I Love This Cheesy Show
A couple with a sad story was thrown a big wedding by Live with Regis and Kelly on Friday. Taylor Hicks performed “The Right Place” during the wedding procession. Apparently, Taylor is the couple’s favorite American Idol. Ignore the wedding stuff and just listen to the music. Taylor did a beautiful job.
Taylor Hicks - The Right Place on iTunes.
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Monday 1/14 - Jordin Sparks appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tuesday 1/15 - Blake Lewis appears on The View.
Wednesday 1/16 - Blake Lewis appears on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. Jordin Sparks performs a mini-concert on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Blake Lewis appears on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Idols on Tour
Kelly Clarkson kicks off her 2 worlds 2 voices tour with Reba McEntire in Dayton, OH. Kellie Pickler opens for Rascal Flatts on their “Still Feels Good” tour beginning in Manchester, NH. Thursday 1/17
Clay Aiken debuts in the role of Robin in the cast of Spamalot in NYC. Friday 1/18.
Taylor Hicks plays in the Bob Hope Golf Classic in Palm Springs, CA. Tune into the Golf channel Jan 16-20 12-3 pm pt for TV coverage.
For more information, check out the Idol Appearances page.
More Idol Concert Dates After the Jump…
Continue reading ‘Idol Appearances for the Week 1/13/08-1/19/08′
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The lengthy (and really informative–worth the read) USA Today article that leads today’s headlines thread featured a short list of tweaks to look out for in Season 7’s competition:
And from today’s Daily News Rush and Molloy column. BMG execs offer more insight to why Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee and Ruben Studdard were dropped from their labels:
Continue reading ‘Idol Odds and Ends’
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UPDATE: Apparently J Records is leaving open the possibility that they’ll work with Taylor Hicks in the future. From the EW Hollywood Insider post on Katharine McPhee:
“…a rep for the RCA Music Group (which includes Arista, RCA, and J Records) tells Insider, “After six seasons, we are proud of the eight artists on the roster who started their careers on the show. With respect to Taylor, we have an understanding that he will come back to us to play music once he’s finished writing his new material.”
From Taylor Hicks’s MySpace:
A statement from Taylor: To all my fans and The Soul Patrol, I want to take a moment to talk about the recent news that my label and I have mutually parted ways. The important thing for all of you to remember is that I’ve been a working musician my whole life. This is turning the page on a new chapter of my career. Artistic freedom and control is an exciting prospect. The things that are most important to me is creating my art, performing it, and my fans. With the momentum that all of you have created over the years, Taylor Hicks is not going to stop anytime soon. I’ve started working on the new album, writing and scheduling exciting collaborations. The DVD, Whomp at the Warfield, is in it’s final stages, and will be released soon. So as one door closes, a new one opens for 2008 with more excitement for all my fans than ever before. Sit tight, because the best is yet to come!
I hope he finds a decent label or distribution deal soon. It can be an uphill battle to go independent…
More articles: from AL.com and The NY Times.
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On Friday, Shirley Halperin of EW.com dropped this gossip bomb–not only had Ruben Studdard been dropped by J Records, but Taylor Hicks had been as well.
That bit of news percolated around the internet for a few days while the usual suspects did their research, and now many publications, including Billboard.com, FOX news, Rollingstone, and the Associated Press (many news outlets are picking up the AP story) covering the story.
From EOnline News
J Records has confirmed the departures of former Idol champs Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard from the label that signed them after their respective wins on the hit Fox show.
“Taylor is going to record on his own for the next album,” J Records’ Liz Morentin wrote in an email Monday. “Ruben Studdard is still signed to 19 Entertainment [the production/management company behind Idol], and is currently working on his new album, however it will not be distributed by J Records.”
And from Mary Colurso of the Birmingham News:
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Purplesmile, a regular longtime poster here at the blog, calls Manila, The Philippines home. Lucky for us, she has a first hand account of two of Taylor Hicks’ 3 recent mall gigs in the city. She also took some video and photos.
TAYLOR HICKS LIVE IN MANILA
This time last year, getting to see my favorite Idols live was purely wishful thinking on my part. Who would have thought that poor little me from this distant country would get to see two of my favorite Idols right here on home territory? And for free, at that! Not I, certainly. But it did happen! Many, many thanks to the Ayala Malls (I should shop there more ;D), who, this year, first brought my favorite Idol, Elliott Yamin, here in September, and, just more than a week ago, the first American Idol winner to visit us, Taylor Hicks, who I also am a fan of. So I went to Taylor’s first two Manila shows (the venues of which are both very conveniently located only a couple of blocks away from my office) and enjoyed them immensely.
