Idol Headlines for 11/25/08

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Hudson suspect has hearing today

William Balfour, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s brother-in-law, is to appear today before a review board that will determine whether he will remain behind bars while police investigate the Oct. 24 slayings of her mother, brother and nephew. Balfour, 27, is a suspect but has not been charged. He was jailed after the killings for allegedly violating parole on a 1999 conviction.

Chicago Sun Times

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

It wasn’t the first time that David Cook had been back to L.A.’s Nokia Theatre since he won season 7 of American Idol there last spring. But performing at the American Music Awards pre-show on Sunday still brought out the jitters. “I actually get panic attacks whenever I’m in a five-mile radius of this place,” he told EW.com following his two-song set in the courtyard, a stone’s throw away from the Idol finale showdown stage. “It’s home to one of the most nerve-wracking moments in my life.”

Archuleta, for one, said he’s content with his album’s performance. “I’m quite comfortable with second place,” he quipped. “Right behind Taylor Swift is not a bad place to be.”

Entertainment Weekly

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

JC Chasez on Working With David Archuleta

Hollyscoop caught up with JC Chasez on the red carpet to get the scoop on his cameo with David Archuleta.

What can we expect from the album? JC said, “I did the last song that was on his record. We did it very last minute, but I think the song is good. Working with him is amazing. He has such a strong feeling about who he is as an artist. I did background vocals on the song I did with him.”

Hollyscoop.com

David Cook – David Cook Bland anthems and ballads galore.

There is no question that Cook has a solid set of pipes but what he does with them is utterly bland. The bombastic ready for Top 40 prime-time production doesn’t add to the mix much, either. Producer Rob Cavello–a longtime Hollywood studio whiz who has a penchant for taking band and turning them into popular hit machines (he helmed Green Day’s Dookie, My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade, and has worked with The Goo Goo Dolls, amongst others)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ has instilled Cook’s 11 song opus with enough slickness to make it bona fide pop radio fodder without any questions or hesitations. Songs bleed into one another with little or no distinction between them, Cook often belting out the lyrics as if he were crooning on overdrive.

IGN.com

Jonas Brothers Wanna Make Music With Kanye

And speaking of collaborations, American Idol winner, David Cook, says Sarah McLachlan is on the top of his list. “I’m a huge fan of hers,” Cook said on the red carpet before the show. “I think we could do something very cool.”

He continued, “I think she’s here tonight. Maybe I’ll have to give her an elbow nudge or something.”

No word if he ever got a nudge in.

E Online

David Cook’s Mother on the Family’s Thanksgiving Plans

KANSAS CITY, MO — David Cook’s mother, Beth Foraker, told myfoxkc.com about a typical Thanksgiving at her house. But, this year is anything but typical.

For starters, the family usually travels to Indiana for Thanksgiving. But, this year, her son, American Idol David Cook is promoting his brand new album and he’ll be in Kansas City to light the Plaza Lights during the Thanksgiving ceremony. That means the whole family is coming home for Turkey day.

My Fox KC

‘American Idol’ Daily: Idol Nation invades the American Music Awards

The steady takeover of the music industry by “American Idol” was on full display Sunday night at the American Music Awards. “Idol” alums may not have taken home every last trophy, but Idol Nation has become the largest caucus to be reckoned with in any music conclave. Out on the red carpet was David Cook entertaining the fans, and presenter David Archuleta worked the rope line. Inside Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry and Jordin Sparks all awaited their respective envelopes, with Carrie taking home the Favorite Country Album prize, and Daughtry sweeping up the Favorite Pop/Rock Group. (Our colleague Stephanie Lysaght thought David A. was shortchanged on his rightful stage time.)

LA Times

‘IDOL’ H’WOOD ROUND-UP

Yes–he’s one of those Osmonds.

David Osmond, Donny and Marie’s nephew, is among the “American Idol” wannabes who’ve made it to LA for a shot at on-air stardom, according to mjsbigblog.com, which covers all-things-”Idol.”

Osmond, the son of Alan Osmond–one of the original Osmond Family singers and sib to Donny and Marie–is the lead singer for the “Osmond Second Generation” group.

