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HDD Numbers Are In: David Cook moves 31k, David Archuleta 14K

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol, Charts, David Cook and David Archuleta. 24 Comments

The Hits Daily Double sales numbers are in, and yep, it’s January, typically a horrible month for record sales.

This week’s numbers:

16 David Cook, David Cook 31,252
47 David Archuleta, David Archuleta 13,656

For a rough comparison, let’s use last week’s Nielsen Soundscan numbers for comparison (No HDD numbers last week due to the New Year’s Holiday).

Kirsten crunched the numbers and estimated the sales drop both took this week (HDD and Soundscan are usually in the same ballpark):

10 David Cook “David Cook” 101K -69%
33 David Archuleta “David Archuleta” 56K -76%

Ouch!

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David Cook Gearing up to Release New Single

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol and David Cook. 60 Comments

The music rating website Rate The Music has just issued a new survey for Idol David Cook.

It’s a good indication that Cook’s label is getting ready to release a new single from his post-Idol debut David Cook, and are polling the public to figure out which song to release next.

The survey asks members to rate “Declaration”, “Lie” and “Come to Me”.

The current single is “Light On”. Which single do you think should be next? My vote goes to the upbeat anthem “Declaration”, with “Lie” as the 3rd single.

Take the MJ survey, right here!

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American Idol to Premiere in Phoenix and Kansas City

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol and AI Season 8. 13 Comments

Phoenix, AZ will be the first audition stop when American Idol premiers next Tuesday, January 13 on FOX at 8 pm ET.

Next stop, will be Kansas City on Wednesday January 14…

I’m especially curious to see how new judge Kara DioGuardi fits in with the old gang, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.

Update: New Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi, tells the Associated Press that she’s impressed by the male talent:

DioGuardi said she spotted some uniquely talented performers during tryouts, especially among the men. But the pressure is on them to keep improving or they’ll leave the door open for an underdog.

“They may have been great at the beginning but as the season goes on they have to keep upping it,” she said.

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Spoiler Update: Lil Rounds Rumored to Be in the Top 50

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol, AI Season 8 and AI Season 8 Spoilers. 9 Comments

Joesplace added another contestant to her list of those rumored to have made the American Idol Season 8 Top 50. Her name is Lil Rounds. Rumor has it, she got a standing ovation from the judges in Hollywood.

The third girl, the African-American with blond/black hair, is rumored to be her:

The 4th girl is Hollywood contestant, Emily Wynne-Hughes. Anybody know who the first two contestants are?

Top 50 contestants so far (check out my list):

Adam Lambert, Angela Martin, Felicia Barton, Jacob McKay, Jacklyn Tohn, Junot Joyner, Justin Williams, Kendall Beard, Lil Rounds, Michael Bartul, Reggi Beasley, Ryan P. A. Johnson, Stephen Fowler, Taylor Vaifanua and Terrance T.K. Hash.

The Top 50 will be whittled down to 36 by the producers in January. In February, the Top 36 will compete live in the semi-finals after being revealed in “the chair” episode in February.

After the jump, a review of notable Hollywood Contestants

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ME on Idol Tracker!

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol. 35 Comments

Seriously, I’m blushing here.

A big thank you to Richard Rushfield of the Los Angeles Times. He just posted the 20 questions I answered for his Idol Tracker blog. He twisted my arm a bit and got a picture too. Bonus! Or not.

Richard Rushfield, as most of you know, covers Idol for the LA Times. Once part of the Times’ Show Tracker, Idol news is now featured in it’s very own blog called Idol Tracker, where Richard will be posting daily missives on everything Idol. Don’t miss it!

I first started reading Richard’s on-the-scene re-caps during Season 6. His reports didn’t merely detail what happened on the Idol stage, but captured the Grand Drama that is Idol–noting emotional nuances missed by the cameras. He writes about Idol with an idiosyncratic passion that sets him apart from the rest of the Idol bloggers.

Answering the questions was great fun. Well, OK, I’ll admit there was a little bit of angst involved, but in the end, yes, great fun. Again, thank you Richard! I am totally honored.

