Idol Headlines for 12/16/08

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CAROLING WITH CHIKEZIE! A Q&A

There’s a general rule in the entertainment industry that unless one is truly exceptional (Cher, Madonna, Charo), one has to earn the right to be called by a single name.

Many American Idol contestants who are barely known outside their local food courts, however, have flouted that rule before disappearing back to obscurity and, let’s hope, finding their other name.

Not so Season 7′s 10th place finisher Chikezie. He dropped the “Eze” but never dropped out of sight, due to his short but memorable stay on the show, his Luther Vandross-esque vocals and his gloriously boffo version of The Beatles’ I’ve Just Seen A Face.

Palm Beach Post

‘American Idol’ Producer: Paula’s Job Is Not In Danger

But Idol executive producer Ken Warwick — on a conference call with reporters this afternoon — insisted that Paula’s job has never been in danger and made it sound as if the powers that be will do whatever is required to keep her on board: “There’s never been any discussion that we would want to get rid of Paula. Even if there were people in production that didn’t like her. And Simon’s one of them. He bobbles in and out. He dislikes her one minute, he loves her the next. But the truth is, we’ve never had a discussion of, is her job in jeopardy? No, it’s not! America loves Paula. She’s an integral part of this program. And as far as I’m concerned, I hope she’s there until the day it comes off the air. End of story.”

Zap2it.com

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

‘American Idol’ Producer Insists Season-Eight Adjustments Aren’t ‘Panic Changes’

“Wherever we can, we wanna change things up a little bit,” he said. “We felt that in doing the 12-and-12, that by the time we got down to the final eight, we’d been living with these kids for eight weeks already. If any of them didn’t have fantastic characters, it got a bit boring.”

One of the biggest complaints about the old system was the placing of contestants into groups and only allowing two from each set to advance. What if there were more talented people in one group than another? Warwick said that problem has been remedied by allowing three from each group into the finals instead and bringing back the judges’ wild-card picks.

“It’s fairer than it was in the past in that three are going through instead of two, so there’s less chance of us missing somebody,” he insisted.

MTV.com

‘American Idol’ tweaks hit format for 8th season

Changes are coming to “American Idol” when it returns in January, including a return to “wild card” finalists picked by the show’s judges and less airtime for memorably bad auditions. But don’t expect the show to abandon its affection for untalented contestants, executive producer Ken Warwick said Monday.

Failing to include them would mean, “I would have a pretty boring show on my hands and it wouldn’t be honest,” Warwick told a telephone news conference. The majority of those who tried out in Puerto Rico, for example, weren’t very good, he said.

Fox’s hit talent contest will open its eighth season with a two-night, four-hour premiere on Jan. 13-14 from 8-10 p.m. EST, the network said.

Associated Press

Talent to get more time on “Idol”; Abdul’s job safe

“American Idol” will focus less on early auditions and give more time to performers who make it to Hollywood when the top-rated U.S. television talent show returns to the air in January, producers said on Monday.

Since its inception in 2002, “American Idol” has produced bona fide stars such as Kelly Clarkson, country singer Carrie Underwood and Oscar-winning singer/actress Jennifer Hudson.

Warwick added that producers had tweaked the format slightly for the new season “to make it more interesting.”

Reuters

Jingle Ball’s speedy pace a pity and a mercy

The best thing about KDWB’s annual Jingle Ball, which filled the Xcel Energy Center with 13,673 screaming fans Monday night, was the rapid-fire pace.

Across the four-hour St. Paul show, a half-dozen acts performed sets ranging from 15 to 30 minutes apiece, providing a breezy snapshot of pop music in 2008. Alas, the brevity meant the good (terrific multi-platinum sexpot Rihanna) and the bad (shrill New York dance artist Lady GaGa) whizzed by at a nearly equal clip.

