'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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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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Arch, Cook, Daughtry, Jordin at AMAs

The 2008 American Music Awards were full of slurred speeches, botched teleprompter readings, lip-synching and - most importantly - Idol alums, as three took home awards, four presented awards and one just didn't show up.

The AMAs were kicked off with a red carpet fest that was serenaded by David Cook and got Daughtry and David Archuleta to give their two cents to the camera. Later on, Cook showed up during the broadcast with less guyliner to introduce Taylor Swift as she performed "White Horse." Arch on the other hand was the butt of Jimmy Kimmel's jokes throughout the show, most of them referencing his age. He made a brief appearance when he presented the "Favorite Country Male Artist" award to Brad Paisley with Shallene Woodley that you can watch below:



Carrie Underwood, while M.I.A. for a leg of her Carnival Ride tour north of the border tonight, lost out to Swift in the "Favorite Female Country Artist" award but took home the "Favorite Country Album" award off the broadcast, leading her to thank the fans for the award via a blog.

While the girl in the yellow dress (Jordin Sparks) didn't take home anything during the show, she won "Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary Music" prior to the broadcast and presented the award for "Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist" with a mole-less Enrique Iglesias.

But it was Daughtry that got the biggest on-show props. After presenting the award for "Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist" to Rihanna, the band took home "Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock" instead of Coldplay. One can argue that was a bit of a shock, but IDOL LIVE will take it. Watch the guys' acceptance speech below:



All in all the Idol alums represented well, just it's amazing with all the performances that were squeezed into three hours, none were able to secure a performance slot. Maybe next year...

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