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Taylor Hicks Performs the Fall in Chicago - VIDEO

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol, Video and Taylor Hicks. 14 Comments

Taylor Hicks is in Chicago with the road tour of Grease, playing the Teen Angel, and he stopped by the WGN studios for an interview and a live performance.

He sang one of my favorite song “The Fall”. Oh man, this is good stuff:

After the jump, watch the interview. Taylor talks about his upcoming album, The Distance, dropping March 10, and his deep love for Bozo the Clown. Heh:

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More on Kelly Clarkson’s New Single!

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol and Kelly Clarkson. 17 Comments

As I said yesterday, Kelly Clarkson’s new album will NOT be called Masquerade as reported by the Wall Street Journal. That’s according to Kelly’s publicist, I’m hearing. Her peeps wouldn’t spill the title, but the blog Pop Justice is reporting the title as All I Ever Wanted.

A few Katy Perry tunes are rumored to be on the album, including one called “Long Shot”. Also, rumor has it that the Daughtry duet is on, and it’s called “Temporary.” Check out the lyrics to the title track in comments HERE.

Pop Justice has also heard Kelly’s new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You” and files this report:

What’s it like? Well, you cannot escape the fact that the intro is so similar to ‘Since U Been Gone’ you will probably think you are indeed listening to ‘Since U Been Gone’. Lyrically the song does actually lend itself to thoughts of being a sort of ‘Since U Been Gone Part Two’ and one could, at a push, see it picking up that song’s story four years on with Kelly realising that despite the earlier song’s defiant howl of independence she does, in fact, want her ex back. ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ is about the fella returning tail between legs (”guess this means you take back what you said before, like how much you wanted anyone but me”) and a relationship starting up again and being quite jolly in spite of all the previous nonsense.

The chorus goes “we belong together now, forever united here somehow, you got a piece of me and honestly my life would suck without you”. Except it’s not just “my life would suck without you”, it’s “my life (MY LIFE!) would suck (WOULD SUCK!) without you”. “I know that I’ve got issues but you’re pretty messed up too” is another good line; we also like the middle eight bit with “being with you is so dysfunctional, I really shouldn’t miss you, but I can’t let you go”.

Pop Justice also reports, most surprisingly, that the song has NO BRIDGE, which is really odd for a pop song.

Here’s the structure of the song laid out, according to the report:

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American Idol Experience Opens at Disney February 14

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol. 6 Comments

The new Disney attraction, “American Idol Experience” opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL February 14.

The park is gearing up for the attraction’s debut, and I got a tip about what will be going on behind the scenes prior to the opening:

Cast, Crew and Imagineers are invited to a special preview of The American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios(tm) Jan. 5-7, where they can audition for a show that same day or watch the show and vote for their favorite performers.

Auditions will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shows begin at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Because this preview is part of our test-and-adjust process, it will be open to Cast, Crew and Imagineers only, and show times are subject to change.

Also, starting on Thursday, they will be doing the same thing (test-and-adjust) but will start including park guests, but are not advertising it. Likewise, none of the “Dream Tickets” for the daily winners (passes to skip the line for AI auditions for the winners who are in the age range to audition) will be given until the actual opening date of 2/14. These are all just trial runs.

I’m hoping to have a spywitness present at some of the events for the opening, so stay tuned!

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Idol Headlines 1/06/09

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol and Headlines. 67 Comments

Archuleta rocks Governor’s inauguration (with video)

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. might be considered a media-savvy, polished politician, but at his inauguration on Monday even he couldn’t compete with David Archuleta for the screams and shrieks of young audience members.

Archuleta, the Murray 18-year-old who finished second in the most recent season of FOX’s TV juggernaut “American Idol,” made a brief appearance on the south steps of the Utah State Capital for the governor’s swearing-in ceremony. The singer performed the national anthem, again, at the request of the governor, four years after the then-14-year-old sang at Huntsman’s first inaugural ceremony.

