'Idol' odds 'n ends: Kris Allen stars in a Ford commercial

The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:

>If you were watching the Idol premiere last week, you may have seen a Ford commercial featuring a certain familiar face. That's right, Kris Allen made a special appearance in the video in which he's shown driving a a Ford Fusion Hybrid and he highlights one of the car's new features, which is CDs can be recorded in the audio system so that songs are available on playlists stored in the car. Watch the commercial below:

Also in the commercial is Kris's song "Alright with Me."

>Katharine McPhee performed "It's Not Right," one of her album tracks off her sophomore album Unbroken, on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday. Watch the performance below:



Kat also chatted with Kimmel briefly following the performance where her upcoming guest appearance on NBC's Community was brought up. Kat said it should be airing in about a month.

>Adam Lambert's music video for his current single "Whataya Want From Me" premiered on VH1 and MTV on Friday. Watch the video below:



The video unsurprisingly leaked prior to being officially released. Adam tweeted:

So it leaked. Oh well :) big old watermark in middle of frame though. Will be on VH1, MTV etc tomorrow and on my website on Monday. :)

The video was directed by Diane Martel and filmed on Dec. 20, 2009.

>Kellie Pickler continued to show her support to American troops overseas this week as she traveled with fellow artists as part of a USO Tour trip. Kellie tweeted from the trek:

It's 10:30PM in Iraq. Loooong day. Sleeping w/both eyes open 2 avoid getting eaten by camel spiders. 2:29 PM Jan 15th from txt

I'm tweeting from a helicopter...flying over Baghdad. 4:09 AM Jan 16th from txt

Kellie has been traveling the middle east with fellow country singers Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson since last week. She has previously participated in USO Tours in 2007 and 2008.

>Ayla Brown continued campaigning with her father, Scott Brown, this week, including cutting this radio ad with her sister, Arianna, in which they responded to charges leveled against their father of denying rape victims emergency contraception. Listen to the ad below:



Ayla also helped out by recording an automated phone message that went out to registered voters across Massachusetts in which she echoed a similar sentiment. The special election to fill the vacant U.S. senate seat will be held on Tues., Jan. 19.

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ABC replaces Adam Lambert with Allison Iraheta on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' cancels NYE appearance

It seems ABC has opted to enforce a network-wide ban on Adam Lambert. The network has canceled Adam's appearance on its late night program Jimmy Kimmel Live, which was set to air on Thurs., Dec. 17, and his invitation to perform a coveted slot on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve has also been withdrawn. This comes one week after the network's morning program Good Morning America canceled a scheduled performance by Adam, which was the first casualty of his controversial performance at the 2009 American Music Awards.

Instead, Allison Iraheta will be the beneficiary of this news, as she has been scheduled to replace Adam on the show according to a tweet from the show:

Coming up on December 17th we've got Allison Iraheta scheduled for a concert. about 1 hour ago from web

Adam confirmed the news, saying via his Twitter:

Yes, sadly friends, ABC has cancelled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. :( don't blame them. It's the FCC heat. 25 minutes ago from Echofon

Adam followed the confirmation up with news that he will in fact be appearing on NBC's The Jay Leno Show, but no date is set in stone yet. Adam will be one of Barbara Walters' "10 most fascinating people of 2009," so he will be featured on ABC on Wed., Dec. 9, at 10 p.m. ET.

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Carrie Underwood performs "Undo It" on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Carrie Underwood's latest stop on her Play On promo tour was ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, on which she took part in a sit-down chat with host Jimmy Kimmel before performing as part of the show's Bud Light Golden Wheat concert series. Watch Carrie perform "Undo It" below:

Carrie also performed "Cowboy Casanova" as part of the concert, but it was only partially broadcast online (the full performance can be found on the show's Web site). In the interview, Carrie talked about what it's look to be a vegetarian and was offered a turkey made of guacamole for Thanksgiving.

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Daughtry performs "No Surprise" on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

For the second night in a row, Daughtry visited a late night show to promote its sophomore album Leave This Town. Yesterday, the guys appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! and had a concert for fans as part of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live! Concert Series" that took place in an indoor theatre. Watch the band's performance of "No Surprise" below:

Daughtry additionally performed "Every Time You Turn Around" to close out the show while the credits rolled.

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Daughtry performs "No Surprise" on 'Tonight Show'

Daughtry visited Conan O'Brien and friends on NBC's The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien for the band's first late night performance in support of its sophomore album Leave This Town. In keeping with a pattern established with their previous performances, the guys performed "No Surprise." Watch the performance below:

Following the taping of the episode, Chris tweeted about the experience:

Just finished taping Conan. I had my ear monitors way too friggin loud! Hopefully it turned out ok. You can be the judge tonight:) about 20 hours ago from TwitterFon

Fortunately for Chris, everything sounded fine. In fact, they sounded better than their previous few televised performances earlier this week.

They will next perform tonight on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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Paula stops by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Just one night after co-judge Kara sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on his late night program Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Paula followed suit on last night's episode. She was her usual crazy self and did not disappoint. Watch the segment below:

So let me get this straight. Paula picks the two finalists that she thinks will make the finale at the beginning of the season, writes their names in an envelope and has it mailed to her at the end of the season to see if she's right? Is it that hard to just write a memo, or sticky note it to her forehead, or tie a string around her finger and remember who she predicted the old fashioned way? Oh Paula.

She also recounted a hilarious scenario when she was punked by Sacha Baron Cohen (a.k.a. Bruno) for his upcoming movie Bruno, and how her former publicist signed the release waivers not knowing what it was. Judging from the reaction Paula had when telling the story, it seems like it will be worth watching.

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Kara on Kimmel, Randy on Fallon

The talk show circuit was hot with Idol judges yesterday, as Simon Cowell's episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show aired in addition to appearances by Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson on late night programs. Kara stopped by ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live where she talked about a misconception that she shaves her nose and what it was like to write a song for Paris Hilton. Watch the segment below:

She again said that it's still undecided whether or not she will be back next season, despite Simon already confirming that there would be four judges on Season 9. She also dodged the question that everyone always asks: who she thought was going to win, as Kimmel did not even go there in the interview.

Not to be outdone, Randy was on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to chat with the show's host. Watch it below (begins at 28:40):



Randy said it will come down to Adam and Danny and defended Adam against Fallon's "broadway" comment.

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David Cook on 'Jimmy Kimmel'

It was such a busy week Idol-wise that you might have missed David Cook perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night. Well if you did, watch it below:

Cook was a good sport and "appeared in" the infamous video of little David Archuleta fans that threw a tantrum after the latter lost Idol. They superimposed video of Cook into the video, pretending that he was just as upset as the girls were that Arch lost. Funny stuff.

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Katharine on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Katharine McPhee last night made her first appearance on the talk show circuit in support of her film debut in The House Bunny (Aug. 22) when she appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. The interview was particularly strange, as Jimmy was hung up on a story of Kat suffering a wardrobe malfunction will riding a dolphin on her vacation in Cabo, which eventually went places even Kat must have been surprised. Watch the interview below:



Jimmy also showed the now infamous clip of Tyra Banks feeling Kat's breasts on her talk show last year, which came out of nowhere. Kat did say that her sophomore album should be out in 2009, but did not divulge any specifics except for the fact that she is working with producer David Foster.

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