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Wednesday morning wrap-up: Kelly Clarkson, Kellie Pickler, Clay Aiken, David Archuleta
USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 10:13 am ET
MTV News' James Montgomery ranks Kelly Clarkson's I Do Not Hook Up as one of the 2009's best songs. Ranking it No. 17, Montgomery calls IDNHU "breakneck electro-pop with a big, rushing chorus and vocal fireworks galore." Jay-Z's D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) ranked No. 1 for Montgomery.
Kellie Clarkson, Carrie Underwood top the week's Idol downloads
USA Today - 2 hours 56 minutes ago
Few surprises on this week's list of Nielsen SoundScan best-selling American Idol tracks. Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are still selling in the upper-to-mid-30K range with their latest singles. Daughtry's Life After You and Carrie's Hark! The Herald Angels Sing both saw steep increases. Kris Allen dropped off a little with Live Like We're Dying, and Adam Lambert had the expected post ...
'American Idol': Ellen DeGeneres joins in January for Hollywood Week
Zap2It - 2 hours 15 minutes ago
"American Idol" is ringing in the New Year by giving Ellen DeGeneres a trial by fire.The talk show host will begin her official duties in January for "Idol's" Hollywood Week, a demanding period in which 200 hopefuls who've gotten past the original rounds have to prove themselves further, so says LA Times Show Tracker's Maria Elena Fernandez.They've already gotten past Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson ...
NC county board reviews Clay Aiken vote challenge
The Arizona Republic - 2 hours 32 minutes ago
Clay Aiken received a lot of votes as an ''American Idol'' contestant and eventual runner-up. Now, it's his lone vote that's drawing attention in North Carolina.
'American Idol' winner Carrie Underwood's All-Star Holiday Special
Zap2It - Tue Dec 8, 12:55 am ET
Monday night FOX aired "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood's All-Star Holiday Special. Hoo boy. Video below.First off, if I wasn't a HUGE Carrie Underwood fan, I would've turned this off after about 15 minutes. They saved the strongest stuff for the end but I would've been gone by then. In fact, the only reason I stuck with it was to see Carrie sing with Dolly Parton.The opening was Carrie's ...
Wake county board reviews Clay Aiken vote challenge
Burlington Times-News - Wed Dec 9, 8:50 am ET
RALEIGH — Clay Aiken received a lot of votes as an "American Idol" contestant and eventual runner-up. Now, it's his lone vote that's drawing attention. The Wake County Board of Elections scheduled a meeting Wednesday to examine a complaint...
Album sales: Adam Lambert plummets, Carrie Underwood stays Top 10
USA Today - 2 hours 33 minutes ago
Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream remains an easy No. 1 on this week's Top Current Albums list from Nielsen SoundScan, selling more than a half-million copies in its second week. All of last week's other big debuts fell out of the Top 10 this week, so Carrie Underwood's Play On actually moves up three spots (No. 9-No. 6) even though its weekly sales drop 35 percent.
Simon Cowell Interested In Jumping Into Video Games
1up.com - 3 minutes ago
You'll find Simon Cowell everywhere if you turn on a television, but he hasn't quite made the jump to video games. The British television personality reportedly aims to change that, meeting with high profile figures like Sony CEO Howard Stringer in an effort to launch his latest venture. "I should have had 20 games [by now]," Cowell told GQ (via MCVUK ). "If you've got a game that's worth more ...
Did 'American Idol' hire the wrong Randy Jackson?
Zap2It - 2 hours 16 minutes ago
Tito Jackson says the course of television history may have changed based on a case of mistaken identity. While on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Dec. 8 to promote their new reality series "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty," Tito told Jimmy the call from "American Idol" was supposed to go to his brother Randy, not the music producer Randy Jackson who got the gig. "Randy Jackson answered the call," Tito ...
Wake elections board to review Clay Aiken vote challenge
WRAL.com Raleigh - Wed Dec 9, 6:13 am ET
The Wake County Board of Elections scheduled a meeting Wednesday to examine a complaint questioning Clay Aiken's voter registration in the county. It's unclear if he'll attend.
'American Idol' produces two of the decade's top one-hit wonders
Zap2It - Tue Dec 8, 4:25 pm ET
Two of the top 10 one-hit wonders of the past decade come to you courtesy of "American Idol."Only one of the two -- fourth-season runner-up Bo Bice -- was actually a contestant on "Idol." But the show was responsible for fueling the rise up the charts of the decade's biggest one-hit wonder -- "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter.The song was played over the elimination montage for every finalist in "Idol ...
Dolly Parton Gets Big Buzz, Eminem Lyric Targets Adam Lambert
Billboard - Tue Dec 8, 6:41 pm ET
Dolly Parton is a hit on Carrie Underwood's holiday special, Eminem targets Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken in new song, Kelly Clarkson talks about
Update: Elections board ends exam of Clay Aiken
Greensboro News & Record - Wed Dec 9, 7:36 am ET
RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina election board has determined there's evidence showing former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken may have voted illegally in Wake County this fall. But officials don't plan further action. read more
'American Idol': Jessica Sierra gives birth to a baby boy
Zap2It - 1 hour 46 minutes ago
"American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra gave birth to Kayden Cash Sierra Dec. 5 in Los Angeles.Just hours after the birth, Sierra spoke with RadarOnline via video from her hospital bed. She was cradling new son Kayden in her arms. Jessica gained notoriety after "Idol" because she got a bit out of control, abusing alcohol and drugs and eventually winding up in jail. However, she is now proudly ...
Ben Stiller Asks Ryan Seacrest to Retweet … and to Co-Star in Bad Boys 3 [VIDEO]
Mashable - 2 hours 25 minutes ago
As we reported last week, Ben Stiller is out with a new charity campaign called Stillerstrong and is looking to drive awareness to it through social media. Part of the strategy naturally involves viral videos starring the actor, and today Stiller’s revisiting a past online success and asking the omnipresent Ryan Seacrest to retweet Stillerstrong to his 2.6 million followers. The result is ...