week. And that was the Carrie Underwood concert! It was great! And it’s so cool to see someone like her be so successful. I can’t believe the way she’s able to sing every night, she has some mad skills. What a great role model for people too. She’s someone that everyone can look up to, and is proof you can be a humble small town girl and do well in this business. Little Big Town opened up for her, and they are also great. They have such amazing harmonies, and were uber nice too. But I’m talking more than I wanted. So I better get going here. Talk to you guys later!

P.S. David Cook’s album rocks and is in stores!!

Song for the day: So I decided to have a few for today since it’s a special week. So here they are haha.

The following are all by David Cook:

Light On

Come Back To Me

Permanent

Deleted… Frogie beat me to post the blog…lol

It’s great that David A was able to go to Carrie’s concert. It sounds like he was very impressed with it. Also, thumbs up to him for putting out recommendations for some of DC’s songs. Good choices all. What a stand-up guy! :thumbup_tb:

Carly Smithson blogged the other day on her personal MySpace (didn’t see it posted here) :

Hey Guys ,
So I now know I have the most amazing fans EVER !!!!!! I just watched the video y’all made on Youtube and it is so very special . It brought a tear to my eye . You guys have been so good to me and have created such amazing memories for me I will keep forever . Im in such a great place in my life . Im making such good music and writing every day . I know I promised you all some video from the studio but I had breakfast with Richard Rushfield from The LA Times a few days ago and promised him he could come in and tape it for you guys .
Also dont forget to spread the word on myspace and email about my project and page .
You can copy and paste the link below (the code is on my Official page) and send it as a bulletin to all your friends . Tell them all to come join me on my page . I need you guys to help me make as many friends as I possibly can . Love u much xxxxxx

Here’s the links to her blog and the video she mentions :
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=20436860&blogID=450191100

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMNco2RutI4

If the list compiled of those who made it to Hollywood is accurate, then I think the most interesting one to watch out for would be Von Smith. He has quite an amazing voice, but has problem controlling his singing. He made what I thought was a rather disastrous appearance on The View with a really horrendous rendition of And I Am Telling You, but the talent is undoubtedly there. If he can control his singing well and make it to the Top 24, then I really think he has a good chance to be a Top 2 finalist.

ETA – Oh, that’s an old list, I don’t think I can be bothered to look at all the posts there to see what the latest scoop is if there is any.

^^ I heart Archie so much. I can’t believe he was able to complete his Eagle Scout project amidst this craziness, that’s *awesome*, and I’m so glad he’s still able to do something like that for himself.

LOL, Archie is so cool. He doesn’t even know it. There’s the confirmation about ALTNOY. I’m not surprised that he’s thrilled. And I love that he’s an Eagle Scout. Not sure why, I just do. lol. It’s so very normal, and nerdy and awesome.

I loved that part of Archie’s blog about the eagle scout project. That’s really cool he was able to do that and feel such a sense of accomplishment from it. I loved that Archie picked one of the most beautiful song on DC’s record (Permanent) as one of his recommendations.

He truly is a stand up guy.

I think ALTNOY is a better choice than TMH. That one is one of my favorites. It’s really neat to see him so excited about it.

sumidol, I live in Tulsa. Where is Jason going to be and when?

:mrgreen_wp: I just love Archie’s blogs!

I’m not surprised that Archie would be an Eagle Scout. :cool_wp: It’s great that he’s spending some time at home with friends & family.

:clap_tb: So he is going to present at the AMA’s Sunday…can’t wait to see him & Cook on TV Sunday. Maybe with both of them in LA this weekend, they can finally meet for lunch like they wanted. So sweet of DA to promote DC’s album and songs! :wub_tb:

Interesting to see Dean Kaelin’s daughter, Anna, on the list for AI8 that made it to Hollywood. (He is Archie’s vocal coach). And it looks like Jason Castro’s brother made it too.

