Tidbits 5/15

Lots of good stuff today!

• As Jan posted earlier today, the Philippines News has great Clay mentions in an Idol related article. However, this article seems to be dated. It refers to last year's JBT as 'right now'.

  Take Clay Aiken, for instance. Aiken, who placed second behind Ruben Studdard in season 2 of Idol, has far surpassed Studdard in album sales and fan base... Aiken still outsold [Ruben], and his fan club, the Claymates, are almost as obsessive as Harry Potter fans. Clay Aiken has perhaps the most obsessive and devoted fans in the entire Idol universe. Clay's first single went platinum and debuted at no. 1, and he's released two albums, including a Christmas album last year which debuted at no. 4. His first album debuted at no. 1. So where is Clay now? He is currently on his fourth solo tour and that's in addition to leading the Bubel/Aiken Foundation and serving as a Unicef ambassador.

• Clay mention in StubHub PR... nothing much. Clay is mentioned in all of these PRs.
• FoxesOnIdol: Idol history... top 3! Clay sang Unchained Melody. MediaFiends also posted one of these... pretty much the same thing.
  
• BOI AI5 article... compares Elliott to Clay.
• Florida Sun Sentinel: Taylor Hicks won't win because he hasn't matured as "Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken did."
• Steel Kaleidoscopes blog: AI blog praises Clay saying: "Daughtry draws comparisons to Clay Aiken in how much of a buzz he creates. In Season 2, Aiken was the reason to watch the show. Every night he gave a brilliant performance, his next one seemingly better than the one the week before. In Season 2, you didn't want to miss Clay Aiken. In Season 5, you didn't want to miss Chris Daughtry."
• Small Clay mention in TV Guide community's article about AI5 ("pictures of Clay Aiken").