Clay Aiken - News New Album “On My Way Here” Out on May 6

American Idol’s Clay Aiken will release his fourth album “On My Way Here” on May 6, 2008. You can pre-order now on Amazon.com. The album was produced by Kipper, best known for his work with Sting and Chris Botti. “On My Way Here” will include the title track and a song called “Ashes”.

Clay Aiken can currently be seen on “Spamalot” on Broadway.

Chris Richardson performs “All Alone” on American Idol Extra.

Chris Richardson performs “All Alone” on American Idol Extra.

Blake Lewis Thinks David Archuleta is Boring

Here’s audio of Blake Lewis’s radio interview on “Two Girls and a Guy”.

Blake Lewis said that David Archuleta is boring. And confirms that David Cook “stole” from his friends Doxology.

Blake Lewis’ favorite contestant on American Idol this year is Chikezie.

Katharine McPhee "emotional and moved" by wedding to Nick Cokas

Katharine McPhee initially awoke "peaceful and calm," however since it was her wedding day, that would soon change.

"I was so emotional and moved by the whole thing," said McPhee in People's February 18 issue.

The American Idol fifth season runner-up tied the knot with Nick Cokas in a late afternoon ceremony on February 2 at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church.

"I had been holding onto my dad, trying not to cry," McPhee told People, adding her father Daniel was "happy" to give her away. "Then the doors opened, and I was blown away."

McPhee and Cokas -- who had been dating for two years before he popped the question last spring -- exchanged "I dos" in-front of 305 guests, however the 42-year-old only noticed his 23-year-old bride.

"Her beauty and the beauty of the moment exceeded anything I could have ever dreamed of," Cokas told People. "It was incredible."

Once the ceremony was over, McPhee and Cokas' wedding reception was held at St. Viviana's, a former cathedral that is currently used for private parties. Cokas then sang Bill Joel's "She's Got a Way" to his new wife, while she sang Natalie Cole's "Unforgettable" for him.

"We're a perfect fit," Cokas told People.

The whole affair was also apparently unforgettable for McPhee's fellow Idol 5 finalist Kellie Pickler, who roomed with the bride during the show's Summer 2006 installment and formed a personal relationship with her.

"I was so honored when Katharine asked me to be a bridesmaid," Pickler told People. "[The day] was so magical. It was like a fairy tale. I didn't want it to end."

Diana DeGarmo among CMT's 'Gone Country' reality competition cast

Diana DeGarmo came up short in her bid to become American Idol's third-season champ, but she's ready to take another stab at winning a reality singing competition.

CMT has announced that the 20-year-old former Idol 3 runner-up is one of seven celebrities who will attempt to become a country music singer via Gone Country, a new reality competition series.

DeGarmo isn't the only Gone Country participant with reality television roles already on her resume. The currently-filming series will also feature former Being Bobby Brown star Bobby Brown; former Celebrity Fit Club contestants Carnie Wilson and Maureen McCormick; as well as pop singer Julio Iglesias Jr. -- who appeared on the Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars -- titled ¡Mira quien baila!.

In addition, Gone Country's cast will also include former Twisted Sister frontman and radio personality Dee Snider as well as R&B singer Sisqo.

Gone Country will follow the seven musicians as they move to Nashville, TN for two weeks and are paired with an established country songwriter, who will prepare them for a career in the musical genre. Each episode of Gone Country will see the contestants participating in a challenge that tests them musically and also sees if they've been able to adapt to the country-music lifestyle.

Gone Country's six-episode run will conclude with one of the seven contestants recording and releasing a country song. John Rich, who makes up half of the country duo Big & Rich, will serve as Gone Country's host and will also determine which of the show's participants will win the grand prize.

Gone Country recently began production in Nashville and is scheduled to premiere in January 2008. The series is executive produced by David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe of Renegade 83 Productions. Marc Oswald also serves as executive producer. Melanie Moreau and Bob Kusbit serve as executive producers for CMT.

Former 'Idol 3' finalist LaToya London wants to be just "London"

Fantasia Barrino and LaToya London share a few similarities.

Both appeared on American Idol's third season -- with Barrino being crowned champ and London finishing fourth -- and both were cast for Oprah Winfrey's Tony Award-winning show The Color Purple, with Barrino starring on Broadway and London doing the same in Chicago.

Now London apparently wants a one-word moniker like Fantasia.

"I love the name I was born with, but as an artist, I prefer to be called London," she told The Oakland Tribune in a recent interview.

The 28-year-old is also taking her new name and returning to her roots, as London and her The Color Purple cast mates began a month-long run of the show at San Francisco's Orpheum Theater on October 9.

"The thing I miss about Oakland is the scenery," the Bay Area-native told The Tribune. "The lake, the Bay, the bridge, driving down 80 and seeing the bridge over the water and that whole view when the sun is about to set."

While Fantasia plays the role of Miss Celie -- the abused young woman played by Whoopi Goldberg in Steven Spielberg's 1985 big-screen adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel -- London plays Celie's sister Nettie. Despite performing in up to eight shows a week, which London said is the "hardest part" of the gig, she's also come to enjoy acting.

"Every night I discover something different about myself, and I feel my capability," she told The Tribune. "I just can't wait to go further with different characters. Nettie is close to who I am, so it's easy to relate. To challenge myself, I hope my next role is completely different."

London released her first album -- "Love & Life" -- in September 2005, and she's already got her sights set on the follow-up, which she told The Tribune will "definitely [be] soulful but fun and funny and spunky, more of who I am."

She's also planning to follow in the footsteps of another Idol third-season finalist: Oscar Award-winning Dreamgirls actress Jennifer Hudson.

"I'd like to work with Quentin Tarantino and do some drama or action," London told The Tribune. "We'll see what comes along."

Jennifer Hudson in Sex in the City Trailer

Jennifer Hudson is looking great in the new sex in the city trailer




I don't know how I feel her playing a assistant though....