Idol Headlines for 1/23/09

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JUST ANNOUNCED

DAVID COOK. 8 p. m. March 13. Seneca Niagara Events Center, Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel, Niagara Falls. Tickets are $35 to $55 and go on sale at 3 p. m. today. (box office, Ticketmaster).

Buffalo News

‘American Idol’ champion Cook to sing at Wartburg

The 26-year-old, who went on to win that competition, will entertain fans next month at a Wartburg College concert. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m. Feb. 23 in the school’s Neumann Auditorium.

Student tickets for the Cook concert are $5 and go on sale Monday in the Neumann Auditorium lobby. Seats for community members cost $15 and will be available starting Wednesday.

WCF Courier

Excerpt: ‘Dancing to the Music in My Head’

I think that part of the reason they ran us so ragged was to emotionally strip us. They wanted to see what we could do when we were at our most vulnerable. If our nerves were right at the surface, that could lead to onstage meltdowns, or offstage drama, either of which would lead to better ratings. Also, they wanted to see how we could handle the pressure of having twenty-five hour-long commitments in a twenty-four-hour day. None of us knew if a successful (or even semisuccessful) career in the music industry would be that difficult, but at least we’d be prepared.

ABC News

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

Hispanic Viewers Again Crown ‘American Idol’ as Most-popular Show, Followed by ‘CSI’, ‘The Mentalist’

Mightier than any broadcast of NFL playoffs, more powerful than any situation comedy, stronger than the nightly news, American Idol’s Season Eight has started and immediately claimed the top ratings among all English-language shows watched by U.S. Hispanic viewers.

With its broadcast of the singing competition, Fox network seized the top two spots on the 10-most-watched programs for the week of January 12-18. American Idol’s Wednesday telecast attracted 1.8 million Hispanic viewers and earned a 8.4 rating, while Tuesday garnered a 7.0 rating and 1.7 million fans, according to numbers released by the Nielsen Media Group.

Hispanic Business

‘American Idol’ Hopeful Joanna Pacitti Has Long Music Biz Past

With her model-worthy looks, the 24-year-old singer got her first big break when she joined the cast of “Annie” on Broadway at age 11 and played 106 performances in the iconic title role. But that experience led to her first brush with career disappointment, when, according to her IMDb bio, she was cut from the 20th-anniversary edition of the show by directors because she’d developed bronchitis. Her mother sued producers for $50 million over the firing, reportedly settling out of court. Barbara Walters covered the controversy on “20/20″ in 1996, and it became fodder for a skit on “Saturday Night Live” the next year, with Cheri Oteri playing the role of Pacitti.

MTV

American Idol Contestant Under Fire For Being Good At Singing

Joanna Pacittià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s life is like a fairy tale – a slightly crappy fairy tale with no magic thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually sort of boring.

But a fairy tale nonetheless. Joanna Pacitti starred on Broadway as a child, sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sung songs for several terrible movies and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been romantically involved with one of the worldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s least famous men. And now Joanna Pacitti is through to the next stage of American Idol.

And everyone hates her. Joanna Pacitti shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t be on American Idol, they say, because sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s already a great singer. And we all know that American Idol is about terrible singers like Taylor Hicks.

Hecklerspray

Deciphering The Lyrics to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Wannabe Leneshe Youngà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Ode To Cincinnati

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the kind of story à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  producers canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t resist ending an audition show with. An 18-year-old African-American girl from a small Midwestern town who has grown up moving in and out of shelters comes in and wows the judges with her infectious smile and, even better, an original ode to her city.

MTV

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ contender Joanna Pacitti under fire

Joanna Pacitti has starred on Broadway, recorded an album for Geffen records and has dated a former professional winner of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Dancing With the Stars,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  but she still felt she needed to give her career a boost by auditioning for season eight of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idol.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Pacitti came under fire when it was revealed she was allowed to audition and was put through to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢sà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Hollywood round on Wednesday nightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s show.

MSNBC

“American Idol” Professional Pause

I know that for a lot of wannabe singers, “American Idol” is the easiest way to get your name, face and voice out into the mainstream. But considering this is a competition to find the country’s best undiscovered talent, is it fair to have contestants in the running who have previously had record deals?

While it’s no secret that previous seasons have featured singers who failed to make it big on their own — last year Carly Smithson, Michael Johns and Kristy Lee Cook had all admitted to having record deals at one time or another — and the rules simply stipulate that a contestant can not currently have a contract with a label, I wonder if this rule creates an uneven playing field.

