'Idol' odds 'n ends: Steven Tyler preps for 'Idol' judgeship by falling off stage

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

>Steven Tyler is all but confirmed to be a judge for Idol's 10th season, but he doesn't seem to be slowing down to save his energy for coming up with critiques, as evidenced by his multiple falls while performing onstage, including the most recent episode at a show in Toronto. Per Zap2It:

After quickly rebounding from his accidental stage dive, Tyler sprung up and yelled to the crowd, "It ain't gonna happen again!"

Let's hope not. The lights and video floor on the "American Idol" can be awfully disorienting.

That's actually really good advice, especially since if the lights don't disorient him, they'll probably at least melt his face clear off. Then who would replace the replacement?


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>Jordin Sparks has been busy this week in New York City gearing up for her big premiere in the Broadway musical In The Heights. As per usual, making appearances on the talk show circuit were included on her itinerary, including Live with Regis & Kelly, on which she performed the song "Breathe" yesterday. Watch the performance below:




Jordin's Broadway debut came last night, which marks the kickoff of a 12-week run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. For schedules and ticket information for In The Heights, visit InTheHeightsMusical.com.


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>After much delay, Kris Allen's music video for second single "The Truth" premiered on VH1 on Tuesday. Watch the video below:




The video was directed by Marco Puig, who was at the helm of Kris's video for "Live Like We're Dying," and featured model Cindy Vela and Train lead singer Pat Monahan. Was the video worth the wait? Not in my opinion, unfortunately.


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>David Archuleta posted another vlog on his official YouTube channel on Tuesday in which he informed fans that work on his forthcoming album The Other Side of Down is almost complete. Watch the vlog below (if you can tolerate the annoying buzzing sound):




As expected, Arch confirmed the album has been pushed back until Tues., Oct. 5. He said he's excited to start performing live again soon and hopes he can hit the high notes in "Something 'Bout Love." The Other Side of Down is available to pre-order at Amazon.com.


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>Kellie Pickler is reportedly busy putting her own signature touch on her wedding plans, as she's looking for ways to incorporate her love of animals into the ceremony. According to a piece by Wendy Geller of Yahoo! Music:

And, we're not just talking about having a dog dressed up in a mini-tuxedo, as Underwood did at her wedding. Pickler is talking about having her reptile buddies in the mix. "I'm thinking of having the python be the ringbearer," she told PEOPLE this week.

I wonder if she'll think about asking calamari to be the flower girls? The piece goes on to say there will be no first dance with husband-to-be Kyle Jacobs because he is "'a disaster' on the dance floor." That's a little out of the ordinary, especially since Kellie is definitely the dancin' kind.

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Katharine McPhee performs on 'Regis & Kelly'; HITS predix for 'Unbroken'

Katharine McPhee continued her media tour in support of her sophomore album Unbroken, appearing this morning on Live with Regis and Kelly to perform her single "Had It All." Watch the performance below:

Also out today are sales predictions from HITS Daily Double based on one-day sales. These numbers have Unbroken opening with sales between 13-15k, which would be a bit below my prediction of 20k.

Be sure to check in on Friday for revised predictions and next Tuesday when HDD's estimates are revealed.

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Katharine McPhee performs on 'Tonight Show' with strep throat

Katharine McPhee didn't let her diagnosis of strep throat get in the of taping a performance of "Had It All" that aired on last night's episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC. Watch the performance below:

Katharine tweeted about the performance, saying:

Well I made it! My voice was a little wobbly but not bad 4 having strep and a sinus infection! That's what the Doc said. off to NY tommorow about 23 hours ago from TwitterBerry

Kat showed off more than her strained voice last nigh (if you watch the performance you'll know what I'm referring to). She will next appear on Live with Regis and Kelly tomorrow.

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David Cook performs "Declaration" on 'Regis & Kelly'

Amid all these performances from the latest batch of Idol alums (and Carrie Underwood), there have been a few names that have gone unnoticed on the airwaves in the recent past. David Cook made it back onto the talk show circuit this morning with a performance of "Declaration" on Live with Regis and Kelly during the show's special stint in Las Vegas. Watch it below:

In the pre-performance chatter, David told Regis and Kelly about how he was successful at Blackjack thanks to being "stupid" and putting all his money in and he had been noticed twice during his time in Sin City.

