My tivo is going to freaking be working overtime. Heh.

If you want to add this clip up front too, feel free.
It’s from the CBS Early Show. Gulianan Depandi is certainly a Blake fan. He looks so hot!

Enjoy!

http://www.mediamax.com/blaker_girl_too/Links/F4C460750B

May 24 - CBS Early Show
May 24 - Extra
(I highly recommend recording ALL the entertainment shows: Access Hollywood, E! News, Entertainment Tonight, Insider)
May 24 - Idol Tonight: Fantastic Finish

May 25 - Fashion Team: Idol Edition
May 25 - Larry King Live

May 30 - Regis & Kelly

May 31 - Regis & Kelly (I think this will be Melinda, but the poster thinks it’s him again)
May 31 - Today Show

FWI - Blake’s EP is 24 on the iTunes charts. Jordin’s is 20, but keep in mind that Blake doesn’t even have a real single. No knew song. Not bad at all.

You also have to consider that most Blakers already purchased his downloads from American Idol, so landing at 24 is actually really good. I wonder if AI will ever release the MP3 download figures for the contestants? I have a strong feeling Blake is #1.

I would never advocate purchasing mutliple copies of the EP for yourself. All the SP/ Clatmate stuff was not good, IMHO. But it is important to show that poeple are buying his music. The AI downloads aren’t eligible for Billboard. These are.

I consider the one time purchase a new album. New format, if you will. Also, if you do know someone who would like it (not that you want to foist it upon) who can’t afford it I see no reason not to gift the EP too.

I agree, when the figures come out, Blake will probably be #1, but that still won’t put him on the Billboard charts and get the added press and legitimacy that that provides.

I think Blake may be the first Idol runner up not to have a new single to release. I can’t believe they didn’t think about that when they had the songwriting competition.

But, with them releasing this EP for Blake right now, I don’t think that he will be releasing “This is My No(w)” as a single… thank GOD.

I guarantee YGLABN would outsell “This is My No(w)” if it were done that way.

I don’t think that he will be releasing “This is My No(w)” as a single… thank GOD.

Yes, thank God No(w) is not on the EP. I can’t stomach listening to that song, even if Blake’s singing it. All the new releases are really cheesy, so I’m glad Blake didn’t have to release a crappy song that he doesn’t believe in.

iTunes downloads only work on iPods until you burn them to a CD. After that, you can take them off the CD and do whatever you want with them.

If not, then, like Siobhan said, just burn them and rip them and you’re good.

Check it out:
http://video.aol.com/video-search/id/1885317617

http://www.myfoxal.com/myfox/pages/Entertainment/Detail?contentId=3300667&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=7.1.1

I’ve missed y’all today. What a day for my internet connection to break! Thanks for all of the clips, links, and good info!

RollTide, your headband will go out tomorrow because I missed the mail today!

iTunes EP chart watch:

Jordin 2
Blake 4

Singles chart watch:

TIMN 28
YGLABN 45

Everybody go to Larry King’s website and ask Blake a question! Do it! Now! (Don’t y’all just hate how I say that? )

Anyway, thanks for the links. Keep ‘em coming!

Yay for the iTunes numbers. That’s great considering YGLABN has been on sale on the AI site. Too bad those sales don’t count.

Jenlar - thanks so much girl! You rock!

Ok, I can see the songs on iTunes now. I don’t know why I couldn’t this morning. Man that pic of Blake they’ve got with it is HOT.

I’m in for downloading his EP again, even though I already have every single download he had from the AI site. At least my iTunes account won’t keep alerting me that the AI files couldn’t be found.

Oh, and iTunes work with other mp3 players. My husband doesn’t have an iPod, but he gets songs off my iTunes all the time. Of course the first time he did this, he deleted my fav Snow Patrol song, nearly resulting in our divorce…..But, you just have to save the song as a file in your documents, and then I think you can put it in whatever your program is.

