Tidbits 7/20

• After a 6 day run on top of Technorati's most searched for list last month, Clay is back on top today! WOOHOO!
  
• EW.com – PopWatch - Online article, "'Idol': Whose disc will you buy?", mentions Clay's release date as September 19, and also all the other idols who have release dates in September and October. The author thinks Fantasia will sell the most, and then says, "Anyway, that's my take, but I know there's got to be some differing opinions in the PopWatch crowd -- and among Claymates as well (quick! alert Mr. Aiken's yahoogroup immediately!)." Update: Holy smokes! Read all the fantastic comments left about Clay!
  
• Sony BMG/19 PR about the signing of Kellie Picker to BNA/RCA Records.
• National Ledger: AI CD releases -- "Industry insiders say that the move will help build traffic for the also-rans. "'With the exception of Clay Aiken,' says Billboard's Geoff Mayfield in the New York Post, 'the other finalists who have gotten albums haven't really been a big deal.'"
• Independent Weekly has a write up about the success of the Pensacola Civic Center which Clay played at during JNT2005. "the stadium hosted acts ranging from Staind to Nine Inch Nails to Clay Aiken."
• Clay was mentioned on last night's Entertainment Tonight Canada... in a piece about a Canadian comedian Jessica Holmes, Holmes asked a hip-hop dance instructor whether he'd worked with Clay Aiken. The answer was an obvious 'no', but ET Canada did show a small clip from the Invisible video!
  

• myclaystation has an awesome blog about the Clay nation and why it has earned respect ... "the message boards opened my eyes to an incredibly diverse fan base for Clay and there are some very, very intelligent, quick witted and just plain old great people on the boards." (graphic above courtesy myclaystation)
  
• Taking A Moment's Jemrock in her signiture style shares some 'tips for the savvy Clay traveller" -- "It doesn’t matter if the seats are milk crates or that you have to immunize deported chickens while you’re on there, the more money you can save on airfare, the more you can spend at the “Let’s Buy Clay Another New Car” merchandise booth.'
• Southern Girl - 13 things about me you may not have known.
• The ConCLAYve: How to cure a phobia with Clay Aiken...
  
• ClaySpots -- the conclusion of her series on the summer of 2003
  

Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways, American Idol, Invisible