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Saturday, May 14, 2005
Friday, May 13, 2005
Clay Ad in Independent Weekly
This appeared in the Independent Weekly yesterday, a free newspaper in the Raleigh area.
Clay on the AP Wires
Record mogul Clive Davis returns to 'Idol'
Associated Press
NEW YORK - Record mogul Clive Davis is returning to "American Idol" to give his expert opinion on this year's remaining finalists.
Davis, who gushed over Fantasia last year before she was crowned champ, will appear on the Fox show Tuesday, a week before the season finale.
Davis, who heads the U.S. division of the BMG music conglomerate, has guided the debut albums of each of the "Idol" winners and that of runner-up Clay Aiken. Each of their albums has sold more than 1 million copies.
In a statement to The Associated Press, Davis - who launched the careers of Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston, among others - said he was excited to return to the talent competition.
"'American Idol' has confounded skeptics and unexpectedly given me special artists to collaborate with," he said Thursday. "I will be looking at this year's semifinalists with a sharp eye, hoping our amazing streak can continue."
The remaining "Idol" contestants are Bo Bice of Helena, Ala.; Vonzell Solomon of Fort Myers, Fla.; and Carrie Underwood of Checotah, Okla.
Anthony Federov was booted off the show Wednesday evening.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Clay at ASCAP Awards
From MTV
Usher will present Jermaine Dupri with the Golden Note Award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Monday in Beverly Hills. Big Boi, Clay Aiken, Twista, Dashboard Confessional, J-Kwon, Sean Paul and producers the Matrix and John Shanks will also be on hand for the gala, which will also honor Neil Young.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Clay Mentioned in USA Today
From the USA Today website
#1
Tom Vickers, an independent recording industry consultant, says Idol was in perfect pitch through the revamped semifinals but has fallen flat in the finals."The final four has gotten weaker as the show has progressed," Vickers says. "I still think the first and second years' final four were stronger than this year and last year."Vickers has doubts that any of the singers can enjoy the professional success of earlier Idols Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard and Fantasia Barrino or second-season runner-up Clay Aiken.
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Brittany Richardson, 14, another Temecula resident also waiting to get into Idol, explained why one singer's — or perhaps a judge's — problems don't affect most fans' interest in the show."When you find somebody you like and who you're voting for, you kind of look past what all the other people are doing," she says. In Season 2, which the group of waiting fans said was the best, "Corey being arrested didn't change the fact that we were voting for Clay."
Monday, May 09, 2005
Clay to sing IWCY on Oprah Tomorrow
According to rumors, Clay will be performing I Will Carry You on Oprah tomorrow.
Friday, May 06, 2005
No more tour dates expected
From ClayAiken.com
5-6-05 :: ITINERARY UPDATE
The final itinerary for Clay’s summer tour is confirmed and posted in the tour section. No additional dates are expected
7/28/05 :: Tom River, NJ - Ritacco Center / Toms River High School
7/29/05 :: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
7/30/05 :: Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/31/05 :: Pittsburgh, PA - Chevrolet Amphitheater
8/02/05 :: Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
8/03/05 :: Greenville, SC - Peace Concert Center
8/05/05 :: Cary, NC - Regency Park Amphitheater
8/06/05 :: Valdosta, GA - Wild Adventures Theme Park
8/08/05 :: Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts / The Filene Center
8/09/05 :: Columbus, OH - Ohio State Fair
8/10/05 :: Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
8/12/05 :: Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook
8/13/05 :: Clio, MI - Clio Amphitheater
8/15/05 :: Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavillion for the Performing Arts
8/16/05 :: Toledo, OH - Zoo Amphitheater
8/18/05 :: Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds
8/19/05 :: Interlochen, MI - Interlochen Center (Kresge Auditorium)
8/21/05 :: Meadville, PA - Crawford County Fair
8/23/05 :: Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza
8/24/05 :: Cleveland, OH - Scene Pavilion
8/25/05 :: Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheater
8/27/05 :: Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
8/28/05 :: Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavillion
8/29/05 :: Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley
8/31/05 :: Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
9/01/05 :: Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
First Canadian Date Announced
Clay will play the 16,000 seat Molson Amphitheater in Toronto, Ontario on August 25, 2005. Tickets are to go on sale soon. Stay tuned to Ticketmaster Canada for the latest.
Clay in Toronto Confirmed
From the CB:
It is true! My sister gave me further information and told me Clay will be performing in August at the Molson Amphitheatre. I cut to the chase and phoned their hotline. It is true. The woman there confirmed it. She said she can't tell me the exact date because it hasn't been officially announced. But I asked her if it was definitely true and she said yes. Here's the Site. She said it won't be on there until it is officially announced, but soon. Call if you'd prefer your own confirmation.
From ClackHouse:
Clay! Toronto! Molson Amphitheatre! *falls over*
I don't know any details, but a co-worker just told me about this (don't know where she got it) and I just called them and they said he was going to play there this summer and that it wasn't announced yet and that once it was announced they'd have more details... I asked her for a relative time frame of when he'd be there and she didn't know... my co-worker read August...
