Idol Headlines for 6/22/09

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X Factor hopefuls to re-audition

X Factor hopefuls may have to sing for a second time in front of judges, because of the new format of auditions.

Simon Cowell said he wants participants to perform in front of a live audience, just as they do on his other show Britain’s Got Talent.

However, auditions have already been held in Glasgow, so the show will have to return to Scotland to reshoot.

An X Factor spokeswoman said: “It does look like everyone who auditioned will come and audition again.”

BBC.co.uk

Kris Allen Makes It To Madeo

Kris Allen and wife Katy head home after enjoying their dinner at Madeo restaurant in Beverly Hills on Sunday (June 21).

When the 24-year-old American Idol star was recently asked how he felt about runner-up Adam Lambertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s crush on him, he replied that his wife has a crush on Lambert!

Just Jared

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David Archuleta a hit at San Diego County Fair

You know that tingly feeling you get when you witness something so amazing that you just want to throw your cares out the window and jump for joy?

As I gazed at the dazzling outdoor ambience of the San Diego County Fair while 18-year-old international pop star David Archuleta serenaded concert-goers with à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“To be With You,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  wellà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ I got that feeling.

SDNN

Kelly Clarkson: Much Music Motley!

American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson walks the red carpet in a multi-colored dress at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada on Sunday (June 21).

The 27-year-old Texan singing sensation performed her hit song à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Life Would Suck Without Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from MuchMusicà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Queen Street West HQ in downtown Toronto.

Just Jared

‘Idol’ winner, KC native a hit at Cotillion

His career is still young enough that David Cook has only about an hour’s worth of songs in his repertoire.

But Cook — last year’s “American Idol” winner and a Kansas City native– made the most of that hour Sunday night during a concert at the Cotillion that included his also-young list of hits from his debut album, “David Cook.”

Kansas.com

Still the Runner-Up: Michael Johns, ‘Hold Back My Heart’

After hearing “Heart on My Sleeve” à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  the first single from his post-”Idol” record, “Hold Back My Heart” à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  you’d think that Johns was about to blaze a trail as a purveyor of hooky, swelling, Sarah Bareilles-style pop with a little David Gray grit thrown in for flavor.

But after recording “Heart on My Sleeve,” Johns must’ve changed his shirt. Most of the rest of the album is a rust-colored, shag-rugged, rhinestone-encrusted, sequin-bedecked valentine to the ’70s.

It’s not an entirely unrequited love affair. On bluesy standout track “Fools Gold,” Johns’ voice sounds parched and dusty à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  in a weather-beaten rawhide sort of way, not a get-that-guy-some-water one. On “Little Bear,” Johns funkily croons about a girlfriend’s cheatin’ in a way that totally works unless you picture what a gal nicknamed “Little Bear” might look like. (Yogi? Boo-Boo?)

Express Night Out

Former American Idol Finalist Michael Johns Discusses Hold Back My Heart

At one of the absolute busiest times in his life, Michael Johns took the time to sit down and answer some questions for BC Magazine about his upcoming tour and new album.

The American Idol Season 7 Finalist is just one day away from releasing his debut album, Hold Back My Heart (Downtown Records); it drops Tuesday, June 23rd.

Michael’s first single “Heart On My Sleeve” from that album, was the #1 most requested song at AOL Radio when they launched a Tweet Request only radio station, and is currently climbing Billboard’s AC charts. Because the Tweet Request channel was only meant to stay live for a week, AOL Radio added the single to their Pop Idol and New Music First stations.

Blogcritics.org

Bo Bice sings ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ with Skynyrd at City Stages

“The time has come,” Johnny van Zant said near the end of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s regular set at City Stages in Birmingham, Alabama, tonight. Then he brought out an “Alabama boy” — Bo Bice — to sing along.

In their first American concert since a swing through Europe that ended in Paris, the band played in front of Birmingham City Hall on the Miller Lite Stage with banners of two giant bottles of the sponsor’s product flanking each side of the stage.

