Every year at this time Billboard Magazine reveals which artists have been the biggest sellers and chart makers of the last 12 months. The Miss American finalists have been putting in a great showing every year and 2008 is no different.
Billboard has just revealed the Top New Artists of 2008. These are exclusively considering those artists who hit the chart for the very first time in 2008. The #1 New Artist of 2008 is X Factor winner, Leona Lewis, but right behind her at #2 on the list is the Season Six Miss American Idol winner Jordin Sparks!
It's no surprise that Jordin would put in such a great showing on this list as the radio airwaves were dominated by the string of hits that came off her debut album. This was a stark change from the reception of her winning single, This Is My Now, that completely fizzled on the charts. Thankfully, when it came time for her song, Tattoo, to come out radio completely embraced her and put it in heavy rotation. That was followed by the Grammy nominated and inescapable duet with Chris Brown, No Air. Jordin was now solidified as a teenage smash hit maker when her next single, One Step At A Time got the kids up on the dancefloor.
Further down on the year end chart for the top new artists, Season Seven Miss American Idol winner, David Cook is taking his place at #8. While his winning single, The Time Of My Life, peaked at #3, he earned this position largely due to the fact that he totally dominated the Billboard HOT 100 the week after he won. David Cook had a total of 11 songs on the chart in the same week. For that brief moment in time he achieved a chart status that can only be compared to The Beatles.
Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, David Archuleta lands at #10 on the list of the Top New Artists of 2008. This comes on the strength of his hugely popular debut release, Crush, that has enjoyed heavy airplay and sales for the past few months.
More 2008 year end charts will be coming out soon.....
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
American Idol Grammy Nominations!
It's another great year of Grammy recognition for the Miss American Idols.
Season Six Miss American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, has been all over the radio airwaves with three hit singles in 2008, she just won her first American Music Award, and now she has her first Grammy nomination. She is in the running for Best Pop Collaboration for her duet with Chris Brown, No Air. Unfortunately, this was her one and only chance to be in the elite company of Grammy winners in the Best New Artist category, but she was overlooked.
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four winner, Carrie Underwood is once again nominated for Best Country Female Vocal. She has won in this category at the Grammys for two years in a row and after winning three years in a row at the CMA's it's looking good for her to win again. Once again, her biggest competition is coming from my other favorite country female vocalist, Leann Rimes. In an ideal world, these two former Best New Artist winners would be in a tie every year.
Season Three Miss American Idol winner, Fantasia, didn't even release a new album this year, but the voters seem to love her so much they had to find a way to nominate her again. This year it comes in the category Best R&B Duo for her work with another Season Three Miss American Idol finalists, Oscar Winner, Jennifer Hudson.
In fact, this is just one of Jennifer Hudson's FOUR Grammy nominations. Her debut album has been very well-received garnering recognition in the category Best R&B Album. The first single, Spotlight, is up for Best R&B Song, and, of course, Jennifer is the favorite to win Best R&B Female Vocal.
Hopefully they will all get a chance to perform on the live telecast and also get to accept their awards on the air. Carrie and Jordin were cheated at this year's American Music Awards by getting their awards in ceremonies prior to the live telecast. What a mistake that was! Hopefully the Grammys will give the fans what we want to see.
Season Six Miss American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, has been all over the radio airwaves with three hit singles in 2008, she just won her first American Music Award, and now she has her first Grammy nomination. She is in the running for Best Pop Collaboration for her duet with Chris Brown, No Air. Unfortunately, this was her one and only chance to be in the elite company of Grammy winners in the Best New Artist category, but she was overlooked.
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four winner, Carrie Underwood is once again nominated for Best Country Female Vocal. She has won in this category at the Grammys for two years in a row and after winning three years in a row at the CMA's it's looking good for her to win again. Once again, her biggest competition is coming from my other favorite country female vocalist, Leann Rimes. In an ideal world, these two former Best New Artist winners would be in a tie every year.
Season Three Miss American Idol winner, Fantasia, didn't even release a new album this year, but the voters seem to love her so much they had to find a way to nominate her again. This year it comes in the category Best R&B Duo for her work with another Season Three Miss American Idol finalists, Oscar Winner, Jennifer Hudson.
In fact, this is just one of Jennifer Hudson's FOUR Grammy nominations. Her debut album has been very well-received garnering recognition in the category Best R&B Album. The first single, Spotlight, is up for Best R&B Song, and, of course, Jennifer is the favorite to win Best R&B Female Vocal.