Clay Defends Paula Abdul
Clay went on The Insider and Entertainment Tongiht last night to defend Paul Abdul. Corey Clark, a contestant from season 2 alleges he had an intimate affair with Abdul. The story was broadcast on a special edition of Primetime Live which aired on ABC on Wednesday to the tunes of 13.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
More Canadian Speculation
It's official! Canada is the latest craze in the Clay Nation Rumor mill. Rumor has it Clay will be in Canada (Toronto and Montreal) in August!
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Clay spotted in Chicago
From the CB:
Yes indeedy (as he might say), that was ''American Idol'' star Clay Aiken -- avoiding all the current ''Idol''/Paula Abdul controversy -- at the opening night of Mary Zimmerman's acclaimed ''Silk'' at the Goodman Theatre.
Clay was on the CBS Early Show
Transcript:
(courtesy CharlotteClayFan)
Rene: Hi Clay
Clay: Hey Rene, how are you?
R: I’m good. I’m just curious what you make of all this?
C: It’s really quite difficult to really figure out what exactly anyone makes out of this at this point. It a shocker for a lot of us in the season have been hearing been hearing about a lot past week preparing ourselves for and last night kinda threw a lot of curveballs our way. And I think it’s hard to be able to grasp what we heard last night and to be able to you know come to accept it…
R: You actually lived in the AI house with Corey when you were in the top twelve tier Did you sense anything improper going between Corey Clark and Paula Abdul at the time?
C: Absolutely not I think that’s what’s really strange I think… a lot of the stuff we heard last night was circumstantial. We saw a lot of … I think A lot of it is hearsay
We couldn’t leave the house without checking out, we couldn’t come back in without checking back in I didn’t get to see my mama… It was a very secure situation and none of us would really have suspected this… For me I think hard its to believe at this point, I really … I have inside information guess. I know both parties involved. And it’s.. I’m biased in some ways. It’s kinda my nature to believe Paula who I know to be a nurturing and caring person… She was like that for everyone on the show. She was always the judge willing to give advice and willing to be supportive, and willing to be nurturing, I think that’s just in her nature.
R: questions the phone records, 111 and 153 minute phone calls… Did you get that sort of personal attention from any of the judges?
C: Well I don’t know that… Well I could highlight my phone bill,for you Rene… But I didn’t see any information that shows that prove was her phone number… I didn’t see anything at all… I can take you by her house, myself… I know where she lives. I know where all the judges live…
I guess part of it was circumstantial… The whole Sprint PCS story where the report said… employees of the Sprint PCS stories willing to say that Paula and Corey came in to buy came in to buy a phone. But we didn’t hear from that person. But really the people backing up the story we Corey’s personal friends and Corey’s family and I kinda… I don’t know the track record of .. I don’t think it’s gleaming
R: But what would you about the phone message What is Paula Abduls voice telling him not to say anything to the media. He hasn’t heard from her in 2 years and then out of the blue she calls and says I think that that something might be brewing, don’t say anything.” What do you think of that?
C: I do believe that was Paula's voice. I kinda think if I were in the situation and was reading…that you were writing a tell-all book about me, I wouldn't believe… I would kind of automatically assume that “Rene wouldn't do something like that. Let me call Rene and see what's going on.” I would assume they were making up a story or rumor about you.. yourself. So I think I would probably call up and say “Rene, what's going on?” I think that's what I heard last night, Paula calling Corey and saying, “What's going on? I imagine they're trying to stir something up."
R: If Clark's story turns out to be true, what should happen to Abdul?
C: It's kind of hard for me to speculate at that point. I believe Paula is an amazing asset to the show. I believe the show wouldn't be the same without her. So that's going to have to be my answer, because I kind of have a hard time believing it myself.
Clays facial ex-pressions also add to this interview. You could tell he wants to believe Paula, is mistrustful of Corey and suspicious of the reporting process. Remember, a person's career could be ruined, a person who Clay seems to trust and like.
It is something to be serious about. Anyone could dig up records, quotes, allege statements while showing a storefront and report and twist facts the most explosive possible. We are all innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately one's reputation can be ruined without proof, innuendo alone can ruin it.
In Clay's shoes I would trust my gut and the people I know until I saw proof to make me fell otherwise. He's a celebrity now, and in the back of his mind he must be thinking, what accusations could someone make about me, even though I've done nothing wrong?
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Report From Oprah Taping
From the CB:
I don't have much news yet about the taping only that he was not the only guest.... if you are a yankee's fan of Derek Jeter or watch desperate housewives and like the guy who plays the plumber it will be a double treat for you!
My coworker was chosen as the person who got to do the walk through for the preshow sound check. She got to go behind the scenes and said it was really cool.
She called into my office and left a message for me.....cause well she knows of my affection for Clay
HE DID SING LIVE she didn't say what he sang but thought it might be a song from his upcoming album.
She also said....WOW is he handsome...she said I had no idea how good looking he is and that television does not do him justice. She said Oh man Clay live is amazing!! Then she said WOW can that man belt out a note! Ha ha ha!!! You could just hear her excitement over seeing Clay
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