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Kris Allen performs "Live Like We're Dying" on 'Regis & Kelly'

Live with Regis and Kelly was the latest stop for Kris Allen in his press tour promoting his debut album, as he appeared on the talk show this morning where he performed his single "Live Like We're Dying." Watch the performance below:

Kris will next tape a performance for an upcoming episode of Ellen tomorrow and then make an appearance on VH1's Top 20 Countdown on Saturday.

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Kris Allen performs "Live Like We're Dying" on 'GMA'

Kris Allen's latest stop on his promotional tour for his debut album Kris Allen was ABC's Good Morning America, on which he performed his single "Live Like We're Dying" this morning. Watch the performance below:

Kris was his usual modest self when speaking with co-host Robin Roberts in a mini-interview prior to the performance, saying he still hasn't heard "Dying" on the radio and that he and his band had a late night at the Empire State Building.

Kris will next perform on Live with Regis and Kelly tomorrow morning.

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'Idol' odds 'n ends: Syesha Mercado performs on 'Wendy Williams'

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

>Syesha Mercado performed with her co-stars of the national tour of the musical Dreamgirls on Wednesday on The Wendy Williams Show. Watch a clip of the appearance below:

The tour kicks off at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., tomorrow night, where it will run until Sun., Dec. 6. It will close 13 cities later in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 27, 2010.

>Kris Allen's music video for his single "Live Like We're Dying" premiered this morning on AOL's PopEater blog. Watch the video below:



About the video, Kris told PopEater at first it was "frustrating" that people "weren't getting it" during the production process about the vision for the video, but they were finally able to come up with a product everyone was satisfied with.

>Carrie Underwood stopped by Live with Regis and Kelly yesterday to perform for and chat with the show's co-hosts about her "brute" (aka Regis-speak for Carrie's boyfriend Mike Fisher) among other things. Watch her perform "Cowboy Casanova" below:



One of the funniest parts of the interview came when Carrie was asked if she knew how to skate. When she responded "no," she was asked if she was going to attempt to learn how to skate, which she followed up with another frank "no."

>Jason Castro's album might have been delayed until early next year, but he was in a cheerful mood last weekend when he proposed to his girlfriend. According to an article on ACESHowbiz:

Jason and Mandy are said to have been dating since 2008, but have known each other since high school. The twosome dressed as Beauty and the Beast on Halloween. He got down on his knees when he proposed to her and presented her with a ring. Besides, the singer also carved "Marry Me?" into a pumpkin.

Jason's single "Let's Just Fall In Love Again" is now available to purchase on iTunes.

>Danny Gokey premiered his new single "It's Only" on Milwaukee's country radio station 106.1 FM. Listen to the single below:



According to MJs, the song was written by Dave and Charles from Lady Antebellum and will be available to download on Tues., Dec. 14.

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Carrie Underwood performs on 'Late Show' and 'GMA'

Carrie Underwood officially embarked on her televised promo tour for her latest album Play On last night when she appeared on CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman to perform her current single "Cowboy Casanova." Watch the performance below:

Next, Carrie hit the newly-renovated Lincoln Center plaza to perform a live set for ABC's Good Morning America this morning. Some of the songs she performed include "Undo It," "Casanova" and the Grammy-winning "Last Name," which can be viewed below:



Carrie will next hit Live with Regis & Kelly on Thursday before really revving up the appearances engine next week with another concert on GMA and interview with Robin Roberts on Tuesday and her hosting and performing gig at the CMA Awards on Wednesday.

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Jordin Sparks performs "Battlefield" on 'Regis & Kelly'

For the second day in a row, Jordin Sparks appeared on a nationally televised morning program based in New York City to promote her sophomore release Battlefield, as she performed the album's title track on Live with Regis & Kelly. Watch the performance below:

Jordin will next visit Jimmy Fallon on his Late Night program, which airs tonight/tomorrow morning at 12:35 a.m. on NBC.

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Adam and Danny on 'Regis & Kelly'; 'Mike and Juliet'

This week has been abundant with talk show appearances by Idol alums from the most recent season, and Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey were still busy with televised performances and making small talk with TV personalities.

