Once again there was not a ton of interest in the selection of alums pitted against each other as 9th-place finalists received very few votes in the latest round of IDOL LIVE's 2010 edition of the poll of the week champion series.
Pulling out in front was Season 7's Ramiele Malubay, who nabbed 33% of all 24 votes cast, which came out to eight whole votes for the singer of Filipina descent. These eight votes were enough to put Ramiele comfortably ahead of the next best finisher, as Megan Joy of Season 8 only managed five votes (20%), followed by Mandisa of Season 5 with her four votes (16%).
Other than those mentioned above, there wasn't much else to sing about regarding this week's results. In the next round, readers will be asked which 8th-place finalist is their favorite of all nine seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Jim Verraros 0 (0%)
Corey Clark 0 (0%)
Camile Velasco 2 (8%)
Nikko Smith 0 (0%)
Mandisa 4 (16%)
Gina Glocksen 2 (8%)
Ramiele Malubay 8 (33%)
Megan Joy 5 (20%)
Andrew Garcia 3 (12%)
Total votes: 24
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Poll of the week: Ramiele Malubay lullabies her fellow Top 9 finishers
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Top 10 most memorable Simon Cowell moments - Pt. 1
As Simon's run on Idol comes to an end tomorrow, let us look back on some of his most memorable moments over the past nine seasons. If you don't agree with some of them , feel free to offer your own lists.
No. 10: Simon calls a re-vote for no reason
Although the following clip is nothing special, it is emblematic of all the many mean spirited moves Simon pulled over the course of his auditions-judging sessions. In the clip below, Simon rejects the two Molfetta twins - twice, all "for sport" according to Paula:
Although sometimes Simon's comments went over the line, they were usually all in good fun. Hey, a judge has to have fun on this show or else it would be unbearable.
No. 9: Simon gets his way and still gets a hug from Paula
Simon and Paula had a long history over the course of the first eight seasons on Idol, with many of their encounters ending in sarcastic comments and witty comebacks. Back on Season 2, the two judges got into one of their most heated debates, eventually requiring the assistance of producer Nigel Lythgoe:
What made Simon the king of these arguments was his ability to come out victorious without looking completely undignified. As much as they both enjoyed each other's company, they especially enjoyed these opportunities to release a bit of steam.
No. 8: Simon doesn't roll his eyes at "Virginia Tech" mention
This one might be harder to remember, but back during Season 6 the tragic school shooting at Virginia Tech touched all Americans for a time. But when the story came up during Chris Richardson's post-performance bit, Simon's facial expression was taken the wrong way due to an unfortunate camera switch:
Immediately following the "eyeroll," fans were accusing Simon of rolling his eyes at Chris bringing up the tragedy because he thought Chris was clamoring for votes. That was, however, obviously not true, instead Simon was still reacting to Chris's "nasally singing" justification. A simple misunderstanding, no doubt.
No. 7: Simon apologizes for being hard on Katharine McPhee
There have been very few times over the course of Simon's tenure on the show when he's had to retract his critique after watching it back on TV. During Season 5's Top 7 results show, Simon apologized to Katharine McPhee for being a little harsh in his comments the previous night:
There have been other instances when he's backed off from his tongue lashings, just as he's come back with harsher critiques on some occasions after watching the performances back. But this one in particular was memorable.
No. 6: "Do we have a bigger stage this year?"
Simon is obviously known for his off the cuff quips at others' expense, and these usually come out during the audition rounds. But perhaps the most memorable instance of this happening was back in Season 5 when he joked about Mandisa's weight, asking after she received her golden ticket "Do we have a bigger stage this year?" Watch the moment below:
Later in the season when Mandisa came before the panel to hear her fate as to whether she made the Top 24, she confronted Simon on his comment, resulting in an honest apology from the Brit.
Stay tuned for the Top 5 most memorable Simon moments, as they will be posted tomorrow.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
IDOL LIVE Blog - Top 16 Results (3/11/10)
After many weeks of waiting, we will finally see the culmination of the talent dug up during Idol's ninth season, and there are as many signs pointing to originality as their are pointing to overrated. Surprisingly, we get to witness performances by Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre, both members of last season's Top 12 roster.