Salt Lake City Tribune

Carrie on the People’s Choice

Carrie Underwood will perform at the People’s Choice Awards Wednesday.

Carrie is nominated for Favorite Female Singer and Favorite Country Song for “Last Name.” And since the winners are told beforehand so they’ll show up, my guess is that she’ll take home at least one of them.

“American Idol” is nominated for Favorite Competition/Reality Show and Jordin Sparks is nominated along with Chris Brown for Favorite Combined Forces for “No Air.”

The People’s Choice Awards airs Wednesday, January 7th at 9 p.m. on CBS…

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Interview: Rye Randa Discusses Shaun White’s Don’t Look Down

The long awaited and much anticipated New Year is finally here. I’ve been biding my time for months now so I could make the announcement that Rye Randa (Singer/songwriter/producer), Michael Johns(American Idol Finalist), and Jeff Foxworth (Missfodus Publishing) fans have all wanted to hear. The three artists have teamed up to do the soundtrack for Shaun White’s documentary DVD Don’t Look Down, which will be released on January 6, 2009.

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Season 7 Redux - Top 16

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol. 63 Comments

Another installment of American Idol Season 7 redux! I had no major revisions after watching Top 16 week on the Fox Reality Channel tonight, but here are my thoughts anyway.

The boys totally brought it Top 16. Well, except for Luke Menard’s totally cringeworthy performance of “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.” I think that wins the WTF?!?!! moment of the season as far as song choice goes. I wasn’t feeling David Archuleta’s performance of “Another Day in Paradise,”–didn’t like the song choice nor the slowed up run-filled arrangement. Simon predicts that David will make the final 2, and of course, he’s right. Danny Noriega’s “Tainted Love” is all over the place vocally, but I can’t take my eyes off of him. “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” is, hands down, David Hernandez’s best performance of the Season. His theatrical presentation is just perfect for this Meatloaf classic. Michael Johns said he wanted to make a “rock/soul kind of record.” and “Don’t You Forget About Me” was a major improvement over the week before, but Michael still appears to be phoning it in. Simon said he should be performing more soulful fare, and I agree. I was already on the David Cook bandwagon, I didn’t need convincing. Still, his performance of “Hello” absolutely thrilled me, and was his best performance to date. Jason Castro, however, had the performance of the night. “Hallelujah” gave me chills. CHILLS. And I was almost moved to tears. Again. WOW. Chikezie wastes the pimp spot on another boring ballad. Oh Chikezie.

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Sanjaya Malakar - Dancing To The Music In My Head EP and Book Released on January 20

Published by mj January 6th, 2009 in American Idol and Sanjaya Malakar. 14 Comments

Season 6’s Sanjaya Malakar will do double duty on January 20th, releasing both a memoir detailing his life story and an EP of new songs, both called Dancing to the Music in my Head.

Click the links below to order from Amazon.

Here’s how the editorial review describes the book:

In his candid new book, Sanjaya opens up about what it feels like to go from obscurity as a high school student near Seattle to worldwide fame as a top ten finalist on one of the most popular television shows in American history. For the first time, the “People’s Idol” talks about life before Randy, Simon, Paula and “Sanjayamania,” and offers his devoted “Fanjayas” an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the blockbuster show. From going to Hollywood with his beloved sister, Shyamali, to becoming the most highly anticipated performer of season six, to facing the unforgiving chopping block, Sanjaya tells his fans everything they want to know. Finally, he shares how his life has changed since he left Idol, and where his music — and unforgettable persona — will take him next.

Unless he’s spilled some juicy details, I can’t imagine Sanjaya selling a memoir to folks outside the fanbase. Blake Lewis, who traveled with Sanjaya on the Season 6 tour said that Sanjaya’s life story was “super shocking.” If he chooses to go deep, the book could be an interesting read. Otherwise? Zzzz.

