Tidbits 5/25

OC Register asks: "Is David Cook the best 'American Idol' singer ever? Who was the best singer from 'American Idol'?"
VOTE FOR CLAY ... CLICK HERE

• Edmonton Sun - late night laughs ... Jimmy Kimmel mentions Clay in monologue -

  JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
  
  Jimmy Kimmel
  
  America has a new American Idol. Hillary Clinton called the loser, David Archuleta, and told him not to give up ... Lots of people have gone on to have huge careers even though they did not win: Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Sting. Bruce Springsteen didn't win American Idol either.

• Seacoast Online - OMWH debuts at #4 -

  4. "On My Way Here," Clay Aiken. S/19/RCA/RMG.
  

• AOL Sessions - According to The Clayboard, Corabeth from CH (who has a contact at RCA) gives us this information about Clay's performance at AOL Sessions:

  Corabeth (from the CH) has updated her original post about this:
  
  RMD has just confirmed 5/27 for AOL Sessions in an email.
  
  ETA: He didn't say in this email but prior to the taping he had told me he thought 3 songs.

  So everyone check out AOL Sessions on May 27.
  
  
• REMINDER!!! Don't forget that if you order OMWH from amazon.com, to go through Goodshop to do so. BAF gets 1.5% of your purchase there. Scroll down and note all the other shopping sites who will donate a percentage of your purchases to BAF, including Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Circuit City, Target, and Office Depot. Do all your online shopping through Goodsearch! It adds up for BAF!!
• R&R - Radio & Records - OMWH adds -

  CLAY AIKEN ON MY WAY HERE (S/19/RCA/RMG)
  WJXB, WLDB, WLHT, WSHH, WTFM
  

• Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Hicks headed to Broadway -

  The Alabama-born crooner’s run ends Sept. 7. He’ll be the latest “Idol” to hit Broadway, following runs by Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”) and a host of also-rans including Clay Aiken (“Spamalot”), Diana DeGarmo (“Hairspray”) and Constantine Maroulis (“The Wedding Singer”).
  

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  • Aldiatx.com - a Clay mention ... in Spanish -

    El joven de Murray, Utah, se tuvo que conformar con ser el segundo mejor de la competencia, pero como lo han probado concursantes anteriores como Clay Aiken o Chris Daughtry, no se necesita ganar "American Idol" para tener una carrera musical exitosa.
    

    In rough English:

    The youngest of Murray, Utah, had to be content with being second best in the competition, but as has been proven as previous contestants Clay Aiken or Chris Daughtry, there is no need to win "American Idol" to have a successful musical career.
    

  • TVNZ.co.nz -

    The "Davids" duel is the first time two male contestants have competed for the "Idol" title since Ruben Studdard defeated Clay Aiken in the show's second season in 2003.

  • redOrbit -

    While American culture is very focused on winners taking all, the history of "American Idol" suggests that some runners up and finalists have had more lucrative careers than some winners. Jennifer Hudson, who was sixth runner-up in the 2002 run of "American Idol," won an Oscar for her role in the hit motion picture "Dreamgirls." Other notable runners-up include Clay Aiken and Chris Daughtry.

  • Newsweek -

    Real Champ
    David Archuleta Tween heartthrob is like the next Josh Groban—but with louder groupies.
    
    Clay Aiken He might be odd, but his fans adore him. He's sold 5 million albums.
    
    Chris Daughtry He finished fourth on the show, but he had the No. 1 CD of last year.

• The ConCLAYve - berkleylovesclay has dug up some really interesting information on the musicians behind "On My Way Here".