Idol Headlines for 11/24/08

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Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Rihanna each take home two trophies

LOS ANGELES – Kanye West had nothing to complain about Sunday, as he picked up his first-ever American Music Awards and delivered a flawless, if subdued, performance of his new single, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Heartless.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

West was a double winner, collecting trophies for favorite male rap/hip-hop artist and favorite rap/hip-hop album for his CD, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Graduation.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

But the eveningà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s big winner was 19-year-old Chris Brown, who won three awards, including artist of the year honors.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I wouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gave it to Coldplay,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Brown said of the nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s big prize. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m at a loss for words.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

MSNBC

Pop Tarts: Jordin Sparks is Proud to be a Virgin But Finds Always Being a Good Girl Difficult

LOS ANGELES à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Jordin Sparks has made no secret of the fact that she’s a virgin and plans to stay that way until her wedding night, a personal pledge that was reinforced backstage at Sunday’s American Music Awards after the songstress was presented with an un-televised award as Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. The 18-year-old was truly flattered when we gave her credit for her chastity pledge and for setting herself apart from so many other trouble-makers in Tinseltown, saying a humble thank you multiple times.

“The role model tag has definitely been thrust on me and that’s something I don’t take lightly,” Sparks said.

FOXNews

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QUEEN LATIFAH – QUEEN LATIFAH: ‘HUDSON IS A SUPERWOMAN’

QUEEN LATIFAH supported grieving singer JENNIFER HUDSON at the American Music Awards on Sunday (23Nov08) – in a female-empowered performance with ALICIA KEYS and opera singer KATHLEEN BATTLE.

Latifah took the stage, rapping “Rest in peace Darnell, we’ll always remember ya/A job well done with Julia and Jennifer/Take a bright star, let it shine on this mean world/In your time of need, we’ll help you follow your dreams, girl.”

Contact Music

David Archuleta is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹A Little Too Not Over Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

David Archuleta smiles on stage as he practices for the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday night. The 17-year-old American Idol runner up recently took to his MySpace to update his fans on what heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been doing for the past week.

Just Jared Music

Idol Chartwatch, November 24: David Archuleta Hits the Charts

David Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s debut album impacted significantly on several Billboard charts this week. Read on to find out how he fared, how David Cook is predicted to do, who is being dropped by what labels and/or management firms, and for even more Idol music news.

David Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s self-titled debut sold 183,000 copies in its first week, coming in a distant second on the Billboard 200 to Taylor Swiftà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Fearless, which sold 592,000 copies. Coming in third, Now thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s What I Call Music 29, which features Jordin Sparksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“One Step at a Timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“What About Now.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CD also charted on Top Digital Albums (2) and Top Internet Albums (3).

Foxes on Idol

DAVID COOK

David Cook, the smug-grinned rocker who won the most recent season of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  has exactly two settings to his voice: Regular Howl and Anguished Howl. The beauty of his à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  run was in the way he deployed them. When reworking modern pop classics à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Michael Jacksonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Billie Jean,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Lionel Richieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Helloà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d begin with Regular, shift to Anguished for an unexpected line or three midsong, then retreat. In this way Mr. Cook managed to appear meaningful, restrained and at times even clever.

New York Times

Pitting debut CDs of 2 ‘Idol’ Davids

In May, the big question wasn’t Obama or McCain; nope, the men whose merits we were mulling over were named Davids Archuleta and Cook.

Cook went on to win American Idol by a landslide, but the Archuleta contingent was strong enough to push the teen’s self-titled debut album to a No. 2 bow on the Billboard charts (darn you, Taylor Swift!).

Cook’s eponymous debut followed a week later, so it seems like a good time to see how the two stack up.

AZCentral

Eric West Teams With American Idol David Hernandez On Debut Album

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 24, 2008 — Actor and singer Eric West who earned honors as one of US Weekly’s “One’s To Watch” and IMDB.com’s “Top Fresh Faces” is also adding songwriter and producer to his list of jobs as he works with American Idol alumni David Hernandez on his upcoming debut album.

David Hernandez’s untitled album is scheduled to arrive next year. Eric West is also finishing work on his long-awaited debut album, which brings together an A-list of guest producers, which will also arrive in 2009. His previous credits including working with Mario, Cher, Jeannie Ortega and Daniel De Bourg.

”I’m excited about his project, the best part is always writing from a different point of view,” says Eric.

West will be on hand on December 8th, 2008 for The 2008 Ladies Lotto 3rd Annual Benefit: A Fundraiser for Charity Water in New York City.

