Idol Headlines for 8/4/08

Not really into award show where it is up to which fan group e-mail the most. Yes I am happy they won but prefer the grammys even if thier not perfect also.

there was this rumor the last few days about “straight Ahead” from Analog heart making DC’s new RECORD.
the Newsday interview confirms this rumor.
to be honest as much as i love AH , for me, straight Ahead is the weakest link of the Album.
i hope this song doesn’t make the cut.
i don’t want any other song from AH on it either.
DC said that his new Record is very much different from AH so why use a song from AH on it? doesn’t make sense!

I didn’t see where it said which song. I guess there’s hope (for you) that it’s not Straight Ahead. I love all the songs on that album.

FYI:

Kirsten is on vacation. There won’t be a mediabase post this week…

http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/04/nigel-lythgoe-no-longer-idol-wannabe/

Nigel gone?? Is this true?

Nigel gone?? Is this true?

Ding dong the witch is dead…the wicked witch is dead!

I can only hope! I am not a big fan of Nigel on Idol, although I do like him more on SYTYCD.

This is for those interested in ACE it is a few days old but an interview on the Chelshia Lately .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKic6MQJ-AY

Do you think Simon Fuller will fallow?

I don’t get where Straight Ahead is mentioned in thr Newsday interview. Also, was there really confirmation that SA was being considered. All I remember is an account of a fan encounter where DC responds that he hopes that SA would be in the album. Was there anything more conrete about that?

Cool, lots of Idol wins! Congrats to them all.

Rumors have been flying about which possible AH song could be making the cut for Cookie’s new album. I loved all the songs on AH myself, but there were definitely other songs I’d have chosen over “Straight Ahead” so I also hope that’s not the one that was chosen.

Could TMZ have found an uglier picture of Nigel? :lol_tb:

After the tour ends in mid-September in Tulsa, Okla., Archuleta will keep on singing without missing a beat. He is feeling the pressure.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“They want to get the album out pretty quick,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  he said. à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“I just want really good quality stuff and some people take years to work on their stuff and I can get pretty picky. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll have to learn how to just go for it.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

It must be frustrating to finally get to make a cd and not be able to take the time to do it properly. I think Cook is having a better time of it with all the people he is working with.

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Part of Simon’s job is to prepare us for the media saying some unflattering things about us. I’m confident with who I am and I know what I’m about.

I like that Cook is smart enough to realize all of this.

ROTFL gingerly!

*earth to Nigel* AI was boring last season because of you and your stupid themes!

there was this rumor the last few days about à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“straight Aheadà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  from Analog heart making DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new RECORD.
the Newsday interview confirms this rumor.

The newsday interview confirmes nothing other than the fact that one song from AH is being considered. I don’t think a fan rumor is anything to go by. No one but that girl knows the context in which DC said he hoped SA would make the album – perhaps she specifically asked about that song?

While I love all of Analog Heart, have to agree that Straight Ahead isn’t my first pick. I would put The Truth and Silver ahead of it.

But – David is the only one who knows what his album is going to sound like (maybe even he doesn’t know yet), so if it’s true that SA will be on it, I’m going to trust that David sees a bigger picture none of us can see yet. Bottom line – I trust his musical judgement, There’s a reason I’m a fan.

This is for those interested in ACE it is a few days old but an interview on the Chelshia Lately .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKic6MQJ-AY

Thanks, pop!

http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/04/nigel-lythgoe-no-longer-idol-wannabe/

Nigel gone?? Is this true?

Now that’s interesting. TMZ has been leeking idol-related stuff for awhile, so I wouldn’t be surrpised if this is true. Hmmmmm.

LOL, that is a terrible picture of Nigel. Surely TMZ could have found a better one…bet it was deliberate.

Anyway, Nigel certainly seems passionate about SYTYCD and I too enjoy watching him there.

No, there isn’t a better picture of Nigel available. Article says he’s working on a joint venture with Simon Fuller. Hmm, wonder what they’re cooking up? They slipped a little in ratings, but, were still the #1 rated show. Cop out! It became boring because of the stupid themes during top 24 week, the mosh pit, Paulagate, and, now they’re being sued by various groups.

The British are running, the British are running!

I was there when David mentioned having Straight Ahead on his album (if we are referring to the meet and greet before the first Newark show). Some girl yelled out something about how she loved Straight Ahead while he was moving along the line, and he thanked her and responded by saying he was trying to get it on the album. He seemed rather enthusiastic about the whole thing! Not sure what it means beyond this though…

I think hell just froze over:

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/08/david-archuleta.html

Oh my! I wasn’t expecting that at all from Slezak.
I believe z100 has officially added Archie to their playlist also.

I think hell just froze over:

That doesn’t surprise me at all. I wasn’t a fan of David’s drippy ballads on Idol either (listening to “Imagine” during the Kiss intro to David’s interview made me shudder all over again) but this song is current and very catchy, and processed vocals aside, David does a great job delivering the song.