Twin Cities

Z100′s Jingle Ball 2008: In Which Ne-Yo Makes Us Believe In Pop Again

So, Friday night was the 2008 installment of Z100′s end-of-year-fest known as the Jingle Ball, and while this year’s lineup didn’t have any guaranteed swoon objects like last year’s Jonas Brothers fest, the lineup was nowhere near the crapfest that was Zootopia. Kanye West and Ne-Yo and Rihanna (and even Leona Lewis and David Archuleta, to a lesser extent) made me realize that while the ever-shrinking beast that is “pop music” certainly has its problems in 2008, its high points can still bring smiles to faces and twitchiness to butts.

Idolator

No. 54: David Cook Beats David Archuleta On “American Idol”

The long-term effect of “The Rocker” beating “The Really Sweet Kid Who Is Nevertheless Possibly Controlled Via Wires by His Incredibly Creepy Father” on American Idol last May is probably minute to negligible; at this point, no one’s going to confuse Idol for a “star maker” of any real sort. (Never mind Taylor Hicks’ travails; third-place finisher Syesha did a single with Boney James, for Pete’s sake.) As for the show itself, the whispers wondering how long it can last have been getting louder and louder. (Maybe we’ve just tapped all the singing talent in America alreadyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ has anyone considered that?) At this point, though, David Cook’s victory may be most memorable for inspiring this clip:

Idolator

WICKED Cast Visits FOX’s The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet 12/18

The performance is in recognition of Broadway’s Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 10, the annual holiday music CD which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The two-disc special 10th Anniversary Edition of Broadway’s Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Volume 10 offers 36 original and traditional holiday songs.

In addition to 26 new recordings by stars and casts from virtually every show on Broadway, including the premiere of an original song by Elton John, “Cold Christmas,” recorded by the cast of Billy Elliot, there also are highlights from Vols. 1-9, with the voices of Antonio Banderas, Harvey Fierstein, Idina Menzel, Bernadette Peters, and Andrà ©a Burns, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Longoria, Nick Jonas and American Idol’s Constantine Maroulis and Ace Young. Also performing on this year’s CD are Rosie’s Broadway Kids, young students in the performing arts program founded by Rosie O’Donnell.

Broadway World.com

The Sleigher: Broadwayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure

What it is: The casts of Broadway shows from this year and years past doing Christmas songs, va-va-voom-style, with proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares, an organization that raises money and makes grants for AIDS-related causes.

The lump of coal: The Sleigher considered shooting himself every time the next song on this CD came up on his iTunes, so his dislikes are not definitive here. That said, heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll go for the 2006 recording of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Hanukkah Songà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  by the cast of The Wedding Singer, in which soloist and American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis attempts to wring soul out of a song in which no soul is available. Maroulis is not necessarily mistaken in this approach: One of the Sleigherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s favorite Christmas records is A Partridge Family Christmas Card, in which David Cassidy tries to infuse à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Jingle Bellsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  with the spirit of Otis Redding. Somehow thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s charming, though. This is not.

NBC Washington.com

Mandisa ‘It’s Christmas’ Review

Even though I’ve never watched a complete episode of the hit music show, “American Idol” yes, I’m the one person who hasn’t, that’s how I first heard about Mandisa.

One of the deejays on the local Christian radio station was a fan of the show and would often talk about this great singer on the show who was a Christian. The person that they were talking about was Mandisa. From what I’ve read she made it into the final rounds of the show in the 5th season and thought by many should have won that year.

Breathecast

PETA praises Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood has won praise from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has released its annual à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“In/Outà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  List for 2009.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Sexiest Vegetarianà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Carrie Underwood, who hails from Checotah, has been dubbed à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“in,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  while à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹realà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ (oblivious) girlà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Jessica Simpson has been ruled à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“out.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Fur foeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Eva Mendes is on the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“inà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  list, while à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“fur-flaunterà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Eva Longoria is listed as à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“out.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Not suprisingly, convicted dog fighter and former NFL quarterback Michael Vick is on PETAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“outà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  list, while Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“in.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

NewsOK.com

Mullen Readies USO Tour to Central, European Command Areas

Musician Kid Rock and comedian Lewis Black have signed up for another hitch. The two entertainers will headline a United Service Organizations tour to bases in the Central Command and European Command areas of operations. The men will accompany Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the trip, leaving tonight. Officials cannot release the exact schedule because of security concerns.