AL.com

Kellie Pickler: Southern Belle

She’s only 22, but Kellie Pickler is already a classic rags-to-riches story: Raised in a North Carolina trailer park, she burst onto the music scene in 2006 as an American Idol finalist. Two albums later (and 30 pounds lighter), the country music queen’s crisscrossing the continent with Taylor Swift’s Fearless tour à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ and sleepin on her bus.

“My little house on wheels,” she says. “Funny. As a child I thought, ‘I’m going to be a big country star so I can get out of this damn trailer.’ Then I go and get one. I mean it’s a $1 million trailer but it’s still a trailer.”

OK Magazine

With the new compilation album on the horizon, Adam Lambertà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“greatest hitsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of the season collection drops off the charts this week, lasting just one week longer than Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ collection did. It will be interesting to see if the compilation CD has any impact on the charts.

Carrie Underwoodà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Carnival Ride is the top charting Idol-related album this week, sitting at #53 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on Top Country Albums. Kelly Clarksonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s All I Ever Wanted drops nine spots to #56 on the Billboard 200 and David Cook also drops nine spots to #72 on the same chart. Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album also appears on Top Rock Albums (30).

FoxesOnIdol

Perez Hilton Takes a ‘Boom Boom Pow’ to the Face, Blames Peas Singer

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is sporting a black eye – and he claims he got it from a black eye – Hilton posted repeated updates to his Twitter account after being assaulted at MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada on Sunday night, claiming that Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am was behind the attack.

Hilton wrote: “I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke… Still waiting for the police. The bleeding has stopped. I need to document this. Please, can the police come to the SoHo Met Hotel. “I spoke to my lawyer. I really need to talk to the authorities… The Toronto police are here now… The police are investigating the assault now. I did the right thing by reporting it… I won’t be talking about this any further. It is in the hands of the authorities.”

The singer was quick to respond, posting a video message on his own website, claiming he merely spoke to the blogger after Hilton made “disrespectful” comments about his Black Eyed Peas bandmate Fergie.

Popeater

The Veronicas To Perform On, So You Think You Can Dance

The Veronicas are set to perform their single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Take Me On The Floorà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  live next week on So You Think You Can Dance! The Aussie duo will grace the stage of the results show on Thursday, June 25th. Tune in at 9pm (check local listings for more info) to see Lisa and Jess bring their electro-pop goodness to FOXà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s dance phenomenon.
Watch the video for the track here and be sure to head over to iTunes to download your copy of the single today. Visit TheVeronicas.com for photos, tour dates and video updates.

The Insider.com

Was Katee Shean actually the runner up on So You Think You Can Dance?

As a big fan of the X-Files and Reality TV, I love thinking about and reading conspiracy theories about eliminations. While re-watching the audition episodes of So You Think You Can Dance I noticed during Adam Shankman’s fake audition, Katee Shean critiqued him. Below her it read “runner up.”

Wait a second. She was third runner up. Shouldn’t it just say “finalist” or “third runner up” instead?

I know I’m thinking too hard, but I created an interesting theory about Katee. Maybe the producers knew she was the actual runner up, but thought that wouldn’t make good television. They placed her in third and gave her money to compensate. Here are some points of interest.

TV Squad

How to handle trying out for ‘American Idol’

Is everybody ready?

The brave American Idol hopefuls who audition at the new Cowboys Stadium on Friday have a lot to remember to bring. Including nerves of steel and patience.

When Idol visited North Texas two years ago, more than 12,000 aspiring singers flocked to Texas Stadium for auditions that stretched well into the night.Season 7 favorite Michael Johns, whose in-laws live in Fort Worth, says he was “more nervous than I’d ever been” for his first Idol audition.

“It’s the hardest,” he said during a recent stop in Dallas to promote his new album. “You only get 15 seconds in front of the judges, so you never know à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ you might have just had a bad ham and turkey sandwich or something and get passed over.”