New York Post

Idol Attracts Notables

According to the NY Post, David Osmond, nephew of Donny and Marie, made it through the first batch of eliminations. Michael Castro, brother dreadlocked “Idol” alum Jason Castro, is another superstar hopeful. Anna Kaelin, daughter of David Archuleta’s vocal coach, is also said to be in the running, and Miss New York 2008, Danni Roundtree, joins the ranks of newsworthy applicants hoping to compete for the “Idol” title.

Extra TV

Donny and Marie Osmondà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nephew, Jason Castroà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s brother made it to Hollywood

The semi-final rounds for American Idol 8 took place in Hollywood last week, which means ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s time for information about the contestants to leak out, including some quasi-familiar names.

Once again, a message board poster who goes by Joesplace has revealed more than 20 people who made it to Hollywood, and many others who performed in front of the judges at various auditions. (Last year, Joesplace revealed the top 24 after revealing the top 50.)

Reality Blurred

Prepare Ye: Godspell, with “Idol” Finalist Robinson, Begins Syracuse Stage Run

The Syracuse Stage production of Stephen Schwartz’s biblical pop musical Godspell, starring “American Idol” finalist Anwar Robinson, begins performances Nov. 25.

Syracuse Stage associate artistic director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj directs the freshly envisioned production that features choreography by Anthony Salatino. Godspell will run through Dec. 28.

Playbill.com

Rosie Hosts Benefit Gala, Dishes On New Variety Show

Rosie’s pal Clay Aiken expressed his support for Rosie’s show.

“I think that really we’re in a place in our country now where people need some excitement and some family fun and something to watch together to cheer them up,” Clay says. “And I think there’s no better person to do that than Rosie.”

The “American Idol” alum also tells ET about his new son, saying, “He’s doing well — we’re looking forward to our first Christmas together.”

ET Online

Clay Aiken’s Bubel/Aiken Foundation Raises Over $500,000 to Benefit Children With Disabilities at Gala Honoring the 2008 ‘Champions Of Change’

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Supporters of The Bubel/Aiken Foundation helped to raise over $500,000 at its recent gala honoring the 2008 “Champions of Change.” The inspirational evening was held on October 18, 2008 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center in North Carolina. The moneys raised will be used to provide children with disabilities the opportunity to play, learn and grow side-by-side with their typical peers.

The gala benefit celebration featured dinner and addresses by Foundation co-founders Diane Bubel and Clay Aiken. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in both a silent and a live auction in support of the Foundation’s programs. The night was capped with a special performance by Clay Aiken, including songs from his newest release On My Way Here.

PR Newswire

Jordin Sparks Turns Designer

American Idol season 6 winner Jordin Sparks is turning designer! Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s trying her hand in the fashion world by debuting a line of juniorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dresses
at Wet Seal. The line, called Sparks, will be available just in time for the holidays.

Jordin said in a statement, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I am so excited that Wet Seal and I have been able to create a line of clothing that will appeal to more girls than ever before! The holiday season is my favorite time of year, and I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t wait to see girls look cute, feel good and celebrate in style!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Hollyscoop

The X Factor and Leonard Cohen? Hallelujah!

It’s great news that this year’s X Factor winner will release a version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. It’s perfect for Diana, the best remaining contestant in this year’s series, and as well as being a tremendous tune it’ll make perfect sense as a Christmas number one, particularly with a ridiculous, glossy production and some choirs a-wailin’ for the big final chorus. Simple.

Except it’s not really that simple, unfortunately, because already people are banging on about the whole thing being deeply inappropriate, lacking in respect (at least one of the people who has sung this song in the past is dead. It’s very sad) and just, like, totally cheap and commercial, man.

Guardian.co.uk

Simon Cowell Bows To Britney Spears’ Diva Demands

When Britney Spears clicks her fingers Simon Cowell comes running – or so it’s rumoured as she gears up for the X Factor this weekend.

The pop princess is apparently back to her former bratty ways, demanding two Winnebagos and a private green room backstage.

The luxury motorhomes and chill-out area for Brit to change costumes even surpasses diva Mariah Careys requests for her appearance on the show two weeks ago.

Entertainmentwise

Cowell and ex talk five times a day

Simon Cowell’s ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour has revealed she still chats to her ex five times a day.

She also told Hello! magazine how the straight-talking X Factor judge, who doesn’t pull any punches with contestants, did not like arguing and would try to make her laugh instead.

Seymour also scotched rumours that multi-millionaire Cowell gave her a big cash settlement when they split up.

