Idol Headlines for 11/14/07
Todayà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Idol headlines after the jumpà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
American Idol’s Blake Lewis Pens Love Song for Natalie Portman
….”One of my songs is based on Natalie Portman,” Blake, 26, tells In Touch. “It’s called ‘Know My Name’ and it’s about the idea of having a celebrity crush when you see someone in a magazine and you just like her for some reason and think, ‘I could be with that girl.’” ….
What Blake Day Dreams About: Natalie Portman
…Blake might first have to break off his relationship with Chris Richardson before that happens. I call dibbs.
Gospel Music Channel to Premiere ‘The Kitchen Sink’
Biggest Names in Gospel & Christian Music à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Even an American Idol à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ Help Launch New GMC Original Series ‘The Kitchen Sink’
Sinead O’Connor, American Idol’s Chris Sligh with dcTalk’s Kevin Max Appear In Series Premiere This Sat. Nov 17 @ 8:00 pm ET/PT…….
…..The series premiere features American Idol Season 7 finalist Chris Sligh and artist/songwriter (and former member of dcTalk) Kevin Max as the show’s first in-studio guests. Controversial Irish songstress Sinead O’Connor will be featured in a profile and interview about her recent Old Testament inspired CD Theology, her first CD to be sold in Christian retail stores. O’Connor also performs songs from the record at a private show shot at Joe’s Pub in New York City…..
Glendale Glitters to feature Jordin Sparks
Glendale’s own Jordin Sparks will return home for a special appearance Nov. 23 at Glendale Glitters Spectacular.
The American Idol will help flip the switch that turns on more than 1.5 million Christmas lights at 5:30 p.m. in downtown Glendale.
Sparks will also do the annual reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
But will she sing? …….
Clarkson not a fallen “Idol,” but she’s slipping
Kelly Clarkson needs what “American Idol” used to provide for her à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ good songs.
At her concert Monday night at the Paramount, the original “Idol” came off as second-rate rock singer, a dime-store Pat Benatar, belting out whiny, bombastic songs, most of them of her own making, from her dismal third album, “My December,” released in June……
Clay Aiken Christmas Concert Set for 12/6 in New Jersey
Multi-Platinum recording artist Clay Aiken comes to New Jersey on December 6th for à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Clay Aiken Christmasà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ – an evening filled with Holiday Classics, including many songs which appeared on Aiken’s popular CD, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Merry Christmas with Loveà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Aiken will be joined by the 45-piece Chelsea Symphony Orchestra, as he brings his family-friendly concert to the State Theatre in New Brunswick.
The New Jersey show will be one of the final opportunities for Aiken fans to see him in concert, before he joins the Broadway cast of ‘Spamalot’……
‘Miss Independent’ shows what Clarkson means with defiantly personal work
….The fallout from this quarter-life crisis is evident in her current, far more modest concert swing. Monday night, the woman who once nearly packed White River Amphitheatre struggled to fill the 2,807 seats at the Paramount….
Kelly Clarkson at the Paramount Theatre: When rock critics become the fashion police
Ear Candy guilty pleasure Kelly Clarkson performed in Seattle Monday night. Unfortunately Ear Candy was unable to attend the show, but apparently Bill Gates was there. Or at least according to the Seattle P-I’s Big Blog he was.
Strangely, after looking at photos of the American Idol’s concert and reading the early review by The Seattle Times’ Patrick MacDonald (“a Seattle institute” according to the Seattle Weekly, and rightfully so in my opinion), I find myself interested in Kelly’s choice of clothing and not the music………
Elliott Yamin and Gloria Gaynor To Perform at AnthemLIVE!
Musical guests join all-star tennis lineup
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia announced it has added American Idol Finalist and Virginia native Elliott Yamin and music legend Gloria Gaynor to this year’s lineup for AnthemLIVE!
Yamin and Gaynor will perform during the event that will feature tennis stars James Blake, Serena Williams, Mardy Fish and Tatiana Golovin……..
“2007 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” ANNOUNCES FULL LIST OF PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS FOR LIVE SHOW NOVEMBER 18 ON ABC
….Mary J. Blige, Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Queen Latifah, Rascal Flatts and Sugarland will join Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Chris Brown, Daughtry, Duran Duran, Fergie, Maroon 5, Nicole Scherzinger, Rihanna and will.i.am, who were previously announced as performers. The star-studded show will also feature appearances by Akon, Christina Applegate, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, James Blunt, Miley Cyrus, Matt Dallas, Fabolous, Kirk Franklin, Josh Groban, Tony Hawk, Vanessa Hudgens, Lyfe Jennings, Sean Kingston, Solange Knowles, Kellie Pickler, Ryan Seacrest, Slash, Gene Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Jordin Sparks, Taylor Swift, Ashley Tisdale, Blair Underwood, Carrie Underwood, Usher, Scott Weiland, Justin Chambers and Chyler Leigh….
TV BLOGS GO DARK IN SUPPORT OF WRITERS
So the Writers Guild of America is on strike, which means you aren’t getting your Daily Show fix, shows like Lost might be coming to an abrupt end soon and American Idol is going to a four-hour format. At least now you’ve got time to read all those TV-related blogs you love so much, right?
