Tidbits 8/2

• Good bad? Clarion Ledger interviews E!'s Chelsea Handler. "Q: If you were dining with these celebs, you'd be laughing so hard you wouldn't be able to finish your meal. A: The three I'd have trouble keeping a straight face with are Clay Aiken, Paula Abdul and Tom Cruise's baby."
• WOW-- here's how BAD 19 Entertainment is-- $5 million fines for Idols who break from their contract. Sun Sentinel article notes: "But Clay Aiken, the season two runner-up, got a lawyer to free him from his contract."
• Kidsational, Inc. - Concerning acts that have performed at Toms Riverfest, "Last year the Festival attracted 70,000 fans to see such artists as Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Clay Aiken, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and Jesse McCartney."
• Antimusic - (warning: objective comments on this site's other articles) "Mailbag: Let Them Hear Pop" - In this article about how Clive Davis does not always make the album that the fans want, Clay's name is mentioned: "If they had wanted a pop singer posing as a rocker then they would have voted that Constantine guy into the finals. Though they were on the same show, Bo Bice fans are not necessarily Clay Aiken fans."
• Ruben Studdard article @ The Celebrity Cafe mentions Clay.
  

• Casper and Lyrichord's Music Musings remind us of tonight's ET exclusive.
• Bunch of ATDW related blogs... since they're all pretty much the same, I'll bunch them together today.
• Something That Really Happened - Promosquad/I Want To Know What Love Is
  
• Southern Girl - order from Amazon NOW

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