Showing posts with label kimberly caldwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kimberly caldwell. Show all posts

Saturday, August 14, 2010

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Fantasia meets up with Antwuan Cook after being released from hospital

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

>The latest news in the Fantasia saga is that merely one day after being released from a Charlotte, N.C., hospital for a drug overdose and suicide attempt, she had a meeting with her "off and on" boyfriend Antwuan Cook in a local park. Per an article on People.com:
The two were spotted visiting a local park and appeared to be in deep conversation – all while cameras, presumably for her VH1 reality show, Fantasia for Real, captured the conversation.
Additionally, the 911 call was made public:



To add to things, VH1 issued a statement that the first episode of Fantasia For Real's second season, which kicks off on Sun., Sept. 19, would be changed to accommodate the incident before retracting the statement. It may just be me, but all this is sounding pretty opportunistic, especially when considering Fanny's latest album hits stores in less than two weeks. Well, if her goal (and her manager's goal) was to get the public to remember her, they surely accomplished it this week (photo courtesy of People.com).

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>After all the drama that went down this week with reports that Jennifer Lopez is out of the running to replace Ellen DeGeneres or Simon Cowell as a judge for Season 10, good ol' Nigel Lythgoe interjected to smooth out the waves made by the rumors. Accoring to Uncle Nigel:
He tells Extra, "These people don't know Jennifer Lopez. She's a wonderful woman. I've never seen her be a diva in her life!"
Well, that's hardly a denial that J. Lo has been axed from consideration, but I guess it's better than a confirmation of the news - for Lopez at least.

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>Kimberly Caldwell will today appear at the AT&T store in Tustin, Calif., where she will perform in concert beginning at 1 p.m. She will then hang around to meet and greet fans until 3 p.m. More information on the event per the media advisory:
Without RegretEvent attendees will have an opportunity to meet KIIS FM’s Manny on the Street between 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees will also be able to take advantage of the promotion on the new Android™ 2.1 Powered Samsung Captivate* ($199 after mail-in rebate and 2-year agreement), with the super AMOLED screen. With the purchase of the new Samsung Captivate attendees will receive two tickets to the upcoming American Idol Concert Tour at the Honda Center, Tuesday, August 17.
The store is located at 2219 Park Ave between Tustin Ranch and Park Avenue. Kimberly's debut album Without Regret will be released on Tues., Dec. 31, and is available to pre-order at Amazon.com.

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>Jordin Sparks recently spent a day with a teen girl named Kyrie who devoted her time to charitable work with kids in Jamaica as part of Famous Footwear's "Famous for a Day" program. Watch the video below courtesy of Famous Footwear's official YouTube channel:



Jordin brought Kyrie 50 pair of shoes for the children of Jamaica in addition to hanging out with her for the day and inviting her backstage to a Jordin's concert. This isn't the first, nor will it be the last, of Jordin's charitable contributions.

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>Season 6 Top 16 contestant Asia'h Epperson is the latest Idol alum to land in hot water, at least legally, as she was arrested last night after allegedly beating up a clubgoer with her sister in Hollywood. Per TMZ:
According to sources, Epperson and another chick -- her sister -- kicked another clubgoer's butt inside Colony club.
TMZ's paps captured video of Asia'h with rapper Too Short (who?) earlier in the evening. She was released on bail early this morning. Why question is, why did TMZ have video of Asia'h before she was even arrested? Makes no sense. Either way, it's nice to see Season 6 is still being represented well.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Poll of the week: Jennifer Hudson eclipses fellow 7th-place finishers

The winner of the latest version of IDOL LIVE's 2010 edition of the poll of the week champion series for readers' favorite seventh-place finalist of all nine seasons was no surprise.

Jennifer Hudson of Season 3 took in nine votes, or 37% of all 24 votes cast during the course of the week. While this number isn't very high at all, it's pretty easy to believe that J-Hud is the most popular seventh-place finalist of all time due to her post-Idol success.

