Tidbits 8/25

• Yahoo! Music has updated Clay's profile to include the new photo. Thud.

• The Sony Music Store (who leaked us those fantastic 30 sec. clips from ATDW) is offering a free ATDW magnet and gift if you pre-order ATDW through their store. Supplies are limited.
  
• Grand Forks Herald- chances to become next Kelly Clarkson or Clay Aiken slim for local singing competition winners.
  
• Tyronepa- similar article to the one above-- "your chance to become the nxext Kelly Clarkson or Clay Aiken"
  
• OC Weekly- now here's a statement I take issue with --

  Despite the power and momentum that surround Idol contestants, history shows it’s improbable that any winner—or, in the case of Clay Aiken, runner-up—will escape the clutches of normal human existence. They can’t, because they’re essentially ordinary, if ambitious, kids who got lucky. None of them has the magnetic, inherent charm and allure—the charisma—of a Jessica Simpson or a Justin Timberlake.

  Clay... not charismatic? That's an oxymoron!
• Deadbolt- music revival for September... Christina Aguilera kicks it off with 342,000 first week sales --

  The injection of new life into the top ten is only getting started with Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics. Outkast's Idlewild and Danity Kane's self-titled debut dropped this week and new CDs from Justin Timberlake, Bob Dylan, Jessica Simpson, Audioslave, Beyonce, John Mayer, Clay Aiken, and Fergie will all challenge for the top of the charts in the next month alone. Save some cash. You're going to need it at the music store.

• South Brunswick Post- 12 year old 'Idol' likes Clay Aiken -- "I like Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong and some poppier stuff, like Clay Aiken"
• WRAL in Raleigh updated their ATDW article to include info about the Raleigh CD release party -- "The Raleigh Clay Fans are hosting a CD release party Monday, Sept. 18, at the Wake County Shrine Club at 6015 Lead Mine Road from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m."
• CBS ShowBuzz - Clay's DLTSGDOM and Build Me Up A Buttercup to be on American Idol game (this has been reported so many times!!!) -- "Players who earn it will be able to watch selected video footage from the first five seasons' performances, including Clay Aiken's rendition of Build Me Up Buttercup."
• MTV: co-writer of Clay's 'Touch' helping produce album for AI5 semi-finalist Ayla Brown.
• The ACC- WRAL-FM's Sheri says the only time her children have wanted to come to the studios was to see Clay -- "Sheri is followed by her two kids, Sydney and Stephen. She informs Bunting that the only other time they've wanted to come to the studio to meet a guest was for Clay Aiken. No one is sure whether this is a compliment or not."

• Chexxy provides a nice round up of upcoming events in the Clay nation.
• DO NOT MISS --
  
• Taking A Moment- while we wait for ATDW, can't we all dream of a little "office romance with" (and I use that word lightly) Clay Aiken.
  
• Taking A Moment-- and I thought Jemrock couldn't get any better than this... hilarious - laugh-your-sock off post about Clay 'coming to your house'.
• Southern Girl- a recap of some cool news items and notable blogs from the past week.
• Carolina On My Mind- reaction to the ATDW snippets from the Clay nation.
  

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