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Recent Posts · (04/03/08

damn double post

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You are completely clueless to the heights of your douchebaggery. Good, this will be fun.

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^ See the Kelly thread.

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^^More asshattery from Brown eye? Excellent, thanks for the tip!

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http://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-04-03-coming-attractions_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Aiken is well on his way to new CD
"I would like to have signature songs," Clay Aiken says, "songs that are identifiable as mine as opposed to 'Clay Aiken sings such-and-such.' " That's why the American Idol Season 2 runner-up conducted an intensive search for songs he could connect with.

"I went through a bunch of songs and found On My Way Here by (OneRepublic's) Ryan Tedder, and it hit me in the gut," he says. "It became the catalyst for the whole album to be lyrically connected - most of the songs relate to lessons I've learned."

On My Way Here became both the title track and lead single for Aiken's album, due May 6 on RCA. The album, produced by Kipper, is Aiken's first collection of new material since his debut, 2003's Measure of a Man, which has sold nearly 3 million copies.

Aiken co-wrote one song on the new album, Lover All Alone. Musically, he promises the new album has "a little bit of something for everyone, from symphonic-type ballads to upbeat, edgy stuff."

Recent Posts · (04/03/08

Clay on American Idol Extra talking about his stint on Spamalot.�

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

Crappysucks wrote:
You are completely clueless to the heights of your douchebaggery. Good, this will be fun.

what and because you advertise your douchebaggery you're more evolved than I?

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I'm sure your fellow Claymates will thank you if this thread turns to shit once again

It wouldn't be anything new. Same shit. Same asshole. Different day.

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^^ except I haven't said anything negative about Clay in over 6 months you fucking moron!

Idol Report Card from USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-04-03-idol-report-card_N.htm

Clay Aiken

•Evaluation: Ruben Studdard's runner-up enjoyed huge popularity initially with early singles and debut album Measure of a Man, but sales have steadily fallen. While mainstream support has eroded, Claymates remain ferociously loyal, and the geeky popster's odd projects and antics keep him in the headlines (a memoir, Spamalot role, in-flight tiff).

•Needs to improve: In his easy-listening niche, he'll always be second banana to Barry Manilow unless his songs and performances vastly sharpen. A new album arrives May 6

Sales: A+*

Airplay: C-

Artistic merit: C-

Celebrity value: B+

Overall: B-

*Grade predates alarming dropoff

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Edna Gunderson has always been a bitch about Clay. She can kiss my ass!

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

Clay Aiken to Release Brand-New Album, On My Way Here, on May 6th 2008

EAGERLY AWAITED COLLECTION IS THE POP SUPERSTAR'S FIRST ALBUM OF ORIGINAL
SONGS SINCE 2003

NEW YORK, April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum selling pop
singer Clay Aiken will release his fourth album, On My Way Here, on RCA
Records/19 Entertainment on May 6th, 2008. The collection is the
29-year-old Raleigh, NC, native's first album of original songs since his
2003 chart-topping, double- platinum debut Measure of a Man.

On My Way Here chronicles Aiken's experiences over the past five years,
ascending from popular contestant on the second season of American Idol to
pop superstar. The album's theme came to Aiken when he and his executive
producer Jaymes Foster fell in love with a song written by OneRepublic
frontman Ryan Tedder called "On My Way Here." The message of the lyrics --
how the lessons we learn while growing up shape us into who we become as
adults -- struck a very deep chord with the artist. The title track "On My
Way Here" will be the first radio single from the album to be released
later this month. Additionally the single, "On My Way Here" will premiere
as an "AOL First Listen" on Monday, April 7th.

"I thought if we could find songs that relate to what's gone on in my
life over the past five years and address what I've learned from my
experiences, it would be a great concept for my album," Aiken says. "Since
I got into this business, I've learned so much about myself. I think this
album covers how far I've come, personally and professionally."

