Idol Headlines for 1/9/08

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Kelly, never the idle Idol

SITTING in the miserable Manchester drizzle, it’s hard to empathise with the enthusiastic Kelly Clarkson as she proclaims a love for the city unrivalled even by its own residents.

“God, I love Manchester,” howls Kelly, her Texan accent still plump and pronounced. “Manchester always comes out for us, it is one of my biggest audiences. That’s why we’re starting the tour there, Manchester will get it all going.

To give the city its dues, Manchester, where her 11-date tour begins in March, has supported Kelly since she won the landmark first series of American Idol in 2002. It seems far longer ago that she started on the road to pop stardom – a
journey that’s seen her sell more than 10m albums and scoop a bucketload of awards and famous fans along the way.

Manchester Evening News

‘American Idol’ Finalist Jessica Sierra OK After Pregnancy Scare:

While the rest of the world was toasting the advent of 2008 in the company of family and friends, “American Idol” alumna Jessica Sierra spent New Year’s Eve at a medical facility in Brandon, Florida, according to a TMZ.com report.

The Web site claims Sierra, 22, was transported from her jail cell in Tampa to the nearby Brandon Regional Hospital, because staffers at the jail feared the singer would lose her unborn child. It was announced on December 20 that she is pregnant with the baby of a man who has not been identified.

According to TMZ.com, Sierra was suffering from “severe bleeding” before she was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Sierra and the unborn child are said to be doing fine.

MTV.com

Winners at the People’s Choice Awards

Rock song: Daughtry, “Home”

OMG.com

More Headlines After the Jump

VH1 puts reality TV into rehab

Brigitte Nielsen, who has made a second career out of third and fourth careers, puts it this way: “People who don’t have a heart are going to find it entertaining, but really it’s educational and it should be looked at in that way.”

The Danish-born actress is referring to her earnest participation in VH1′s “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew,” which premieres at 10 p.m. Thursday and costars eight other low-rung celebrities battling for sobriety. Some, like Nielsen, who had to drink half a bottle of vodka to make the initial phone call for rehab, are still winning: Almost six months after taping the program, she said, she hasn’t had a drink. Others on the program, like Jessica Sierra, a former “American Idol” finalist who was arrested and jailed last month in Florida on charges of disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest, clearly are not.

LATimes

Fallen Idol Sierra Bound for Rehab

The 22-year-old, who also happens to be pregnant, will remain in jail until her transfer to California. Should she again be found in violation of her probation, she will be placed behind bars for good.

“I tell you what,” Perry said. “When you come back here, you will not get treated different from anybody else. You will be going to prison, and if you don’t think I will, give me a try.”

Sierra will be receiving treatment for one year at the Pasadena Recovery Center, the same place where she logged just three weeks of recovery during filming of the VH1 show. Her treatmentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ including psychiatric care, medical care and 24-hour supervisionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ would ordinarily cost in the six-figure range, but the center is footing the bill.

Pinsky also said he would be a willing participant in Sierra’s recovery and was the one who recommended 12 months in the center.

EOnline

McEntire, Clarkson concert sold out

Next monthà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 2 Worlds 2 Voices concert starring Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson at the Rockford MetroCentre has sold out, tour representatives announced in a news release today.

rrstar.com

Bentley to play Country Thunder

Phoenix’s Dierks Bentley will play a high-profile slot at this year’s Country Thunder USA festival near Florence.

Bentley, who is nominated for four Grammy Awards this year, will headline on April 19. That is Saturday night of the festival’s April 17-20 run. The festival, which draws more than 100,000 annually, often gets its largest crowd on Saturday.

Bentley said he will headline a tour this spring with rising country stars Luke Bryan and Bucky Covington, and they will play earlier sets at Country Thunder on April 19.

azcentral.com

Four acts announced for 2008 CFD

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Four fairly new country acts will be among the performers during this year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Country singers Blake Shelton and Kellie Pickler have been added to the night show lineup on July 23. The following night, July 24, Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert will perform.

None of those four has played at Frontier Days before. However, Shelton’s third album, “Pure BS,” reached second on the country music charts.

Casper Star Tribune

Victoria Beckham Tops Worst-Dressed List

LOS ANGELES (AP) à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  A decade after singling out the Spice Girls as fashion atrocities, Mr. Blackwell put just one of them à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  at the top of his 48th annual worst-dressed list.

The top 10 roll-call of fashion dishonors also included:

No. 2. Amy Winehouse à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  “Exploding beehives above, tacky polka-dots below, she’s part 50′s carhop horror.”

