If you're the tuxedo-and-tie kind of movie fan, then the Oscars are for you. If you prefer a more laid-back evening of back-patting, then perhaps you're more into the Golden Globes. But, this time of year, if you're a true populist, there's only one awards show to turn to: the People's Choice Awards.
On Wednesday night (January 6), the biggest stars in movies, TV and music come together for one big, unpredictable, random party to celebrate each other and the fans who voted for them. We'll be there to bring you all the breaking news, natch — but to help get you in the mood, take a look at some of the potential story lines we'll be monitoring:
Old School or New School?
Categories like Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress have the names of classic stars who have been thrilling us for several decades (Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Drew Barrymore) squaring off against relative newbies (Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Pattinson). Is the RPattz phenomenon big enough to take down Depp? Will Twilighters get Kristen Stewart some of the recognition that critic-driven telecasts have overlooked? Or will someone like Jennifer Aniston or Sandra Bullock remind the kids that they've still got a long way to go?
Awkward Encounter?
If only because of their shared first name, it's hard to imagine a recent celebrity couple more adorable than Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift. Now, just a few weeks after their breakup, the two find themselves RSVP'd to the same event. Will Taylor and Taylor make evasive maneuvers or flaunt a continued friendship or something in-between? If both set their feet on the red carpet at the same time, you can bet all eyes will be on them.
Spinning the Strongest Web
Forget about bank-account digits and rankings on magazine power lists. These days, the most prestigious numbers for a celebrity are how many followers they have online. In a category you definitely won't find at the Oscars, Favorite Web Celeb pits viral-clip king Andy Samberg vs. "Funny or Die" founder Will Ferrell and Twitter powerhouses Ashton Kutcher and Diddy. For good measure, also included in the competition is Miley Cyrus, whose dominance of all things social media came to a screeching halt recently when she surprised fans by deciding to unplug from Twitter.
'Idol' Chatter
Adam Lambert lost to Kris Allen in May on "American Idol." Since then, some think Lambert's career has been soaring higher, proving that he should have finished first. Now, could the guyliner-wearing rocker get a second opinion? In the Favorite Breakout Music Artist category, Lambert and Allen will square off, alongside such potential spoilers as Demi Lovato and Lady Gaga. The ultimate "Idol" opinion, however, could be expressed by another alumnus from a Simon Cowell-fueled talent contest: Susan Boyle. Will the people prefer their Cinderella story from the U.K. or the U.S.?
Favorite Movie
The past year has had a lot of problems, from H1N1 to the economy, but how did people choose to escape? We'll learn the answer soon as Favorite Movie awards one of the night's most desirable prizes to either a youth-empowering fantasy ("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), a romance ("The Proposal"), a lighthearted comedy ("The Hangover"), or two vastly different cult-heavy franchises ("Star Trek" and "Twilight"). The people are speaking, and the message seems to be loud and clear: Give us vampires, Vulcans, boy wizards or Mike Tyson cameos, but get us out of here!
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Adam Lambert's debut #3 in album sales
Susan Boyle #1 in album sales, Andrea Bocelli's Christmas album is #2, Adam Lambert's debut #3
Susan Boyle, the Britain’s Got Talent phenom sold a stunning 701,000 copies of "I Dreamed a Dream" in the week of Thanksgiving. Not only does that give her the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart, but it’s the biggest one-week sales number of 2009, nearly a hundred thousand higher than what Eminem’s "Relapse" did back in May.
Andrea Bocelli hung on to his No. 2 spot from last week, selling 218,000 copies of "My Christmas". This is My Christmas‘ fourth week on the chart with the album’s sales actually increasing over time.
No. 3 went to Adam Lambert’s "For Your Entertainment", with 198,000 copies sold. That’s a decent number for an American Idol alum in 2009.
Andrea Bocelli hung on to his No. 2 spot from last week, selling 218,000 copies of "My Christmas". This is My Christmas‘ fourth week on the chart with the album’s sales actually increasing over time.
