Idol Headlines for 12/31/09

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Fox Nixes Arbitration in TWC Retrans Fight

The Fox/Time Warner carriage dispute will not go to a binding arbitration before the FCC.

TWC chairman and CEO Glenn Britt and News Corp. president Chase Carey each sent letters Wednesday to Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communication, Technology and the Internet.

First, Britt agreed to the arbitration suggested by Kerry in his Dec 22 letter to the two media executives that urged them to find a way to keep Fox on TWC beyond Jan.1. But several hours later, Carey sent his own letter to Kerry, declining to participate in arbitration proceedings.

Despite the verbal salvos, the two sides continue to negotiate in Los Angeles, with TWC’s team led by exec vp and chief programming officer Melinda Witmer and News Corp.’s group headed by Mike Hopkins, president of affiliate sales and marketing for Fox Cable Networks.

However, the companies remain far apart as News Corp. is said to be holding firm to its demand for $1 per subscriber per month fee, while TWC’s counter offers are believed to be under 50 cents.

Mediaweek.com

‘American Idol’: Happy Anniversary, Gina Glocksen

One year ago today “American Idol” season six finalist Gina Glocksen married long-time boyfriend Joe Ruzicka.

With fellow “Idol” finalists Jordin Sparks and Haley Scarnato as bridesmaids, Gina Glocksen married Joe Ruzicka in Chicago on New Year’s Eve 2008. Her wedding invitations were a gift from one of her “Idol” fans.

More notably, Joe proposed to Gina live on-stage in front of thousands of screaming fans during the “American Idol” season six tour stop on Aug. 7, 2007 in the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Watch below.

Zap2it.com

More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…

Kris Allen has double duty in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve

There are myriad music options in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve, from The Black Eyed Peas at LAX to Christina Aguilera at Tao to Maroon 5 at the Palms to 50 Cent at Pure to Robin Thicke at the Bank to the John Mayer Trio at The Joint. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

American Idol winner and Conway, Arkansas’ hometown hero Kris Allen performs tonight at midnight(!) at the new B.B. King’s Blues Club in The Mirage, taking him into the first few hours of New Year’s Eve, then the 24-year-old hits the stage again for Billboard’s New Year’s Eve Live! on Fox, joining Sean Kingston and his American Idol alumnus Allison Iraheta.

Kris spoke with me on the phone a few hours ago after being delayed at McCarran Airport amid the New Year’s Eve onslaught into Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Sun

Adam Lambert, Usher, More Stars Share Their New Year’s Resolutions

“American Idol” star Adam Lambert is going to try to keep things in perspective in 2010. “I think my New Year’s resolution is just to stay positive and enjoy the moment.”

MTV

Kris Allen’s Mom Sends A Belated Christmas Gift

Christmas came late thanks to the insanity of the MTV mailroom around the holidays. But boy, did Santa come through big time!

Although it was delivered a week ago, today I finally received a magical package from the North Pole. And when I say the North Pole, I really mean Arkansas.

Kris Allen’s adorable, beautiful, witty, hilarious, amazing, irresistible, phenomenal, Nobel Peace Prize-deserving perfect mother sent me my very own PajamaGram after catching a silly subliminal message about jammies in a recent “Kris Allen Outtakes” video. Enclosed with the Christmas-themed pajamas? A card that read, “Because you asked nicely.”

MTV

Naughtie Behavior | The Decade in Music

We All Got Reality-Checked If you were mildly telegenic and could do a few trills and glissandos then you, too, could be on American Idol. That said, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood’s platinum records were impressive; Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Jordin Sparks and Taylor Hicks not so much. More telling was the success of the also-rans: the Oscar-anointed Jennifer Hudson, the mom-approved Clay Aiken and the glitzy gay provocateur Adam Lambert ‘” all more winning than the winners. And thank goodness for Susan Boyle, who proved you could rack up sales with just a lovely voice and a YouTube following.

New York Times

A decade of Idol-worthy albums

American Idol has been serious business since it debuted in 2002 — for the music industry and for fans. Favorites are ferociously defended, even if album sales don’t always reflect the devotion.

That’s why this list — the 10 best albums from Idol singers of the past decade — was tricky. I redid it a few times, left out a few initial inclusions (Daughtry, Fantasia) and ignored some commercial giants (namely Carrie Underwood, whose trio of discs boast killer singles but are weighed down with truly awful filler).

I avoided repeating artists, except for one unavoidable instance. You’ll see soon enough. And it seems most of the better stuff was in the latter half of the decade.

Chron.com

Best TV Episodes of 2009

11. “Final Four Perform,” American Idol (May 5): It certainly wasn’t the best performance night of Season Eight, but it was the most memorable, as both Kris Allen and Adam Lambert showed off the styles that would make them the ultimate finalists, the terrific Allison Iraheta got a rocking swan song, and Danny Gokey provided the season’s viral disaster with an Aerosmith cover from hell.

Film.com

Prostitution Whores: Movieline’s Year in Reality Television

American Idol
We can agree that the eighth season of Idol was the finest one in years, but many can’t decide who deserved to win. All I know: 1) Kris Allen loves Independence Day, and that is adorable; 2) Adam Lambert loves wearing sidewalk-chalk colors, and that is something; 3) Kris and Adam both love Michelin Man suits, and Anoop Desai thinks that’s hilarious.

Movieline

New Year’s Eve celebrations to get mild weather

The expected 40,000 revelers at the First Night Raleigh celebration will get mild weather ‘“ and be able to see the acorn drop not once, but twice.

In the newly opened City Plaza on Fayetteville Street, a 1,200-pound steel and copper acorn will drop twice to mark the new year ‘“ once at 7 p.m. for children and again at midnight for adults.

American Idol’s Anoop Desai, along with WRAL’s Kelcey Carlson and Ken Smith, will be LIVE at First Night Raleigh in WRAL’s extended 11 p.m. news.

WRAL

Belting voices reign supreme in ‘Dreamgirls’

In fact, this is a cast that stands and delivers, but too often at one volume level — loud. An unfortunate exception was an opening-night glitch that left Mercado’s Deena without a microphone in the first performance of the Dreams’ theme song. There also were problems with blinding lights that forced many of us in the front rows to shield our eyes at times.

Mercado soldiered on through the short silence and eventually was able to show off her voice with “Listen,” her second-act duet with Angela that comes from the movie version and was written as a showcase for Beyonce.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Review: ‘Dreamgirls’ filled with misery

Lead performers Moya Angela, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Chester Gregory, Syesha Mercado, Adrienne Warren, Trevon Davis and Margaret Hoffman are all spectacularly voiced and passionate. Their emotions come through loud and clear yet, it’s often difficult to discern the specific lyrics. You find yourself wondering how a show can be so loud and yet unintelligible.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

FOX CLAIMS 4TH QUARTER VICTORY FOR FIRST TIME IN NETWORK’S HISTORY

Bests CBS by +6% In Adult Demo To Rank No. 1, Gains +14% Year Over Year

Marking a first in the network’s history, FOX has won the Fall season among Adults 18-49. Averaging a 3.3/9, FOX outperformed its nearest competitors by +6% in the adult demo, +35% among Adults 18-34 and +50% among Teens. In addition to dominating the quarter by placing first during seven of the season’s 14 weeks the most Fall weekly wins ever for the network FOX is the only major broadcast network to post a year-over-year gain in the key Adults 18-49 audience this Fall:

The Futon Critic

American Idol stars dominate Top 10 Theme Park Photos of 2009

Everyone can give a thumbs up or down to any photo in our gallery. As you’ll see below, our American Idol pictures were very popular by visitors to our online gallery. Here are the top 10 photos from 2009 that received the most thumbs up (and least thumbs down). Click on any of the photos to pop open a larger version.