No. 3. Mary Kate Olsen à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  “She resembles a tattered toothpick-trapped in a hurricane.”

No. 4. Fergie à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  “Yes, when it comes to couture chaos, guess it’s all in a name!”

The rest of the top 10 list included Kelly Clarkson, Eva Green, Avril Lavigne, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan and Alison Arngrim.

Associated Press

Carrie Underwood mounts first headlining tour

The country/crossover songstress said she is excited about doing a full show of her music.

“I have been so fortunate to learn from so many other great artists while touring with them, and they have inspired me in so many ways,” Underwood said in a statement. “They have helped me to get to this stage of my first real headline shows, and now I finally feel ready.”

LiveDaily.com

Clay Aiken’s Golf Tournament, Part 5: Hanging with Mr. Aiken!

“You were here all day! I had no idea you were Leslie. If I known you were here we could have talked sooner,” Clay Aiken said, shaking my hand as I sat down to interview him in a small room at Mirasol Country Club.

Anyway, I finally sat down to talk to Clay right before the awards and informal dinner hour, where he sang and auctioned off a carriage ride in New York with himself for two ladies for $20,000 each. He’s extremely down-to-earth, and the more he talks, the more pronounced his accent gets, which reminds me of my cousins from Arkansas. He also said he could tell I was from “up North” somewhere, because I seemed big-city sophisticated. And since we know “sophisticated” and “Baltimore” are not usually used in the same sentence without the words “is not,” I can tell you – Clay is a nice guy.

Palm Beach Post

Jordin Sparks – Jordin Sparks Review Another Idol winner, another half-baked debut.

To all those sites and radio DJs that conspire to make the worst possible singer win American Idol, you can give up. Winning America’s favorite vocal competition has become its own penalty. There is a freedom to loosing on the show, rewarding you with the option to choose your own label and songs. Sure, the formula worked for Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, but they seem to have scraped the bottom of the pop barrel by the time Jordin Sparks came along. With the weak bubblegum pop fodder Sparks is saddled with on her disappointing debut, losing the contest sure looks like the way to go.

IGN.com

Cops Turn Down Blake

If you think American Idol alum Blake Lewis’ beatboxing is just noise, you should try living near the guy. The sixth season runner-up caused a disruption in his Los Angeles neighborhood late last night, cranking music through the wee hours.

LAPD responded to complaint calls after Blake shrugged off complaints from nearby residents.

“He just laughed,” a spy tells PageSix.com of Blake’s reaction to his tired neighbors, “he was so disrespectful, such a smartass.”

PageSix.com

“Idol” LaKisha Picks Up Fantasia’s Crumbs

“American Idol” Fantasia Barrino not only blows off her performances — but her fans too!

The singer gave her final “Color Purple” performance on Sunday, and after the show ended at 6:00 PM, fans waited by the stage door to get her autograph. Unfortunately, they were still waiting in the cold until 8:45 PM, when they were told she had already left! Damn! Ah, who needs fans anyway? Luckily, humbler “Idol” contestant LaKisha Jones, who also stars in the production, signed some pics for them — on Fantasia’s picture!

TMZ.com

PA Lottery Launches American Idol (TM) Instant Game With Karaoke Events at
Shopping Malls

The Pennsylvania Lottery will host karaoke events at shopping malls across the commonwealth this month to celebrate the launch of its new American Idol(TM) instant game, which goes on sale today.

Each event will feature a karaoke stage where visitors, 18 years of age and older, can sing their favorite songs. Lottery officials will give a free $5 American Idol ticket to the first 50 people to visit each event.

The PA Lottery’s new American Idol instant ticket game is a $5 game that offers 10 top prizes of $50,000 cash and more than 3,700 prizes from $400 to $5,000. The game, inspired by the popular FOX television show, includes more than $20 million in total cash prizes.

A second-chance drawing associated with the game will give players a chance to win one of 10 trips for two to see the American Idol final competition show in Hollywood, California, on May 20. One of those 10 winners will be selected to attend the grand finale show on May 21.

PRNewswire
What ‘American Idol’ can teach you about solar stocks

“I can’t believe I won,” cried Jordin Sparks, winner of last year’s American Idol. Within seconds, industry and non-industry drones alike began formulating ways to attach themselves to her in some way, crazy in anticipation of the inevitable riches.

Months later, several Wall Street types were overheard saying, “I can’t believe oil keeps going higher, alternative energy stocks are going to be hot, hot, hot,” and thousands of investors went wild buying shares of the dozen or so solar stocks, crazy in anticipation of the inevitable riches.