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 Diana DeGarmo, Elliott Yamin, Jordin Sparks, Kris Allen and Mandisa.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Poll of the week: Carrie Underwood favored for Grammys
In IDOL LIVE's special Grammy Award edition of the poll of the week, the majority of readers correctly predicted Carrie Underwood would have the best chance at taking home an award.
Carrie was the only Idol alum to take home a golden gramophone at last night's 52nd annual awards ceremony, although she arguably had the least competition to contend with in the "Best Country Collaboration With Vocals" category. 58% of those polled went with Carrie, while 41% sided with Kelly Clarkson, whose fourth album All I Ever Wanted lost out to The Black Eyed Peas' latest release in the "Best Pop Vocal Album."
In the next edition of the poll of the week, readers as asked who they think should replace Simon Cowell as the fourth judge on Idol following his departure at the end of the current season. Voting will be open until next Wednesday (Feb. 10).
Carrie Underwood 14 (58%)
Kelly Clarkson 10 (41%)
Mandisa 0 (0%)
Total votes: 24
Sunday, January 31, 2010
IDOL LIVE predix: Alums at the Grammys
It's that time of year once again when the music industry does its best to highlight the brightest spots of the previous year in music. Although the Grammys are notorious for offering up a few surprises, especially in the big" categories," it's a good bet this time around will be pretty straight forward.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be about one young artist - Taylor Swift. Expect her to sweep in the coveted Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories in addition to some country and a few pop categories.
Just like last year, I'm taking a stab at how Idol alums will fare tonight. My predictions are below:
Best Pop Vocal Album: The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies)
Kelly Clarkson definitely deserves the nomination for her fourth album All I Ever Wanted, and many will argue the album deserves the win. But this category will be reserved as a place to make up for The Black Eyed Peas not taking home a statue in some of the bigger categories. Therefore, it seems likely that their multi-platinum The E.N.D. will triumph this time around. Still, many media outlets are calling this for Kelly, so there could still be some good surprises tonight.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Carrie Underwood, "Just A Dream"
Swift will be bringing home a whole lotta gold tonight, but the "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" category will not have her name reserved on the winner's envelope. Her "White Horse" entry was not as well-known as some of her more popular singles, and Carrie Underwood's #1 "Just a Dream" hasn't really had the chance to win her some hardware. Add to this the fact that Carrie is a perennial favorite to win at the Grammys and things look bright for her going into tonight.
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Brad Paisley & Keith Urban, "Start a Band"
Since Carrie should be victorious in "Female Country Vocal Performance," the fact that she and Randy Travis will lose out here shouldn't be too hard to stomach. Brad Paisley and Keith Urban won for "Start a Band" at last year's Academy of Country Music Awards, and they are good bets to repeat tonight.
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Jeremy Camp, Speaking Louder Than Before
Admittedly this category is hard for me to gauge, and even though Mandisa's Freedom is a great album, it seems unlikely that she will be recognized for this LP over the more commercially successful Speaking Louder Than Before. Therefore, it appears her record at the Grammys will be extended to 0-2.
Best Musical Show Album: David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast with Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione & Others), West Side Story
The last category isn't so much a referendum on the Idol alums attached to their respective entry (Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis on the 30th anniversary cast recording of Ain't Misbehavin') as it is the popularity of the shows themselves. That said, West Side Story is a classic that has always received widespread accolades, and the recent revival has been a success, so it only seems fitting it takes this category.
Even though I don't have every Idol alum nominated taking home a Grammy, I hope I'm wrong on the ones I don't have confidence in. It's always good to seem alums recognized for their work in the industry. And it'll be worth tuning in just to see Carrie and Jennifer Hudson partake in the tribute to Michael Jackson.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards air at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Poll of the week: 'Christmas From the Heart' top 'Idol' holiday release
The album took in 387 votes this past week, good for 69% of all votes cast. As expected, the next closest holiday album was Clay Aiken's five-year-old Merry Christmas with Love, which nabbed 129 votes (23%).
Also not surprising was the fact that no other Idol-related Christmas album included on the ballot came close to the two aforementioned ones, as third-place album My Kind of Holiday courtesy of Elliott Yamin came in at 4% with just 26 votes.
