Today’s Idol headlines after the jump…
Lewis, Sparks steal ‘Idol’ concert
Sanjaya Malakar sported curly, shoulder-length hair and grabbed his crotch during a Michael Jackson medley Wednesday night in “American Idols Live ‘07” at the I Wireless Center.
Malakar, this year’s “American Idol” whipping boy, will not be mentioned again in this review….
JORDIN SPARKS: ‘It’s been really crazy’
Sometimes you luck into a leisurely interview with a celebrity, a chance to settle into the rhythm of a real conversation and gain a feel for their personality.
Sometimes you don’t.
I was the 16th person to interview recent “American Idol” victor Jordin Sparks one recent afternoon, and the telephone interview — through no fault of hers — was behind schedule, hurried and abbreviated……
Flint’s American idol at ease on the road
LaKisha Jones says touring less stressful than performing for judges on TV show
Flint’s LaKisha Jones describes life on the “American Idols Live!” tour in terms that are upbeat but no-nonsense.
“Every day, I see a new hotel, and every day, I wake up doing something I love to do, so I can’t complain about that,” she says…….
Clammy hands, shaking legs: Area singers try out for ‘American Idol’
When Crystal Petersen finished singing “Georgia on My Mind,” she nervously told the five judges and onlookers it was her first time in front of an audience — except when she gave birth.
“I literally felt like I was in labor,” she said afterwards.
The 26-year-old Winona woman was one of a few dozen people who came to Saint Mary’s University on Thursday for a 30-second chance to make their way onto Fox’s TV singing reality show, “American Idol.” Five finalists will move on to the regional competition next week in Rochester. If they win there, they get a paid trip to the national auditions in Philadelphia…..
‘Idol’ Audition Tour Rolls Onto Omaha
MyFox National Auditions for the seventh season of “American Idol” began last week in San Diego, and the tour hit Dallas on Monday before rolling onto Omaha, Neb., Thursday.
That’s where MyFoxKC.com staffer Meagan Kelleher is Thursday, compiling all kinds of good content for you…….
Daughtry: Too perfect - but who cares?
….Daughtry’s the real deal in the sense that his live show sounds just like his record. He can hit all the notes cleanly and without overexertion. But while the guy offers flawless takes of his album cuts such as the forceful and penetrating “Over You,” it almost sounds too perfect.
“Used To” sounds empty and formulaic. And the explosive chorus vocals in “Gone” felt trite after following songs that exploit the same feature. To quote “Idol” judge Simon Cowell, much of Daughtry’s set sounded “affected.”
Yet, with the crowd’s roaring approval for rockers such as “There and Back Again” and its glowing approval of backlit cell phones waving in the air during radio hits such as “It’s Not Over,” it doesn’t seem as though the audience cares.
They genuinely feel happy - as opposed to excited or fanatical - to support a guy that looks, sounds and acts like he came from the same place we’re stranded in right now.
CHRIS DAUGHTRY: ‘We’re just going out there and giving out our hearts and souls.’
…How did you put your band together?
I called a couple of friends up and said, “Hey, we’re holding auditions.” Even my old band that I was in, I encouraged them to audition. It was a little awkward but we definitely got the right people for the band. It was about a weeklong process of auditioning and callbacks and auditions, just going through so many different guitar players trying to find the right one.
Was it a tough decision?
There are probably better guitar players out there that didn’t make it. It was about how they could play but also about the attitude and the cohesiveness of the band and hoe well we get along together. You can kinda get a vibe off someone….
Aiken hits Asheville
Local symphony members to back singer up during Biltmore Estate show
First, “American Idol” star Taylor Hicks played Asheville. Then it was Daughtry. Both were wildly popular shows at The Orange Peel club.
Now Carolina-born Clay Aiken hits town for a Saturday night concert at Biltmore Estate. And it’s going to the biggest local “Idol” show yet, at least in turnout, with 3,000 fans in the house…..
Sinatra poured the fuel; Elvis lit the fire
In a league by himself, most agree King is one enduring superstar
…Music producer and “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson says there are “only a couple of icons throughout history who changed music when they appeared. To me, the two biggest impacts were Elvis and Michael Jackson. He (Jackson) is not quite in the same league.”
Among established musicians, Randy Jackson says, no one — not Prince, not Sinatra, not Justin Timberlake — has been in the same league. “Today there’s no one even in earshot. Elvis pulverized the world. Elvis is another thing — a whole ‘nother thing.”