Both Danny and Adam appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly, as Adam performed "Mad World" on Wednesday's episode and Danny did "What Hurts the Most" on Thursday's episode below:

The two also sat down with the popular co-hosts to chat about the past season of Idol and their future plans. In his interview, which happened to be his first talk show appearance ever, Danny talked about the tough decision he had to make to audition following his wife's passing, and he addressed the Dancing with the Stars brouhaha that was caused by an off the cuff comment made earlier in the week.

In Adam's sit-down, he discussed his experience in theater at an early age and the fact that the first concert he attended was one of Paula Abdul's. He also discussed his styling per Kelly Ripa's request and his "glam rock" wings and got a bit of a shock when show supervisor Art Moore came out in Lambert getup including black hair and nail polish.

Adam also chatted with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Ellen last Friday, where he talked about his friendship with winner Kris Allen and the fact that he was wearing the underwear Ellen gave him on the Idol blue carpet. On Thursday, he spoke with Juliet Huddy of The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet before performing "Mad World" with accompaniment by Idol music director Michael Orland which can be watched below:



Danny also made it onto The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet yesterday, where he once again addressed the Dancing with the Stars talk and chatted about his foundation in honor of his wife before he performed "What Hurts the Most."

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Kris performs "No Boundaries" on 'Regis & Kelly' and 'Ellen'

Kris made the talk show circuit rounds this morning following the Memorial Day weekend, as his episode of Ellen aired today and he stopped by Live with Regis & Kelly to chat with co-hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa and perform "No Boundaries" on the show. Watch the interview below:

Kris talked about what he did before finding stardom on Idol and his charitable contributions in traveling to Thailand and Indonesia to provide humanitarian aid.

As for his time with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show, Kris talked about how he's been playing guitar since he was 13 and when asked what he was going to buy his wife Katy since he won, he said "probably a vacation." Watch Kris perform "No Boundaries" on Ellen below:



The performance was added online last week but aired today on the show's broadcast.

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'Idol' odds 'n ends: Princess P debuts three new songs

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

>Paris Bennett uploaded new material onto her official music MySpace the other day in the form of three new tracks including "The One," "Wide Open" and her cover of "Rapture of Love." Paris, who finished fifth on the fifth season of Idol in 2006 and gave birth to her first child last year, was originally supposed to record a jazz album for a spring 2009 release, but these songs are more in the modern R&B vein.

>Jordin Sparks headlined VH1's "Save the Music" concert with John Mayer aboard Carnival's Splendor cruise ship on Thursday. ET was there to cover the event, and interviewed Jordin and many other attendees on the red carpet, which can be seen below:

Jordin and John performed a few of their own songs together, including "Tattoo."

>Currently in the midst of promoting his latest album The Distance, Taylor Hicks took to the stage on Live with Regis & Kelly this morning to perform his single "What's Right Is Right." Watch the performance below:



Taylor chatted with the two co-hosts following his performance in which he discussed his date with "Treat" as part of the show's "Win a Date with Taylor Hicks" promotion a few weeks back, during which Taylor was visibly uncomfortable.

>While out in Hawaii filming her latest film, You May Not Kiss the Bride, Katharine McPhee has been keeping busy by making a few appearances at local events, including the grand opening of Honolulu's Miu Miu retail location. Per The Honolulu Star Bulletin:

Prada Corp. celebrated the grand opening of its Miu Miu store last night with a well-attended party of some of Honolulu’s most stylish, as well as a handful of celebs, including “Lost’s” Michael Emerson, dressed in crisp white linen, homegrown actress/singer Tia Carrere and “American Idol” season five finalist Katharine McPhee, who’s also working on her acting skills.

Katharine had a busy week, as she celebrated her 25th birthday on Wednesday.

>The ratings for Thursday's results show were not much off what they normally are, as the episode yanked in 20.6 million viewers in the first half-hour and 24.1 million viewers in the second half-hour, averaging 22.4 million for the entire episode. These numbers were enough to crush the rest of the competition, and Wednesday's special performance episode averaged 25.6 million viewers over two hours, which is a bit above average for the season.

Maybe President Obama should interrupt the prime time schedule more often after all?

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Kelly performs "My Life Would Suck Without You" on 'Regis & Kelly'

Continuing to promote her fourth studio album in its opening week, Kelly Clarkson hit #1-rated morning talk show Live with Regis & Kelly yesterday to perform the album's first single, "My Life Would Suck Without You." Watch the performance below:

Kelly also chatted with the co-hosts about Idol and All I Ever Wanted, plus she performed "Walk Away" for the studio audience.

This all comes before her big musical guest appearance on tonight's episode of Saturday Night Live, where she will perform two songs including "My Life Would Suck Without You" and another song (most likely "I Do Not Hook Up").

In other news, HITS Daily Double has kept its estimates at 220-230k for All I Ever Wanted's opening week, which would be her lowest opening sales week yet.

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Kelly Clarkson's busy week of promo

Kelly Clarkson has already kicked her promotional campagin into high gear for latest album All I Ever Wanted in the form of countless radio show appearances, print interviews and on-camera interviews literally all around the globe, but she isn't near done yet.

The week of her album's release, Kelly will need to take her caffeine pills or at least hit Dunkin' Donuts a couple times a day in order to fulfill her hectic schedule. Take a peek at the main appearances below (all courtesy of Kelly Clarkson Express):

Tues., March 10
In concert on Good Morning America (ABC)

Wed., March 11
Performing on American Idol's Top 13 Results Show (FOX)

Fri., March 13
Performing on Live with Regis and Kelly (NBC)

Sat., March 14
Musical guest on Saturday Night Live (NBC)

There will surely be more events and appearances squeezed into this four big ones, and will be announced shortly. If this schedule is a taste of things to come, it seems Kelly could be in for a huge opening week for her album.

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Cook visits 'Regis & Kelly'

David Cook made an appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly yesterday in which he sat down for an interview with co-hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa before performing "Light On." In the interview Regis asked about the Idol tour (still on that?) and how Hillary Clinton asked people to vote for Cook while he was on the show. Watch the performance below:



He will next appear on Entertainment Tonight and have his AOL Sessions released on Fri., Nov. 21.

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Cook hits the talkshow circuit

David Cook began making the rounds to promote his new album last week when he premiered his music video for "Light On" on one of the final episodes of MTV's Total Request Live on Wed., Nov. 12. He then performed the single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Fri., Nov. 14. Watch the performance below:



Yesterday, he found time to sing "Deck the Halls" with Stephen Colbert and Diane Sawyer on ABC's Good Morning America. On the show he always performed "Light On," which can be watched below, and "Heroes." In introducing Cook, Sawyer got her facts mixed in saying "not since the Beatles has any artist had this many hits pop up right away off of a new album."

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He will next be performing "Light On" on Live with Regis and Kelly tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET.

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Arch on 'Regis & Kelly'

David Archuleta visited Live with Regis & Kelly this morning to perform his hit single "Crush." A short and not very informative interview with Regis Philbin followed the performance. Watch both below:



One could argue the anticipation of Kelly Ripa's dance routine with the New York Knicks girls that followed the performance was a bit more exciting, but it's good to see Arch out there promoting his album everywhere he can.

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Arch hits the talkshow circuit

David Archuleta began making the rounds promoting his debut album last Thursday when he appeared on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform "Crush." Watch the performance below:



That was the calm before the storm. Today he hit NBC's Today Show and MTV's Total Request Live. Watch those performances below:

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Arch also stopped by the Virgin Megastore in New York City for an autograph signing and he will be on Live with Regis & Kelly tomorrow at 9 a.m. By the way, Arch's official music MySpace page got a makeover today, so make sure you check it out.

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Katharine on 'Regis & Kelly'

Currently in the midst of promotional tour for The House Bunny (Aug. 22), Katharine McPhee stopped by Live with Regis & Kelly yesterday. Watch the segment below:



Katharine talked about a wide range of topics, from her "Greek wedding" to her upcoming plans for filming The Storyteller this fall and recording her sophomore album, which is slated for a spring 2009 release. Regis' guest host was his daughter, Joanna.

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Arch on 'Regis & Kelly'

David Archuleta took to the "Idol on Live" stage this morning on Live with Regis & Kelly to perform an unplugged version of "Angels." He also sat down with the show's co-hosts to chat about his tutoring sessions while on the show, as well as what his fans are called among other things.

But the funniest moment of the interview was when Kelly Ripa asked David if he remembered at the beginning of the competition when Simon told him "I wish I had would you have," which David could not recall, nor could Regis. Fortunately for Kelly, a few audience members remembered the same thing, and the issue was settled.

Below is video of the interview and performance of "Angels":

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