In this week's edition of the poll of the week, readers are asked which Idol single from 2009 is their favorite. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Merry Christmas with Love (Clay Aiken) 129 (23%)
Christmas From the Heart (David Archuleta) 387 (69%)
Christmas (Kimberley Locke) 4 (0%)
It's Christmas (Mandisa) 0 (0%)
A Royal Christmas (Paris Bennett) 5 (0%)
American Christmas (Various) 1 (0%)
American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (Various) 1 (0%)
My Kind of Holiday (Elliott Yamin) 26 (4%)
My Christmas EP (George Huff) 0 (0%)
Total votes: 553
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood among 2010 Grammy Award nominees
Tonight's Grammy Award Nomination Concert on CBS lacked any mention of anything Idol (with the exception of second-long clips of Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry singing along in a montage of The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" and a clip of Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" music video), there were a few nominations for alums of the franchise, which can be seen below:
Best Pop Vocal Album - All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson
Best Female Country Vocal Performance - "Just A Dream," Carrie Underwood
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - "I Told You So," Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album - Freedom, Mandisa
Best Musical Show Album - Ain't Misbehavin' Robert Sher, producer (Various, composer; Various, lyricist) (30th Anniversary Cast Recording With Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis & Others)
Although there seem to be less Idol nominees this year than last, it's always good to see at least some thrown in the mix. Still, the fact that none are represented in the major categories is a little disappointing.
The 2010 Grammy Awards will air on CBS on Sun., Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. ET. A full list of nominees for all categories can be found here.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Flashback: Mandisa's "Any Man of Mine"
Mandisa was a front runner early on in the competition during Idol's fifth season but she unfortunately got caught up in controversy as a result of misinterpreted comments she made at the outset of her Top 10 performance. The next week, Mandisa was out following a less than stellar performance of Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine" during Top 9 week's country night. Watch the performance below:
Even though this was not her strongest performance while on the show, Mandisa showed she could tackle genres that were very removed from her comfort zone and she gave a valiant effort despite the unfair criticism she had attracted.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Poll of the week: Ramiele takes the 9th-place prize no contest
For the third week in a row, a Season 7 alum has been deemed the winner of the IDOL LIVE poll of the week for its championship series. This comes as a bit of a surprise, especially considering the strength of Megan Joy Corkrey's fan presence in polls held during the most recent season.
Ramiele Malubay led things off with 33 votes, good for 50% of the entire take for this round. Megan was up next with 15 votes (23%), which was a little bit weaker than expected as noted above. The only other alum worth mentioning is Mandisa, whose nine votes earned her 13% of the poll's total.
In the next installment of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series, readers are asked which 8th-place finalist is their favorite of all eight seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Jim Verraros 0 (0%)
Corey Clark 0 (0%)
Camile Velasco 2 (3%)
Nikko Smith 1 (1%)
Mandisa 9 (13%)
Gina Glocksen 5 (7%)
Ramiele Malubay 33 (50%)
Megan Joy Corkrey 15 (23%)
Total votes: 65
Friday, May 15, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'All I Ever Wanted' #17 (5/23/09)
Despite the potential for a new debut album from an Idol alum to be recognized as the highest-charting Idol-related entry, the leading lady of the Billboard Top 200 chart once again staved off competition for the chart week of May 23.
When all was said and done, Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted took in another 23.3k copies for a total of 550.2k, which represented a 27% sales increase and a #25-17 jump on the chart side. This Mothers' Day-related bump helped defend against newcomer Fight For Love, Elliott Yamin's sophomore release, which debuted at #26 with 19.9k copies, which was beneath both HDD's estimate of 20.2k and my own prediction of 45k units.
Up next was Carrie Underwood and her Carnival Ride, which was right behind Elliott's album at #27, up two spots from the previous week, and sold another 19.2k. It was up 23% in sales and has sold 2.839 million to date. As for last season's champ, David Cook, his self-titled release shot up 57% to 12.1k. In the rankings, it experienced a 15-spot jump to #47 and its total now sits mightily at 1.126 million copies in all.
