Despite finishing third on the eighth installment of ‘American Idol,’ Danny Gokey opted to take his time before releasing his debut album. Now nearly a year since being eliminated from the competition, Gokey re-enters the musical ring with the Mark Bright-produced ‘My Best Days.’
On “Like That’s a Bad Thing,” Gokey does a good job throwing his hat into the country/rock arena. “Get Away” is another up-tempo track bursting with energy that benefits the most by Gokey’s powerful vocals.
“I Still Believe” is probably the best bet for single no. 2, as it features relevant lyrics (“never saw a man walk on water / never met a man who walked on water / but I still believe”) and it is very catchy. Think modern country at its finest. Another ballad, “Tiny Life,” is steel guitar-clad and builds at the bridge to an impressive finale. It is probably the album’s best track, as it carries with it a moving message and is very radio-friendly.
Like a lot of the songs found on ‘My Best Days,’ “It’s Only” has a nice message threaded into its lyrics and the gentle instrumentation is ear-pleasing, but it comes off sounding like a rip-off of something Carrie Underwood would put out.
Despite getting off to a good start on the album, there are also a few bumps. “Life On Ya” is a little corny and sounds too similar to “My Best Days,” but it sounds like something Gokey would have fun performing live. “Crazy Not to” is boringly sweet, and is really only a filler track. Nothing more, nothing less.
And the album’s weakest song comes on its ninth track, as “Be Somebody” doesn’t really make sense and is composed of various clichés. This makes it hard to figure out why it was included in the final track list.
Gokey closes out ‘My Best Days’ with the heartfelt ballad “I Will Not Say Goodbye,” a tribute of sorts to his deceased wife Sophia. It’s a little reminiscent of previous country hits like Lonestar’s “I’m Already There,” but its without a doubt the most sincere offering on the whole disc.
In summary, Danny Gokey puts up an honest effort and actually gives viewers a surprisingly strong country effort, especially for a debut. If he surrounds himself with the right people in the industry, he could be looking at a long career and may in fact be the second-biggest country act to come out of ‘Idol.’
Danny Gokey's My Best Days will be released on Tues., March 2, and is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Album review: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days'
IDOL LIVE predix: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days'
Danny's album, courtesy of RCA Nashville, has a few things going for it that will help it stand out from the crowd and most likely fare better than recent releases by alums. First, it's a country album with Christian/Gospel overlap, which is something that hasn't been heard recently. This should help it gain the attention of a wide swath of fans of the genres.
Another factor that will help Danny's album out is the general lack of competition that it will face this week, especially among country releases. Additionally, Danny's single has been making steady progress up the charts at radio, which definitely doesn't hurt an album's prospects of doing well this week.
One problem Danny will have is his ability to get the message out there that his album is available. Appearing on Idol's results show on Thursday is a huge deal and is basically the pinnacle of promotional opportunities for any artist, but it is necessary for Danny to reach past the usual Idol audience in order to open north of 50k in his album's debut week. Sadly, there are no other nationally-televised appearances for him this week, so it will be hard for him to accomplish this goal.
All things considered, Danny should do fairly well with My Best Days for now, with a probable opening week tally of 43k copies in the cards. This would be above Allison's first week album sales but below the numbers of discs by Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.
My Best Days is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com
Friday, February 26, 2010
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Chikezie arrested for buying cologne
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>Alright, so there was more to the story. But what it comes down to is Chikezie Eze was arrested last night for using his Neiman Marcus credit card at the store in Beverly Hills, Calif., to purchase two bottles of expensive cologne. Really, Chikezie? Per TMZ:
Chikezie says, "They said they were waiting for someone to use the card and when they did they would pull them down."
Chikezie responded to fans on his Twitter, telling them "I'm sure this'll all be resolved soon." We'll see, Chikezie. We'll see.
Chikezie says he has no idea what information on the application might be false, adding, "I am who I am. It's not like I can hide that." He mentioned security said something about the name of his company -- Advanced Business Strategic Solutions -- on the application, but didn't know if that's why Neiman's flagged the card.
The Afghan-born Hussainy's announcement — which came with a sparkly engagement ring — put an end to rumors swirling that Cowell was maybe, possibly, perhaps about to get hitched.The 36-year-old currently lives with the 50-year-old Idol judge. There's no word yet on when the wedding will take place, nor whether Paula Abdul will be on the invite list.
The pair has reportedly known each other since meeting on "Idol" several seasons back.
>Adam Lambert got himself back into the spotlight when he dissed Susan Boyle's album in an interview with the UK's Gay Times. Said Adam of Boyle's rendition of the Rolling Stones' classic "Wild Horses":
“I’m happy for her success, but that album is terrible. Wild Horses is the one that made me laugh the hardest. I just died when I heard it, I was crying with laughter. It was the most horrendous, sacrilegious treatment of that song!It is not known whether Boyle had something similar to say about Adam's single that barely was, "For Your Entertainment."\
>Katharine McPhee continued to make the rounds this week with nationally-broadcast appearances on TV shows, including a performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2010 NASCAR Fontana on Sunday. On Tuesday, an episode of The Rachael Ray Show that she appeared on aired, which can be watched below:
During her segment, Kat mainly focused on her blonde hair, even taking the time to oversee the transformation of a viewer who underwent the same hair color change as Kat. She also performed "Say Goodbye" later in the episode.
>The LA Times this week wrote about facts and figures regarding the infamous Idol contract that contestants must sign in exchange for performing on the biggest stage in the world. Among the interesting revelations were the fact that Kris Allen has earned $650k since winning the show and every winner has earned $1 million in the span of a year following their victory. Other tidbits:
Those $650,000 in earnings do not come without strings, of course, strings that bind “Idol” contestants to 19 Entertainment for years. The company can sign a management contract with any contestant it chooses, binding the contestant to pay 15 percent of his earnings, not including those from recording and merchandising contracts, to 19 Entertainment-related companies as a manager’s fee. The initial contract extends for three years, although 19 continues to collect a percentage of some of the contestant’s earnings for 10 years.Other items of note from the contract details include show pay rates for contestants, which are $1,011 for a one-hour show and $1,540 for a two-hour episode. Nothing amazing, but better than nothing!
