Check out Carrie Underwood rehearsing for the American Music Awards, set to air Sunday November 22 on ABC. Carrie fans speculate she’ll sing her single, “Cowboy Casanova”. (The choreography looks similar to her performance last week at the CMAs)
There’s footage of Adam Lambert rehearsing HERE (check out the dancer complaining about her stilettos–that’s Courtney Galiano from So You Think You Can Dance Season 4).
And if you haven’t seen it– more footage from Adam’s AMA rehearsals, plus behind the scenes at the “For Your Entertainment” music video shoot HERE.
And Kris Allen is set to present at the AMAs with…Demi Lovato (Demi toured with David Archuleta this past summer) Kris discusses presenting at the AMAs in this video HERE.
Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are on the cover of the next issue of Billboard Magazine. A Q&A and video is posted on the Billboard.com site for both Idols.
Check out an excerpt from Kris’s interview below. Read the entire interview HERE.
On the album, you worked with everyone from Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman to producer Mike Elizondo. Is there anyone out there you’d like to collaborate with?
It would be fun to write with Adele, actually. She seems like a fun girl to write with. I’m still new in the music business-it was funny, they would be like, “You’re going to write and produce with this guy,” and I’d be like, “OK!” I didn’t know who it was, so I would look them up on Wikipedia. When I went to work with Mike Elizondo, I had no idea who he was. I went on the Internet and it was like-Dr. Dre, Eminem, Switchfoot, Maroon 5, Fiona Apple and a bunch of people, and I was like, “What’s he doing with me?” [laughs] I ended up going to his house many, many times and working on a lot of songs with him.
Danny Gokey, debuted yet another song today, the ballad, “Tiny Life” written by Jeffrey Steele and Marv Green (who also co-wrote “My Best Days”). Danny debuted it live in the the studio with the Johnson & Johnson Morning show on K-Bull 93 in Salt Lake City, UT.
“Tiny Life” has been around for awhile. This blog mentions that Steele sang the song at the Bluebird Cafe in January 2005.
The song sounds a lot like Danny’s almost-single, “It’s Only”. The inspirational ballad is going to be Danny’s thing, me thinks, upbeat new single, notwithstanding.
Check out Danny’s new single “My Best Days Are Ahead” HERE.
Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are on the cover of the next issue of Billboard Magazine. A Q&A and video is posted on the Billboard.com site for both Idols.
Watch Adam’s interview after the jump.
An excerpt from the Q&A below. Read it HERE. (Good news: Adam will appear on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and will be one of Barbara Walter’s Most Fascinating People of 2009. And if I’m reading correctly, he may be closing act Sunday night at the AMAs)
The interview took place right before the 2012 premiere.
The title track-which was produced by Dr. Luke, who co-wrote it with Claude Kelly-is now being worked to top 40 and hot AC radio. “I wanted to release something that would be played in a club, that would make you dance on New Year’s,” Lambert says.
He means that literally-”Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve With Ryan Seacrest” is one of the TV appearances lined up for Lambert in the coming months; the campaign starts Nov. 22 with his show-closing performance at the American Music Awards. Besides the typical rounds of morning and late-night talk shows, Lambert will be interviewed as one of the “Most Fascinating People” of 2009. “Adam is so telegenic. It’s going to be a visual launch,” Corson says.
A video for “For Your Entertainment” is forthcoming. It’s directed by Ray Kay, who did the video for Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.”
Jim Cantiello’s entire video series with Kris Allen is up at MTV news right now. The video posted after the jump, has Jim and Kris sharing a little KRIM cake. Heh.
What I love about these videos is the way Jim and Kris riff off each other. Kris’s dry, low-humor is all over these videos, and it’s pretty awesome. Snapppss!
Plus, they get into some deep discussion about Kris’s new, self-titled album.
Check out the entire series HERE. Kris explains why he changed his twitter name HERE.
Jordan Sparkstweeted as she was released from the hospital today. She had an emergency appendectomy Wednesday night. A little scary, but she’s doing fine now:
Released from the hospital on the 2 year anniversary of my first album! Im still hurting but it’s gonna be a good day.
Jordin’s debut album, Jordin Sparks, released on November 20, 2007, spawned 3 hits, “Tattoo” (peaked at #8, Billboard Hot 100), the massive “No Air” with Chris Brown (#3) and “One Step at a Time” (#17).
You go girl! Get well soon. And, congrats on that anniversary.
ETA: Good new for Jordin! She tweets: “I knew it was gonna be a good day! I just found out I’m NUMBER ONE on the Billboard Dance Chart!! Thank you guys so much! Eeeeeeee! ”
Elliott Yamin posted an update on his fan board the ETrain a few days ago. Here’s what Elliott has coming up in the near future:
Elliott is booking a tour for January-February — northeast to midwest to west coast to southwest to southeast. It looks like he’ll be kicking off at the Birchmere in DC on Jan. 2. (A Jan. 1 date at the Highline Ballroom in NYC has been canceled, for some reason.)
