Phillip Phillips

Kelly Ripa will introduce her new Live co-host on September 4th. Who do you think it will be? What makes this piece of news significant is that one of her guests that day will be American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips.  Good for Phil getting booked n this highly anticipated episode!

Is Phillip Phillips doing battle with UMG? Yesterday, I posted an item from TAXI the A&R service, that was clearly looking for songs for the most recent crop of Idol graduates, including, the winner, Phillip Phillips.

UPDATE: 19 Entertainment responds to our story via twitter

UPDATE: Phillip responds too: “there is no battle between the label and I..just making it clear ha just a whole bunch of internet say so.”

Listen to an edit American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips’ coronation song, “Home” mixed in with Olympic highlights. They song is being played on pop radio stations across the country.

Audio after the jump.

Entertainment Weekly called NBC sports and spoke with senior Olympics producer, David Michaels, to find out exactly HOW Phillip Phillip’s coronation single, “Home” was chosen as the “Fab 5” theme song:

Interesting side note: Phillip tells the Associated Press that he wanted a song he wrote with his brother-in-law to be the coronation single