Tidbits 2/28

• Lycos50- Clay is down one spot to #17 this week.
  
• Wilson Daily compares the popularity of a stage production to that of a Clay Aiken concert...

  It almost had the flavor of Krzyzewskiville tent city at Duke basketball games or fans waiting in line for tickets for the Clay Aiken concert at the State Fair several years ago, and no one could recall anything like this for a previous event at the Boykin Center.

• A few Clay mentions in articles about Antonella Barba, the AI6 contestant whose racy drinking and sexually suggestive photos appeared on the internet last week.
• Foxes On Idol -

  Antonella could dip into the library of music from former Idol contestants’ albums and sing tunes that apply to any of the categories mentioned above. For example, she has choices like Clay Aiken’s “Here You Come Again” and Ruben Studdard’s “Blow Ya Mind.” Of course, Clay’s “Measure of a Man” is also a possibility.

• Gambling911 -

  "American Idol is a family friendly show that should be enjoyed by individuals of all ages without blatant sexual overtones," O'Brien said. "Antonella Barba - like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson and maybe even Clay Aiken - are, by default, role models for today's youth."

• Billings Gazette - you don't have to win Idol to become successful - "Among them are Clay Aiken and Jennifer Hudson, who won the best supporting actress Academy Award on Sunday for her role in "Dreamgirls.""
• ChartAttack Magazine (Canada) - small mention of Clay winning their 2006 Reader's Choice award for best international album earlier this year.

• Springs TV Talk- what's up in the Idol nation - "Clay Aiken has a rabid fan base, but hasn't crossed over the way Clarkson has. He's sold nearly 3 million albums."