October 2008 News Archive

David Cook is the musical guest on tomorrow night's Saturday Night Live, which will be hosted by Ben Affleck.

How is the American Idol champion feeling about such an honor?

"I grew up watching it like everybody else so to be apart of it in any capacity is obviously a huge honor," he said, before adding that he's "really nervous."

But Cook has a model goal for the evening:

"I'm going to make sure my shoelaces are tied so I don’t trip and fall on the floor!"

Jordin Sparks is among the numerous singers and judges from American Idol sending well wishes to Jennifer Hudson and her family.

"I just want to tell her that I love her and I'm praying for her," Sparks said this week. "She's one of the sweetest people I've ever met, so I hope I get to see her soon.

Sparks added:

"I'm pretty sure she got strength from her Mom. Now that she is not here anymore, I'm pretty sure she's drawing it from her other family members, her really close friends and the people who are telling her she can do it."

In light of the tragedy that befell Jennifer Hudson and her family, everyone associated with American Idol are reaching out to the former finalist.

“This is a horrific tragedy and my thoughts and prayers go out to Jennifer and her entire family,” Paula Abdul said. “The time I had to get to know Jennifer and forge a wonderful friendship with her while she was on Idol was very special to me, and I personally can’t imagine a greater loss for any family.”

Simon Cowell echoed those sentiments: :

“I was horrified when I heard the news. This is an appalling tragedy. My thoughts right now are with Jennifer, and her family.”

Former American Idol champion Carrie Underwood poses here alongside a new wax statue of herself at Madame Tussauds in New York City yesterday.

Can you tell the real Carrie from the fake Carrie?

With his first acting gig behind him, David Archuleta won't reveal whether it was more nerve-racking to read lines in front of the camera, or try to sing songs on American Idol.

But the seventh season runner-up does sound like he enjoyed filming a guest-starring stint on the show iCarly.

"I was nervous and thought I'd be awful at acting, but the whole experience felt really comfortable and came pretty easily since I was allowed to play myself," the singer told Us Weekly.

iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove, pictured here with David, had nothing but positive reviews for Archuleta. No surprise there.

"He was really good. He said it was his first big acting part and he just kind of came in and we didn't even rehearse or anything. We just went for it and it went really well."

Might more acting be in Archuleta's future?

"You do need a good memory for the dialogue, and I'll have to work on that, but it would be fun to continue acting," he said. "With iCarly, I also got to hang out with kids my own age for a change, and that was a real bonus."

Look for Archuleta's episode to air in February.

On November 18, the self-titled debut album from David Cook is released.

But American Idol fans can take a look at this champion's CD cover and song list below right now. Here's the latter:

1. Declaration
2. Heroes
3. Light On
4. Come Back to Me
5. Life on the Moon
6. Bar-ba-sol
7. Mr. Sensitive
8. Lie
9. I Did It for You
10. Avalanche
11. Permanent
12. A Daily Anthem

Reportedly, “The Time Of My Life," which is currently receiving airtime on radio stations, will be included as a bonus track.

Game One between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox in this year's American League Championship Series featured a low-scoring affair won by Boston, 2-0.

It also featured American Idol runner-up David Archuleta on the microphone.

He sung "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch. Take a look and a listen:

Jennifer Hudson is a hit on the music charts as much as she is on the big screen.

The singer's self-titled debut album has debuted at number-two on this week's The Billboard 200 album sales chart, selling 217,000 units during its initial week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan data.

Way to go, Jennifer!

The CD represents the biggest first-week debut album sales for a former American Idol finalist since Taylor Hicks' self-titled debut sold 298,000 units during its first week of release in December 2006. 

It's been a difficult year for Kellie Pickler.

The former American Idol finalist says she's struggled with depression and suffered severe reactions to anti-depressant pills after dealing with family problems and a breakup from her boyfriend, hockey player Jordin Tootoo.

"Everything in my professional life seemed great," Pickler told People Magazine. "But in my personal life, I was just crumbling."

Now?

Picker's friendships with Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, along with a new love – Nashville songwriter Kyle Jacobs – and writing songs for her new album have helped her find happiness once more.

"He makes me feel so good about being me," she said of Jacobs.

We couldn't be happier to hear that.

David Cook is releasing his debut album on November 18.

But when will Taylor Hicks release his latest album? Follow this article's jump to find out...

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