I'm almost famous!!!!! Hopefully this link still works which cited my "I'm Down off the Ledge" blog entry! http://idolblips.showhype.com/story/kris_allen_s_wedding_details_revealed/
Shania Twain. Still getting’ it done! A couple of good singers tonite. Now, moving on to a more interesting conundrum.
After Adam’s (totally awesome) appearance on Oprah today, there is really no more question of who is the bigger star as opposed to the biggest gatherer of votes from teenage girls and a cadre (cult?) of women in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Not to mention who was #3 in MTV’s Man of the Year (after Lil Wayne and Jay Z). And how many artists are featured in both the Wall Street Journal and Psychology Today? Oh, did I mention that Adam’s album has sold twice as many as Kris’?
OK, enough of that. My interest here is to point out the rather interesting hurdles that each faces regarding their futures. Kris first. With Live Like We’re Dying on the charts for weeks and now cracking the Top Ten, Kris has a legitimate hit record. Now the bad news. The hit single isn’t getting anybody to buy the album, which is the weakest selling album by an Idol winner. Worse yet, he’s singer-songwriter whose hit song is a cover. So basically, nobody is buying HIS songs. What happens when the current hit song fades?
Adam, ironically, has the opposite problem. His album – really, really good by the way - is on its way to gold status without a true hit single. For Your Entertainment was a lousy first choice of a single (in my humble yet quite smart opinion) even without the AMA performance which made it toxic. Whaddya Want From Me is fabulous (in my humble yet quite smart opinion) but (mysteriously) not a big, i.e. Top Ten hit. So for Adam, the question looking ahead is whether he can continue to sell albums – when albums no longer drive the music business – without a major hit single when it’s the hit single that is driving the business.
Indeed, these are the kinds of strange things I ponder. Probably need to turn off iTunes and get out more.
2 comments:
I'm not surprised that this is what your strange brain ponders. What does amaze me is that you can't move on to a new season. Your boy lost, ours won. Let's get on with it. Deep cleansing breath. Let it out....ahhhh. New season! But since we are speaking of Adam, it might help if he sang something other than "Whaddya Want From Me. I have the CD and think it's great but there are certainly other good songs on there. And, by the way, every time my iPod shuffles to Kris, I think "I DO like him!"
Shania was by far the best guest judge we've seen! Victoria spent all her time agreeing with Kara, Mary J. trying to hide her giggles. My only question now is this: Is there anyone Simon could possibly fawn over more than he did Shania?
Oh, and I see you didn't call your brain strange. Oh well.
Ray, I have only one opinion of the American Idol auditions so far: boring! So I was happy to read your ponderings here; they are much more interesting, and you make some valid points about the strange beast that is the music industry. By the way, Adam will be performing Strut on The Ellen Show on 1/26 (in case you didn't know already). Have a great weekend!
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