The cover of the album Dreyer’s will be giving away during their American Idol ice cream promotion has leaked.
Hey, where’s Melinda Doolittle?
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Dreyers Ice Cream Idol Album Cover
Published by January 20th, 2008 in American Idol, Justin Guarini, Kimberly Caldwell, Anthony Fedorov, Mandisa, Chris Richardson, Constantine Maroulis, George Huff and Nadia Turner. 21 CommentsSeason 7 Audition Update - Philadelphia PA
Published by August 30th, 2007 in American Idol, News, Kimberly Caldwell, Anthony Fedorov, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Constantine Maroulis and S7 Auditions. 2 CommentsThe last of the “cattle call” Season 7 auditions took place in Philadelphia, PA this week. According to American Idol producer Patrick Lynn, there was a “monster turnout.” at Wachovia Stadium. “Three times the size it had been anywhere else,” Lynn says. Philadelphia is not only the last audition city, but also the only tourstop in the Northeast. All in all, 20,000 people turned out to audition, the largest turnout in Idol history according to Idol publicists.
Anthony Fedorov worked the crowds at the audition for the local FOX affiliate. Also on hand were Kimberly Caldwell for TV Guide and Constantine Maroulis. According to Kimberly, tryouts in front of the producers are taking place at a secret location Wednesday and Thursday. Auditions in front of Randy, Paula and Simon will take place Saturday and Sunday.
Producer Lynn says, “Philadelphia is the turnaround city, so you’re lucky to be getting all the judging done in one week. In the other cities, we’ve just done the first round preliminaries and so we’ll be revisiting those towns after Philly.” The judges rounds with Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, will continue through the second week of October.
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This Week’s Season 7 Auditions
Published by August 18th, 2007 in American Idol, Kimberly Caldwell, Brandon Rogers, Ryan Seacrest, Constantine Maroulis and S7 Auditions. 9 Comments
Unfortunately, little things get in the way of my blogging. Like my job, for instance. Just a little thing. Ha. Between travelling this week, and catching up at work, I am behind on my blogging, as usual. Good thing, the blog continues on without me, as LisaB and Kirsten keep you guys and informed and massively entertained every day with Idol news and chart and sales news (respectively). Thanks guys!
While I was away, Idol auditions took place in Atlanta, GA this week. My blogger buddy Rodney Ho from the Atlanda-Journal Constitution was on hand at the Georgia Dome to blog the excitement–from registration, to the auditions, to first-person audition accounts. Ryan Seacrest was there as was Constantine Maroulis who was appearing on behalf of Garnier hair products (?!!?)
Fifteen-thousand hopefuls waited in line for their chance to audition for the first-line producers and hopefully move on to the producer and judges rounds. Rodney interviewed repeat auditioners, and Season 6’s Brandon Rogers and Kimberly Caldwell covered the event for TV Guide.
Auditions begin today in Charlston, SC. By Thursday morning, 4,000 had arrived to wait in line. By this morning, the number grew to 9,000. The next city on the schedule is Miami, FL, Wednesday, August 22.
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Published by August 10th, 2007 in American Idol, Kimberly Caldwell, Fantasia and S7 Auditions. 8 Comments“Don’t get your wristbands wet!” warn idol officials as the Omaha, Nebraska auditions begin today. Fifteen thousand auditioners lined up at the Quest Center in soggy weather looking for their chance to be the next American Idol, or at least make it to the 2nd round in front of the producers. And did you know that Idol uses PR and communications majors from local colleges to work the event? I did not. Also, there are people who will not miss their audition, no matter what.
In fact, even if an auditioner is about to give birth, they’ll still wait in line, and continue to audition while in labor. After she sang, Antoria Gillon, 20, of Dallas was whisked away via ambulance to the hospital to give birth to a healthy boy. Win-win situation–Antoria has a beautiful new baby, and an excellent backstory that will definitely earn her screen time come January.
I’m hearing stories about heat related problems during the Dallas auditions–that they were even worse than the media let on. Apparently, auditioners were dropping left and right from heat exposure and dehydration…
More notes:
Dallas audtioner Brittany Davis made it past the first two rounds, and will sing in front of Randy, Simon and Paula on September 19. Here is a timeline of the Dallas auditions. Texan, and host of TV Guide’s Idol Chat, Kimberly Caldwell, was spotted at Texas Stadium. Baylie Brown, the 16 year old country singer from Krum TX who was dismissed early on from the Hollywood rounds, auditioned again in Dallas. I’d bet money that the second time will be the charm. Also auditioning, Fantasia Barrino’s brother, Ricco Barrino. He passed through to the second round.