Check out the EP’s Amazon page to hear song snippets. The music has an R&B feel, with a bit of world beat thrown in for good measure. But as always, I’ll reserve judgment until I can listen to full songs…

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David Archuleta Performs the National Anthem at Utah Governor Inauguration - VIDEO

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol, Video and David Archuleta. 28 Comments

David Archuleta performed the National Anthem at the inauguration of Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. this morning in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Despite the chilly temps in Utah today (not so good for the vox), Archie still managed to get the job done.

Watch the video after the JUMP…

Video courtesy of Team Archie.

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Taylor Hicks Ramps up to March 10 Album Release

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and Taylor Hicks. 59 Comments

UPDATE: You can listen to a snippet of the single “What’s Right is Right” at Amazon.

Taylor Hicks is currently putting the finishing touches on his next album, according to a data sheet released by Taylor’s promotors, Rocket Science.

The album, titled The Distance, is due to hit stores on March 10.

The single, “What’s Right is Right” will be available at digital outlets on January 20th, and will impact Adult Contemporary radio the same day.

A video shoot is scheduled for the single on January 12.

Print articles include features in Entertainment Weekly and People in February.

An appearance on American Idol is currently in the planning stages.

Taylor will visit Ryan Seacrest at KISS, Jay Leno in mid-February, Regis and Kelly, Ellen DeGeneres, Craig Ferguson and Rachel Ray the week the album drops, plus visits to morning TV shows in every city the show Grease performs.

Currently playing the Teen Angel in the touring company of Grease, Taylor will perform the new single at the end of every show. He’s also got club dates set in Maryland, Ohio and Chicago, with more dates to be scheduled.

He’s got a ton of promotion lined up for both the album and the single, including satellite TV on album release day, a radio tour for the single, radio advertising, and tie-ins around Mother’s Day with Hallmark, American Greetings and 1-800 Flowers.

That’s some heavy-duty promotion right there. I’m impressed. It’ll be cool to see Taylor on my TV again in the coming months.

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Kelly Clarkson Shares Lyrics to “My Life Would Suck Without You”

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and Kelly Clarkson. 29 Comments

UPDATE 2: The name of Kelly’s album, according to her publicist, is NOT Masquerade. More details will be forthcoming…

UPDATE: This blog is reporting that the album title is All I Ever Wanted rather than Masquerade, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. A few Katy Perry tunes are rumored to be on the album, including one called “Long Shot”. Also, rumor has it that the Daughtry duet is on, and it’s called “Temporary.” Check out the lyrics to the title track in comments HERE. All rumors, kids. More will be revealed very soon, I’m sure…

Curiosity peaked when the cover of Kelly Clarkson’s new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You” hit the net.

Now we have one more piece of the puzzle. Song lyrics have been leaked to AOL’s PopEater blog, and you can check them out after the jump.

The song is written by hitmakers Max Martin and Dr. Luke–they also produced the track–and Claude Kelly.

“My Life Would Suck Without You” is the first single off of Kelly’s upcoming album, ~~Masquerade~~. The record is due on March 17 (Although Z100 seems to think it’s March 24).

The jist of the message is the standard pop theme–”can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em.”

What do you think of the lyrics?

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Jordin Sparks Performs with the Jonas Brothers in Nashville

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol, Chris Richardson and Jordin Sparks. 6 Comments

Jordin Sparks and Joe Jonas

Jordin Sparks was a surprise guest at the Jonas Brothers concert last night in Nashville, TN. According to Brian Mansfield at USA Today, Jordin joined the brothers on stage to perform a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” and then she and Joe Jonas dueted on “No Air” (watch a snip of their performance, after the jump.)

Her fellow S6 contestant, Chris Richardson was there, along with Michael W. Smith, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Phil Vassar and Vince Gill.

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David Archuleta Blogs…and Blogs Some More…

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and David Archuleta. 7 Comments

David Archuleta with Ashley Tisdale and friends

David Archuleta parties away with friends and family on New Year’s Eve, visits a little girl for the Make a Wish foundation in San Diego, and he revisits the past while attending the Chargers vs. Colts football game. Plus he’s performing the National Anthem at today’s inauguration of the Governor of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Read all about it in his latest MySpace blog.