She told Hello! magazine: “I was horrified when I read that he’s supposed to have given me 10 million dollars or whatever. I was like, ‘Why?’ I’ve worked myself since I was 12 years old. I’ve always been very independent and I’m lucky that I still work like I do.”

Press Assoication

‘Dancing With the Stars’: The finalists perform

Dwts_7_10_1_p1 Tonight, our à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dancing With the Starsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  finalists -à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Lance Bass, Brooke Burke and Warren Sapp à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’- participated in a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“samba smackdown,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and we also got to see the much-anticipated freestyle round. We also got some early bonus filler, but donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t worry -à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll still have nearly two hoursà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ worth on Tuesday. Based on the judgesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ scores tonight, Brooke regained her position in the lead, with Lance and Warren tied for second. But nowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the time when the votes really count, fans, so Brooke is hardly guaranteed to capture the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“most reflective trophy in television,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as co-host Tom Bergeron described it. As an important aside, I should note that after recovering last week, whoever is styling co-host Samantha Harrisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hair went off his/her medication this week. Or perhaps he/she time-traveled back to the 1980s in New Jersey and couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t shake the experience when returning to the present.

LA Times

‘Dancing With the Stars’: The Final Countdown

It’s finals week, starring Brooke Burke, Lance Bass, Warren Sapp, and my favorite singer lady with the larger-than-ever jewels on her forehead! I love finals week for two main reasons. (1) The season’s almost over. You know I love me some fringe, and I currently sleep on a pillow of old fringed leotards I sewed myself, but enough is enough! I’m officially on DWTS overload. Hey, I’m allowed. At least it’s not week 2. Speaking of 2, (2) finals week marks the semi-annual return of giant disco balls as key props and graphics! I was basking in ‘em, from the rotating mirror-ball graphic featuring the three finalists’ noggins, to the extreme close-ups of the mirror-ball ”sculptures” flanking the judges’ table, to the big-screen images of balls the size of four entire Tom Bergerons displayed behind the real Tom Bergeron as he spoke! In the absence of a finalist I truly care about, this is the crap that makes DWTS most lovable.

Entertainment Weekly

Warren Sapp, a voteworthy dancer

I admit it.

If I was a “Dancing With The Stars” voter (and I’m not, really), Warren Sapp just might get my ballot. In Monday’s throwdown freestyle dance, when the final three couples could go crazy with jumps and lifts and were generally charged with dazzling the audience and the three dance judges, Sapp and his Aussie partner Kym Johnson threw themselves into a snappy series of hops, skips, jumps, throws, leaps, tippy-toe spins and had a generally good time.

In football talk Sapp played until the final buzzer.

LA Times

Video: Brooke Burke and Warren Sapp Prepare for ‘DWTS’ Finale!

Tonight starts “Dancing with the Stars”‘ big season finale — how did Brooke Burke and Warren Sapp prepare for the momentous occasion?

We were behind the scenes at one of Brooke’s last rehearsals, and also caught up with Warren as he went into a rehearsal. Hear what they have to say on how they’re preparing for tonight!

ET Online

‘DWTS’ Finalists Size Up The Competition!

ET’s Thea Andrews was backstage at tonight’s “Dancing With The Stars,” the first installment of this season’s finale. Find out how the remaining contestants feel about their chances as they go into the final show!

After tonight’s show the couple to beat is “Dancing” pro Derek Hough and celebrity contestant Brooke Burke, who received a perfect score after one of their performances this evening.

But the dancing duo is not counting out any of their competition just yet.

ET Online

Dancing Pros: Julianne Hough Quickstepped Off DWTS Too Hastily

Watch out, Bruno and Carrie Ann. Dancing With the Stars pros Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska have been judging Julianne Hough’s departure…and they feel her timing is off.

“I think she needs to be a little bit more careful about how she represents herself,” Mazo told E! News at the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at the Grove Sunday. “That’s her fan base. The last thing you want to say is ‘I’m not coming back.’ It’s an ultimatum.”

Hough told E!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Ryan Seacrest Thursday she is leaving the show “to focus on the music and, you know, kind of be taken seriously.”