Hopefully they will all get a chance to perform on the live telecast and also get to accept their awards on the air. Carrie and Jordin were cheated at this year's American Music Awards by getting their awards in ceremonies prior to the live telecast. What a mistake that was! Hopefully the Grammys will give the fans what we want to see.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Chart Debut action
Last year at this time I was able to report that the Season Six Miss American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, made her debut on the Billboard albums chart with first week sales of 119,000 copies. She has gone on to have huge success with three singles from that album with Tattoo being the first to go Top 10. Her Duet with Chris Brown, No Air, was the biggest hit spending many weeks in the top 5 and she followed that up with One Step At A Time that is still getting top 20 airplay. The Season Six Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, Blake Lewis, had first week sales of 98,000 for his album and it, sadly, went down hill from there. The album Audio Day Dream went completely unappreciated this year and had no hit singles off of it.
Last week I shared the news that the Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, David Archuleta, made his strong debut on the album chart with first week sales of 183,000 to land at #2. This week he drops down to #11 on the album chart while his single, Crush, continues to hold steady with top 20 airplay and sales figures.
This week the numbers are finally in for the first week sales of Season Seven Miss American Idol winner, David Cook. Even though he comes in one position behind David Archuleta's debut at #3, David Cook sold about 100,000 copies more to have a total of 280,000. These solid numbers should translate into some more sales and airplay action for his single, Light On, that is still no where to be found in the top 50 on the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart.
Last week I shared the news that the Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, David Archuleta, made his strong debut on the album chart with first week sales of 183,000 to land at #2. This week he drops down to #11 on the album chart while his single, Crush, continues to hold steady with top 20 airplay and sales figures.
This week the numbers are finally in for the first week sales of Season Seven Miss American Idol winner, David Cook. Even though he comes in one position behind David Archuleta's debut at #3, David Cook sold about 100,000 copies more to have a total of 280,000. These solid numbers should translate into some more sales and airplay action for his single, Light On, that is still no where to be found in the top 50 on the Billboard HOT 100 singles chart.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
And the American Music Award goes to....
The 2008 American Music Awards have come and gone and once again the Miss American Idol finalists and winners were all over the show. This year's Miss American Idol winner, David Cook, didn't get a chance to perform during the show, but they did let him sing a few songs during the Red Carpet pre-show. We'll see if this, along with his presenting an award during the show, will lead to a strong debut on the albums chart this week. This year's Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, David Archuleta, was greeted with a roar of applause when he took the stage to present an award, but he didn't get to sing at all. His strong sales and airplay should continue for many weeks to come.
The major disappointment of the night came when, as I suspected, the award for Favorite Female Country Artist didn't go to Carrie Underwood as it should have. The wave of support for Country Teen Queen, Taylor Swift was too strong to overcome this time around. The other disappointments came when the awards that the Miss American Idol winners did get were announced in ceremonies prior to the live telecast. The Supreme Miss American Idol, Carrie Underwood, was honored with the trophy for Favorite Country Album for her amazing release Carnival Ride. Carrie wasn't even in the audience, so I guess it's OK that it happened off camera. The Season Six Miss American Idol winner, super cute Jordin Sparks, was in the house and presented an award during the show, but when it came time for her to win one it also happened off camera. Jordin claimed the very well-deserved prize for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.
The only Miss American Idol finalist to get to walk up on stage and accept his award was Chris Daughtry, Season Five 3rd Runner Up. His band was honored with the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band.
So the American Idols were all over the show, but they still aren't at the level of getting an award just for showing up like Mariah Carey is. As we all know, Mariah is having a great year with the hits off her stellar album E=MC2. Mariah graced the American Music Awards stage with a beautiful performance of her latest single, I Stay In Love. Before she took the microphone and let the harmonious notes escape from her mouth she was given the Special American Music Award that recognized her outstanding chart achievements this year. When Touch My Body hit #1 on the Billboard HOT 100 she broke the record for Most #1 singles (18) by a solo artists as well as Most weeks at the #1 position.
Those Miss American Idols have a long way to go before reaching the amazing status of Mariah, but it sure is fun watching them give their best efforts!
The major disappointment of the night came when, as I suspected, the award for Favorite Female Country Artist didn't go to Carrie Underwood as it should have. The wave of support for Country Teen Queen, Taylor Swift was too strong to overcome this time around. The other disappointments came when the awards that the Miss American Idol winners did get were announced in ceremonies prior to the live telecast. The Supreme Miss American Idol, Carrie Underwood, was honored with the trophy for Favorite Country Album for her amazing release Carnival Ride. Carrie wasn't even in the audience, so I guess it's OK that it happened off camera. The Season Six Miss American Idol winner, super cute Jordin Sparks, was in the house and presented an award during the show, but when it came time for her to win one it also happened off camera. Jordin claimed the very well-deserved prize for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.