Dallas News

Mentors Teach Life Skills, Provide Foundation for Academic Success

Archuleta is among several U.S. celebrities, including actors Terrence Howard, Gabrielle Union and Michael Copon, who are supporting Children Uniting Nations (CUN), one of the premier nongovernmental organizations working with at-risk and foster youth, by pledging to recruit mentors and raise awareness of at-risk youth issues, including mentoring.

“It’s important for foster kids to be able to talk to someone, to feel like they belong somewhere and to feel like they can express themselves,” Archuleta said. “A lot of kids – and not just foster kids – feel they aren’t worth that much and that they are not capable of accomplishing things.”

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  • smartcookie

    Katee was second runner-up, not third, TV Squad.

  • tinawina

    I know I shouldn’t laugh at that story, but the thought of Perez getting decked in the eye is funny as hell. I mean, he so has that kind of thing coming.

  • frogcooke

    Mentors Teach Life Skills, Provide Foundation for Academic Success
    http://newsblaze.com/story/20090622071555tsop.nb/topstory.html

    this is from the DC event DA attended

    Washington – It doesn’t take much to become a mentor and have a positive influence on a young person, says 2008 American Idol finalist and pop star David Archuleta. “You don’t have to be this great, amazing person to have a really big influence on people’s lives,” Archuleta said.

    -snip-
    “It’s important for foster kids to be able to talk to someone, to feel like they belong somewhere and to feel like they can express themselves,” Archuleta said. “A lot of kids – and not just foster kids – feel they aren’t worth that much and that they are not capable of accomplishing things.”

    more at link

  • mac

    Hmmmm….this article from MTV says that no one is going to block the Hi Fi album:

    Neither Lambert, RCA nor 19 Entertainment plan on attempting to block the release of On With the Show, though in a post on his Twitter account Saturday, Lambert reiterated that he “can’t wait” for fans to hear his new music.

  • unique28v

    Kanye is making a TON of money on Heartless….

    Lady Gaga Cover’s Heartless in Toronto. The Rollingstones has the video on their website. Article Link

  • unique28v

    Hmmmmà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦.this article from MTV says that no one is going to block the Hi Fi album:

    I guess they see this as a positive? Unless they are working behind the scenes to make sure it never makes radio. Without any radio play its pretty much dead don’t you think?

  • Cakenbake

    Kris and Katy look so cute together. Sadly I have seen some of the comments on there.

    I never understand why some fans of other contestants post bad comments regarding another contestant on stories about that contestant. Especially someone as nice as Kris and Katy Allen. They ruin good articles on other contestants by constantly bringing up something that happened weeks ago, and then the article is about Kris Allen who has been a real sweetheart.

    Kris was one of the sweetest and nicest persons on the show so it is surprising when people look for stories about him to compare and call him names.

  • houstonrufus

    Thanks for that, froggy. Loved getting a few of David’s thoughts from that event.

  • drea

    Video of Kris/Katy ignoring paps at Madeo’s:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dY66sifVe4&feature=channel

    Plaid ftw!

  • itsalleternal

    Report from Chicago: Producers estimate about 12,000 showed up in the rain.

    Audition estimates so far:

    Boston – 7,000
    Atlanta – 10,000
    Chicago – 12,000

    Overall, it seems the numbers are up slightly from last season so far.

  • Michelle

    Kris has quite the collection of plaid shirts :)

  • cookcricket

    Michelle Jun 22nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Kris has quite the collection of plaid shirts :)

    Yeah, I’m thinking plaid should be his tour color…uh, er pattern. LOL.

  • frogcooke

    “Kris has quite the collection of plaid shirts :) ”

    If he’s not careful he’ll catch up with DA’s plaid collection… lol

  • girlygirl

    I never thought of plaid shirts as being particularly cool or sexy until I saw Kris and Adam rocking them this season :)

    Anyway, I was wondering…do you think the paparazzi go on twitter to try and find out where very celebs might be? Seems to me twitter is very stalkerish at times…rumors and info fly around very quickly on that thing…it creeps me out a little (although I admittedly watch too many of these videos when they pop up on youtube or on the fan sites. (NOTE TO SELF: need to get life and not turn into whacked-out voyeur) ).