NY Post

“American Idol” Lets It Slide In The Bluegrass State

Yesterday, two pieces of distressing American Idol-related news crossed the transom: First, word that the Tuesday night episode had an eight-million-viewer week-to-week drop (although I wonder if that was because a lot of eyeballs got leeched away from Obamamania on ABC); and second, this year’s results shows will be back to their bloated hour-long length and up against the full hour Lost (?!??!?!!). (Argh, Fox, you told us they’d only be 30 minutes! Booooo!!) The Idol producers decided to celebrate this news with… an episode that opened with a hopeful emerging from a Porta-Potty, and went right into a girl with really bad eye makeup and a startling British/Southern accent.

Idolator

Slouching Toward Paula Abdul

Did you know that in some parts of rural Greenland one in two teenagers have tried to commit suicide? I just read an article about it this week. I know I should be paying more attention to stuff like the inauguration (Beyonce — I never know where to put the accent in her name, sorry — sang à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“At Lastà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  at the ball as if sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d read this recap last week and knew that I was hoping someone high-profile would trot it out again to remind us all that no oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s performed it in public in the past five minutes, and honestly, it was lovely, so I sorta donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mind much) and that also I should be updating you on breaking news in the unfolding drama vortex that is my American Idol promotional gumball machine (This week? TOO MANY GUMBALLS DISPENSED AT THE SAME TIME!), but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m mostly just fascinated by all these kids killing themselves.

The Advocate

Confessions of an “Idol” addict

Don’t you hate it when at the end of these audition shows you see mere glimpses of people who made it through to Hollywood? And why does it seem that the same tired old songs are sung over and over again in the auditions we do see?

The key to answering these questions is to learn about song rights.

If a performance is to be shown on TV à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  whether early in auditions or in the finals à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  the show must pay for or otherwise obtain the rights to do so from whoever owns the song. Sometimes this is referred to as getting clearance. If the producers don’t want to pay, or if the owner of the song simply doesn’t want to allow it, you won’t see the performance à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and this happens a lot before the Top 36 (Top 24 in previous years) are selected. By the time of the Top 36, the contestants must select from an approved list of songs that the show has already gotten clearance for, or try to obtain rights at the last minute.

Seattle Times

Source: Jennifer Hudson ‘Knew It Was Time’ to Perform Again

After dropping out of the public eye following her family murder tragedy, Jennifer Hudson now has the strength and the will to give three high-profile performances next month, a source close to her tells PEOPLE.

“So much has happened, but she’s ready,” the source says. “It’s a new year, she’s excited about performing again. She knew it was time.”

People

Jennifer Hudsonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Got a Crush on Young Jeezy

Jennifer Hudson might be engaged, but she has her musical eye on a few rappers who rule the charts. The Oscar winner admitted that her husband-to-be called her out when he noticed that one lyricist in particular was grabbing her full attention, which she shares with Rap-Up in our Winter issue.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ludacris is my favorite [rapper], no questions about that. See, I like rappers for different reasons. I like T.I. as well. I love Young Jeezyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s voice. I love it! My [fiancà © David à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Punkà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Otunga] actually told me, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹I think you got a crush on him.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ I love Ludacris because he has such confidence. I like T.I. because I remember coming to the BET Awards one year and they were having technical difficulties on stage. He was just so professional, not to mention, I like his music as well.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Rap-up

Chris Sligh Gets His Song Recorded by Rascal Flatts

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“We just cut the crap outta your song.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s what Rascal Flattsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹ producer Dann Huff told Chris Sligh, one of the co-writers of their new single, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Here Comes Goodbye.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d always wondered how it would feel to get that call. Not just that someone liked your song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  but that a huge band was to about to record it. And release it. And Sligh told me just how it felt: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“After [co-writer Clint Lagerberg] and I turned that song in last April, our publisher called the next day and was squealing à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹You got a Rascal Flatts hold.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ I didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t even know what that meant,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Sligh said.

CMT

Hicks tries to catch Greased lightning

The latest “Idol” alumnus to join the stampede is Season 5 champ Taylor Hicks, who signed on to the Broadway cast of “Grease” last year and is now touring the country reprising the role of “Teen Angel,” a part made famous by 1950s crooner Frankie Avalon in the 1978 movie.

“I wanted to be smart,” says Hicks. “This is a role that’s definitely a great introduction to musical theater, with a bit of acting, a bit of singing, so you can get your feet wet before you dive in headfirst into this field.”