Daughtry's debut album saw an insane 305% increase thanks to the band's appearance on last week's Idol results show, which resulted in an additional 11.6k copies being sold for the week. It advanced 127 spots to #50 and its total stands at 4.437 million. Chris Botti's Chris Botti Live In Boston also saw positive movement, albeit not on the same scale, as it increased 34% in sales to 9k and moved up #71-62 on the chart. I has sold 85k in all.
Jennifer Hudson's debut album came in at #86, down one spot from last week, despite a 20% sales spike and 6.7k copies sold for the week. It possesses cumulative sales of 726.3k. And Kellie Pickler's sophomore effort was up 16% in sales to 5.3k copies for a total take of 211.4k. On the chart itself, the album rose #111-107.
The last two Idol-related albums on the chart were David Archuleta's self-titled disc and Mandisa's Freedom. The former sold another 5k, up 21% and two spots to #119 for a total of 698.9k, and the latter moved 4k, up 7% and down 17 spots to #147 for a Billboard total of 14.1k.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of areyoureadytojump on Pulse as follows:
017 025 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 23,290 27% 18,268 550,236
026 --- Elliott Yamin - Fight For Love 19,877 999% 49 20,028
027 029 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 19,206 23% 15,627 2,839,450
047 062 David Cook - David Cook 12,068 57% 7,699 1,125,933
050 177 Daughtry - Daughtry 11,630 305% 2,870 4,437,029
062 071 Chris Botti - Chris Botti Live In Boston 9,003 34% 6,719 84,952
086 085 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 6,668 20% 5,569 726,293
107 111 Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler 5,299 16% 4,564 211,375
119 121 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 4,994 21% 4,144 698,936
147 130 Mandisa - Freedom 4,035 7% 3,755 14,129
Total sales are in bold.
Monday, May 11, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'All I Ever Wanted' #25 (5/16/09)
After a few days delay, we finally have sales figures for Idol-related entries on the Billboard Top 200 chart for the chart week of May 16.
Once again leading the pack was Kelly Clarkson with her All I Ever Wanted, which slid four spots to #25 despite holding steady at 18.3k copies for the second week in a row. It has now sold 526.9k in all. Following Kelly was Carrie Underwood with Carnival Ride, which dipped 5% in sales and moved another 15.6k copies for the week, bringing its total to 2.820 million. It was down three spots to #29 on the chart side.
David Cook's David Cook came in third for Idol-related entries at #62, down from #55 the previous week thanks to a scant 4% sales drop. It sold 7.7k and has a current total of 1.114 million copies.
Chris Botti's live album Chris Botti In Boston was next with 6.7k copies, down 14% from the previous week, and fell #60-71. Its total is now 75.9k. Jennifer Hudson's self-titled debut came in at #85, down 15 spots from the previous week, with 5.6k copies sold, which was a sales decrease of 20%. It has now sold 719.6k.
Further down the rungs of the Billboard 200's ladder, Kellie Pickler saw her sophomore album gain 19% sales-wise and advance 22 spots to #111 thanks to another 4.6k copies sold, placing its total at 206.1k. And then David Archuleta's self-titled album fell #110-121 with 4.1k copies moved for the week, which was down 10% in sales from the previous week. The album's total now stands at 693.9k.
Mandisa's sophomore album Freedom followed at #130, up drastically from #178 the week prior with a 28% improvement in sales, to 3.8k copies for the week, placing its Billboard total at 12.5k. Daughtry's Daughtry was off 7% and 13 spots to #177 with 2.8k units sold for a grand total of 4.425 million.
