Idol Headlines For 7/15/08

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Jason says in this video that he is going to record Hallelujah (according to the uploader) for a Mexican movie.

Wow the Utah crowd was in hypermode yesterday..they screamed so loud for like all the idol contestants ..of course the cheers for Archie were the most defeaning lol

Just read the article (it’s the second one, I believe) about Syesha getting discouraged by the fans of some of the other contestants. Sure, the fans need to learn to show more respect and consideration to the contestants who’re not their favorites. But I remembered how Chris Sligh blogged about being 10th place on the tour last year, and thought his attitude dealing with this issue was commendable. (mj, I hope it’s ok to post this excerpt from a rather dated post):

10th Place

2) It should be obvious, but it seems that people don’t think of it like this: I came in 10th place…I am close to the bottom in popularity of the top 10…simple right? Certain performers get incredible responses every night. I feel like I am challenged to go out and make new fans every night. Then when I see, as I did in San Diego, a group of like 50 people all wearing Chris Sligh t-shirts, I am excited and feel lucky to have fans. The reviews that I’ve seen of the tour have all been very kind to me, but ultimately a review is just a review and one person’s opinion. I just have to go out and play as well as I can for 10-15 I’m on stage every night and then enjoy the ride…and hopefully show people a glimpse of what’s to come.

Chris Sligh’s blog

Maybe Syesha could learn something from this instead of saying, like she did in her blog (I’m paraphrasing), that others try to put you down because they’re jealous of you(?) Right.

Archuleta glad to be home à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  and crowd is crazy about him

…Mercado said the biggest challenge for her was dealing with fans à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  of the other idols à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  who try to disrupt her set during the concert.

“You still hear people putting you down from the audience,” she said. “I’ve learned to deal with it and just go out there and do my best…”

Wow. Poor Syesha. :s

By the way, you should check out the photos accompanying this article. There are some really nice ones, including this one.

Maybe Syesha could learn something from this instead of saying like she did in her blog (Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m paraphrasing), that others try to put you down because theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re jealous of you(?) Right.

I liked that Syesha blog, but I agree she could have sounded a little less defensive/bitter(?).

Ooh, nice photo, purps. I’m reading various accounts that DC sprained his knee last night with that move (awww, and also, lol)

Syesha does realize that she came in 3rd out of like 100,000 people right? I’m sure she’s not as universally hated as she likes to believe she is. She’s definitely going to need to grow a thicker skin and get over it.

Ooh, nice photo, purps. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m reading various accounts that DC sprained his knee last night with that move (awww, and also, lol)

You’re welcome, cheese. I also read that Cookie got into trouble for his water bottle stunt as it shorted(?) his earpiece{s}…he was reportedly told not to do it again. LOL

That IS an awesome pic of DC. He looks like he’s having a blast. Did he really sprain his knee? LOL

Does Syesha mean that the people are actually heckling her? I wonder if she’s getting yelled at to get off the stage because she is on directly before Archie. That would be hard for anyone to take, nevermind someone who isn’t the most secure performer there is. I’m really sorry she’s having such a hard time on this tour. It doesn’t sound like she’s having a very pleasant time overall.

There are some really nice ones, including this one.

Wow, thanks for that one, purps! What are the odds they’ll post a larger version somewhere? I want that as my desktop background!
Cookie sprained his knee? Aww. Guess this means we won’t get any more shows of his flexibility? Shame, shame shame.

What are the odds theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll post a larger version somewhere? I want that as my desktop background!

I have not seen a larger version, but I saw an enhanced (colors played with a bit) version, made by my friend in the local forum.

Err…does anyone want some real DC craaack? :lol_tb:

Idol Finalists Come to Salt Lake City for LIVE Tour

That is such an exciting photo, purps! I wonder if David has been doing some Yoga?
Primeminister, thanks for the Chris Sligh post. I hope he has some contact with Chikezie, you know like a pep talk. Someone said he felt bad that no one wanted his autograph before one of the shows.

Errà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦does anyone want some real DC craaack?

woohoo thanks :thumbup_tb:

So I’m thinking I’ll do a two-sided sign for Saturday when I go to the tour. One side for Chikezie and one for David Cook. Everybody needs some love!

