Is it me, or does How Many Words, sound a lot like Jealousy? I mean isn’t Dumpty Humpty about his recent relationship? Man, if his favorite song on the album, and Dumpty Humpty was about the same girl, than she must have been somthin special or she was a lil, um…

7 days people! 7 days!

I’m glad that the swoony ballad is his favorite, and it’ll probably end up being at the top of my list too!

Sam! How weird is that?! I was at the WV show too - when did she give him the sign?

I just RANDOMLY decided to type in “www.blakelewisofficial.com” into the URL bar and it pointed right to blakelewiscomingsoon.com, which means that once it gets set, that’s probably going to be Blake’s official site! So keep your eyes on that!

loved this interview.. i bet How Many Words is gonna be one of my favorites too.. but it’s a sad theme.. about breaking up

btw, i don’t think it’s a reworked Dumpty Humpty but that would rock since i love Dumpty Humpty

the Price Is Right story is hilarious! i can totally picture that XD

and he said MILF lol.. gotta love Blake!

not sure how censored this site gets but MILF = mother I’d like to f*ck

Blake is a bad boy ;).

crystal, “how many words” isn’t “dumpty humpty”, sorry to say. good detective work on the lyrics, though… i wouldn’t have even thought to make that connection. i don’t think blake will be the only one who picks “how many words” as his favorite once the album is out, either.

I am a 40-something, but I don’t think I’d make cougar. Maybe Bobcat. :-P I’m shyer like that!

*totally hearts that his fav single is the ballad*

You can go here:
www.kiss1061.com to listen LIVE!

I think they are going to announce him as the additional performer in the Jingle Bell Bash 2007!

Plus, he is definately the most R rated Idol yet!

Chrissy, I agree with you on that one. It made me laugh that he used the word MILF in that interview.

I just pulled up kiss 106.1 and saw that he was added to their home page, playing at the Jingle Bell Bash. You would think with that he will start getting more plays on the Seattle station:)

I wonder when is all Blake promo going to start? Major radio interviews?
Where is the TV schedule appearance? As of now, he is only going to be on Regis & Kelly for national talk shows? That’s not goood.

Where is GMA, Today Show, The View? I really hope more shows get added to his lineup, otherwise the record is not going to be promoted the way it should be. Maybe we will get some new info soon.
But it’s all so quiet!

O/T but in case y’all want to check it out…Lupe Fiasco is supposed to be on TRL today. :)

Cisco just posted that there is the ADD trailer he did with Ethan up on AI website. The vids there never work for me - someone can tell me if it is the same we’ve seen before?

http://www.americanidol.com/videos/view/?vid=810

Can someone direct me to the funordie clip?

Here you go Bouffe.

Oh, it is the same video that is up on his webpage, just the ending of it though.

http://www.ew.com/ew/package/0,,20152943_20162365,00.html

Here are the final numbers for this weeks sales.

9 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 121,351 –
JORDIN SPARKS

16 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 84,355 –
DREAMING OUT LOUD

Thanks for the link, Anne! :)

random not about blake I drew a giant eye in art, I tried to kiss a boy at PE and and I drew a nose in art!!!

O/T, but kind of Blake-related - Carson Daly is going to continue filming shows. He’s the first - and so far, only - late-night show to film while the strike is still on. Here’s hoping that Blake will get booked on Last Call, ASAP…cause I wants me some Blake on my TV! :-)

There is a rumor Blake is going to be on with Ryan Seacrest tomorrow morning. Anybody knows if this is true?

Maracaibo
I haven’t seen anything saying that, would be great if it was true though:)

Maracaibo
I haven’t seen anything saying that, would be great if it was true though:)

I saw it over at TWOP. They said someone posted this info at Idol bored. Who knows?

I hope it’s true too, that way Blake can start making some radio promo before the album debuts next week. But I guess we will have to wait for that schedule.

I’ll believe it when I see it :)

DJ, I hope they have a preview for the album, it would be an amazing promotion push for him.

That funny or die video looks like its full of awesomeness and funnies. Milo V. and Blake is the same video? I don’t know how to control myself!

Again, another rumor, but there was chatter about the album being leaked soon on http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/

Source? :) And thanks for capping this morning’s interview, jenlar! He said Maroon 5 is stoked about his album, lol. That’s pretty awesome.

If Blake is on Seacrest’s show in the morning, you can listen to the interview right on the KIIS website afterwards too.

I don’t think this has been posted anywhere yet…Barnes & Noble has the song lengths up. Not much, but it’s something!

I mentioned this over on TWOP but I honestly think nowadays alot of people just download a single, and don’t buy the whole CD. It would explain why Rihanna has top charting singles but her last CD hasn’t even sold platinum in this country.

Apologize has been the #1 song on itunes canada for a while, and still is. It is #3 in the USA. I dn’t know how many they have sold, but they must have sold a bunch, since it’s still so high up on the top100 itunes for both USA and CAnada…

After listening to this how can you possibly be concerned?? The album is going to be awesome!!

