Yesterday, Idol Gives Back taped parts of its show for Wednesday night, and producers said they hope to make more than $100 million–but they still have $5 million left over from last year’s show that hasn’t been designated to a charity, while a little under half of the $76 million has yet to be actually …
American Idol 6
One year ago this Friday, Sanjaya Malakar made a girl cry, officially making him part of the show’s history. Soon, he’ll return to the series, but in the meantime, the media is still obsessed over him, perhaps because he’s more interesting than gay strip club strippers. In fact, the media’s continuing infatuation with him is …
The American Idol franchise made $63,212,000 for its parent company 19 Entertainment last year, up from $47,211,000 in 2006, according to an SEC filing made by 19’s parent company, CKX. The show actually earned $83,859,000 in 2007, but had expenses of $20,647,000. In 2006, though, the total revenue was $67,710,000, with expenses of $20,499,000 for …
Reviews are in for the Super Bowl performances of two American Idol stars: season six winner Jordin Sparks, who sang the national anthem, and Paula Abdul, who performed during the pre-game show via videotape. Jordin’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner “started quiet, breathy and seductive. By the end of the lone verse, she was …
Blake Lewis’ debut record Audio Day Dream debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. That’s the same position where Jordin Sparks entered the chart two weeks ago, although Blake sold 98,000 copies compared to Jordin’s first-week sales of 119,000, a 21,000-copy difference. Billboard reports that Blake’s “opening sales week and chart debut is …
Blake Lewis’ debut album, A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream), which features songs in his new genre, will be released today. Earlier, Blake described the record as a “mix tape” featuring multiple styles of music. On the record, Blake “worked with nearly a dozen producers and co-writers, among them David Hodges, Mike Elizondo, S*A*M* and Sluggo, Sean …
Sanjaya Malakar, the American Idol 6 finalist who helped make last season both watchable and a complete joke, will perform Sunday in two performances of Black Nativity, Langston Hughes gospel version of the Nativity story. He’ll perform Sunday at Seattle’s Intiman Theatre along with fellow forgettable Idols Karma Johnson and Leah Vladowski (a.k.a. Leah LaBelle). …