This came in a google alert, but don’t know if it qualifies for a headline. But, whatever – it’s positive press for Taylor.

http://www.broadway.tv/blog/broadwa…-megastar-deal/

“….The hit Broadway musical Grease has hit gold with Taylor Hicks. The New York Post reported that the box office numbers are up, audiences and fans are lining up to see him, and Broadway businesses benefitting from the Hicks Effect. Now, word comes from MTV that while Taylor Hicks is actively performing in the show, he is also finding time to continue to write his own new music. The results will likely be heard on his next CDà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦all songs that is, except, possibly, for one. The word from MTV is that Hicks disclosed that one of his new songs has attracted the attention of a megastar who anticipates recording it. No name dropping here, though it was implied that the star was female. As they say around the Grease show, Hicks is the word. Soul Patrol!…”

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’Broadway Magazine, Broadway.tv

Thanks for the Chris Sligh excerpt.
He was my second fav from S6 (after Melinda).

Syesha has so much going for her, but her interviews & blogs always sound like she’s trying to convince herself that she’s positive & happy.

I’ve read that with the ear monitors on, the idols can barely hear the audience cheer. I think it’s odd that Syesha can hear people saying negative about her during her performance.

Errà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦does anyone want some real DC craaaaack

Why do I feel the urge to stick an American flag in there?

Sligh was lucky that the producers cast him, it is as simple as that. The creation of the Sligh persona, wise-cracking funny man/singer, could have just as easily ended up on the cutting room floor. His charisma and vocals weren’t standout, by my reckoning.

Of course, I don’t think Chris Sligh, or Syesha for that matter, are particularly humble people or great singers, so I likely see them from a different perspective than most if their fans. Mr. Sligh does write good blogs though, I’ve read a few over the last year and the man states his opinions well.

I think Syesha is a bit surprised by the lack of enthusiasm that Idol fans are showing. I mean if I got third place, I would think, nay perhaps expect to be among the most popular contestants on the tour and that clearly has not been the reality that she has experienced in the last couple of weeks. Let’s hope she feels like “the star” of the Sunrise, FL concert, because I think that is her best hope.

Letà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hope she feels like à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“the starà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of the Sunrise, FL concert, because I think that is her best hope.

Considering the way her homecoming looked, I seriously doubt that.
I do hope she gets the star treatment, though, because she has definitely not been feeling the love, and it seems to really get to her.

Errà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦does anyone want some real DC craaack?

Teehee! That picture totally reduced me to a giggling 13 year old.
BTW, is St. Louis MO considered a homecoming-ish venue for DC, or is that reserved for the KC dates in late august?

ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s positive press for Taylor

Thanks, klp

FINALLY Taylor seems to be getting lots of good press. I hope it rolls over to the new music releases. It’s definitely about time.

Because we didn’t have enough discussions about it yesterday…. *shakily posts* http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=71&sid=3768891

Crazy and Heavan
He changed up Crazy a little bit.

That link is not working :cry_wp:

ealbino, I think they are fixing a problem with the video. Check back in a little bit.

ETA, I just checked and supposedly their is a copywrite problem so it had to be pulled.

In reference to Syesha (still sNOsha to me) … I live in South Florida and everytime they showed a gathering for her during the competition there wasn’t anyone in attendance but her beau and a friend. The homecomings at the end attract gawkers as well … not just fans. I still think in consideration of the most visible signs of her popularity as a singer and performer (itunes sales, single publicity appearances, groups of peeps waiting around wanting autographs, board enthusiasm and/or references) that she generally has very few fans … sorry. Even with Jason’s gaft at the end, I think TPTB didn’t want an all male finale and definitely didn’t want to eliminate the only African American contestant left after the other made his exit at 10th. I feel some fudging went on or phones were made to appear busy to substantiate the vote getting that they announced … as I am a fan of Dial Idol and think that they are mostly on target (think that TPTB used their system against them to portray the results they wanted).

SHE needs to get over herself IMO … she’s a good looking girl with mediocre talent and a seemingly foul personality.

Oh … and I will be in the front row at the Sunrise concert and will let u know of the crowd’s overall reaction to her in comparison to the others.

Thanks IGETCRANKED – I found one that works!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbYpDJa7LE
:clap_tb:

SHE needs to get over herself IMO à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a good looking girl with mediocre talent and a seemingly foul personality.

:zip_ee:

http://studio5.ksl.com/?nid=71&sid=3768747

Q&A with David Archuleta in studio 5.