Jackson’s fellow music producer and “Idol” judge Simon Cowell says he, too, is a major Elvis fan. To him, only Sinatra might rival Presley. “I think you have to factor in many things. No. 1, I have yet to see anybody who’s had 50 percent of his (Elvis’) charisma since the day he was launched. Secondly, at the time he was launched what he did had an incredible shock value.”
Cowell said the world is no longer subject to being shocked. “We’ve practically seen inside of Madonna. There’s practically nothing else to see.” …
Say Hey to Clay: ‘Idol’ star comes home to sing
Members of the “Clay Nation” can finally exhale. Former “American Idol” finalist and pop superstar Clay Aiken is coming back to his hometown tonight.
Aiken, who was born in Raleigh, will perform with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary at 8:30 p.m. Gates open at 7.
The performance is part of a 23-city tour across the nation, which began July 4 and will end Aug. 19. For each performance, Aiken is taking the stage with the backing of a local symphony………
Idol Chatter: Omaha’s signature song
San Diego had “California Dreamin’.” Dallas had “Listen to the Music.”
Omaha has “Born in the USA.”…….
Indies vs. Idols: ‘Idol’ knocks on hip new indie venue back door
Omaha. It’s a hotbed for indie-rock and home to lauded music label Saddle Creek Records.
“American Idol.” It’s a breeding ground for pop stars and sometimes the butt of jokes.
Today, thousands of wannabe singers will swarm the Qwest Center Omaha for a chance to become the next Idol.
Across the street from all the audition hoopla, the laid-back staff at Saddle Creek Records and rock club Slowdown, led by Robb Nansel and Jason Kulbel, will be doing their thing.
The “Idol” and indie-music worlds are different in their approach to music - and pretty much everything else.
Here’s our not-too-serious comparison of the two scenes…….
Clarkson slipping into a sales slump
Five years after winning the first American Idol title, Kelly Clarkson may be losing it at the cash register. At least temporarily.
Her current album My December, a dark departure signaling the singer’s artistic independence and emotional turmoil, is falling short of its two peppy pop predecessors. In its sixth week on the Billboard chart, the disc dropped six slots to No. 21 after selling 26,500 copies, down 14% from last week’s 31,000, for a total of 562,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan….
Oak Cliff woman labors through ‘American Idol’ audition
…Even though she had arrived early, she was in one of the last groups to audition. Until then, she hung around the stadium, where the day was hot and the wait was tiring.
“But I was fine. I was drinking water. It was $3 a bottle, and it was getting pretty expensive, but I was OK,” she said.
The important thing, Ms. Gillon said, is that she was finally getting a chance to fulfill her dream.
“Since I was in ninth grade, I wanted to do this,” she said. “I sing at weddings, at funerals, at family picnics.”
If she had it to do over again, would she show up at an all-day audition so close to her due date?
“I’d do it again, but I would change the time I arrived to register,” she said.
“I’d go at 11 the night before rather than at 2:30 in the morning, because that way they would have taken me sooner.”
Riptide Announce Event Schedule for Final Home Game
…American Idol finalist Sabrina Sloan, a Studio City, California native, will sing the National Anthem at Saturday’s game. Sloan made it to the Top 24 of American Idol’s Season Six before being voted off on March 8, 2007…
Local woman heads for American Idol tryout
Amanda Mattingly can’t stop singing. She sings in music competitions. She sings in the car.
“It makes me happy when I sing,” said the 27-year-old bar manager at Copper Top Lounge in Bloomington.
Mattingly wants to share her love of song with others and planned a drive from Bloomington to Omaha, Neb., Thursday night to compete in an American Idol contest…..
Next Round of Idol Auditions
…The auditions don’t start until Friday but some people are doing whatever they can to be there, including driving straight from a funeral.
That woman lining up to audition said, “So the funeral was yesterday and we got home last night from the funeral at like 11:30 and we got up this morning at six and left by seven and we’re here now so, a gamut of emotions.”….
Iowans line up to be next “American Idol”
Hundreds of Iowans are among the 15,000 wanna-be stars lined up outside the Qwest Center in Omaha, hoping for a shot at being on Fox T-V’s “American Idol.” Registration wraps up this afternoon while the auditions start Friday. Last season’s top ten performers were in Omaha for a concert last week.
