Phillip Phillips to Perform with PS22 to Raise Funds For Hurricane Sandy Relief

By On 11/04/2012 · 94 Comments · In American Idol, Phillip Phillips

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New York City radio station, WPLJ, has put together a film montage of scenes from Hurricane Sandy edited to American Idol winner, Phillip Phillip’s “Home” music video. The song, which has recently gone double platinum, continues to resonate with the public, this time in a profound way. I have to admit that I got a little lump in my throat watching the clip, and I’m not a crier.

On Thursday November 15, Phillip will join forces with the Staten Island PS22 choir as he performs a few songs with them LIVE from the school to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief. Out of the 5 New York City boroughs, Staten Island was hit particularly hard by the storm.

You can buy a ticket to the Sandy fundraiser at Stage It. I’m going to buy a ticket. and I probably will not be able to attend. It’s a worthy cause. If you missed it, check out videos from Friday night’s telethon to benefit the victims of Sandy, featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Christina Aguilera, Billy Joel, Sting, Bon Jovi and Mary J. Blige. Also, there is more information there on how you can donate to relief efforts.

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  • fuzzywuzzy

    Don’t the AI winners usually appear on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade (I know that they used to)? I think that 19/Interscope will be assessing the response to P2′s StageIt performance to get a handle on his online fanbase and the level of their interest.

  • getaway1

    Phil recorded his whole CD at the Quad Studio in NYC.
    They also did a bunch of the promos on the streets of NY. Almost all of the musicians
    that played on the CD are from the surrounding area, including his producer.
    Phil had said in interviews (prior to Sandy) how much he loves NY. And the
    twist of fate is that he literally finished recording like 1.5 weeks prior to
    Sandy.

  • Tess

    We all know that those who perform for charity are finely balancing a coin on edge.  And, the charity circuit that many AI alumni are associated with does pay and also promote said Idolette in most instances.  That is the economic truth and can’t be denied.  Conversely it is a “proven” that fund raisers that have any kind of celebrity, from local Joe Blow comedian to the elite superstars are much more successful than the “common folk” just out begging for money for their “cause”.

    If ALL people opened up their pocketbooks when someone else needs assistance without being prodded into doing so then there would be no need for these “causes” to back door into our consciousness.  

    Kudos, from me, to everyone that helps, donates, sings, dances, tells jokes (whatever) to get others to sit up and take notice of a problem.  And I have absolutely no problem (though I like to bring it up when fans insinuate that there little snowflake is always doing it for all the right reasons) with peeps getting paid or being able to promote while providing entertainment for these causes.  The world is a pretty damn tragic place and the only resource that is available is often the generosity or the kindness of human kind to keep it up and running.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    Yes, Scotty performed TTWG at last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, so I expect that P2 will perform there too.

    http://www.mjsbigblog.com/scotty-mccreery-thanksgiving-day-parade-video.htm 

  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    I think that this touches on the issue of celeb “sincerity” when it comes to appearing/performing on behalf of a cause.

    Y’know, whether my (hypothetical) donation actually helps people who are suffering has little to do with whether a celebrity spokesperson is sincere and much to do with how the charity is actually run (which is why 1099 forms are public).

    The charities getting the money from P2′s Stage-It are established and have solid reputations. The deal is that they get all profits from the show to use for Sandy relief. This will happen whether P2 is (a) deeply devastated by the fate of Staten Island and aching to help, (b) unconcerned because he has an album to promote, (c) secretly giggly because he has a “thing” for scrap lumber, (d) surprised he’s doing this concert as his management forgot to cc: him on the email, or (e) some of each of the above.

  • mjsbigblog

    The winners don’t always perform at the Macy’s parade. For instance, in Season 7, David A took that gig instead of David C.  Pretty sure that neither Kris A or Adam L were dancing with turkeys on Thanksgiving.  Taylor Hicks didn’t do Macys. 

    It’s not a gig that’s set in stone for the winner. In fact, there are no gigs that are mandatory, except maybe the Disney stuff they are contractually obligated to do.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    “Y’know, whether my (hypothetical) donation actually helps people who are
    suffering has little to do with whether a celebrity spokesperson is
    sincere and much to do with how the charity is actually run (which is
    why 1099 forms are public).”

    I agree, but your point is separate from the topic of celebs and their appearances/performances for charity. Personally, I donate to causes on my own initiative and don’t need a telecast with ‘stars’ to coax me into doing so, but I also don’t diminish how effectively these kind of benefit shows can boost donations at times of extreme need.