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  • t2

    Did anyone else see the picture of Kelly that was attached to the Worst Dressed list. Oh My!

    I am so happy for Lakisha that she is in The Color Purple. I hope it opens all sorts of doors for her.

  • scout7

    “Home” is a rock song? Whatever.

  • Nostradamas

    LAPD responded to complaint calls after Blake shrugged off complaints from nearby residents.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He just laughed,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a spy tells PageSix.com of Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reaction to his tired neighbors, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he was so disrespectful, such a smartass.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Hear that noise? That’s the timer going off on his 15 minutes of fame…..

  • Easy

    I’ve always liked Blake but if that story is true, I just lost a lot of respect for him.

  • Easy

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Homeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  is a rock song? Whatever.

    LOL. Sad, eh?

    That’s what they call rock these days.

  • jpfan

    Blake is revealing himself to be quite a jerk. Although, I felt that way right after I saw the TIYM video. (T in your mouth). Maybe, it was for the best that he didn’t win.

  • sarahinwv

    Did anyone see the article about our Ms. Paula Abdul going craz—er…her normal self at an airport, yet? I’m not computer savvy , but it’s on MSNBC entertainment… They described her, as she was yelling into her cell phone, as having a “Rage-filled, deep “Poltergiest” -sounding voice”… I just thought that’s was kinda funny.

  • jpfan

    From the Billboard chart recap today:

    “Don’t be alarmed by the 123-32 jump for Elliott Yamin’s “Sounds of the Season” holiday EP. The set, exclusively available through Target, was offered at a bargain basement price last week at the retailer. It moved 23,000 this week — a gain of 112%. It’s not the only album to benefit from blowout pricing. Among the obvious beneficiaries are KT Tunstall’s own “Sounds of the Season,” re-entering at No. 92 with a 176% gain.”

    So Eliott’s Target Xmas CD outsold Jordin and Blake this week. That’s fairly hilarious even if it did it by being on sale.All the Target Xmas CDs were being sold at 75% off last week.

  • jobbix

    Is Home a rock song? Is Hey There Delilah a rock song? They were nominated in the same categery… So congrats anyway. A win is a win is a win.

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Oh, Blake… :s

  • Kirsten

    Not cool Blake.

    Idols sure are keeping the cops busy these days.

  • jersey

    I have to say that I really liked Blake on the show but he’s not making me want to rush out and support his career.

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    What exactly is Blake’s problem? I never really followed him after Idol, but it seems like every time I read about him now he’s acting like some stupid club kid hopped up on E or something. He comes off as immature, rude, juvenile, and vile. What a disappointment.

  • MN Sue

    Although I knew from the begining I wasn’t going to be a fan of Blake’s music, I found myself intrigued by his maverick tendencies. I was amused by his self-admitted foul mouth, blunt speak, and manic energy. It is his way of distancing himself from Idol, IMO. One thing he doesn’t get is my respect. Tsk, tsk.

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    INQUIRER EXCLUSIVE
    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢08

    …(Inquirer) Sounds like you think à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  will go on forever.

    (Nigel) Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been in the business too long to think that…

    inquirer.net

    The article says some people audtioned with “fresher” material, such as Rihannaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Umbrellaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  and Gnarls Barkleyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Crazy,” this time. I’m interested in seeing those. Heh. ;)

  • http://www.myspace.com/mignonette33 purplesmile

    Selling music in 2007 proves one thing: Better try every medium for scattershot success

    …So what does a music-watcher make out of these numbers and diverging trends? According to one observer, it helps to attack from more than one medium.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“When you look at the top-selling albums,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  said Bill Crandall, editor in chief of AOL Music, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“many of them have extra pop-culture ties to them. Josh Grobanà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t debut very high, and it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t until Oprah took him under her wing and started pumping that album that it really sold.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Of course, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹High School Musicalà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ is first and foremost a TV phenomenon more than a music phenomenon. And even à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Daughtry,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ which was the breakout rock album of the year: Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no coincidence that heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s an à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ alum, someone who was able to get some free marketing done in prime time…à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    kansascity.com

  • Lu

    Dang Blake… what is wrong with you? There’s no excuse to be rude and disrespectul… never, ever, ever. I sure am glad I’m not HIS neighbor. Geesh.

  • Fran Orl

    Unlike Taylor, I don’t think Blake will ever be voted the Southern Debutantes’ (or whatever the actual name of the group was) best mannered celebrity. Of course I doubt that would be an honor that he was aiming to achieve.