The only Miss American Idol finalist to get to walk up on stage and accept his award was Chris Daughtry, Season Five 3rd Runner Up. His band was honored with the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band.
So the American Idols were all over the show, but they still aren't at the level of getting an award just for showing up like Mariah Carey is. As we all know, Mariah is having a great year with the hits off her stellar album E=MC2. Mariah graced the American Music Awards stage with a beautiful performance of her latest single, I Stay In Love. Before she took the microphone and let the harmonious notes escape from her mouth she was given the Special American Music Award that recognized her outstanding chart achievements this year. When Touch My Body hit #1 on the Billboard HOT 100 she broke the record for Most #1 singles (18) by a solo artists as well as Most weeks at the #1 position.
Those Miss American Idols have a long way to go before reaching the amazing status of Mariah, but it sure is fun watching them give their best efforts!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
David Archuleta makes his debut
Carrie Underwood has not won another award this week. We'll have to wait and see how she does at the American Music Awards this weekend. I suspect she's gonna have some tough competition from teen star Taylor Swift. She's a cute young country girl who is making it big riding on Carrie Underwood's coat tails. After Carrie become the Season Four Miss American Idol, she opened the door for country music to have a place on the mainstream pop charts right next to the rock, dance and hip hop. So along comes Taylor Swift who isn't nearly as cute as Carrie and can barely sing a note in tune, but she's selling hundreds of thousands of CDs each week.
Taylor Swift released her second CD last week and she exploded onto the chart at #1 after selling 592,000 copies. That meant that Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up David Archuleta had to settle for coming in at #2 on the Billboard albums chart. He managed to move 183,000 copies of his self-titled CD in its first week. Now we'll have to see how the Season Seven Miss American Idol winner David Cook does next week. For another week in a row David Archuleta's single Crush is still in the top 20 on the Billboard HOT 100 while David Cook's single Light On is still no where to be found in the top 50.
Meanwhile, Carrie Underwood, after her phenomenal performance at the CMA's, has reached a new peak on the Billboard HOT 100 with her wonderful song Just A Dream at #29.
Taylor Swift released her second CD last week and she exploded onto the chart at #1 after selling 592,000 copies. That meant that Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up David Archuleta had to settle for coming in at #2 on the Billboard albums chart. He managed to move 183,000 copies of his self-titled CD in its first week. Now we'll have to see how the Season Seven Miss American Idol winner David Cook does next week. For another week in a row David Archuleta's single Crush is still in the top 20 on the Billboard HOT 100 while David Cook's single Light On is still no where to be found in the top 50.
Meanwhile, Carrie Underwood, after her phenomenal performance at the CMA's, has reached a new peak on the Billboard HOT 100 with her wonderful song Just A Dream at #29.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
It's not Just a Dream!
David Cook, the Season Seven Miss American Idol winner, will be releasing his debut album this week. Things are not looking good for his first week sales based on the lackluster reception of the first single, Light On. After making an appearance in the top 20 of the Billboard HOT 100 last month, it has dropped out of the top 50 already. Meanwhile, the Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up, David Archuleta is continuing to be well-received at radio and on the charts. The sales figures will be coming out soon for the first week of his debut album being in stores. Based not only on the fact that his first single, Crush, is still in the top 20 on the Billboard HOT 100 after 13 weeks, and that the video for the song has been #1 on the VH1 Top 20 Countdown for 5 weeks now he should make an impressive debut on the album chart.
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four Winner Carrie Underwood keeps on collecting more honors and recognition. This week she served as the host of the CMA Awards with her usual stunning poise, style and grace. She performed her current single Just A Dream. The song recently peaked at #34 on the Billboard HOT 100 and became her 7th #1 on the Billboard Country singles chart. It's the 4th #1 song on the Country chart from her outstanding album, Carnival Ride. The others are: So Small, All American Girl and Last Name.
The song Just A Dream tells a heartbreaking story about a young bride who gets the devestating news that her fiance will not be coming home because he was killed in the war. The introduction for her CMA performance was done by a real life woman who, sadly, is a living representation of the poignant song lyrics. Just an example of why Carrie is the Supreme American Idol - she's amazingly talented and she sings songs that the public can relate to.
After her beautiful performance the award for Female Vocalist of the Year was handed to her. This is the third year in a row that Carrie Underwood has been given this honor. Three wins in three nominations!!! Carrie's phenominal career is definitely not a dream. And the award season has just begun....
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four Winner Carrie Underwood keeps on collecting more honors and recognition. This week she served as the host of the CMA Awards with her usual stunning poise, style and grace. She performed her current single Just A Dream. The song recently peaked at #34 on the Billboard HOT 100 and became her 7th #1 on the Billboard Country singles chart. It's the 4th #1 song on the Country chart from her outstanding album, Carnival Ride. The others are: So Small, All American Girl and Last Name.