But Sliwinska said she thinks Hough shouldn’t forget her roots. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I think that the show brought her up, the show is where she started. If I was her, I would be doing bothà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ dancing and singing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

ET Online

Julianne Hough Looking Forward to Life After Dancing

After becoming a household name on Dancing with the Stars, Julianne Hough is concentrating on the next stage of her career.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m actually going to take next season off and really focus on my music,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Hough told PEOPLE backstage at the 36th annual American Music Awards in L.A. Sunday. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Get ready for the next record, start writing, going on tour, [and] promoting this record.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

In fact, after Thanksgiving, Hough, 20, plans to go to Nashville to record and settle into her new place. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m so excited to go back,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Hough, who just bought a condo down South.

People

Julianne Hough Gets ‘Family’ Friendly

What do Julianne Hough, Jennie Garth and John Ratzenberger have in common besides “Dancing with the Stars”?

They are joining ET’s Mary Hart and a host of other celebs for the “2008 Family Entertainment Awards,” airing on Friday, Dec. 12 at 9 p.m. on The CW. The award show honors actors, actresses, producers, programming, and digital media that support quality family content.

Also turning out for the star-studded event are Blake Lively, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennie Garth, Derek Hough, Cody Linley, Leona Lewis, Camryn Manheim, Kaley Cuoco, Laura Ziskin, Phylicia Rashad and Michael Phelps’ mother Debbie Phelps.

ET Online

EXCLUSIVE: DWTS’ Lance Bass Takes Us Inside Tonight’s Season Finale

Lance Bass is keeping an exclusive diary only on Usmagazine.com about his experience competing on Dancing With the Stars. Here are his thoughts on tonight’s season finale.

WELCOME TO THE FINALE!
This journey has definitely been a difficult one for me à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ I’m physically, mentally and emotionally worn out à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but to know that all my hard work paid off makes me so happy! Being sent through to the finals first last week was such an honor and it just tells me that the judges really believe in me. It was the first time I thought to myself à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹wow, we could win this! Maybe it isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t just Brooke [Burke]à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s competition.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ I don’t really have any fears going into tonight.

US

Cloris is Back!

Cloris Leachman is making her return to “DWTS” with her usual bang! Check out her “Extra” Raw interview to find out the details of her recent illness — and what it’s like returning to the show.

Extra

FATONE THE CRITIC

JOEY Fatone is no fan of Kim Kardashian. The for mer “Dancing With the Stars” contestant was at the Borgata in Atlantic City for a private screening of the show this weekend. When asked who shouldn’t have been kicked off, Fatone told the crowd: “Toni Brax ton for sure. But . . . it’s not just about dancing. It’s about personality, too. And that Kim Kardashian, ugh, she has no personality at all. It was painful to watch.” He also said former his former ‘NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass (now in the finals) “can’t point his toe for [bleep] . . . he had to have two Red Bulls before doing the jive.”

NY Post

 
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  • itsalleternal

    Busy news day, that is for sure!

  • FolkFan

    A couple of things:

    (1) Scott posted an awesome first-hand recap in the AMA thread late last night—you had said that you wanted one to post a recap if you could, MJ, so I wanted to make sure that you saw it. [smile]

    (2) Here’s an about.com review of DCTR to cleanse your palate after the IGN review. Of, alternatively, you could just read the about.com one and skip the IGN one. You know, just giving out a couple of options….

  • elisad

    I love this… Cookie is really good at basketball (in that video).

    ETA: and Billboard Presents David Cook

  • weareallinnocent

    Thanks for about.com, FolkFan. I think I’ll go with door number two. LOL

    ETA: Awww, finally some love for Mr. Sensitive, even if only in a listing of top tracks! Cool~

  • sma11ie

    I love thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ Cookie is really good at basketball (in that video).

    That was a pretty nice shot at the end there, wasn’t it? Haha. Big improvement from what we saw in the behind the scenes clip of the Ford video at the beginning of the season, where the Idols were street kids playing basketball and DC had that unfortunate sweatband look. I just remember, he made some really dorky comment about how he used to play in HS, and how he’s gonna show off his skillz, and show his old coaches what they’re missing out or something. Also, I liked the random scooter.

  • cruzceleste

    Check out video of all the “Idol” moments at the infallible resource mjsbigblog.

    MJà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Big Blog helpfully sorted through the names, finding highlights including Jason Castroà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s brother, Michael Castro, and Donnie and Marie Osmondà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nephew, David Osmond

    Mj you got mention again… you go girl..

  • weareallinnocent

    Two shout outs in that LA Times article for mj! Great press continues!!