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Idol Bits and Pieces
Published by July 15th, 2007 in American Idol, Record News, Ace Young, Kimberly Caldwell, Jon Peter Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Fantasia, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis, Carmen Rasmusen and AI Tour 2007. 6 CommentsSeason 6 update:
Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler both attended the Idols Nashville concert last Sunday. You can watch lengthy interviews with hometown girl, Melinda Doolittle, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Chris Sligh and Jordin Sparks at WRKN’s Music City TV Blog.
Phil Stacey, Chris Richardson and Chris Sligh will all be moving to Nashville in the next couple of months. Phil Stacey plans to pursue a career in country music. He’ll be leaving the Navy once the tour is over (he had put in a request for an extra year of service, but with his changed circumstances will begin processing out when the tour is over). Chris Sligh will go the indie/rock route. Melinda Doolittle, would love to make an album where ”old school meets the new school, with a little funk, soul and jazz.” Melinda says she’s not “positive” if she’ll be staying with “the 19 folks.”
Sanjaya Malakar plans to move to LA, and get a tattoo. He says his album will be “R&B-based, with world infusion and jazz and rock energy.” Jordin Sparks, in the meantime, is a little cagey about her future plans, though she’d love to work with some Nashville writers. She’s previously worked with the Nashville-based Christian artist, Michael W. Smith (she hung out with him in Nashville before the show). Jordin has completed one song for her upcoming album, while Mr Ambitious, Blake Lewis has completed six.
More Idol News (after the jump) Continue reading ‘Idol Bits and Pieces’
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Season 6 Contestant Update Pt. 1
Published by June 20th, 2007 in American Idol, Ace Young, Elliott Yamin, Katharine McPhee, Kimberly Caldwell, Fantasia, Kevin Covais, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Phil Stacey, Blake Lewis, Lisa Tucker, Paris Bennett and Constantine Maroulis. 10 CommentsThe Season 6 Top 10 begin the big Pop Tart tour in Fort Lauderdale, FL on July 6. At this very moment, they are in Los Angeles rehearsing for the tour. Here’s an update on how they’ve been keeping busy in the weeks since the finale. Part 1 starts with the Top 5 (after the jump).
Jordin Sparks - Jordin did the typical Idol media rounds after the finale, but since then, all has been quiet on the Jordin front, including any news about her record deal. Last season, Taylor Hicks’ signing with J Records was announced within a week of the finale, before the end of May. Rumor has it her parents are managing her, but that is, strictly a rumor at this point. She performed at the Walmart shareholders meeting on June 1. She recently sang the National Anthem before Game 2 of the NBA finals. She, Blake Lewis and Melinda Doolittle will be featured in NBC’s 4th of July special airing on the evening of the 4th. There are rumors that she’ll perform the National Anthem when the Super Bowl heads to Arizona in January 08. Want to know more about Jordin and her family? Here’s an illuminating article from the conservative christian website Worldnet.
Blake Lewis - No news of record signings for Blake either (Katharine McPhee’s deal was announced on June 7 last year). However, in this radio interview with KISS 106 in Seattle, Blake says that he will be managed by Simon Fuller and the peeps at 19 Management. Blake also did the typical media rounds. His most recent TV appearance was The View. (Jordin Sparks appeared on the same day in an earlier segment). He also took a little R&R in Las Vegas, where he unfortunately caught the attention the gossip columnists. Blake has been chosen by People magazine as one of the Hottest Bachelors 2007. The issue is on newsstands now. Of course, for all things Blake, check out Team Plaid.
Melinda Doolittle - Since leaving the competition in third place, Melinda sang the National Anthem for Game 5 of the NBA playoffs and did a press tour in NYC that included seeing Fantasia in “The Color Purple” with Jordin Sparks. Whether she’s picked up by 19R/M remains to be seen.
Lakisha Jones - Lakisha finally got her homecoming after the Idol finale wrapped up at the end of May. She was celebrated in both Houston, Texas where she lived for 6 years and her hometown in Michigan. You can read all about it at Mlive.com’s Idol Chatter Blog. Some of the festivities included an official Lakisha Jones Day in the State of Michigan on June 11, a performance at the State Capitol in Lansing, a rally in Flint, Michigan and a homecoming performance at the church she attended in Houston.
