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6/20: David Cook hot People bachelor, Vanguard distributing Taylor’s new album
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
David Cook gets some love from People magazine as a hot available bachelor, joining the likes of Mario Lopez, Gerard Butler and Bret Michaels. (Bret Michaels?????)
He may be a bachelor but he was seen partying at an L.A. club with his squeeze Kimberly Caldwell for his bro’s 21st birthday while security guards kept it nice and private. More here at Eonline.com
-MJ reports that Vanguard Records will distribute Taylor Hicks’ next album, which he is self releasing at Modern Whomp Records. It appears to be mostly cuts from his previous indie albums.
-Carrie Underwood has a Vitamin Water ad showing her as a “horse whisperer.” I know, I know, totally random but she does get to sing:
-Best performance of the week from “So You Think You Can Dance” Wednesday: Joshua and Katee doing a delightful Broadway dance. Just lively and fun. Check it out here.
-Ken Barnes over at Idol Chatter is back to tracking downloads and sales. Not much happened last week except Clay’s album fell off the top 200 after a month. Sales are only at about 140K and he moved just 3,000 copies last week. He’s may have trouble selling even a third of what his last album did. Tis not good. The top selling “Idol” album is Carrie’s “Carnvial Ride,” which moved 18K and 2.18 mil total, followed by Daughtry moving 13K and 4.12 mil, then Jordin at 11K and 816K total. Carrie’s “Some Hearts” took home 8K and is at 6.46 mil. Kellie’s album and Kelly’s “My December” are both at 768K. Josh Gracin is at 50K, Phil at 30K and Bucky at 348K. Elliott is up to 511K, Blake is just shy of 300K, Bo is at 57K, Sligh is at 6K, Mandia at 92K, Fantasia 514K, Randy at 31K, Taylor 702K, Kat 372K, Kimberley 21K
-Jordin Sparks’ “No Air” is the top “Idol” download and has moved more than 2 million copies. Her latest “One Step At a Time” isn’t doing that well, having moved 114K so far and is only ranked 121. I don’t think this bodes well for Jordin’s efforts to get another top 10 hit but it only “officially” got pitched to radio on June 10 so we’ll see whether it will start showing the big momentum. Carrie’s latest (and fourth single off “Carnival Ride”) “Just a Dream” is just starting to get airplay on the radio. Daughtry has had a couple of rock hits, plus four pop hits. Amazingly, the label is offering up a seventh song “What About Now” to pop radio set to be released early next month.
-Ma Connie Seacrest gabs about son Ryan in Parade magazine.. She’s helping him out on a new reality show casting called “Momma’s Boys.” She didn’t really say much but it’s worth a look on a slow day like this if you’re a Seacrest junkie:
Not everybody loves Ryan. How do you feel when he gets criticized?
“I don’t like it much. But a couple of years back he said, ‘Mother, you’re going to have to get tough skin. You’re going to have to toughen up.’ And I said, ‘Well, I’ll try.’ I’m still trying.”
Comments
By woodpappy
June 20, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this
First !!!!!
By linny ,,,=^..^=,,,
June 20, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this
y’all have a great day — i’m going to be trapped transcribing a meeting that was recorded on a CD — should be NO fun at all … probably boring, too, so…. yaaaaaaawn see you guys later. have a great vacation flats, hope your dawgs do well, D, hope you have a lovely day off, all the rest of you — Menana, Dawn, Harmony, JT, WE, etc… have a lovely day… i’ll try to get back to the internet at some point, but ….
byeeeeeeeee!
By Lara
June 20, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this
I have Summer Hours today, so I leave work at 11:30 - yeah me!!!
By flats
June 20, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
Thanks Liiny…good jhob woodpappy,being 1st is a big deal.I have family they’re.
By the finger
June 20, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this
thanks to everyone for posting here at loser chat wow! 1st!
By Menana
June 20, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this
So mama Seacrest doesn’t like it when people takes about her boy. Tell me what mom does. I know I don’t. Those are fighting words. Say what you want about me, but lay off the kids.
linny: Don’t work to hard and will talk to you later.
By Harmony
June 20, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this
Menana, I didn’t look at the finger and probably won’t, he said the bone is sticking out, I don’t want to see that. Husband is in downtown Atlanta as we speak, seeing a specialist to see what to do about the situation.
Be back later,everyone have a good day, hope you get some rain soon!
By flats
June 20, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
LATER FOLKS!!!!!!GO DAWGS!!!!!
By Deirdre
June 20, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this
I LOVED my day off, thank you very much!!!!
And we’re getting Ruby Tuesday take-out for dinner. Hubby feels bad about the picnic thing. I’m a happy girl!
By Deirdre
June 20, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this
Um…happy about the take-out, not about hubby feeling bad.
By Menana
June 20, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this
Glad you enjoyed your day D, especially Ruby Tuesdays. That is one of my favorite places to eat. Love their salad bar.
By Deirdre
June 21, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
TMZ always has an interesting way of looking at something:
It doesn’t get any cooler than going on tour with the American Idol gang and having your dad along for the ride.
David Archuleta’s stage dad wouldn’t miss an opportunity to cramp his 17-year-old son style — so Jeff’s going on the bus with David. Towards the end of last season, David’s father wasn’t allowed back stage due to his unruly interference, but has somehow managed to squeeze his way back into his son’s spotlight. David’s pop has his own bunk and will apparently split the parental supervision duties with David’s mom from time to time.
Looks like the other guys won’t be having any groupies on the bus for their own rides.
By Negativo
June 21, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this
Cookie better have his guard up…being the new celebrity darling brings lots of hazardous temptations.
By JTesla
June 21, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this
“Looks like the other guys won’t be having any groupies on the bus for their own rides.”
Deirdre are those your words or TMZ’s? ;)
By Deirdre
June 21, 2008 8:27 PM | Link to this
JT, the words belong to TMZ…but I admit to thinking in those terms myself. Having dad on the bus isn’t going to crimp JUST Archie’s style.
Neg…I think Cookie may be enjoying the ‘hazardous temptations’ at the moment.
By Negativo
June 22, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this
D, I just hope he doesn’t go all Bono on us…