Hicks has always thought of himself as an entertainer more than just a singer, so with the new album coming out, he thought he could take a shot at musical theater in front of his die-hard fans, while picking up some new ones along the way.

Cincinnati.com

People: Paula Abdul’s Inaugural Adventure

Where was Paula Abdul during the inauguration celebrations? Well, E!Online reports she was vacationing in Mexico with lovebirds magician Criss Angel and former Playboy Playmate Holly Madison. The trio were spotted on the beach in front of the ME Cabo Hotel, the same joint where “The Hills’” Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag fake-honeymooned last month.

Express Night Out

EXCLUSIVE: American Idol’s Randy Jackson Thinks Obama Is Unbelievable

We caught up with American Idol judge Randy Jackson dressed like a rhinestone cowboy in his sparkly eagle jacket accompanied with a salmon skull patterned scarf. Rather than asking Randy over his … unique fashion sense, our cameraman asked his thoughts on the Presidential Inauguration,

“Unbelievable.”

When Randy’s manager ushered him away from his adoring fans, one autographer got a bit disgruntled with the situation.

“Remember, you hired him (manager). When you become poor again you’ll understand. Don’t let people tell you what to do.”

A bit rude, but pretty awesome at the same time.

HollywoodTV

Simon Cowell gets chaffeur to travel 800 miles – to take him for just three

Multi-millionaire Simon Cowell ordered his personal chauffeur to drive an incredible 808 miles – just to ferry him on a three-mile journey.

The Britain’s Got Talent supremo ensured his Rolls-Royce was on call to drive from his Glasgow hotel to the show’s auditions at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

The journey between the two venues is just 2.8 miles.

Mirror.co.uk

SHOCK! Simon Cowell offers Kelly Brook another job

The TV star was axed from the talent show on Monday after just six days on the judging panel.

But Simon, 49, thinks she’ll be great on spin-off programme Britain’s Got More Talent on ITV2.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹She is a warm person, who looks great and is very enthusiastic and that is why I spoke to her about the ITV2 show,’ he says. ‘I hope sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll accept.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢

Simon contacted Kelly, 29, after she was given the boot.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹I have spoken to Kelly on the phone and apologized,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ he tells the Daily Mirror.

Now Magazine

John McCain confirms Cindy McCain rejected Dancing with the Stars 8

John McCain confirmed that his wife Cindy McCain rejected an offer to appear on Dancing with the Stars 8.

Last week, Page Six cited an anonymous source who said that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Just before Thanksgiving, Cindy McCain started talks with producers to appear as a dancer on the show. She wanted to do it very badlyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  but John McCain à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“put the kibosh on it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Appearing on Larry King Live last night, John McCain confirmed that they à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“discussedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  her participation on the show, which suggests producers offered her a spot, but he has extremely weak rationale for why Cindy, whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 54, didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t do the show.

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  • psnax

    HDD is predicting that David Cook will stay in the top 10 this week:

    YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10 CHART PREVIEW: If you liked this weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chart, topped by Taylor Swift with 63k, youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll enjoy next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just as much, cuz ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s more of the same. The drought will be over the week after next, when The Boss arrives to set things straight, but till then weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re stuck with a Top 10 thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the equivalent of a Jenny Craig diet. Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the low-calorie leader board, with estimated totals:
    1. Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 60-65k
    2. Beyonce (Music World/Columbia) 45-50k
    3. Nickelback (Roadrunner) 40-45k
    4. Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/IDJ) 35-40k
    5. Twilight (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 30-35k
    6. Notorious (Bad Boy/Atlantic) 30-35k
    7. Keyshia Cole (Geffen) 25-30k
    8. David Cook (19/RCA/JLG) 25-30k
    9. Now 29 (UMe) 25-30k
    10. Britney Spears (Jive/JLG) 25-30k

  • weareallinnocent

    ^^^That’s cool. I’m not sure I believe it, but it’s still cool. :-)

    I get the sense HDD is trying to make it up to him, seeing how they totally missed it for him last week. LOL j/k.

    Here’s hoping….

  • BootStar

    Anyway, letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s get acquainted, letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s have a conversation, I like your thuggish ways, you wanna be my friend?

    (Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s, well, get acquainted and talk, because I appreciate that you are a bit rough around the edges and I would like to get to know you better)

    I thought Leneshe sang “fuggish” not “thuggish.” I liked the former better!