Attractions Magazine.com

Top 10 theme park videos of 2009

Number 5

David Cook Sings at Walt Disney World’s American Idol – 135,000+ views

Number 3

American Idol Kris Allen sings ‘Heartless’  at Disney World – 388,000+ views

Attractions Magazine

ETA:

Top 10 ‘American Idol’ Moments

Paula Abdul already left, and Simon Cowell may be on the outs, too. But no matter what happens to American Idol, the singing competition has left us with plenty of memories we’ll forver cherish. Here are 10 of our favorites to get you ready for the upcoming season, which begins January 12 on FOX.

Phoenix New Times

Kris Allen finds his voice again

As the days continue to be X-ed off on Kris Allen’s King of “American Idol” calendar, the singer/songwriter shows no signs of slowing down. Just last night the talent show victor took the stage at BB Kings House of Blues in Las Vegas for a relatively intimate show … that has already ended up online.

The best bit was his performance of “Red Guitar,” a song that he actually penned before his time in front of the firing squad, informally known as Simon, Paula, Randy and Kara. Hopefully this is the type of tune we can expect from Kris once the expectations placed upon his debut have faded in the future.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve felt like Kris lost a bit of his heart since he claimed the “Idol” crown and has been forced to sing the same two songs like a trained monkey. “Red Guitar” calls to mind (ear?) Kris’ most emo performances from the show and reminds me why I was secretly happy when he beat Adam Lambert in the May finale.

NY Post

Simon Cowell returns to meet The Simpsons

WASHINGTON: Simon Cowell will return to meet one of America’s most loved animated family, The Simpsons.

The American Idol judge, who first appeared on the hit cartoon show in 2004, is set for another cameo role.

The music mogul will lend his voice to a grumpy character who upsets young Maggie Simpson, angering her dad Homer in the show.

“Surprisingly, I was an a**shole and got to behave like an a**shole. That was really out of character,” Contactmusic quoted Cowell as saying.

“I was very happy to do that. I criticised the daughter and she cries so Homer punches me in the face and I criticise the punch because it wasn’t a very good punch,” he added.

DNA

 
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  • mickeybordentwo

    Would the Fox/Time Warner trial separation begin at midnight tonight? If it does, would that mean some of Kris or Allison’s performances wouldn’t be seen on the Time Warner system?

  • ozarka

    We Are Ashamed: 15 Diversions You Helped Flourish in the 2000s

    FEW ESCAPED THE 2000S with a clear cultural conscience. Here are 15 questionable diversions that you helped to flourish. Please take a moment for silent reflection.

    9) Reality TV: From “American Idol” to “Britain’s Got Talent” to “Dancing With the Stars,” ’90s-style reality TV melded with an old-fashioned talent show ethos to create a platform to launch talents as varied as Kelly Clarkson, Susan Boyle, David Archuleta and Chris Daughtry ‘” and even relaunch folks like Paula Abdul and Tom DeLay.

    Express Night Out

  • saga

    POP:
    35 34 ADAM LAMBERT Whataya Want From Me 1493 1353 140 10.476
    +23 Spins
    -18 Bullet
    +0.180 AI

    HAC:
    43 44 ADAM LAMBERT Whataya Want From Me 239 269 -30 1.074
    +1 Spin
    +0 Bullet
    -0.004 AI

    POP:
    27 26 KRIS ALLEN Live Like We’re Dying 2252 2218 34 12.701
    +2 Spins
    -32 Bullet
    -0.014 AI

    HAC:
    12 12 KRIS ALLEN Live Like We’re Dying 1997 1901 96 9.840
    +41 Spins
    +41 Bullet
    +0.332 AI

  • washpd

    Red Guitar from Kris’s BB King House of Blues show last night (early this morning):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmYQtMMHU68

  • poporange

    FYI according to a CNN new story about the Fox/Time Warner stand-off that Fox could lose up to 13 million viewers .Big fish ratings champ AI that defeats other shows could have a new bigger fish taking a bite out of their ratings which is ironic .The losers are the viewers.

    Happy New Year!!New year thing personally deciding between sidney p ,poporange or gizmo..

  • Allison

    I certainly hate the cost of cable going up, so whatever works.

  • dana

    happy new year!!!!!!!!!!! :)

  • sagi

    Well I am relieved that my local Fox station will NOT be affected by the debate! It was announced this morning on my local fox station! I guess it is owned by some other parent company and will stay on TW no matter the result of the dispute along with all the regular programming schedule. So YAY! I will not be robbed of S9 Idol:) http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/fox-time-warner-dispute-and-wluk-tv

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    happy new year !!!! I rrly rrly wish Adam was still on rockin new years eve or gridlock had video :( :( :(

    AND ,IN ACTUAL NEWS
    WWFM SINGLE COVER!
    http://spinorbinmusic.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/adam-lambert-whataya-want-from-me-single-cover/

  • sma11ie

    LMAO, those Disney photos and videos were all about Cookwood. I don’t think I’ve seen the number 1 photo, the roller coaster one of them before. Too cute.

    Happy NYE everyone!

  • Pixie Baker

    I really love Kris and hope for much success….but……

    Red Guitar from Kris’s BB King House of Blues show last night (early this morning):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmYQtMMHU68

    ouch! I have tried but I just cannot get through one song of his on his CD and truthfully, this is upsetting because I LOVE his personality and who he is….*sigh*.

  • girlygirl
  • Trina

    Phillipines Magic 89.9 Top 30 coundown for the year Come Back To Me is the #1 song woot!

  • poporange

    Allison-higher cost for cable not good are other options cheaper out there

  • lorismile

    AND ,IN ACTUAL NEWS
    WWFM SINGLE COVER!
    http://spinorbinmusic.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/adam-lambert-whataya-want-from-me-single-cover/

    OOOOHHH luv – I love that pic of him. Thanks for posting it and Happy New Year to you!

    Regarding the Fox/Time Warner. I don’t have TV…cancelled my cable – too expensive when I can get everything online for free. :-)

  • happycat14

    Pretty sure that WWFM “single cover” is a fake, it’s fan-created from the Details photos. It’s nice, but really does look like a homemade creation.

    And weirdly, the FYE album cover has grown on me. Was in Best Buy before Xmas and it jumped off the “bestsellers” shelf. The colors on that, and the Black Eyed Peas album stood out the most.

  • PattyH

    It’s Gridlock night! Soooo excited!

  • Sassycatz

    LMAO, those Disney photos and videos were all about Cookwood. I don’t think I’ve seen the number 1 photo, the roller coaster one of them before. Too cute.

    I remember seeing a video of them getting off the roller coaster. Or, at least, Carrie was getting off. It looked like Cook wanted to go around again. Carrie looked like she was a bit queasy.

  • ross

    Kris Allen Finds His Voice Again (NY Post):

    http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/kris_allen_sends_his_idol_reign_DGUxP95LdgB176WqJhfhBO

    Kris hasn’t actually been performing the same two songs over and over, but this may be the perception of people who don’t watch him as obsessively as I do, and have only seen him on the talk shows. Anyway, nice little blurb.

  • Mary102

    Pretty sure that WWFM ‘single cover’  is a fake, it’s fan-created from the Details photos. It’s nice, but really does look like a homemade creation.

    And weirdly, the FYE album cover has grown on me. Was in Best Buy before Xmas and it jumped off the ‘bestsellers’  shelf. The colors on that, and the Black Eyed Peas album stood out the most.

    Yeah – I thought the same thing – it’s the Details pic, and doesn’t work as well in terms of being an actual singles cover, imo. Plus, I can’t find it on itunes or Amazon.

    And ITA about the album cover – I LOVE it now! It’s so pretty and ethereal.