Also in the pipeline: a live, acoustic EP that will include “B-sides and maybe a song or two.” He hopes to have it ready by early 2010. (acoustic Elliott…Yay!)
Plus, Elliott will play his first South American gig at a music festival in Chile in February, and in March he’ll be heading back to Angola to do charity work for the orphanage he visited a couple of years ago and an anti-malaria initiative, this time backed by Exxon Mobil cash.
Michael, his wife Tiffany, and Dream Center co-founder, Pastor Matthew Barnett pose at Michael’s signing party
Michael Sarver celebrated his signing with Dream Records/Universal at the Dream Center in Los Angeles yesterday (Nov. 19). Later, he performed a few songs for the Dream Center’s congregation, including a new tune, “Cinderella Girl”
The Dream Center is the faith-based organization releasing Michael’s country album (in partnership with Universal Records) in 2010.
Besides “Cinderella Girl”, Michael performed his new single, “You Are” and a praise and worship song.
Michael tweeted last night, “Well today was an amazing day and tonight was an amazing night. I am blessed beyond words. Thanks to all that tuned in tonight. U guys rock”
After the Jump, Michael performs “You Are” and a praise song. Still looking for a recording or video of “Cinderella Girl”…
“You Are” and “Cinderella Girl” will be released as digital downloads on December 8.
Matt Giraud will perform two shows at the Cornerstone Church, Caledonia MI at 3:30 and 7:30 pm to celebrate the church’s grand opening. Folks who hit the 7:30 show will be treated to a fireworks display.
An excited Matt tweeted yesterday, “I’m so excited about this Saturdays shows..like a bird who found a French fry (little twitter-past joke) the super secret set list is done!!”
He also tell fans to get ready for an after-party, “Anyone who is coming to the shows Saturday in GR, there will be an afterparty where we can all hang. wanna meet the fans yo! more info soon”
Those of you who can’t make the trip to Michigan this weekend, can check out both shows via cell cast, courtesy of mattgiraudfans.net.
Matt Giraud – Cornerstone Church concert – Cellcast
According to the LA Times, reporters were let into Adam Lambert’s AMA rehearsal for a few minutes yesterday, but then were quickly ushered out:
For about five minutes, this reporter was allowed to write notes from a cushy blue chair in the audience during Lambert’s rehearsal, watching as dancers sashayed across the floor in spangly harem pants, leotards with torn tights and in one particular eye-catching costume, leather pants topped off with a few leather suspender-straps and silvery chains on an otherwise bare-chested male dancer. A Lambert performance, we were reminded, is not a place for demure displays of postmodern dance. As for the panther himself, he took a few leisurely leaps to various levels of scaffolding, singing into a phantom mic and writhing with whatever dancer was around. On the top level of the scaffolding, a band of indeterminate numbers played keyboards, a flying V guitar and other gadgets, all of which collude to formulate the glam-rock pyramid that Lambert mightily prays to on a seemingly daily basis.
I’m sure there will be a few more reports today, I’ll post them here when they are available. Also, check out the preview I posted last night from ABC news HERE.
The American Music Awards will be broadcast Sunday, November 22 on ABC. I’ll be live-blogging, of course!
Adam Lambert kicks off rehearsals for American Music Awards
For about five minutes, this reporter was allowed to write notes from a cushy blue chair in the audience during Lambert’s rehearsal, watching as dancers sashayed across the floor in spangly harem pants, leotards with torn tights and in one particular eye-catching costume, leather pants topped off with a few leather suspender-straps and silvery chains on an otherwise bare-chested male dancer. A Lambert performance, we were reminded, is not a place for demure displays of postmodern dance. As for the panther himself, he took a few leisurely leaps to various levels of scaffolding, singing into a phantom mic and writhing with whatever dancer was around. On the top level of the scaffolding, a band of indeterminate numbers played keyboards, a flying V guitar and other gadgets, all of which collude to formulate the glam-rock pyramid that Lambert mightily prays to on a seemingly daily basis.
Carrie Underwood’s gift hits write note with museum
MUSKOGEE — Country music superstar Carrie Underwood has donated original sheet music of her song “I Ain’t in Checotah Anymore” to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The hall of fame unveiled the gift from the Checotah native Thursday evening at the hall of fame and museum, where officials also talked about plans for a multimillion-dollar expansion and statewide music trail.
Underwood, keyboardist Rocky Frisco and yodeler Ramona Reed were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in September.
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