The winner is not the only contestant who earns after the show. Last year the runner-up — Adam Lambert, whose first-week album sales were more than double those of Mr. Allen — earned $300,000 in advance royalties for his album, a $75,000 merchandising contract and $50,000 in fees from Disney World for the Idol Experience attraction.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Poll of the week: Andrew, Katie favorite Top 24 semifinalists among respective sexes
The two semifinalists that received the most votes in the most recent edition of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week coincidentally were also the two contestants that performed last on their respective performance nights.
Leading among the guys was Andrew Garcia with 22 votes (33%), while Katie Stevens helmed the girls' top spot with 18 votes (30%). They also seem to be the two front runners among their respective genders, so it should be interesting to see if their statuses are reflected in the voting here in the coming weeks.
Other strong finishes for the week for the guys were Casey James (14 votes, 21%) and Aaron Kelly (7 votes, 10%), while Crystal Bowersox (12 votes, 20%) and Didi Benami (11 votes, 18%) rounded out the Top 3 for the girls.
In the latest edition of the poll of the week series, readers are asked of who their favorite male and female Top 20 contestants are. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Top 12 guys
Lee DeWyze 3 (4%)
Andrew Garcia 22 (33%)
Tyler Grady 4 (6%)
Casey James 14 (21%)
Todrick Hall 0 (0%)
Aaron Kelly 7 (10%)
Alex Lambert 4 (6%)
Michael Lynche 0 (0%)
Joe Munoz 3 (4%)
John Park 4 (6%)
Jermaine Sellers 1 (1%)
Timothy Urban 4 (6%)
Total votes: 66
Top 12 girls
Didi Benami 11 (18%)
Crystal Bowersox 12 (20%)
Lacey Brown 1 (1%)
Michelle Delamor 2 (3%)
Katelyn Epperly 2 (3%)
Siobhan Magnus 2 (3%)
Paige Miles 0 (0%)
Ashley Rodriguez 6 (10%)
Lilly Scott 4 (6%)
Katie Stevens 18 (30%)
Haeley Vaughn 0 (0%)
Janell Wheeler 2 (3%)
Total votes: 60
Running total for Season 9:
21st (tie) - Todrick Hall (0 votes)
21st (tie) - Paige Miles (0 votes)
21st (tie) - Michael Lynche (0 votes)
21st (tie) - Haeley Vaughn (0 votes)
19th (tie) - Lacey Brown (1 vote)
19th (tie) - Jermaine Sellers (1 vote)
15th (tie) - Janell Wheeler (2 votes)
15th (tie) - Siobhan Magnus (2 votes)
15th (tie) - Michelle Delamor (2 votes)
15th (tie) - Katelyn Epperly (2 votes)
13th (tie) - Lee DeWyze (3 votes)
13th (tie) - Joe Munoz (3 votes)
08th (tie) - Tyler Grady (4 votes)
08th (tie) - Tim Urban (4 votes)
08th (tie) - Lilly Scott (4 votes)
08th (tie) - John Park (4 votes)
08th (tie) - Alex Lambert (4 votes)
07th - Ashley Rodriguez (6 votes)
06th - Aaron Kelly (7 votes)
05th - Didi Benami (11 votes)
04th - Crystal Bowersox (12 votes)
03rd - Casey James (14 votes)
02nd - Katie Stevens (18 votes)
01st - Andrew Garcia (22 votes)
IDOL LIVE Blog - Top 24 Results (2/25/10)
After two nights in a row of very average, underwhelming exhibitions of performances in a long time. Even though things weren't off to such a great start, some of the contestants show a good amount of promise, and so it will be interesting to see if tonight's boots are deserving or maybe cut a little prematurely.
Also tonight we have performances from Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen, plus Kris helps us kick off "Idol Gives Back" when we see clips of his recent trip to Haiti.
Who do you think will say goodbye tonight?
Please feel free to add your input throughout the one-hour blogcast, with coverage starting just prior to 8 p.m. ET.
Tonight's blogcast features the music of Bo Bice, Chris Richardson, Diana DeGarmo, Lisa Tucker and Ruben Studdard.
IDOL LIVE predix: Top 24 Results
Well, it's almost hard to select only two girls and two guys for elimination based on the last two nights' performances. Apparently no one informed the semifinalists that we are in the live rounds of the show now, meaning they actually have to give viewers a reason to pick up the phone and dial their 866 number over and over again. To this point, no one, I repeat, no one has demonstrated this. With that said, looks for some of the more predictable outcomes to come true when tonight's results are revealed.
The first two girls to be eliminated are:
>Lacey Brown and Ashley Rodriguez
Lacey really needed to come out and wow the audience if she wanted a chance at moving on since we saw so little of her during Hollywood Week, and even though she did have the whole "so close but not close enough" edge that carried over from last season, she just isn't likable enough a personality to get by on just who she is when she's competing against bubbly characters like Haeley Vaughn or pretty girls like Janell Wheeler. Idol is not about finding the best singer, but the most marketable packaged artist, and Lacey lacks in this department greatly.
As for Ashley, she just plain blew it. Had she not gone for such a predictable song choice, things would be different, but she did a third-tier copycat performance of a song no one's even heard of before, and since she didn't even sing well, it's asking too much to send her through based on looks alone. I had high hopes more Ashley considering I pegged her as a Top 12 contestant, but it looks like things are over and out.
The first two guys to be eliminated are:
>Jermaine Sellers and John Park
These two are obviously not the worst guys in the competition, but they needed to stand out among the more "appealing" men and were obviously not taking the voting demographic into consideration when they selected their songs. I mean, c'mon Jermaine, "Get Here"? John, do little girls really care about "God Bless the Child"? No, they want to hear guys butcher more current songs like "Apologize." John's one saving grace could be his fun sense of humor, but with such a crowded field it shouldn't be expected to play a huge role in deciding his fate.