  • tinawina

    I thought it was hilarious the judges laughed at “thuggush ways” like it was OMG SO FUNNY! and they never heard such a lyric before. That phrase is in half the r&b songs out now. Sheesh. I still like Leneshe though.

    The DC prediction makes sense, his AI bump probably lasted about a week or so, spilling over into this week too. Yay Dave!

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

    American Idol Contestant Under Fire For Being Good At Singing

    What?

  • sma11ie

    American Idol Contestant Under Fire For Being Good At Singing

    What?

    I know, whoever said she has her own PR team was onto something. She’s got peoples defending her!

    Go DC! #8 for realz? (Hah, howya like my thuggish ways?) I’m wary not to get my hopes up too much, since 7-10 is so close, and it’s still way early, but it’s just good to know he didn’t drop too much after last weeks surge!

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

    I know, whoever said she has her own PR team was onto something. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got peoples defending her!

    Because…those were real tears. Sorry, I’ve got an ugly black heart. She won’t move me.

    A hick whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a descendant of the doctor who mended John Wilkes Boothà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s leg. Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got a scary Deliverance face, and then, because of that and because thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nothing else going on here and the editors were desperate to create some kind of drama and because he makes the grave mistake of exiting the audition room with the words à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“be careful,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  he is told that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just threatened the judges. Paula even scolds him for saying something à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“not normalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  to them. (Think about that for a second, Paula Abdul telling you that you say weird things.) Except for thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s this thing where all of those morons are wrong. Having spent a lot of time in the Southern half of the United States and having lived my entire life related to people with names like Etha Jo and male cousins and uncles who just dispense with everything but their initials — Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m family to C.H., J.D., and H.D., and those are just the ones I can name off the top of my head — I can state as a fact that à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“be carefulà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is just a thing that some people say sometimes, as in à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Yà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢all be careful!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  It ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t a threat, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just Southern.

    Ha!!! Gotta love Dave White…..

  • EmmaJK

    Cookie tour dates!

  • noctem seizure

    How is Cook going to make any money if tickets to his shows are only $5? Aren’t tours the only way artists actually make very much in the way of profits?

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    How is Cook going to make any money if tickets to his shows are only $5? Arenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tours the only way artists actually make very much in the way of profits?

    Daughtry did something similar on his first tour–not colleges, though, but small clubs.

    I suspect it’s all about buzz and expanding his fan base, rather than making money.

  • CathyMK

    How is Cook going to make any money if tickets to his shows are only 5$?

    College shows are usually sponsored by the colleges, so the artist’s pay doesn’t only come from ticket sales. That being said, it sounds like his fee for these shows is disproportionately low, so he must be hoping to gain new fans and word of mouth sales from them rather than making much $$.

    ETA: MJ was faster, as usual!

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

    Sorry is this was already posted, is justa little more info about the AI aundience for this week:

    Despite coming in second, the media momentum may be with “Lie to Me,” as it was the highest-rated series premiere this season. Comparatively, “Lost” lost a quarter of what last year’s season-four premiere delivered and is down a third from its season-three premiere in 2006.

    Of course, “Lie to Me” was helped by its lead-in, “American Idol,” which delivered a 9.6/25. While well ahead of a “Lost” recap show (3.3/9), “Idol” was down 19% compared with last week’s Wednesday premiere, which reflects the show’s attempt to establish a new “normal” audience level as it enters its eighth season.

    For the night, however, Fox was first, with an overall 7.4/18 compared with ABC’s 4.5/11. CBS was third, with a 2.8/7, as every show but “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (2.1/6) underdelivered compared with its original-episode season average. Sitcom “Gary Unmarried” (2.2/5) fell 4%, while dramas “Criminal Minds” (3.4/8) and “CSI: NY” (2.9/7) had steeper slips of 13% and 19%, respectively.

    While the CBS sitcoms held up well against “Idol,” the young-adult dramas on NBC and the CW didn’t fare as well. “Knight Rider” continues to go off course, this week down 25% to a 1.5/4. Meanwhile, there is probably real fear at the CW over the fate of “13: Fear Is Real,” as the new series fell to its lowest rating yet, a .5/1. “Fear” was followed by a 9 p.m. “90210″ rerun that garnered a .4/1, which was also the network’s fifth place average.

  • sma11ie

    Also, the student rates are usually subsidized by the schools– not that the $15 non-student rate is very much either. But I agree, I think this is great, and will expand his fanbase.

