American Idol Rocks

Friday, May 7, 2010

AI_NEWS~ 'American Idol': Melinda Doolittle on book 'Beyond Me,' friend Jordin Sparks

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/american-idol-melinda-doolittle-on-book-beyond-me-friend-jordin-sparks.html

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

AI_NEWS~ Video Preview - CLAY AIKEN - TRIED & TRUE: LIVE! - PBS Special

PBS Special with guests Ruben Studdard & Linda Eder airs some time in August.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNsvrMokY5I

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AI_NEWS~ AI Survey

http://www.americanidol.com/news/view/pid/3087/?ref=socialmedia_2010_05_04_IdolSurvey2010

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Monday, May 3, 2010

AI_NEWS~ American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010

American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010

The Top 10 finalists – Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lee DeWyze, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, and Tim Urban – will hit the road this summer on the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2010. As announced on last night's top-rated American Idol performance show, tickets for this year's hotly anticipated American Idol Live! Tour will go on sale in select markets beginning May 14th at LiveNation.com.

America's #1 show will make 49 stops this summer at a mix of top arenas and amphitheaters across North America giving fans a chance once again to catch their favorite "Idols" performing live in a town near them. The Live Nation promoted tour begins on July 1st at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit and runs through September 14th in Pittsburgh at the Consol Energy Center. The complete list of dates is below. As we gear up for the tour, there's sure to be extensive tour discussions in the message boards, an interactive tour map, interviews with the Top 10, and more.

Simon Fuller, creator and executive producer of American Idol stated, "We are all looking forward to this year's American Idol Live! Tour. This is always one of the highlights of the year. Each of the Idols have the chance to meet the people that voted for them and perform at incredible venues all over America, another special moment in their developing careers."

A limited number of 4-Pack ticket packages will be offered for $75 that includes 4 lawn tickets to participating amphitheaters, while supplies last. Quantities are limited and additional fees may apply.

Omaha, Nebraska and Toledo, Ohio go on sale May 14th. All other dates listed go on sale May 15th. To purchase tickets and for complete tour information, fans can visit AmericanIdol.com and LiveNation.com. Event times and dates are subject to change.

Can't wait to watch your favorite Idols perform? Watch Season 9's performances, here.

Here is the complete set of dates for the 2010 Tour:

DATE	CITY	VENUE	ON SALE	TIME
7/1	Auburn Hills, MI	Palace of Auburn Hills	5/15	10am
7/2	Milwaukee, WI	Summerfest	5/15	10am
7/3	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena	5/15	10am
7/5	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	5/15	11am
7/7	Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach	5/15	10am
7/10	Atlantic City, NJ	Mark G. Etess Arena	5/15	10am
7/11	Philadelphia, PA	Wachovia Center	5/15	10am
7/13	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena	5/15	10am
7/14	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena	5/15	10am
7/15	Hershey, PA	Giant Center	5/15	10am
7/17	Albany, NY	Times Union Center	5/15	10am
7/18	Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center	5/15	10am
7/20	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	5/15	10am
7/23	Washington, DC	Jiffy Lube Live	5/15	10am
7/24	Baltimore, MD	1st Mariner Arena	5/15	10am
7/25	Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	5/15	10am
7/27	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena	5/15	10am
7/28	Knoxville, TN	Thompson-Boling Arena	5/15	10am
7/29	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach Amphitheater	5/15	10am
7/31	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	5/15	10am
8/1	Duluth, GA	Arena at Gwinnett Center	5/15	10am
8/3	Sunrise, FL	BankAtlantic Center	5/15	10am
8/4	Tampa, FL	St. Pete Times Forum	5/15	10am
8/7	Houston, TX	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion	5/15	11am
8/8	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	5/15	10am
8/9	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	5/15	noon
8/12	Phoenix, AZ	US Airways Center	5/15	noon
8/13	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	5/15	10am
8/14	Mountainview, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountainview	5/15	10am
8/16	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	5/15	10am
8/17	Anaheim, CA	Honda Center	5/15	10am
8/18	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	5/15	10am
8/20	Seattle, WA	Key Arena	5/15	10am
8/21	Portland, OR	Rose Garden	5/15	10am
8/23	Denver, CO	Comfort Dental Amphitheatre	5/15	10am
8/25	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center	5/15	10am
8/26	Omaha, NE	Qwest Center	5/14	11am
8/27	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center	5/15	10am
8/29	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	5/15	10am
8/30	Chicago, IL	United Center	5/15	noon
8/31	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena	5/15	noon
9/2	Toledo, OH	The Huntington Center	5/14	10am
9/3	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center	5/15	10am
9/4	Indianapolis, IN	Conseco Fieldhouse	5/15	noon
9/7	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Centre	5/15	10am
9/10	Buffalo, NY	HSBC Arena	5/15	10am
9/11	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena	5/15	10am
9/13	Bridgeport, CT	Arena at Harbor Yard	5/15	10am
9/14	Pittsburgh, PA	Consol Energy Center	5/15	10am

