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CLAY AIKEN | MAR 12
Posted by Triangle A&E • March 9th, 2010
ADDITIONAL TICKETS JUST RELEASED FOR CLAY AIKEN’S SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ONLY CONCERT ON MARCH 12 IN RALEIGH! THE SINGER WILL HIT THE STAGE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FOR THE FIRST EVER LIVE PERFORMANCE OF HIS UPCOMING ALBUM, “TRIED AND TRUE”
A limited number of tickets will ...

The new single from Bucky Covington, A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How), is now on the radio. This is a great song! Be sure to get your requests in and help Bucky reach the top of the charts. You can listen to the song here.

New press release from Jason Castro:
Atlantic recording artist Jason Castro has unveiled details of his much-anticipated debut LP. "JASON CASTRO" arrives in stores and at all online retailers on April 13th.
The self-titled album will be preceded by the new single, "That's What I'm Here For." The track is slated to hit Hot AC radio outlets ...

If you happen to be going to Las Vegas anytime soon, Jasmine Trias is there performing with the Society of Seven at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino from March 12-28.

Disney Channel & Disney XD Upfront 2010: Phineas and Ferb
March 3rd, 2010
The kids upfront season began in earnest last night as Disney Channels Worldwide presented US advertisers and some press with its 2010-11 slate of programming for Disney Channel and Disney XD, the latter of which just celebrated its first anniversary. .
This summer ...
 EXCLUSIVE: 'Idol' Finalist Needs to Get Out of Chile, Running Out of Diabetic Supplies
By Hollie McKay
- FOXNews.com
"I hope to get home before I slip into a diabetic coma," the singer said in an exclusive interview.
...

Clay Aiken Takes Stand for Gay Rights..."And It's About Damn Time"
Today 1:25 PM PST by Brandi Fowler
More than a year after Clay Aiken announced he was gay, the former American Idol star is taking a stand for gay rights issues.
"We have a great deal more work to do," he said Saturday during ...

Learn more about each guy in the Top 24.
Lee DeWyze
Andrew Garcia
Tyler Grady
Todrick Hall
Casey James
Aaron Kelly
Alex Lambert
Michael Lynche
Jose Munoz
John Park
Jermaine Sellers
Tim Urban

Clay Aiken says his upcoming speech about gay rights will be 'hopeful'
THE NEWS & OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N.C. | BY MATT EHLERS
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Clay Aiken will take the stage at the convention center Saturday night to do something he has never done before: deliver a speech about gay rights.
But don't ...

The top 12 girls tell us a little about themselves.
Didi Benami
Crystal Bowersox
Lacey Brown
Michelle Delamor
Katelyn Epperly
Siobhan Magnus
Paige Miles
Ashley Rodriguez
Lilly Scott
Katie Stevens
Haeley Vaughn
Janell Wheeler
 Cute preview video of the top 24.

Register for MediaCurves Democratic Idol study!
HCD Research will use its MediaCurves.com website to obtain an accurate measure of which American Idol contestants should move on during the weekly singing competition.
Unlike the flawed American Idol voting system, which allows people to vote numerous times, our study will employ a one-person, one-vote methodology ...

DANNY GOKEY PERFORMANCE AND AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
Location of this event: Best Buy Rotunda
Time of this event: March 5 | 6 PM until 8:30 PM Join us at Mall of America® for a special performance by American Idol Season 8 contestant, Danny Gokey. After taking ...
 DeGarmo, Young, Ashford and Riabko Among New Cast of Hair on BroadwayBy Adam Hetrick
"American Idol" finalists Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young will lead the tribe of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Hair beginning March 9.
DeGarmo, who most recently appeared in The Toxic Avenger Off-Broadway and the Broadway run of Hairspray, has been cast as ...
 Friday, February 12, 2010
Ready to show off her acting skills, Carrie Underwood was spotted on the set of “Soul Surfer” in Hawaii on Friday (February 12).
The “American Idol” alum hit the beach in a casual-cute ensemble as she eagerly prepared to run through the day’s scenes.
As for the film, “Soul Surfer” is an inspirational ...
 At Memorial Auditorium, March 12
Saturday, February 13, 2010; Posted: 12:02 PM - by BWW News Desk
Clay Aiken will hit the stage for a special one night only concert at Memorial Auditorium in his hometown, Raleigh, NC on Friday, March 12. The singer is promising fans an exciting 2010 with this special one night ...
 In 'The Color Purple' in Hollywood
February 13, 2010 | 4:53 pm
"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino will not perform in this weekend's performances of "The Color Purple" at the Pantages Theatre.
The show's promoters announced that the actress missed Friday's performance due an inflammation of her vocal cords, and on Saturday her doctor "advised that for the fastest and ...
 ArtsBeat
NY Times
February 13, 2010, 7:36 pm
‘Big-Name Karaoke With Good Intentions
JON PARELES
When “We Are the World” was recorded in 1985, to benefit famine relief in Africa, Bob Dylan sang some pivotal lines with his usual wayward phrasing. Now Lil Wayne shows up in the same spot, using Auto-Tune on his vocal, in “We Are the World ...