Continue reading ‘Purplesmile’s Recap - Taylor Hicks, Live in Manila’
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Today, I’ve got a clip from 2006–Taylor Hicks performing in Washington DC for the First Family, on TNT’s annual special, Christmas in Washington. This year, Katharine McPhee, Ne-yo and Vanessa Hudgens opened the show (look for her performance in a few days). Last year it was Taylor Hicks. Here he is singing a Christmas medley, beginning with “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”
From the same show, Taylor singing “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”
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Sunday, 12/16 - Jordin Sparks appears on Holiday of Stars on ABC. 5 pm EST.
Tuesday, 12/18 - Blake Lewis performs on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. FOX.
Wednesday, 12/19 - Blake Lewis appears on MTV’s Total Request Live
Thursday, 12/20 - Elliott Yamin performs on the Scott & Todd morning show on WPLJ. The show is a special benefit for Blythedale Children’s Hospital.
Idols On Tour
Kellie Pickler is currently touring the Persian Gulf on a USO Tour.
Taylor Hicks is also overseas. He just appeared today as a guest performer on Asian Idol in Jakarta, Indonesia. This week, he’ll be on a mini-tour of malls in Manila, The Philippines. He performs at the Glorietta mall, Tuesday, 12/18, the Greenbelt mall, Wednesday, 12/19 and the TriNoma mall, Thursday, 12/20.
Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis perform at the Q102 Jingle Ball at the Tweeter center in Camden, NJ. Elliott Yamin appears at the Y101 Toys for Tots benefit concert in San Jose, CA. Sunday, 12/16.
Blake Lewis performs at The Showbox in Seattle, WA. The gig is billed as a record release party for “Audio Day Dream.” Thursday, 12/20.
Chris Daughtry and his band wind up a long tour with back-to-back hometown dates at the War Memorial Auditorium in Greensboro, NC. Friday and Saturday 12/21-22
Ruben Studdard has his yearly holiday reunion with his old band Just A Few Cats at Workplay in Birmingham, AL. 9 pm. Saturday, 12/22.
For more information, check out the Idol Appearances page.
More Idol Concert Dates After the Jump…
Continue reading ‘Idol Appearances for the Week 12/16/07-12/22/07′
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Carrie Underwood promotes her new album “Carnival Ride” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Monday, October 29. She appears on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Thursday, November 1. Carrie will be on Ellen Nov 5…
If the Red Sox lose tonight…Taylor Hicks will sing the National Anthem at Game 5 of the World Series @ Denver, CO. FOX at 8 pm ET, Monday October 29.
Clay Aiken guest stars in the two-hour premier of Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? at 8 pm on FOX. Thursday, November 1.
Idols on Tour
Haley Scarnato appears in “A Night With Garth and Friends” at the Leon Springs Dance Hall in San Antonio TX, 8:30 pm on Sunday, 10/28
Josh Gracin and Carmen Rasmusen appear at Plymouth Hall in Plymouth, MA. Part of the proceeds go to the Women Build charity. Friday, 11/02
Taylor Hicks, appears at the Pearl River Resort, in Philadelphia, MS, Friday, 11/02
Phil Stacey and Melinda Doolittle will perform at An Evening with Scott Hamilton and Friends fundraiser in Cleveland, OH, to benefit the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Institute. Saturday, 11/03
More Concert Dates after the Jump
Continue reading ‘Idol Appearances for the week 10/28/07 - 11/03/07′
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Carrie Underwood performed the National Anthem tonight before Game 3 of the World Series in Denver, CO. That would be, The Boston Red Sox (go SOX!) vs the Colorado Rockies…
IF the series goes to 5 games, Taylor Hicks will perform the Anthem on Monday, Game 5, also in Denver.
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ETA: By popular demand (chat peeps!) watch Britney Spears sleep-walk through her VMA performance…
I thought I’d devote a post to upcoming Idol appearances that I lovingly gather in one place right here. If I’ve missed something, shoot me an email at mjsbigblog@gmail.com.
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OH. MY. GOSH.
Taylor, you were my first. I waited through six seasons of American Idol for someone like you - someone who could make me say, “WHOA! I LOVE this voice!” - someone who could make me just not WAIT to see them in their own concert… and you were the one and last Friday night was the night.
