Former American Idols

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this major poll says Sanjaya is winning!

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/american-idol/american-idol-producers-in-den-5542.aspx

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American idol will be treading on the first ten minutes of Dancing with the Stars next week, a situation that ABC had hoped to avoid. For more info read on:

American Idol to Pre-empt Dancing with the Stars

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Chris Sligh shocked everybody by acknowledging and indirectly promoting the anti-idol site "VoteForTheWorst". For more information, check out this article at BuddTV.com

Chris Sligh's Controversial Shout out

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For the answer read this:

Sheryl Crow Doesn 't get American Idol

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If you play the track, you'll like this one. Bookies have predicted the final five for American Idol with some controversial results. How accurate are they usually? Not very, but the article is fun none the less!

Bookies Pick American Idol Season Six Final Five

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The bookies have weighed in on who they think will win American Idol. Ready to find out?

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/american-idol/betting-on-american-idol-safe-4759.aspx

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According to this article at BuddyTV.com, YES! In it, Hudson is proven to be telling a revisionist history of her Idol experiences, packed full of fabrications regarding her interaction with the caustic Englishman. Check it out!

Hudson Owes Simon Cowell an Apology!

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Big list of stars to appear on American Idol Season Six!

Click here for the list

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Seems like the first American Idol contestant may have been sent home already! Read on here for the full story:

http://www.buddytv.com/articles/american-idol/first-american-idol-hopeful-cu-3731.aspx

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Over at BUDDYTV there is an article about Jennfier Hudson's recent words against American Idol. I have to admit, she does seem to be acting a little priss about this whole thing. I mean she is the only one to ever say anything like this, right? Look at how famous some of these people have become? Seems if there was anything more to it, we'd know about it by now.

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BuddyTV has interviews the Anti-Idol himself: The webmaster of Votefortheworst.com!

To see what he has to say, read the interview here.

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This week, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks’s self-titled album debuted at number two on the billboard charts, selling 298,000 copies. While 298,000 is certainly nothing to sneeze at, it’s quite a bit less than the Idol’s third runner-up, Chris Daughtry’s first week numbers: 304,000.

Has Hicks been “Aiken-ed?” While many still tend to believe Daughtry is the bigger star, his album was released in the midst of the frenzied, “Black Friday,” post-Thanksgiving sales week. Hicks’s debut, however, was released just last Tuesday Dec. 12th, after many had already finished Christmas shopping and sales had began to ebb. The numbers weren’t a dramatic contrast and could have easily been different had the release dates been switched. Nevertheless, it doesn’t look quite right when the third runner-up sells more than or even close to the actual winner.

Daughtry currently maintains a position at number five on the iTunes sales charts. Hicks has dropped to fifteen.

Again, although traceable to numerous factors, this evidences a potential theory. Although Hicks may do phenomenally well in first week sales, only true artists that can fit into today’s milieu, such as Daughtry, have lasting currency.

While the first week sales numbers may prove neglible when it comes to the true, long-lived power of Hicks and Daughtry, a quick glance at the iTunes music store right now might be a better indicator.

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As "American Idol" preps its sixth season, former finalist, Paris Bennett, independently plans her own tour and the release of her debut CD, Princess P.

Bennett, niece of inspirational singer Anne Nesby originally from the Sounds of Blackness, signed with 306 Entertainment for her debut set. "Dreamin'," the autobiographical first single, is slated to impact iTunes and radio in January of 2007. The 18-year-old co-wrote the majority of the songs on the album which also boasts production from Jon Jon TraXX, Darren Lightey and Rodney Jerkins.

Since appearing on "Idol," Bennett has toured nationally for the show, began developing her Tres P clothing line and performed recently at the annual Walt Disney Christmas Parade singing "Let It Snow" with fellow "Idol" finalists.

Princess P is scheduled to hit shelves in March of 2007, while the sixth season of "American Idol" airs January 16 on FOX.

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Hundreds of San Diego area Sailors and family members enjoyed a special holiday concert performance by 2006 "American Idol" Taylor Hicks Dec. 19 on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

The event, sponsored by the United Service Organizations (USO), also featured comedians Josh Blue and John Heffron. Both Blue and Heffron earned national attention after winning seasons of the hit NBC series “Last Comic Standing.”

Hicks said he was amazed at the size of the ship and considered it to be an honor to perform for military personnel.

"As a kid I saw the USO Bob Hope stuff and I always had the dream of being an entertainer and having my music get out to the world," said Hicks. "I think this is the beginning of a long tour for me and the USO. I look forward to going overseas and performing. I can start right here on the Ronald Reagan."