The next closest placing was was Season 7's Kristy Lee Cook's showing in second thanks to seven votes (29%), while Season 9's Tim Urban nabbed four votes (16%).

In the next round, readers will be asked which 6th-place finalist is their favorite of all nine seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.

Ryan Starr 1 (4%)
Kimberly Caldwell 0 (0%)
Jennifer Hudson 9 (37%)
Anwar Robinson 2 (8%)
Ace Young 1 (4%)
Sanjaya Malakar 0 (0%)
Kristy Lee Cook 7 (29%)
Lil Rounds 0 (0%)
Tim Urban 4 (16%)

Total votes: 24

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Flashback: Julia DeMato's "Breathe"

Julia DeMato had a storied journey on Season 2 of Idol before she was eliminated prematurely in 10th place, but it was good that she went out on a positive note with her rendition of Faith Hill's "Breathe." Watch the performance below:



Julia earned praise for her performance, especially considering how far she came from some of her earlier efforts on the show. And even her one time rival Kimberly Caldwell shed some tears after her friend was eliminated. Even though it wouldn't stand up to many performances that would come in subsequent seasons, Julia did well for herself here.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Simon Cowell shares laughs and love on Leno's 'Tonight Show'

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

>Simon Cowell stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Monday night to talk Idol, X Factor and life in general. Not surprisingly, the topic of Simon's recent engagement to makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy came up, which prompted her to join her fiance on the couch. Watch the segment below:



Leno continued to badger Simon for the duration of the interview, asking when the wedding would be and whether he'd get married in the states or over in England. Simon also mentioned that he likes Crystal Bowersox (she was the only finalist he mentioned by name).

>Kimberly Caldwell has been out and about promoting her new album Without Regret, and on Tuesday she appeared on Ellen, the latest Idol judge's talk show. Watch her perform her new single "Mess of You" below:



Without Regret is scheduled to be out April 6 and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com, while "Mess of You" is now available to download on iTunes.

>ABC's special The Bachelor: Jason and Molly's Wedding aired Monday night, featuring Jason Castro and his ukulele. He served as musical guest at the outdoor wedding ceremony in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Watch him perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" below:



Jason also performed his own song "That's What I'm Here For," which can be downloaded at iTunes as of today. The special averaged 9.27 million viewers, which is a mere fraction of the audience Jason was exposed to while he was on Idol.

>Jordin Sparks announced she will be lending her voice and vocals to the Nick Jr. program Team UmiZoomi for an upcoming episode. Jordin tweeted:

TheRealJordin In the studio recording a voice-over & song for Nick Jr. TEAM UMIZOOMI!
3 minutes ago via TwitBird iPhone


This news comes as Jordin continues to tweet about her songwriting sessions, as she was in the studio writing for and with DEZ Armstead among other artists.

>Kelly Clarkson has been busy overseas on the European leg of her tour in support of her album All I Ever Wanted, and concert goers at her show in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday got a bit more excitement than they were expecting when Kelly disappeared for a few minutes mid-performance. Watch a video recap below:



After performing "How I Feel" Kelly explained that for the first time in eight years she just "couldn't hold it." TMI, Kelly. TMI.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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.

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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.

>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.

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Blake Lewis unveils new single choice

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

>Blake Lewis revealed his new single choice, "Heartbreak on Vinyl," and sent a link for fans to listen to a remix of the song by LA Riots in an e-mail sent to fans. In the e-mail, Blake also mentioned a fan-made video that made Yahoo!'s Top 10 Most Awesome Music Videos of 2009, which can be viewed below:



In addition to the LA Riots remix, the single will include remixes by Chew Fu and Bimbo Jones and will be available digitally on Tues., Jan. 19.