Not if you were looking yesterday, you don’t. More than 20 bloggers who write about the industry went “dark” in support of the Writers Guild and its demands to be compensated for streaming TV broadcasts and other digital media. Blogs like The CineManiac and Media Pundit didn’t actually shut down or run black pages. Instead, they ran statements in support of the strike in place of their regular content, which in most cases consists of industry chatter about whose show has been canned or which writer-producer just got fired…..
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“Does having relatives in the business guarantee sucess? No, but it sure helps. Does coming from a musical background guarantee sucess? No, but it sure helps. Elliot also hold the religion card. No, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not anti-semetic…”
There is no “religion card” in the music business. Clive Davis who is Jewish passed on signing the only Jewish contestant on the show. Jews do not get favored treatment because of their religion. To think so actually IS a from of Anti-semitism in my opinion. Elliott’s cousin probably helped him negotiate the music business waters but Elliott’s talent is selling his music. The only “card” people play in the music business is selling their music in the best way they can. The reason Elliott has sold more than Constantine (for example) is not because a)he’s Jewish, b) has a music industry cousin
c)has diabetes d)etc. It’s because 400,000 more people decided to buy his album. Comprende?
1R might give Jordin a run for her money. They’ve had a huge myspace following for a while now.
Now, I wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss Mr. Music Industry Cousin (Mr. MIC). There are a lot of intangibles in the music biz.
Would Elliott have been able to hook up with uber-producers/songwriters Stargate if not for Mr. MIC? Maybe. Maybe not. Would Elliott have known how to swim with the sharks in the music biz and come up with his nifty keen deals with Sony ATV and Sony distribution without Mr. MIC? Maybe. Maybe not. Would Elliott have been able to get interviews on every radio station in the country without Mr MIC and his Clear Channel connections? Maybe. Maybe not (Ace did it without Mr. MIC, so this one is probably likely).
Would Elliott have been such a huge success without a great opening single from Stargate, radio exposure and his CDs in major record stores? Maybe. Maybe not.
So, Mr. MIC probably helped out a bit. At the same time, Mr. MIC (and every other MIC in the biz) has lots of cousins who never become hit recording artists. Elliott has an AMAZING talent and he hussled his butt off for the last year (talking to radio stations, meeting with major vendors such as Target, touring, touring, touring).
There is a lot that goes into making somebody a hit. So, if you want a career in music and have your own Mr. MIC, then accept his help. Oh, and try to be talented.
NOTE: I’m not saying that Elliott is a hit because of Mr. MIC or that he would never have been a huge hit without Mr. MIC, I’m just saying that I suspect that Mr. MIC may have helped to grease the wheels to a quicker success. And there is NOTHING wrong with having a little help. And, even with all the help in the world, if you make carp, people still aren’t necessarily going to buy it (although, they still might…one never knows…I’m sure we can all point out a successful recording artist or movie star who we think should be flipping burgers instead….and I’m not saying that Elliott is that person…I’m talking about people like Paris Hilton…and I’m not trying to start a fan war about how your Idol had more help than My Idol because everybody gets some help here and there from whatever situation they are in and they aren’t stealing sales from each other so who gives a carp if somebody has a cousin here or a friend there or an “undeserved” Idol win here or great legs there or the ability to make shadow puppets here or a great recipe for lasagne there…it all good)
Blake’s on the front page of All Access! And he’s in this Rock The Vote vid apparently too but I can’t get it to play all the way through (it’s stormy here…).
No argument with me about his cousin helping him. His cousin produced his album and owns the recording studio. I was annoyed at the “religion card” comment I must admit. I totally agree with your post that people use what they have. Kat is beautiful. She used it and did better than both Elliott and Chris on S5. Is that fair? Is it fair that people win singing competitions who aren’t the best singers? No. That’s life. Is the whole concept of AI fair? Giving Blake and Jordin opportunities that other, maybe more talented people never get? I wonder.Anyway, any advantage that Elliott got from Cousin Josh was about 1/10 the advantage that the people who Clive signed get. In the end, their music finds an audience or not and fair doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean much
Wow Kirsten – nice job! I think you covered it AND you answered all the objections you’d get AND you did it with your typical great humor. You obviously anticipated what would be coming next since this poor dead horse just continues to take a beating.
Agreed. Elliot can’t get a booking on Leno because his sales aren’t high enough according to an article I read not too long ago about Elliott’s new type of indie deal. I’m not trying to start a fan war either but Kat did have two Leno appearances and Elliott has outsold her. A major label can be a huge acvantage in terms of exposure. In the end, I think Elliott is pretty happy with his situation. Apparently Chris is happy with his. He should be – he’s taking the radio airwaves by storm. Oh shoot – I hope everyone is happy!
Star, Dr. Will is also (briefly) in that Rock the Vote vid. LOL.
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Kirsten, will you marry me?
OMG I misspelled Elliott…
*lights torch*
LOL, Lu. Must have been the jello shots… ;-D
Irvine happens to be my favorite song from My December, but it would NEVER work as a single, which is why I didn’t list it as what should have been the singles in my opinion. I also like Yeah, and Sober is decent, but not as good as many crack it up to be, IMO. All I’m saying is songs like Hole, Judas, Never Again seem very forced for someone like Kelly to me. Really it’s not that much of the album that I think is like that, mostly just those 3, but I’m afraid that if Kelly has it her way the next album is gonna be full of songs like those, and to me that’s Kelly being something she’s not. Just my opinion.