Idol Headlines for 12/10/07

Hmm….Patti turned down Paula’s job because she didn’t want to be mean and cancel out performers? Interesting….wasn’t Patti a substitute judge one time? You know these entertainers say anything. She may have been “in the running” but turned it down? It may not have been offered to her.
And isn’t Paula the sweet one who doesn’t criticize and be mean to contestants?
I wonder who’s judge seat Patti was supposed to sit in? (Simon’s?)

Just checked out yesterday’s news and saw Taylor would be in the Philippines next week and at Asian Idol. Great for his fans there and the same mall thing that Elliott did. Did any of his fans know about this? Taylor’s “crack” team seems to have taken over his publicity.

NOLA – from yesterday’s thread about Toby – I downloaded that song from itunes. Every time I have my ipod plugged into my speakers and that song comes on, my kids are like “what is that?”. LOL

jpfan – I just heard about it this morning. But I don’t really frequent fan sites. I just check them out once in awhile, so I’m not sure if this info was common knowledge or not.

Kat is really getting into the Christmas spirit. Lots of holiday performances for her.

Bringing over from posting by Purplesmile at 12:34a.m., 12/10/07

Taylor Hicks is coming to Manila!!!

Yay! He will reportedly have a show at the Greenbelt Mall (beside the Glorietta Mall where Elliott performed on September 22 – and which later exploded :s) on December 18, which appears to also be courtesy of the Ayala group that brought Elliott here.

Another chance to ba a fan girl! Am I lucky or what? ;D

Oh, I also loved Marty Casey on Rockstar!

19 purplesmile
Dec 10th, 2007 at 1:07 am
Yes, pj. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m stoked! I really hope ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s true. There had been no promo (or even news) about Taylorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s visit until today so weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re a little confused, too. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re only surmising that since heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be in nearby Indonesia in that period, he (and the promoters) took the opportunity to have him swing by Manila.

Of course, I am hoping he would be doing a (musical) show and not just be parking cars here (which, come to think of it, is not at all improbable since the customers of that mall are, after all, mainly the Manila rich and famous who can afford the fees of a stateside parking attendant)à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦lol ;D

20 purplesmile
Dec 10th, 2007 at 2:44 am
Ok, it must be true. I found a half-page ad on a major newspaper (Philippine Star) here. It features a photo of Taylor (from the album cover series), says à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Taylor Hicks Liveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (in the album cover font), and gives the following schedule:

Glorietta
December 18, 2007
7:00 p.m.

Greenbelt
December 19, 2007
8:00 p.m.

TriNoma
December 20, 2007
7:00 p.m.

There will be meet and greet sessions after each show. I can probably make it to the first two shows since those malls are located only a couple of blocks from my office. Yay!

Seeing two Idols I like within the span of three monthsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦just wow!

And I bet Daughtry will be coming here next year, too. Woohoo! This Idol junkie is happy. ;D

Looks like the real deal!

Looks like the real deal!

It’s the real deal. This is the promo ad that came out today on the Philippine Star -

Taylor Promo

Err, this might be snark material right here – two of the venues are called the Glorietta 4 Park and the Greenbelt 3 Park…LMAO ;D

RE: Taylor Coming to Asia

Yes, He’ll be rocking at ASIAN IDOL on Dec 16th in Jakarta,
Indonesia.

Here’s the link to the official website of ASIAN IDOL

http://www.theasianidol.tv/index.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Idol

This event is big. There are potentially 200 Million viewers of this event.

As for Taylor swinging to Manila, after that, there seems to be little advertisement from the Ayala Malls ( management of the malls that Taylor is supposed to be performing in ).

This Philippine music fan seems to have heard the news though:

http://gerry.alanguilan.com/

He says :

Yes! 2006à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s American Idol (and no ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not Chris Daughtry) TAYLOR HICKS is coming to Manila to perform at the Glorietta in Makati from December 18, 19 and 20, 2007!

And to whoever you are, thanks very VERY much in advance!!