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"American Idol" executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz promises a big event midway through the coming season of the red-hot talent show - but she won't say what it is.

"If there's one thing that makes 'American Idol' so big, it's a huge event," she told the Daily News.

"Something we're working on is a big-event show, sometime in the middle of the season, something that will blow America away," she added.

Hard to believe the folks behind "American Idol" can get the show any bigger than it already is. When it's on - and it's only around 19 weeks a year - the show is the biggest thing on the small screen, generating huge Nielsen ratings and daily water-cooler buzz.

Each season the show rolls around, there are gentle warnings that the audience level will drop. And, each year, the show does better.

Last season, the Tuesday edition of "American Idol" was watched by an average of 31.02 million people to rank No. 1 for the season. That's up 3 million from the 27.44 million the season before.

Moreover, the show has launched the careers of music superstars Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and "Dreamgirls" star Jennifer Hudson.

"American Idol" returns with two-hour editions on Jan. 16 and 17 at 8 p.m.

Few shows have had the run "American Idol" has and remained as strong. But Frot-Coutaz said a drop is not out of the realm of possibility.

"Look," she said, "it's always in the back of your mind. The only thing we can do is make the best show we can and find the best talent as possible. The rest, some of it is up to Fox and how they promoted it. The rest is the competitive landscape. If we keep giving [viewers] something entertaining, it will be fine."

Fox's competitors, however, treat the show like it's radioactive. For instance, ABC recently announced it would move "Lost" to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays to get it away from "Idol" at 9 p.m.

While most of the world goes into a slow-down mode this holiday season, the folks at 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America, which produce "Idol," are in overdrive preparing the early editions of the show.

"We're in production pretty much year-round," Frot-Coutaz said. "We start our casting in August."

This time of year, she admitted, gets a bit tense.

"It's that time when you get apprehensive about how it's going to launch," she said. "We keep our fingers crossed."

The early episodes are "great" she said, with some of the best audition shows ever. They key, she said, is mixing the good people with the truly bad ones, like, say, William Hung.

"There's some great talent out there," she said. "But there's also some people who are delusional about their talent, too. That's the beauty of an open call - everybody comes. Everybody thinks they've got a great voice."

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The scales of American Idol may have tipped in Ruben Studdard's favor in 2003, but there are other scales he would like to tip a bit less.

After shedding almost 100 pounds, the Birmingham native and 2003 American Idol winner announced Monday that he wants to help other Alabamians lose weight.

Studdard has agreed to be a coach for Alabama residents who want to stick to that New Year's resolution to lose weight. He is asking the 25 percent of Alabamians who are obese to lose 10 pounds in eight weeks - a statewide total of 10 million pounds.

Since committing to a weight loss program this summer, Studdard has lost nearly 100 pounds, started eating healthier and begun exercising, according to a news release announcing the program.

"I'm not where I want to be, but I'm on the right track, and I'm excited about encouraging other Alabamians to begin their own weight loss journeys," Studdard said.

The eight-week weight loss campaign - Scale Back Alabama - will run from January through March.

The campaign, which kicks off Jan. 4 with an event featuring Studdard, is being jointly sponsored by Alabama's hospitals, the Alabama Department of Public Health and Barber Diaries.

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Kicking back on a couch with a hot cup of tea, Taylor Hicks looks as comfortable backstage at the “Tonight Show” as he might in his own home. When Jay Leno pops into Hicks’ dressing room to say hello, the gray-haired soul singer is unfazed — a moment that reflects just how much “American Idol” has changed the 30-year-old’s life.

A year ago, Hicks was a struggling musician unknown to those outside the small Southern clubs where he performed. Today, he is a bona fide TV star and major-label recording artist whose self-titled solo debut hits stores Tuesday.

“It’s mind-blowing,” Hicks said before taking the “Tonight Show” stage recently. “This is what happens when you catch a break. I’m very thankful and very gracious for what the show has done for me.”

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According to the associated press, Ruben Studdard pulled out of a charity concernt to benefit the Shriner's Children Hospital after double booking himself.  Sales of the concert tickets were apparently slow to begin with,  but Studdard's cancellation will wind up costing the charity money as it carried half of the expenses for booking the event.



Studdard has not immediately rescheduled the appearance.



Source - Ap Newswire

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Corey Clark, best known for his disqualification during the second season of American Idol, was arrested again recently, this time for criminal trespassing and violating a court order for domestic violence.

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Katherine McPhee, who lost to Taylor Hicks last season on American Idol, is rumoured to be in the running for Joss Whedon's upcoming big-screen adaptation of Wonder Woman.

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