The song Just A Dream tells a heartbreaking story about a young bride who gets the devestating news that her fiance will not be coming home because he was killed in the war. The introduction for her CMA performance was done by a real life woman who, sadly, is a living representation of the poignant song lyrics. Just an example of why Carrie is the Supreme American Idol - she's amazingly talented and she sings songs that the public can relate to.
After her beautiful performance the award for Female Vocalist of the Year was handed to her. This is the third year in a row that Carrie Underwood has been given this honor. Three wins in three nominations!!! Carrie's phenominal career is definitely not a dream. And the award season has just begun....
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The awards season begins....
The nominations for the 2008 American Music Awards have been announced and once again the Miss American Idol finalists are very well represented. In their wildest dreams did they ever think they would be catapulted into the elite stratosphere of a music legend like Mariah Carey? But here they are!
While Mariah is nominated for Favorite R&B Album for her latest stellar release E=MC2 as well as for Favorite Pop Female Vocalist, there's a few Idols in there also. Daughtry is still having huge success from his debut album getting nominations for Favorite Pop Group and for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. This year Daughtry will have to compete against Season Six Miss American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks who is also nominated for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. This is Jordin's first big award nomination and I think she has a great chance of winning it. All the voting is based on online votes from the fans and I have already made her my choice.
The true veteran of award shows is the Supreme Miss American Idol winner from Season Four, Carrie Underwood. She is once again destined to add more trophies to her huge collection with nominations for Favorite Country Female Vocalist and Favorite Country Album for the wonderful Carnival Ride. We'll have to wait until Sunday November 23rd to find out who the winners are, but it should be a great night of entertainment to look forward to if these incredible nominees all perform.
It's also been a big week on the charts for the Miss American Idol Alumni Association. Season Five Finalist Kellie Pickler landed at #9 with her second album, but she was completely overshadowed by the Oscar Winning powerhouse diva from Season Three. Jennifer Hudson has finally released her debut album and it shot all the way up to #2 on the chart with sales over 200,000. Her amazing single, Spotlight, is continuing it's climb up the Billboard HOT 100. The original mix is fantastic, but I decided to also buy the funtabulous dance mix as well and I am loving it!
Season Seven Miss American Idol winner, David Cook, has released his first single , Light On, from his upcoming album and it made it's debut at #17. That's quite a bit lower from the spectacular hot shot debut at #2 for Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner-Up, David Archuleta, a few weeks ago. David Archuleta's single, Crush, is still at #25 on the chart. Crush is also having huge success on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown where it is the channel's #1 video!
David Cook may have won the Miss American Idol crown, but David Archuleta is winning the competition so far with the most sales and airplay.
While Mariah is nominated for Favorite R&B Album for her latest stellar release E=MC2 as well as for Favorite Pop Female Vocalist, there's a few Idols in there also. Daughtry is still having huge success from his debut album getting nominations for Favorite Pop Group and for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. This year Daughtry will have to compete against Season Six Miss American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks who is also nominated for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. This is Jordin's first big award nomination and I think she has a great chance of winning it. All the voting is based on online votes from the fans and I have already made her my choice.
The true veteran of award shows is the Supreme Miss American Idol winner from Season Four, Carrie Underwood. She is once again destined to add more trophies to her huge collection with nominations for Favorite Country Female Vocalist and Favorite Country Album for the wonderful Carnival Ride. We'll have to wait until Sunday November 23rd to find out who the winners are, but it should be a great night of entertainment to look forward to if these incredible nominees all perform.
It's also been a big week on the charts for the Miss American Idol Alumni Association. Season Five Finalist Kellie Pickler landed at #9 with her second album, but she was completely overshadowed by the Oscar Winning powerhouse diva from Season Three. Jennifer Hudson has finally released her debut album and it shot all the way up to #2 on the chart with sales over 200,000. Her amazing single, Spotlight, is continuing it's climb up the Billboard HOT 100. The original mix is fantastic, but I decided to also buy the funtabulous dance mix as well and I am loving it!
Season Seven Miss American Idol winner, David Cook, has released his first single , Light On, from his upcoming album and it made it's debut at #17. That's quite a bit lower from the spectacular hot shot debut at #2 for Season Seven Miss American Idol 1st Runner-Up, David Archuleta, a few weeks ago. David Archuleta's single, Crush, is still at #25 on the chart. Crush is also having huge success on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown where it is the channel's #1 video!
David Cook may have won the Miss American Idol crown, but David Archuleta is winning the competition so far with the most sales and airplay.
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