And Taylor Hicks' latest effort brought up the rear at #180 as it saw a 148% resurgence in sales thanks to a performance on the Top 5 results show, with 2.8 copies sold for a total of 27.2k.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of areyoureadytojump on Pulse as follows:
025 021 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 18,268 0% 18,290 526,946
029 026 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 15,627 -5% 16,525 2,820,244
062 055 David Cook - David Cook 7,699 -4% 8,031 1,113,865
071 060 Chris Botti - Chris Botti Live In Boston 6,719 -14% 7,768 75,949
085 070 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 5,569 -20% 6,938 719,625
111 133 Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler 4,564 19% 3,850 206,076
121 110 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 4,144 -10% 4,587 693,942
130 178 Mandisa - Freedom 3,755 28% 2,930 12,472
177 164 Daughtry - Daughtry 2,870 -7% 3,072 4,425,458
180 --- Taylor Hicks - The Distance 2,800 148% 1,129 27,217
Total sales are in bold.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
IDOL LIVE Blog: Top 4 Results (5/6/09)
Join us tonight as we taking a journey down the nail-biting road to the Top 3 of the eighth season of Idol, when a member of the final four must see their dreams crushed following last night's performances from the genre of Rock 'n Roll. Fortunately, Daughtry and No Doubt will both perform their new singles "No Surprise" and "Stand and Deliver," respectively. The blogcast will last one hour and will begin at 9 p.m. ET.
Tonight's blogcast will feature music from Ayla Brown, David Cook, Matt Giraud, Leona Lewis and Mandisa.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'All I Ever Wanted' #21 (5/9/09)
There were declines to be found all around among Idol alums on the Billboard Top 200 chart for the chart week of May 9.
Kicking things off was Kelly Clarkson with her latest album All I Ever Wanted, which fell two spots to #21 thanks to a 6% sales decrease. It moved another 18.3k copies for the week and no has a total of 508.7k, marking official gold status. Next up was Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride, which sold 16.5k for the week, down 17% from the previous week. It has sold 2.805 million to date and was down #17-26 on the chart side.
Next up was David Cook, whose self-titled album took in another 8k despite sliding 12% for a total of 1.106 million copies. It fell eight spots to #55. And then there was Chris Botti's Chris Botti Live In Boston, which slipped #46-60 thanks to a 15% decrease in sales. It moved an additional 7.8k copies for the week and has now sold 69.2k.
Following 10 spots behind at #70 was Jennifer Hudson's debut album, which sold 6.9k copies and was 28 spots below where it was the previous week. It was down 26% in sales and now has a total of 714.1k. David Archuleta was up next at #110, up from #183 the previous week. David Archuleta was the only Idol-related album to see substantialpositive movement on the chart, as it was up 59% in sales to 4.6k copies for a total of 690k.
Kellie Pickler's Kellie Pickler slipped two spots to #133 with 3.9k copies, which was down only 3% from the previous week. It has now passed the 200k mark, standing at 201.5k copies. Daughtry's debut album declined #160-164 thanks to a 7% sales dip to 3.1k. It has now sold 4.423 million since its release back in November 2006.
And it was Mandisa and her Freedom that rounded out the Billboard 200 with 2.9k copies sold for the week for a total of 11.1k according to Billboard. On the chart side it was up three spots to #178 and stayed relatively unchanged percentage-wise from week to week.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of Touch That Chick on Pulse as follows:
021 019 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 18,290 -6% 19,402 508,678
026 017 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 16,525 -17% 19,822 2,804,617
055 047 David Cook - David Cook 8,031 -12% 9,097 1,106,166
060 046 Chris Botti - Chris Botti Live In Boston 7,768 -15% 9,111 69,230
070 042 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 6,938 -26% 9,436 714,056
110 183 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 4,587 59% 2,877 689,798
133 131 Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler 3,850 -3% 3,966 201,512
164 160 Daughtry - Daughtry 3,072 -7% 3,288 4,422,604
178 181 Mandisa - Freedom 2,930 0% 2,921 11,148
Total sales are in bold.
Friday, April 24, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'Carnival Ride' #17 (5/2/09)
For the first time in a while, Carrie Underwood regained the pole Idol-related position on the Billboard Top 200 chart with her sophomore album for the chart week of May 2.
Carnival Ride slipped one spot to #17 with another 19.8k copies sold, down 39% from the previous week. It has sold 2.788 million in all and continues its march with no signs of stopping anytime soon. Following Carrie was Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted, which slipped to the second-highest-charting album for an Idol alum for the first time in its chart life thanks to a hefty 51% drop in sales. It sold 19.4k copies for the week for a total of 490.4k and was down #12-19 on the chart side.