Maura from Idolator liked it too, and she was no Archie fan during the season either.

Slezak is a critic, therefore it’s his job to criticize. He’s going to do that sometimes. . He doesn’t have it in for anybody. He’s just paid to call it as he sees it.

The reason I’m surprised is I figured that he would think it was too sugary pop. In fact, I’m really surprised at the amount of support this song is already getting in that respect. I’m so happy for Lil D!

The reason I’m surprised is I figured that he would think it was too sugary pop.

My remarks weren’t aimed at anyone in this thread particularly. I just thought I’d take the opportunity to stick up for Slezak, who had the B word thrown at him quite a bit during last season.

“Crush” may not be the first thing he’d program into his iTunes–rather than being biased–he’s judging it for what it is, a catchy pop tune.

Can’t say I will miss Nygel on AI. His obvious manipulations are, imo, mostly what started Idol on a slide in ratings. People were fed up with the hypocrisy of the thing. He seems fair on SYTYCD, but who knows what goes on behind the scenes there. That still leaves the almost invisible Ken, the other producer of AI. Maybe a new producer will bring some fresh ideas and more fairness to the show. Nygel has a lot on his plate producing 2 shows and Im sure there had to be some overlap in production of the two. Whether he left or was asked, Im glad he’s gone. Hopefully the judges will get their act together or resign too since they seemed too bored to be there too.

According to WGAR radio, Kristy Lee Cook’s album comes out September 16 and will be called “Plant the Seed”.

http://www.wgar.com/pages/newreleases/

Plant the seed? OMFG! Too many jokes, so little time……

I never hated on Slezak cause I believe in different strokes, which I could use in one of my KLC jokes, but, nah….

Archie will convert alot of folk who thought that he was irrelevant on modern radio. Imagine, while personally I thought it was well done, just ain’t gonna fly on Z100, Crush on the other hand more than fits in with RiRi, Xtina, and JT. Just a few weeks ago not many besides the devoted thought that.

Buddy TV has been posting regular updates on the upcoming Stand Up to Cancer benefit and has been adding names and such, they had Cookie listed the week his appearance first came out, but now they report he’s confirmed to perform :thumbup_tb:

I didn’t post that as a slam on Slezak. While I disagreed with his opinion of Archie, I generally like his reviews and I think he’s funny. I just meant that he had expressed more than once that Archie was too lite for lite AC, so I’m pleased that he liked the song. He was one of the tougher nuts to crack, IMO.

But – David is the only one who knows what his album is going to sound like (maybe even he doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know yet), so if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s true that SA will be on it, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m going to trust that David sees a bigger picture none of us can see yet. Bottom line – I trust his musical judgement, Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a reason Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a fan.

Ditto. I also believe (from what I’ve heard/read) his producer also knows what he’s doing.

OMG, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Plant the Seedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , “15 Minutes of Shame” – KLC’s leaving herself open for some snark with these titles.

Plant The Seed? Shouldn’t that have been the title of Clay Aiken’s CD? Ok, I’m being snarky. Me lubs Clay.

I think hell just froze over:

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/08/david-archuleta.html

His is always the first recap I read the morning after Idol. I have the utmost respect for his point of view. Sometimes, he shows chops that prove he should be seated at that table with/in place of Simon, Randy, and/or Paula.

He caught a lot of flack this season – as he probably does every season. But, for all of the complaints, I don’t think Archie ever dropped lower than #2 in his rankings.

Great review for Archie!

Honestly, I might shoot myself if I see one more article about Sanjaya. Go away loser!

I’m curious to see who’s actually going to buy the cd that KLC made in two days? She’s mediocre at best and I’m guessing there won’t be any grammy winning material on her insta-cd. Hmm, I was just about to say, “but I wish her luck”. Then I remembered that I actually don’t. LOL

It’s sorta scary to read that comments section on Slezak’s review.
I like Archie alot, but this fanatical reaction to Slezak, with people commenting on how they still don’t “forgive” him, flinging insults at him etc? Way OTT.
Breath, people, breath. And that’s what he gets for writing a fairly glowing review? Imagine what would’ve happened if he hated the song. Yikes.

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m curious to see whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s actually going to buy the cd that KLC made in two days?

Why did that make me laugh out loud? Maybe because I visualize a stick figure with long blonde hair reading a book called something like How to Make Your Own Cd, or CD Making for Dummies.

Mind you it might have a good song on it, but somehow I doubt it. The titles of the single and cd have scared me enough.

Plant The Seed? Shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t that have been the title of Clay Aikenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s CD?

Hahaha!

Z100 is playing the heck out of Crush today so unless this is some payola one shot event, I think it bodes well for other Top 40 stations playing it. I didn’t read the comments but I got annoyed at Slezak during the season because of his implications that the Idol franchise would implode if a real artist like Cook didn’t win and a a plastic pageant freak like Archie won instead. I think Idol world would have survived a win by either David just fine. I’m sure Slezak has thick skin from writing about this show for years and will be fine.No excuse for crazy fan comments though (of course.)