  • woo

    Michael Johns was at the NY premiere of the movie Australia, I think he went thanks to the invitation of fellow aussies Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. Michael was looking very handsome, first time I see him so dressed up ;)

    http://michaeljohnsonline.com/2008/11/25/new-york-premiere-of-australia/

  • cruzceleste

    From Hits Daily Double:

    LETà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢S GET PHYSICAL: The simultaneous release of Guns Nà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Rosesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Chinese Democracy at Best Buy and on iTunes last Sunday has caused havoc with the usual SoundScan reporting system (see related items below). In order not to separate out the albumà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“first-weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  sales into two separate charts, and under considerable muscle from GNRà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s label IGA, SoundScan has agreed to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hold the digital sales of any album which has a physical counterpart in order to accommodate first-week charting.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Any digital sales accrued during a period that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t match the initial reporting week of a physical release will be carried over to the tracking period of that release. No digital sales will be held for more than one reporting week though, with each request decided on a case-by-case basis. In other words, SoundScan will do what they damn well please. (11/25a)

    If I ´m reading this part the right way, I ´m not a natural english speaker, there will be no report of sales this week for G&R …. So that won ´t have any effect in Cook and Archie ´s ranking…

  • poporange

    Did someone bring up sports? Idols and sports do not mix. A fact is coledge coaches are probably not dredding passing him on his b-ball skill and he probably was not on thier radar even. . .If an idol wins one on one with a top 25 ranked starting player in coledge or holds his own agianst Steve Nash than he is great . Sports rant over from a sports nut.

    The bright side I am sure the Davids will be singing at some football event soon..Fox does show a few playoffs games..which will be a very great expeariance for them ….

  • FolkFan

    That’s my understanding as well, cruzceleste.

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

    Mookie Morris blogged about putting up a couple of demos on his myspace.

  • elisad

    Who’s Mookie? Oh… my favorite from last season. Nice~

    Did someone bring up sports? Idols and sports do not mixà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    That would be me. Oh he had a money shot, it mixed very well.

  • soundscene

    If I ´m reading this part the right way, I ´m not a natural english speaker, there will be no report of sales this week for G&R à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. So that won ´t have any effect in Cook and Archie ´s rankingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    GnR won’t, but Kanye, Ludacris, the Killers and other new releases will. There were a ton of albums that came out yesterday (this week everything came out a day early), so everything older gets pushed down in the rankings.

  • sma11ie

    do not mess with sports..

    These little clips are more amusing to see than, OMG so impressive! LOL. Besides, a clip of DC shooting a few baskets hardly qualifies as “sport” to me. Also, I brought up the Ford video where DC brought up his HS coaches as evidence of his dorkiness, not his b-ball prowess. If you saw the clip, you’d understand, BF was goofing off and being a self-deprecating idiot, not claiming to be Steve Nash, haha.

    But, that said, I’d LOVE to see DC play a celebrity baseball charity game. That’d be hot. Definitely not trying to compare him to anywhere nearing pro material, but he seems like he’d do pretty well for a celebrity, which is really the only fair comparison.

  • gingerly

    Did someone bring up sports? Idols and sports do not mixà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦David C singing yes and a fact is coledge coaches are probably not dredding passing him on his b-ball skill Daivd C probably not on thier radar even. . .If an idol wins one on one with a top 25 ranked starting player in coledge or holds his own agianst Steve Nash than he is great . Sports rant over from a sports nut.

    And what does that take away from his nice long shot? I don’t think he’s trying to make it in the NBA. Oh and running in cowboy boots? Not so much.

  • FolkFan

    I think that all of those, plus GnR will be reported next week, soundscene. The real question was whether GnR would get added into the report for this week, given that it went on sale on Sunday.

  • Kirsten

    In other words, SoundScan will do what they damn well please.

    Grrr. Me like rules. Me no like SoundScan re-writing the rules on an ad-hoc basis.

    I grumbled mightily last year when BB/SS retroactively change the rules for The Eagles (before then, albums released to a single vendor were not eligible to chart on the main charts). I wouldn’t have minded so much if they changed it the week before, but the week after?

    If crazy Axl Rose wants to release his album on a Sunday, he should have to deal with his first week numbers being split in two. If you want the first days numbers to be included to pump up your first week totals, release on a Monday (like Kanye did yesterday).

