Although she went home empty-handed Sunday at MTV's 25th annual Video Music Awards, Jordin Sparks shook up the scene at the Paramount Pictures lot with her heat of the moment defense of the Jonas Brothers after their decision to wear purity rings was mocked by host Russell Brand (who?) in his opening monologue.
Jordin was so upset by his remarks that she had to give her two cents when it was her turn to introduce T.I. alongside John Legend. Watch her response below:
The comeback has been receiving a lot of press and online buzz, mostly positive. On the awards front, Jordin's video for "No Air" lost out to Tokio Hotel's "Ready, Set, Go!" for Best New Artist and Britney Spears' "Piece of Me" for Best Female Video. Maybe next year, but it's not like it's a Grammy or anything.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
VMA wrap-up: Jordin steals the spotlight
Friday, September 5, 2008
'Idol' BB 200: 'Carnival Ride' #42 (9/13/08)
It was another uninspiring week on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for the week of Sept. 13 for Idol alums, as Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride was the top entry among Idol-related albums with a 7-spot fall to #42. The album sold 10.8 k copies, down 3% from the week before for a total of 2.31 million. Daughtry stayed level with its self-titled album at #78 for the week. Its take of 6.9k just two weeks before a re-release hits shelves puts its total 36 copies below 4.2 million. Daughtry was followed by Jordin Sparks, whose self-titled album dropped #80-87 with a 9% dip in sales to 6.2k for the week. Its total now stands at 897.8k copies.
Full chart positions courtesy of tony over on Pulse are as follows:
42 35 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 10,878 11,223 -3% 2,309,257
78 78 Daughtry - Daughtry 6,872 6,963 -1% 4,199,964
87 80 Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks 6,223 6,874 -9% 897,774
Total sales in bold.
'Idol' Hot 100 - "One Step At a Time" #17 (9/13/08)
Jordin Sparks once again took over the top spot among Idol alums on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of Sept. 13, as "One Step At a Time" held steady at #17. The song was aided by David Archuleta's "Crush," which continued to crumble in its third week on the chart. The track fell 16 spots to #15. That fall puts Arch only five spots away from his former adversary, David Cook, whose single "The Time of My Life" slips #35-36. It looks like "Crush" will fall behind "Life" by next week.
Carrie Underwood's "Just a Dream" continued its advance on the chart, as it rose #57-48. Jordin's other single that is still hanging around the chart, "No Air," dropped seven spots to #50, while Jennifer Hudson's "Spotlight" saw positive action as it moved #66-60. Next up was "Just Stand Up!" which features Carrie. The charity single debuted at #78. Daughtry rounded out the Idol-related tracks, as "What About Now" increased eight spots to #86.
Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:
Hot 100
17 17 Jordin Sparks, "One Step At a Time"
31 15 David Archuleta, "Crush"
36 35 David Cook, "The Time of My Life"
48 57 Carrie Underwood, "Just a Dream"
50 43 Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown, "No Air"
60 66 Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight"
78 -- Artists (Carrie Underwood), "Just Stand Up!"
86 94 Daughtry, "What About Now"
Digital sales roundup: "One Step At a Time" #17 (8/30/08)
After holding the title of top Idol-related track on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for only two weeks, David Archuleta's "Crush" dropped 14 spots to #22 with another 48.1k downloads. The track's 46% drop puts its three-week total at an impressive 303.8k. Retaking the lead was Jordin Sparks' "One Step At a Time," which sold an additional 53.1k, only falling one spot to #17. That number was enough to push the track's total to gold status, as it now stands at 544.6k.
A new entry on the chart was the charity single "Just Stand Up!" which features Carrie Underwood among its 15 female vocalists. The song landed at #82 with 15.2k copies after only three days of sales since it was released on Fri., Aug. 29. Jennifer Hudson was next with "Spotlight," which rocketed #149-95, a 43% increase. The gain was most likely caused by her performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Democratic National Convention last week. Daughtry rounded out tracks by Idol alums with "What About Now." The band's fifth single jumped 21 spots to #140 with 8.8k copies for a total of 309.4k.
Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:
017 016 Jordin Sparks, "One Step At a Time" 53,109 -9% 58,494 544,637
022 006 David Archuleta, "Crush" 48,122 -46% 89,472 303,841
082 --- Artists (Carrie Underwood), "Just Stand Up!" 15,204 999% 0 15,204
095 149 Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight" 13,440 43% 9,417 91,712
140 161 Daughtry, "What About Now" 8,800 2% 8,626 309,433
Total sales are in bold.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Bo Bice falters on Anthem at Pepsi 500
Comparing the Bo Bice that sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at NASCAR's Pepsi 500 on Sunday with the Bo Bice that finished as runner-up to Carrie Underwood in 2005 is extremely startling. Bo wavered and slugged himself through the Anthem in Fontana, Calif., which suggested he was sick because there is no way his vocals could have depreciated so much since his time on Idol. Watch the performance below:
Hopefully his vocals are able to recuperate from this lackluster performance because Bo is much better than this.