As far as David Cook saving the franchise: I think Slezak had a point. He was making his judgment based on the music both Davids were performing on Idol. David Cook’s performances were radio-ready. Archie’s? Not so much.

If Archie had won, and then set about recording the kind of music he sang on Idol–there more than likely would have been a replay of Season 5–with Cookie (Daughtry) outselling Archie (Taylor). That sort of scenario would not have been good for the franchise. A perfectly reasonable opinion, I think.

I think either David would have been a worthy winner and who knows who’ll outsell who at this point. Cook will put out radio friendly album and should do very well indeed. However, I don’t get how a terrific singer like Archie winning a singing competition would be a bad thing even if he got outsold.

Even the heading of Slezak’s article is funny – Archie’s single is “surpisingly” good. It’s generic pop IMHO and just because it isn’t an ispirational ballad, Slezak thinks its good. I don’t think it’s half as good as 90% of the stuff Archie did on the show myself. It’s just something they’ll play on the radio so that I guess that makes it “good.” However,I guess Slezak thought Archie was just too corny to win and he’s entitled to that opinion.

Regarding Z100 playing the heck out of Crush today, where do you find that information? I’d like to follow mediabase 24/7 like we used to, but I guess you can’t get in there now. I was/am a big Taylor fan, but it’s been a long time since he’s had anything to track, so I’ve lost most of my links for that info. Can anyone give me a link or a few links on following the charts? I used to have a couple of really good ones. Unfortunately, I can’t even remember the names of them even! lol. I know Kristen is good for the stats and will fill us in on a lot of this, but I do like to poke and nose around myself, lol. Anybody have any good stat links?

Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sorta scary to read that comments section on Slezakà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s review.

Sorta scary? That’s downright terrifying. And darn you Jolene for making me curious

Honestly, I couldn’t read too many of them, because I don’t like to spend much time in CrazyTown. But, I’m having trouble deciding which is worse….. over-invested Archie fans who think his music will “change the world” or the anti-fans who think it’s cool to release their pent up rage on a 17 year old kid. Some people need to remember it’s just a tv show.

For the worriers that think Cookie is not getting a single
Access Hollywood red carpet interview from last night. He says he thinks they’re going to try getting one out “as soon as possible”.

i just saw this. i hope all are ok!

http://www.usmagazine.com/sytycd-dancers-treated-for-dehydration

people also has the story but didn’t release the names. so not total sure it is true.

i just saw this. i hope all are ok!

Would it sound heartless to say that I hope they got dehydrated practicing the kick-ass hip hop dance-off I’ve been expecting?

I’ve been home this afternoon and put Z100 on to try to hear Archie’s song. They’re playing it every 1/2 hour as far as I can tell. I’m not sure if its added or this is just a special event. I’m too lazy to look at station logs, etc. You can try Yes. com but I’m not sure Crush is even officially released. I think its a Z100 exclusive.

jpfan, I went over to trusty little TWOP and this is what someone posted this morning.

After 3 days of play “Crush” has a total of 55 spins. 2 AC, 3 HAC, 50 Pop. The AI are 2.784

Also something interesting..

THE Z100 DJ JUST SAID THAT KID ROCK REQUESTED RIHANNA AND DAVID ARCHULETA!!

LOL

Kid Rock? Oh, he’s a well known for his good taste! LOL.

Just a disclaimer on my previous post. I copy and pasted it so those caps aren’t mine. I’m not that nerdy. :cool2_tb:

lol pj! It is just so weird and unexpected. Maybe he was being sarcastic?
I don’t care for him anyway.

I just now noticed Trina’s post! Yay for a Cook single!

Just watched the Access Hollywood vid. Thanks! I don’t know why we would think a single from Cook’s new album would NOT be released? Don’t record companies usually release a single right before the album comes out? Hmmmmmmmm. Cook had Magic Rainbows out as his AI winner single, then Archie put out a single as soon as he could. Seems all is right with the world to ME anyway. Just waiting for albums now. Yes, I felt kinda old watching the Teen Choice show. I knew more of the people than my older sister did though LOL! She didn’t know Miley Cyrus was Hannah Montanna until a few days ago…lalala! Also, just a note, I think we’ve known all along that Cook is one smart cookie…. ANYWAY, thanks for the lovely pics and award updates for our Davids.

http://www.tmz.com/2008/08/04/puerto-rico-to-idol-no-gracias/

TMZ says Idol only got 300 auditioners for Puerto Rico auditions!

Congrats to melissa on winning Nashville Star. I hoped she would but think her new single sounds too much like an AI coronation song, although sang well.

I tried to watch the teen awards but just couldnt. Same for the MTV awards. Definitely teenage tv. Congrats to the winners tho.