Tidbits 2/7

The CB's Khrystah posted this stunning graphic/wallpaper by an unknown designer. If you made this beautiful creation, header on over to the CB to reveal yourself! You can also leave a comment on this post and I will credit you here and let Khrystah know.

Update: designer found... we've been informed that Katt45 is the designer of this beautiful masterpiece!

• Clayton Claniac at The Clayboard - "It was announced on WRAL-TV this morning that Lynda Loveland (Clay's favorite news anchor - and interviewer!) just gave birth to a baby girl! Congratulations, Linda!"
• Idol Star TV: Give Clay some votes in this poll -- "Who's Your Favorite All-Time American Idol Contestant?"
  
• WRAL.com - Lynda Loveland's blog at WRAL.com says, "Most Memorable Assignments: Definitely, Clay Aiken. I interviewed him before he went to Los Angeles to compete on "American Idol." I've followed him the whole way, even going to L.A. during the show's finals. It's amazing how far he's come!"
• Late Night TV Page lists Clay's Feb. 14 Jimmy Kimmel appearance. -- "We 2/14: Clay Aiken, Gabrielle Union, Madeleine Peyroux"
• Los Angeles Times, The Envelope - will Carrie Underwood win the Grammy for "Best New Artist"? Some industry experts think so...

  No "Idol" stars have ever been nominated for this award, not even notables Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. Clarkson has been embraced by Grammy voters since -- indeed, she won Grammys last year for best pop album ("Breakaway") and female pop vocal performance ("Since U Been Gone") -- but it took a while for her to get the mainstream pop music industry to recognize her as a serious artist.
  

• Blogcritics - AI6 recap...

  Ashlyn Carr made it into the American Idol history books with her audition. A very pretty, fresh faced girl, Ashlyn has a very unique voice. However, like Clay Aiken used to do before he corrected it, Ashlyn makes awful faces when she sings, scrunching her nose and looking like she's angry.

• Variety - Katharine McPhee sees lukewarm first week CD sales...

  Among the five second-place finishers, McPhee is squarely in the middle of first week sales: Clay Aiken's "Measure of a Man" (613,000 sold) and Bo Bice's "The Real Thing" (227,000) have opened ahead of her; Justin Guarini's self-titled album (57,000) and Diana DeGarmo's "Blue Skies" (47,000) sold fewer.
  

• Southern Illinois University Daily Egyptian - (negative) mention in Katharine McPhee CD review.

• Nothing here today.