This is the first time I am making predictions about Season 9 results, so hopefully I start out on the right foot considering I correctly predicted Kris Allen's win prior to last season's finale.
HITS estimates: 'Play On' #20 w/ 21.6k
There were actually two Idol-related albums that made the cut on HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart for the most recent edition of the chart.
Carrie Underwood's Play On was unsurprisingly the top album from the franchise with a three-spot jump to #20 as a result of a 14% sales decline. It sold 21.6k copies for the week. The only other album from an Idol alum to appear within the Top 50 was Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment, which made it back onto the chart at #50 with 11.7k copies.
Full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard should be published later this week.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
'Idol' Hot 100: "We Are the World 25: For Haiti" #6 (3/6/10)
It was another week of ups and downs for tracks by Idol alums according to the latest edition of Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of March 6.
After a good debut last week, "We Are the World 25: For Haiti" slid four spots to #6 in its second outing. The track, which features tons of artists including Jennifer Hudson, Katharine McPhee and Jordin Sparks, looks to be on its way down the chart thanks to big drop-offs in both sales and airplay.
Kris Allen followed with his single "Live Like We're Dying," which was up two spots to #19, marking its biggest placement to date. Adam Lambert followed with "Whataya Want From Me," continuing its slow but steady climb with an advance of three spots to #28.
Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" was gone from the Top 40 thanks to a two-spot drop, while Daughtry's "Life After You" and Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home" held steady at #46 and #54, respectively.
Full chart positions courtesy of chartattack over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
06 02 Artists For Haiti, "We Are The World 25: For Haiti"
19 21 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying"
28 31 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me"
42 40 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"
46 46 Daughtry, "Life After You"
54 54 Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home"
IDOL LIVE Blog - Top 12 Guys Perform (2/24/10)
After last night's live performance show kickoff by the Top 12 girls, it's time for their male counterparts to show America what they have to offer when they too take on songs that have grace Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Who will surprise? Who will falter? How did Ellen do in her first live showing?
Please feel free to add your two cents throughout the two-hour blogcast, with coverage starting just prior to 8 p.m. ET.
Tonight's blogcast features the music of Adam Lambert, Chris Sligh, Daughtry, David Archuleta, David Cook, Elliott Yamin, Jason Castro, Kris Allen and Michael Johns.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Clips of Carrie Underwood starring on 'How I Met Your Mother' released
The buzz just keeps building on Carrie Underwood's much anticipated guest appearance on CBS's hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother airs on Monday. Today, three snippets from the episode featuring Carrie were made public, which show her to be showing off her assets in her sitcom acting debut. Watch one of the clips below:
A commercial also went into rotation highlighting the episode, so if you're planning on watching CBS over the next week, be sure to keep an eye out for it. Carrie's episode of How I Met Your Mother, titled "Hooked," will air on Mon., March 1 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
IDOL LIVE Blog - Top 12 Girls Perform (2/23/10)
After carrying the early rounds of Idol's ninth season using the Chatroll platform, I am reverting to the CoverItLive software after receiving feedback that it is the preferred way to blog during the show's episodes. I would also like to announce that Tyler will be joining me as a producer this season to help manage comments that are sent in by readers, so hopefully this season will run smoothly here at IDOL LIVE!
Tonight we begin the much anticipated live shows when the Top 12 girls kick off with their own as they perform songs from Billboard's Hot 100 (i.e. songs that have charted over the course of its history, not just current ones).
Please feel free to add your two cents throughout the two-hour blogcast, with coverage starting just prior to 8 p.m. ET.
Tonight's blogcast features the music of Allison Iraheta, Ayla Brown, Brooke White, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Katharine McPhee, Kelly Clarkson and Kimberley Locke.
Kimberly Caldwell's "Mess of You" music video premieres on Yahoo
Kimberly Caldwell is on the verge of breaking onto the music scene ahead of her debut album Without Regret, which is slated for an April 6 release. Her latest accomplishment is the music video for her first single "Mess of You," which premiered on Yahoo! Music tonight. Watch the video below:
"Mess of You" is also now available to purchase on iTunes for $0.99. Kim is signed to Vanguard Records, which falls under the Capitol Records umbrella.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Flashback: Celena Rae's "I Will Love Again"
On the eve of the live performances of Idol's ninth season, let's look back at the third female semifinalist to get the ax in the Top 24 of Season 4. In fact, Celena Rae's performance of Lara Fabian's "I Will Love Again" took place exactly five years ago tonight. Refresh your memories on the performance below:
As expected, lukewarm responses from the judges (especially Paula's kiss of death comment of "you look great") had a lot to do with cutting Celena's Idol stint short, not to mention her sub-par vocals and lack of memorability. Also, there's a reason why contestants shy away from singing "dancey" songs, and Celena's demonstration here is partly to blame (or thank) for that.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
David Archuleta lends vocals to "Somos el Mundo"
Although he was not included among the 80+ artists that leant their vocals to the 25th anniversary remake of "We Are the World," David Archuleta was recruited to sing on the Spanish language version "Somos el Mundo." Per a blog post from Arch yesterday:
Being at the Somos El Mundo recording yesterday was my first time being around and meeting so many Latin artists. I was pretty nervous with the interviews and being new to that crowd, but it was really fun at the same time and a lot of really nice people. It was good to see PeeWee there, and Ednita Nazario was incredibly nice! Jon Secada, Cristian Castro, Ricardo Montaner, Chayanne, Thalia, and Luis Fonsi were some of the people there. I was like in shock and thought I was going to pass out when I met Luis Fonsi lol.
