St. Louis Today Music Article Pits Clay Against Ruben
In the STLToday.com article entitled "Fall-release Bouts Pit Some of Music's Biggest Names", By Kevin C. Johnson, Pop Music Critic, some of the upcoming CD releases are being pitted against each other. Justin T vs Fergie...John Legend vs John Mayer...Chingy vs. Ludacris...oh, and what they are referring to as "David vs Goliath"--Clay Aiken vs Ruben Studdard.
Note what they have to say about this matchup:
David and GoliathAlthough I'm not crazy about a couple of things they said about Clay, I love the 2 million comment (isn't it more like 2.7 million?). And, oh yes, I love that last sentence. Claymates, are you ready for the challenge??!!
Clay Aiken vs. Ruben Studdard
Main event: Aiken's "A Thousand Different Ways," out Sept. 19; Studdard's "The Return," out Sept. 26
Opening jabs: Studdard's "Change Me" is a top 50 R&B/hip-hop hit; Aiken has no single listed on Billboard's Hot 100.
Added punches: Studdard's got Ne-Yo, Scott Storch and the Underdogs; Aiken has a number of cover songs from the 1970s, '80s and '90s, and a handful of new songs.
Pros: Claymates are clamoring for Aiken's overdue return; R&B fans are greatly missing Luther Vandross, and Studdard covers "If Only for One Night."
Cons: Aiken's Pee-wee Herman/k.d. lang look is questionable; the fact that Studdard isn't pictured on the cover of his CD speaks to image issues.
Last time in the ring: Studdard's 2004 "I Need an Angel," 500,000 copies sold; Aiken's 2003 "Measure of a Man," 2 million (he has since released a holiday CD)
Likely champ: There's no taking on Claymates.
Clay's CD release date is September 19. See you at the CD store!
Technorati tags: Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways, American Idol, Invisible
2 comments:
Ruben's album was bummped back twice, it comes out in October now, not competition there anymore.
That's what I heard, too. First it was Oct. 3rd, then Oct. 17th.
Maybe they changed their minds again.
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