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AI_NEWS~ 'American Idol's' Jordin Sparks is Broadway-bound

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/american-idols-jordin-sparks-is-broadway-bound.html

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AI_NEWS~ 'American Idol' Top 20 Best Performances Ever

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20312226_20362239,00.html

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Sunday, May 2, 2010

AI_NEWS~ Clay Aiken Tried & True Live!

http://intl-media.com/main/programs/clayaiken.html

"Clay, you sing like Andre Agassi plays tennis, perfection, perfection. And I would kill

to write and produce your first CD."

- Neil Sedaka, American Idol 2 guest judge

Program Description:

Tried and True, American Idol Super Star Alumni Clay Aiken's first Public Television special, reaches back into the romantic past of the 50's and 60's, featuring many of the most iconic love songs ever written. Shot at the Memorial Auditorium in Clay's home town of Raleigh, North Carolina, Tried and True features a full orchestra and big band. Clay is joined on stage by special guest and American Idol colleague Ruben Studdard, along with special guest Linda Eder, who is widely recognized as one of the best female vocalists of our time.

German born Alex Christensen is handling production and arrangements, and brings the considerable skills he developed working with Paul Anka on his acclaimed 'Rock Swings' album and Michael Bolton on his major Sinatra tribute 'Bolton Swings Sinatra' to this concept, as well as the more contemporary sounds of his own project Alex Swings & Oscar Sings, featured recently on the Oprah Winfrey show.

This special concert is the world premiere live performance of Clay's forthcoming album, Tried and True, being released on Decca this Spring.

Song List:

Mack The Knife • Unchained Melody • Can't Take My Eyes Off You • Misty • What Kind Of Fool Am I • Its Only Make Believe • Crying • Moon River • Its Impossible • Suspicious Minds • Who's Sorry Now • Eso Beso • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do • There's A Kind O Hush • You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

Premiums:

CD and DVD, including behind the scenes footage with Clay Aiken, Rubin Studdard, and Linda Eder will be available for pledge. Stations will also have the opportunity to pledge tickets to Clay's upcoming Tried and True tour, as well as meet and greet opportunities. Clay

will be available for station visits in support of pledge.

"When I review the tape [of the show] the next day, there's lots of screaming and crying,"..."Then I recover the same way I do anytime I'm injured: ice, elevation and my Clay Aiken CD."

- Ellen DeGeneres (US Weekend Magazine)

Availability:

Clay Aiken: Tried and True will be available as a 60 minute core version, and 90 minute pledge event version for August pledge, 2010, distributed by PBS.

Background:

• Clay was the renowned runner up on the 2nd American Idol, who became superstar artist in his own right.

• Clay has sold over 10 million albums.

• Appeared on Broadway as lead in Spamalot.

• TV favorite, featured in many TV specials, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Saturday Night Live, TV episodes including Scrubs, 30 Rock, as well as his own Christmas TV Special, which he executive produced.

• NY Times Best-Selling author.

• Founded Bubel/Aiken Foundation honoring Autistic children

• Has headlined numerous sold-out national tours

"I always like the idea that you can turn on the radio and say, 'Oh, that's Clay Aiken.

Oh, that's Barbra Streisand. Oh, that's Frank Sinatra, Oh, that's Tony Bennett.' They're a

star if you can identify them immediately by their sound. That kid has his own sound.

He's got energy. He's got soul. He's got it all. That voice pours out of him."

- Merv Griffin

official website:

www.clayonline.com

contact information:

Maya Fiallos, Stations Relations

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

office: 954-923-7215 / direct: 786-402-1125

maya@intl-media.com