THE VENUE:
House of Blues, Dallas, Texas. What a terrific place for concerts; it’s new, it’s not too big, not too small, and the accoustics are outstanding. We (hubby and I invited another couple) arrived shortly before 7, and after a quick search of our purses, and the whole-body wand treatment that we all got, they trapped this lovely paper bracelet around our wrists and waved us through to stand in line or wait in the bar or restaurant. (care to guess which we chose?) Yep! Taylor wasn’t supposed to start until 8 and there was no opening act, so we had plenty of time to have a drink and eat a bite in the HOB Restaurant before finding our seats. Continue reading ‘Desdemona’s Taylor Hicks HOB Dallas TX Recap’
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My Taylor Hicks at Hard Rock Live experience started a couple months ago, when tickets went on sale and SpenserJ and I discussed going to the show together. She subsequently bought the tickets for us, but as it turned out, Spense would not be able to go. So she sent the tickets (great front row seats!!) to me, and I tried to find someone else to go with me, but at the last minute, I was unsuccessful. So, I headed off to the Hard Rock by myself because I was not missing a chance to see Taylor live. Continue reading ‘Sarah’s Taylor Hicks Orlando FL Concert Recap’
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Here’s this week’s and last week’s Idols Billboard Chart for you all.
Highlights:
I spent today updating my Idol Appearances page. If you know of an Idol appearance and would like to add it, email me at mjsbigblog@gmail.com. Thanks.
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I picked up some last minute tix to see Taylor Hicks perform Friday night in a beautiful theater in Concord NH. I had no idea Concord was such a small town–it reminded me of the fictional New Hampshire town Grace Metalious wrote about in her scandalous pulp novel, Peyton Place. But, don’t ever say that to anyone who lives there–apparently that book is a sore subject for the live-free-or-die set.
The venue was intimate, and I was right up close. Unfortunately, my camera was confiscated as I came through the door. What’s up with that? The venue reps insisted that the orders came from Taylor, which seemed strange to me, because he normally allows fans to take pictures. I had three separate people tell me that, by the way. Odd. This picture is courtesy of J Frazier, who snapped it at a recent Portland, ME concert. He wore the same T-shirt at both shows, so lets pretend it’s Concord, shall we?
Continue reading ‘Taylor Hicks in Concord, NH’
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Here it is–this week’s Billboard Update
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Things have been very quiet in American Idol land. The contestants are on tour, but as Ken Barnes from the USA Today Idol Chatter blog has noted, the buzz on this years contestants has been nearly non-existent.
Last year at this time, you blog peeps were chattering about Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler–all had announced record deals with Sony/BMG by this time last summer.
Between Katharine McPhee’s admission she was an active bulimic prior to her Idol audition, and her 3 week absence from the beginning of the tour due to throat problems–this blog at least–was never at a loss for subjects to discuss.
And of course, there was the Unofficial Taylor Hicks Travelling Shadow tour, featuring his old band Little Memphis Blues Orchestra and any of the other Idols who wanted to join in on the fun… It took place in clubs in key cities after the Pop Tarts cheese-fest wrapped up for the night.
This year, so far, no signings have been announced. All the Idols have shown up for the tour, and outside of reports of Blake Lewis being mean to old ladies, (not this one though, heh) this year’s gang is gossip-free.
Not longing for the good old days exactly, but I would like SOMETHING to happen. News about Jordin and Blake’s contracts with 19 would be nice for starters…
In the meantime, here are some interesting articles from Entertainment Weekly. About former Idols, of course.
EW rates the Idols and muses on their post-Idol careers. Also, I have a little news about Bo Bice. Good stuff. After the jump…
Continue reading ‘EW Rates the Idols and other ramblings’
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Here’s this week’s, Billboard Idol Update, now with cute little symbols indicating gold and platinum status! Yay! A triangle equals platinum, the number after it signifies how many times over the record has gone platinum (1,000,000 shipped/sales). Little orange circles next to a record signifies gold status (500,000 shipped/sales).
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Hey. Guess who has M&G passes for Taylor Hicks’ concert in Cohasset MA Saturday? Yep…
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More recaps, this one from Donna who saw Taylor Hicks at the Elvis Fest in Tupelo MI…
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Momma and I got into Tupelo about 1030am Saturday morning. It was too soon to check into our hotel room but we wanted to scope out the area so we took a walk down the main street. It turned out that there was a parade at 11am so we found some shade by a tree and sat down and watched. It was great..they had Elvis Fest Beauty Queens from tiny tots to their teens. They had some great floats. Elvis impersonators waved to the crowd all smiles. Someone even painted their poodle bright pink for the parade and had it wearing a leather jacket! Continue reading ‘Taylor Hicks - ElvisFest Tupelo MS’
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