    BTW, from the first day estimates, if they had included GnR’s Sunday sales in this week, it doesn’t look like they moved enough units to challenge Cookie, but they would have passed Archie by.

    I’m also annoyed at the Grammy’s for letting Beyonce be elligible this year when her songs were not released by September 30th. I do not like one set of rules for the “Big Guys” and another set for everybody else.

  • itsalleternal

    New American Idol album now out: compilation of 11 contestants and a group (with all seasons represented), à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Christmas 2008à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ³ .

    Track listing:

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

    Has anyone got it yet? I heard it is available in most retail stores.

  • poporange

    Delted..

  • soundscene

    I think that all of those, plus GnR will be reported next week, soundscene. The real question was whether GnR would get added into the report for this week, given that it went on sale on Sunday.

    Ah, yeah, I misunderstood. My mind is already into the current selling week–not last week’s selling week (which ended Sunday).

  • sma11ie

    In order not to separate out the albumà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“first-weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  sales into two separate charts, and under considerable muscle from GNRà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s label IGA, SoundScan has agreed to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hold the digital sales of any album which has a physical counterpart in order to accommodate first-week charting.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Any digital sales accrued during a period that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t match the initial reporting week of a physical release will be carried over to the tracking period of that release. No digital sales will be held for more than one reporting week though, with each request decided on a case-by-case basis.

    I’m so confused. Are they only carrying over digital sales from Sunday, or the physical ones from Best Buy as well?

    Also, it looks like not just Kanye, but The Killers, and a bunch of the other new releases came out a day early this Monday to take advantage of the Thanksgiving week, which makes sense… my question is this: why don’t all new releases come out Mondays to include that extra day, since sales are tracked Monday-Sunday?

  • FolkFan

    As I understand it, the week moved to Tuesday to avoid shipping problems that can occur for something that is supposed to be available starting on Mondays. They didn’t want situations where people showed up at stores on Monday, looking for a CD, and it wasn’t there.

  • ozarka

    E! News did an exclusive interview of Archie on the set of his AOL sessions. They also showed clips of his performance. So apparently they do exist and will probably pop up soon. Jive is probably timing its release to coincide with the radio adds of the second single.

  • itsalleternal

    Interview with Chris Sligh after a benefit concert in Culpeper, Virginia for a big fan killed in a car accident on her way to one of his concerts…

  • Kirsten

    Final HDD numbers are in (there was like one major update today):

    – 1 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 505,593 –
    I AM… SASHA FIERCE
    – 2 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 320,187 –
    DARK HORSE
    – 3 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 283,446 –
    DAVID COOK
    1 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 209,513 -65%
    FEARLESS
    – 5 IL DIVO COLUMBIA 154,496 –
    PROMISE

    ….
    2 11 DAVID ARCHULETA JIVE/ZLG 62,914 -65%
    DAVID ARCHULETA

    …
    26 46 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 20,884 -12%
    JENNIFER HUDSON

  • hypertwink

    Yay Cookie! I’m so happy I’m about to cry.

  • Layla

    283,446 for DC!!!!!
    Wow! That is bloody amazing. What a great opening week for our boy. I am so happy for him- he deserves it.

  • gabam

    283,446. Nice. Is that more or less than Taylor Hicks sold his first week?

  • serenade

    283,446. Nice. Is that more or less than Taylor Hicks sold his first week?

    Just looked it up. Less by about 15K, more or less.

  • Kirsten

    Just looked it up. Less by about 15K, more or less.

    If the numbers, hold (HDD numbers can be high or low), here is where Cook will sit on the two lists:

    Winner Stats:

    1. Ruben – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Soulfulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Dec 9, 2003) – 416,569 (# 1)
    2. Carrie – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Some Heartsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (November 15, 2005) – 314,549 (# 2)
    3. Taylor – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Dec 12, 2006) – 298,199 (# 2)
    4. Kelly – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Thankfulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (April 15, 2003) – 297,000 (# 1)
    5. David – “David Cook” (Nov 18, 2008) – 283,446 (#3)
    6. Fantasia – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Free Yourselfà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (November 23, 2004) – 239,389 (#8)
    7. Jordin – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jordin Sparksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (November 20, 2007) – 119,119 (#10)