    ETA: CathyMK just said it better!

    I have to say the list of places he’s hitting seems a little odd– it feels like it’s very geographically concentrated in certain places, like CT, PA, and the eastern states, and he doesn’t hit the West at all.

  • Gracie77

    Thanks for the tour date link, Emma. Disappointed to see that he won’t be at any of the multitude of colleges in the Chicago area. I’m not especially inclined to make the drive to South Bend, but we’ll see. I can only hope that the relatively short college tour is followed by a more extensive, geographically diverse ‘regular’ tour.

  • http://myspace.com/pm68 Pam

    ^That is strange. I didn’t notice the lack of west coast dates until you mentioned it. This show (Thursday, April 2nd – Wilmington, NC – Azalea Fest at Wilmington University) is me. This will be the weekend of the NC Azalea festival. All of the activities are held here with a parade, street fairs, and concerts. A queen of the festival is selected by a committee who is someone well known in tv or movies. The committee also selects the entertainment and eventually an announcement will be made by the local media who the queen is and who the featured entertainment will be on TV and in the local paper. I tend to think the tickets here will be a little bit more than $15, at least for the non student rate.

    Tickets for the show will be given away on our local radio stations here and will eventually be put up for sale to the public at some point at the Azalea Festival ticket office here. Colbie was here last year. Carrie was here 3 years ago.

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

    I suspect ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s all about buzz and expanding his fan base, rather than making money.

    I believe so. So far, I’ve heard of at least one college that isn’t selling to non-students.

  • Trina

    Yeah Daughtry played really really small clubs to start off with and his tickets were very cheap. It was a nightmare trying to get tickets for him. I’m THRILLED about the Borgata show though! That’s less than 20 minutes from my house!

    Re HDD. Would those numbers even still be from the AI bump?? It’s not like he was pimped this week, his name wasn’t even mentioned. As for HDD being wrong last week..they were wrong as far as underestimating him and his position, but even NOW 29 who they initially had in the Top 10 they were still right on target about what they ended up selling.

  • baxter

    Hey Gracie…..check out the Valpo show. You’d still have to drive but its closer than SB.

  • Gracie77

    Thanks for the suggestion, baxter. I feel like I might have a conflict on that date, but I can’t think of what it might be. Of course, I’d still have to find someone to drag with me, but it’s definitely a possibility!

  • Michelle

    I know, whoever said she has her own PR team was onto something. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got peoples defending her!

    For reals. This just makes me even backlashier. Back off peeps, if she’s THAT awesome she will win me over on her own :/

    HA, they set AI results show against Lost? 2 guesses which I’ll be watching live and which I’ll just read MJ’s recap of, 2 hours before it broadcasts here…

  • ozarka

    According to Ticketmaster, Archie will be performing at the Infinity club in Williamsville, NY (just outside of Buffalo NY), on March 3rd. Tickets, which are $25 each, go on sale tomorrow. I hope weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll see more of his tour dates soon.

  • ozarka

    Play Magic 107.7 FMà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Match David Archuleta Gameà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and you might get to meet him!

    Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve put together a photo gallery of past American Idol Contestants. Find the matching David Archuleta photo and you and a guest could be at a private performance by David on February 2nd! Ten winners and their guests will attend a private performance hosted by Dave and Leslye and broadcast live from the AT&T Performance Studio. Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll also have a chance to spend some time with David and get your picture taken with him. All courtesy of Jive Records.

  • ozarka

    Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s another chance to win a private concert with Archie. Go to WAPE 95.1 FM to sign up.

    The Big Ape is bringing American Idol’s David Archuleta in for a private show.
    Secret time, secret location…in fact, we can only tell you it’ll happen in the near future.
    Your ONLY chance to get in this private concert is if you’re a Big Ape Insider.
    Once you’re signed up to be a Big Ape Insider, keep an eye on your email inbox Thursday, January 29th for the exclusive link to enter.
    If you want in on this, you MUST be signed up as a Big Ape Insider no later than 5pm, Wednesday, January 28th.

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

    This blog from MtV Buzzworthy is cute:

    Dear David Archuleta,

    Happy Arch-i-versary!!

    It was one year ago this week when we all first laid eyes on you (swoon!). Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not really much for beating around the bush, so I may as well just come out and say it: We.Are.In.Lurv.