As he mentioned in his blog post, Arch spoke with the Spanish language media while at the event on the red carpet:
The music video for "Somos El Mundo" will premiere on Univision's talk show Cristina on Mon., March 1. The single will available to purchase on iTunes, with all proceeds going to the Haiti effort.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
IDOL LIVE predix: Top 12 of Season 9
After this week's horribly long and drawn out Top 24 selection, I'm left feeling positive about the vocalists left but negative about the personalities that will be representing Idol's ninth season from here on out. Don't get me wrong, there are some great candidates among this batch as evidenced by performances during Hollywood Week, but no one is screaming "wow!" yet. Who knows, that could always change come Tuesday and Wednesday as we all know, but that's just the impression I'm left with right now.
Regardless, it is not too early to start predicting a Top 12 out of who we're left with, so here it goes:
The Top 12 of American Idol: Season 9
Aaron Kelly
Aaron has already wrapped up the tween girl and grandma vote because he's apparently "cute." Trouble is, he seems to have problems remembering lyrics as shown during Hollywood Week, but I guess Simon thought it wasn't enough to disbar him from making the semifinals. Aaron is this season's David Archuleta, but he will not make it as far as Arch did because 1) his voice isn't as good and 2) it's not a guy's year. Still, he will probably at the very least make it to the Top 7 or 5 based on voting trends over the past eight seasons, and he's got a good amount of air time to this point.
Andrew Garcia
The guys' front runner by default. That said, he is most likely going to place second (or maybe third) when all's said and done. Danny Gokey made it that far, after all, and everyone and their mother is dubbing Andrew this season's Gokey. A big difference is obviously the styles of music the two sing, although Danny was pretty much an R&B/Soul singer before he decided country music would be a better career choice. Add in a dash of sob story with Andrew's "father trying to provide for his family" theme and those trademark glasses and we've got ourselves a hot one (as Randy Jackson will probably say to him at least once during the competition).
Ashley Rodriguez
Ashley would probably be the producers' dream winner. She's a very attractive girl, insanely marketable and Hispanic, which is combination the show has never seen. The 22 year-old Berklee student's Achilles heel will probably be the fact that her voice is suited better for the studio and not for live performances, which are a big part of being on this show. Still, she should do well enough to at least make it to the Top 8, with an outside shot at finishing in the Top 4, which would be good news for her home state of Massachusetts, which has never seen one of its residents make it to the finals. But in not overlooking this season's selection of female candidates, it wouldn't be odd to wake up one day in late May to find out she won. Ashley's definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Casey James
Crystal Bowersox
Didi Benami
Janell Wheeler
Joe Munoz
Haeley Vaughn
Katie Stevens
Lee DeWyze
Michael Lynche
What's the best part about this Top 12? There's no Todrick Hall! (sorry, but Todrick is a bona fide scam artist and has no business being on this show). Hopefully America sees this, too.
What do you think? Is this the Top 12 of Season 9 or what? (All photos courtesy of AmericanIdol.com).
Fantasia on self-imposed lockdown after hate mail
What's going on with Fantasia? After missing shows in the Los Angeles production of The Color Purple the musical thanks to inflammation of her vocal cords, it seems she has more troubles as security has been beefed up around the Pantages Theater thanks to a piece of hate mail she received from an interesting individual. Per TMZ:
Fantasia's manager tells us Barrino became alarmed over a disturbing letter loaded with racial slurs -- including the n-word -- and a line that read, "go back where you came from and die."This is another strange development in the life of the third season's winner, and really comes out of nowhere. It's good to know security is taking this threat seriously.
We're told the person who wrote the letter claims he used to work as a security guard for Fox while Fantasia was on "A.I."
Friday, February 19, 2010
'Idol' Hot 100: "Live Like We're Dying" #21 (2/27/10)
There were mostly gains to be had by Idol-related tracks on the most recent issue of Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of Feb. 27.
It began with Kris Allen's near-Top 20 hit "Live Like We're Dying," which finished up three spots at #21. Adam Lambert's "Whataya Want From Me" went ahead by a margin of one more than the former track, as it increased #35-31 for the week.
Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" held onto a stop in the Top 40 for one more week, as it was down six spots from #34 the previous week. But Daughtry's "Life After You" broke into the Top 50finally thanks to a four-spot increase to #48.
Two tracks by country artists rounded out Idol representation on the Hot 100, as Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home" advanced #61-54, while Kellie Pickler's "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" finally, finally made it onto the main chart with a #99 debut after languishing on the Bubbling Under chart for weeks.
Full chart positions courtesy of chartattack over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
21 24 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying"
31 35 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me"
40 34 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"
48 52 Daughtry, "Life After You"
54 61 Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home"
99 -- Kellie Pickler, "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young join the cast of 'Hair'
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>It was revealed this week that Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young will be members of the new cast taking over the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hair starting Tues., March 9. According to an article on NYTimes.com:
Mr. Young, who made his Broadway debut in 2008 as Kenickie in the last revival of “Grease,” had been previously reported as in negotiations to play the merry-making hippie in “Hair.” (Berger does more audience crowd work than anyone else in the production.)
Ms. DeGarmo, who has been rumored for awhile as in line for a role in “Hair,” had her Broadway debut in 2006 as the character Penny Pingleton in the musical “Hairspary."
BroadwayWorld.com also came up with video of the new cast rehearsing "Let the Sun Shine In," which can be viewed below:
The show calls the Al Hirschfield Theater home. No word yet on when Diana's and Ace's engagements will run up.
>Phil Stacey yesterday announced he would be joining Natalie Grant and Britt Nicole on this spring's "Love Revolution" tour. Per his official Web site:
Phil is very exciting to announce that he is hitting the road with Natalie Grant and Britt Nicole this Spring on the Love Revolution Tour. Make sure to check out his tour dates and mark your calendars for all the fun! Check back regularly because more dates are going to be added soon.The tour will kick off on Sat., March 20, at Grace Chapel in Mason, Ohio, according to a schedule on Grant's official Web site.