Crazy and Heaven performances is here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGbYpDJa7LE

I think Syesha’s problem are real and I feel for her. But keep talking about it isn’t going to change the situation. Maybe she can wait till the interviews when she’s susccessful.

I try to like Syesha as much as I did early on but just can’t. Every time I read one of her blog entries she gets on my nerves. She has talent and beauty but her personality gets in the way imo.

Cook needs to throw out that ultra low v-neck shirt stat. Yuck.

For the life of me I can’t understand the extreme negative feelings verging on hatred directed at Syesha. She had some Idol fans tell her to her face that they hated her – does anyone deserve that? What did she do wrong? She treats the other Idols with respect and they all seem to like her a lot.

I notice that it is usually a female contestant that stirs such negative feelings.

I think that it is admirable that she blogs regularly and shares her thoughts and her feelings. I think her fans enjoy her blogs.

Thanks for the links to the Studio 5 footage. Is it just me, or does Archie get kind of choked up when he talks about his friendship with Cook? His eyes look like they are welling up.

S Fl Sizzler, greetings from the breezy gulf side of FL. I wasn’t feeling Syesha either during the show (had a decent voice but a brilttle delivery) and her song choices weren’t my cuppa tea at all, but she had some generally very well-received performances towards the end, whereas my fav rave Jason Castro was the first to explain that his newness to the music scene and the quickening pace of the show finally brought him down. And so the ambitious Syesha overachieved a bit and now isn’t feeling the love and that’s life.

But to suggest that TPTB had a hand in manipulating the votes to advance Syesha because she’s black is, to me, really…I mean, come on.

It’s nice to see Ace get some good reviews. Poor guy has waited and worked long enough for it.

This is kinda OT but everytime I see the cover of Chris Slighs cd, it irritates me because he looks like a smart azz on it. Couldn’t they have done a more appealing look?

For the life of me I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t understand the extreme negative feelings verging on hatred directed at Syesha.

I don’t see hatred directed at her. I think Syesha is so consumed with it and blogging about it, that people are going to discuss. I recall Syesha saying she thought the other idols didn’t like & thought she was a snob when she was on vocal rest.
I just think her blogs are rather odd. Syesha sounds like she’s trying to believe that she’s positive. That’s a turn off, for me.

I am not going to try to make excuses for Syesha, but if the audience members are heckling her, and saying they hate her as she is perfoming that’s not paranoia, that fu^^ing disgusting. I don’t give a crap whose fan you are, it’s wrong. Enjoy the ones you came to see, sit on your hands, or take a bathroom break, but don’t make an ass of yourself, or try to publicly humiliate the person on stage.

I mean this stuff just infuriates me. It just not the people who hate Syesha, but the people who are posting in the Archie homecoming comments as well. Most of them are not local, and they are flaming the situation and it’s just sad what boors this show makes of people. David Cook won, Archie came in second, Sy third, and it can’t be changed. When they are on their own away from the idol bubble fans can support them singularly, but as for now all fans are lumped together and should try to make the best of the situation, too bad it seems like some want to rewrite the show yet again. It’s ridiculous.

ETA: on a happier note, it seems like most of Ace’s reviews are positive ones, even the bad one show promise a little. I think I might give it a try.

It has got to be hard to feel such love for one Idol when you are pouring your heart out yourself. I know that is the nature of it all but it is sad to see how immature and nasty some people can be. At least the Salt Lake Tribune got Syeshas name right, they said that “the dreadlocked David Castro elicited many screams”

“Errà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦does anyone want some real DC craaack? ”

Ok purple, warn us, that was too funny

Cook needs to throw out that ultra low v-neck shirt stat. Yuck.

I agree… and the heavy accessories.
Someone get Cook a stylist… and Syesha a therapist. :lol_tb:

“Cook needs to throw out that ultra low v-neck shirt stat. Yuck.”

I sure do think Cook looks good in just about anything but I agree on the v neck t’s – they remind me of my grandpa and his pals that always wore those, they came in a pack of three. Well, not with writing or pics on them but that style. My grandpa always wore that same little hat but I like the hat on David C though

Jason’s new date night vlog is up. Carly is in this one. MJ, you might capture this and post on front page, if you want. Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LsNFfu7fbw

Oh Skylight you beat me! ha I moved tooooo sloooowwww. It is a cute one as usual, and you can really really check out those bright beautiful blue eyes in this one.