    As I was saying…I sadly do watch too many of these, so saw a funny random Kris sighting in another paparazzi video from outside Madeo last night! In the video of Keanu Reeves going into Madeo (and boy was he NOT happy with the paparazzi), you can see Kris standing inside the restaurant talking on his phone as Keanu and his date go by. Weird!

  • LK09

    A celebrity blog about DA’s Malaysia Seventeen magazine bit.

    The magazine cited: à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“He may be little, but thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s surely nothing small about his talent. David archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s deep dimples, infectious smile and of course amazing voice has us wanting to just touch his hand!à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

    http://www.sponkit.com/david-archuleta-covers-seventeen-magazine-malaysia/

  • JRB5776

    If heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not careful heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll catch up with DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s plaid collectionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ lol

    They already have at least one plaid shirt in common. Lol!

    http://i42.tinypic.com/2zgz2ts.jpg

  • girlygirl

    Tweet from Lyndsey Parker about when Kris’ Yahoo! Music interview will be posted:

    #Kris Allen interview up soon. Part 2 encoding now. Kris fans PLEASE note: Part 2 focuses more on music. Make sure to watch both parts!#12 minutes ago from web

  • JudyOhio

    I have to say that Kris & Katy are the cutest little couple I’ve seen in awhile.

  • http://emmarude65embarqmail.com carroll

    Taylor Hicks is doing a shadow tour tonight at the Magic Bag. http://www.themagicbag.com/hot.htm
    I sure wish I could be there.

  • Michelle

    girlygirl
    Jun 22nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
    Tweet from Lyndsey Parker about when Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Yahoo! Music interview will be posted:

    #Kris Allen interview up soon. Part 2 encoding now. Kris fans PLEASE note: Part 2 focuses more on music. Make sure to watch both parts!#12 minutes ago from web

    LOL, that was … preemptive. Now I’m bracing myself for Part 1.

  • yeahyeahsure

    New biography for Daughtry and à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Leave This Townà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  (along with some album tidbits):

    http://www.daughtryofficial.com/us/biography-links

  • http://www.last.fm/user/chachithegreat chachi

    omg, Kris is singing Hey Jude on tour. I need to go now, but I have no peeps to go with. D:

  • Pam
  • girlygirl

    Chachi:

    Did you see Kris looking over at the publicist in surprise when she told him he could actually talk about one song he’s doing on tour? So cute! And how excited was he aout getting to do “Hey Jude” — it sounds like he wanted to do it for Rock Week but couldn’t get it cleared.

  • girlygirl

    MJ – if you see this, is it possible to post the video interviews Adam and Kris did for Yahoo! Music as a separate entry on this site?

    Thanks!

  • cookcricket

    For some reason I was thinking Adam’s had already been posted separately. I could be mistaken though…

  • http://www.last.fm/user/chachithegreat chachi

    Did you see Kris looking over at the publicist in surprise when she told him he could actually talk about one song heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing on tour? So cute! And how excited was he aout getting to do à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Judeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  it sounds like he wanted to do it for Rock Week but couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it cleared.

    His little scrunchy glee fists were the cutest thing I have ever seen.

  • chicksineggz

    Ahhh! I so want to go see the tour when it comes to Philly but none of my friends like American Idol.

  • Kirsten

    So cute! And how excited was he aout getting to do à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Judeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  it sounds like he wanted to do it for Rock Week but couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it cleared.

    Heh, I called that it was a “Beatles” tune yesterday based on the clues.

    I was thinking of “Hey Jude” for Kris on Rock week (I may have even posted it). I’m completely confused on how it couldn’t be cleared and “Come Together” could be. How can you clear one and not the other? They are both Lennon/McCartney songs and they are both owned by the same entity (sure, Lennon primarily wrote “Come Together” and McCartney primarily wrote “Hey Jude” but they had a deal to always give each other co-credit so that’s all that matters when it comes to getting the rights).

