Its a Boy For Clay And Jaymes

As most everyone knows by now, Parker Foster Aiken was born today, 08/08/08, at 8:08 a.m. to proud parents Clay and Jaymes. There is much excitement and conversation in Claynation as well as in the media everywhere.

We'll let Clay tell you himself via his blog at the Official Fan Club about Parker's birth:

08/08/08
Hello All...

I know it's been a while. I'm sure you know, it's been a full full summer. Sorry we haven't spoken in so long. But, I'm sure you know... I hate putting the cart before the horse. Not my way to tempt fate. But I wanted to stop by, if only for a second, so you could be the first folks I tell.... HE'S HERE!

My dear friend, Jaymes, and I are so excited to announce the birth of Parker Foster Aiken (No hyphens. One first name. One middle name. One last name.)

Parker was born at a hospital in North Carolina just this morning at 8:08 AM. Wow... 8:08 ..08/08/08

Weighed in at 6 lbs 2 oz and measured 19 inches

The little man is healthy, happy, and as loud as his daddy. Mama Jaymes is doing quite well also.

The Aiken family, the Foster family, and the Parker family are all thrilled.

We'll share more at some point in the future. Love to you all!

C

Here are a few of the articles posted online today about Clay's "little man's" birth:

The Insider:

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People.com:

Aiken's mother, Faye, first broke the news by telling Lynda Loveland of Raleigh, N.C., TV station WRAL about the birth. According to Faye, Foster gave birth at a North Carolina hospital.

Clay's mom also said that baby Parker has "dark hair" and that Clay is "smiling from ear-to-ear" about the news.

In May, it was confirmed that Foster, 50, became pregnant via in vitro fertilization.

Though they are not romantically linked, Clay and Jaymes plan to raise the child together. The two met when Aiken competed on Idol, and Foster – who is the sister of legendary music producer David Foster – has produced several of his albums.

TV Guide:

The Season 2 American Idol runner-up and longtime friend, record producer Jaymes Foster, welcomed a son Friday morning in North Carolina, he announced on his official Web site.... The birth was first confirmed by the singer's mother, Faye, who shared the joyous news with Raleigh, N.C. TV station WRAL.

Grandma Faye revealed that her new grandson came into the world with a head of dark hair, while her son is "smiling from ear-to-ear."

Parker is the first child for Aiken and Foster, 50, who conceived via artificial insemination. The pregnancy was first reported in May by TMZ, with sources stating that the two planned on co-parenting.

"By the way she looks great, glowing and very happy," a rep for Foster said at the time. "She and Clay have been good friends for a long time."

WRAL.com:

Raleigh, N.C. — Clay Aiken became a father Friday morning with the birth of a baby boy, his mother told WRAL’s Lynda Loveland in an exclusive interview.

Aiken’s best friend, producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth at 8:08 a.m. at an undisclosed location in North Carolina.

Parker Foster Aiken weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Aiken’s mother, Faye, said the baby has dark hair and that her son is smiling from ear-to-ear.

Mom, dad and baby all are doing fine.

Aiken and Foster will raise the child together. They met when Aiken appeared on American Idol. Foster has produced several of his albums.

Reporter: Lynda Loveland
Web Editor: Kelly Hinchcliffe

Jimmy Kimmel Sports Clay Aiken Cap For Q & A

Thanks to fan Starfishy2000's eagle eyes, she caught a quick clip on The Insider of Jimmy Kimmel wearing a Clay Aiken cap and posted it on The Clayboard. After seeing the post, Clayscience videoed the spot and posted a screencap along with a link of the Q&A where Jimmy wore the hat.

The event was a Q&A session with the ABC Entertainment president. An Associated Press article entitled, Kimmel, ABC get laughs out of Leno's future gig, By Lynn Elber, has all the information about the Q&A.

Yep, Jimmy's a Clay fan for sure!!

More TV Appearances Announced

Clay is going to be on every major TV network in the next few weeks, as he gears up for the release of On My Way Here next Tuesday.

New TV appearances that have been now confirmed on Clay's MySpace page are:

• Satellite media tour for Tuesday, May 6
  
• TONIGHT - Friday, May 2 - Entertainment Tonight & The Insider
• Friday, May 9 - New York's CW 11 - Morning News (8 AM EDT)
• Friday, May 9 - The Today Show (NBC, 10-11 AM EDT)
• Friday, May 9 - ABC NightLine New York (ABC, 8 PM)
• Friday, May 16 - The Rachael Ray Show (Syndicated)
  

Clay on The Insider

Clay was mentioned briefly on The Insider tonight in its daily poll.... will you be tuning into QVC to see Clay debut his CD on Monday?