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Idol Headlines for 1/05/09

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and Headlines. 67 Comments

My first post, earlier than planned

I was going to wait another day or two and craft something official for my Idol Chatter debut. But then I was sitting at the Jonas Brothers concert tonight at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, listening to them cover Stevie Wonder’s Superstition when Jordin Sparks walked out and started singing with them. She also sang No Air as a duet with Joe Jonas. (Apparently, Chris Richardson is around here somewhere, too, but I haven’t seen him.) Other guests on the show so far have included Michael W. Smith, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Phil Vassar and Vince Gill. I’ll have a more formal introduction soon, but I thought you’d want to know this. — Brian Mansfield

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Gov. Huntsman prepares for Monday’s inauguration

January 4th, 2009 @ 4:18pm

(KSL News) Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. will be sworn into office tomorrow, and he has a lot on his mind as heads into his second term leading the state.

The Governor’s inauguration will take place on the south stairs of the State Capitol tomorrow morning at 11:45. Murray’s American Idol David Archuleta will sing the national anthem.

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Monday Morning Mediabase Update - 01/05/09

Published by Kirsten January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and Charts. 124 Comments

Here are your very abbreviated Monday Morning Medibase Updates (Top 30/40/50/whatever in major formats only).

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Season 7 Redux - Top 20

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and Season 7. 98 Comments

I’m re-watching Season 7 on the Fox Reality Channel, and here are a few of my thoughts on tonight’s reprise of the Top 20:

I still think Alexandrea Lushington was robbed. “If You Leave Me Now” wasn’t the flashiest song, but she did mange to make it her own. It’s too bad that girl didn’t stick around the competition longer. She had something special.
It’s coming back to me now, Asia’h Epperson had a great first week, and then promptly began to falter. “All By Myself” ended the show, but it was a hot damn mess, and the judges didn’t really call her on it. The following week, she performed a Whitney Houston song, and that pretty much sealed her fate. It’s too bad, ’cause with the right songs, that girl could sing her face off.
Let’s see…Kady Malloy was absolutely dreadful. Her “Magic Man” was woefully out of tune and just plain weird. Alaina Whitiker’s “Hopelessly Devoted to You” was just plain dull. It’s better to be terrible than to be boring, so it’s no wonder Alaina was eliminated rather than Kady.
Carly Smithson did a decent job singing “Crazy on You”, but she sang it even better on tour over the summer. Brooke White gets Simon’s seal of approval after she sang “You’re so Vain.” I forgot how much he liked her performances at the beginning of the competition.
Syesha Mercado got reamed for reigning it in for “Me and Mrs. Jones”. After that, she made sure to bust out the glory notes for every performance. I, for one, appreciated her restraint.
Kristy Lee Cook’s “Your No Good” was a vast improvement from the previous week. I have to say she performed better than both Kady and Alaina.
Amanda Overmyer. OMG. “Carry on My Wayward Son” was such an effing trainwreck. Everything about that performance was wrong. She should have been eliminated for that hairdo alone. This was the week VFTW chose her as their pick.

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Chris Daughtry Takes a Break From the Road

Published by mj January 5th, 2009 in American Idol and Chris Daughtry. 15 Comments

Chris Daughtry posts a blog on his official site. Chris and his band continue to work on their sophomore effort. He posts a little progress report:

Happy new year everyone! Yes, I still have the beard. This is what I look like when I actually get a REAL break (longer than a week) after 2 years on the road. Why bother shaving. I know it’s not the most attractive look… but I think I’m gonna keep it….forever. Well….maybe not.
Anywho..it’s already shaping up to be a great year for Daughtry. I’ve recently heard some of the completed ruff mixes for our upcoming, not yet titled, yet to be finished, album with no release date….and they sound AMAZING!!!! I’m so proud of what I’ve heard so far and can’t wait to share it with the masses. That’s it for now. God bless and may you all have the best year ever in ‘09!-CD.

Wow–that picture–maybe Chris needs to get back on the road. Like…Stat!

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