    Unless “Hey Jude” wasn’t considered rocky enough to please Slash or somebody.

  • smartcookie

    I think “Hey Jude” was too good to be cleared. Knollish moment pour moi! I think Top 4 was the point they were gunning for Kris to clear out his locker, and they didn’t want him to have a “moment.” So they had him fight his way through a duet with Danny and then do “Come Together” instead of what he really wanted to do.

    I will admit that they seemed very wedded to hard rock screechy stuff that night, so maybe “Hey Jude” didn’t fit. I love “Hey Jude.” Hate “Come Together.” So maybe I’m just biased from the get-go.

    Cute interview. He’s a lot nicer than I would be when the interviewer is such a dolt. She seems to be the type of interviewer who wants it to be all about her instead of the person she’s interviewing. I hate that.

  • Kirsten

    I will admit that they seemed very wedded to hard rock screechy stuff that night, so maybe à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Judeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fit. I love à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Jude.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  Hate à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Come Together.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  So maybe Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m just biased from the get-go.

    LOL. That’s how I feel too.

    I think à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Judeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was too good to be cleared. Knollish moment pour moi!

    I’m feeling a little knollish too. Seriously, same writers and same rights holder. Fish-y.

  • cookcricket

    I think à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Hey Judeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  was too good to be cleared. Knollish moment pour moi! I think Top 4 was the point they were gunning for Kris to clear out his locker, and they didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want him to have a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“moment.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  So they had him fight his way through a duet with Danny and then do à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Come Togetherà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  instead of what he really wanted to do.

    Hey, do you have a little extra room on the Knoll? This was what I was thinking too. I lurved “Come Together” and am glad I have it on my ipod, but me thinks he would have killed on “Hey Jude”. I guess it doesn’t matter now…;)

  • efm

    Yeah, Parker’s questions showed her biases, but Kris handled her deftly, with his usual class and charm.

  • cookcricket

    Oh and btw, I’ll bet this will be the last song! It almost sounded as if the others will be joining in at some point…or at least that’s what the interviewer suggested and he glanced over at whoever told him he could tell about this…like he’s said before, he often wears his feelings on his face. I get chills just thinking about this…starting out quietly with Kris alone and eventually all the others joining in-Awesome!!! We shall see. Did anyone else pick up on this?

  • LK09

    Demi tweeted today that she is losing her voice. Maybe DA will sing more songs to help her out. :wink_wp:

  • Kirsten

    I get chills just thinking about thisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦starting out quietly with Kris alone and eventually all the others joining in-Awesome!!!

    Oh, that would be awesome. I hope they do it. Everybody joining in by the time you get to the “Na-Na-Na-Na” part and Adam hitting the high “Jude-Jude-a-Jude-Judy-Judy-AW-WOW_WOW!” note. Everybody could do their own “Jude” riff. That would be cool.

  • oceana

    Those are some nice photos of Kellie Pickler in OK magazine. I worry about her sleeping on her bus though. Is it safe? Hope she has good security.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    MJ – if you see this, is it possible to post the video interviews Adam and Kris did for Yahoo! Music as a separate entry on this site?

    I already posted Adam’s interview last week.

    I’ll post Kris’s when I find the link.

  • girlygirl

    Thanks, MJ! Appreciate it very much…

    Meanwhile…

    Here’s a link to MTV.com article where The Fray’s Joe King talks about collaborating with Kris. Good times!

    http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614457/20090622/allen_kris_american_idol_.jhtml

  • babybelle32

    Here’e a very good interview with Joe King of The Fray, where he talks about working with Kris.

    http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614457/20090622/allen_kris_american_idol_.jhtml

    Fray’s Joe King Says There’s ‘A Good Vibe In The Studio’ With Kris Allen’He’s passionate about what he’s doing, and that’s what’s going to sell him,’ King says of the singer.

  • girlygirl

    My favorite part of this article where Joe King is talking about working with Kris:

    Above all, it was fun. “At the end of the session, we cranked up ‘Bounce’ in the studio and got down,” he said. “They’re following Kris’ progress on film, so there’s video of us white boys shaking it to Timbaland songs in his studio, which I hope doesn’t get out there.”