>Carrie Underwood will take a stab at acting in her first guest appearance on a CBS sitcom when she stars in an episode of How I Met Your Mother. Per The LA Times:
Underwood will make her acting debut on the CBS sitcom as a love interest for Ted (Josh Radnor), CBS confirmed. Her character, Tiffany, is an enigmatic pharmaceutical sales rep.
The newly-engaged Carrie recently took her comedy skills on a test drive on her variety special that aired on FOX last month. The episode will air sometime in March.

>Katharine McPhee's latest stop in support of her sophomore album Unbroken was on NBC's Today Show, which aired yesterday. Kat spoke with co-host Hoda Kotb and America's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan. Watch the segment below:



After fending off the usual comments about her "new" (and by "new" it's really 8-9 months-old) hairstyle, Kat spoke about why she decided to name her album Unbroken and what was behind her covering the quirky song "Brand New Key."

>Two Idol alums launched new blogs this week. Kimberly Caldwell recently tweeted about her new blog, which basically seems to be a Twitter feed on her site:
Check out my blog: kimberlycaldwell.tumblr.com Good news about the pup! 3:21 PM Jan 7th from Echofon
Meanwhile, Felicia Barton similarly revealed her new blog, as she announced via her own Twitter account:
thanks to everyone that is following me on my new blog!..I am really excited about it!!!... www.followingfelicia.blogspot.com 11:11 PM Jan 7th from web
>Since CBS failed to broadcast David Archuleta's halftime performance at the Brut Sun Bowl in San Antonio, Tex., on Thurs., Dec. 31. Watch him perform "Don't Stop Believin'" below:



David also sang his songs "Crush" and "Zero Gravity" during the halftime set. Prior to halftime he also sang "God Bless America."

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Friday, August 14, 2009

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Carrie Underwood to be inducted into OK Music HOF

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

>It has only been four years since Carrie Underwood rose to stardom, but she will soon be able to say she is enshrined in the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. According to CMT.com:

Carrie Underwood is one of three performers selected as this year's inductees into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Monday (Aug. 10) during a news conference at the Tulsa Press Club.

It was last December that Carrie was inducted into the Grand Ol Opry. The ceremony and concert will take place on Thurs., Sept. 17, in the Muskogee Civic Center.

>Season 8's Top 10 finalists made a stop by NASDAQ while in New York City on Tuesday, where they partook in the tradition of Idol alums doing the ceremonial ringing of the bell to close out the day's trading. Watch the event below:


The crazy poses in the middle of the video above were used as shots of the finalists displayed out on an LCD screen on the exterior of a building. The group of 10 were in town to perform in concert as part of their "Idols Live!" tour stop at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island.

>Jennifer Hudson became Idol's latest new mother, as the third season's seventh-place finalist gave birth to David Daniel Otunga Jr. late Monday night. According to Us Magazine, the couple's publicist said the 7-pound, 14-ounce baby "is beautiful and perfect."

>While making an appearance at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards, Jordin Sparks ran into a familiar face amidst the sea of celebs. Who else but Ashley Ferl (a.k.a. the "crying girl") turned up and was sure to impress Jordin with her awesome crying skills. Jordin tweeted about the meet up, saying:

Look who I saw yesterdayyyy! No, Sanjaya wasn't there! Lol http://twitpic.com/dfb83 4:12 PM Aug 10th from TwitterFon

Looks like not much has changed in two years.

>Kimberly Caldwell will be fulfilling hosting duties for MTV's upcoming series P. Diddy's Starmaker. Per a press release issued earlier this week:
Singer, actress and television personality Kimberly Caldwell has worked as an entertainment correspondent and host for the TV Guide Network. Kimberly first hit the limelight as an artist on another popular reality competition show, which gives her the ability to develop an intimate and empathetic relationship with the aspiring "StarMaker" contestants.

Starmaker premieres on Sun., Aug. 16 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.