Hernandez heads on out an 18 city US tour as part of the “Idols In Concert Tour” with past Idol stars Diana Degarmo, Kimberley Locke and Chikezie Eze.

PRWeb.com

‘Idol’-ize your holiday

Locke doesn’t care what carols her fellow “American Idol” alums croon on their holiday tour, which launches Saturday in Pittsburgh, as long as she gets to sing about that jolly, happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal.

“‘Frosty the Snowman’ is my favorite all-time Christmas song, ever since I was a little girl,” the 30-year-old Locke said. “I remember sitting there watching that cartoon, so fascinated by him and that song. It just stuck in my head.”

Trading Markets

Ford Sticks With ‘American Idol’ Sponsorship

While the economic uncertainly surrounding American car makers has called into question some of the nation’s biggest marketing budgets, struggling Ford Motor Co. will be sticking with its American Idol sponsorship for the 2009 season.

“Yes, the partnership between Ford and Idol continues in 2009,” confirmed a Ford spokesperson.

Spokespersons for Fox as well as Idol producer Fremantle also confirmed that the relationship remains intact.

That is welcome news to everyone involved with the show, as Ford last year spent nearly $78 million on its American Idol sponsorship (including commercials), and has spent some $328.5 million over the seven seasons of Idol, according to data from TNS Media Intelligence.

Broadcasting Cable

Prepare for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The American Idol Experienceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at Disneyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Hollywood Studios

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s almost showtime as Disneyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Hollywood Studios prepares to raise the curtain on its newest showbiz-themed attraction, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The American Idol Experience.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  The giant TV Screen you see here will be used to let the expected over-flow crowds see whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s happening in the American Idol theater as the all day process draws to a close for the chosen contestants.

Opening in early 2009, all the excitement of the popular à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  TV show will come to life in this first-of-its-kind attraction. Walt Disney World guests will be able to vote on their favorite performance, or audition with the chance to perform on stage.

The Disney Blog

‘Dancing With the Stars’ finalists step into last round

ABC hit Dancing With the Stars wraps up its seventh season beginning Monday night (recap show at 8 ET/PT, finals at 8:30) with Brooke Burke, Lance Bass and Warren Sapp and their professional partners vying to be the ballroom dance champs. The winning couple will be crowned Tuesday (9 ET/PT).

After a series of injuries and mishaps that have perplexed both the celebs and their professional partners, the finale may be almost anticlimactic.

USA Today

 
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  • sunchick

    It is interesting how people see different things in the same article, though. Kind of like statsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    Yeah, kind of like the “does Cook have the most successful Idol coronation song or not….” debate that went down when the Magic Rainbow went platinum. If even stats aren’t concrete proof of anything and so open to debate, you can fuggetabout definitively deciphering ambiguous reviews.

    My interpretation, for the record, of the NYC critic was a begrudging “hey, it’s actually pretty good…if you like that sort of thing. Which, you know, I don’t. But if I did, it’s not bad.”

  • Trina

    RCA sent out a nice press release giving props to the RCA Music Group people that won/performed last night. The dude from the Envelope can go suck it because RCA seems to consider DC one of the performers HMPH!
    http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081124/ny48351.html?.v=1

    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ — RCA Music Group artists Christina Aguilera, David Cook, Daughtry, Alicia Keys, Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox, Sarah McLachlan and Carrie Underwood made their marks as winners and outstanding performers at last night’s 36th Annual American Music Awards at the Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater.

  • leome

    David Cook speaks to Blender
    Nice video with some Diva, Archie and Archie’s fans talk included.

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

    David Cook’s mother talks about this Thanksgiving.

  • JudyOhio

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  • Keel

    My interpretation, for the record, of the NYC critic was a begrudging à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hey, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually pretty goodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦if you like that sort of thing. Which, you know, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t. But if I did, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not bad.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    LOL That is, I think, the best summary of the NYT review that I’ve read.

  • cruzceleste

    Super cute interview with Archie at the set of the Aol Live Session

    Another interview from Access Hollywood

    Plus Jordin wants to duet with Archie:

    AMA winner Jordin Sparks (in Dolce & Gabbana), with fellow pop singer Natasha Bedingfield, has a long list of artists she’d like to collaborate with next. “I’d love to work with Chris Brown again! And David Archuletta, and Pink, Leona Lewis and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith!”

  • soundscene

    ^^ He sounded so good in that bit from Crush! Love the snazzy suit. Ugh, please let them put that up soon. Maybe tomorrow. lol.