Purplesmile says
…….And I bet Daughtry will be coming here next year, too. Woohoo! This Idol junkie is happy. ;D

Wonder how difficult it is to get that wallet chain through airport security? :lol_tb:

Don’t recall Patti LaBelle ever being on Idol…

LaBelle says she turned down à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ job
…she turned it down because she didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want to be mean. …

That didn’t seem to be a problem for her in April…

Patti LaBelle No Idol Worshipper
http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/30028/
Thirty million people watch American Idol. But not Patti LaBelle. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Not anymore,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  she said at last weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s GLAAD Media Awards gala. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not good! The people that they let on, they should never let them out of their house. Theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re pitiful! They should never leave home, theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re so bad. Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s be real. I havenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t watched it for two years.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  She does pay attention, though. LaBelle says sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a fan of Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, and Clay Aikenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“people who can bring it, people who can sing.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  For the rest, she has but one morsel of advice: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Girl and boy, shut up!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

As an addendum to the Taylor Hicks Asian Idol performance, I have to say that I am quite disappointed at the Official Taylor HQ. That site is supposed to be the main place where fans go to to get the latest info on Taylor’s appearances.

They have FAILED to report any news about this Asian performance. All these news we’ve been getting came as a result of his fans digging and sharing news worldwide.

RE: Patti Labelle

One of her hits was performed by Idol wannabees during the auditions ( a montage of would-be contestants singing LADY MARMALADE ( some badly out of tune )).

Here’s a photo of the Advertisement for Taylor Hicks’ performance in Manila :

Taylor Ad

From the Taylor Boogie board:

A Filipino musician named Bobby Taylo will be the bass player for Taylor Hicks’ 3 night performance in Manila (3 different venues in the city of 10 million). See his blog here :

http://bobbytaylo.multiply.com/calendar/item/10018

edited

purplesmile: “Err, LBB, I think I just posted that link (to my photo) upthread. LOL ;D”

LOL – I’m sure Taylor fans are just so excited to see any “new” headlines they can’t contain themselves. I’m holding my breath ’til our lovely blogmistress gently steps in.

Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a photo of the Advertisement for Taylor Hicksà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ performance in Manila :

Taylor Ad

Err, LBB, I think I just posted that link (to my photo) upthread. LOL ;D

Anyway, here’s a clearer copy (which I stole from a friend) of that very same promo material:

http://thumbsnap.com/v/KO0TNuWU.jpg

*edited again because, apparently, the crime of stealing does not pay LOL ;p

Taylor Hicks blah blah blah….what? Hey! We have some nice malls here in the USA, Tay! Real purty ones here in Texas, even! I am sure some sort of stage arrangement could be made for ya.

Well, enjoy him, Philippines. Maybe you all will give him the love he isn’t getting here. :unsure_tb:

RE: Patti Labelle

One of her hits was performed by Idol wannabees during the auditions ( a montage of would-be contestants singing LADY MARMALADE….

Patti Labelle recorded Lady Marmalade????

Patti Labelle recorded Lady Marmalade????

Yep, it was a #1 single for her back in the 70′s.

HDD with 18.15% reporting:

10 BLAKE LEWIS ARISTA/RMG 13,307
11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 13,222
24 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 8,013
34 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 6,026

Congrats to Elliott for making Vibe’s list of the top 44 songs of 2007. “Wait For You” came in at number 42.

The Vibe list is primarily African American artists. The only other white artists I saw on that list were Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke. That’s a pretty select crew.

This might already have been posted, but for those who don’t know, according to Wikipedia :

Do I Make You Proud is being used as the Asian Idol anthem that will be held this year in Indonesia.

Slezak from EW weighs in today on Blake’s Video

Who wants to bet I spent more money on groceries at Trader Joe’s last night–one that doesn’t stock alcohol, by the way–than the total budget for Blake Lewis’s “Break Anotha” video? The sad part is, I really dig this song, but clearly, the folks at Blake’s label have him pegged for the clearance bin by Valentine’s Day. Rated T, for tragique!

Latest HDD:
NOW IN: 33.44%

9 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 39,003
– 12 BLAKE LEWIS ARISTA/RMG 28,742
18 23 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 19,442
37 25 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 17,501

Blake and Elliott’s One Word video both. :flush_tb: Is making a cheap but decent video that hard?

LOL, Slezak. It’s incredible that Blake’s video got the college film student treatment (or maybe that’s what he was going for, since he’s “Bringing 80s Back”).

Doesn’t his record label have any money?

Oh, poor MJ. ::prays::

Hey, I watched VH1′s Top 20 Video Countdown and guess who was No. 1. Bo Bice’s “Witness.”

Ken Barnes has posted a lot of info about year end radio charts. (Radio year is over already, I guess.) To sum it up, Daughtry, Carrie and Elliott had a great year. Daughtry is actually the #3 artist after Akon and Justin Timberlake across all formats. He did better than Kelly Clarkson last year. Lots of numbers there for the numbers people.