Among them, Sanjaya says American Idol was an experience he wouldn’t trade for anything. Sanjaya says: “You have a lot of doubt. There are so many people, ‘Why I am even here?’ But at the same time it is really fun because you are waiting and waiting and waiting and then you finally get there it is, wow, finally my chance.” ……..
Jessica Erwin Wins Heartland Idol Title
It wasn’t Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul or Randy Jackson, but it could be someday. Jessica Erwin wasn’t singing for the three infamous judges of the national television program American Idol, but she did take a step closer to making that dream become a reality.
The local performer was named the winner of the KYOU Fox 15 Heartland Idol contest held August 4th at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa, IA. Irwin won a trip to the American Idol auditions at the Quest Center in Omaha on August 10th where she will be one of the performers vying for a spot on the TV program…..
Elvis is still in the building
Graceland’s new owner has a hunk of ideas to keep The King’s legacy alive
…In 2005, Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie, sold her majority ownership in the company for more than $100 million to Robert F.X. Sillerman, the billionaire media mogul. Sillerman, whose company CKX Inc., also owns the television show “American Idol,” wants to turn Elvis into an even bigger brand by making massive improvements to the Graceland complex and also by exerting greater control over the Elvis image…
‘American Idol’ runnerup to perform Sunday
A twist of fate put Bucky Covington on “American Idol.”
But a great voice and self-confidence got him a record contract and a hit single.
Now, the 29-year-old Covington — who finished eighth in the Season 5 Idol — will bring his country music style to the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach, at 8 p.m. Sunday.
But Covington almost never made it to “Idol.”…..
Daughtry expands tour behind best-selling debut
Post-grunge rockers Daughtry, who kicked off a major North American tour last month, have added a half-dozen dates to the itinerary, which now stretches through early November.
Cities added to the fold include Evansville, IN; Albany, NY; Erie, PA; Hollywood, FL; and two nights in Newark, NJ. In addition to playing fairs and festivals, and headlining clubs and theaters all over the US, Daughtry has a few more gigs opening for Nickelback. The updated schedule is listed below…….
‘American Idol’ is one big Guilty Pleasure
From tone-deaf auditioners to wacky judges, show has it all
“American Idol” might as well change its name to “America’s Guilty Pleasure.”
Though the reality show genre is filled with programs that get great ratings despite having little redeeming value, “Idol” gives viewers a massive number of superficial but compelling reasons to watch. Love it or hate it, there’s no turning away…..
Cowell mocks new mum at auditions
Simon Cowell mocked an American Idol hopeful as she went into labour during the show’s Texas auditions.
Antoria Gillon was waiting to perform in front of the TV talent show’s judges; Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, when her contractions began on Monday.
Gillon decided to continue with her audition and was mocked by Cowell, who joked her labour pains were “a little too Broadway”, before sending her into the next round of the series.
The singer was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to son Jamil Labarron Idol McCowan on Tuesday.
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Let’s not cynically dismiss the importance of black role models
….When I wrote a couple of articles expressing my view that, besides promoting some less than helpful attitudes to, er, social interaction, rap is the dullest and most overrated music on the planet, it wasn’t long before I received outraged e-mails accusing me of being a racist white multimillionaire. The correspondents had confused me with the Clive Davis, record mogul of advanced years, who foisted Whitney Houston on the world and who appears as a sugar daddy on American Idol. More to the point, I was accused of ignoring the role that social deprivation plays in fostering all sorts of pathologies….
Times Online
Blake Lewis
Idol runner-up Blake Lewis checked in with us from the “Idol Tour”.
KIIS-FM
Reading all the audition news and stories made me think what would be the best backstory you could come up with?
I have no doubts that Kirsten could come up with a few.
Mary and Joseph disco down to Bethlehem
…McManus has had a chequered career since winning Pop Idol in 2003 with 6.5 million phone-in votes.
A number one hit single was swiftly followed by an autobiography and an album. But when the second single only reached number 14 in the charts, the record company dropped her.
“They had always thought the British public would see sense at the end of the day and not pick this big fat cow as the winner,” said McManus, cheerfully mocking her girth.
The contrast is striking with “American Idol” contestants who produced Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson, Country Music Award winner Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson, who failed to make the 2004 finals but won an Oscar for her performance in the movie “Dreamgirls.”