Next up was Jennifer Hudson and her debut album, which rocketed 60 spots to #42 thanks to a 36% sales increase from her performance on last week's Idol results show. It moved an additional 9.4k copies for a total of 707.1k. Chris Botti's CD/DVD combo came in a few spots behind at #46, down from #37 the previous week, with 9.1k units sold. The album, which features a track by Katharine McPhee, was down 44% and has sold 61.5k in all.
One spot behind at #47 was David Cook's David Cook, which fell from #28 the previous week, or a 57% sales drop. It also moved 9.1k copies for a total of 1.098 million. Kellie Pickler's sophomore effort saw a 37% decline in sales to 4k, marking a 19-spot drop to #131. Its total now stands at 197.7k copies.
Next up was Daughtry's debut album, which actually improved #161-160 despite a 23% sales dip to 3.3k copies. It has now totaled 4.420 million. Mandisa's Freedom followed at #181, down from #154 the week before. It moved another 2.9k copies for the week, adding up to a total of 9.7k according to Billboard.
And David Archuleta's debut album rounded things out with a 50-spot drop to #183 with 2.9k copies sold. It was down 47% in sales from week-to-week and has now sold 685.2k in all.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of Touch That Chick on Pulse as follows:
017 016 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 19,822 -39% 32,280 2,788,092
019 012 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 19,402 -51% 39,857 490,388
042 102 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 9,436 36% 6,925 707,118
046 037 Chris Botti - Chris Botti In Boston 9,111 -44% 16,235 61,462
047 028 David Cook - David Cook 9,097 -57% 21,365 1,098,135
131 112 Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler 3,966 -37% 6,276 197,662
160 161 Daughtry - Daughtry 3,288 -23% 4,279 4,419,556
181 154 Mandisa - Freedom 2,921 -35% 4,522 9,746
183 133 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 2,877 -47% 5,449 685,211
Total sales are in bold.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'All I Ever Wanted' #12 (4/25/09)
The scene on the latest Billboard Top 200 chart for Idol alums was a pretty good one thanks to Easter weekend, Idol results shows and the ACM Awards.
Advancing two spots to #12 on the chart was Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted, which rose 18% in sales to 39.9k copies. It has sold 471k in all and should just miss going gold next week.
Also seeing positive movement was Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride, which jumped #33-16 thanks to Easter sales and the ACM Awards. It took in 32.3k copies for the week, up 99%, and has totaled 2.768 million. David Cook was next with his self-titled album, which sold 21.4k copies, down 14%, for a total of 1.089 million. On the chart side, it dropped eight spots to #28.
In its second week, Chris Botti's CD/DVD Chris Botti In Boston, which features Katharine McPhee, slipped 24 spots to #37 and decreased in sales by 55% to 16.2k copies. It has sold 52.4k copies after two weeks. Next up was Jennifer Hudson's debut album, which moved another 6.9k copies, down 9% from the previous week, which dropped #89-102. Its total now stands at 697.7k copies and should see a nice increase on next week's chart following Jennifer's big performance on last night's results show.
Kellie Pickler's performance on this week's chart is just a sign of things to come for Jennifer's album, as Kellie Pickler's sophomore album shot up 174% to 6.3k copies, marking a re-entry on the chart at #112. It has sold 193.7k copies since its release last fall. David Archuleta also saw some gains this week, though not on the same scale. David Archuleta improved by 20 spots to #133 and sold another 5.5k copies, up 35%. It has now totaled 682.3k.