'College' DOA, 'House Bunny' holds steady
As expected, College was an universal box office bomb this Labor Day weekend. The film, which starred Season 5's 11th-place finalist, Kevin Covais, only mustered $2.1 million from 2,123 theatres nationwide for the traditional 3-day weekend and only $2.6 million for the extended 4-day weekend according to studio estimates on BoxOfficeMojo.com. It came in on the charts at #15 and likely suffered due to the over saturation of comedies in the marketplace.
As for its critical reception, College currently has an awful 14% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes.com, taking into account its total of only 14 professional reviews. User reviews are a little more kind, as it currently has a B- from 376 users on Yahoo!Movies.
Katharine McPhee's The House Bunny was another story, as the hit comedy showed staying power for the weekend as it dropped from #2-4 with $8.3 million for the 3-day and $10.2 million for the 4-day. Its total now sits at $29.8 million, which is a great number all things considered. It dropped 42.9% weekend-to-weekend and averaged $3,058 from its 2,714 theatres.The overall weekend box office was nothing special, so it will most likely be even worse this coming weekend taking into account the fact that it is not a holiday weekend.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Arch blogs about video, Gustav
David Archuleta took time to post a blog entry on his official music MySpace page today in Minnesota, one of his few off days. As the Idol tour nears it end, Arch was able to post about the status of his music video for "Crush," which he watched back in its rough stage earlier this week. Below is a snippet of his entry:
"It was cool watching how a video comes together right from the beginning of the video treatment and hearing the idea of the director, to seeing it come to life with the cameras, cast, and music haha. It's still hard having to watch yourself, but you have to make sure everything looks good for everyone to see haha. I'm getting a little better with that though."He also was sure to send his well wishes to the people down on the gulf coast dealing with Hurricane Gustav, as he referenced his relatives in Florida that recently had to deal with Tropical Storm Fay. Arch also said he was in the studio recording today, which he usually does on his off days especially since his debut album is set for a Nov. 11 release.
'AI Rewind' combines seasons 3 & 4?
At least they decided not to skip Idol's third season entirely for TV Guide Channel's American Idol Rewind. Instead, it will just be extremely abbreviated. Trifecta Entertainment, which is now in charge of distribution for the syndicated series, will air 22 episodes throughout its duration including a special on Carrie Underwood to cap off the season.
But it does not seem plausible that Trifecta understands what audiences want to see, as the episode breakup is as follows:
301 Season 3 Auditions - New York
302 Season 3 Auditions - Atlanta
303 Season 3 Auditions - Los Angeles / San Francisco
304 Season 3 Auditions - Houston
305 Season 3 Auditions - Hawaii
306 Season 3 Most Memorable Moments (Top 12 to 6)
307 Season 3 Most Memorable Moments (Top 5 to Finale Results)
308 Season 4 Auditions - Washington, D.C.
309 Season 4 Auditions - Cleveland / Orlando
310 Season 4 Auditions - St. Louis
311 Season 4 Auditions - New Orleans
312 Season 4 Auditions - Las Vegas
313 Season 4 Auditions - San Francisco
314 Season 4 Hollywood Week Special
315 Season 4 Semifinal Special
316 Season 4 Top 12 to 11
317 Season 4 Top 10 to 9
318 Season 4 Top 8 to 7
319 Season 4 Top 6 to 5
320 Season 4 Top 4 to 3
321 Season 4 Finale and Results
322 Season 4 Carrie Underwood Special
Five episodes of auditions for Season 3 and only two for the Top 12? Two!? Season 4, while better off, is still not getting full treatment, either. But it is not entirely a mystery why the layout looks like this. Hank Cohen, CEO of Trifecta, said the following of the upcoming season of Rewind:
"Stations are excited about the changes to the show, and Tracy is putting together a more complete book as we rewind the journeys of people that audiences care about."In other words, Cohen does not think audiences care about the finalists from Season 3. It seems like this whole season of Rewind will revolve around Carrie, and maybe William Hung will make an appearance, too.
Keeping up with AJ Gil
AJ Gil was one of the first Idol finalists to lose their dreams of becoming the country's next big singing sensation when he placed eighth on the show's first season back in 2002. Although this placing did not automatically set him up with a record deal, AJ was able to pursue another sector in the music industry - producing.
Per his official music MySpace page, AJ, who was born in San Diego, Calif., and hails from Mexico, is working with Hollywood, Calif.-based production team The Order, which has worked with talents like Ruben Studdard, Toni Braxton and JoJo.
Even though the majority of AJ's involvement in music is on the producer's side of the recording studio glass, he has three R&B/Hip Hop-tinged tracks up on his MySpace: the club banger"Lollypop," the Usher-like "Overtime" and the even more Usher-like "What Do You Like." A few of the tracks are available to purchase via the digital music retailer SnoCap.
AJ will next appear at King King in Los Angeles, Calif., on Thurs., Sept. 11.
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