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Clay was flashed today on CNN's news ticker, which runs across the bottom of their screen - "Clay Aiken on his role in Spamalot...I'm so sore I couldn't even get off the toilet the other day."
Toronto Star - Clay's comment to New York Magazine gets the tabloid treatment -
Us Weekly - This week in thank God for small mercies: Clay Aiken has shut off his sex drive.
INEMA.com.br - Suzie McNeil article - "She is featured singing duets on American Idol finalist Clay Aiken’s fall release; “A Thousand Different Ways”."
Philippine News - In an article about Sanjaya voting conspiracy theories, Clay is mentioned as follows:
The second consideration is the power of the prepubescent teenage girl/bored grandma vote. These two very different demographics tend to vote for the same contestants, on similar principles. Typically, the “Ohhh he is just tooo cuuuuuuuute. OooOOo! Look at the way he is shimmying across that stage – oh now he’s dancing with Paula! Isn’t that precious?” principle. This is the strongest theory, or the one that may account for most of his actual votes. Clay Aiken had the same voting block push him through to the top two of Season 2, except … well, Clay Aiken could sing. Never mind.
I am loving the whole Sanjaya brouhaha. Maybe that's because I can't get all in a tizzy about the voting on a televised pop music competition. Think about it: Does it really even matter who wins? Clay Aiken has outsold Ruben Studdard, early exit victim Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar, and it is Chris Daughtry, not Taylor Hicks, who is currently burning up the charts. So taking home the actual title of American Idol is not necessarily all it's cracked up to be.
Albuquerque Tribune - article about TV announcer Don LaFontaine - "He cuts video, including a piece featuring Clay Aiken, Ben Vereen and other stars for the sweet 16 birthday party of his daughter, Skye."
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle - lists Clay's Canadaigua concert date - "Clay Aiken, backed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. July 19. Tickets ($23 through $45, with a lawn four-pack $72) go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday."
Palm Beach Daily News - another tour mention ... West Palm Beach, FL concert - "American Idol heartthrob Clay Aiken with Orchestra, 8 p.m. Aug. 18, Dreyfoos Hall, $20-$100"
Chart Attack - update on Canadian rocker Suzie McNeil. McNeil recorded a duet with Clay for ATDW - "she's managed to tour North America as back-up singer for Pink, record a duet with Clay Aiken"
mediaVillage - it isn't only about winning Idol...
Meanwhile, Studdard's runner-up Clay Aiken is all over TV, cutting up with Jimmy Kimmel, getting into feuds with Kelly Ripa, shooting the grits with Larry King. Love him or loathe him, he turns it on every time he's on the air.
Toronto Star article about Suzie McNeil, who sang a duet with Clay on ATDW...
Since then the 28-year-old Toronto native has toured with Pink, recorded duets with INXS and Clay Aiken (the latter of which makes her laugh) and finished her own record. She's also been in Afghanistan for three weeks entertaining the Canadian troops.
Richmond Times Dispatch - article about AI5 finalist Elliott Yamin. His debut CD drops this month...
"Hickory Records doesn't exist anywhere except in Elliott Yamin's world," said Rabhan, who, coincidentally, grew up in Richmond and worked with Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson during his time at major entertainment management company The Firm.
Carolina On My Mind - more reasons to give to the Bubel Aiken Foundation... Thanks to Amazing_CA for the wonderful PAH; screen caps courtesy Katt45.
This week, while much of the country is focused on March Madness and extraordinary executions on the basketball court, supporters of The Bubel Aiken Foundation have displayed some pretty amazing moves themselves, propelling the charity to lst place in the ongoing Six Degrees Fundraiser.
ABC is confirming today that Clay's Valentine's Day appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live will feature a musical performance -- "musical performances by Tenacious D on February 9 and Clay Aiken on February 14."
Houston Chronicle - In an article, "American Idol's (highly debatable) All-Time Best performances", it says, "EW.com's list of ten best American Idol performances includes some expected highlights: Clay Aiken's Soltaire, Jennifer Hudson's Circle of Life, Kelly Clarkson's Stuff Like That There."
ETonline - In "American Idol is Appointment TV", Randy says,
I think the music does that," Randy points out. "The genres do that. You listen to music from the '50s and '60s that kids don't even know, but they can sit there and enjoy it with their parents, which is really, really cool. It's kind of the 'Rocky' story set to music, if you will. You're pulling for that underdog. You know CLAY AIKEN can change his appearance and win.
Lycos50 - Clay moves down several spots to #13 this week.
Musiqtone - send Clay some votes in this poll which asks " Which Idol do you love?"
TV Grapewine - AI article... nice Clay mention - "Remember how geeky Clay Aiken looked when he first sang? Now he is all Hollywood slick and making a career for himself."
Delco Times - AI article ... "I don't always agree with the voting audience about the "Idol" winner. The success of Clay Aiken, Diana de Garmo, Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson show why appearing on the show is victory enough."
Broadway World - Suzie McNeil, who sang with Clay on ATDW, will be starring in a new musical set to take stage in Toronto --
In 2005, McNeil was the last woman standing on CBS television's reality series Rockstar: INXS and she is featured singing a duet on both INXS’s and "American Idol" finalist Clay Aiken’s latest CDs. Her debut CD "Broken & Beautiful" is being released in March 2007 and her single ‘Hung Up’ is now available on iTunes.
On the charitable side, Yahoo teamed with Unicef for a ten-day celebrity-studded awareness building campaign. Through Yahoo Answers, celebrities from film, TV, music and sports will ask questions of Yahoo's users to build awareness of children's issues throughout the world.
Actors Lucy Liu, Lawrence Fishburne, Alyssa Milano, Danny Glover, and Tea Leoni, musicians Clay Aiken and India Arie, NBA star Elton Brand, and celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson have been listed as celebrity participants for the program, which runs from today through February 9th.
The opening question, "What can we do to get more Americans committed to supporting programs that help children?", comes from singer and Unicef Ambassador Clay Aiken.
I think the first actual competition song I watched him sing was "Grease" which I have to admit took me back a bit since I wasn't completely hooked at that point. But then a co-worker brought in a video tape from the night he sang "Solitaire" and even though she was a "Ruben" and hadn't made it back to her VCR in time to record the first few seconds of the "Cutie Patootie's" song... it was still enough to push me over the edge. So I guess in remembering back I'd have to say "Clay... You had me at 'Man'..." And never let there be any doubt about it... you still have me there.
MeanSpeed (non Clay blogger) - remember the scientific analysis of ATDW posted by a cool music blog called MeanSpeed last week (see Tidbits 1/26)... they've just posted a new one for MOAM. I personally have no idea what all these numbers mean, but it's kind of cool... Here's a sample set of data for "The Way":
Track #2 song title=“The Way” composers=David Diegel, Enrique Iglesias, Kara E. DioGuardi, Steve Morales meanspeed=74.0 beats per minute meanemotion=grace meanspace=0.811 seconds per beat meanphase=1.23 beats per second meanpitch=315.73 hertz, 25 cents higher than D#4/Eb4=311.127 hertz, 75 cents lower than E4=329.628 hertz.