Way to go TAYLOR!!!!!

Aw, yes, those gorgeous, blue, Jason eyes. They just twinkle, don’t they?

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t see hatred directed at her. I think Syesha is so consumed with it and blogging about it, that people are going to discuss.

Shelter – other fans have reported that there were people at the signings who directly told Syesha that they hated her. There have been more than a few descriptions of people trying to hurt her with words and actions – and that is why she is receiving notes of encouragement from people telling her to ignore the haters.

Lefty, Archie has been sick with bad allergies over the past few days. I even saw one of his body guards or handlers walking around with a wad of tissues in a fan vid. His eyes have been all puffy and teary and im sure he’s been sneezing too. Probably why he’s been pulling his upper lip a bit with his mouth.. lol You can hear it some when he talks.

I find Syesha’s situation very interesting. How is it that the 3rd place contestant never really seemed to have a fan base? On the AI forum, the internet or anywhere? And now, she can’t find any fans on the tour? And according to an earlier comment on this blog, her local events consist of family & friends. Also, her Idol visit home looked sad compared to The Davids. It all leads me to believe what I have already thought… there is some “fixing” of the results. I don’t claim they are race or gender based, but instead based on something TPTB determine as important. I guess we’ll never know for sure, but Syesha has me wondering…….

tawnilady — Exacty *who* voted for her? Where are they? There’s no evidence of any fans at all. Rickey over at Rickey.org went to something (radio interview?) right after idol ended, and he was *the only* fan that showed up — and she still managed to ignore him completely.

I’ve always suspected that Shyesha’s finance’ works for the telephone company, somehow sending millions of calls her way on competition nights.

It’s a real mystery. Or a real eye opener to those who still think the entire thing isn’t fixed.

tawnilady — Exacty *who* voted for her? Where are they? There’s no evidence of any fans at all. Rickey over at Rickey.org went to something (radio interview?) right after idol ended, and he was *the only* fan that showed up — and she still managed to ignore him completely.

The internet fans only make up a small portion of the AI viewing audience. I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again. There are people who pick up the phone who vote who DON’T frequent message boards, download iTunes songs or wait outside of studios to meet Idols they’ve become invested in. There are MILLIONS of these people. That’s who voted for Syesha.

I don’t think the show is fixed.

I find Syeshaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s situation very interesting. How is it that the 3rd place contestant never really seemed to have a fan base? On the AI forum, the internet or anywhere? And now, she canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t find any fans on the tour? And according to an earlier comment on this blog, her local events consist of family & friends. Also, her Idol visit home looked sad compared to The Davids. It all leads me to believe what I have already thoughtà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ there is some à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“fixingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  of the results.

I went to the San Jose concert and there was quite a sustained, very organic standing O for Syesha after her last song. So in the SF Bay Area at least, there are definitely some Syesha fans. As I was walking out, I heard one person say that her last song was the best performance of the evening.

Frankly, I think Syesha managed to hang on despite being B3 numerous times by never actually having a trainwreck performance (like Jason and Brooke), belting out songs in a style that is expected by the casual AI viewer, and basically singing a genre (R&B) that the other remaining contestants weren’t in, thus keeping that particular fanbase all to herself. (And also, what mj said.)

Lefty, Archie has been sick with bad allergies over the past few days.

Thanks for the info. I’m a little too sentimental, evidently. Poor guy. How in the world is he managing to sing so well?

I dunno how he manages to do it lefty…. if my eyes are watery and my nose has issues last thing Id want to be doing is singing lol

The internet fans only make up a small portion of the AI viewing audience. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve said this before, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll say it again. There are people who pick up the phone who vote who DONà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢T frequent message boards, download iTunes songs or wait outside of studios to meet Idols theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve become invested in.

Thank you mj – I agree whole-heartedly – in fact no one that I know frequents Idol messageboards or any of that. They all vote on AI every year – I made fun of them in the past – what do I know – here I am – now more involved than any of them.

However, they all have some very very different opinions about the Idols than the ones that I read online. Once the show is over – they just wait for the next one – but they vote regularly and discuss it constantly when it is on. Now I’m the one letting them know what is still happening with their favorites.