But McManus, whose career since Pop Idol has ranged from radio presenter to TV comedy cameo roles, has no regrets about her 15 minutes of fleeting fame: “What goes up must come down. It’s longevity that’s important to me.”
Scotsman.com
Kat got a second-hand belly!
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20050693,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
Katharine McPhee Fitted for Nicole Kidman’s Baby Bump
THURSDAY AUGUST 09, 2007 02:00 PM EDT
By Jeffrey Slonim
Call it the battle of the bumps: For pregnant roles in upcoming films, Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing will both don faux bellies, but only one will be brand new.
Messing insists she has been fitted with an original bump, but McPhee happily told PEOPLE that for Adam Sandler’s House Bunny she will wear a Nicole Kidman hand-me-down.
“I tried on [Knocked Up star] Katherine Heigl’s belly. I tried on Nicole Kidman’s belly. And they said, ‘Oh, this one fits perfectly. We don’t need to try any more.’ I was so happy, because I didn’t have to sit through hours of prosthetic fitting,” the Idol runner up explained at the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons Benefit……
C.F. native to be in reality music show
A Cedar Falls native has a shot at competing in a new Fox television show from the producers of American Idol.
Joe Egli fronts the band Dova Grove, which will be a competitor in an American Idol spinoff on Fox that will premiere in October. The show has a working title of “The Next Great American Band.”
Dova Grove is among 40 bands that will travel to Las Vegas this month to perform before judges and try to make the cut to be on the show. The band made it that far by winning a competition put on by the Memphis Fox affiliate. The winner was chosen by an Internet vote………
WCF Courier
That’s a great article about Elvis’ impact from Commercial Appeal, Lisa. Thank you for it! I have to agree with Randy.
“Elvis pulverized the world. Elvis is another thing — a whole ‘nother thing.”
ARTIST EMPOWERMENT IN THE NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY
Partnerships
…Record labels are viable and worthy partners for an artist only when they are truly committed to investing their resources toward advancing an artist’s career. Unfortunately, most major labels today are in financial turmoil and as such are less likely to commit resources to developing artists. When an act signed to a major label has no guarantees in terms of tour support, marketing dollars and even an album release, more often than not, the major label becomes a useless partner. The empowered artist of today sees the world as a place teeming with potential partners including, but not limited to, the major record labels…
HDD
Good morning, everyone!
I am so surprised at the number of articles written about the woman auditioning through her labor pains…..many AI hopefuls….while trying out…. sound like they are in labor….no news there! Heh!
Have a great day…..and to my Buddy DANTE…..
Happy Birthday Tomorrow…you are loved! Pix
Okay, I’m no fan of Simon’s, but I’m not buying this story. Cowell probably isn’t even in the country. Those were first round auditions and he isn’t going to see these contestants until some time in the fall after the producer rounds.
Still, says something about his reputation that more than one news agency would report that same story. Some fact checking might help. Oh, fifth estate, I weep for you.
That KIIS FM interview is interesting. So Blake is going with Clive and getting creative control after all. Maybe I was wrong and the stuff he recorded isn’t actually some 80’s techno mess. I guess this explains that Puretone A&R thing that came out yesterday? Some official news about Jordin would be nice. We really still don’t know much about anything there except she’s with Arista but not much about producers or anything.
This year’s seven-city “American Idol” tryout tour is in full swing by now, with San Diego and Dallas already out of the way and Omaha, Atlanta, Charleston, Miami and Philadelphia to come by the end of August. In the past is any indication, tens of thousands of wannabes, gonnabes and don’t-get-your-hopes-up-bes will assemble wherever pied piper Ryan Seacrest and his magical hair surface. Except for those for whom acting like an idiot to earn three seconds on television is a laudable goal in itself, they all want the same thing: to win “Idol” and become a priority for 19 Entertainment, the management company behind the show.
There’s one more person who might ask for the same: Jordin Sparks. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because she not only competed on the last season of “Idol,” she actually won. (Feel free to visit the show’s official Web site for confirmation.) Not that Sparks has a lot of time to feel like she’s already in the process of being replaced. She’s probably too busy with the “Idol” concert tour (this week: the Midwest!) and what are presumably wheels in motion for her debut album.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20185994/
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Thanks for the link to the Seacrest interview with Blake, LisaB! I guess Clive isn’t passing on Blake after all.