>Carrie Underwood really has been adding lines to her resume under her "filmography" section, as she was spotted filming the biopic Soul Surfer earlier this week. Carrie will be playing Per Carrie's official Web site:
The inspirational film is based on the autobiography of 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who, for over six years, has defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen.Below is video of Carrie filming the other day in Hawaii:
Carrie will played the role of Sarah Hill, a church youth group leader, and the film will feature actors like AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt. This comes after shots of Carrie on the set of CBS's How I Met Your Mother have been steadily released to the public during her guest appearance on the episode "Hooked," which will air Mon., March 1.
>For the first time in six years, an episode of Idol did not finish first in its time slot, as Wednesday's Top 24 reveal finished behind NBC's broadcast of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The Olympics garnered a 9.0 with 30.07 million viewers in the 9 p.m. hour, while Idol was only able to manage a 6.9 with 18.42 million viewers. This came one day after the Olympics' 5.1 and 19.74 million viewers weren't enough to pass Idol's 9.1 and 24.64 million viewers.
>Ayla Brown had a busy week in terms of nationally televised appearances, as she sat down with Joy Behar and even performed her single "Pick It Up" on FOX & Friends. One of the more interesting appearances was her interview on ABC News NOW's What's the Buzz? on Monday, where she talked about a challenge she and her dad made to President Obama. Watch the interview below:
The offer has been picked up far and wide throughout the media, including an article that showed up on the Politico on Tuesday. Stay tuned to see if anything ever materializes from this.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #23 (2/27/10)
With basically no access to exact sales figures for Idol-related albums this week, the Billboard Top 200 album sales chart seemed pretty uninteresting considering only the chart movements were readily available.
Even though it dropped five spots to #23, Carrie Underwood's Play On retained its spot as leader of the pack among franchise entries. Surprisingly, her debut album Some Hearts increased #144-142 for the week.
Daughtry also was once again represented by two albums on the chart, with Leave This Town dropping one spot to #54 and Daughtry sliding by five to #162.
Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment was down #49-58, while Kris Allen's self-titled debut was off 11 spots to #127.
Meanwhile, Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted was once again off the chart, although it did place at #189 on the current albums chart with 3.3k copies for a current total of 835k.
Partial sales figures and full chart positions courtesy of areyoureadytojump of Pulse below:
Billboard 200
023 018 Carrie Underwood - Play On
054 053 Daughtry - Leave This Town
058 049 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
127 116 Kris Allen - Kris Allen
142 144 Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
162 157 Daughtry - Daughtry
Current Albums Chart
189 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 3,311 835,027
Total sales are in bold.
Kellie Pickler Mardi Gras it up on 'Ellen'
As we all know, Ellen DeGeneres is pulling double duty this season as she has retained her daytime talk show in addition to serving as judge on the ninth season of Idol, and sometimes her two TV roles mix. Take yesterday's appearance by Kellie Pickler on the Mardi Gras edition of Ellen, where the country singer had a ball talking about her goings on. Watch the segment below:
A few gems Kellie offered up during this appearance:
"First time I ever had a hurricane too, have you ever had one of those? Your butt will be hugging the toilet."
"I got pulled over...I didn't have my license again..."
"I can't stand when people drive the speed limit."
"If your driver's license ever falls down in the drier you need to reach it with a wire coat hanger, not a plastic one because it will break...and use bubble gum..."
Kellie also joked about wanting to be the next Bachelorette. My guess is ABC would love for her to portray that role.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Poll of the week: Ellen seen as refreshing change
After taking a few months off from asking about new judge Ellen DeGeneres, I decided to ask IDOL LIVE readers what their thoughts on her are now that we've all seen her in (pre-taped) action for the latest edition of the poll of the week.
Not surprisingly, 13 people think she's great, good for a majority (54%) of all those who chose to partake in the poll. There were five loyal Paula Abdul fans and four people who think she's not bad but should "tone it down." This sounds about right based on what we've seen of her judging skills.
In the latest edition of the poll of the week series, readers are asked of who their favorite Top 24 contestant is. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
She's great 13 (54%)
She's good but needs to tone it down 4 (16%)
She's just aight, dawg 2 (8%)
She's not very good but can improve 0 (0%)
Please bring back Paula 5 (20%)
Total votes: 24
Chris Golightly disqualified
Idol360.org is reporting original Top 24 contestant Chris Golightly was disqualified. Per a tweet from former Idol Hollywood contestant Samantha Musa:
Just got off the phone with Chris GoLightly. He was disqualified yesterday, after already being told he was in the top 24, over some bogus old contract. The contract expired, but they disqualified him for not telling them. He is talking to lawyers, but doubt thet can do anything.Tim Urban has replaced him, as reflected in tonight's episode. The funny thing is hardly anyone has noticed he's missing from the roster.
IDOL LIVE Chat: Top 24 Reveal (2/17/10)
After the slow-moving two-hour filler extravaganza known as last night's Hollywood Week episode, we will finally officially know the entire Top 24 roster at the end of tonight's one-hour episode.
The live chat will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will last one hour.
So far, we've seen Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, Katelyn Epperly, Lee DeWyze, Didi Benami, Todrick Hall, Casey James and Aaron Kelly advance to the semifinals. Who will round out the remaining 17 spots?
Digital sales roundup: "We Are the World" #1 (2/27/10)
Once again my usual source for Idol-related tracks on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart is on vacation, so we'll have to analyze rounded numbers courtesy of Brian Mansfield over at "Idol Chatter" instead.
The charity remake "We Are the World" easily took the top spot this week, selling 267k downloads. The single features the vocals of Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and Katharine McPhee in addition to some 70-something other artists.
Back into familiar territory, Kris Allen's single "Live Like We're Dying" was up three spots to #21 with another 66k sold this week. It was up 15% and has now sold an impressive 871k with no signs of stopping anytime soon. There was another debut on the chart with the official "Pants on the Ground" single courtesy of General Larry Platt coming in at #22 with 63k copies. After a few ripoffs made their way on the chart, the general now boasts a total of 65k for his original tune.
Next up was Adam Lambert's "Whataya Want From Me," which advanced #36-34 thanks to a 6% sales incline to 52k. It now has sold 425k in all. Meanwhile, Daughtry also saw its latest single "Life After You" move in a positive direction, as it jumped 11 spots to #51 and rose 14% in sales. It sold 34k for the week, adding to its total of 404k.
And Carrie Underwood rounded out Idol representation with her singles "Cowboy Casanova" and "Temporary Home." The former was down 9% in sales to 30k and fell #53-59 for a total of 1.147 million, will the latter debuted at #67 thanks to an 8% sales climb to 27k for a current total of 197k.
There are also two off the chart tracks of interest, as the "Didi Benami effect" sent Katharine McPhee's "Terrified" surging to 20k for a 22k total and Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" pulled in another 18k, down 14%, to 1.225 million.
Full chart positions courtesy of chartattack on Pulse as follows, while rounded sales figures are made possible by Brian Mansfield at "Idol Chatter":
Top 75
01 -- Artists for Haiti, "We Are the World 25" 267,000 999% 0 267,000
21 24 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying" 66,000 15% 57,000 871,000
22 -- General Larry Platt, "Pants on the Ground" 63,000 999% 65,000
34 36 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me" 52,000 6% 49,000 425,000
51 62 Daughtry, "Life After You" 34,000 14% 30,000 404,000
59 53 Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova" 30,000 -9% 34,000 1.147 million
67 -- Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home" 27,000 8% N/A 197,000
Off the chart
Katharine McPhee, "Terrified" 20,000 999% N/A 22,000
Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone" 18,000 -14% N/A 1.225 million
Total sales are in bold.
HITS estimates: 'Play On' #23 w/ 25.1k
The Idol representation on HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart is continuing to wear thin, as Carrie Underwood was once again the only alum to have an album appear on the chart.
The Arista Nashville recording artist's third studio album, Play On, was off seven spots to #23 thanks to a 22% drop in sales. It netted 25.1k copies for the week.
Full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard should be published later this week.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
IDOL LIVE Chat: Hollywood Week pt. 3 (2/16/10)
Idol's producers are taking a bit of an unconventional approach to the final two episodes of the ninth season's Hollywood week. As previously mentioned, a few Top 24 contestants will be officially introduced in tonight's two-hour episode rather than tomorrow's "chair" episode that traditionally has been used to reveal the semifinalists. Therefore, you definitely do not want to miss out on this.
The live chat will begin at 8 p.m. ET and will last two hours.
Why do you think Idol is opting to spoil some of this season's contenders as opposed to doing the full reveal tomorrow? It seems a little odd on my part, but maybe they do know what they're doing. If anything, I'd guess it's a ratings ploy.
Some Top 24 contestants will be unveiled tonight
Idol seems to be up to its old tricks of trying to boost ratings by razzle-dazzling viewers with gimmicks. Apparently, there will be some Top 24 contestants revealed tonight instead of unveiling them all in tomorrow's traditional "chair" episode. Per the press release:
On Tuesday evening, the remaining contestants will take the stage to perform their final solo number in front of Simon, Ellen, Kara and Randy in hopes of singing their way into the Top 24. Following these performances, the judges will deliberate, and for the first time in IDOL history, will announce some of the Top 24 semifinalists.
This seems like a strange idea, even for this show. Why would anyone be excited to watch tomorrow's two-hour episode when we will most likely see the front runners receive their spots in the Top 24 tonight? Who knows, but odds are it will work out for the show in the short term. Getting viewers to stick around in the next few weeks is a different matter, though.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Flashback: Sundance Head's "Ride Sally"
There were high hopes for Jason "Sundance" Head during Idol's sixth season, as his father was Roy Head, a singer who had a hit in 1965 with "Treat Her Right." During Top 20 week, Sundance took on Wilson Pickett's "Ride Sally." Watch the performance below:
The overwhelmingly positive comments he garnered from the judges were enough to let him coast through to Top 16 week, where he was sent packing. Still, Sundance will be able to tell his son of the experience of a lifetime he had while on the show.
Friday, February 12, 2010
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Paula Abdul says Howard Stern "hates" 'Idol'
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>A lot of Idol alums were dishing their two cents on the rampant rumors that Howard Stern would be replacing Simon Cowell, and Paula Abdul refused to sit herself out of the discussion. When TMZ caught up with her earlier today, she had a few things to say about her matter. Watch her comments below:
Paula's remark that Stern "hates the show" is pretty strong, but she's probably right. Countdown to Paula being bashed on his Siruis radio show in 3...2...1...
>Kelly Clarkson continued her streak of outspokenness when she subliminally dissed her record label, RCA Records, and the "men in suits" she's had to work with all these years at the opening night of her European tour. Watch her speak to fans candidly about the remaining two albums in her six-album contract below:
Kelly performed at the Manchester Apollo in Manchester, UK, on Sunday. She will next perform in concert tomorrow at O2 Birmingham Academy in Birmingham, UK.
>Jason Castro got some nice promotion for his upcoming debut album release, as his current single "Let's Just Fall In Love Again" is featured in Overstock.com's latest commercial. Watch the ad below:
Jason excitedly tweeted about the commercial. After releasing The Love Uncompromised - EP in January, Jason's self-titled album will be out April 13.
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>Jordin Sparks was one of many female celebrities to strut her stuff on the catwalk at last night's Heart Truth's Red Dress Fashion Show in New York City in support of Heart Disease Awareness Month.Jordin and her fellow female celebs were all decked out in red dresses to raise awareness for the special occasion.
Other celebrities to walk down the runway included Kristin Chenoweth, Kim Kardashian, Estelle, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Robin Roberts and Raven Symone among others.
>Kimberly Caldwell has been hitting the pavement in support of her forthcoming debut album Without Regret, and her appearances on HLN's The Joy Behar Show was just her latest venue to dish on all things pop culture. Watch her serve as a panelist in the following collection of clips from Monday's episode:
Joy Behar has been making the inclusion of Idol alums on her talk show a regular habit as of late, as Katharine McPhee will appear on the show tonight and Ayla Brown will tape a segment for Monday's episode.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Poll of the week: David Foster is top pick to replace Simon
With all the buzz surrounding the departure of Simon Cowell at the end of the current season of Idol, especially with the recent news that shock jock Howard Stern has shown interest in the position for a price tag of $100 million, there was no shortage of opinion on this week's edition of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week.
It was pretty close between the top two contenders, as David Foster eked out the victory among replacement judges of choice as determined by IDOL LIVE's readers. He netted nine votes (31%) to second-place option Piers Morgan, who got eight votes (27%). Piers has long been the favored contender thanks to his current position as judge of America's Got Talent (and the British counterpart that discovered Susan Boyle), but David has been getting some recognition as of late.
Among the other choices determined by me, none stood out from the crowd, but the more recognizable names seemed to stand out (Clive Davis, Jamie Foxx, Tim McGraw) over the other producers/label execs (Tommy Mottola, David Geffen, Russell Simmons).
In this week's edition of the poll of the week, readers are asked what their initial reactions to Ellen DeGeneres are, after a preliminary poll conducted last fall that found most readers wanting to be asked what they thought of her in February. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Piers Morgan 8 (27%)
David Foster 9 (31%)
Tommy Mottola 1 (3%)
Clive Davis 3 (10%)
Jamie Foxx 3 (10%)
David Geffen 1 (3%)
Russell Simmons 1 (3%)
Tim McGraw 3 (10%)
Total votes: 29
IDOL LIVE Chat: Hollywood Week pt. 2 (2/10/10)
If you're in the mid-atlantic or northeastern United States, hope you've been having fun digging out of the snow and please take a break to contribute to our chat during tonight's Hollywood Week episode (part two, to be exact).
The live chat will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will last one hour.
Watch live video from David Hepp Presents on Justin.tv
After a mostly alright first showing, tonight promises to be as dramatic and cutthroat as ever thanks to the group phase of Hollywood week that will be included on tonight's episode. Hopefully they don't let us viewers down.
Digital sales roundup: "Live Like We're Dying" #24 (2/20/10)
Due to the absence of the usual source of sales data for Idol-related tracks on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for the next few weeks, only rounded numbers courtesy of Brian Mansfield over at "Idol Chatter" are currently available.
Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" was down two notches to #22 this week thanks to a 10% decline in sales to 57k. It's sold 806k to date. Next up was Adam Lambert and his single "Whataya Want From Me," which added 49k to its now total of 373k despite a 17% sales slide and an 11-spot drop to #36.
Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" followed at #52, down one spot from the previous week while it held steady with 34k downloads. It has sold 1.117 million in all. And Daughtry's "Life After You" was off 14% to 30k for a current total of 370k. It was down #50-62 on the chart.
Full chart positions courtesy of chartattack on Pulse as follows, while rounded sales figures are made possible by Brian Mansfield at "Idol Chatter":
24 22 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying" 57,000 -10% 63,329 806,000
36 25 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me" 49,000 -17% 58,433 373,000
53 52 Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova" 34,000 0% N/A 1.117 million
62 50 Daughtry, "Life After You" 30,000 -14% 34,296 370,000
Total sales are in bold.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
'Idol' Hot 100: "Live Like We're Dying" #24 (2/20/10)
There was more of the same to be had by Idol alums according to the latest edition of Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of Feb. 20.
Boredom is beginning to set in when looking at the chart performance of Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying," which was off one spot to #24 this week. Although it's most likely a temporary setback, it's still a little disappointing to see it slide back during its current hot streak. "Already Gone," on the other hand, has gone as far as it can go for Kelly Clarkson and so its four-spot drop to #34 was nothing unexpected.
Adam Lambert was able to hold onto the #35 with "Whataya Want From Me" for the second week in a row. Daughtry's "Life After You" was down one spot to #52, and Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home" was the only Idol-related track on the Hot 100 to see positive movement, as it was up nine spots to #61.
On the Bubbling Under chart, Kellie Pickler saw her latest effort "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" advanced #3-1, signaling a good chance of a debut on the main chart next week.
Full chart positions courtesy of chartattack over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
24 23 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying"
34 30 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"
35 35 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me"
52 51 Daughtry, "Life After You"
61 70 Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home"
Bubbling Under
01 03 Kellie Pickler, "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
HITS estimates: 'Play On' #16 w/ 32.1k
The Grammys really helped one Idol-related album as evidenced by the most recent edition of HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart.
Grammy Award-winning country artist Carrie Underwood saw her hugely successful album Play On surge 76% to 32.1k copies for the week, up 13 spots to #29. Maybe the album itself will do well at the Grammys in 2011?
And Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment was the only other Idol-related entry on the chart, as it was down #38-46 and 6% sales-wise to 13.5k. It has now passed the gold mark but will most likely struggle to reach the next bench mark.
Full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard should be published later this week.
IDOL LIVE Chat: Hollywood Week pt. 1 (2/9/10)
Please join us tonight as we chat during the first episode of Hollywood Week for Idol's ninth season. Tonight we get acquainted with new judge Ellen DeGeneres.
The live chat will begin at 8 p.m. ET and will last one hour.
Will we see sparks fly between Ellen and Simon as reported a few weeks back? The odds are pretty good, but at the same time it could also be a whole lotta hype leading to a whole lotta nothing. If this season's Hollywood week is anything like last season's, there will be more than enough drama to go around.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Flashback: Danny Noriega's "Jailhouse Rock"
Danny Noriega made quite the splash on Idol's seventh season with his heavy reliance on breathy vocals and sassy attitude. During Top 24 week, Danny was able to get the crowd on its feet with his rendition of Jailhouse Rock, but he couldn't excite the judges beyond faint praise from Paula and Randy and a tongue-lashing from Simon. Refresh your memory on the performance below:
This segment was much better remembered for the major squabble between Simon and Paula and the infamous "some people weren't likin' it" (complete with head snap) moment than for the performance itself, and that's probably fine with Danny. Regardless of how he sang the song, this will always be one of the most memorable moments of that season.