Adam Lambert works at getting beyond 'the kiss' Singer says there's more to him than 'gay guy' tag
Adam Lambert doesn't want to be the gay guy to which I say, be who you really are. The attempts by your PR team to sanitize your image isn't working.
You continue to whine about the fallout from ...
 Today, Bo Bice announced the birth of his new son on Twitter:
EAN JACOB BICE, 10:30am, 8.5lbs. Welcome To Life My Son, U Make Us Proud.
Baby Ean has two brothers: Caleb James who is 17 months old, and Aidan Michael who is 4.
Bo's rep joked at the time of the announcement, "The rock triad will ...

Many of the American Idol graduates and their fans have tweeted their support of the Haitian relief efforts. There are so many reputable charities that are doing everything they can to help out. Find one and do what you can to help.
I've heard of 2 fan group efforts that are worth noting and supporting. If ...

Danny Gokey's new CD "My Best Days" will be released March 2 2010. It is available for pre-order at Amazon.
1. My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me
2. Like That’s A Bad Thing
3. I Still Believe
4. Tiny Life
5. Get Away
6. It’s Only
7. Life On Ya
8. Crazy Not To
9. Be Somebody
10. I Will Not Say Goodbye

Katharine McPhee was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to sing "Its Not Right" from her newly released CD, "Unbroken".

FCC banning wireless mics from 700 MHz
by Ed Gubbins January 15th, 2010
The FCC is clearing the way for use of wireless spectrum in the 700 MHz band with a proposed ban on the sale of devices that currently use that spectrum.
Interference with wireless microphones in particular has been one of the stumbling blocks toward the ...
 Clay Aiken is about to tape a TV special to be shown on PBS stations in June 2010.
On the International Media Facebook page it says;
"International Media COMING IN JUNE: American Idol superstar alumni and TV personality CLAY AIKEN sings great romantic favorites in "Classic Memories". Tapings for this International Media special will take ...

January 14, 2010 | 5:28 am
"American Idol" creator Simon Fuller is leaving 19 Entertainment to start his own company.
Fuller, who had been looking to take over 19 Entertainment parent CKX Inc., has instead signed a consulting deal to the company that will keep him producing 19 Entertainment's "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can ...
 ABC Prez Steve McPherson on Adam Lambert: "We'd do nothing differently."
by
Michael Jensen
After the ABC executive session at today's Television Critics Association Winter Tour in Los Angeles, I had the chance to ask ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson a quick question about how the network handled the aftermath of Adam Lambert's performance on the American ...

Speaking of American Idol, Katharine McPhee bares her bikini bod for the February issue of Shape, on newsstands Monday.
Of her seven-year struggle with bulimia: "The more I focused on my weight, the worse my bulimia got," she says. "Now I'm more easygoing. I stopped fighting myself and became more forgiving of my body. Ironically, ...

Updated January 11, 2010
Simon Cowell Says He is Leaving 'American Idol'
FOXNews.com
PASADENA, Calif.
Simon Cowell has officially announced that this is his final season of "American Idol."
Cowell says he will instead serve as executive producer and judge on the American version of his hit UK show "The X-Factor," which will begin filming in 2011. The show will ...
 Katharine McPhee is the featured artist on Walmart Soundcheck. She performs six of the songs from her new album: "It's Not Right", "Had It All", "Over It", "Lifetime", "Brand New Key", and "Say Goodbye". There is also an interview. Check it out! I love the new sound.
 Don't get me wrong, I like Carrie but why is she wearing a chain link fence over her outfit?

Discuss!
 If Jason Castro and Adam Lambert had a baby....
His name is Samuel Larson.
His Myspace page
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Burnin' Up
 Weddings
American Idol's Jason Castro Marries in Texas
By Marisa Laudadio
Saturday January 02, 2010 08:30 PM EST
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Jason Castro is a married man, according to tweets from guests at his wedding Saturday.
The 22-year-old dreadlocked singer-songwriter, who finished fourth on Season 7 of American Idol, wed girlfriend Mandy Mayhall in ...