  • Nik

    This is how I see things and certainly don’t expect people to feel the same way. So I personally don’t understand the negativity aimed towards Blake. Yeah playing music loudly and disturbing his neighbors was inconsiderate, but I don’t feel it warrants calling him vile or a jerk. I assume these perceptions aren’t just coming from this story, but from others like the one with ‘titties in your mouth,’ which I saw many people found in poor taste. I didn’t see what the big deal was, just Blake being silly during an exciting time in NYC. I like outspoken Blake with his tendancy to be blunt, and I have yet to hear him say anything that is truly offensive or disrespectful to others. Anyways, that’s just my opinion. I do hope hope he apologized to his neighbors for being disruptive though.

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    LAPD responded to complaint calls after Blake shrugged off complaints from nearby residents.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He just laughed,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a spy tells PageSix.com of Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reaction to his tired neighbors, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he was so disrespectful, such a smartass.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Doesn’t surprise me. He’s had a fathead for a long time.

  • jpfan

    According to EW, RCA has dropped Kat. Quite a big week in Idol land.
    http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/01/katharine-mcphe.html

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Blunt is one thing. Rude, inconsiderate punk behavior is another.

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    Yeah playing music loudly and disturbing his neighbors was inconsiderate, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t feel it warrants calling him vile or a jerk.

    If this is to be believed:

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He just laughed,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a spy tells PageSix.com of Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reaction to his tired neighbors, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he was so disrespectful, such a smartass.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Then yes, Blake IMO is a jerk. Probably my biggest pet peeve in life is people who walk around with a sense of entitlement — those who feel that they are deserving of special treatment and that they can act with little regard to the feelings or comfort of those who are perceived to be “beneath” them. The more I read about Blake, the more he comes off as one of those types of people. I mean, to hell with the neighbors who might actually require decent nights’ sleeps, right? He’s BLAKE LEWIS, dammit!

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    According to EW, RCA has dropped Kat. Quite a big week in Idol land.
    http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/01/katharine-mcphe.html

    As much as I dislike Katharine, that really sucks for her fans — who, like Taylor fans, probably did not get what they were hoping for on her latest CD. I wouldn’t be surprised if she works something out with David Foster, though, although he’d just be a producer and not a distributor.

    Looks like Sony really is cleaning house.

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    From the Hollywood Insider article jpfan cited:

    As for this recent spate of Idol exits (we double-checked, and deals for Clay Aiken and Fantasia are still intact), a rep for the RCA Music Group (which includes Arista, RCA, and J Records) tells Insider, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“After six seasons, we are proud of the eight artists on the roster who started their careers on the show. With respect to Taylor, we have an understanding that he will come back to us to play music once heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s finished writing his new material.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    WTF does that last line mean? I am so confused!

  • http://stores.ebay.com/BookWomanBlues-Book-Nook Bobbi

    From Simon:

    Simon Cowell speaks on Idols losing record deals
    Jan 9, 2008, 03:24 PM | by Shirley Halperin

    Categories: American Idol, Music Biz

    What does American Idol judge Simon Cowell make of news that Taylor Hicks, Ruben Studdard, and Katharine McPhee no longer have record deals? During a conference call this morning, he addressed the issue, telling reporters, “It’s a reflection on the unpredictability of the record business. Fortunately, we got it right more than we got it wrong…. There’s no scientific way to explain what happens. It’s a reality show and what happens at the end is also reality.”

    As for his own future on American Idol, Cowell hinted that he may be hitting the road as well, once his contract expires in two years.

    http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    WTF does that last line mean? I am so confused!

    Me too…unless the article got it wrong and the quote comes from an American Idol rep, not an RCA rep. Then it makes a lot more sense.

  • Desdemona

    From the EW article above reporting Kat going indie – like how they softened the headlines for her, and could not BELIEVE that some of her people thought the label didn’t support her!!!! WHAT?!! My gosh, the money they spent promoting that cd was outrageous!

    And THIS?!!! (I don’t know what they’re talking about either, Bobbi & Kat)????????

    As for this recent spate of Idol exits (we double-checked, and deals for Clay Aiken and Fantasia are still intact), a rep for the RCA Music Group (which includes Arista, RCA, and J Records) tells Insider, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“After six seasons, we are proud of the eight artists on the roster who started their careers on the show. With respect to Taylor, we have an understanding that he will come back to us to play music once heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s finished writing his new material.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    Interesting quote from Simon, and also quite true, at least from the business aspect. I wish the show would at least stop pretending it’s a search for talent and originality and admit it’s a search for a cash cow regardless of talent and/or originality. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that’s a distinction that many people who can’t look past the title tracks on their NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! CDs would be able to comprehend.