    Overall Top 10:
    1. Clay – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Measure of a Manà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ (Oct 14, 2003) – 612,859 (# 1)
    2. Ruben – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Soulfulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Dec 9, 2003) – 416,569 (# 1)
    3. Carrie – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Some Heartsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (November 15, 2005) – 314,549 (# 2)
    4. Daughtry à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (November 21, 2006) – 303,677 (#2)
    5. Taylor – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Dec 12, 2006) – 298,199 (# 2)
    6. Kelly – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Thankfulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (April 15, 2003) – 297,000 (# 1)
    7. David – “David Cook” (Nov 18, 2008) – 283,446 (#3)
    8. Fantasia – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Free Yourselfà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (November 23, 2004) – 239,389 (#8)
    9. Bo – à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Real Thingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (December 13, 2005) – 226,976 (# 4)
    10. Jennifer Hudson à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jennifer Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (September 30, 2008) – 217,185 (#2)

  • gingerly

    Considering how the market has gone, when you account for that, David will have the 3rd best debut. I couldn’t be happier for him. What a great accomplishment!

  • Michelle

    Well, goodness knows none of the other winners have lived up to Ruben’s storied career after that debut week. (sorry Ruben fans)

  • smartcookie

    Just behind Kelly and just ahead of Fantasia is not at all a bad place to be, especially considering how terrible record sales have been and how much they’re down. What is it, 24% over this time last year and 30-some% over this week in 2006? That’s huge.

  • FolkFan

    Nice to see DC holding his own on that list, especially given the downturn in the music market.

  • leome

    Just a sweet little thing
    From Pop culture nerd (includes a Cook picture)

    8:11 p.m. The show is finished and David Archuleta makes his way through the crowd. He goes backstage and spies David Cook. They hug.

    5:02 p.m. Outside the greenroom, a production assistant misidentifies Chris Daughtry as Dave Cook. Luckily, this happens out of Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s earshot. UPS!

  • Michelle

    Nice behind-the-scenes article, leome.

    5:02 p.m. Outside the greenroom, a production assistant misidentifies Chris Daughtry as Dave Cook. Luckily, this happens out of Daughtryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s earshot.

    Oooooops! :D

  • mac

    According to AllAccess, Light On was added by WHTZ (Z100). Woohoo. That is huge! Pretty good for the Little Boat Anchor that could.

  • Kirsten

    According to AllAccess, Light On was added by WHTZ (Z100). Woohoo. That is huge!

    And in other news, Obama was elected president! (j/k…pssst…it was huge news yesterday).

    Pretty good for the Little Boat Anchor that could.

    I cannot be shamed on this subject.

  • Barbariba

    Roadrunnerà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Nickelback ride the Dark Horse to #2, with 320k, followed by 19/RCA/RMG American Idol winner David Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s self-titled debut at #3 and Columbiaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s natty crooners Il Divo, who show Promise with a #5 bow and 154k, giving label chief Steve Barnett and his gang two of this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Top 5 and three in the Top 10

    According to HDD, David will debut at #3.

  • FolkFan

    Possibly bigger news is that, according to a DCO’er, Z100 has spun LO four times today. Not a bad start….

    That Pop Culture Nerd blog was cute.

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    Here are the LO adds from All Access:

    WHTZ-FM New York (#1)
    WKSS-FM Hartford (#50)
    WAEZ-FM Johnson City (#101)
    WVSR-FM Charleston, WV (#183)

  • May

    Congratulations to Cook ! 283,446 is awesome! As for the Z100 add..I guess I’m a little late to the party because that’s news to me too! I’m kind of surprised they added him. I remember one of the managers or DJs on Z100 making a comment a few weeks ago about Light On not being the kind of music suited to their station (can’t remember the article though). One more station cookified. :cool2_tb:

    And speaking of collaborations, American Idol winner, David Cook, says Sarah McLachlan is on the top of his list. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a huge fan of hers,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Cook said on the red carpet before the show. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I think we could do something very cool.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    LOL, Cookie is certainly not shy about what he wants. I’ve been hoping for a Brandi Carlisle/Cook duet but I think Sarah M would be even more amazing. He really shouldn’t tease us about those things.

  • Jocelin

    The music industry is in such sad shape. Someone told me that the top 10 last year this week were much higher collectively. I think he said they were all over 90-100k. I think it’s a fairly easy calculation to make that the Davids’ cds would have put DA at 220k and DC at 340k in a more genial time.

