Stupid American Idol Fangirl of the Week

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#1 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Paint Your Fingernails Black Release Week? Since you mentioned it, yes, both pathetic and hopeless.

4evrmomof4 11/17/2009 at 1:19 pm
I am both pathetic and hopeless so I will be doing this:
http://www.adamofficial.com/us/news/paint-your-fingernails-black-release-week
#2 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

The fantard excitement for Adam’s debut takes hold.

mahrikka 11/17/2009 at 4:33 pm
I listened to the songs this this a.m. before going to work. Couldn’t get them out of my mind. Made it through two meetings, then came down with a severe case of the gasms and rushed home “sick”. I’m vacillating between extreme excitement jumping up and down to uncontrollable sobbing and sometimes both at the same time. This is beyond AMAZING!!!! When’s the tour? OMG!!!
#3 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Although it is a decent response, fantards do love to moralize.

alwaysintrouble 11/20/2009 at 2:47 pm

Exactly!!!! How in the world has this morphed into Adam condoning violence against women???

…
The same way the song morphed into being about rape.

If the artists wouldn’t create the images, the parents wouldn’t have to protect the children. That is part of the problem with society today, the onus all being put on the parents. Well how about some of the responsibility being put on the artist’s shoulders. If they didn’t perpetuate this crap, there would be nothing to protect.

This has been covered but I just had to say WOW. it’s not the artists job to be the moral compass of the rest of the world. They create their art and people are free to appreciate it or not.

I am one of those parents and I know everything you just wrote. However, you mentioned all these shows that are on CABLE, not network TV. And no, if I didn’t follow AI online, I would have no idea Adam would perform something of this nature on a music awards show based on his AI performances.

If you didn’t follow AI online you wouldn’t know who Adam was to begin with and you probably wouldn’t look at him any differently than you would any other performer. Because he’s from AI, it seems he’s been placed in this strange box that he should act like he’s a disney performer so that some parent doesn’t have to explain to their kid why people are DANCING on television.

You think parents should know to put parental controls on the AMAs…seriously? lol. Yeah, we know to nix rap, MTV, etc……but the AMA’s? I could totally see something like this on the MTV awards, but this is ABC on Sunday night. Not one parent is gonna think of putting controls on this show.

Do you think the AMAs is a show that FAMILIES will sit down and watch together? I don’t.

As for what parents will or will not do I have a child and I’ve never had a problem explaining sex to her so if she watches this performance and thinks it about more than just dancing and she asks questions, I’ll gladly answer them for her.
#4 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Fantards of other Idols **cough**Cooktards**cough**enjoy the prospects of an Adam failure.

seriously 11/21/2009 at 10:53 pm
I personally cannot stand AL’s voice and his stage personna totally grates. The over the top pimping on Idol and now the media love affair for an artist who personally doesn’t appeal, has turned me from a neutral observer to someone who is trying not to actively root against a singer who deserves every chance for success, even though he is not my personal taste. I actually thought the VFTW album review summarized my feelings about Adam Lambert perfectly (can’t do links). I know it is very small and unbecoming to actively root against someone’s success, but an Adam trainwreck would be endlessly entertaining

.

Will my house get TP’d if I say I agree with you word for word? I’m ready to get out a lawn chair and popcorn if his career tanks. I am biased toward Cook, but with him I just like his “Midwest guy who got lucky” feel, and work ethic. Not to mention his voice which is the best YMMV. I guess I just like a masculine voice. No offense intended.
#5 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

A fantard smack down of other fantards.

Susan M. 11/21/2009 at 11:08 pm
Man, if I could seriously go on a site and declare that I want an extremely talented, hard working, kind individual to fail – even if his style was completely outside of what I care for – I would so have to examine my life because I would seriously think I have failed as a human being.
#6 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Making Idol sale’s predictions is in a fantard’s blood. As is the propensity to compare/defend—passive aggressively, or not—the numbers of the new ~~Idol threat~~ kid on the block to the numbers for their Idol obsession.

suenigma11/21/2009 at 10:48 pm

Q3 said: I will stick with my prediction — FYE will sell more copies worldwide than David Cook album by 12/1/10. — frame it.
I bet he would produce a multi-genre album and he did. And I am batting about 80% on my Adam predictions right now. So I will stick with it. It is a very, very good album and will sell beyond Idol fans. And Adam will tour and sell more albums.

I predict that you will be proven wrong. But really who knows?

Cook was the #1 selling new artist this year, in terms of album sales, and #13 overall. Sales have also gone down by at least 13% since last year, so Adam has a very large mountain to climb. I wish him well, but I am just not convinced that this album warrants such optimism. Even if he does end up with a couple of monster hits, a la Katy Perry or Lady Gaga, that didn’t really translate into album sales for them did it? Didn’t Gaga only just recently make platinum? I know it took a year anyways.
#7 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Did I mention passive aggressive?

Trina 11/21/2009 at 11:01 pm

And I love Cook, but why isn’t he performing on the AMAs?