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Friday, July 24, 2009

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Kimberly Caldwell signs with Vanguard

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

>It was announced on Wednesday via a press release that Season 2 seventh-place finalist Kimberly Caldwell has signed with Vanguard Records. Kimberly had the following to say about the signing:

Kimberly stated, "There are no words that can truly express how thrilled I am about joining the Vanguard Records family. Music has always been my first love so I'm beyond excited to release my debut album and it's such an honor to get to do so alongside the amazing artists who call Vanguard home."

According to the release, Kimberly's debut album will be produced by Marshall Altman and is expected to be out early next year. (Photo courtesy of Matt Beard.)

>Kelly Clarkson will be one of four female artists taking part in VH1's Divas special alongside Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis and Adele. Per the press release issued on Tuesday:
Continuing in true Divas tradition, the evening will feature a night of unforgettable performances from various performers, presenters and special guests. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

This is the first Divas special the network has hosted since 2005. VH1's Divas will be broadcast live on VH1 from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House on Thurs., Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. ET.

>Chris Daughtry tweeted yesterday to alert fans that lyrics for four bonus tracks off Leave This Town had been posted on his band's official Web site. The songs are "Long Way," "Traffic Light," "Get Me Through" and "One Last Chance."

>As part of her continuing promotional tour for her sophomore album Battlefield, Jordin Sparks appeared on MTV's talk show It's On with Alexa Chung on Wednesday. Watch the first segment from the show below:



In the second segment featuring Jordin, she played "Will You Drink It" in which she had to drink concoctions ranging from "Red Devil" (tomato and pineapple juice) and "Rootbang" (rootbeer and tang).

>Phil Stacey launched his new official Web site last week to coincide with his upcoming sophomore release Into the Light (Aug. 25) on Reunion Records. In his welcome message, Phil said in part:

This new project represents my heart. I come from a long line of ministers. These songs are lessons I have learned along the way that I feel have drawn me closer to Jesus. I am excited to share them with you.

In the meantime, please check out my tour dates. I have a lot of events coming up, including a tour with Michael W. Smith this fall. I would absolutely LOVE to see you out there on the road. Until then, God bless you! Be safe.

Phil's new single, "You're Not Shaken," is currently #3 on Amazon MP3's Top 100 downloaded songs chart. It has been available as a free download for the past few weeks.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Poll of the week: KLC cooks the competition for Top 7

Things are beginning to get a little ridiculous on IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series, as another Season 7 alum once again advanced to the finals of the series.

Kristy Lee Cook was voted the favorite seventh-place finalist of all eight seasons, taking in 41 votes (49%) in all, which was far ahead of the 22 votes (26%) that favorite Jennifer Hudson was able to muster.

The only other placing worth mentioning is Ace Young's third-place finish with 11 votes, or 13% of the total.

In the next installment of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series, readers are asked which sixth-place finalist is their favorite of all eight seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.

Ryan Starr 0 (0%)
Kimberly Caldwell 6 (7%)
Jennifer Hudson 22 (26%)
Anwar Robinson 1 (1%)
Ace Young 11 (13%)
Sanjaya Malakar 0 (0%)
Kristy Lee Cook 41 (49%)
Lil Rounds 2 (2%)

Total votes: 83

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Friday, May 22, 2009

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Daughtry, Jordin win at BMI Awards

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

>Chris Daughtry and Jordin Sparks each took home honors at the 2009 BMI Awards in New York City on Tuesday. Chris was recognized for his band's single "Over You," which he co-wrote with Brian Howes, and Jordin's single "Tattoo" won for writers Amanda Ghost and Ian Dench. Although Chris did not write it, Daughtry's "Feels Like Tonight" also took home an award.

>Kimberly Caldwell, Season 2's seventh-place finalist, yesterday inked a record deal with Vanguard/Capitol Records. She confirmed the signing via her official Twitter account:

_kimcaldwell Signing my record deal right now with Vanguard/Capitol records! Crying like a baby while doing so!!!!