    And haha to gushing over Pink and not wanting to look like a dork in front of her.

    I would *love* a Jordin/David duet.

  • frogcooke

    ^^ pink/david duet please. kthxbai. lol lol

    I’d also love a jordin/david duet!

  • cruzceleste

    Yeah Crush sounded great… I wish they will just upload those already…

    I want a David/Jordin duet so bad, but what song could they sing…

    And for the fans of both David:

    David Cook has an ‘American Idol’ flashback at the AMAs

  • frogcooke

    Archie interview at the AMA’s press room.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMy8xcAbaYY

  • Trina

    DC will be performing at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade
    Erm. Looking at that description, this seems much, much more up Archie’s alley. Seeing his name amidst the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Corbin Bleu is like the ultimate case of “what doesn’t belong here” LOL

  • sue

    “David Cook speaks to Blender”

    I feel bad that Cookie knows that some of the Archie fans have said some really mean things about him. Cookie does read the boards. It’s not a competition anymore, lol, there is plenty of room in the music biz. I love them both. I am a die hard Archie fan but I respect Cook and he is just so gosh darn talented that it’s hard not to notice. Well Cookie, if you are reading this blog, this Archie fan loves ya too. :) I hope you both sell a million records by X-MAS.

  • FolkFan

    I actually got the sense from the Blender interview that some of those nasty things were said to his face. Very sad.

  • elisad

    ^Yep, I know someone did that, um…know of. That person proudly posted a video of it online. (And is selling some posters he got David signed.)

  • EmmaJK

    DC will be performing at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade

    Ew. This is most likely one of those “contractually obligated” as winner type things. Or else it’s one of the compromises he had to make in order to have some time off at Christmas.

    ETA: Aw, that Blender video makes me want to pet him. These guys are real people. Words hurt.

  • Davidx2

    Well said, Sue! I’m a fan of both Davids too. Musically, Archie is more my style but how can you not love Cook. He’s intelligent, humble and has a great sense of humour….and he’s always treated DA with love and respect. It’s a shame how some fans act….I’ve seen it on both sides. Archie fans who hate Cook and Cook fans who love to pick on Archie. I can’t believe that either would condone this and knowing that Cook has heard some of it is sad indeed. :sad_wp: I hope that some of those fansites will do something to stop this from going any further (like deleting hateful comments). I’d hate to see this ruin the Davids’ friendship. :cry_wp:

  • itsalleternal

    New American Idol album now out: compilation of a bunch of contestants (with all seasons represented), “American Christmas 2008″.

    Track listing:

    1. Alexis Stone Lopez- Winter Wonderland
    2. Frenchie Davis- Silent Night
    3. Jasmine Trias- The Christmas Song
    4. Ayla Brown- Grown Up Christmas List
    5. Trenyce- Joy To The World
    6. Nikki Mckibbin- All Alone With The Christmas Lights
    7. Vonzell Solomon- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
    8. Haley Scarnato- Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas
    9. RJ Helton- White Christmas
    10. Lindsey Cardinale- Away In A Manger
    11. Maynard Triplets- O’Holy Night
    12. Amy Davis- First Noel
    13. Alexis Stone Lopez- An American Christmas (*Bonus Track)

  • FolkFan

    I pretty much just hang out on DCO, and as the official website, it’s probably no surprise that they delete anything hateful pretty quickly. As most Cook fans seem to view DA as DC’s “other” younger brother, people are pretty aggressive on DCO about flagging anything bad.

    I don’t hang out on any of the unofficial websites, but I have some trouble seeing the folks at david-cook.org (or “the dash” as they’re calling themselves these days) putting up with that sort of thing.

  • LK08

    Davidx2- You are right that the nasty stuff goes both ways. I wouldn’t worry about it affecting the Davids’ friendship. I know for sure that David Archuleta has been very mature about the “stuff” that happens. He has said many times that it is part of the business. They will be fine.

    Trina- I know David A is in the age range of Miley and the Jonas Brothers, but he doesn’t fit any more than Cook does in the Disney crowd. There is a reason he turned down an offer to be in High School Musical 3. Oh well, I expect the Disney thing is part of the AI winner gig. I guess the exposure is good anway. It is too bad it is on Christmas day.

  • wordnerdarchie

    Oh well, I expect the Disney thing is part of the AI winner gig. I guess the exposure is good anway. It is too bad it is on Christmas day.

    But it’s good that this gig is taped several weeks earilier, so Cook will be having time off during the holidays. He deserves it. LOL.

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