Kellie Pickler, a country singer who shot to fame on the TV reality show à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  also is along on the trip. A North Carolina native, Pickler has performed for troops in Iraq before.

emilitary.org

Leonard Cohen To Net A Million?

Leonard Cohen could become  £1 million (about $1.9 million Canadian) richer before the new year.

The Canadian singer, songwriter and poet is set to collect  £1 million in royalties from the U.K.’s X Factor television show because the Canadian Idol-like program’s three finalists à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Alexandra Burke, Eoghan Quigg and boy band JLS à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  have recorded their own versions of Cohen’s “Hallelujah” as a single. One of them is expected to hit the top spot on the U.K. singles chart over Christmas, which means it could sell a million copies and downloads.

More than 105,000 copies of Burke’s version of “Hallelujah” have been downloaded since Sunday, which makes it the fastest selling download ever in Europe. Burke is the favourite for the Christmas #1, since she’s currently at the top of the overall internet sales chart as well as the iTunes and HMV.com charts. Physical copies of the single will be available in the U.K. on Wednesday.

Chart Attack

Hallelujah: From Alexandra Burke to Jeff Buckley – Listen to the top ten versions of the Leonard Cohen classic

Say what you like about Simon Cowell when he picked Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah as X Factor’s Christmas tune he chose one of the genuine jewels of 20th century song.

LEONARD COHEN
The writer’s original version will remain a case study for singer songwriters for years to come. His vocal grows as the song does- from a shy sidestep to a lion roar . And listen to the female chorus. If that isnt the sound of Angels singing I dont know what is.

Mirror.co.uk

The X Factor

In a moment of grace that could be taken for humility, Simon Cowell concluded Saturday night’s six-month search for a new recording star with a thank you. The X-Factor à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“was not everyone’s cup of teaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , the producer-judge admitted, but he wanted to thank à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“everyone who had watched it, voted for it and everyone who has written about ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

This may be the only time that the press, sections of which have carried X-Factor stories daily for weeks, has been publicly acknowledged as the x-factor in a programme’s success. But Cowell knows on which side his bread is buttered. The headlines last week may have been all about a near-riot at a JLS gig in Croydon, the contract that contestants had to sign banning them from bad-mouthing Cowell à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“anywhere in the solar systemà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and how only  £150,000 of the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“million-poundà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  recording-contract prize would line the winner’s pocket – but they were still headlines.

Times Online.co.uk

ETA:

Survey: ‘American Idol’ judge Simon Cowell more famous than God among British kids

We all remember the outraged public response to John Lennonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 1966 comment that the Beatles had become bigger than Jesus.

American Idol judge Simon Cowell might want to keep that in mind before he responds to the results of a recent survey of British children in which they rated him more famous than God or the Queen.

New York Daily News

 
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  • amy123

    Hey MJ,

    Just making sure you received these videos that I emailed to you. Carly Smithson sang a set of three songs at the Footlocker National Championships awards ceremony on Saturday night. This is the event where she sang the National Anthem earlier in the day. The video is a bit fuzzy and shaky but the sound is good. Here are the links :

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyVKMuYzE24

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF9IUxwHBYc

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

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx0HzUAAR0U

  • ozarka

    Best Songs of 2008 (AOL Music)

    1. Katy Perry, ‘I Kissed a Girl’
    2. Lil Wayne, ‘Lollipop’
    3. Coldplay: ‘Viva la Vida’
    4. Leona Lewis, ‘Bleeding Love’
    5. Pink, ‘So What’
    6. Taylor Swift, ‘Love Story’
    7. Beyonce, ‘If I Were A Boy’
    8. David Archuleta,’Crush’
    9. Kid Rock, ‘All Summer Long’
    10. Chris Brown, ‘With You’
    11. Usher, ‘Love in This Club’
    12. Nickelback, ‘Gotta Be Somebody’
    13. Flo Rida, ‘Low’
    14. Rihanna, ‘Disturbia’
    15. Jesse McCartney, ‘Leavin’
    16. Jordin Sparks, ‘No Air’
    17. Metro Station, ‘Shake It’
    18. Kardinal Offishall, ‘Dangerous’
    19. Pussycat Dolls, ‘When I Grow Up’
    20. Miley Cyrus, ’7 Things’
    21. Jonas Brothers, ‘Burnin’ Up’
    22. Kanye West, ‘Love Lockdown’
    23. Danity Kane, ‘Damaged’
    24. Paramore, ‘That’s What You Get’
    25. Mariah Carey, ‘Touch My Body’