There is photos too… from the concerts and his Eagle Project

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=372079673&albumId=36526

Looks like HDD is narrowing it down, and Cookie’s looking at #3:

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10 CHART PREVIEW: The industryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hot streak continues (we love typing those words) leading into whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s expected to be a boffo Thanksgiving week, with Columbia diva Beyonce aiming to bow north of 500k at #1, while Roadrunner’s Nickelback seems to be closing in on #2, with 300-320k. David Cook (19/RCA/RMG) appears next in line with an impressive 280-300k, while Taylor Swift (Big Machine/ Universal Republic), this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s champ, will continue her momentum at 230-240k, followed by Now 29 (UMe), rounding out the Top 5 at 140-150k. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re projecting 120-130k on Chop Shop/Atlanticà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s soundtrack to Twilight, with the film opening today, and, right behind it, a fourth debut, Columbiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Il Divo, which is trending toward 110-120k. Enya (Reprise), with 90-100k, should edge out High School Musical 3 (Walt Disney), at 80-85k, while AC/DC appears headed to be Columbiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s third Top 10 entry, with 65-70k. (11/21a)

Okay, I wish they’d fix that “Weakend”. It’s bugging me.

It sounds like David did his eagle scout project, but he still has to write it up and then do a board of review before it is official. He still has time before he turns 18. I know many kids who are just too lazy to bother with it at his age, but he is just amazing. That is a major accomplishment.

Everywhere he goes, David promotes Cook’s album. He is a great friend.

By the way, there is a young lady, Loren Allred, who although she was originally from Pittsburgh, my former area of residence, she moved to, of all places, Murray, Utah. She is now in college, so I am not sure David even knows her. It looks like she is going to be in the top 24 and I read at another site that the judges spoke very highly of her. It will be interesting to see what happens with her, dean Kaelin’s daughter and Jason Castro’s brother.

Archie is such a sweetie. DC is lucky to have him for a friend.

Gwendolyn they always call their weekend projections “Weakend” for some annoying reason lol. I’m MORE than happy if he can still wind up with 280k. The other day I thought even 250k was reaching too high.

Lisa, I’m not Sumidol, but here is info on Jason’s 11-29-08 concert in Tulsa, OK:

Flytrap Music Hall in Tulsa OK.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR~ JASON CASTRO w/ TO HAVE HEROES NOV 29TH~ CALL 918-734-0574 & 918-605-3083

Saturday November 29th at Flytrap Music Hall in Tulsa, Ok. Tickets are 22.50 advanced, 25.00 day of show, and should be ordered in advance by calling.

Fly Trap Music Hall
514 E. 2nd st., Tulsa, Oklahoma

Corner of 2nd St & Greenwood
Down Town Tulsa OK

Visit Flytrap’s myspace page for more info on directions and other shows, go to http://www.myspace.com/flytrapproductions

Doors will open at 7 with an 8 o’clock start time.

THIS IS AN ALL AGES SHOW!

Here’s a link to Flytrap’s MySpace page with the promo.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=101621856

Okay, I wish theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d fix that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Weakendà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s bugging me.

Don’t worry, I think it’s spelled like that regulary. Sorta a play on the weakened state of the music business, not anything rare about this week.

That list has some old names, but has added about 10 new names. It was updated today.

BTW, yeah I hope Colton Swon’s album is good!

I may still be at mom-in-laws on the 29th. I thought it was for this weekend. Darn. Thanks gabam

I would think that there would be a good turnout for the Jason Castro/To Have Heroes concert. In addition to JC being a good draw, THH is Andy Skib of DC’s band and former lead singer of MWK, which was based in Tulsa. (My guess is that all of the Cook folks know that, but I’m not sure who else does….)

From the Hollywood contestant spoilers: I really like that girl Felicia Barton’s voice. Like, loooove it. I hope she makes top 24.

Awesome that Phil will be the grand marshal for the Nashville Christmas parade. He has won fans since his appearances at the CMA Music Fest over the summer, and is very much liked by those at the Grand Ole Opry. He was also the grand marshal for the Gator Bowl Parade last year in Jacksonville, Fla. I just wish I could be there.

More randomness, LOL. I love this picture of Jason with Steven Van Zandt from last Sunday. I love Bruce Springsteen and his band so knowing that Jason was hanging with Steven by invitation just makes me smile.

http://thumbsnap.com/v/AagZIZqr.jpg

Just Jason:

http://thumbsnap.com/v/nsElwj4b.jpg

Credit: Amanda Schwab – startrakphoto

David Cook interview – Includes his thoughts on Prop 8.
And another mention to the now very famous video of the Archie fans. Said video went from 10,000 views to more than 100,000 since David talked about it.