    (Oh, pleasepleasePLEASE let this end up on YouTube!!!Or maybe as part of the stuff the people who bought Kris’ Itunes Pass will get)

  • cookcricket

    That MTV article was full of nuggets. Thanks, girlygirl! I hope Kris’s passion is brought through on the final product! Also, work ethic, melody, things happening organically…good stuff!

  • http://www.twilightslo.com Mateja

    http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b130495_adam_lambert_gets_advice_from_madonna.html

    Lambert, who is busy laying down tracks with producer RedOne at the Jim Henson Company in Los Angeles, insists he got exactly what he wanted from A.I., despite coming in second place.

    “Look, I’m in the studio with this guyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ a wizard,” Lambert said. “And I’m getting to make an album. I mean, that’s why I entered the show. I wanted an opportunity like this and I’m getting it.”

    Meanwhile, RedOne had very strong feelings about Lambert from the moment he saw him onstage.

    “Before the finals or anything, I called the label,” RedOne told E! News. “I was like, if that guy wins, I gotta work with him. And if he doesn’t win, I gotta work with him.”

    Both, however, are being tight-lipped about Lambert’s new songs, which RedOne predicts will “shock the world.” But it does sound like the singer will be sticking with his signature, glam-pop sound, saying the vibe “is going to be rock at the center of it, but in a pop fashion,” and will have a ’60s and ’70s rock feel.

  • frogcooke
  • LK09

    Frog- I wonder when he recorded that clip. I clicked on that AOL session first that was in that link, and I can’t believe how much younger he looks than now. It is amazing.

  • yeahyeahsure

    New Daughtry song – “Back Again” (it’s a B-Side to “No Surprise” at the UK Itunes):

    http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=320387788&id=320387766&s=143444

    Pre-order at UK Australia is also up with 2 bonus tracks (“What Have We Become” and “Still You On The Inside”) and a pre-order bonus track “Traffic Light”):

    http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=320521074&s=143460

    US Pre-order will be up tonight.

    (MJ feel free to change the links, I don’t know how to do it so you can get credit for it)

  • Keel

    New David Cook blog:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N4lJmjYhEc

    He was so stoked to headline in his hometown at a festival he used to watch all the time growing up. Awww.

  • makeitstop

    This is a random, OT question, but there was this girl who was blogging her attempt to get on American Idol 9, but I completely lost the link to her blog. I know a lot of people do it, but this was one of the better ones.

    I *think* MJ linked to it before, but I can’t find it. If anyone knows what I’m talking about, please help me out!

  • Jolene

    New David Cook blog:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N4lJmjYhEc

    Aww, lookit him including crowd shots from the stage! It must have been one heck of a moment for him there at the end of the show, since it wasn’t so long ago he was part of those crowds. Love it.

    And… yeah, still happy he tossed that hat at the end of the show. LOL

  • EmmaJK

    He’s too cute in that vlog. Like an excited puppy. The crowd shots at the end are so great. Dreams coming true.

    *whispers* I love the trilby. Love.

  • girlygirl

    Hey, I just saw that today is Scott McIntyre’s birthday. So…

    Happy Birthday, Scott! He’s one day younger than Kris!!!

    Matt and Michael tweeted that the Idols are headed out tonight for Scott’s bday party.

    Whoo — hope no one else in the group is having a birthday soon — all this partying could get expensive!

  • tierbee

    Heà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s too cute in that vlog. Like an excited puppy. The crowd shots at the end are so great. Dreams coming true.

    Awww, I love the vlog :) . The crowd shots at the end are just awesome. So cool to see him living his dream. And (shallow) he is looking quite handsome!

  • wellhesback

    Oh what a cute vlog from Cookie! Live your dream, we’ll all sing along.

  • ShariG

    Awww really cute pictures of Kris and Katy on Just Jared. Thanks for posting. Plaid is my new favorite color.