Mandisa's Freedom, on the other hand, was down 12% to 4.5k copies for a total of 8.3k copies according to Billboard. On the chart, it was down #123-154. Daughtry's Daughtry, which was #154 last week, slipped further to #161 with 4.3k copies to round out the Idol representation on the Billboard 200. It was up 6% and now has its total sitting at 4.416 million.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of Touch That Chick on Pulse as follows:
012 014 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 39,857 18% 33,897 470,986
016 033 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 32,280 99% 16,231 2,768,270
028 020 David Cook - David Cook 21,365 -14% 24,769 1,089,038
037 013 Chris Botti - Chris Botti In Boston 16,235 -55% 35,746 52,351
102 089 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 6,925 -9% 7,631 697,682
112 --- Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler 6,276 174% 2,292 193,696
133 153 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 5,449 35% 4,045 682,334
154 123 Mandisa - Freedom 4,522 -12% 5,145 8,275
161 154 Daughtry - Daughtry 4,279 6% 4,034 4,416,312
Total sales are in bold.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter from IDOL LIVE
IDOL LIVE would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter on this great day and hope you all are enjoying spring. As a way to recognize this day, watch Mandisa's discussion with Kathie Lee and Hoda on the fourth hour of NBC's Today show from Thursday, in which she talks about faith, food and friendship:
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In addition to the release of her sophomore album Freedom, Mandisa has been preparing to join Women of Faith's "A Grand New Day 2009" events, with a full schedule of tour dates and locations found here.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'All I Ever Wanted' #14 (4/18/09)
The biggest Idol-related story on the latest Billboard Top 200 chart was without a doubt the rise of David Cook, but Kelly Clarkson was still able to hang on to the title of highest charting album by an alum for the chart week of April 18.
Kelly's All I Ever Wanted fell nine spots to #14 as a result of a 34% sales drop to 33.9k, but her total is reaching closer to the all-important gold status, currently resting at 431.1k copies. Then it was David Cook's turn, as his self-titled album spiked an admirable 239% to 24.8k copies following his performance of new single "Come Back to Me" on the Top 9 results show. On the chart side, it lunged forward 58 spots to #20 and it has now sold 1.068 million.
Following Cook was Carrie Underwood and her crazy Carnival Ride, which slipped #31-33 with a 3% sales dip to 16.2k copies for a grand total of 2.736 million. Way down the chart at #89 was Jennifer Hudson's self-titled album, down seven spots on the chart but up 8% sales-wise from the previous week. The album's weekly take of 7.6k was enough to put its total at 690.8k copies.
Next was Mandisa's Freedom, which was down #83-123 and 27% from its debut week to 5.1k copies. It now has a Billboard total of 7k. 30 spots down at #153 was David Archuleta and his self-titled album, which took in 4k for the week. It slipped five spots but saw a sales increase of 3% from the previous week and now stands at 676.9k copies overall.
Following Arch one spot behind was Daughtry, whose album moved another 4k copies thanks to a rise in sales by 12% and a one-spot advance on the chart from #155. It has sold 4.412 million to date. Someone that has not seen the Billboard 200 in a while is Clay Aiken, whose RCA quick-buck compilation Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken debuted at #173 with 3.4k copies. Look for an exit on next week's chart.
And rounding out the Idol-representation on the chart was David Foster's Hit Man CD/DVD, which slipped 25% in sales and was down #128-176 on the chart, taking in another 3.3k copies. Its total is now at 179.8k.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of Not Completely Useless on Pulse as follows:
014 005 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 33,897 -34% 51,608 431,129
020 078 David Cook - David Cook 24,769 239% 7,300 1,067,673
033 031 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 16,231 -3% 16,775 2,735,990
089 082 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 7,631 8% 7,085 690,757
123 083 Mandisa - Freedom 5,145 -27% 7,031 6,172
153 148 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 4,045 3% 3,939 676,885
154 155 Daughtry - Daughtry 4,034 12% 3,598 4,412,106
173 --- Clay Aiken - Playlist: The Very Best... 3,360 999% 54 3,414
176 128 David Foster - Hit Man... 3,293 -25% 4,366 179,785
Total sales are in bold.
Friday, April 10, 2009
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Castro writes with Kara, signs with Atlantic
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>Jason Castro let Billboard know that he has in fact signed with Atlantic Records, which confirms rumors that have been floating around as of late. Watch his segment on Billboard's "The Buzz" below:
Jason also confirmed he has been writing some material himself in addition to working with Kara DioGuardi in a video Kara took of him in the studio.
>David Archuleta finally got to meet Miley Cyrus, as reported yesterday by JustJaredJr. Arch will be guest starring in the Disney Channel's series Hannah Montana in the episode titled "Promma Mia," which will premiere Sun., May 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The two music superstars will premiere their duet "I Wanna Know You" on the episode.>Mandisa's new music video for her second single off her sophomore album, "He Is With You," premiered this week on the Christian video portal Tangle.com. Watch the video below:
Mandisa yesterday also appeared on the fourth hour of NBC's Today show to perform her single.