The chance to record new material was an opportunity Aiken didn't want
to miss. His previous two albums, 2004's Merry Christmas with Love (which
went platinum within six weeks of its release) and 2006's gold-certified A
Thousand Different Ways, featured 10 cover versions of well-known songs
popularized by Celine Dion, Elton John, and Dolly Parton.

Aiken's vocal performances on songs like "As Long as We're Here," about not waiting until
it's too late to tell someone you love them, and "The Real Me," about being
in the public eye, resonate with the kind of emotion that can only come
from someone who's experienced this firsthand. "Although," Aiken says, "it
was important to me that the songs be interpretable in all kinds of ways.
People should be able to find their own meaning in the lyrics."

On My Way Here will be released just as Aiken finishes up his Broadway
run playing Sir Robin in the Tony Award-winning musical Monty Python's
Spamalot. Since January, Aiken has spent his days in the recording studio
with On My Way Here's Grammy Award-winning British producer Kipper (Sting,
Chris Botti), and his nights onstage in Spamalot. "I guess I'm a glutton
for punishment," he says with a laugh.

For more on Clay Aiken, please visit his official website
http://www.clayaiken.com.

SOURCE RCA RECORDS

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RobbinAmber wrote:
Edna Gunderson has always been a bitch about Clay. She can kiss my ass!

why do you take these things so personally Robbin? she gave him a B- which is pretty damn good and above average.

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

EEEE!! I can't wait to hear that first single!

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

I'm talking about 5 years of reading Edna's shit, ILGE. It isn't just that article. Come to think of it she's a lot like you.

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

Clay Aiken's New CD Explores His Own Journey…

Writing by Jennifer_Brown on Friday, 4 April, 2008 at 7:54 am

Looks like the little Clay Aiken we fell in love with during season 2 of American Idol is all grown up now. With more successes under his belt than we can even count, Aiken's journey has already been long and fruitful. Now he's using it, and what he's learned along the way, to inspire the theme of his new CD, On My Way Here.

When Aiken and his executive producer, Jaymes Foster, began searching for music to fill Aiken's new album, they ran across a song written by OneRepublic's Ryan "Alias" Tedder. The song, titled On My Way Here, is all about the lessons we learn while growing up and how they shape the adults we become.

The lyrics struck a chord with Aiken, who decided this was the perfect way to describe how he's felt about his life over the past five years as he's shot into stardom.

"I thought if we could find songs along those lines, that deal with my life over the past five years and what I've learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for an album," Aiken says. "Since I got into this business, I've learned so much about myself and about life and the world. I'm nowhere near an expert, but this album has taken on the form of addressing how far I've come in those five years and how I feel like I've found myself."

Aiken's fan-base stretches far and wide, as he's racked up sales of 6-million copies of his three best-selling albums. Aiken's success even stretches beyond the limits of music, as he's also hit the New York Times Bestseller list with his Memoir, Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life.

Check back with Reality TV Magazine for an official release date of On My Way Here.

http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2008/04/04/clay-aikens-new-cd-explores-his-own-journey/

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

RobbinAmber wrote:
I'm talking about 5 years of reading Edna's shit, ILGE. It isn't just that article. Come to think of it she's a lot like you.

really? she loves Clay's voice but hates his retarded fucking fans? Shit, she's a smart woman I guess

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

The title track "On My Way Here" will be the first radio single from the album to be released later this month.

While I am happy to see that there will be at least one song released to radio, I think the timing is ridiculous. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.

Recent Posts · (04/04/08

^^ unfortunately that's how it usually goes with AI artists headed by Clive's label!

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ILovegreeneyes wrote:

RobbinAmber wrote:
Edna Gunderson has always been a bitch about Clay. She can kiss my ass!

why do you take these things so personally Robbin? she gave him a B- which is pretty damn good and above average.

Your whole existence on this board is taking things personally. But, I should watch what I post to you. You must be a pimply faced thriteen year old, judging by your complete obssession and Idol fantard pimpage.

If you are older...pathetic, simply pathetic.

Recent Posts · (04/05/08

you're following me around like a psychotic idiot because I flamed you on the BB forum....that is the definition of pathetic I'd say

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