Chris Richardson - Did you know that although Chris and Phil Stacey were eliminated together during what was technically the Top 5, Chris was the contestant who officially came in 5th, while Phil came in 6th. That’s according to this interview with Larry King. Besides hanging out (and annoying little old ladies, presumably) in Las Vegas with Blake Lewis, Chris was also seen recently at the Elliott Yamin concert at the Roxy in LA along with Blake Lewis, Ace Young and Constantine Maroulis. He appeared with Ace, Paris Bennett, Lisa Tucker, Kevin Covais, Sabrina Sloan, Kimberly Caldwell and Will Makar at Summerfest 2007 on June 2 in Brea, CA. Check out his performances on You Tube here, here and with the entire Idol gang here.
Part 2 coming soon!
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Idol Update
Published by February 25th, 2007 in American Idol, Ace Young, News, Jennifer Hudson, Elliott Yamin, Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry, Kimberly Caldwell, Mikalah Gordon, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Anthony Fedorov, Mandisa, Kelly Clarkson and Matt Rogers. 8 CommentsThis Just In: Carrie Underwood will perform on the March 8 results show…
Don’t forget! The Academy Awards are tonight at 8 PM on ABC. Our girl, Jennifer Hudson is nominated for Best Supporting Actress and is the favorite to win. Jennifer and the other “Dreamgirls” will be performing a song from the film. Beyonce who?
Also, it’s been reported that the Academy has changed things up a bit this year. Traditionally the best Supporting Actor and Actress awards were presented in the first half-hour of the show. This year, all of the acting awards will be presented later in the evening.
Additionally, Jennifer sat down for an interview with Barbara Walters. Walter’s Oscar special will be broadcast at 7 pm, right before the Oscar telecast on ABC.
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Check out the Idol Appearances page. I’m doing my best to keep it accurate and complete. You can help. If you know of an Idol appearance or tour not listed, email the info to mjsbigblog@gmail.com. Thanks.
You can finally download Elliott Yamin’s digital tune “Movin’ On” from iTunes. Just click here. According to Elliott’s My Space, his debut album will be available at Target with 2 extra bonus tracks. Elliott is also set to tape performances for Rehearsals.com and the AT&T Blueroom. His first single “Wait for You” will be released to radio soon. Elliott’s album drops March 20.
Katharine McPhee debuted her video for her single “Over It” on TRL. You can check it out here. A few weeks before her album dropped she changed management–from John Baruck of azoffmanagement to Guy Oseary. No word on why she switched horses midstream…
Listen to Ace Young perform a few acoustic tunes at Billboard Underground.
Bo Bice is re-emerging after spending a few months recovering from surgery. He’s setting up a tour, performing acoustic versions of some new music he’s written recently. You can check out some videos from a recent Nashville gig at Bonafide Bice.
Mandisa guests on tobymac’s latest release ”Portable Sounds”. She and Kirk Franklin add vocals to the last track on the CD “Lose My Soul.”
Kelly Clarkson recently filmed an episode of CMT Crossroads with Reba McEntire at the Ryman auditorium in Nashville. The show will premiere in late 2007, coinciding with the release of McEntire’s upcoming duet’s CD, which includes a track with Kelly.
American Idol vocal coach Debra Byrd has a DVD called “Vocal Help Now” due March 5. Kelly Clarkson, Kimberly Caldwell and Anthony Fedorov appear on the video.
Reported earlier but it doesn’t hurt to repeat: Kellie Pickler will appear on this Thursday’s results show to sing her new single “I Wonder”. A list of upcoming guest stars was announced on last Thursday’s results show, they include, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Jon Bon Jovi, Martina McBride, Diana Ross, Barry Gibb and Lulu and Peter Noone. Lulu and Peter Noone’s appearance ties into that week’s ”British Invasion” theme.
And, more on the whys and wherefores of the Chris Daughtry penned “Home” being chosen as this year’s boot song. It just makes sense financially to keep it all in the family, doncha think?
In the Powers That Be Department: Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick have been asked to oversee the 2007 Emmy telecast. The show will air September 16 on FOX.