    ETA: Not to mention the “article” seemed to smack of just being an excuse to snark on Adam.

  • happycat14

    Actually, why doesn’t WWFM have a single cover yet? That’s odd. But maybe singles don’t always have a cover? I usually don’t buy singles, only albums, on itunes, so I don’t have a clue. If you buy WWFM only on itunes, does the FYE album art show up?

  • girlygirl

    iTunes morning update for the AI8 peeps:

    #30 LLWD
    #76 WWFM
    #167 FYE
    #947 MBD

    #112 Kris Allen
    #115 & #150 FYE
    #631 & #757 Just Like You

  • Mary102

    Yes, the album cover shows up for WWFM and any other songs from the album. I’m not sure what the standard practice is, but I don’t think official singles necessarily come with a single cover – it may just depend. (And plus the WWFM roll-out was kinda unusual anyways, which may have added to the lack of cover).

  • Mary102

    BTW – how do we know if we’re effected by the Fox dispute? I have verizon – I’m hoping that’s not effected. I love my Fox shows!

  • girlygirl

    Billboard chart for this week — last week’s chart positions in ( )

    LLWD

    #32 Hot 100 (33)
    #27 Pop Songs (27)
    #46 Christian Songs (–)
    #50 Radio Songs (57)
    #33 Digital Songs (28)
    #12 Adult Pop Songs (13)

    WWFM

    #68 Top 100 (72)
    #34 Pop Songs (35)
    #60 Canadian Hot 100 (67)

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    http://randomizeme.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/cover-art-for-adam-lamberts-whataya-want-from-me/

    hmmm I think it’s fake too.some blogs are calling it “official” but it’s not on adamofficial or anything so I’m going to believe it was photoshopped.

    I’m so glad Neil is streaming gridlock…:)

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    wow congratulations Kris llwd is really taking off.I even heard it on hot 99.5,which plays nothing new…ever…

  • girlygirl

    Another blog from someone who was at Kris’ show last night. Supposedly it was a crowd of about 300 people.

    http://watercoolerconvo.blogspot.com/2009/12/kris-allen-vegas-concert.html

  • gabam

    Jason fans, as you may know, he sung at four candlelight services at his church the two days before Christmas. (12-23-09 and 12-24-09) Anyway, you may have watched the entire service at the Church’s link but a YouTube video has been posted of him singing at one of the 12-24-09 services:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4Zx59QxSI

    Lovely picture:

    http://twitpic.com/v2j5t

  • will

    Would the Fox/Time Warner trial separation begin at midnight tonight? If it does, would that mean some of Kris or Allison’s performances wouldn’t be seen on the Time Warner system?

    Yep, the plug will be pulled at midnight.

    The two sides remain at odds as they try to conclude months of talks over a new contract for Time Warner Cable to pipe News Corp. programming to viewers. Chase Carey, News Corp.’s president and chief operating officer, said in a memo to employees Wednesday, “it looks like we will not reach an agreement and our channels may very well go off the air in Time Warner Cable systems at midnight [Dec. 31].”

    Fox, Time Warner Cable Go to Wire in Vitriolic Talks Over Carriage Fees

  • Truthiness

    BTW ‘“ how do we know if we’re effected by the Fox dispute? I have verizon ‘“ I’m hoping that’s not effected. I love my Fox shows!

    If you can ignore the rest of the self-serving crap about this link has it in the right hand side, towards the bottom in the “Will I be affected,” part Fox-aganda

  • alaadam

    I would have killed to have Adam in a small venue like that. Here are some more tweets from last night.

    @tawneej thanx 4the tweet, u wouldve loved it, small amount of people & sounded great
    about 7 hours ago from Twitterrific in reply to tawneej

    @catfiend67 Only about 150 in whole place, so great private show

  • will

    BTW ‘“ how do we know if we’re effected by the Fox dispute? I have verizon ‘“ I’m hoping that’s not effected. I love my Fox shows!

    Verizon is a competitor of TWC. You will not be affected.

  • girlygirl

    The audience requested Ain’t No Sunshine as an encore. Here’s the video. Kris is improvising a lot here, but it sounds very cool on the guitar, very bluesy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrvKZ-UpgFs&feature=player_embedded

  • smartcookie

    That ANS is just gorgeous. Thanks for the link, girlygirl.

  • tiger92

    alaadam
    12/31/2009 at 11:52 am
    I would have killed to have Adam in a small venue like that. Here are some more tweets from last night.

    @tawneej thanx 4the tweet, u wouldve loved it, small amount of people & sounded great
    about 7 hours ago from Twitterrific in reply to tawneej

    @catfiend67 Only about 150 in whole place, so great private show

    I agree! Maybe he will do an Upright Cabaret or Zodiac show again. I wonder how many people The Zodiac Show holds? Hopefully he could fill it more than 1/4 full.

  • Kirsten

    LLWD was added to the RateTheMusic survey for Pop this week (it’s been on the one for HAC for quite some time). A song has to be in the Top 30 for a format before it gets sent out for RTM. It was rated 13th. The highest rating was from the teenager group (lowest was from those in the 25-34 range). The song was 7th with Pop/Fam with teenagers (behind “Tik Tok”, “Bad Romance”, “Whatcha Say”, “Do You Remember”, “Replay” and “Fireflies”).

    RTM

  • mr

    revcat- if you’re here- You’re Beautiful scored #10 on the countdown!
    Very respectable- guess many people here think like you :-)

  • mr

    will
    12/31/2009 at 11:49 am
    Would the Fox/Time Warner trial separation begin at midnight tonight? If it does, would that mean some of Kris or Allison’s performances wouldn’t be seen on the Time Warner system?

    Yep, the plug will be pulled at midnight.

    Oh man- that just sucks doesn’t it? I feel for them and all their fans if some of their performances aren’t broadcast…

    Hopefully that won’t happen.

  • ohmyra

    Interesting that I have been reading that since digital teevee that all you need is an antenna to get all the channels, I may just have to investigate that option. Would save a lot of money for everyone. Just a $24 antenna.
    If TW does that, I am gone.

  • itsalleternal

    Sad story for one of the notable Idol hopefuls – hope they find her mother!

  • seriously

    Oh man- that just sucks doesn’t it? I feel for them and all their fans if some of their performances aren’t broadcast’ ¦

    =( Yes bring on the pity. Waaah.

  • sr4mjc

    I’m kinda shocked on the Time Warner thing, I thought they’d come to some agreement at the last minute. Glad I’m kind of in a dead zone outside of Tampa and don’t have it available and have DirectTv. I’d be one unhappy person if I didn’t have Glee, AI or House next season.

  • gangreen29

    Hahahahahahaha that Houston Chronicle article is a joke. Allison, Adam and Blake’s albums on the list but none of Carrie Underwood’s? Kimberley Locke and no Kellie Pickler? Someones anti-country bias is showing. I knew a lot of douches like that in Houston who thought you had to absolutely trash country music so you could appear enlightened and not one of those texas stereotypes. Guess what, I am a raging liberal who loves country music, and it just makes you look close minded.

  • gangreen29

    Sad story for one of the notable Idol hopefuls ‘“ hope they find her mother!

    Wow, I really hope they find her mother! Angela sure has had it rough, she was the contestant who’s daughter had Rett syndrome, and whose father died two days before her audition season 7…

  • DLee

    I cannot wail to see videos and pictures from Gridlock. I cannot believe rehearsal info has not been leaked. Sooo many questions. What will he wear? What will he sing? Will we see the whole set?

  • Eileen99

    LLWD was added to the RateTheMusic survey for Pop this week (it’s been on the one for HAC for quite some time).

