Tidbits 9/11

• That was fast... a few media outlets have already picked up the story from Billboard about the Clay/Ruben/K-Lo reunion tour supposedly being planned for next year -
  
• EURweb -

  "American Idol" faves Kimberley Locke, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard have all agreed to launch a collective concert tour next year.
  
  "Now it's up to our agents and managers to book it," Locke tells Billboard.

• Curb Records/K-Lo PR -

  As she looks to next year, Locke recently mentioned to Billboard that she, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken are in talks to "hopefully" hit the concert circuit in '08 for a tour titled "Reunited: 5 Years Later." Studdard, Aiken and Locke were 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively on season 2 of "American Idol."

• ... and the original Billboard article is now online -

  "American Idol" graduates Kimberley Locke, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard are in talks to embark on a collective concert tour next year. According to Locke, Aiken and Studdard are game. "Now it's up to our agents and managers to book it," she tells Billboard. Locke says the trek will not be about "us as opening acts for each other. We'll be using the same band and will be on the stage singing duets and trios throughout the concert." The tour, with the working title Reunited: 5 Years Later, is expected to hit the road next spring.

• Raleigh News & Observer - Pop Christian singer working with Clay Aiken producer -

  "He's very focused, but at the same time, he's got a great sense of humor," said Shaun Shankel, a producers of "Broken & Beautiful" who has worked with such artists as Kimberley Locke, Hilary Duff and Clay Aiken.

• The Morning Call - Clay returns to Easton, PA's State Theatre for Christmas concert -

  Clay Aiken returning to State Theatre
  
  "American Idol" finalist Clay Aiken will return to the State Theatre with the Chelsea Symphony Dec. 12 as part of his Christmas in the Heartland Tour.
  
  In a concert similar in format to his concert last Dec. 11 at the State, Aiken will perform a selection of treasured Christmas classics. There will be an opening performance by the Chelsea Symphony from New York, who will then accompany Aiken for the rest of the concert.

• Wall Street Journal - article on the music industry and why "Technology Limits In MP3s and iPods Ruining Pop Music" -

  And Clif Magness, who has recorded with Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken, says music recorded by young artists in living rooms via MP3s, while technically crude, can sometimes have an urgency and immediacy that might be missing from slick studio projects.
  

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