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Friday, December 29, 2006

Idol Update: Good News for Clay, Taylor & Daughtry; Bad News for Clay and Taylor

There’s so much going on in “Idol” world that I’m dividing this week’s update into three parts.

Part one is all about good news and bad news. We’ll start with the good…

I hope all of you Claymates out there caught Clay Aiken on “Days of Our Lives” Tuesday as he was his usually charming self. I especially liked his nerves around Steve (aka Patch) when Steve came out of nowhere and started being nice to him. On Stephen Nichol’s blog (He plays Steve.), Nichols says that he and Clay improvised because Clay said he would “never remember the lines.” I (and Nichols) thought it actually worked a lot better that way. Clay performed “Everything I Have” as a gift from Steve to his wife, Kayla. It was a beautiful choice and it worked well with the show’s closing montage. I think “Days” should use the song as their new love theme. Nichols also reports that Clay was “very gracious, taking photos and signing autographs.” Clay brought his roommate and mega-“Days” fan Christy to the set and Josh Taylor (Roman), a Clay fan himself, introduced her to the cast. You can see the appearance for yourself at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JKpSrAqpzU&NR...

In other good Clay news, “Entertainment Tonight” named Clay one of 2006’s top bachelors…

Taylor Hicks has set the dates for his tour. He’ll kick things off February 21st in Jacksonville. Taylor is playing in more intimate venues, so when he hits Columbus on April 24th, he’ll play at the Lifestyles Communities Pavilion…

Daughtry’s debut album officially went platinum this week. It sits at #8 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart; and “It’s Not Over” cracks the Top 40 of the Hot 100 at #38. Also this week, Daughtry was named to AOL’s Best New Artists of 2006 list, coming in at #7. Daughtry will perform live on the FOX New Year’s Eve special hosted by Cat Deeley (The show begins at 11 p.m.)…

And now for the bad news…

This week’s “Entertainment Weekly” named Clay Aiken’s “A Thousand Different Ways” #2 on its Worst Records of 2006 list. Kevin Federline’s debut was named the worst with Pharrell, Rascall Flatts and Janet Jackson rounding out the top five.

In other bad news for Clay, TMZ is reporting that Clay showed some diva-like behavior during his recent Christmas concert tour. A young fan claims that Clay did not allow him and other contest winners to sing as they were promised and that Clay refused to pose for individual photos, only group shots. There are also reports that Clay was rude to fans during the show. The guy just can’t catch a break, can he?...

Now here’s the bad news for Taylor Hicks. After debuting at #2, Taylor’s CD slid to #15 this week, experiencing a 30% sales slide during a week overall music sales increased 34%. I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button just yet, but Taylor’s people might start showing some concern—especially with the success of Daughtry…

At least Taylor’s chart news wasn’t as bad as Fantasia’s. She tumbled to #63 on this week’s chart, two notches below Kellie Pickler at #61…