He said he met with Clive a week and a half ago and presented his album and who he wanted to work with and has been given creative control. He’s already recorded 8 songs. He’s working on a new one with Chris Rich. Chris Rich is also writing songs for Jordin. Oh, happy day! We are getting some news.
The msnbc articles is very telling, esp. this part: It’s not particularly surprising that the winner (Sparks) seems to be becoming les and less important to the Idol Franchise. That’s not to suggest that Sparks is getting nothing out of the deal….
This is something we’ve all expressed here and elsewhere…that winning that top spot isn’t what it used to be. It’s sort of anti-climactic….whenever the 5th, 6th, 7th place winners get CDs out before the winner and sell more than the top 2 winners….Idol is off-track IMO.
What KIIS interview?
omg! Blake is signing with Clive after all & mj told her Con story! TGIF baby!
Chicago Sally, LisaB posted it upthread @ 5:49 AM. :)
Yippee!
Off to read the Con story!
This is a very happy day isn’t it ladies!:D
Yay for my Blake fan friends here on the blog!!! Good news for Blake. I’m anxious to see what kind of music he puts out. We need to break out the bubbly and celebrate the great Blake news!
New Internet Reality Show, “The Next Internet Millionaire”, Could Replace American Idol, Survivor, the Apprentice
A press release from Wednesday announced the world’s first competitive Internet reality show, which will premier Aug. 15. “The Next Internet Millionaire” is about to test whether people really will turn off their TV favorites in favor of online reality game shows.
According to the release, word has it that people actually are turning off their TV sets in increasing numbers and turning to the Internet for entertainment. Although reality TV shows such at The Apprentice, Survivor and American Idol have been among the country’s favorites for several years, those in the know say that audiences are increasingly diminishing as entertainment seekers have more choices and more viewing mediums at their disposal. What program producers and network executives are finding, says the release, is that more and more viewers are getting their entertainment from the Internet. However, original programming to hold viewers’ attention for very long is lacking…
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/341613/new_internet_reality_show_the_next.html
‘Ah, summer,
and it’s off to Camp Idol’
Ultimate escape for kids with a song in their hearts
Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson are not around to critique participants’ singing numbers, and don’t expect Ryan Seacrest to pop up in the dining hall.
But for kids ages 12-15 who aspire to be entertainers, it may be the ultimate “American Idol” experience. Certainly it’s the latest brilliant bit of merchandising for the Fox franchise…
Media Life
Finally, some good news from Blake regarding his CD. Sort of makes sense now. I guess Clive liked whatever he heard cause based on whatever happened to Kelly Clarkson, there is no way he would have given the go-ahead on a new act like Blake if he didn’t think there was something there. I was thinking that maybe there was no annoucement and no “deal” before because Clive was “holding out” to see what Blake would produce.
I might have to buy a Blake album. At least since he is from Seattle, I might actually get to hear his songs on the radio in Portland.
Who knew Randy Jackson was producing an album and Elliott recorded a track for it? Here’s a link to a radio interview today where Elliott talks about it(toward the middle.) He also talks about “his hair.”
http://www.streamaudio.com/stations/player…name=friday.wma
As I said before, Clive signing Blake makes sense as he’s probably the most commercial runner up they’ve had. I love the Jordin article posted above (maybe because I agree with everything it says.)
Okay. I’ll never try to link anything again. Never seems to work.
Elliot recorded a song written by Ne Yo and it might be on Randy’s fall album. And even though people want him to cut his hair, he won’t. That about sums it up.
Elliott! Cut yer damn hair!
Can’t wait to hear what the song sounds like. And it’s nice to see that Elliott is hooking up with one of the judges. Cuz who knows? Maybe he might be back next year to sing another single.
Hi everyone! Just wanted to drop a note to say hello. I’m sitting in the chat room waiting quietly but nobody else appears to be there. I hope everybody is doing well. :)
JANE MY DOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY on the Blake news! I know there’s nothing official yet, I just can’t imagine that he’d mention something like this on a show like Ryan’s morning show unless he’d already signed the dotted line or is getting ready to sign.
It’s a happy day, indeed! :)
And dulce, ITA with your post at 1:00. If Clive’s given the go ahead, he apparently likes what he hears, especially since he is not REQUIRED to sign Blake. And for Blake to have the promotional muscle of Sony/BMG behind this release… well that just makes me happy.