    Congratulations to David Archuleta and Jordin Sparks!!!! :thumbup_tb:

  • tinawina

    I can live with every song on the AOL list except “Lollipop”. Lil Wayne? Really? Even “Low” is catchier than that. Blech.

    But yeah, congrats to the Idols. LOL.

  • SashaB

    I don’t think Paula’s going anywhere. She’s a trainwreck that draws media attention and eyeballs to news/web pages. Idol producers seem to want and appreciate a certain buzz factor that she brings. Paula keeps AI in the headlines even on hiatus. It is hard for me to imagine that a machine as ruthless and Draconian as AI couldn’t keep Paula silent if they really wanted her to. They could write something into Paula’s contract, similar to what is written on the contestant’s contracts. Paula’s an employee of AI, not a free agent, so I’m sure her agent and AI have negotiated her salary and contract to the letter. I see Paula and Randy as cheesy/gong show part of AI the TV show – and Simon and Kara are the more legitimate voices, but are just as cartoony in that cheesy way. Makes for a fun show. Look, even Reuters featured Paula in headline over the AI8 changes.

    —-

    MJ, Rodney Ho interviewed DC before the Atlanta Q100 show:

    http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/idol/entries/2008/12/16/1216_david_cook.html

  • SashaB

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

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Producer Insists Season-Eight Adjustments Arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Panic Changesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

    For some reason, I found that extremely funny because…well…I think they are. Anyway….

  • abbysee

    Wow, even as others try to deride idol and all of it’s successes, they keep chugging along. Kudos to David and Jordin. I suspect that they will have other songs on that list in the years to come. Maybe even a duet?

    Paula stays put. It’s not just her histrionics that I would miss though. I think her connection to the music, that even though she doesn’t always articulate it well, is what makes her a valuable asset to this show. I tease my kids, that Paula and I share a heart because it seems the same songs that reduce her to tears do it for me too. I think she just needs to bring more of the den mother/cheerleader, than tabloid fodder Paula this year.

    The mirror article on Halelujah added nothing to our discussion here the other day, that is until I read this part:

    Dispensing with the careful piano and drafting in a stinging guitar part Dylan’s brilliantly slurred and stretched vocal both celebrates and violates the song. The live version on Youtube was recorded live onstage in 2002.

    Bwahhaha x 1000

  • tinawina

    Gwen, did you think that was a direct response to what mj said? LOL. That was the first thing I thought, Even though I know I was probably wrong.

    I still don’t know how to feel about what that British girl did to Hallelujah. I mean… Simon… do you even understand what the song is about? At least Jason appeared to understand the spiritual/musical aspect of it, he just ignored the sex. That girl is just seeing a chance to belt onstage. A gospel choir with palms outstretched? REALLY? Ugh.

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

    Gwen, did you think that was a direct response to what mj said? LOL. That was the first thing I thought, Even though I know I was probably wrong.

    I did, indeed. That’s why I thought it was so funny. I imagined Warwick snooping around here, reading what she wrote. Heh. Idol done jumped the shark. Heeeeeeeehe. That could very well be true.

    Gosh, I hope this season isn’t a huge bore.

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Video of David with Lady Gaga is doing Rounds

    Poor David Archuleta.

    He’s trying so hard to be nice, but this is sooo painfully awkward and uncomfortable.

    And although it’s great that she’s hanging out in the top 10 on Itunes with her dance track, “Just Dance,” why on Earth should we care about Lady Gaga? Anyone, anyone?

    P.S. What an unfortunately appropriate name.

    Correct me is I ´m wrong but I though Archie ´s album was already released in UK, this blogger sair it will be out until March:

    http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/David Archuleta Crush-6621.html

    Crushà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is the brilliant debut single from 17 year old David Archuleta. David is already a huge star in the US where he was placed second on Forbes List of Breakout Stars of 2008.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Crushà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ debuted at No.2 in the Billboard charts and went on to sell over a million downloads.

    David Archuleta was the runner-up on the 2008 season of American Idol, his debut album à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹David Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, entered the Billboard 200 at No.2 with first week sales of almost 200,000, making it the fastest selling debut album by an American Idol contestant.

    It will be released in the UK on 2nd March.

    David Archuleta is from Murray, Utah, a town outside Salt Lake City. He came to national attention and captured the hearts and imagination of a nation with several show-stopping performances on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Ok this is really funny:

    VIDEO: Lady GaGa and David Archuleta, Together at Last!

    The Almighty has one seriously twisted sense of humor.

    An ice storm ravaged the Northeast on Friday, knocking out power in more than a million homes throughout New York and New England.

    And yet somehow, Mother Nature’s wrath spared New York radio station Z100′s Jingle Ball concert on Friday night, thus allowing Lady GaGa and David Archuleta to appear in the same room, resulting in one of the most awkward exchanges ever committed to video.

    Twenty-two-year-old “Poker Face” singer GaGa (born Joanne Stefani Germanotta) and 17-year-old American Idol alum Archuleta (born under a bad sign) both performed at the concert. The electronica diva and the scruffy-mopped crooner hit it offà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ sort ofà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ backstage and, well, did this:

    Whoa; that’s some white-hot eroticism between those two. Put yourselves on Hook-Up Alert, people; these guys will be engaged before the year is out. Bank on it.

    And they are still covering his blogs:
    David Archuleta: Jingle Ball is a Big Deal

  • weareallinnocent

    …his debut album à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹David Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢, entered the Billboard 200 at No.2 with first week sales of almost 200,000, making it the fastest selling debut album by an American Idol contestant.

    Um, NO, right?

    Who wrote that? Wasn’t he #10 or so for American Idol contestants’ first week sales?

    What am I missing?

  • soundscene

    ^^ Blogger-reporters get facts wrong all the time–it’s a tiny blog-like publication. I wouldn’t take it too seriously.

  • primeminister

    Has it been confirmed that Kelly Clarkson’s single coming out on January 10th?

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

    Josiah Leming posted a bulletin on his myspace…

    Subject: update

    Body: hello ladies and gents ( :

    i’ve been wicked busy lately, which keeps me away from the computer!

    however it also means much is being done!

    the 2009 album “Theysay” will be out in march!

    i’ve just about got it finished, hopefully it will be complete before christmas.

    If you haven’t yet heard the EP, i suggest you buy or illegally download it! ( :
    (learning to appropriatly pay for the things you enjoy in life will make it much, much sweeter, but it’s your call)

    anway, happy holidays.
    don’t drink too much

    see ya next year!

    josiah

  • mac

    the 2009 album à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Theysayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  will be out in march!

    Can’t wait for Josiah’s album. I will definitely be buying it. I really liked his EP. I hope the 4 songs that were on his EP, won’t all be on his album again.

    I am really surprised that Jordin’s “No Air” wasn’t higher up on that AOL list. I mean, it was a HUGE hit. Didn’t it reach #2 on the radio? and sell over a million copies? And Jesse McCartney’s single “Leavin” reached #1 on the radio and was also a huge hit. I wonder what their criteria was?

  • cheese

    Yay! Thanks for the Josiah update. I was starting to wonder about his release date. I hope Warner Bros. promotes it! I hope he doesn’t put all of the EP songs on the album, but I’m guessing that “Theysay” will probably be on there.

    How does a list of the “best” songs include anything by Pussycat Dolls or Kid Rock? I’m guessing that “best” means popular in this context?

  • amy123
  • ozarka

    Vh1′s Top 100 Videos…

    1. Crush à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ David Archuleta
    2. Light On à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ David Cook
    24. Spotlight à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Jennifer Hudson
    81. Feels Like Tonight à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Daughtry
    90. What About Now à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Daughtry

    Congratulations to our idols!! :thumbup_tb:

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    ^Go Idols…. Thank You Ozarka

  • ozarka

    David Archuleta’s music will be on the Radio Disney Jams 11 album coming out January 27th! You can pre-order it from Amazon.com.