Vanguard is home to artists like Indigo Girls, Matt Nathanson and Greg Laswell.

>LaKisha Jones was out promoting her debut album So Glad I'm Me this week since it dropped nationwide on Tuesday. Watch her interview from New York City's FOX affiliate, FOX 5, and her performance of "So Glad I'm Me" below:



LaKisha said she is really proud of her album and that it's "really good."

>The eighth season's finale was down in total viewership from last season's exciting final two episodes. Tuesday's Top 2 performance episode raked in 23.1 million viewers, while Wednesday's two-hour finale averaged 28.8 million viewers, including 40 million for the 10:00-10:07 p.m. time period, which places it as the second-least watched finale in the show's history (behind Season 1). Season 7's one-hour performance show garnered 27.1 million viewers and its two-hour finale special took in an average of 30.6 million viewers.

>Taking a break from his new found love for tweeting, Chris Sligh put some new demos up on his official production MySpace page. The songs featured include "Cmon Cmon," "Making Up Time" and "Chasing Down a Name."

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Newsflash: 'Idol' group performances really are lipped

It was revealed today by a spokesman for Idol that (brace yourselves) *gasp* the group performances on the results shows use a pre-recorded track and requires the finalists to lip-synch. This confirms what many fans have suspected beginning a few weeks back. Per an article that was published on FOXNews.com, the spokesman said:

“Due to extensive choreography and to balance their voices with open mics against a screaming audience, the Idols do sing along to their own prerecorded vocal track during the group performances only," a rep for the show told "The New York Times," reiterating that all of the solo performances were 100 percent live.


This makes Justin Guarini look especially good, because the TV Guide Channel host is the person closest to the show that first pointed it out publicly when he told his Idol Wrap co-host Kimberly Caldwell:

"Every single year, we cannot stand the group performances. I know they can't stand it either. And I think what makes [the group performances] even worse now is that they're lip-synced. They're really prerecorded now."


So what's the story here? That Idol lied by trying to cover up the obvious? Big deal, very little about this show is "real" anymore. Each year it becomes more professional and loses its luster, and this season is no different.

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Monday, January 12, 2009

Cook, Caldwell call it quits

In Touch Weekly is reporting David Cook and Kimberly Caldwell have puts the brakes on their relationship. The celebrity gossip magazine said:

A rep for Kimberly confirms, "Kimberly and David ended their relationship just before the holidays. The couple remain good friends and being very private people, appreciate their privacy at this time."
It was first reported that the Idol alums were an item back in May shortly following Cook's win.

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Friday, January 2, 2009

'Idol' odds 'n ends: Kimberly Caldwell says "no deal!"

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

>Former Season 2 seventh-place finalist and current David Cook love interest Kimberly Caldwell appeared on last night's episode of NBC's Deal or No Deal. She was not a competing contestant, however, she just was there on the sidelines giving her advice.

>The New York Post is reporting that organizers of President-Elect Barack Obama's inauguration are trying to get Jennifer Hudson to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the ceremony. Jennifer has yet to perform in public since her family suffered a tragedy back in October.

>Also on the inaugural front, it was announced that David Archuleta will sing the anthem at the inauguration of Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. This is the second time David will have sang the anthem at the governor's inauguration, as he did the same four years ago before his Idol fame.

>Jordin Sparks and David Archuleta were chosen as two of People magazine's 10 "Hottest (and Youngest) Teen Stars" for its "Best of 2008" issue. They were chosen along with popular artists like Miley Cyrus and Hayley Williams of Paramore.

>CNN named Katharine McPhee and The House Bunny cast's cover of "I Know What Boys Like" as the worst song of 2008 on its The Best and Worst of 2008 special.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

IDOL LIVE poll of the week - Kristy Lee cruises to a win

Although it was not nearly as much of a blowout as the previous IDOL LIVE poll of the week, Kristy Lee Cook had a healthy victory over Jennifer Hudson in last week's poll. Kristy Lee took 17 votes, good for 42% of the total sample, to Jennifer's 12 votes (30%). The competition started out exciting, but in the end Ace Young could only muster six votes (15%) and Kimberly Caldwell four votes (10%). In this week's poll of the week, we ask who your favorite eighth-place finalist is. You have exactly one week to vote.