Within minutes of his – and everyone’s – hearing Ryan Seacrest announce Jordin Sparks as this year’s American Idol, Blake Lewis was backstage, facing the press. “It’s bittersweet right now,” he said, “because it’s over, and like three seconds before I got on the stage with Jordin at the end of the show – it was just like, ‘Oh, man, it’s done. This is like the last moment I get to step on the American Idol stage, and the journey has truly been a blessing.’ ” And just what was it Blake whispered in Jordin’s era as Ryan’s was breaking open the envelope? “I told her two things,” said Blake. “I said, ‘I love you, Jordin Sparks.’ And I said, ‘If it comes down to me singing this last song, will you do a duet with me?’ “

Sorry, if this was already posted somewhere. I had wondered what he whispered to her. How sweet!

I bought the EP too, even though I bought ‘em all from americanidol.com already. I wonder if they’ll ever reveal the download numbers from there?

Anyway, thanks for all the appearance info! I’m sure he’ll get around to The View eventually. I remember Kellie Pickler announced her record deal on there!

By the way, did anyone noticed when Ryan asked Simon who he thought was going to win, he almost looked a bit dissapointed it wasn’t Blake.
He defended Blake when he said: Based on the LAST song, congratulations Jordin. And then he just put on a face like whatever.

I still feel that after Melinda left, Simon had a softer spot for Blake rather than Jordin. THe problem was that the TPTB always wanted a Jordin win. JMHO.

he almost looked a bit dissapointed it wasn’t Blake.

Those were my thoughts exactly. Just like Erin mentioned before, I think Simon wanted to annoint Blake Tuesday evening, but couldn’t. Blake wasn’t having it, LOL. I don’t think Simon is crazy about Jordin. Anyways, it worked out for the best I think.

That Jeh Jeh guy is great! He seemed like he was loving every minute of that, as was our boy!

Don’t forget, Plaid is the new black!

This made me laugh sooooo hard. Love it.

Love all the clips too, thank you ladies! Poor bShorty is so tired but still excited and going with the flow. He’s so sweet. I totally believe he would have asked Jordin to duet with him on the last song if he won. That’s the kind of guy he is! Perfect manners and kindhearted to the end. Doesn’t this make you feel good for supporting him? We didn’t just support unbelievable talent, we also supported one of the few good guys left in this business!

I still feel that after Melinda left, Simon had a softer spot for Blake rather than Jordin.

I agree. Simon could have said a lot more about Blake. He could have been one-sided like Randy, but he defended him. He repeated said that Blake was a risktaker and a performer when he could have just said that Jordin sang TIMN better.

Just thinking about how “nice” Simon was compared to Randy makes me wonder if hell froze over. A lot of great things happened in this season, but a lot of surprises, too. We broke so many AI “curses” and “trends.” The unpredicatibility was insane. We never knew who was safe.
It was a great season no matter what anyone says (now the finale is another story).

It was a great season no matter what anyone says (now the finale is another story).

Yes, it was a great season, only because I found a favorite candidate to cheer for. There wasn’t a lot of variety on the girl side; I think people tuned out when they can’t find a favorite to root for. Next year, I hope they get rid of the celebrity mentors and give more airtime to the contestants. Also, I wouldn’t mind if they fire Randy. Ryan is also pretty useless.

I think people tuned out when they can’t find a favorite to root for. Next year, I hope they get rid of the celebrity mentors and give more airtime to the contestants. Also, I wouldn’t mind if they fire Randy. Ryan is also pretty useless.

Yea. I started rooting for Blake after the first audition. I was hooked the whole way through.

Agree with the celebrity mentor thing. I don’t like having so much focus on professionals. I would rather support up and coming artists.

There wasn’t a lot of variety on the girl side; I think people tuned out when they can’t find a favorite to root for.

Excellent point Tara. They initially kept saying the girls were so much better than the guys. In reality, there were 5 divas all with very similar styles and the rest were just second rate singers. That got cut down to 3 divas pretty quickly, but there wasn’t much diversity. Melinda is an exceptional talent, but she wasn’t original in any way. I still wish it had been her and Jordin in the finals though. That would have made it fun at least and I wouldn’t have been so upset if she’d walked off with the title because she needed (and deserved) it more. After all, she and Blake were really the only two who were consistent every week.