    That’s great news. Maybe this plus the strong download sales will prompt some of the straggling Pop stations to add LLWD in January. LLWD continues to hang tough on iTunes #30 while huge hits like Boom Boom Pow, You Belong to Me, Use Somebody etc. move ahead of it in the year-end buying frenzy. The song has tenacity.

  • sr4mjc

    uh oh, Allison is in the Jan 4th ‘worst of the week’ for Major Fashion violations in Star Magazine. “Grease is the Word” and “Hells Angels’ prom date” are the quotes. Might be her Vevo outfit? I’m not sure.

    I expect some superglam makeup and clothes out of Adam tonight. He will be in Hollywood!

  • http://twitter.com/dianeramos4real Diane

    gabam, thanks for the Jason link…beautiful. It’s kinda funny because I didn’t like Jason that much on the show (as long as he was competing with David Cook!), but once it was over I fell in love with him. Love his vibe.

  • Mary102

    Verizon is a competitor of TWC. You will not be affected.

    Phew. Thanks!

  • sr4mjc

    adam is tweeting. Wild!!!!

    adamlambert

    Happy New Years Eve everyone!!! End of the Decade!!! Tonights gonna be wild!

  • tierbee

    wow congratulations Kris llwd is really taking off.I even heard it on hot 99.5,which plays nothing new’ ¦ever’ ¦

    luvadamlambert, I’ve heard it on 99.5 several times, too, and they really do not play anything but what seems to be a 10-song rotation, lol. I can’t listen to it for very long… even if I *like* the songs I don’t want to hear them that often! Good for Kris… I’m happy for him :) . Plus it’s funny as all get out to hear my 4 year old chirping along in the back seat to “Wiiiiiive wike you’re dying…” That song makes him bob his head.

  • TwigLA

    Loved Kris’ Red Guitar and Ain’t No Sunshine.

    I’m really ticked about the TWC and Fox deal. We pay about $100/mo to TWC for TV and internet already. I only watch 3 shows on Fox – AI, House, and GLee. I can watch House and GLee on Hulu. So I guess I’ll be cutting the cord with AI this year.

    I have no opinion oh who the bad guy is in this fight. Both of them suck.

  • LadyBeBop

    Not too many people would be affected if TW and Fox don’t resolve their difficulties by midnight.

    1) You would have to have cable. If you have satellite television or you get your Fox signal over the air, you will not be affected.

    2) You must have Time Warner or Bright House Cable. Those with Comcast, Insight or one of the other cable companies will not be affected.

    3) Your Fox affliate must be owned directly by Fox. Not too many affliates are owned by the networks. Fox does own about 25 stations, but over half of them are in cities not covered by TW.

    I sympathize with you if you live in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Orlando and Tampa-St.Petersburg. I think those are the only markets that will see their Fox stations go blank at midnight. But the rest of you will keep their Fox stations.

    However, if you have Time Warner, you will see some cable stations go dark. Most important stations…FX and Fox Reality.

    Hope this helps.

  • itsalleternal

    Those who see their Fox stations disappear do have another option: they could remove their cable and watch it over the air – in most markets, in high-definition as well…

  • http://twitter.com/dianeramos4real Diane

    Kirsten
    12/31/2009 at 12:09 pm
    LLWD was added to the RateTheMusic survey for Pop this week (it’s been on the one for HAC for quite some time). A song has to be in the Top 30 for a format before it gets sent out for RTM. It was rated 13th. The highest rating was from the teenager group (lowest was from those in the 25-34 range). The song was 7th with Pop/Fam with teenagers (behind ‘Tik Tok’ , ‘Bad Romance’ , ‘Whatcha Say’ , ‘Do You Remember’ , ‘Replay’  and ‘Fireflies’ ).

    RTM

    Thanks Kirsten!

    Thanks LadyBeBop…I may be lucky and be able to watch after all.

  • Mary102

    adam is tweeting. Wild!!!!

    adamlambert

    Happy New Years Eve everyone!!! End of the Decade!!! Tonights gonna be wild!

    Yes! I was so excited to read that tweet :-) Woo-hoo to WILD! Now just hoping for good vid – that’s ALL I need!!

  • seriously

    I sympathize with you if you live in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Orlando and Tampa-St.Petersburg. I think those are the only markets that will see their Fox stations go blank at midnight. But the rest of you will keep their Fox stations.

    Yay no Troy! So I might still get it even though I have TWC? Because I keep seeing comercials TWC is airing to call Fox and complain.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    adam is tweeting. Wild!!!!

    adamlambert

    Happy New Years Eve everyone!!! End of the Decade!!! Tonights gonna be wild!

    happy new years eve adam(and everybody)!!! :)

    I’m so damn excited about tonight.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    adam is tweeting. Wild!!!!

    adamlambert

    Happy New Years Eve everyone!!! End of the Decade!!! Tonights gonna be wild!

    it’s still weird too me how happy I get after he tweets

    happy new years eve adam(and everybody)!!! :)

    I’m so damn excited about tonight.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    sorry double comment D:

  • http://twitter.com/dianeramos4real Diane

    luvadamlambert, triple. :wink:

  • Squirrely

    Interview with Adam’s mom in Woman’s Day

    from http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/An-American-Idol-Mom.html

    An American Idol Mom
    WD talks to Adam Lambert’s #1 fan’”his mom, Leila
    By Angela Ebron Posted December 29, 2009
    from WomansDay.com

    What was Adam like as a little boy?
    He was very precocious. I took him to a lot of plays and concerts when he was small, and he always found a deeper meaning in them while I always took things literally. One time we went to see Les Miserables when Adam was 8. Afterward, he went into this elaborate discussion about how things were staged. He was so inquisitive, always asking questions. When he was about 5 years old he asked, ‘If God is in the sky, how does he see through the roof?’  I had to tell him, ‘I’ll get back to you on that.’ 

    What was your reaction the first time you realized Adam had such an incredible voice? I remember he was in a children’s production of Fiddler on the Roof when he was about 10 years old. I’d never watched the rehearsals. So during the show when he got on top of a table and let out this note, I just looked at his dad and said, ‘Where’d that come from?’ 

    The whole article is really good.

  • jts323
  • anovich

    I sympathize with you if you live in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, Orlando and Tampa-St.Petersburg. I think those are the only markets that will see their Fox stations go blank at midnight. But the rest of you will keep their Fox stations.

    Not everyone in NY. My family and I, with one exception, alllive in NY and none of us have TWC. I have RCN, others in my family have BQ. It all depends on what’s in your area and what price point you were happy with.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    that’s a great article.thanks for posting it,squirrely

  • smartcookie

    Kris made OK! Magazine’s list of Breakout Stars of 2009

    http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/12/oks-breakout-stars-of-2009/

  • anovich

    Kris Allen as an OK Magazine breakout star

    Ok Magazine

  • nyc

    What was Adam like as a little boy?
    He was very precocious. I took him to a lot of plays and concerts when he was small, and he always found a deeper meaning in them while I always took things literally. One time we went to see Les Miserables when Adam was 8. Afterward, he went into this elaborate discussion about how things were staged. He was so inquisitive, always asking questions.

    Adam has great parents. I love that his mom was taking him to plays and concerts at a young age. Les Mis has a pretty deep plot and meaning for an 8 year old. Precocious and inquisitive turned into creative and articulate.

  • Squirrely

    That was a nice write-up from OK

    ‘ ¢Kris Allen
    Accomplishment of the Year: Oh ya know, that little contest he won called American Idol. Kris knocked his competition out on the show though he never thought it was in the bag. Kris told OK!, ‘I don’t think anybody considers themselves a front-runner. I don’t think Adam was like, ‘I’m the best,’  or Danny [Gokey] was like, ‘I’m the best,’  you know we don’t consider ourselves that way. And I definitely did not. I was striving harder and harder to get through every week. Well, he did and has since debuted his self titled album this year!
    Why We Noticed: Kris became more noticed when everyone started asking, ‘Hey, where did Kris go?’  His runner-up, Adam Lambert, started to steal some of his spotlight and then his fans stepped in to help bring him back where he belonged! As the official winner, he should be noticed!
    What to Expect Next: Performances! We want to see Kris in concert and put his talent to good use! He’s kicking off the new year right by performing for the Billboard’s New Year’s Eve Live special on the Fox network.

  • LadyBeBop

    Couple of thoughts.

    1) Meant to say parts of NYC and LA…not all. I was unable to edit my post correctly to make the change.

    2) Seriously, you’ll still be able to watch your Fox programming. However, you’re getting the commercials, because some of the cable stations will be affected. Some cable stations you won’t get are: FX, Speed, Fox Reality (thus no Idol Extra if it goes that long), maybe your Fox Sports Channels.

  • dhunken

    Squirrely
    12/31/2009 at 1:55 pm

    Interview with Adam’s mom in Woman’s Day

    from http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/An-American-Idol-Mom.html

    Great Article and worth the read love the gift he gave her for mothers day. This is the Adam when he is not on stage. I love both sides of him but his true character is how he treats his mom and he does that superbly. Thanks for posting Squirrely.

  • Squirrely

    Adam has great parents. I love that his mom was taking him to plays and concerts at a young age. Les Mis has a pretty deep plot and meaning for an 8 year old. Precocious and inquisitive turned into creative and articulate.

    He really does, they are very open, must be were he gets it from.

    I thought it was cute that at 15 he was still hand making his mother’s Day cards.

  • seriously

    2) Seriously, you’ll still be able to watch your Fox programming. However, you’re getting the commercials, because some of the cable stations will be affected. Some cable stations you won’t get are: FX, Speed, Fox Reality (thus no Idol Extra if it goes that long), maybe your Fox Sports Channels.

    Thanks I feel a little better. Although as a sports fan it is a bummer.

  • BeckyMD

    adam is tweeting. Wild!!!!

    adamlambert

    Happy New Years Eve everyone!!! End of the Decade!!! Tonights gonna be wild!

    damn, I probably will stay up for that now.

    Interview with Adam’s mom in Woman’s Day

    from http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/An-American-Idol-Mom.html

    This is a lovely interview. Thanks Squirrely. I think ‘Honest’ is a perfect word to describe Adam.

    I love Adam’s parents, they are open and supportive. I live Neil too, he is snarky and funny. And some of Adam’s friends are really cool.

  • soverymel

    I thought it was cute that at 15 he was still hand making his mother’s Day cards.

    LOL I can just imagine 15 year old Adam meticulously cutting flower petals out of sparkly foil and arranging them just so on the cover of his masterpiece Mothers Day card. Aw.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    I love Adam’s parents, they are open and supportive. I live Neil too, he is snarky and funny. And some of Adam’s friends are really cool.

    ikr? they’re all so awesome.other than Adam,of course,I flove Neil.he’s hilarious.((plus he’s streaming gridlock)) :)

  • DLee

    I flove Neil.he’s hilarious.((plus he’s streaming gridlock))

    Is there a link for this?

  • nyc

    Adam and his Mom have a special relationship!

    What was your favorite Mother’s Day present from Adam?A card he made for me when he was 15. There was a flower on the front and each petal was cut out from foil. Inside he’d written a poem about how much he loved and appreciated me. I still have that card.

    You moved to Los Angeles from San Francisco to help Adam; what’s your role in his career now?
    I’m so happy and thrilled to be a part of what’s going on, but I don’t have a huge role. I’m not managing him. I’ll give you an example of what I do. He called me late one night from rehearsal while he was recording the album. He needed a shirt for an appearance the next morning and asked me to iron one for him. That’s my role. I’m here for him when he needs me. I’m just his mom.

    What’s your hope for your son?
    To be surrounded by people who love him. That’s what I want for him more than anything’”to enjoy life and be surrounded by love.

    Thanks for bringing over this article! Does anyone have the link to the speech Adam’s dad gave recently? His parents are just so supportive. I’m happy that Adam has such a wonderful family (and long-time loyal friends) and that they are there for him at all times.

  • Mary102

    OMG – those Mom-bert quotes are too precious :-) Aww, love their relationship!

    LOL to getting a call from Adam that he needs a shirt ironed. Tee-hee.

  • sr4mjc

    What a diva Adam is, singing Happy Birthday for a fan. And he can’t even iron his own shirts. Geesh!

    lol. I kid, I kid…

    I love Mombert

  • soverymel

    LOL to getting a call from Adam that he needs a shirt ironed. Tee-hee.

    Hee, that is SUCH a Mom thing! Just last week getting ready to go out for a pre-Christmas fancy dinner my Mom broke out the ironing board in a hot minute when my brother looked all forlorn at how wrinkled his dress shirt got in his suitcase. Moms!

    ETA: And don’t think my little brother hasn’t worked for years to perfect that exact sadly innocent look of “Gosh I wish this wasn’t so wrinkled” coupled with “I’m such a guy, I could never iron a shirt as well as you could, Mom” on his face. LOL.

  • Keel

    LOL I can just imagine 15 year old Adam meticulously cutting flower petals out of sparkly foil and arranging them just so on the cover of his masterpiece Mothers Day card. Aw.

    Aww is right. I love the bit about the foil though. As if even back then Adam was all “it’s gotta be shinier, sparklier, glitterier for my mom!”

  • kristina24

    I know, I cant go anywhere before my mother checks if something needs ironing lol

  • mr

    Well folks- I’m off to a NYE party!!!

    And after a good drunken night’s sleep (not too drunk, don’t worry), I’ll be able to wake up and see Adam performing!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooohooooo!
    It’s gonna be 10:00 a.m. in my area when it’s midnight in LA!!!!!!!

    Go Adam!! I am sooo excited for the next 20 hours of my life :-)

  • DLee

    Be safe mr.

  • BeckyMD

    And don’t think my little brother hasn’t worked for years to perfect that exact sadly innocent look of ‘Gosh I wish this wasn’t so wrinkled’  coupled with ‘I’m such a guy, I could never iron a shirt as well as you could, Mom’  on his face. LOL.

    It’s a skill.

  • IndyMuse

    For those asking about the single cover for WWFM. In my experience with Idols over 2 years, it seems that singles released before the album get their own cover; singles released after album release get the album cover. I’m not sure if this is always the case. I can’t recall if the OHP intro was before or after album release.

  • cakeygirl

    good news for adam!!

    tlkfusion: http://www.gridlockla.com for nye tickets. only a few left

    yippEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • mmb

    time warner cable and fox better get their act together SOON…I live in manhattan and everyone here has timewarner..had planned to spend tomorrow crashed on the couch with the kids watching the re-play of ai s8….now who knows? this is ridiculous

  • ozarka

    David sang both the National Anthem and God Bless America at the Sun Bowl, which was a pleasant surprise. We knew he would be performing at halftime but we didn’t know he would be singing these songs as well!

    #6 Sun Bowl Blog 2009-12-31 11:00
    David Archuleta’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was one of the best ones I’ve seen at the Sun Bowl

    DavidArchie: Man it’s not so warm out there lol. But finished singing the National Anthem and God Bless America! So cool having military there!
    40 minutes ago

  • Mainegal

    Does anyone have the link to the speech Adam’s dad gave recently?

    nyc…try this: http://www.adamofficial.com/us/node/1070971

  • LadyBeBop

    Lost in the Fox/TW controversy, is another controversy involving another cable company.

    Those that have MediaCom Cable might be losing some of its stations tonight…those owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

    Television stations in 17 markets (mostly smaller markets) would be affected by this. This includes the Fox affliates in: Des Moines, Lexington KY, Madison WI, Nashville TN, Paducah KY and Peoria/Bloomington IL.

    They are still talking, and hopefully there will either be a settlement or a reprieve (probably a reprieve) before midnight. And again, it only affects you if you are serviced my MediaCom cable.

    Just a warning.

  • Mary102

    Aww is right. I love the bit about the foil though. As if even back then Adam was all ‘it’s gotta be shinier, sparklier, glitterier for my mom!’ 

    ROFL! Too true!

    I think what I got a kick out of re the ironing is that, here Adam is appearing on shows like Leno and Letterman, and he’s asking mom to iron his shirt. Something about it is just too cute. Like something you’d do if you had a school presentation tomorrow.

  • Mainegal
  • Mary102

    Wow – did not realize the Fox deal would be effecting Manhattan. That’s kind of a major market…

  • ozarka

    The official Sun Bowl site will be putting up David’s national anthem and God Bless America on YouTube!

    #18 djafan 2009-12-31 11:38
    To bad the National Anthem and God Bless America weren’t televised. Would have loved to see and hear that!
    No one performs these songs better than David Archuleta!

    #20 Sun Bowl Blog 2009-12-31 11:41
    djafan, look for it on Youtube later on, I will post that up.

    #23 gemzone 2009-12-31 11:50
    Thank You in advance for posting Davids National Anthem on You Tube!! Did you get his God Bless America also? Would love to see that also.

    #24 Sun Bowl Blog 2009-12-31 11:52
    I will try and post both if allowed. It was really a nice cover.

  • Squirrely
  • TwigLA

    2) Seriously, you’ll still be able to watch your Fox programming. However, you’re getting the commercials, because some of the cable stations will be affected. Some cable stations you won’t get are: FX, Speed, Fox Reality (thus no Idol Extra if it goes that long), maybe your Fox Sports Channels.

    I won’t. The reception with antenna here is non existent.

  • seriously

    Right after I watch the ball drop I’m going to go see if TWC took away my Fox. I have a feeling there will be quite a few mad people. Does Idol stream online?

  • LadyBeBop

    Regarding the Mediacom/Sinclair controversy (once again):

    I think Mediacom services smaller communties outside of the major markets. I know that Lexington KY is serviced by Insight Communications, so Lexington itself is safe. But some of the smaller communities outside of Lexington will be affected.

    Just a rule of thumb. If you are serviced by a cable system other than Mediacom or Time Warner, you’ll get all of your Fox stations for sure. However, if you do have one of those cable systems, you may be affected. It just depends if your Fox owns your station (TW controversy) or Sinclair owns your station (Mediacom controversy).

    For the vast majority of us…the sky is not falling. :)

  • LadyBeBop

    Seriously, you said you live in Troy, NY. I’m almost positive they don’t have a Fox O&O station. And Mediacom doesn’t even go into NY state.

    You’ll be fine.

  • will

    Some cable stations you won’t get are: FX, Speed, Fox Reality (thus no Idol Extra if it goes that long), maybe your Fox Sports Channels.

    Plus Fox News, of course, but that’s one station I won’t miss.

    The reception with antenna here is non existent.

    It’s only nonexistent if you don’t have a digital converter box, which can cost up to $90. Plus if you live in a city like New York, you’ll need a booster antenna, which costs around $25.

    http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/tvs-services/digital-tv-converter/overview/dtv-converter-box-guide.htm

    Does Idol stream online?

    Nope.

  • Teri63

    I think what I got a kick out of re the ironing is that, here Adam is appearing on shows like Leno and Letterman, and he’s asking mom to iron his shirt. Something about it is just too cute. Like something you’d do if you had a school presentation tomorrow.

    I know, this struck me, too. My first thought was that, wow, with the $ he must be making (maybe not a ton yet but still better than he’s made in the past, I’m sure!), I’m surprised he doesn’t send his laundry out. That was quickly followed by my second thought, though, which was how adorable and refreshing it is that he’s still a real person and isn’t yet thinking in “star” terms in all regards.

  • seriously

    Sorry, LadyBeBop. I wasn’t clear heh. I live in Troy, Ohio. :)

  • LadyBeBop

    [b]Seriously[/b] Troy, OH. I’m thinking that’s Time Warner area (most of Ohio is TW). However, I know your Fox affliate (Fox-45 out of Dayton/Springfield) isn’t a Fox O&O. You’ll lose some stations, but nothing of major significance.

    Oh…and regarding Fox News…I thought I read somewhere that Fox News isn’t affected by this. Everyone keeps Fox News. I may be wrong though, so if you’re a Bill O’Reilly/Glenn Beck etc fan who gets TW, check Fox News tomorrow.

  • cookcricket

    seriously
    12/31/2009 at 3:57 pm

    Sorry, LadyBeBop. I wasn’t clear heh. I live in Troy, Ohio. :)

    Seriously? I live in Englewood. :D

    ETA: I kinda just jumped in there, can’t help we don’t have TW. Sorry.

  • will
  • tls62

    I absolutely LOVE the fact that Adam is so open with his feelings about his family. The love for his mother especially is written all over his face whenever he’s around her. The way a man treats his mother speaks volumes about his character. I’m sure this is why Adam has so many great, loving friends too….he appreciates the people in his life and he makes sure they know it. IMO that’s what makes the magnetism that draws so many into him. People love being around others who are honest, loving, caring and positive.

    I have a feeling Adam is that friend you go to when you REALLY want to know if your outfit makes your ass look big. :)

  • seriously

    Seriously? I live in Englewood.

    Sweet. Isn’t your hubby the fellow Browns fan? It’s great to find local Idol junkies! Although I’m more of just a Cookie junkie. Lol

    ETA: By Cookie junkie I mean the person and not the junk food.

  • cookcricket

    Yes, my hubby is the Browns fan! He’s a musician and sports fan just like our Cookie! Hee!

  • Truthiness

    That interview by Adam’s mom was seriously cute. Awwwww. And I like that she’s honest as well, yeah, that cover isn’t my favourite either.

    Seems like a great relationship with them and very grounding for Adam, and I think he needs that. Adam’s dad also seems really cool as well.

    I like both the Allen and Lambert families, they seem cool.

  • Mary102

    Does Idol stream online?

    Nope.

    Trust me – you can get ANY tv show streaming online for free (idol is harder than some, but if you google it, you’ll get a few good sites, and during the season they should have full eps online.)

  • Mary102

    Cool article

    http://neonlimelight.com/2009/12/29/fashion-notes-5-artists-who-made-music-look-good-in-2009/

    That was good – excellent list too. LOVE Rihanna and Gaga’s style, and Adam’s goes without saying (love that all black look he had recently)

    And Bill Kaulitz is, like, mesmerizing :-)

  • girlygirl

    Has this been posted yet? Kris named one of OK Magazine’s Breakout Stars of 2009

    SOURCE: http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/12/oks-breakout-stars-of-2009/

  • nyc

    good news for adam!!

    tlkfusion: http://www.gridlockla.com for nye tickets. only a few left

    yippEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wow! Really?

    Those tickets start at $150! Wasn’t there something like 5,000 available? Adam really draws in a crowd, especially when you consider the tickets started at $150 and went up from there!

    Way to go BB!

  • http://twitter.com/dianeramos4real Diane

    girlygirl
    12/31/2009 at 5:26 pm
    Has this been posted yet? Kris named one of OK Magazine’s Breakout Stars of 2009

    SOURCE: http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/12/oks-breakout-stars-of-2009/

    So cool for Kris! Hey, MJ, I think this deserves its own headliner, right?! :smile:

  • girlygirl

    I
    This dude’s band is also playing at Gridlock tonight…

    m_quillen

    #watching Adam lambert soundcheck right now before loading in our gear. “surreal” seems like a fairly appropriate word
    about 1 hour ago from Echofon

  • Squirrely
  • http://twitter.com/dianeramos4real Diane

    nyc
    Those tickets start at $150! Wasn’t there something like 5,000 available? Adam really draws in a crowd, especially when you consider the tickets started at $150 and went up from there!

    Someone said the 5,000 seating capacity was for all 4 sound stages (including 5 acres/NYC blocks), not just the general admission ($150) one. This is, however, the cheapest of the gridlock events, so there might be a larger crowd at this one.

  • 123abc456

    American Idol Rocks the Decade:

    http://bit.ly/8tNgjP

  • JazzRocks

    Good for Kris! But Adam has been on practically every year-end list. Pretty difficult to put them all in a header.

    http://twitpic.com/w3gjz I haven’t seen that picture before. Wow – how gorgeous is he?

  • JazzRocks

    Couldn’t edit above post. i was replying to this:

    SOURCE: http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/12/oks-breakout-stars-of-2009/

    So cool for Kris! Hey, MJ, I think this deserves its own headliner, right?!

    Good for Kris! But Adam has been on practically every year-end list. Pretty difficult to put them all in a header.

  • Tess

    Gridlock…

    $150 gets you standing room only tickets…and yes there are several stages…most at the perimeter of the streets and several bands will be playing. At the intersection of the streets is the Main stage where Adam is the headliner playing at midnight along with the fireworks. All streets have a view of this stage. There are heated tents with food service located at this intersection and special VIP tables that move up in price depending on their proximity to the stage.

    I believe main stage tables for 8 go for 3500. Tables to the side of the stage go for 2500 for 8.

    It’s a nice intimate event for Adam.

  • girlygirl

    Here’s an appropriate way to end a rather lutzy decade — have a video of a banana singing WWFM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFblDHfCElE&feature=player_embedded

  • snood199

    http://www.aolradioblog.com/2009/12/31/best-albums-of-2009/

    They have a bunch of people listing their Top 10s; Blake shows up in one and Adam and Kelly are in another.

  • girlygirl

    Video of Kris and Adam talking about why both of them should be MTV Asia’s featured artist. They give 3 reasons to vote for themselves and 3 reasons why to vote for the other

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbqd6c–GaU&feature=player_embedded

  • unique28v

    AINow tweets: Take a look at the stage @AdamLambert will be performing on tonight: http://tweetphoto.com/7708432

    Also, Adam’s brother tweeted the link to Adam’s concert. Its http://qik.com/negativeneil

  • JOJOSIE

    Some good news here in Iowa, as Sinclair has given Mediacom an extension till Jan. 8th. The Iowa Hawkeyes are playing in the Orange Bowl Jan 4th and many would not get to view it as we are loosing CBS as well as Fox. I now hope things get settled before much of Idol is aired. I can do without the auditions, but not Hollywood and top 12. Bookmarked Neil link and all set for some New Years Adam Love. My wish is for peace and prosperity for 2010,( and if course lots of Adam)

  • lorismile

    Thanks for the link girlygirl, of Adam and Kris for MTV Asia’s featured artist. They are so cute!!!

  • isisdagmar

    They have a bunch of people listing their Top 10s; Blake shows up in one and Adam and Kelly are in another.

    Which list are Adam and Kelly on? And Adam and Kris praising each other is adorable. :)

  • snood199

    Which list are Adam and Kelly on?

    Somebody called Rae Votta has them. No idea who she is lol.

  • girlygirl

    Kris seems to be having a very fun time in Vegas…

    KrisAllen
    Last night: love show, bb kings club, 100 on black, and prince sighting. Oh Vegas. You are treating me well.
    about 1 hour ago from Echofon

  • ScorpioBSB

    WOW, unbelieveable! ABC showing a same-sex love scene on a soap opera during the day when children are home from school for the holidays. And they banned Adam Lambert from performing for a kiss at 10:55 PM? While I say FINALLY! about showing this moment, I say WTH about what happened to Adam. Confusing to say the least…….
    http://www.twirlit.com/2009/12/31/first-ever-gay-sex-scene-on-daytime-tv/

  • angela

    Hi everyone, MJ, all the posters, just wanted to wish everybody a wonderful New Year, lots of happiness, success and everything you wish for, and of course plenty of exciting news about our favorite Idols!
    carry on, carry on :)

  • lorismile

    That is a lovely double standard by ABC. Yeah for progress but, seriously, they have no clue!

  • Mainegal

    OT

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    And they banned Adam Lambert from performing for a kiss at 10:55 PM?

    ABC did not ban Adam for performing a kiss. The kiss was not edited on the west coast. It was the crotch thing, and a few other elements that surprised the censors that got Adam in trouble.

  • asifclueless

    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010, EVERYONE !!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTqQWZ7ou70&feature=quicklist

    Enjoy THE YEAR OF ADAM LAMBERT!!!

    *************************

    Squirrely
    12/31/2009 at 1:55 pm
    Interview with Adam’s mom in Woman’s Day

    from http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/An-American-Idol-Mom.html

    An American Idol Mom
    WD talks to Adam Lambert’s #1 fan’”his mom, Leila

    By Angela Ebron Posted December 29, 2009
    from WomansDay.com

    What was Adam like as a little boy?
    He was very precocious. I took him to a lot of plays and concerts when he was small, and he always found a deeper meaning in them while I always took things literally. One time we went to see Les Miserables when Adam was 8. Afterward, he went into this elaborate discussion about how things were staged. He was so inquisitive, always asking questions. When he was about 5 years old he asked, ‘If God is in the sky, how does he see through the roof?’  I had to tell him, ‘I’ll get back to you on that.’ 

    What was your reaction the first time you realized Adam had such an incredible voice? I remember he was in a children’s production of Fiddler on the Roof when he was about 10 years old. I’d never watched the rehearsals. So during the show when he got on top of a table and let out this note, I just looked at his dad and said, ‘Where’d that come from?’ 

  • Mainegal

    OT

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    AINow tweets: Take a look at the stage @AdamLambert will be performing on tonight: http://tweetphoto.com/7708432

    Also, Adam’s brother tweeted the link to Adam’s concert. Its http://qik.com/negativeneil

    what time does it start? 2 am eastern time?

  • happycat14

    What are the other elements that ABC banned Adam for? Male crotch thing, ok, I get it, though he shoved Courtney Galliano’s face in his crotch, too. All the other crotch stuff – pulling the woman’s trolley stop, the woman’s hand in his crotch – seemed very choreographed?

    So how soon do people think suz and some of the other amazing videographers from the tour will upload stuff? 6 am EST? Ugh for PST.

    Happy New Year to those already in 2010.

  • csprof

    Matt Giraud singing National Anthem and halftime performance at the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Utah Jazz BB game, starting NOW at 7PM Central Time. Matt’s singing right now.

    Cellcast here:

    http://www.blogtv.com/people/TheRealLife

    Possibly okcthunder will broadcast here:

    http://qik.com/thundervid

    EDIT: He sounded great. Just held a long note for “freeeeeeee”, but did some of his trademark riffs for other parts. Hope there is better sound than the cellcast.

  • girlygirl

    luvadamlambert

    Adam’s set is at Midnight Pacific time — so 3 a.m. East Coast time

  • nyc

    Gridlock’ ¦

    $150 gets you standing room only tickets’ ¦and yes there are several stages’ ¦most at the perimeter of the streets and several bands will be playing. At the intersection of the streets is the Main stage where Adam is the headliner playing at midnight along with the fireworks. All streets have a view of this stage. There are heated tents with food service located at this intersection and special VIP tables that move up in price depending on their proximity to the stage.