Gwendolyn they always call their weekend projections à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Weakendà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  for some annoying reason lol.

Oh, I guess I never paid attention before. It’s literally driving me up the wall.

I kind of recognize the review for Archie’s album, but this just popped up on Google News and it’s attributed to a writer at the Chicago Sun-Times, so I’ll post it anyway.

Reviews for both Davids albums from the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/poprock/1284500,CST-FTR-idol18.article

Edit: the date says November 18–so it may have been posted before and that’s where I’ve seen it. Odd that Google News would pick it up again just today.

I’m not clear on why the music business is suffering so, when they can now sell cds digitally, as well as single songs. And they don’t have to pay for the costs of the hard copy cds, when they’re sold digitally. I think they have to adjust to the new reality (internet) and find ways to make it work for them.

I always thought cds were over-priced anyway … they used to be almost $20 each. It’s great for consumers that we can buy cds for $10 on itunes, or just buy the songs we like. In other words, they better make great songs if they want people to buy the cds.

I want the artists to be well paid of course …

leome- I had never seen that video until Cook mentioned it. It is all over the DA fansites now.

Archie’s interview with CHUM FM in Calgary this afternoon…

http://www.mediafire.com/?hw02oyintjj

Archie will be performing in Toronto, Canada, on the morning of December 9th, at the annual Christmas Wish Breakfast sponsored by the C24-CHUM radio station. It’s a charity event. Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped toy or a cash donation (this is in addition to the $10 admission price).

Incidentally, on that same day Archie will also be performing at the KISSmas Bash in Buffalo, New York, during the evening. Toronto and Buffalo are pretty close in proximity, so I guess it’s doable, but that surely will be one heck of a busy day for David.

Holiday of Hope Tree Lighting Celebration with David Archuleta
Saturday, December 6 at 6:30pm
Bringing families all over Los Angeles to the heart of Hollywood, Hollywood & Highland Center hosts a FREE evening filled with musical entertainment, celebrity guests, an appearance by Santa Claus and the lighting of the Hollywood Christmas Tree under the stars.

Hosted by Ellen K of 102.7 KIIS FM and KTLA Entertainment Anchor, Ross King; this event will also feature a special musical performance by American Idol finalist and Jive Recording Artist David Archuleta. Kids are invited to get creative by decorating an ornament, button or holiday cookie at the Ralphs Decoration Station. Delicious holiday treats including hot cocoa and coffee hosted by Starbucks, as well as photos with Santa will round out the evening.

Guests are invited to support One Heartland, an organization committed to improving the lives of children impacted by HIV/AIDS, through sponsorship of one of the 30,000 lights on the 35-foot high Christmas Tree in Hollywood & Highland Centerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Central Courtyard. To further support One Heartland, there will also be a VIP Pre-Reception for guests who donate $100 or more via the website at http://www.oneheartland.org. This private VIP Pre-Reception will include a private performance by David Archuleta as well as the opportunity to mix and mingle with celebrity guests in attendance at the event.

Archie will be performing in Toronto, Canada, on the morning of December 9th, at the annual Christmas Wish Breakfast sponsored by the C24-CHUM radio station. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a charity event. Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped toy or a cash donation (this is in addition to the $10 admission price).

Incidentally, on that same day Archie will also be performing at the KISSmas Bash in Buffalo, New York, during the evening. Toronto and Buffalo are pretty close in proximity, so I guess ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doable, but that surely will be one heck of a busy day for David.

The tickets already sold out, they sold out in 5 hrs after they announce David was going…

Great Michael Johns article! He sounds so cool and down to earthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦like someone you would want to hang out with (being so hot doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t hurt either!)

Hot is right. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do it often, but I totally thudded over this last night. *sigh*

Thanks purplesmile for that video and the pic. I think all future MJ concerts must come with a warning ‘ Not for the faint-hearted ‘ and not for all ages either. :laugh_tb: Some of the things he did with the mike ………. :devil_tb:

And the heading for the piece “Rock and Roll has a Soul”.. Indeed. It has a generous, gifted, genuine, beautiful soul that is called “from the M.. to the J” :cool2_tb: