The nominations for the 2008 American Music Awards were announced today, and three Idol alums could take home a trophy or two. The following are the Idol-related nominations for Daughtry, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood:
Daughtry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary Music
Jordin Sparks
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary Music
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Female Artist - Country Music
Carrie has now received a total of seven AMA nominations, with four wins. Daughtry has now received a total of five nominations, with three wins. This is Jordin's first nomination for an American Music Award.
To vote for any of the categories, see ABC.com. Voting ends Fri., Nov. 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT. The American Music Awards will air on ABC on Sun., Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
AMAs: Daughtry, Jordin, Carrie nominated
Cook's album cover
David Cook's cover for his upcoming self-titled album was revealed via e-mail from his official mailing list this evening along with an official tracklisting, which is posted below:
01) "Declaration"
02) "Heroes"
03) "Light On"
04) "Come Back to Me"
05) "Life on the Moon"
06) "Bar-ba-sol"
07) "Mr. Sensitive"
08) "Lie"
09) "I Did It for You"
10) "Avalanche"
11) "Permanent"
12) "A Daily Anthem"
Bonus track:
13) "The Time of My Life"
It looks like the tracklisting is more exciting than the album cover (Kellie Pickler already did the black 'n white thing this year). The track titles are kind of giving off a Bo Bice vibe from the The Real Thing era, but the songs themselves are already promising to be leaps and bounds higher quality than the aforementioned ones.
It's good to see "The Time of My Life" hanging in there. It definitely has proved itself, especially since it is nearing the 1 million downloads sold mark. If "Light On" (currently #57 on iTunes) cannot recover in the next few weeks, hopefully one of the above tracks can propel Cook to the next chapter of his career.
And if "Bar-ba-sol" turns out to be a jingle for shaving cream sung in the style of the candy cane-striped barbershop singers of old, that itself will make the album.
Arch's "Touch My Hands" leaks
A portion of a new track of David Archuleta's from his upcoming self-titled album called "Touch My Hands" leaked via a survey for Top 40 listeners from RatetheMusic.com. The clip, which is 1:40 in length, is mid-tempo and features a standard clap track among other production elements that are consistent with "Crush" (currently #15 on iTunes). Listen to the clip below:
Judging from the clip, Arch is heading in a Jesse McCartney/OneRepublic direction in terms of his album's material. It's not half bad, and it will definitely appeal to Top 40 radio listeners. But will it make it on Top 40 radio? Time will tell. What does everyone else think about it?
HITS estimates: Jennifer 61.2k, Kellie 15.5k
Jennifer Hudson once again led all Idol alums on HITS Daily Double's building album sales estimates chart. Her debut album took a hefty 73% fall to a second week take of 61.2k, but it only amounted to a 2-spot drop to #4.
Kellie Pickler had a smaller drop percentage-wise but fell harder in the chart rankings. Her sophomore album fell 64% to 15.5k for the week, dropping #9-32.
The estimates were a bit below HITS' original prediction of 65-70k for Jennifer, while Kellie's album did not generate any predictions. Full figures from Billboard will be out by Thursday.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Simon makes $22k a minute...
File this under information that did not need to be made public during a worldwide financial crisis. At this point, it seems that Simon really does enjoy sitting with Paula and Randy (and now Kara) twice/three times a week for three months of the year, because he sure does not need the money.
Everyone's favorite quitter, Nigel Lythgoe, let it slip during a speaking engagement at the Australian Commercial Radio Conference on Friday that Simon makes "something like $22k a minute." Yeah. That comes to a total of an annual total of $36 million from FOX alone, nevermind factoring in his earnings from producing shows like X-Factor and America's/Britain's Got Talent and his position as a producer/manager. Randy and Paula? Seven-figure sums for those two.
Nigel further burned his bridge with Idol during the event by placing Simon on a pedestal while taking digs at Paula and Randy. Even though he is much more important than the latter two, is that really the behavior Nigel should be engaging in? Looks like someone's jealous, considering the real reason Nigel left was reportedly an agreement on his contract, or lack thereof. Translation: Simon makes more than he does.
Keeping up with Chris Richardson
The sixth season's Justin Timberlake lookalike, 24-year old Chris Richardson, has been busy prepping his debut album following the "Idols Live!" tour last year. Chris, who placed fifth, released his single "All Alone" in March to iTunes via Chris Richardson Music/Combustion. The song is available to listen to in full on his official music MySpace page along with a 26-second clip of another track called "Guilty." No word yet on when fans can expect the album to be out.
"All Alone" was featured on the American Idol compilation promotional album Edy's Slow Churned Hot Tracks along with fellow alums like Nadia Turner and Constantine Maroulis.
Chris will next perform at The Canal Club in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. (fellow season 6 alum Blake Lewis will perform there tomorrow).
Sunday, October 12, 2008
HITS predix: Jennifer 65-70k
Jennifer Hudson's debut album is on track to move an additional 65-70k copies in its second week according to revised predictions from HITS Daily Double, which were posted on Friday.
If these numbers hold, that would mean the album is in for a 68-70% drop from the 217k copies it pulled in during its opening week. This is pretty much a standard drop following a big debut week at the moment, and considering the faltering economy, this would be more than respectable.
Because Kellie Pickler's album was not included in the revised predictions, HITS is not expecting it to pull in more than 25k, which was the bottom figure for Senses Fail, the lowest prediction made for the week.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Arch sings "God Bless America"
David Archuleta performed "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Arch performed to a rare packed crowd at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Watch the performance below:
The game was televised nationally on TBS. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the first meeting of the best of seven series.
Friday, October 10, 2008
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Kellie reveals year-long depression
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>Kellie Pickler told People magazine in an upcoming feature story that she has battled depression for the past year, as issues like her mother's efforts to reenter her life and her breakup with NHL player Jordin Tootoo caused her much pain. Said Kellie: "I was just crumbling."
>David Archuleta will perform "God Bless America" during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., tonight during the seventh inning stretch. It will be broadcast on TBS.
>Taylor Hicks will release his second post-Idol album via the independent Artist to Market promotional company and his own Modern Whomp Records label. The album is set for an early winter 2009 release.
>Michael Johns performed during Channel 7's 26-hour telethon in Perth, Australia, which took place from Oct. 4-5. He sang "Never Tear Us Apart" among other songs, which can be watched below:
>Katharine McPhee will perform at the Carousel of Hope gala on Sat., Oct. 25 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Denzel Washington and his wife, Pauletta, are among the night's honorees.
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