9 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 121,351 –
JORDIN SPARKS

16 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 84,355 –
DREAMING OUT LOUD

I am happy that 1R had higher that expected sales. I wanted them to sale more since I totally love them now, but a lot of people have no idea who they are. I am sure they are thrilled to sell 84,000, especially when they almost broke up a year ago.

Jordin’s numbers scare me. They are so low. Daughtry sold like 240,000 in the first week. (I could be wrong.)I hope Blake’s sales fair better, but I don’t think they will. He isn’t getting as much promotion right now. I am not worried though. Blake never really carried about the Top 40 sales. He just wants to be him and I love him for it.

Nic - I don’t know how many iTunes downloads there are for Apologize, but I know the single is certified double platinum. 1R has a good start.

I am happy that 1R had higher that expected sales. I wanted them to sale more since I totally love them now, but a lot of people have no idea who they are. I am sure they are thrilled to sell 84,000, especially when they almost broke up a year ago.

Jordin’s numbers scare me. They are so low. Daughtry sold like 240,000 in the first week. (I could be wrong.)I hope Blake’s sales fair better, but I don’t think they will. He isn’t getting as much promotion right now. I am not worried though. Blake never really carried about the Top 40 sales. He just wants to be him and I love him for it.

Karen,

I think part of OneRepublic’s problem is that some people don’t even KNOW that “Apologize” is their song when they hear it on the radio. I’ve personally heard a few DJ’s actually refer to the artist as Timbaland, WITHOUT even mentioning 1R! Maybe if the stores had put an APOLOGIZE promo sign next to their CD, it would have helped ;).

The other problem may be the fact that people have chosen to download the song off iTunes, and wait on purchasing the album.

I am not bothered by Timbaland’s “Apologize” takeover. The only reason I started listening to the song is because it got the most plays on mediabase and I recognized Timbaland’s name. I did not connect our Bshorty’s Ryan Tedder as the same guy from OneRepublic. I, like thousands of other new OneRepublic fans, found them through Timbaland. I think they are happy with the outcome. I am sure they will gain their own identity in the future. A few more singles and they will definitely make (an independent) name for themselves.

I think you are right about downloading the single. I would have downloaded it too if my computer liked iTunes.

Jordin’s numbers scare me. They are so low. Daughtry sold like 240,000 in the first week. (I could be wrong.)I hope Blake’s sales fair better, but I don’t think they will. He isn’t getting as much promotion right now.

Daughtry sold much more. I actually think he sold like 303,000 the first week or something like that and then it just skyrocketed from there.
I really think Blake has the potential to sell even more than Jordin but the promotion has to start rolling now. His album seems that’s going to be awesome but people have to be aware that is going to be available next week.

I don’t understand the lack of advertisement and buzz for this CD release. I always thought 19 was going to promote the heck out of Blake, considering how highly Simon Fuller spoke about him. But I guess I was wrong. I don’t see much movement on their front. Sigh.

Yes, you’re so right maracaibo, they’re just going to throw the CD out there without a stitch of promotion, cancel everything that is booked already, not even put up the AOL Sessions and let Blake just sink

Lisa, I am not implying that, I am just saying that they should start promoting things already, it just makes nervous to see the days pass by and still no new news one week before release.

But yeah, maybe I am just being paranoid, I will let it go, sorry.
I just can’t help feeling anxious about Blake’s slow promo and schedule and to make matters worse all this talk of low sales for Jordin, 1R, etc. (Hope you understand how I feel).

But yeah, maybe I am just being paranoid,

I think you are, actually. You’re on pins and needles all day and all this worrying isn’t going to help anyone. Blake has a good team behind him. Did you ever stop and think maybe huge first week sales isn’t the goal they’re shooting for?

dani you’re doing good!! :-)

- Talk to your friends.
- Talk to your family.
- Make small talk with that random stranger that is looking at the CD rack in the store, or the person contemplating the purchase of a new stereo.
- Buy the Break Anotha ringtone and set it as your most common ringer on your phone (some have more than one assigned ringer).
- Re-record your voicemail greeting to include a little plug for ADD, including Blake’s name and the drop date.
- If you’re able to set Break Anotha as a Caller tune, where people can listen to it while they wait for you to answer your cell…then do it!

Instead of just worrying, let’s be proactive and get the word out! There are plenty of things that we can do to promote Blake by ourselves, without the big bucks of the label behind us.

maracaibo, don’t worry too much. I used to but not now. He’s got Daughtry treatment in creative control. I think they will also give him a good promotion just like Daughtry. After that, the album will have its own legs.

Thanks r! I needed that.

It will be interesting to see how American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis fares when his debut album (“ADD: Audio Day Dream”) is released a week from now on Tuesday, December 4. I always felt that not only was Lewis more suited to head into the studio and immediately create a solid album, but that his sales potential dwarfed Sparks. Jordin is a great singer, but there’s no hook about her. She has no edge. Lewis brings a lot to the table, with his song writing and sonics experimentations. Still, maybe the public is going to make these Idol alumni earn their keep and is finished blindly purchasing their quickly produced debut records.

NOV 30 2007 8:00P
WRWV RADIO SHOW W/ BLAKE LEWIS NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
DEC 4 2007 7:00P
TACOMA DOME W/ BLAKE LEWIS TACOMA, WASHINGTON
DEC 7 2007 7:00A
REGIS AND KELLY W/ BLAKE LEWIS NEW YORK, NEW YORK
DEC 7 2007 8:00P
KDWB MINN RADIO W/ BLAKE LEWIS MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
DEC 8 2007 8:00P
KHFI AUSTIN RADIO W/ BLAKE LEWIS AUSTIN, TEXAS
DEC 9 2007 8:00P
KRBE HOUSTON RADIO SHOW W/ BLAKE LEWIS HOUSTON, TEXAS
DEC 10 2007 1:00P
ELLEN W/ BLAKE LEWIS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
DEC 12 2007 8:00P
WNCI RADIO SHOW W/ BLAKE LEWIS COLUMBUS, OHIO
DEC 13 2007 8:00P
Q100 ATLANTA RADIO SHOW W/ BLAKE LEWIS ATLANTA, GEORGIA
DEC 14 2007 9:00A
Z100 NYC RADIO W/ BLAKE LEWIS NEW YORK, NEW YORK
DEC 16 2007 8:00P
Q102 PHILLY RADIO W/ BLAKE LEWIS PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
DEC 31 2007 8:00P
FOX TV - NYE SPECIAL IN NYC W/ BLAKE LEWIS NEW YORK, NEW YORK

He’s not GOING to all those cities for those radio shows right? I’m assuming it’d be phone interviews, but why would Sawka list them as upcoming shows? Performances? Hm, I’m very confused.

But SUPER pumped that we have all these to look forward to in the next couple of weeks! Dec. 14th is a tad late for z100 to be getting the single though. =/

thanks for posting these.

Laura,

Thanks for sharing the article. I was wondering how Jordin faired. I can’t believe she sold less that Taylor Hicks. No offense Soul Patrolers, but Jordin has a broader appeal than Taylor. Maybe American Idol will no longer have such an impact on record sales. Maybe the market is saturated. We’ll see.

Anyway, GO BLAKE GO!!!

That’s so weird, Jordin was supposed to be performing at that now they have Blake on their website. It’s their Jingle Ball thing.

I WANNA GOOOOOOOOOOO. But I’m not close enough to Nashville to listen and win tickets. I wonder if my sister would try to win tix. AHHHH *dilemma* I can’t believe this!!!!!!!!

The Z100 Jingle Ball is on December 14th. So it looks to me like he’ll be part of that lineup as well.

ETA this is awful! I’m like, powerless here. I want to go so bad.

I wonder if he will do GMA? But in any case those Jingle Balls and radio interviews sound awesome.

Can’t wait for next week to start watching all this! Maybe he will be at the Z100 Jingle Ball, Dec 14th is certainly a bit late to debut his single but whatever, he is going to be interviewing with them! Awesome!

The Z100 Jingle Ball is on December 14th. So it looks to me like he’ll be part of that lineup as well.

Star just checked their web page. As of now, Blake is not listed and they have just added the Fall Out Boys.

Anyway, here is hoping that he gets added to the list to perform.

ETA Sorry to double post. Star you can delete the top one if needed:)

Thanks for sharing the article. I was wondering how Jordin faired. I can’t believe she sold less that Taylor Hicks. No offense Soul Patrolers, but Jordin has a broader appeal than Taylor. Maybe American Idol will no longer have such an impact on record sales. Maybe the market is saturated. We’ll see.

Karen,

I totally agree that Jordin is MUCH more marketable than Taylor, BUT his Soul Patrol fanbase is surely more rabid than hers as well (I’m assuming that most Taylor fans bought multiple copies of his CD the first week). However, Taylor’s CD is currently tanking in a big way, selling anywhere from 50 to 200 CD’s per week in recent months. He was unable to attract new fans outside his Idol fanbase, from the looks of it. Jordin has to appeal to non-Idol fans to sell well in the long run.

I guess TPTB really WERE waiting to promote Blake and his music in December after all. Kinda funny how so many of us were a tad worried the other day and then we see this schedule that Sawka posted, hee!

It seems like Blake’s got several of these Jingle Ball Bashes lined up, which surely has to be great exposure! And we all know the New Year’s Eve FOX gig is a big deal. So, why the hell can’t he come to Hartford for one of those Jingle thingies?? ;) My local station was one of the first to play “Break Anotha.”

FRIDAY!!