Finally, American Extra will be back for a second season on Fox Reality. It premiers on Thursday March 15 at 6:30 pm ET with an encore performance at 10:30 pm ET. The show has a new host this year, JD Roberto who previously hosted the reality shows “Outback Jack” and “Shop ‘Til You Drop.” Mikalah Gordon and Matt Rogers return to conduct behind the scenes interviews.
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Bits and Pieces - Idol Update
Published by January 27th, 2007 in American Idol, Ace Young, News, Jennifer Hudson, Elliott Yamin, Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry, Bucky Covington, Justin Guarini, Kimberly Caldwell, Jon Peter Lewis and Mikalah Gordon. 7 CommentsI just updated the Idol Appearances page. If you know of an Idol Appearance that’s not listed, please contact me at mjsbigblog@gmail.com.
A bit of news on some of your favorite Idols….
This just in….one of the J’s–that’s Jeremy Brady the 2nd guitarist and youngest member of DAUGHTRY–has left the band. According to Chris’s latest video blog, Jeremy is “gracefully bowing out of the band.” Chris says they will miss him a lot, and that there are no hard feelings, but Jeremy feels this isn’t the, “right thing to be doing at this time in his life.” Chris is currently looking for a replacement. He better be–the DAUGHTRY tour starts tomorrow. It looks like the band will be scrambling to replace Jeremy.
Being the cynic that I am, I tend to take “official” announcements with a grain salt. Maybe Jeremy left for the exact reasons stated, but then again, maybe not. Unless some juicy rumors surface, we’ll probably never know.
Katharine McPhee’s debut album drops on Tuesday, January 30. It’s streaming online now at AOL here if you’d like to take a listen. Katharine describes the album as “rhythm pop”. I haven’t had a minute to listen to the CD myself yet–I’ll let you know what I think on Tuesday.
A bit more news on Elliott Yamin’s brand-new record deal. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Elliott, “has signed with independent Hickory Records and also inked a deal with RED Distribution, which will help promote the album along with Sony/ATV, with whom he has a publishing contract.” The first single, “Movin On”, is expected to be available online by Feb. 13.
Justin Guarini has a new gig. He’s joined the TV Guide channel’s Idol Tonight as an on-air commentator. Check your local listings for channel. When the Top 12 starts airing in March, Idol Tonight will air a live pre-show on Tuesday before the performance episodes.
Jennifer Hudson was ABC News “Person of the Week”. You can watch her interview here.
Bucky Covington announced in a recent interview with Larry King that he’ll be appearing at the Grand Ole Opry in on Friday, March 9. The Idol themed episode of Larry King Live will be repeated Sunday night at 9 pm for those of you who missed it. It features Bucky Covington, Ace Young, Kimberly Caldwell, William Hung and others talking about their Idol experiences.
There are more and more Idol bloggers online as the show becomes bigger than ever. Ex-idols are even joining the fray. Jon Peter Lewis, one of my fav Idols, is blogging the current season for AOL’s TV Squad blog. You can catch up with his musings here. Rather than comment on each contestant, JPL is relating his own Idol experiences as he watches the show. Check this out from his New York recap,
I waited in line outside the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu for a couple of days, alongside thousands of people singing their lungs out, trying to prove to anyone who would listen that they were the next American Idol. Sometimes I get so caught up in the who’s who and what’s what of it all that I forget I was actually a part of it. I know what it feels like to stand in front of Paula, Randy and Simon, waiting for them to give you the thumbs up or down. It pretty much sucks. It’s probably the same feeling as hanging your balls out the window. I’ve never done that one before, though, so I don’t know.
Every second of every day during that whole week, just thinking of Idol made me feel cold, clammy and numb with nerves. I knew that at any moment I could be sent back to Idaho with a lot less money than when I started. Plus, I was looking at that audition as the one thing I’d do in life to say I gave the music business a shot. I’m pretty sure that if I hadn’t gotten a golden ticket — well, a yellowish piece of paper — to Hollywood I would have gone home looking for a nine to five and I knew I’d wake up 40 years later wondering where all the time had gone. Yeah, you could say there was a lot of pressure.
So, when I’m sitting at ease at home, eating lasagna on my Beatles Candlestick Park TV tray and wonder why people like Nakia Claiborne break down and say “I wish I could change their mind,” it’s easy for me to understand. These are their dreams, man. Still, if you’re not good, someone’s gonna tell you sometime. It’s just painful to watch.
He’s off to a good start, I think. Oh, and it looks like Mikalah Gordon is blogging Idol too…
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