>Jordin Sparks will be performing in concert at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum following an Oakland Athletics game on Sat., June 6. The concert will be free to fans that paid admission to the baseball game.
>On the ratings front, Idol saw another slowdown in ratings this week. For Top 8 week, Tuesday's performance show pulled in 21.99 million viewers (7.9/21 ratings/share in 18-49 demo) while Wednesday's results show took in 22.44 million viewers (7.8/20) according to TVBytheNumbers.com.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'All I Ever Wanted' #5 (4/11/09)
Although an Idol alum no longer holds the pole position on the Billboard Top 200 chart, there is still a great representation for the chart week of April 11.
Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted dropped #1-5 thanks to a 43% decline in sales, but it still managed to sell 51.6k for the week. It has sold 397.2k copies in three weeks. Next was Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride, which fell 16 spots to #31 due to her Idol sales bump wrapping up. It still managed to move 16.8k copies and only drop 12% sales-wise, and now holds a total of 2.720 million.
A third winner held the third Idol-related spot, as David Cook's self-titled album slipped #54-78 on the chart and saw a 15% decrease in sales to 7.3k copies. The album has sold 1.043 million to date and will add a good amount more on next week's chart thanks to his performance being aired on this past Wednesday's results show.
Jennifer Hudson's self-titled album followed with 7.1k copies at #82, down 26 spots from the previous week. It has a total of 683k after sliding 14% this week. Mandisa's new album, Freedom, debuted right behind at #83 with 7k copies for a total of 3.7k. Yes, you read that right, the album's total take shows up as being lower than its weekly take on the Billboard 200 because albums sold in Christian stores are not always counted the way traditional stores report their sales.
Down 32 spots this week to #128 was David Foster's CD/DVD combo Hit Man, which moved an additional 4.4k copies despite being down 23% for a total of 176.5k. David Archuleta's debut album followed at #148, down from #125 the previous week, with 3.9k. It was down 9% from week-to-week and now has a total of 672.8k copies.
Daughtry was up next at #155, down 11 spots chart-wise and 3% sales-wise, with 3.6k copies for the week. It has sold 4.408 million in all. And wrapping up Idol representation on the chart was Taylor Hicks, whose latest album The Distance slipped 44% to 3.3k for the week. It was down #87-166 and has now moved 18.3k after three weeks.
Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of 2m on Pulse as follows:
005 001 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 51,608 -43% 90,393 397,232
031 015 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 16,775 -12% 19,165 2,719,759
078 054 David Cook - David Cook 7,300 -15% 8,553 1,042,904
082 056 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 7,085 -14% 8,211 683,126
083 --- Mandisa - Freedom 7,031 956 666% 3,658
128 096 David Foster - Hit Man... 4,366 -23% 5,644 176,492
148 125 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 3,939 -9% 4,311 672,840
155 144 Daughtry - Daughtry 3,598 -3% 3,712 4,408,105
166 087 Taylor Hicks - The Distance 3,339 -44% 5,972 18,302
Total sales are in bold.
Monday, March 30, 2009
'Idol' alums taking over Twitter
It appears that not even Idol alums are holding out on the Twitter revolution. Each day, more and more familiar faces from the franchise are utilizing the social networking tool to communicate with their fans. Below is a select list of official accounts of Idol-related people:
-Ayla Brown: follow
-Jason Castro: follow
-Kelly Clarkson: follow
-Melinda Doolittle: follow
-Mikalah Gordon: follow
-Justin Guarini: follow
-Leah Labelle: follow
-Blake Lewis: follow
-Kimberley Locke: follow
-Mandisa: follow
-Katharine McPhee: follow
-Syesha Mercado: follow
-Ryan Seacrest: follow
-Vonzell Solomon: follow
-Jordin Sparks: follow
-John Stevens: follow
-Brooke White: follow
-Elliott Yamin: follow
It's only a matter of time before Carrie Underwood gets a Twitter account, right? Seems kind of odd that her people haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet. If anyone knows of any other Idol alums that are on Twitter, please post below.
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