    I believe main stage tables for 8 go for 3500. Tables to the side of the stage go for 2500 for 8.

    Tess, thanks for the information. It sure sounds like an exciting event for Adam! Pretty pricey also!

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    He sounded great. Just held a long note for ‘freeeeeeee’ , but did some of his trademark riffs for other parts. Hope there is better sound than the cellcast.

    Drop me an email when video is available, I’ll definitely post it. :) . mjsbigblog at gmail dot com

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    thanks girlygirl.

  • http://twitter.com/dianeramos4real Diane

    LLWD is #32 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart!! I think this is a record! :grin:

    http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100?begin=31&order=position

  • wellhesback

    For anyone who may be interested in listening to David Cook and the band rock out for the New Year, this page has a link for a cellcast of tonight’s sold-out show
    http://www.davidcookofficial.com/us/content/dec-31-09-thu-pechanga-resort-casino-temecula-ca-twitter-rpts-live-blogging-recaps-photos-vi#new

  • will

    Trust me ‘“ you can get ANY tv show streaming online for free (idol is harder than some, but if you google it, you’ll get a few good sites, and during the season they should have full eps online.)

    Thanks Mary102, I obviously didn’t know what I was talking about (nothing new). This is great news for me, since I was going to buy a converter box only for Idol if TWC pulls the plug, so you’ve saved me a lot of money. It looks like there is no shortage of live-streaming sites:

    http://tinyurl.com/ya44fdb

  • ScorpioBSB

    ABC did not ban Adam for performing a kiss. The kiss was not edited on the west coast. It was the crotch thing, and a few other elements that surprised the censors that got Adam in trouble.

    While I agree, and Adam agrees, that Adam took them by surprise. And, while I did not personally think the performance was very tasteful (the apparent anger bothered ME the most, not so much the choreography itself), to me the consequences did not fit the crime (so to speak). That was really my only point. Now this…..early in the day, kids out of school, leaving less to the imagination….

    Anyway, don’t need to go backwards. Looking forward to the future now. Perhaps Adam did indeed effect some change.

  • lorismile

    live streams, cell casts….seems like a summer night during the tour LOL

    can’t wait to see Adam’s set!!!! It’s like Christmas instead of NYE!

  • tierbee

    For anyone who may be interested in listening to David Cook and the band rock out for the New Year, this page has a link for a cellcast of tonight’s sold-out show

    Hmm, that’ll be a late night… but what the heck, I’m sure I’ll be up anyway. Yay, one more cellcast!

  • mmb

    Does anyone have a list of the links for the live streams and cell casts if tonites adam concert?

  • ScorpioBSB
  • mmb

    Thanks scorpiobsb! Happy new year all!

  • saga

    There is a PPV but we don’t know if they will show Adam.

    http://www.swaggmedia.com/

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    While I agree, and Adam agrees, that Adam took them by surprise. And, while I did not personally think the performance was very tasteful (the apparent anger bothered ME the most, not so much the choreography itself), to me the consequences did not fit the crime (so to speak).

    Actually, I agree with you. But I think making clear exactly what ABC was “punishing” for is important. It keeps getting repeated that the kiss is the reason why ABC reacted, and that’s just not true.

    ANYWAY! I’m going to put up a post tonight with links to all the adam casts. So, watch out for that.

  • nyc

    This examiner article says Gridlock sold out!
    Adam Lambert goes wild at Paramount Studios for Gridlock 2009 in Los Angeles:

  • jtoms

    susan boyle’s predicted to land at #1 again next week — with sales of 150-165K, the only album predicted to sell over 100K.

    so be prepared for some really low numbers next week.

  • http://mjsbigblog.com/luvadamlamberts-american-idol-tour-2009-washington-dc-re-cap.htm luvadamlambert

    ANYWAY! I’m going to put up a post tonight with links to all the adam casts. So, watch out for that.

    aww thanks mj!!! you rock sooo hard.

    I feel about watching abc now.wish Adam was on.

  • JRB5776

    Two small vids from ABC local affiliate of Archie today at the Sun Bowl.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbhSLQW-7ao

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kH_zvGA8zM

    No good ninja vids from the Archie’s in attendance yet.

    Don’t fail me people! >:(

  • wellhesback

    Cookie’s venue tweeted that his concert is indeed a sellout, two nights in a row.

  • Mary102

    That’s awesome news about Gridlock selling out! Oh, to be there tonight! Sigh. Instead we have ice and snow and lots of cold.

  • Organic

    Happy New Year Everyone. Gridlock is going to be livestreamed here:

    Someone tweeted that they are sitting next to the camerman.

    http://swaggmedia.com/

  • ilovekrisallen39

    It looks like you got to pay to watch it. Unless am just not seeing were to go once I get on the site.

  • unique28v

    Happy New Year Everyone. Gridlock is going to be livestreamed here:

    Someone tweeted that they are sitting next to the camerman.

    http://swaggmedia.com/

    Yeah, but its not free

  • Organic

    It’s $4.99 to watch from swagg media.

  • mr

    Hi guys! I AM SOOO EXCITED!!!
    It’s morning here (8:00 am) and I can’t sleep in- I’m just waiting for Adam!

    Question: the swaggmedia link- I understand it’s not for free- but is it proffessional like a real televised event or is it just like any fan video?

  • mr

    Cause I don’t mind paying 5$ to see BB in good quality…

  • iluvai

    Too bad ABC had Selena Gomez instead of Allison.

  • BeckyMD

    some treet from idf.

    LadyLucius: MONTE SAID HE’D USE THE GLITTER GUITAR DURING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE!!!

    omfg, they’ll play dtrh, omfg!!!!

  • SparklesATL

    I just went to the Swag site to sign up for the PPV and their server is down. I wonder how many people are trying to sign in? I wonder how many people who paid are trying to sign in and can’t?

  • jlurksacto

    twitter with pics of Adam at Gridlock

    http://twitter.com/ashtash/nye-adam-at-gridlock/

  • wellhesback

    Twitpic of David Cook at tonight’s show http://twitpic.com/w6k8t

  • wellhesback

    and another (having trouble w/my computer)
    http://twitpic.com/w6ho0

  • tierbee

    Twitpic of David Cook at tonight’s show http://twitpic.com/w6k8t

    Nice! He sure is purty :)

  • wellhesback

    via twitter & cellcast – David Cook sprayed the audience with champagne when the clock hit 12. Band seems to be … having fun now; am looking forward to reports & vids tomorrow!

  • tierbee

    @PechangaCasino We just streamed @thedavidcook & the Anthemic playing Auld Lang Syne across the whole property. What a night.

    I wish I was there… sigh. lol

  • wellhesback

    DC & Co. doing Auld Lang Syne http://www.twitvid.com/216B5

  • http://bridgetcarle.wordpress.com vorona

    David Cook put on a great show. I took some terrible pictures sure to make you nostalgic for the summer tour and its twitpics. Took some video that is probably similar in quality. I was in the first row of the back section, and security kept walking past giving me the evil eye, so it’s lurchy and incomplete.

    Midway through the first half, David came running through the audience and came up to the empty aisle in front of my row, stood right in front of us. I was so surprised that I didn’t even hold my hand out to get a high five like the old ladies to my right, much less take a picture. Just stood there like a gaping idiot. With a feathered crown on her head. (Whut? All the cool casino goers were wearing them!)

    Fun, fun, fun. Did anyone mention his brother walked backward across the stage during “Come Back to Me”?

  • http://bridgetcarle.wordpress.com vorona

    To give you an idea of the caliber of pictures I took, here’s one of my favorites. Looks like Andy Skib is breathing green fire with smoke coming out the back of his head.

    Andy the Dragon

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