Kimberley Locke reveals "Strobe Light" as new single
Kimberley Locke revealed to fans the name of her upcoming single in an e-mail sent to subscribers of her official mailing list this evening. Kimberley, whose single "Strobe Light" was produced by Randy Jackson, wrote in the e-mail:
I have a new single coming out titled "Strobe Light". I collaborated with the talented and loving Randy Jackson. I never thought I would be working with him! I must say that we had so much fun and I couldn't be more excited about this project!!! Stay tuned for more information. I know you will!!! I appreciate all of you and you support....Without the fans there would be no celebrities!
K-Lo was also busy tweeting tonight, as she let fans know that she was taping an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories on the Biography channel for tomorrow. "Strobe Light" is set for a March 16 release.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Carrie Underwood opts for live National Anthem performance at Super Bowl XLIV
Carrie Underwood was the third Idol alum to do National Anthem honors at the Super Bowl, as she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" just prior to kickoff in this evening's Super Bowl XLIV down in Miami. Carrie opted to go the live route, unlike the majority of Super Bowl anthem singers that rely on a perfect pre-recorded rendition. Watch the performance below:
Yes, that last note wasn't spectacular, but Carrie's fearlessness should be admired because she injected raw emotion into the performance and she sang it without too much window dressing. And the Saints won, so the night was definitely not a bust!
In 2008, Jordin Sparks sang the anthem during Super Bowl XLII, while Jennifer Hudson had the duty in last year's XLIII.
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #29 (2/13/10)
For the chart week of Feb. 13, it was an unexciting time for albums by Idol alums on the Billboard Top 200 album sales chart thanks to minuscule changes in both directions ahead of the many sales bumps that are expected on next week's chart from the Grammy Awards impact.
Carrie Underwood's Play On epitomized the boredom of the sales data, as it was up just 2% to 18.1k and down #24-29 on the chart side. The album has now sold exactly one copy over 1.263 million to date. Carrie's Some Hearts also hung onto a spot on the latter portion of the chart, with Some Hearts rising #198-177 (no sales data available).
Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment was up next although it was down for the week, sliding 15 spots to #36 and off 22% sales-wise. It sold 15.3k and is now just under 8k away from hitting the halfway to platinum mark. Daughtry's Leave This Town also fell, albeit just two spots, to #66 despite a 7% incline to 9.2k copies for a total of 916.4k. The band's debut followed in Carrie's debut's footsteps as it wallowed in the lower rungs of the chart down six spots to #181 (no sales data available).
Kris Allen saw his debut LP hit the 250k mark after it added 4.9k this past week. It still fell 21 spots to #122 thanks to a 7% sales decrease. And Kelly Clarkson saw her Grammy-nominated All I Ever Wanted drop off the chart with 2.9k copies.
Full sales and chart positions courtesy of Creme de la Creme of Pulse below:
Billboard 200
029 024 Carrie Underwood - Play On 18,132 2% 17,770 1,263,001
036 021 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 15,291 -22% 19,618 492,229
066 064 Daughtry - Leave This Town 9,196 7% 8,607 916,353
122 101 Kris Allen - Kris Allen 4,943 -7% 5,297 249,768
177 198 Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts N/A N/A N/A N/A
181 175 Daughtry - Daughtry N/A N/A N/A N/A
Off the chart
Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 2,937 -7% 3,148 828,431
Total sales are in bold.
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Kelly Clarkson gives Scott Borchetta a piece of her mind
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>Kelly Clarkson entered the fray on Thursday when she gave her two cents on the Taylor Swift Grammy performance, which has received a lot of criticism. After Taylor's label rep Scott Borchetta dissed Idol in his defense of the 20-year-old, Kelly lashed out at him on her blog, saying in part:
I bring this up because you should take a lesson from these people and instead of lashing out at other artists (that in your ‘humble’ opinion lack true artistry), you should simply take a breath and realize that sometimes things won’t go according to plan or work out and that’s okay.Kelly signed the note "Sincerely, One of those contestants from American Idol who only made it because of her high notes." Looks like she gets the last laugh once again.
>Carrie Underwood spoke with Cosmo for the latest issue on which she appears on the cover. Watch the segment below:
Carrie has a big Sunday coming up as she tackles the honor of singing "The-Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XLIV. The anthem will take place a little bit before 6:30 p.m. ET.
>Label mates Jordin Sparks and David Archuleta did a duet for charity down in Miami for "The Jordin Sparks Experience" at Eden Roc Renaissance on Wednesday as part of the week's worth of events leading up to tomorrow's Super Bowl XLIV. Watch the two sing "No Air" below:
"The Jordin Sparks Experience" is an NFL-themed movement that helps youths make a positive impact on their communities. Many fellow artists were in attendance including Jason Derulo, Chris Richardson and JoJo.
>Syesha Mercado continued her press tour promoting the national tour for the musical Dreamgirls when the show hit the Boston this week. She taped an interview with FOX 25 morning news that aired yesterday. Watch the segment below:
Syesha said her friends from the seventh season of Idol are planning on attending the musical when it stops in Los Angeles from Feb. 25-April 4.
>Fantasia sat down on Oprah Winfrey's famous couch to discuss her trials and tribulations since winning Idol, including her home foreclosure episode and her many mysterious missed shows while on Broadway in The Color Purple. Watch her perform her new single "Even Angels" below:
Fantasia's reality series Fantasia For Real is currently airing on VH1. "Even Angels" is now available to purchase on iTunes.
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