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Insider Video: Clay Talks about Spamalot, New York City

Clay's interview with The Insider from Tuesday's Planet Hollywood Spamalot event is now available in full at the show's website. You can view it below:

Clay on Insider Tonight

Clay's interview with The Insider from yesterday's Spamalot event at Planet Hollywood in NYC, will air tonight. The online version of this interview was posted last night and can be viewed at TheInsiderOnline.com.

Clay at Time Square Today - UPDATED

Clay hit Time Square in New York City today to promote Spamalot. The Insider accompanied Clay and has video forthcoming of all the action, according to the show's website, TheInsiderOnline.com:

CLAY AIKEN is heading to New York's Times Square this afternoon to promote his hit Broadway show Spamalot with a handprint ceremony at the ever popular Planet Hollywood restaurant -- and the "Insider" is there for all the action! Keep checking back here for the exciting video!

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Updates! Photos are in! Clay was at Planet Hollywood to add his "mark" on the Planet Hollywood Wall of Fame, and to promote Spamalot. Looking handsome, as always. If you are really observant, you'll notice Clay wore the same shirt back in 2004 during the Independent Tour:


ETOnline.com and The Insider are both running stories on their websites.

• ET:

  At New York's Planet Hollywood today, CLAY AIKEN tells ET about coming to the end of his hit role on Broadway's Spamalot, and whether he would consider auditioning for "Dancing with the Stars"!
  
  "I don't think I could pull it off," he reveals. "The choreography for 'Spamalot' is tough enough for me!"

• Insider:

  FROM NY TODAY: A blonder CLAY AIKEN adds his famous handprint to Planet Hollywood's wall of fame!
  

Album News Hits Insider, ET

News of Clay's new album, "On My Way Here", has hit The Insider and Entertainment Tonight's respective websites. The two sister infotainment shows are running identical articles on their websites about the new disc, due out in May:

Let the countdown begin! In less than two months -- May 6 to be exact -- CLAY AIKEN will release his new album, reports Billboard.

The disc, titled On My Way Here, will mark Clay's first album of entirely new material since 2003's No.1 smash Measure of a Man. While details are limited, it will likely include the title track and a tune called "Ashes."

What's more, Clay is getting ready to hit the road in July for a U.S. tour.

Meanwhile, he is currently entertaining audiences in the Broadway hit Spamalot.

The album is also being featured on Pause & Play, a well-known music industry website listing upcoming CD releases:

Tidbits 2/7

Clay wins another Insider poll on Feb. 6, 2008.

• The Patriot News - Clay Aiken generates buzz for Spamalot -

  A touring production of popular musical "Monty Python's Spamalot" arrives at Hershey Theatre tonight for a five-day run.
  
  But the big buzz for this show is back on Broadway, where "American Idol" heartthrob Clay Aiken recently was picked to take over the role of Robin Hood.
  

• American Idol mentions
• iVillage - "“They call me the black Clay Aiken,” proclaimed Raysharde Henderson. Need I say more? I couldn’t even do it justice."
• This Is North Scotland -

  It's the city that previous American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson and finalist Clay Aiken auditioned in, so the Idol judges obviously had high expectations for Atlanta.

• TV Envy -

  The American Idol machine stopped in Atlanta, the very last city on the tour, perhaps in hopes of finding another Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken or Jennifer Hudson.

• Extra -

  As for Clay Aiken, who's currently starring in "Spamalot" on Broadway, Simon seems rather satisfied that the season two runner-up ended up exactly where he predicted.
  
  "[He is] very at home," Simon huffed.
  

• Huntsville Times - article about songwriter who has written for Clay -

  Burr, who performed with Pure Prairie League, has more than 20 ASCAP Awards and has in the past been named Songwriter of the Year by the Nashville Songwriter's Association, ASCAP and Billboard. He has written songs for singers Clay Aiken, Michael Bolton, Ricky Martin and Kelly Clarkson, and performs with Ringo Starr and Carole King.

• Vancouver Province - Suzie McNeil finding her own success, after duetting with Clay on ATDW - "duetted with American Idol's Clay Aiken"

• Nothing here today
  

Clay Wins Insider Poll

Clay has won a new poll conducted by The Insider asking who our all time favorite American Idol way. The cap is up at SendSpace courtesy Gerwhisp.

Insider To Report On Newsweek Interview; ET Includes Clay on List of "Most Eligible Bachelors of 2007"

The Insider will be covering that awkward Newsweek interview on its show tonight, the CB's strollynn63 reports:

The Insider is reporting the Newsweek Story. Pics of some ppl, and old news brought up. Clay looks good as usual.

I don't know if this has been disected enough or not, but just a heads up.

In the meantime, The Insider's sister program, Entertainment Tonight has named Clay as one of their "Most Eligible Bachelors of 2007" on their website, ETOnline.com:

CLAY AIKEN
Birth Place: Raleigh, NC
Birth Date: November 30, 1978
Upcoming projects: Has signed on to join the Broadway cast of Monty Python's Spamalot on January 18, 2008.