I personally cannot WAIT to get this cd in my greedy little hands. I hope they can get it out by the Tuesday before Thanksgiving that they’ve been gearing up for.
Re Blake… Today I’m very happy for PJ, MJ, Sarah, Star, and LB2 - some of my fave blog friends and big Blake fans. It’s great that you’ll have that cd in time for the holidays. It sounds like Clive is committed to giving him some creative control. Also that release date right around the holidays is fantastic! You’ve got big stuff to celebrate girls!!!!!
Aww Lu!! Thanks!
I finally had the chance to listen to the interview and I had to laugh. I love how Blake is so nonchalant about it all, meanwhile we’ve been speculating and analyzing gossip and rumors to death for weeks! LMAO.
I’m excited to hear what he’s come up with. :)
Is it so much of a surprise that Clive’s group signed Blake? He’s signed every single other runner up on Idol. And Blake having to play some selections to “earn” some creative control seems consistent with what happened with Chris Daughtry. Despite the Kelly vs. Clive debate this summer, Clay’s battle over doing covers and Nikki McKibbon “having” to sing all country (not sure I completely believe those claims), most Idol albums have been a compromise with the idols always having some control in what they release. But maybe I’m just naive here.
Awww thank you Lu! You are so sweet. The past couple of days have been great! I can’t wait for an official announcement of the deal, label, and release date. :)
Marco, I don’t think it was so much the thought that Clive and Co wouldn’t sign Blake, but the anticipation because we’ve heard NOTHING. Plus add in the little tidbits his friends said in chats and Q&A’s (which did more harm than good, IMO) about him shopping the album around once it’s recorded, and some fans were freaking out.
Personally, I felt pretty strongly at first that he was going to sign with Clive, but had a few doubts there for a while. Now, it seems like all we’re waiting on is an announcement, since as I said above, I can’t believe he’d say all that on Ryan’s show if he hadn’t signed or was about to sign.
There have been a lot of rumors floating around especially considering the lack of any “official” information.
I’m actually pretty curious about what Blake will ultimately release. He’s the first Idol in my recollection that seems to actually be a fan of dance music. I’ve enjoyed dance remixes from Elliott, Fantasia and Kelly (and from K-Locke to a lesser extent). I hope we get to hear some new beats from Blake also.
Blake continues to mention that he had an album that was near completion. I find it VERY hard to believe that Clive is going to let a BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW artist come to HIM with material that had no oversight. Hell, Kelly Clarkson is on her third and is already a multi-million-selling artist and even SHE still has a leash on her.
I agree Marco. It’s going to be interesting to see what the music is going to sound like. I mean, we have some ideas from knowing a few of his collaborators, and also the sound of his pre-AI music… but really in the end, I have a feeling it will be what I expected but not at all, if that makes sense. LOL.
Now, for the Cake enthusiasts out there…. *sigh*
Sarah,
I couldn’t agree more. I’m now beginning to believe that Blake had not made up his mind during that infamous chat that most of us were apart of that night and when Kristi said what she did, it upset everybody! I’m sure she didn’t mean any harm, but I think this was possibly their opinion and Blake was just trying to make up his mind at that point what he wanted to do and his friends knew nothing about it.
Pam, I just don’t think he would have said what he did on Ryan’s show if he hadn’t already signed or was about to. IMO, there’s no reason to even mention it if things were still in process.
Sarah, thanks for the link to that video, it was awesome.
I just listened to the interview again so I can listen to the wording more carefully. He didn’t say Clive is letting him release the CD he’s been working on. He made it sound like he told Clive he has a CD he’s been working on and what he wants this CD to sound like and “they’re lining some things up” then he said he’s getting some creative control. Some being the operative word. I imagine a lot of compromise went on during this meeting.
Sarah
I loved the Cake video!!!! They look like they are having so much fun up there! Great stage presence from both of them - I can see just from that video why you love chris rich now. Thanks for posting it!
Jovi and Dante - you’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. And dante, I’m glad you can see why I love Chris Rich. He’s such an engaging, fun performer, and he’s really sounding good! :)
Trina, thanks for posting that. That’s kind of what I thought too, but I’m the classic Blake enthusiast, so I just kept my mouth shut (fingers still?). Anyway, thanks. :)
Chat is being psycho for me tonight… I’m gonna try to get in a couple more times, but if not, I may just have to see y’all tomorrow.