    I thought Cook would come out about 260k and that HDD overprojected by 20k like they did last week. I am surprised by how on target their revised projections were this time around.

  • FolkFan

    Vibe-raters has DC ranked #1:

    A.I. Winner debuts #3 this week with self titled album! Adds this week: Z100, WKSS, WAEZ. #2 Most Added week at HAC, charting #14. Top 30 bound at Mainstream going 310. Video impacting now! TV: Performed American Music Awards Red Carpet Live 11/23, more on deck. Press: Blender and RS. CD in stores now. Mgmt: Simon Fuller and Iain Pirie/19 Ent.

    DA is ranked #2:

    A.I. runner-up, teen favorite, still seeing major Top 40 love! Top 15 at HAC going 135, Leaders: Z100, B96, KIIS, Y100, WBZW, XM Top 20 on 20 & more! Video: Added MTV Hits, Music Choice, VH1, The N. Video now available at iTunes. Massive TV/Press upcoming. Mgmt: Jeff Archuleta

  • soundscene

    ^^ Yeah, DA was #1 for a couple of weeks. I assume they switched them to coincide with Cook’s album release.

  • soundscene

    E! News did an exclusive interview of Archie on the set of his AOL sessions. They also showed clips of his performance. So apparently they do exist and will probably pop up soon. Jive is probably timing its release to coincide with the radio adds of the second single.

    Thank goodness he sang the new single (ALTNOY) even though it wasn’t going to be the second single at the time it was filmed.

  • wordnerdarchie

    Has anyone reported this information yet?

    ARTISTS & RADIO HONORED AT 2008 NEW MUSIC AWARDS

    Los Angeles, CA U.S.A. – {sys_fulldate:)}} – Leona Lewis,
    Brad Paisley & Maroon 5 have been honored along with
    independent favorites Starfish & Coffee, Will Peppers,
    Tom Savell & other recording artists for New Music Weekly
    magazine’s 2008 New Music Awards. The event held
    Saturday, November 22nd at the Avalon Theatre in
    Hollywood, California U.S.A. also honored radio stations,
    program directors & record labels.

    The complete list of winners are:

    Top40 Single of the Year:
    Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl”

    Top40 Male Artist of the Year:
    David Cook    ………….(snip)

    Country Female Artst of the Year:
    Carrie Underwood

    Source

  • elisad

    ^He won but TOML didn’t? Awww… Yes! LOL.

  • soundscene

    Billboard print article about DA’s debut (a scan).

    CLICK HERE

    Apparently, he has 1.4 million total digital sales. What that is comprised of, they don’t say. About 1 million is for Crush. Is the other 400K for the final week of Idol downloads? (The ones that were allowed to chart). Or is it international sales of Crush?

    The article also talks a little about Jive’s future strategy and getting him on a “proper” tour in 2009. Very positive article. Nice that Jive acknowledges that he’s gotten past just his Idol fanbase now–and I really think he has. I think his second week sales pretty much proved that first week sales weren’t Idol first-week frontloaded sales.

  • Jabkmc

    Thanks Lisa! Great article.

    Sorta on topic…

    Apparently I have to purchase two more Archie CDs and one more Cookie CD. I requested and received Christmas lists from three of my six nieces and nephews (haven’t heard from the other three yet). Oddly, the 16 year old nephew and 14 year old niece want Archie CDs. The 12 year old niece wants Cookie’s. LOL.

  • CathyMK

    David Cook was just on Jimmy Kimmel. He was filmed on the Red Carpet at the AMAs. He sang Jingle Bells with Guillermo. (Sorry, no clue how to spell Guillermo!) He played a ukelele!

    My daughter is in heaven- the Jonas Brothers and DC on the same show again! (And, yes, we’re night owls. One of the benefits of homeschooling.)

    Uh oh. Now Guillermo is trying to play the Davids off each other, telling each of them they’re his favorite. Will he never stop flaming the fan wars? ;0)

  • Jabkmc

    Cathy – that stuff on Kimmel was so cute!

    Also – I’m behind in reading the threads so apologize if its already been mentioned..but I noticed that Cookie’s AOL sessions are up on YouTube if anyone wants to grab them… in case they disappear.

  • Lu

    TPTB have got to be thrilled after AI7. It looks like they may have two bonafilde stars. I really like both Davids and wish them both loads of success. Finally, TPTB got their male winner that may actually hit it big.