    Edited to clarify: I don’t mean, of course, that anyone who owns a NOW CD or enjoys the songs featured on the NOW CD can’t make the distinction…just that there are some people who refused to believe that there is a world of music beyond what is sanctioned by the most mainstream of the mainstream.

  • Desdemona

    As for his own future on American Idol, Cowell hinted that he may be hitting the road as well, once his contract expires in two years.

    Goodbye and I sincerely hope we won’t be seeing you much longer.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Well since someone said the other day that Page Six is a nasty gossip rag, I’m going to take the story on Blake with a grain of salt and hope that it isn’t true or at least exaggerated, especially since the source isn’t named. YMMV.

    In the meantime, I’m waiting for Katharine’s statement saying her split from the label was “mutual.” :)

  • Desdemona

    In the meantime, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m waiting for Katharineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s statement saying her split from the label was à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“mutual.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  :)

    Will Jordin and Blake be next to go – will they get a whole year before they agree to disagree with Clivey and Company and record their next album on their own? :)

  • Kirsten

    Well, Simon has spoken:

    > Last season vs. this season

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ninety percent of what happened on the show last year was very good. It was a well-produced show. We are completely and utterly reliant on who walks in the door. Most of our focus this year was that we got a better top 12 and more interesting top 12 than we got last year.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Blaming the contestants again, I see. He does give Jordin and Blake a break (just not their year):

    > Jordin & Blake’s sales

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s naturally disappointing they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sell more copies or that neither artist has caught on fire. You want something like a Carrie or a Daughtry or a Kelly Clarkson, where theryà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re competing with the Mariahs and everybody else. Am I surprised? Not particularly. The public decided this year it wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t necessarily what (it) wanted.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2008/01/simon-sounds-of.html

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Blaming the contestants again, I see.

    I just knew that was Simon’s job. LOL. He and Nigel must have some “good cop/bad cop” deal going on.

  • angelia

    I really did like Blake on American Idol but the more I hear about him since the show ended, the worse my opinion of him is. He is a complete boor and seems to think the world revolves around him in spite of the fact that his album sales have been abysmal. And to think I thought Chris Sligh was rude and crude. Move over Chris Sligh, you’ve got competition.

  • jersey

    Simon keeps on referring to this years top twelve being better and more interesting than last years. I assume he means because the universe of 50 that it is narrowed down to are more interesting and better than last year’s top 12. Because don’t forget, Simon, America votes after 24; unless the fix is in? LOL

  • http://www.idolicious.com Kat

    From the EW article above reporting Kat going indie – like how they softened the headlines for her, and could not BELIEVE that some of her people thought the label didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t support her!!!!

    It’s just not de riguer to insult a beautiful young woman when there’s a gray-haired old man to take the punches instead.

    And I don’t say that as an insult to Katharine. I do believe it’s an insult to women whenever the media “softens” the blow, as Des so eloquently said, as though lady Kat and her lady fans will cry delicate lavendar tears if the news looks too harsh. Barf.

  • Pixie Baker

    What a fun read today has been!!! We are getting primed for next week….and now I am really looking forward to the new season and days of blog at Mjs! May all the idols past and present do well!
    The cheerleader is here…….Pix

  • Tony

    The irony of season 5 is hilarious. It’s considered by most to be the best season, and yet the winner and the runner-up have been dropped from their labels.

    I guess the real “winners” are the losers: Elliott, Kellie, Mandisa, Chris, Bucky….

  • star

    ROTFL, I would hate to see what some of you would say about Blake if he did something truly horrible. IMO he needs to do some growing up; I don’t think that makes him a jerk or an evil person. And anyway, like pj said, considering the source, I don’t take it all that seriously anyway.

  • Lu

    I’m trying to not rush to judgement. I really am. But IF this is true:

    LAPD responded to complaint calls after Blake shrugged off complaints from nearby residents.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He just laughed,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a spy tells PageSix.com of Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reaction to his tired neighbors, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he was so disrespectful, such a smartass.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    then Blake is a rude, arrogant egomaniac. I cant stand the whole picture that comes to mind. Maybe it’s all made up. Until the “spy” coughs up a name, I guess I should give Blake the benefit of the doubt. But based on some other little snippets I’ve seen and read, I’m inclined to believe it. Bummer…

  • undecided

    Tony Jan 9th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    The irony of season 5 is hilarious. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s considered by most to be the best season,

    That’s a matter of opinion and I don’t agree.

