Daughtry's "Long Way Down" with Timbaland leaks

One of the most interesting collaborations off Timbaland's highly anticipated Shock Value II, the follow-up to 2007's Shock Value, is the producer's track "Long Way Down" with Daughtry. The track leaked the other day and can be listened to below:

This definitely sounds like it could be a hit if released as a single. Shock Value II will be released Tues., Dec. 8, and can now be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

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'Idol odds 'n ends: Clip of Allison Iraheta's "Friday I'll Be Over U"

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

>A clip of Allison Iraheta's upcoming single "Friday I'll Be Over U" was added to YouTube today. Listen to the single below:

In a blogpost on Allison's official Web site, it was revealed that the single will premiere on AOL Music's "First Listen" on Monday.

>Katharine McPhee lent her film talents to a video raising awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Watch the skit "The Booby Scare" courtesy of FunnyorDie.com below:



Other female celebs that starred in the skit alongside Kat include Alyson Hannigan, Emily Deschanel, Minka Kelly and Jaime King. October is "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month."

>Jason Castro announced earlier this week that he will be touring this country's malls to promote his debut album beginning Mon., Oct. 12 at the Southdale Center in Minneapolis, Minn., and wrapping up Sun., Nov. 15 at the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, Calif. Billboard has a full list of the dates.

>Chris Daughtry yesterday tweeted about his band's collaboration with well-known record producer Timbaland, confirming an announcement made in late August that the band would have a track appear on the upcoming Shock Value II. Chris said:

The rumors are true folks! We're in the studio working with Timbaland on a sweet project!!! http://twitpic.com/jstk5 12:08 AM Oct 1st from Echofon

Chris followed it up with more photos from the "sesh" and confirmed that "Life After You" will be the next single off the band's Leave This Town album.

>30-second clips of tracks on David Archuleta's upcoming album Christmas From the Heart were added to Amazon.com. Listen to the clips below:



The album is slated for release this coming Tuesday and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.

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'Idol' odds 'n ends: Jordin featured on 'Shock Value II'?

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

>Rumors are swirling that Jordin Sparks is going to be featured on one of the tracks on Timbaland's upcoming album Shock Value 2, out in February. The song title is rumored to be "Rain" and may be released as a single.

>Katharine McPhee sent her fans a Christmas gift on Christmas Eve in the form of a MySpace bulletin that thanked them for their Christmas presents and informed them of an update on all things web-related that are coming in the new year.

>Idol alums that will be making the rounds on the networks' New Year's Eve specials on Wed., Dec. 31, include David Cook and Daughtry on FOX's New Year's Eve Live (11 p.m. ET), while Kellie Pickler will perform on ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (10/11:30 p.m. ET) which will be co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest for the fourth year in a row.

>Carly Smithson put up a new blog entry on her official music MySpace page yesterday to let fans know about her Christmas celebrations. In the blog she hinted at her plans to write material with "a certain Season 5 rocker whos RAD" (Chris Daughtry, perhaps?)

>One song that is seeing a huge post-Christmas surge on the iTunes Top 100 Songs chart is David Archuleta's "Crush." after sitting around the mid-30s prior to the holiday it has re-entered the Top 20 at #19 thanks to heavy spending from gift card recipients.

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