Ryan Starr 0 (0%)
Kimberly Caldwell 4 (10%)
Jennifer Hudson 12 (30%)
Anwar Robinson 1 (2%)
Ace Young 6 (15%)
Sanjaya Malakar 0 (0%)
Kristy Lee Cook 17 (42%)

Total votes: 40

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Kimberly Caldwell to host CBS' 'Jingles'

It looks like Kimberly Caldwell will be applying her hosting experience from TV Guide Channel's Idol Tonight to a much bigger primetime effort. The second season's seventh-place finisher has signed on to host the Mark Burnett-produced Jingles, which will pit everyday people against each other in a battle to create the best jingles for products in hopes of winning $100,000 and an advertising contract.

KISS frontman-turned reality star Gene Simmons will be responsible for deciding who advances in the competition after taking input from industry experts Linda Kaplan Thaler and Julie Roehm into consideration.

As for when it will premiere, it will not be July 27 as the eye network had originally announced. As of right now, CBS has settled for "later this year," which is vague, especially in television terms.

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Monday, June 2, 2008

Keeping up with Kimberly Caldwell


Kimberly Caldwell's name has become a hot topic over the past two weeks, as the revelation of her budding romance with Season 7 winner David Cook has landed the Season 2 seventh-place finalist's name on front pages across the country.

The 26-year-old blonde-haired, blue-eyed country singer originally from Katy, Tex., has served as host of the TV Guide Network's Idol Tonight and its sister series, Idol Weekend, both of which go behind the scenes of American Idol.

Between performing at local festivals and her hosting duties, Kimberly has been working on an upcoming album that has been in the works for a couple of years. Three of the songs that will be featured on the album ("Who Will You Run to," "Gave Yourself Away," "Fear of Flying") are now on her MySpace.

Kimberly has also tried her hand at acting, as she starred in 2007's Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, a direct-to-DVD release and sequel to 2003's Wrong Turn.

Kimberly will next sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the LA Dodgers' game tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

"Kimberly Caldwell" most searched term on Yahoo!


Kimberly Caldwell, the seventh-place finalist from Season 2, was the most searched term on Yahoo!'s Buzz Index for today (Tues., May 27). She beat out other notable people, including actor/director Sydney Pollack, who died today, Obama and David Cook.

Kimberly was launched back into peoples' minds after she came up in a few of Cook's interviews as he has been making the rounds following his Idol victory. The two are now a couple, according to People.com:

"I'm just excited because I finally get to talk to you," he told her during an interview Wednesday night on the Idol Tonight show. "I've been hearing you say all these nice things about me all season, So I'm actually going to ask you to dinner right now."
Since placing 7th on Season 2, Kimberly has been the host of TV Guide Network's Idol Tonight, which is where she and Cook met.

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Cook on 'Regis & Kelly,' 'Ellen'

David Cook made the rounds this morning as he kicked off a week-long talk show blitz in which he was to address his fans since being crowned the American Idol less than a week ago.

After taping a two-night special with the rest of the Top 10 on CNN's Larry King Live that aired Friday and Monday night, Cook was interviewed on Live with Regis & Kelly and performed "The Time of His Life."

In the interview, Cook was asked the usual barrage of questions regarding his bartending skills (he said he does not even know how to make many drinks because his bar was more relaxed), and his new blossoming romance with Season 2 seventh-place finalist Kimberly Caldwell.

Video of the performance can be viewed below:



Following his appearance on Regis, Cook proceeded to tape an episode of Ellen, where he was also interviewed and performed "The World I Know." The interview and performance can be viewed below:

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