  • NOLA

    LAPD responded to complaint calls after Blake shrugged off complaints from nearby residents.

    à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He just laughed,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  a spy tells PageSix.com of Blakeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reaction to his tired neighbors, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“he was so disrespectful, such a smartass.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    Rude, crude and otherwise, unacceptable.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Blake was on the Tom Green show tonight. I only caught one snippit, where he asked Blake about Constantine. LOL. Blake said he didn’t know him. Anyway, I’m hoping the full interview shows up on the site in the near future. I also hope he didn’t do anything to offend peeps. I remember when Ace was on that show last year… it was a lot of fun.

    I also agree with Star. He comes across as a bit immature, but that doesn’t make him a bad person. Someone at Kimmel last night said he was goofing around and then saw two Marines in the audience and he stopped and respecfully saluted them.

    It’s easy to make snap judgements. Perhaps this experience is going to his head a little, and I hope he has friends and family around him who can keepp him grounded.

  • Lu

    I remember when Ace was on that show last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ it was a lot of fun

    Ahhh sweet Ace. How could it not be fun? Ace is beautiful – inside and out. I remember when my girls and I were lucky enough to attend that ice cream party with Ace. He was getting ready to sing Scattered and then paused and said, “I’ll have to change this up a little for my younger audience.” At that moment, I was ready to propose to him – lol. Even if I hate the music on Ace’s cd (I know I wont), I’m buying it because I want to support him. As a mom, I like to back the good guys (and gals).

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    Geez…Page Six people! Grain of salt, and all that. :) .

  • Lu

    I’m sorry MJ – I dont even have a clue what Page Six is… I just saw the article posted in the headlines. I’m somewhat suspicious since the “spy” is unnamed. We’ll see. If it did happen the way that spy person said it did though, he’s a jerk, imo. But, we’ll probably never get the real story if there even is one.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I dont even have a clue what Page Six is…

    It’s gossip, like the Enquirer or Perez Hilton. Reading page 6 is kind of like reading your horoscope imo–for entertainment purposes only. :) .

  • Lu

    Oh – you mean like – Idol Star Born on Mars! – headlines like that? lol – thanks for pointing out the shakiness of the source. I’ll reserve judgement.

  • http://myspace.com/saltwatercures pj

    Well, Perez had Blake on his site recently too. It was linked here. Called his friends “heterosexually challenged.” He didn’t even realize one of them was Nick Hexum from 311. I think Perez got flamed by more 311 fans than Blake fans, lol.

    Lu, I did hear that Ace has a distribuion deal even if he’s putting his album out on his own. *crosses fingers*

  • poporange

    I do not think season 5 was the best overall season…American idol and J-records had thier eyes set on Chris D first and formost (year of Daughtry in ai history) secondly they got a bubbly southern country singer. Whom they pimed big time durring season 6 along with Carrie U. Whom called the top 12 plus 3.

    Elliott or Mandisa were in the top two either probably would of left j-records too. No matter what thier probably a fews Chris D fans who think it is funny how his cd creamed the competition like lsu did to ohio state.. I really do not think it was humorous at all eventhough I can be harsh . Thats why season 5 is the near the bottom to me it is the is the far far right fanactics which put others in defence mode, which turned it into a wierd thing.

  • http://inkdbylilyanna.com carolina

    Page Six has been accused of lazy reporting so maybe this is a case of mostly true but, define is.

  • Lisa

    Sooo McKat got McDumped, very interesting. Is old Daddy Warbucks getting cranky in his dottage or is he starting spring cleaning early?

    Re Blake. I am sure all of the contestants on Idol have said things everyone would be shocked at. I know one in particular who could be quite nasty when they wanted to be on season 5 and everyone would be shocked cause they were so *nice* on *tv*, lol. It’s just tv, great entertainment and hopefully great careers for a few. I wish all these kids well. For *me* I am glad they are all getting out from under old cranky.

  • jpfan

    Just to add. The Blake item didn’t make it to the NY Post itself. There must be some kind of Page Six blog now(I guess like TMZ). In general, page six items are negative but tend to be true. So usually if it’s included, it’s for real.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    In general, page six items are negative but tend to be true. So usually if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s included, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s for real.

    I don’t know about that. They get quite a few things wrong. Some of their mistakes are so obvious, it’s laughable. So yeah, I find their pages entertaining, but I don’t take it as gospel.