Kris Allen Calls Adam Lambert & Drake LaBry a ‘Cool Combination’
But the winner of American Idol, Kris Allen, 23, is already speaking out in support of his good friend and runner-up, praising Lambert for his openness.
“I think he’s happier that he can be himself and it’s nice,” Allen says of Lambert, 27, stepping out with his friend Drake LaBry. “Adam is who he is and he’s not afraid. I support him in whatever he does.”
Allen, back in Los Angeles Sunday to sing the national anthem at game 2 of the Lakers-Magic NBA championship series, says that he has met LaBry, and, “he’s a really nice guy.”
Allen calls Lambert and LaBry’s friendship a “cool combination,” because they’re so different. “Drake’s from Louisiana and Adam is from L.A.,” he says. “But they click well and they’re really nice together.”
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11th Annual Young Hollywood Awards fashion
All the young and famous gathered at one place yesterday to celebrate Hollywood Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s 11th Annual Young Hollywood Awards. The posh ceremony was held in Santa Monica with a lot of screaming fans welcoming most promising, glamorous and apparently talented young celebs in Tinseltown.
Canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t say I was amazed at fashion choices. Some were totally faux pas while others were really sexy.
Idol to Grease
Taylor Hicks, American Idol, is now Taylor Hicks, Teen Angel, in a touring production of the musical, Grease.
Grease opens Tuesday at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre, and runs through June 28.
The 33-year-old Hicks was the fifth season winner of American Idol in May 2006. But for years before that, he had set goals for himself and his career.
Idol Chartwatch, June 8: Dust Settles for Season 8 Idols on the Charts
Last weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s chart was jam-packed with new music from Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, and a couple of other Season 8 alumni but, as expected, sales have leveled off and we are left with a few tunes from Kris and Adam that will most likely stick around for a while.
Kris Allenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ charts the highest of all the Idol singles on the Hot 100, coming in at #23 à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ down 12 spots from last week. The song is #32 on the Pop 100, #26 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and #8 on both Hot Digital Tracks and Hot Digital Songs.
Krisà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Heartlessà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ is #33 on the Hot 100, #37 on the Pop 100, #10 on Hot Digital Tracks, and #11 on Hot Digital Songs. His à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t No Sunshineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ is #94 on the Hot 100 and #68 on Hot Digital Songs.
Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Mad Worldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ is #44 on the Hot 100, #44 on the Pop 100, #20 on Hot Digital Tracks, and #21 on Hot Digital Songs. Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s version of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“No Boundariesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ is #95 on the Hot 100 and #69 on Hot Digital Songs.
Kelly Clarkson ‘Flattered’ to Be Hit on by Girls
Speculation has been surrounding Kelly Clarksonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sexuality for quite some time now à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ but while she thinks “its hot” to be hit on by girls, this songstress ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t fallinà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ for the same sex.
“Those (lesbian rumors) are not helping me on the dating front! I prefer the boys. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m extremely flattered when I do get hit on by girls and I think ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hot but Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not into it. I like boys,” Clarkson told Sydney station 2Day FMà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Kyle and Jackie O Show last week.
“Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m only 27, not 40 and still single! I enjoy being single, I love work and I think people are so passive with relationships and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not that person. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m an extremist, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m either in a relationship or Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m honest about it and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll tell people, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s nothing to tell. I have a very good life.”
Heidi Pratt’s ‘Hospitalization’ Is One Giant Reality TV Mess
So much of the story that ensues – the premise of the show, the extent of the Pratts’ involvement, whether or not Heidi sustained any kind of injuries or sickness, the entire dimension in which it takes place! – could be or probably is utter and complete bullshit. Take, for example, a statement obtained by E! via one Mr. Paul Telegdy:
About this Telegdy fellow: he works under Ben Silverman at NBC, heading up reality programming. Our source explains that Telegdy was the one who recruited the Pratts for the show, capitalizing on their desire to transition from cable stars to network television properties. Telegdy – a British, former BBC exec, to paint the picture – had to fly down to Costa Rica himself to convince the Pratts to stay on the show after they realized that (1) the other celebrities sucked, (2) they’d actually have to do the stunts (eating bugs, etc) and (3) they wanted more money to do it. They walked off the set, and Telegdy came in and negotiated a higher salary for the Pratts to hang in there. They still weren’t happy.
Spencer, Heidi returning to U.S. after Heidi hospitalized due to à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“torture,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ Spencer claims
Attention whores Heidi and Spencer Pratt were all over the news this weekend after Heidi was taken to a hospital from the set of Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m a Celebrity 2, and they are now reportedly on their way back to the U.S. after apparently being allowed to return to the show despite the cast voting no. After tonightà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s two-hour episode, which will resolve show us what really happened over the past few days, theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll hopefully be gone for good.
Early Monday, MSNBCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Courtney Hazlett reported à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“The Pratts were on a plane back to Los Angeles at press time, and could not be reached for comment.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ She was seeking a comment from them about a production sourceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s insistence that they werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t tortured as part of their night in the isolation chamber.
Yeah, but pop radio has a very short memory and Faith and Shania feel like they’ve been out of the pop spotlight for a few years. In a way, they’re kind of (in pop radio terms) from an earlier era and Carrie, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift are the more recent crossover country artists (though Taylor’s music is barely country to me).
Also, Carrie seems to be the current poster girl from country inasfar as seen by non-country fans are concerned — as she is one of the few women who gets to perform and win awards at non-country award shows and appear on covers of magazines. Jennifer Nettles and Alison Kraus are talented and all, but it’s Carrie that gets photographed and talked about in tabloids, even when articles aren’t about her (i.e., Jessica Simpson articles).
I’m saying this as a non-fan of country who didn’t watch Season 4. I just feel like in the popular consciousness, she’s one of the few country artists that younger peeps know whether or not they personally listen to country.
According to reports and comments by various worried people in the music industry — Yes. To all of the above.
Hard for any new music to get out there. Way harder if you aren’t able to pay for first-page itunes ads or have a major-label contract so you can get the mini-concert on a late-night or early-morning network tv show or something. The hope is the Internet, I guess. But now people seem to be turning away from myspace, which seems set up to be an easier place for musicians to spotlight their music than Facebook looks to be….
isn’t MySpace dwindling in membership? Facebook is simply the cooler place to be. MySpace also trends lower socio-economics, if I read correctly.
The biggest threat is still illegal downloads. The industry is to blame, in my book, since they resisted the revolution for years and then continued to want to sell CDs for $16, and just recently insisted iTUnes raise its prices. The destruction of radio, thanks to consolidation and the end of free-form, is also a culprit. Audio book sales are way up, they say, because people are sick of what they hear on the radio (except NPR, which is at an all time high).
Oh how I love my Ipod. I never leave home without it. lol And no, I don’t listen to the radio. Mostly though I don’t listen to it because they play the same crapy songs all day.
I also love my ipod – I just put it on shuffle and I’m guaranteed to get just the music I want. I mostly listen to the radio for the morning show in my area (funny group of guys), otherwise, I will intermittently listen to radio to hear some new songs, as this is one of my primary outlets for hearing new stuff (albeit, it is frustrating to only hear the same limited songs ALL the time on the radio). I do wish they’d get a little more eclectic, take more of a chance when playing new artists. But I understand there’s a lot of politics involved with it as well, sadly.
Radio is sadly dying, though trying it’s best to evolve with the times, but I still think it’s an important means to get music out there. Getting a lot of radio play is more likely to guarantee a hit album, imo.