    “The charities getting the money from P2′s Stage-It are established and
    have solid reputations. The deal is that they get all profits from the
    show to use for Sandy relief. This will happen whether P2 is (a) deeply
    devastated by the fate of Staten Island and aching to help, (b)
    unconcerned because he has an album to promote, (c) secretly giggly
    because he has a “thing” for scrap lumber, (d) surprised he’s doing this
    concert as his management forgot to cc: him on the email, or (e) some
    of each of the above.”

    I’m sure that it’s probably (d). lol j/k I actually was unfamiliar with the Siller Foundation and learned about it after googling.

  • getaway1

    Phil’s
    team has no problem what so ever booking him for very high profile appearances.
    4th of Jul at the Capitol, MLB All Stars, the big Dalai Lama concert, the World
    Series, premiere weeks for Kelly, Ellen. He got his platinum record presented
    on the Today Show.

    Letterman
    & The View are scheduled for 11/19, the day “The World From The Side
    Of The Moon” drops. He also will be on Good Day LA this week and has GMA
    planned. I’m sure he will be touring for the CD.

    But that
    doesn’t mean the Season 12 winner will be expected to get the same gigs.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    Thanks, MJ. Is it true that the Idol winner/runner-up performs at the Disney Christmas Day Parade each year?

  • fuzzywuzzy

    Actually, I notice that the promotion for P2′s show indicates that he will be singing with the PS22 chorus, so maybe other than “Home”, the other songs may be well-known covers.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    I don’t think that P2 is special in the extent of promotion that he’s received so far as an Idol winner. Over the years, 19/label has also been effective in promoting the Idol winner for their debut album.

  • getaway1

    I don’t think that P2 is special in the extent of promotion that he’s received so far as an Idol winner. Over the years, 19/label has also been effective in promoting the Idol winner for their debut album.

    I am very, very pleased with what his team has done, considering that unlike any other Idol winner, Phil had a good 6 weeks after the finale where he was out of the public eye due to his surgery. 

    And I would not say that 19/label has been effective in promoting ALL the Idol winners.  I don’t think it helped with the public statements that TPTB made against Taylor Hicks and Kris Allen.  And then there is Lee Dewyze.  He was basically doomed before he got started.

  • mjsbigblog

    They usually do, but not always. Somebody from Idol performs.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    “And I would not say that 19/label has been effective in promoting ALL
    the Idol winners.  I don’t think it helped with the public statements
    that TPTB made against Taylor Hicks and Kris Allen.  And then there is
    Lee Dewyze.  He was basically doomed before he got started.”

    Perhaps I’m mistaken, but didn’t all of the Idol winners get pretty much the same kind of appearances when their debut albums were released? A late night show, a morning news magazine show, Regis/Michael & Kelly, Ellen, etc. That’s what I meant by pretty much all of the winners getting the same extent of promotional appearances.

    Also, what did TPTB publicly say about Taylor, Kris and Lee that was negative? I confess that I didn’t follow any of these guys beyond seeing that their promotional appearances all appeared to be very similar.

  • fuzzywuzzy

    Thanks, MJ. I looked it up and here are the Idols who have performed at the WDW Christmas Parade over the years. Since 2008, the Idol winner has performed:

    2003: Clay Aiken
    2004: Kelly Clarkson and Diana DeGarmo
    2005: Fantasia
    2006: Ace Young, Kevin Covais, Paris Bennett, and Mandisa
    2007: Katharine McPhee
    2008: David Archuleta and David Cook
    2009: Kris Allen
    2010: Lee DeWyze
    2011: Scotty McCreery and Jennifer Hudson
    2012: ?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Parks_Christmas_Day_Parade

  • elliegrll

    I wouldn’t say that 19 has been effective, since that word to me would mean that they have done the most that they can, and achieved the maximum results possible.  Since the management has pretty much been cookie cutter, everyone almost being marketed in the same way, I’d say that that alone shows that 19 hasn’t done all that they could, or addressed the specific needs of each artist.

  • fuzzywuzzy
  • sitijulaiha

    “If ALL people opened up their pocketbooks when someone else needs
    assistance without being prodded into doing so then there would be no
    need for these “causes” to back door into our consciousness.”

    Even so these celebrity shows are still gonna help a lot. Many people who have already donated do buy these tickets because they just want to see the shows and that means even more money for the causes

  • sitijulaiha

    I thought Kris’s debut got less promotion than Adam’s.

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