No. 3 went to Adam Lambert’s "For Your Entertainment", with 198,000 copies sold. That’s a decent number for an American Idol alum in 2009.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Susan Boyle vie for Peoples Choice Award
American Idol’s Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Daughtry and Carrie Underwood, plus Britain’s Got Talent’s Susan Boyle are all eligible for a 2010 People’s Choice Award. The first round of voting for is now open for fans of their favorite music stars, many of whom got their big break on a reality TV show. There are currently 12 nominees in each category. After the list is whittled down to five, fans will once again have the opportunity to vote for their favorites. The People’s Choice Awards will be held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on January 6, 2010.
So, how many of the People’s Choice initial nominees actually got their big break from a reality TV show? You’d be surprised! In the “Favorite Breakout Artist” category, Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Susan Boyle are all up for a potential People’s Choice Award. “Favorite Country Artist” includes Carrie Underwood. This talented country/pop artist is also included in the “Favorite Female Artist” category. Kelly Clarkson’s name shows up as a “Favorite Pop Artist” and Jennifer Hudson falls under the “Favorite R&B Artist.” Finally Chris Daughtry is included as “Favorite Rock Band.”
Just in case you’re not counting, eight alumni from reality TV shows American Idol and Britain’s Got Talent are represented. That’s a pretty good validation that reality TV produces quality stars.
So, how many of the People’s Choice initial nominees actually got their big break from a reality TV show? You’d be surprised! In the “Favorite Breakout Artist” category, Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Susan Boyle are all up for a potential People’s Choice Award. “Favorite Country Artist” includes Carrie Underwood. This talented country/pop artist is also included in the “Favorite Female Artist” category. Kelly Clarkson’s name shows up as a “Favorite Pop Artist” and Jennifer Hudson falls under the “Favorite R&B Artist.” Finally Chris Daughtry is included as “Favorite Rock Band.”
Just in case you’re not counting, eight alumni from reality TV shows American Idol and Britain’s Got Talent are represented. That’s a pretty good validation that reality TV produces quality stars.
Friday, October 23, 2009
American Idol: Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" releasing one day earlier
Adam Lambert fans around the world now have a new reason to rejoice: they will be receiving their beloved "American Idol" runner-up's debut album one day earlier than expected. The upcoming album, which will reportedly be entitled "For Your Entertainment," will now release on November 23. Why the move? It's likely that the studio bigwigs decided it would be a safer bet to not release on the exact same day as Susan Boyle (even if both of them seem to have fairly large fan bases).
There is still not a lot known about the upcoming album, outside of the fact that it will have a "futuristic" sound and feature elements of glam rock, techno, and a few other genres. Lambert's album will be the second one released by this past season's crop of "American Idol" alumni; Kris Allen will release his debut album on November 17 while Allison Iraheta's collection drops on December 1. All three currently have some music floating around on the internet, with Lambert's "Time For Miracles" leaking online on Monday.
There is still not a lot known about the upcoming album, outside of the fact that it will have a "futuristic" sound and feature elements of glam rock, techno, and a few other genres. Lambert's album will be the second one released by this past season's crop of "American Idol" alumni; Kris Allen will release his debut album on November 17 while Allison Iraheta's collection drops on December 1. All three currently have some music floating around on the internet, with Lambert's "Time For Miracles" leaking online on Monday.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Adam Lambert vs. Susan Boyle: Nov. 24 record release showdown
Ding, ding, ding, ding! Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get ready to rummmmblllle…or at least get ready to mark Nov. 24 on our calendars with big, red ‘Xs.’ How come? Because that’s when two of this season’s most anticipated debut albums will be dropped like scalding plates coming out of the microwave.
In the Simon Fuller corner, it’s American Idol season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, the man whose rendition of “Mad World” left approximately 20 million Americans sobbing softly on their couches. The man whose boots/jacket combo made the members of Kiss look downright demure at the Idol season finale. The man who caused my Social Security-collecting mother to lasciviously shout “Come to mama!” at the Idol concert tour stop in Albany, NY, in August. The man who managed to top Barbra Streisand and Madonna on Amazon.com’s album pre-sale charts this week — even though fans won’t be able to listen to said record for almost two months.
