posted by Administrator on Nov 29
Jordin Sparks’ self-titled debut album has debuted at No. 10 on this week’s The Billboard 200 album sales chart after selling only 119,000 copies during its initial week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan data for the week ending November 25.
The American Idol sixth-season champ’s debut album sales numbers represent the lowest first-week debut album sales of any former Idol winner. “Jordin Sparks’” No. 10 ranking also ranks as the lowest initial Billboard 200 chart placement for any former Idol winner’s debut album, according to Billboard.
“Jordin Sparks’” 119,000 sales figure “shattered” the poorest-performing first-week sales record of the Idol winner debut album that previously held the dubious honor. “Free Yourself,” the 2004 debut album of American Idol third-season winner Fantasia Barrino, debuted at No. 8 on The Billboard 200 and sold 240,000 first-week copies when it was released in the same Thanksgiving week sales period that Sparks’ album hit stores this year.
“A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream),” the debut album of sixth-season American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis, is scheduled for release on December 4.
posted by Administrator on Nov 19
Albums by Daughtry and Carrie Underwood won prizes at the 2007 American Music Awards show in Los Angeles Sunday.
Daughtry’s self-titled disc won for favorite pop/rock album, while Underwood’s “Some Hearts” nabbed the prize for favorite country album.
Underwood also won a text-in award for favorite artist.
posted by AINews on Nov 13
Fans crowned Carrie Underwood American Idol’s fourth-season champ, and the she’ll repay the favor this winter by embarking on a 24-city tour with fellow Grammy Award winning artist Keith Urban.
The “Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour” will kick-off January 31, with all tickets going on sale December 1. While the tour’s locations have been announced, dates and venues are still forthcoming.
The tour’s name is a combination of each of the artists’ most recent albums, with Underwood’s sophomore effort “Carnival Ride” debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s The Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums album sales charts after moving 527,000 copies in its first week of release.
“I can’t think of a better person to begin 2008 with than Keith,” said Underwood, who received two 2007 Country Music Association awards at last week’s ceremony. “He is an amazing entertainer and a well-respected musician, singer and songwriter.”
“I’m looking forward to hitting the road with Carrie, and to bringing our audiences together for what I think will be a magical night of sights, sounds, songs and solos,” added Urban.
The 24 locations scheduled on the “Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour” are:
- Anaheim, CA
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Baltimore, MD
- Biloxi, MS
- Bossier City, LA
- Charleston, WV
- Charlotte, NC
- Charlottesville, VA
- Denver, CO
- Gwinnett, GA
- Hershey, PA
- Kansas City, MO
- Lexington, KY
- New York City, NY
- North Charleston, SC
- Omaha, NE
- Raleigh, NC
- Roanoke, VA
- Rochester, NY
- San Jose, CA
- State College, PA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Uncasville, CT
- Wichita, KS
posted by Administrator on Nov 8
Fox has announced American Idol’s seventh season will premiere over the course of two consecutive nights on Tuesday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 16, with both two-hour broadcasts beginning at 8PM ET/PT.
Following its two-night, four-hour debut, Idol 7 will slide into its regular one-hour Tuesdays at 8PM ET/PT time period beginning January 22 and its regular one-hour Wednesdays at 8PM ET/PT time slot on January 23.
In addition, Fox announced Idol 7’s first half-hour results show broadcast will air Wednesday, March 12 at 9PM ET/PT and is currently scheduled to serve as the lead-in for the network’s Back to You comedy.
Idol 7’s seven-city audition process wrapped last month, and the competition’s “Hollywood Round” — where 160 hopefuls are narrowed to 24 semifinalists, 12 boys and 12 girls — will begin at the end of November.
While Fox had presumably always planned to launch the seventh-season of it’s ratings juggernaut in mid-January, the recent Writers Guild of America strike has also led the network to tentatively announce the Spring 2008 debuts of a few other unscripted series as well.
Most notably, Fox announced Hell’s Kitchen’s fourth season will now premiere on Tuesday, April 1 at 9PM ET/PT immediately following that night’s Idol broadcast.
posted by Administrator on Nov 8
Carrie Underwood and Mark Bright won the Country Music Association award for single of the year for the song “Before He Cheats” in Nashville Wednesday.
The award in this category is given to the artist and producer of the song.
In addition to sending a shout out to her family, friends and record label, Underwood also thanked radio for “playing this song like crazy.”
Also nominated in the category were: “Anyway,” sung and produced by Martina McBride; “Lost In This Moment,” sung by Big & Rich and produced by Big Kenny and John Rich; “Ticks,” sung by Brad Paisley and produced by Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois and “Wrapped,” sung by George Strait and co-produced by Strait and Tony Brown.
The 41st annual CMA awards show was held at the Sommet Center in downtown Nashville.