    Product Description
    Your favorite songs from Radio Disney are available in one place…the all new Jams 11 album features the ultimate collection of top hits from today’s hottest artists plus exclusive tracks. Featuring music and videos from top artists including: Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, David Archeleta, Mitchel Musso and more!

    Album Cover

    The song titles and videos that will be on the album have not yet been determined.

  • Trina

    TV Guide’s Biggest Moments of 2008
    They pick DC winning as #6 but the clip is more like a David vs. David recap.

  • BigNLiddle

    They just used “time of my life” for the biggest loser finale :)

  • frogcooke

    lol at this:

    So it’s the end of the year, which means infinite best-of lists from under-qualified scribes around the globe. In other words, a perfect way for the “Primetime in No Time” team to waste time! But what should we count down? We thought about best shows, but that’s like naming your favorite kids. (The oldest one, by the way.) We recounted the most overused words and phrases on “PiNT” (“literally,” “apparently,” “in the end,” “ouch,” “David Archuleta,” etc.), but no one really cares about that. And then it hit us. If there is one thing we are actually kinda, sorta experts on, it’s reality TV. I mean, can anyone really say they have watched as much reality TV as we have?

    http://tv.yahoo.com/slideshow/384/photos/1

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Product Description
    Your favorite songs from Radio Disney are available in one placeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦the all new Jams 11 album features the ultimate collection of top hits from todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hottest artists plus exclusive tracks. Featuring music and videos from top artists including: Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, David Archeleta, Mitchel Musso and more!

    IÂ ´m gonna say this is good…thanks for posting

  • http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=587900002&ref=name cruzceleste

    Jennette McCurdy: I Love David Archuleta!

    iCarly cutie Jennette McCurdy took a break from her busy schedule to update her MySpace on Monday.

    The 16-year-old actress updated her fans on everything from her upcoming CD to David Archuleta. She writes, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The photoshoot [for my CD] finished a little later than expected, so my mom and I went over to my publicistà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s house so I could do my LIVE FANS OF DAVID CHAT! It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!! I started at 7pm and the chat went til about 8:30pm, but the time passed so quickly! It was a blast to answer the questions and see the comments coming in and everything. It was an honor to be able to talk about David Archuleta, who I respect so much! GO BUY HIS CD!!! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m gonna buy some of my friends his CD for Christmas because his music is so great à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦. you should do the same!!!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    WHAT ARE YOU going to get your friends for Christmas?

  • KTINTN

    Taylor did a Podcast interview today & mentioned that he will be on AI this season to promote his new album now coming out in March (still mixing and ect) He also gave his thoughts on the new judge Kara; he’s written w/ her b4 & the Paula fan suicide.

    http://blog.mix971.net/mixmorningshow/

  • elisad

    This is going to be super random… FOX ordere 13 episodes of Glee, which might fill the post-American Idol slot. It’s an hour-long musical comedy, produced by Ryan Murphy(Nip/Tuck), a potential partner for Idol(what does that mean…). I love RM and am still bitter his Pretty/Handsome wasn’t picked up by FX, which was co-produced by Brad Pitt! Hopefully this one will last…

  • dancingqueen

    Saw the idol Christmas show last night – cheezy and quite entertaining! A few bum notes by David & Diana – Kim & Chikezie were spot on. Chikezie & David Hernandez kicked ass on a duet of Little Drummer Boy, and Chikezie mentioned after the intermission, that he had been on the phone with his peeps and Universal is going to sign him.

  • frogcooke

    He recently admitted in an interview with David Archuleta: “Casting was really easygoing, and Kristen (Stewart) is also very cool, but at the same time there is something very, very serious about her.

    http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/celebrity/robert-pattinson/kristen-stewart-is-too-serious-for-robert-pattinson.html

    kind of a weird name mention in a twilight article… I dunno whats up with that…

  • ruru