Idol probably had its best radio year ever in 2007.

To summarize Ken’s post:

2007 Final Artist Standings:

3. Daughtry
12. Carrie
36. Elliott
56. Fantasia

2007 Top Songs (all formats):

8. “It’s Not Over” (Daughtry)
10. “Home” (Daughtry)
18. “Before He Cheats” (Carrie)
22. “Wait For You” (Elliott)
61. “When I See U” (Fantasia)
74. “Over You” (Daughtry)

2007 Mainstream Top 40 Artists:

3. Daughtry
16. Elliott

2007 Mainstream Top 40 Songs:

6. “Wait For You” (Elliott, peaked at #4)
10. “It’s Not Over” (Daughtry, #1 for 2 weeks)
24. “Home” (Daughtry, peaked at #3)
31. “Before He Cheats” (Carrie, peaked at #9)
39. “Over You” (Daughtry, peaked at #4)
75. “Never Again” (Kelly)
98. “Over It” (Katharine)

2007 Urban Artists:

11. Fantasia

2007 Urban Songs:

4. “When I See U” (Fantasia)
87. “Hood Boy” (Fantasia)

2007 Urban AC Artists:

6. Ruben
7. Fantasia
18. Jennifer

2007 Urban AC Songs:

4. “When I See U” (Fantasia, peaked at #2)
10. “Change Me” (Ruben, #1 for 8 weeks)
11. “Make Ya Feel Beautiful” (Ruben, peaked at #6)
19. “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” (Jennifer, peaked at #3)

2007 Christian AC Artists:

17. Mandisa

2007 Christian AC Songs:

18. “Only The World” (Mansida, peaked at #6)
30. “Home” (Daughtry)

jersey
Dec 10th, 2007 at 8:07 am
NOLA – from yesterdayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s thread about Toby – I downloaded that song from itunes. Every time I have my ipod plugged into my speakers and that song comes on, my kids are like à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“what is that?à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . LOL

LOL
Tell ‘em you had to be there!

Wonder how difficult it is to get that wallet chain through airport security?

I didn’t see it when they visited the Oval Office.
Now if he would have just dressed properly.

Hot rumor: Idol will do Idol Gives Back again this year.

Ladybug
Dec 10th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Taylor Hicks blah blah blahà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.what?

Hey, Bugster!
My pc was so full of Taylor Hicks stuff, it was about to puke.
I decided the other day to wipe all of the Taylor pics, videos, etc. and wipe, I did. I figure, I can find anything I want to know or see about him online.

Sorry, Tay Tay; but the time had come……..

Hot rumor: Idol will do Idol Gives Back again this year.

Although I applaud what they were able to accomplish in terms of raising money, I really hope, if they do it again, it is done as something separate from the normal show this year.

For no particular reason, but just find it interesting to see the Idols shift positions and increases at HDD as the results come in:

18.15%
10 Blake 13,307
11 Carrie 13,222
24 Daughtry 8,013
34 Jordin 6,026

33.44%
8 Carrie 39,003
12 Blake 28,742
23 Jordin 19,442
25 Daughtry 17,501

50.64%
9 Carrie 61,258
10 Blake 60,232
25 Jordin 30,306
31 Daughtry 26,280

neonorange
Dec 10th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Patti Labelle recorded Lady Marmalade????

Yep, it was a #1 single for her back in the 70à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s.

Well, knock me over with a feather! I am old–should have known this. Guess I am TOO old now! Thanks

Hot rumor: Idol will do Idol Gives Back again this year.

From where?

Elliott did an interview with an Atlanta radio station today. Here’s the transcript:
May go to Angola in Feb….for diabetes…AI will be doing Idol gives back there at the same time…may hook up

That’s all I got.

Angola (also known as “The Farm”) is the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Ladybug
Dec 10th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Taylor Hicks blah blah blahà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.what?

Hey, Bugster!
My pc was so full of Taylor Hicks stuff, it was about to puke.
I decided the other day to wipe all of the Taylor pics, videos, etc. and wipe, I did. I figure, I can find anything I want to know or see about him online.

Sorry, Tay Tay; but the time had comeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Awwww. NOLA! :confused_wp: I have a bunch of DVD’s somewhere. Somewhere around here … labeled Taylor. Nothing left on my computer anymore either.

Yes indeed. You can find everything about him online which is pretty much … well, ahh … nothing.

Waitin’ on that acoustic album, Taylor.

I think I heard Taylor and Blake will put out an acoustic album of standards.