ET Insider Online Have Spamalot Story On Website

It didn't take long for the news about Clay joining the cast of Spamalot to spread. Both ET Online and The Insider Online have this story on their home page.

Both sites say:

The singer is set to join the award-winning musical.

It looks like CLAY AIKEN is heading to the Great White Way. According to Playbill, the singer will make his Broadway debut next January when he joins the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Monty Python's Spamalot...Based on the 1975 film comedy 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' Spamalot won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical and is directed by MIKE NICHOLS, who said in a statement: "Clay Aiken is amazing beyond that glorious voice. Turns out he is an excellent comic actor and a master of character."

Check out your local television listings to see if this story is on either of these entertainment shows.

Clay Video Is Up At The Insider and ET Online Website

Videos of Clay speaking from Jenna Bush's party yesterday are up at the home pages of both The Insider and ET Online.

In The Insider video, Clay talks about how much he enjoys being in New York now. He also talked about how we get bogged down in checking out which celebrities have been arrested, etc. But he feels its important to take the responsibility to talk about things that are important to him, namely the over 150 countries that UNICEF works with that need a voice.

The ET video is very similar except Clay talks a little more about Jenna Bush and how he knows what she has gone through since he also has been over in countries similar to where she has been.

Both videos are very good and feature Clay talking about what he loves the most...helping children whether they are overseas or here at home. With all the things going on in the entertainment industry these days, Clay certainly shows that he has his head on straight and continues to focus on those things that are important and in which he can make a difference.

Update: The Raleigh News & Observer also has a nice write up for Clay's visit to NY on their website:

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Clay Aiken: New York calling

Even though "Idol: The Musical" was a huge bomb in New York City, Raleigh homeboy Clay Aiken has a pretty high-profile Big Apple gig coming up later this month. The "American Idol" star is on the bill for Neil Sedaka: 50 Years of Hits, an Oct. 26 Lincoln Center tribute concert to the Tin Pan Alley songwriter that also features everyone from Connie Francis to The Bad Plus. New York's an appropriate venue for Clay right now because, based on this picture, it looks like he's been getting in touch with his inner Donald Trump lately.

(Props to Jennifer B. for the picture point-out.)

Clay Wins (Another) Insider Poll

Clay won another Insider poll last night about which celebrity you'd like to see on Dancing with the Stars. Renee in Arizona said that she saw Clay on tour this summer and that guy can dance!

Update 11 PM - we can confirm that this was from the CB's renee4clay. A photo cap has been inserted at the top of this post. A video cap is available at SendSpace from the CB's gerwhisp.

Insider: "Clay Brings 'Sexyback'"

The Insider reported on Clay singing a version of Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback" in this short story posted to The Insider Online today... how cute; they even included a YouTube clip!

"We all must embrace our inner dork," the singer recently told Southern Florida's Sun Sentinel.

"I'm actually going to do -- God help me for saying this -- with [the orchestra], a little bit of 'SexyBack.' We're going to do a little medley of songs that people wouldn't expect to hear with an orchestra. I know that it's not going to be cool," he adds. "I have no problem making fun of myself."

"I could never pull songs like that off without knowing where my place is, and it's not as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE."

Clay will perform on Saturday at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach.

As a preview, check out this YouTube.com clip of Clay performing JT's "SexyBack"!

TV Alerts - Insider & Kimmel

• The Insider's poll today is about your favorite American Idol. To vote for Clay, text in "Clay Aiken" along with your NAME and LOCATION to 55888.
• Jimmy Kimmel Live - Clay's appearance on Kimmel earlier this month will repeat tonight for nay of you who missed it the first time around.
  

Insider Viewers Say Clay Should Perform @ Super Bowl 2008

You responded to our call for help last night as The Insider announced the winner to last night's Insider poll which asked "who should perform at Super Bowl 2008"? The Insider showed jax5230's answer.

Well done everyone!

Don't forget- if The Insider hasn't aired yet in your area, be sure to tune in tonight to see this on TV!

Tell The Insider That Clay Should Perform at Super Bowl 2008

The Insider wants to know who should perform at Super Bowl 2008 in their daily text-messaging poll. Text in your name, city, state and "Clay Aiken" to 55888. Standard text messaging fees apply to a fee of $0.49.

Clay On E! News, Insider Today

There were several mentions of Clay's GMA appearance this morning on today's infotainment shows.

On E! News... recap courtesy no mistakin aiken:

They showed the AI 6 pic next to Jennifer Hudson's pic.
They showed him on GMA and what he said about Jennifer .
They talked about Jennifer not liking what AI is doing to the contestants.
I can't remember all of it but it was okay, nothing dissing Clay or Jennifer.

Here's a cap courtesy gerwhisp:



Very similar mention on The Insider... clip courtesy Pattilyn: