American Idle

Hey all, Ruben’s handlers sent me this video and the news that he’ll be performing this song on American Idol 8 this week! So here’s your sneak peek at “Together,” his new single that you’ll hear Thursday night on Idol.

It will be on his new “Love IS” album, which will be released on May 19. So keep an eye out for that, as well as what looks like a big comeback for Big Rube. That would be nice, since he’s no longer with his old label, you know, the one that supposedly did him somewhat wrong…though nobody really wants to talk about it. LOL

Remember…no American Idol on Tuesday. Yeah, I know, Idol withdrawals. That’s okay, we’ll fill you with lots of videos in the meantime. But there will be Idol on Wednesday night, with all 10 singers performing for your votes.

And the news about Megan Joy sharing the same name as uh, an actor in a different kind of thing entirely (if you want the full story go to Vote For The Worst) makes things interesting for next week, doesn’t it? My inbox was blowing up with rumors, even one about Corkrey being a star herself, even though that was luckily refuted. But that’s what a rumor will do.

Because of a bizarre week in which American Idol 8 will air Wednesday instead of Tuesday this week, we’ll catch up with some of our former Idols who have been busy furthering their careers. Kind of.

Actually, the Idols we’ll focus on this week got a touch of bad news. But first, the good news. They had something called the Academy Awards last night and Randy Jackson looked like a big stick of Extra gum. (The picture proof, as they say, is above.) Now on to the bad.

First up, it was reported this week that Clay Aiken was dumped by RCA Records, but it actually happened two months ago. (Sneaky.) Anyway, word on the street is the label wanted to “refresh” its talent roster, and apparently Aiken playing to the squeals of silver-haired ladies chucking their panties on stages the world over wasn’t enough. So basically the moral of the story is, going double-platinum may not even enough for a singer to stay on a label.

Ruben Studdard may have a new single called “Together” under the Sony/ATV banner and Hickory Records label, but since it’s tax time the IRS would like to let him know that before he thinks about making any profit from his record sales, he will first need to pay out some back taxes. Like $254,119, according to state and federal tax records. Ouch!

And finally, Jon Peter Lewis does his best Ryan Seacrest impersonation (and mimics several other Group 1 singers from last week) in this funny You Tube video, which I have posted above. Halfway though his show gets more serious and he interviews an A&R guy. It’s not that funny, but it is informative.
And the Jaded Insider blog on Billboard (the same folks who gave you the Aiken news) reports that Joanna Pacitti may have been disqualified from Idol 8 but she’s planning to make it big and the plans may even include her boyfriend, Mark Ballas. (of the Ballas/Hough Band)

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Since Clay Aiken has come out of the closet, and in being the first major American Idol star to do so, he has been on a crazy ride. He also celebrated the birth of his son Parker and now will prepare for a much-needed break from his role as Sir Robin in the Broadway show Spamalot. He’ll get that break come January 4 and plans to start singing again, just as soon as he’s done spending some quality time with his baby boy. - People

Ruben Studdard hasn’t been as busy as Clay Aiken, mind you, but he’s still been doing something. In a recent look back with other Hollywood stars Ruben talks about how he got straight A’s…until he felt like opening up! In this case, he opened up his vocal cords and started using that bulbiferous voice until he almost lost the opportunity to have a Christmas!! Speaking out in class got him an F grade in conduct. When his mom found out, he said she told him he wouldn’t get a Christmas!! In the end though, as Big Rube pouted outside of their home, someone (probably Santa) put his gifts back in plain sight. His mother only meant to teach Ruben a lesson. - Star-Telegram

We all knew Simon Cowell was a jerk, but apparently he has taken that title a step further. Now he and his crack legal team have sent a notice ordering The Inquisitr, a blog, to take down the photo they published. (The incriminating (and hilarious) photo is above)). The bullies even carbon copied the photo to Cowell. So in the span of two weeks Cowell has (drum roll please) broken up with his girlfriend, had some English schoolkids name him more important than God and set a tracking device under his car. All I have to say, in closing, is that Cowell needs to lighten up! Then maybe people would lay off his sorry ass. - The Inquisitr