Idol Headlines for 12/22/12

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Carrie Underwood performs at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL.
Fantasia Barrino performs at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, TX. via American Idol

Lee DeWyze performs an online Stageit.com show tonight at 9 pm ET. A portion of proceeds will be donated to fund cancer research. Buy your ticket HERE.

Keith Urban Shares How He Used to Spend Christmas as a Kid – For most young children, there is nothing more euphoric than Christmas morning. Waking up early is a requirement. Flying down the steps to tear open presents is also a given. Country superstar Keith Urban was no different than your average, Christmas-loving kid while growing up in Australia. The singer revealed how he spent Christmas mornings and how he was the personal alarm clock of Mom and Dad Urban! The singer/guitarist told CMT Radio that “I have a great image of getting up early and jumping on my parents’ bed and getting them up. Of course, you go and tear into your presents and then it’s done – and it’s like 8 in the morning.” – Read more at Taste of Country

Photo Flash: First Look at Justin Guarini, Lauren Molina, Jill Paice and More in Bucks County’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – Bucks County Playhouse presents It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. Performances are currently running through December 30th at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below!

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play features Doylestown resident Justin Guarini (“American Idol”, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, American Idiot) as “Jake”, Garth Kravits (The Drowsy Chaperone) as “Harry/Jazzbo”, Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages, Sweeney Todd ) as “Lana”, Jill Paice (Curtains, The 39 Steps) as “Sally”, and Kevin Pariseau (Legally Blonde) as “Freddie”. Additional cast members of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play will be announced shortly. – See the photos at Broadway.com

Carrie Underwwood CBC Q Interview

Simon Cowell Hints At Plans To Sign Fifth Harmony – After Tate Stevens’ glorious victory, Simon spoke about his plans for the other contestants, saying that Emblem3 will be signed. Now, it looks like Fifth Harmony is going to get a record contract too. Phew! “There is such a market now for this girl band I believe, I think where there’s boybands there’ll be girl bands. We may have someone who can fit that gap!” said Simon. – Read more at Hollywood Life

 
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  • YankeeFan08

    It wouldn’t seem like these artists make all that much money from these StageIt shows, but it can’t be much different than performing in a small venue like many of them do where 100 or 200 tickets are sold for $10 or $15.  By the time the artist pays the overhead, band members, travel, etc., there can’t be much left for them to put in their own pocket.

  • Nadine_Bitch

    Female First UK Best Albums Of 2012 : #8 @adamlambert ‘s Trespassing “An outstanding pop-rock album ” http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Best+Albums+2012-270439.html8) Adam Lambert – TrespassingWhile
    traditional pop may not have turned out too many barnstormers this
    year, Adam Lambert’s second album is a massive statement from the
    American Idol runner up, with Trespassing being an absolute barnstorming
    effort.The album might have made the headlines by being the first
    album by an openly gay singer to top the Billboard 200 in America, but
    Trespassing should be on more people’s radar’s for purely musical
    reasons.An outstanding pop-rock album that revels in what it is and deserves to put Lambert in the upper echelons of the genre.

  • http://twitter.com/TarheelShari Sharon S.

    That site is definitely pro-Adam.  It also cited “Trespassing” in an earlier story this month, “Five of the Best Albums of 2012″:

    American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert shows with his sophomore album that
    he is something much greater than ‘just the guy who nearly clinched the
    win’. Pop fans rejoice, because Adam does something brilliant with this
    album that not many before him have managed to do. Blending a whole
    host of genres together without straying too far from his usual sound,
    the entirety of the album remains fresh throughout. Peaking at number 16
    on the UK album chart, he proved he’s a force to be reckoned with, but
    with the high quality of songs throughout the album, we can’t help but
    feel like he really should have done better.

    http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/five+best+albums+of+2012-269293.html

  • DragonFly

    To me, I guess 40% of a “goodwill” tip to the artist is not to my liking.  People are tipping the artist.

  • Nadine_Bitch

    Yeah.

    And check this one out:

    Flecking Records has announced the winners to their Flecking Records “Of The Year” Awards 2012. (Flecking Records is based in the UK)

    Readers voted for these awards and Adam Lambert won the following:

    -Male Musician Of The Year

    -Male Star Of The Year (Lady GaGa won Female Star Of The Year)

    -”Never Close Our Eyes” won Song Of The Year

    -Male Twitterer Of The Year

    -Sexiest Male Of The Year

    -Male Fashion Icon Of The Year

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PSHFTD4YV3QOE3INABJUXZSWMU hillstreetblooz

     You’re right – doesn’t mean that being a solo singer with some success is off the table.  Sheryl Crow is one example… she was a backup singer to Michael Jackson, so anything is possible, though not always probable… I’m just saying that the odds for the kind of solo success Allison’s talent may warrant, based on opinion and/or preference, are not in her favor… same as anyone trying to play pro basketball or football or any professional level sport… some folk ain’t gonna make it past a certain level, some will stay on the edges making a living, some will end up somewhere in the middle, a scant few will get to star or superstar level… the meme round here is as long as folk are happy doing what they love, and managing to make some kind of a living, it’s all good, right? She’ll be a’ight.