Okay, I’m happily listening to Ace’s CD, downloaded from iTunes and burned. I don’t like listening to music on the computer, so this is my first real listen. I wanted to get the DVD version from Target, but was too lazy. Maybe this weekend, if I hear its worth it. ;=)

In the meantime, I’m catching up with the reviews. Happily, most posted are positive. However, this made me chuckle.

BOTTOM LINE: A fairly stout debut, but because Mr. Young tackles too much he fails to stand up à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ or out. Hey, Blake Lewis: You have company.

Hahaha. Obviously, I don’t have an issue with that. If I didn’t already like Ace, I might have been tempted to buy his album based on that, especially after Blake pimped him on a myspace blog recently.

So, yeah. Not the desired effect.

Ace’s CD release party is tonight. I hope for some recaps.

ETA: This is discouraging, but no shocker.

Where’s your niche now?

Radio isn’t what it used to be. I’ll say that right off … For some reason or another they’re not allowed to play it with me being on an indie label. They’re not responding to it like they would something coming directly from Clive Davis. There’s no urgency.

American Idol à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’  Why Democracy Doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Work

…So I decided to look at another popularity contest: American Idol. Sure, like the presidency, this is held under the veneer of being a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“talentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  competition, but the reality is that ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s run by a record company who desires to find an artist with built-in popular appeal. It legitimately should be the ideal method for finding a pop star, because the audience of voters self-selects as the logical group of people most likely to buy the album. In the last season, the finale saw over 97 million votes cast (to be fair, with multiple voting that doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean 97 million people voted).

How have the results turned out? Well, not so stellar…

Despite rumor mill, ‘Idol’ life good for Utahns

Jeff and the rest of the family kept all of this from David as best they could. When he was occasionally questioned about the reports by reporters granted the rare interview, David, without exception, declared all the stories to be false.

“David is such a black-and-white type of person, that I think it would have really troubled him to know that people were saying that kind of stuff,” Jeff Archuleta said. “The only time it really became an issue was the last week or two. It’s like it was everywhere. It was on TV, it was on the (Associated Press).

“That’s one thing that’s weird, too. The AP releases something based on a TMZ article? And then it’s in every newspaper, and it’s on the talk shows. It was on the ‘Today Show,’ ‘Good Morning America.’ All these shows were bringing it up. Unbelievable. Why would the AP use TMZ as a source and not even verify it?”

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700243037,00.html?pg=1

Why indeed!

http://www.daughtryofficial.com/blog/still-writing

Is it ok to put up Chris’s latest blog, I was looking for the thread that had his new video on it but couldnt find it and this is about that? If this works even

Is it ok to put up Chrisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s latest blog, I was looking for the thread that had his new video on it but couldnt find it and this is about that? If this works even

It is, but it’s been posted twice already.

ETA:

Despite rumor mill, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ life good for Utahns

And this one was posted yesterday…

Oh! Sorry – see I am always too slow at this, I just saw it on myspace today

I would be shocked if AI actually did rig the voting. I do think that the producers do try to influence the voting, e.g., with the song choices in Top 3, etc. But AI would be insane to risk the public and the government finding out that it was literally fixing the vote. That would be killing the golden goose, and I don’t see that happening.

I agree that there are voters whose thoughts are not captured by the internet and itunes numbers. I also agree that Syesha held out as long as she did because she never had a truly terrible performance, because some of the others faltered, and because she had no competition in her niche of R&B, except, to an extent, David A., who was kind of in his own category this year. I suspect that from the outset, he was getting a huge amount of the vote, and then the others were fighting for the remainder. As the season wore on, and particularly by Top 7, both Davids had big numbers, and the others were fighting for the remainder. Someone on some site (and I wish that I could remember which one) said after Michael was voted out that we should not be surprised to have a strange pattern of eliminations, because if the Davids were really sucking up that large a proportion of the votes, then the question of who got the least of the remainder would end up kind of random.

Primeminister, yeah why can’t Sye be like Chris Sligh. Thanks for the blog, Chris is a great blogger. Why does it seem like the girls are bitching about not having enough fans or support? Come on, how can you compete with Cookie, Archie, MJ and Jason, they are the stars, lol. At least Carly is having fun, she has a great personality. Carly is definitely the star amongst the girls, she should of made it to top 3. Idol is weird like that, KLC also has a great attitude about everything, well she is the one with the record deal and a single coming out first, lol. Idol is definitely not fixed, American’s vote impulsively and whoever does great that night usually gets the votes, I think.