    How much do we love thee? Let us count the ways:

    We know the new season of American Idol started, and weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re super excited about that Kara DioGuardi chick, but we keep finding ourselves drifting off and dreaming that you are there. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve taken to putting our fingers in our ears and squeezing our eyes shut, but when we open them à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re still not on our flatscreen. WHY???? Le sigh.

    We too were DEVASTATED when Ryan Seacrest said à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  instead of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“ARCHULETA !!!!!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  on that fateful night last year, and honestly, we donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think these crazy youtube girls came close to capturing our collective moment of shared utter devastationà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.it was way more upsetting then theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re letting on (and you felt bad for them! à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ which is oh so sweet!).

    Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve started eating at the Hard Rock Cafe again.

    Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve abandoned our J Lo/Marc Anthony divorce clock since you reminded us how à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“down to earthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  they are.

    Basically what weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re getting at Archie à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ is à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ that you complete us.

    Roses are red, violets are blue, you sing in flower shops, will you be our boo?

    Love,
    Buzzworthy

    If you go to the original link and click in Hard Rock Cafe is linked to: MJsbigblog… GO MJ…GO ARCHIE…

  • ggdoorsfan

    MTV Buzzworthy – Fixed. That is all. :smoke_tb:

  • ozarka

    Archie will be one of the acts on the KISS 105.3 and The Swamp Acoustic Seriesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    David Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. In May 2008, he became the runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes. Archuleta’s first single “Crush” was released in August 2008; his self-titled debut album was released in November 2008
    This is a very special appearance for David! He will not be having a concert in Gainesville. Come down to the Swamp [in Gainesville, FL] for lunch on February 2nd to meet David and have lunch from 2pm – 4pm.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Hereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s yet another appearance. This one is hosted by WVYB 103.3 FM .

    American Idol Invades Daytona!!
    Join the Vibe on Tuesday February 3, 2009 as we welcome American Idol season 8 runner-up David Archuleta!
    David’s coming to the Bavarian Festhaus to sign autographs, take pictures, and more. You want to be there?
    Sign up here and you could be sitting up close and personal with David Archuleta on February 3, 2009.
    The Bavarian Festhaus is located onthe corner of Beville and Nova Road across form Johns Appliance.
    Dont miss the opportunity to meet what critics (DJ Tremble) say was America’s Season 8 American Idol LIVE in Daytona Beach.
    More David Archuleta?

  • ozarka

    According to Ticketmaster, Archie will be performing at the Infinity club in Williamsville, NY (just outside of Buffalo NY), on March 3rd. Tickets, which are $25 each, go on sale tomorrow.

    Infinity/Backstage PRD Tom Barone has confirmed that Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s concert will take place on March 3rd. However, tickets will go sale Tuesday, January 27th, rather than tomorrow. Hence, TicketMaster has removed Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s listing on their site. It will probably come back up once they have corrected the information.

    Source: Fans of David

  • ozarka

    Remember Brian Dunkleman, Ryanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s cohost during the first season of AI? Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an interesting article about him at AOLà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

    “Ex-’Idol’ Host Dunkleman Pitches a Comeback”

    According to PR Inside, ‘American [Dunkleman]‘ “follows the fictional Dunkleman as he tries to work his way back to the television industry, embarrassing himself and disappointing his friends while constantly being reminded that he “could have been a millionaire” had he stuck with Idol.”

  • ozarka

    Another tour date has popped up for David Archuleta! March 8th at the House of Blues in Chicago.
    http://www.b96hits.com/~concerts

  • Tatiana

    Another tour date has popped up for David Archuleta! March 8th at the House of Blues in Chicago.
    http://www.b96hits.com/~concerts

    yeah, I am there!!!!!!! :jittery_tb:

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

    Mini interviews at Dinsey Radio have being posted

    About Radio Disney

    Meeting Nevous Fans

    Writing ALYNOY

    Reaction to Crush

    About American Idol

    yeah, I am there!!!!!!!

    You lucky gal, please take videos…Â ´

    ETA:
    And Here is Billboard review for ALTNOY, is love!!!!!

    The soulful “A Little Too Not Over You” follows David Archuleta’s No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 breakout ballad “Crush.” “Ay ay ay” chants cement the track’s chorus, and a sweet acoustic strum and floating melody deliver a fitting contrast to the “American Idol” runner-up’s soulful conviction, while a climactic falsetto at the bridge takes this one home. Here is the voice of a new generation: With his emotive pop consistency, Archuleta will touch hearts as he breaks the charts.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Michael Menachem