  • girlygirltoo

    I don’t think that is Allison singing backup to Cassadee. I never got a clear look at her in the video, but that backup singer was way taller than Allison is (who is only about 5′ tall, even in heels she wouldn’t be as tall as that background singer looked).

    Also, if she was going to be on Leno, even singing backup, why wouldn’t see have tweeted about it, so her fans could see her? Todrick Hall was very excited about singing background stuff on the XF…he tweeted a couple of times about it.

    Of course, if it does happen to actually be Allison, there’s nothing wrong in being a background singer. You can make decent money doing it, not to mention connections. Melinda Doolittle was a background singer when she went on AI S6 and several of The Voice’s contestants, such as Amanda Brown this season, work as background singers.

  • elliegrll

     

    I’m just saying that the odds for the kind of solo success Allison’s talent may warrant, based on opinion and/or preference, are not in her favor

    I think that they are more in her favor if she continues to work in the industry as a backup or session singer, and record demos than if she just competed on a reality show.  At her age, those in the industry are going to be more impressed by the idea that she’s working her way up the ladder, than by the idea that she got her big break from being on a tv show.

  • HMc

    nvm

  • HMc

    I thought the artist got a 100% of the tips from the stageit shows. I got this idea from James last show where Heidi said the band got most of the money from the show. 

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PVEFG2TOUIXSROKUSO2O2DOWWE Taylor

    Someone mentioned that Kris raised 15,000 for Music Empowers, when he first did one of these concerts, but as the Director for MEP said, they were given around 7,500, which means that Stage It took a large chunk of the money.

    What a racket. Taking 50% of the proceeds raised for a charity is questionable. It would be better, for the charity, if people sent the money straight to the organization.

  • DragonFly

    “I thought the artist got a 100% of the tips from the stageit shows. I got this idea from James last show where Heidi said the band got most of the money from the show.”

    Glad you recalled Heidi’s tweet—I remember that now.  Maybe it was a trial run/1st show extended benefit???  More will have to bring what they know.  I was posting to others impressions here that 40% of tips was fact.  

  • elliegrll

    Not really, since fans were never told that 100% of the money spent on the show was going to the charity.  And while I’m sure that most, if not all of the fans support music education, their awareness of this particular organization is due to Kris’ involvement with them.

  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    I thought the artist got a 100% of the tips from the stageit shows. I got this idea from James last show where Heidi said the band got most of the money from the show.

    “Most” is correct, but it doesn’t mean all of the tips.

    StageIt’s FAQ states:

    How much do I make?

    –The short answer is 60% of the Gross is paid directly to the Performer; 40% of the Gross is collected by Stageit to cover expenses and overhead. The answer from the legal department is below.

    –You make 85% of all tickets & tips after expenses; StageIt takes a 15% distribution fee. (A portion of your proceeds is used to cover direct expenses like bandwidth, composition licensing, and credit card transaction costs.) We want to make sure that as much of the proceeds as possible goes to our artists so we are working hard to keep expenses down. But under no circumstances will expenses associated with shows ever exceed 25% of the total proceeds from any performance. In other words, we will cover all direct expenses over 25% of total proceeds and if expenses dip below that amount then we will pass that on to you, the artist. There is no charge to use Stageit as we front all of the costs.

    Always go straight to the source — they usually have to disclose basic facts.

    As an aside, this is no worse than the typical revenue split at a live venue, where the artist’s expenses are likely to be a lot higher.

  • RustySax

    Nobody’s mentioned it, but that was one of the BEST interviews of Carrie Underwood I’ve seen in quite awhile.  The jock actually asked intelligent questions – not the normal fluff – and Carrie’s answers were thoughtful and on an equal level.  Interesting the way she gracefully skirted some issues yet still left you feeling like you got an answer.  Good job!

  • MellyPer1692

    It is Allison. A pic is on her Facebook page.

  • Axxxel

    so maybe Adam should just move to and live in Great Britain… LOL.

  • Axxxel

    Yeah true… if being a back up singer is the beginning of a new career for Allison, then I hope that one day she will be a back up singer of a big star…

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