The guys were far more interesting and diverse. And I think a few of them could have stuck around longer if it wasn’t for Sanjaya. For me, Blake stood out as an original talent from day one though. His was the only performance I really really really looked forward to every week.

Next year, I hope they get rid of the celebrity mentors and give more airtime to the contestants.

I don’t mind the mentors as much as I dislike all the guest performances. I’d much prefer if that time was spent letting us get to know the contestants like they used to. However, I wish they’d get mentors that were consistently more contemporary. I mean Diana Ross, Tony Bennett, Peter Noone, Lulu, Barry Gibb. I’m almost 42 and those people are waaaay before my time. How can they expect contestants 29 and under to relate to them? At least J-Lo, Bon Jovi and Gwen Stefani are still actually recording.

I wish they’d make up their mind who they are trying to appeal to. It’s clear they wanted younger finalists this year (unlike Taylor who appealed to the older crowd and so did Kat). The majority of mentors were has-beens, yet the guest artists were current. Then, it came down to the finale, and the only current artist was Green Day but singing a remake of an old song? Then, Bette Midler and Tony Bennett? Who do they want to watch this? Our mothers? Yet, they’ll tune out for the more current artists. Are they confused about their demographics?

The guys were far more interesting and diverse. And I think a few of them could have stuck around longer if it wasn’t for Sanjaya.

Agreed. Chris Sligh and Brandon Rogers are two male finalists who went WAY before their time. Of course, the argument could also be made that they just didn’t do what it takes to develop a huge voting fanbase from the start. Because yeah, a good portion of Sanjaya’s fans are under the age of 18 and we know how those 14 year olds with cell phones are. But last year, Taylor’s fans weren’t all under 18, but he still managed to develop a fanbase that stuck by him. That’s really important in the long run, too.

IMO, the biggest advantage that American Idol provides for its’ contestants is an instant fanbase.

Are they confused about their demographics?

No, they just know how to appeal to ALL of them. Don’t forget, Gwen Stefani had a performance too in the finale, as well as Kelly Clarkson (one of the biggest top 40 acts right now) and Carrie Underwood (another big current act). Yeah, they’re Idol alums, but they didn’t HAVE to come back.

Bette Midler wasn’t the best choice for a performer, but I personally liked the rest of them. I think it’s good to have those artists because they open up whole new eras of music to kids who may not know anything about them.

And exactly who would they get to mentor for weeks like British Invasion? Amy Winehouse? I don’t think it ALL needs to be current artists unless they are going to have a current theme every week.

And exactly who would they get to mentor for weeks like British Invasion? Amy Winehouse?

Yes please!! :)

And exactly who would they get to mentor for weeks like British Invasion?

Well just getting into people who were famous during my lifetime would be a step up. Granted I’m talking about the 2nd British invasion, I guess! But that’s within my lifetime! Most of the contestants were born in the 80s, so how about Sting/The Police, Duran Duran, Midge Ure & Ultravox, Depeche Mode, Annie Lennox, Erasure, Alison Moyet, Depeche Mode, Boy George, Human League … I could go on. Blake likes at least some of the above, and with the exception of LaKisha (who knew no one but divas/gospel/AI stars) I’d bet most of the others could do something cool with one of the above.

Thanks!.

I didn’t download the CBS show. Did anyone else?

Midge Ure & Ultravox

Siobhan, have you ever seen Never Mind the Buzzcocks? Midge was an occasional guest. This just gives me images of him depressedly adivising the Idols “not to suck” and mumbling on about how he was the one who really invented Live Aid.

I think Depeche Mode would make great mentors! Seriously. Dave Gahan especially. He seems pretty laid back these days, and doesn’t take himself too seriously. Martin Gore is just crazy, so that would be fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-Y9×1bNSk

“It’s bittersweet right now,” he said, “because it’s over, and like three seconds before I got on the stage with Jordin at the end of the show – it was just like, ‘Oh, man, it’s done. This is like the last moment I get to step on the American Idol stage, and the journey has truly been a blessing.’ ”

This is one of the things I like best about Blake; he never once acted like he was above Idol. Whatever he thought about it in private, he just dove right into the cheese on TV. Very professional of him!