OK!’s Breakout Stars of 2009
December 31st, 2009 1:25 pm / Author: Nicole Eggenberger
As part of OK!’s Year in Review we’ve taken some time to acknowledge the new stars who worked hard this year and whose time in the spotlight is still burning bright!
•Kris Allen
Accomplishment of the Year: Oh ya know, that little contest ...

Jason Castro sang at four candlelight services at his church over the two days before Christmas. (12-23-09 and 12-24-09) One song made it to YouTube.
Glory in The Highest

Hot Pics: Celebs on the PopScene in 2009
Posted Tuesday 29 December 11:53 AM By: PopEater Staff
Celebrities were at work and play, here there and everywhere this year. But as you'll see, a few stars stepped up to the plate for some seriously good photo ops, including Lady Gaga, Miley, the kids of 'Twilight' and more. ...
 The above color coded map represents a snapshot of the state of acceptance of homosexuality as it is right now world wide. I discovered this while researching how much Clay Aiken's coming out will affect his future UNICEF missions and later came to expand that thought to how it will affect the chances of both ...

Fieldnotes: Blogging on UNICEF's child survival work in the field
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Clay Aiken: progress in Somalia
UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken originally wrote this blog post for The Huffington Post on December 29, 2009. Please consider making a donation today to support UNICEF's lifesaving work for children in Somalia.
© ...

#3
America Freaks Out Over 'Idol'
(September 4, 2002)
Could a bona fide pop star be made on live television with the help of the American viewing public? Why not, thought TV producer Simon Fuller, who launched a U.S. version of his hit British show "Pop Idol" in the summer of 2002. Texas girl-next-door Kelly Clarkson won "American ...

Bucky Covington To Hold Special Event
12/25/2009 10:01 PM ET
(RTTNews) - Nashville's Hard Rock Café is hosting a countdown to the reopening of its doors with a series of special events. The next one will feature Bucky Covington. It is set to take place on December 29.
Tickets for the show are $10 in advance or ...
 I'm in love with this song today. Merry Christmas everyone!
 Finally! Taylor Hicks DVD, Whomp at the Warfield will be released on January 5. It is the live video of his show at the Warfield theater in San Francisco 2007.

Decade in Review: Favorite Reality TV
2. American Idol (debuted June 2002)
Sure, there had been televised talent shows before but never one on the level of American Idol. Putting Star Search to shame, the entertainment industry got a major platform for launching the careers of innumerable young wannabe singers (and even spawning a ...

Purple Darts
Update: I've been told that the details are sketchy and probably not true.
How have I not seen this before?
 Fantasia's new series "Fantasia For Real"
http://www.vh1.com/shows/fantasia_for_real/series.jhtml
The premier episode is called "No More Freebies"
As the season begins, Fantasia is in the studio recording her hot new track, "Move On Me." And with six people living off her dwindling income, she needs a hit... now! Back at her sprawling North Carolina mansion is the entire Barrino clan. ...
 Believe in Zero
UNICEF Ambassadors Lucy Liu, Mia Farrow, Alyssa Milano, Laurence Fishburne, Clay Aiken and others proclaim their belief in zero: a day when no children die from preventable causes. Visit http://ibelieveinzero.org to join the effort.
Just released on the UNICEF YouTube video channel.

Please rate them from best to last and give reasons. Listen all the way through each one. You don't want to miss the embellishments!
Updated to add the names of the performers.
Susan Boyle
David Archuleta
Sugarland with Jennifer Hudson
Chris Brown with Corrine Bailey Rae
Taylor Swift
Clay Aiken
 David Archuleta fans are voting machines! All 87 of them.
OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH ‘IDOL’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM IS YOUR FAVORITE?
http://www.idollive.net/
Merry Christmas with Love (Clay Aiken)
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Christmas From the Heart (David Archuleta) ————– keep voting
87 (100%)
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Christmas (Kimberley Locke)
0 (0%)
It’s Christmas (Mandisa)
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A Royal Christmas (Paris Bennett)
0 (0%)
American Christmas (Various)
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American Idol: The Great ...
 The news came in numbers and the numbers were fairly grim, all the grimmer for being unsurprising. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reported this week that more than half of Americans, 55%, think America is on the wrong track, with only 33% saying it is going in the right direction. A stunning 66% say ...
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