In the Simon Cowell corner, it’s Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle, the woman whose audition to “I Dreamed a Dream” has racked up more than 76 million plays on YouTube (for the official version alone), a performance I am not ashamed to admit just made me get a little lump in my throat when I watched it again a few minutes ago. (Hey, just because your emotions are being manipulated doesn’t mean they’re not genuine, right?) Susan also topped Amazon’s pre-sale chart last month thanks to rabid fans who helped her surge past the Beatles and Whitney Houston.
That said, while I’m curious to see how Sony shoehorns the talented Ms. Boyle into the pop-music marketplace, as a total Idoloonie, I’m more excited for Adam’s set. I’m sure I’m not the only one obsessed with finding out what in the universe Adam’s debut is going to sound like (best guess: probably like nothing currently in said universe), and his list of collaborators to date — including Linda Perry, Max Martin, RedOne, Ryan Tedder, and Greg Wells — indicates his label is leaving no commercially viable stone unturned. What’s more, Randy Jackson told me recently that he bumped into Adam in the hallway of an L.A. recording studio, and what he heard of the still-in-progress disc was “hot, interesting, and cool.” (Okay, that’s not a lot of detail, but at least I scored you something better than a standard-issue “molten-hot lava bomb,” yes?)
What’s more, Boyle’s lead single (a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses”) sort of reminds me of one of the growing number of victims on The Vampire Diaries: Outwardly pretty, but drained of any blood or life or excitement. In the pantheon of “Wild Horses,” Rolling Stones > The Sundays > Susan Boyle. Which isn’t the worst thing in the world, but I have to hold out hope that whatever Adam unleashes on radio in the next week or two will, by comparison, be positively throbbing.
- From Entertainment Weekly
In the Simon Fuller corner, it’s American Idol season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, the man whose rendition of “Mad World” left approximately 20 million Americans sobbing softly on their couches. The man whose boots/jacket combo made the members of Kiss look downright demure at the Idol season finale. The man who caused my Social Security-collecting mother to lasciviously shout “Come to mama!” at the Idol concert tour stop in Albany, NY, in August. The man who managed to top Barbra Streisand and Madonna on Amazon.com’s album pre-sale charts this week — even though fans won’t be able to listen to said record for almost two months.
In the Simon Cowell corner, it’s Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle, the woman whose audition to “I Dreamed a Dream” has racked up more than 76 million plays on YouTube (for the official version alone), a performance I am not ashamed to admit just made me get a little lump in my throat when I watched it again a few minutes ago. (Hey, just because your emotions are being manipulated doesn’t mean they’re not genuine, right?) Susan also topped Amazon’s pre-sale chart last month thanks to rabid fans who helped her surge past the Beatles and Whitney Houston.
That said, while I’m curious to see how Sony shoehorns the talented Ms. Boyle into the pop-music marketplace, as a total Idoloonie, I’m more excited for Adam’s set. I’m sure I’m not the only one obsessed with finding out what in the universe Adam’s debut is going to sound like (best guess: probably like nothing currently in said universe), and his list of collaborators to date — including Linda Perry, Max Martin, RedOne, Ryan Tedder, and Greg Wells — indicates his label is leaving no commercially viable stone unturned. What’s more, Randy Jackson told me recently that he bumped into Adam in the hallway of an L.A. recording studio, and what he heard of the still-in-progress disc was “hot, interesting, and cool.” (Okay, that’s not a lot of detail, but at least I scored you something better than a standard-issue “molten-hot lava bomb,” yes?)
What’s more, Boyle’s lead single (a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses”) sort of reminds me of one of the growing number of victims on The Vampire Diaries: Outwardly pretty, but drained of any blood or life or excitement. In the pantheon of “Wild Horses,” Rolling Stones > The Sundays > Susan Boyle. Which isn’t the worst thing in the world, but I have to hold out hope that whatever Adam unleashes on radio in the next week or two will, by comparison, be positively throbbing.
- From Entertainment Weekly
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