Elliott said he’s going to France, Germany and Angola so I assume he meant the country in Africa. It could all be b.s. but I called it a rumor. Doesn’t Idol announce their theme nights before the Season starts?

I think I heard Taylor and Blake will put out an acoustic album of standards

Duets, I presume? Could be interestng…competing woo’s and v-v-v-vocal entendres? :tongue1_tb:

Des, I also find the shifting HDD numbers interesting. I can’t imagine the final results being too far off (in either direction) from the HDD projections from this weekend, though.

I think I heard Taylor and Blake will put out an acoustic album of standards

I heard that Taylor WILL be getting a video, finally. It has a budget of $150 and will feature a giant pink stuffed unicorn.

Loved the 2007 Ken Barnes posting. The idols rolled this year!

Saturday, January 26

Palm Night 2008 6:00 p.m. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ 12:00 a.m.
Palm Night is The Family Center’s annual gala to raise funds to support our fight against child abuse and neglect. Since 2000, Palm Night has raised over $3.7 million for The Family Center and its programs.

Each February, Palm Restaurant Charlotte closes its doors to the general public to provide free lobster and steak dinners to guests for Palm Night. This year, Taylor Hicks will perform live. This black tie affair will also include live and silent auction items.

http://www.coolpeoplecare.org/event/2008/01/26/palm-night/

2007 Urban AC Artists:

6. Ruben
7. Fantasia
18. Jennifer

2007 Urban AC Songs:

4. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“When I See Uà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Fantasia, peaked at #2)
10. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Change Meà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Ruben, #1 for 8 weeks)
11. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Make Ya Feel Beautifulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Ruben, peaked at #6)
19. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“And Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Telling You Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m Not Goingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (Jennifer, peaked at #3)

Hmmm, Go Ruben!

“NOLA says: I think I heard Taylor and Blake will put out an acoustic album of standards”

Blake squashed that rumor. Apparently Clive Davis is so impressed with A.D.D. that he wants Blake to appear with Daughtry — the show to be named We 2 B-Shorty.

hahahahahaha julie

Apparently Clive Davis is so impressed with A.D.D. that he wants Blake to appear with Daughtry

YES! That needs to be a live performance! Where can I get tickets?

Two hot drummers, two hot lead singers… it might be too much for this fangirl to handle.

Don’t get too excited, Sarah. I’m not sure the rumor is true. After all, Blake has more in common with Taylor (musically, that is… they both love the funk). But with Taylor you get a hot keyboardist, so you can still be a good fangirl! And Kent is adorable!!!111!!!!

Katharine’s version of O Come All Ye Faithful available on Itunes tomorrow:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20165309,00.html

I can’t wait to have a remastered version of this song for my ipod- it’s my FAVORITE Katharine recorded song.

B-b-b-b-b-but PJ — with the Blake/Chris combo you get two “energetic” bass players with RAWKING hair do’s. The mohawk do (one of the J boys) and the pink/koolade hair dude (don’t know his name)!

j/k :cool2_tb:

FYI, Blake is the lead-in – out music for MNF…Break Anotha’……(my ears)….

BTW, according Ken Barnes’ USA Today column on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary charts for the year ending 2007; JTFTW by Taylor Hicks, comes in at #47.

LOL, Julie… pink hair guy is the guitar player, Johnny Nails. He sends out informative emails.

Nostradamas, I had heard that Blake is being featured on MNF, but I don’t get ESPN, so didn’t post it. I hear they also featured the song Chris Rich co-wrote, “Whatcha Got 2 Lose.”

Too bad your ears are bleeding. I’m jellus.

Nostradamas – do you not have a mute button on your remote?

But with Taylor you get a hot keyboardist, so you can still be a good fangirl! And Kent is adorable!!!111!!!!

This is true. Hmmm. Possibilities, possibilities.

I guess someone thought I was playing a joke about ESPN doing a small promo spot during the Saints game last evening, ’cause my post disappeared. It was true. When they returned from halftime, his single was playing and the NFL announcers had a little chat about him. One had never heard of him, and the other was explaining that he was the 2nd place runner up to Jordin on AI.

I found it surprising that Blake would find his way to ESPN.
The announcer even said Blake Lewis was the “Monday Night Artist.”

Sorry if I offended anyone.

I guess someone thought I was playing a joke about ESPN doing a small promo spot during the Saints game last evening, ’cause my post disappeared.

What? I didn’t delete any posts yesterday… It must have been the gremlins. .