If he couldn’t land a performance slot on the actual show last year at the prime of his album promo I sure as heck wouldn’t expect him to get one now when he doesn’t have a single to promote.
#8 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Fangirls will ~~make stuff up~~ lie to prove their point.

leome 11/21/2009 at 10:40 pm

I for one can tell you that I had never heard of Cook, Daughtry or any other idol before I came here to read about Adam. I had never watched AI, and won´t watch it in the future. Adam was the only incentive to watch the show.
We did not have Adam in the trailers but we had the complete song in the film. (I am in Europe)

I am in Europe and I’ve heard of Daughtry and Cook but I have never heard of Adam. (And of course I have heard of Kelly, and Jordin and even Archie) And yes, the song is in the movie, they weren’t going to cut it. What I meant it that if they wanted to promote Adam outside of US, why not start by using his song? But they didn’t.

Point 1:
Leome, the one claiming that she never heard of Adam Lambert, is posting on an AI fansite.

Point 2:
If one has heard of little d, Cook, Kelly, Jordin, and Archie, they are pretty much a regular follower of American Idol. To claim that they “never heard of Adam Lambert…right!
#9 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Fantards always try to explain why their Idol’s single ~~tanked~~ has not yet skyrocketed to the top of the charts and with radio spins.

Tess 11/21/2009 at 8:52 pm
I think everything that is being bantered about the single is based on individual semantics. def: •in the study of language, semantics is concerned with the meaning of words, expressions and sentences, often in relation to reference and truth. …

Yes FYE was released as a single, yes a video was made, yes it hasn’t done well on radio all truisms. Now the semantics come into play. Was it released by mistake, was it released on a trial basis to get some airplay prior to the AMAs and to get it playing “onDemand” where it could be listened to, is it out in radio land with hopes that if it does well on the AMAs, radio will begin spinning it without RCA having to go through the process of convincing stations to spin it…its there just hovering.

Has RCA also decided to release another single that is a bit more user friendly and can move easily between top 40 and HAC? Has it gone to formal ads yet…or is it also hovering to see how the AMAs and the album does. And is all of this done just to increase eventual sales for an album that RCA thinks is really good.

And TfM is a horse of a totally different color and it’s history is too long and boring to repeat for the gazillion and 61st time.

I don’t have any definitive answers….does someone else. It seems to me that it is all speculation, by most everyone, at this point. Or am I being to pedantic, again?
#10 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Fantards love to hijack threads.

koshka 11/21/2009 at 6:45 pm
Surely that’s why some huge arena selling concert acts have taken to giving some of their new music away free: they know where the money lies. It makes it very hard for a new act.

It makes me hopeful for Cook in one way, because his concert sales and albums have started off well: although it does worry me that he hasn’t broadened his fanbase enough. Still time (and the second album release will tell).

Cook always strikes me as someone who owns the stage when he performs. I’ve never seen him live, still I can see it in YT clips. Good performers have a presence… he has it. I didn’t much care for his first album, but I’m looking forward to hearing his next now that he has had some time (and distance) from the AI machine.

They also are adept at ~~baiting~~ repeatedly making their point

koshka 11/21/2009 at 7:16 pm
As for Cook, I’m glad that he is gradually establishing himself as a great live act and that news of this seems to be, very slowly, seeping into live reviews of his concerts.

Cook is really doing things his way (so it seems), I really respect that.
#11 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Fantards search for a variety of metrics to prove their Idol is the most successful of all Idols.

Austintoo 11/21/2009 at 6:08 pm

jan 11/21/2009 at 6:00 pm
well, Adamofficial.com currently ranks above MJ’s in terms of traffic rank in the US right now per Alexa.com.

Where do you get this? I just checked alexa

I get the following MJs ranks higher than DCO which ranks higher than ALO. [Adam Lambert Official fan site]
MJs:
Traffic Rank: 47,252
Traffic Rank US: 12,434

DCO:
Traffic Rank: 152,733
Traffic Rank US: 44,531

ALO:
Traffic Rank: 2,187,627
Traffic Rank US: 381,223

The ranking for adamofficial.com is 10,998 for the US. It is 50,028 for worldwide.

Another metric of success…number of registered members on an Idol fansite.

Hazehel 11/21/2009 at 6:12 pm

How many registered fans are there in each of the sites?

Answering my own question, if I haven’t messed up on the calculations –
AO – 35353 (1251 fans online) – 3.5% of fans are online
DCO – 24279 (4635 fans online) – 19% of fans are online

If AO really that unpopular compared to DCO? The DCO number still looks odd to me though, I don’t see why such a high percentage of fans should be online at any one time there. At the moment the numbers simply don’t make sense, whether the sites count only registered fans or not.

Oh, did I mention passive aggressive?
Fantards often use quotes from their Idol’s marketing/PR team

dsp 11/21/2009 at 6:16 pm
AO has the highest fan engagement/participation of ANY Sony Music artist website (even more than Michael Jackson’s – congratulations!),

This is a quote that RCA management has on AO site today regarding the revamp scheduled for tomorrow
#12 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Every now and again, a fantard gets it right.

ksgirlfordc 11/21/2009 at 6:23 pm
So now we’re going to debate how many people are on the official fan sites? Jeeeezzz. This constant comparison is getting old.
#13 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

There is always the uberexpert fantard around to set the record straight.

Q3 11/21/2009 at 6:32 pm
Lots of wrong info in this thread. A few corrections:

Where do you get this? I just checked alexa

I get the following MJs ranks higher than DCO which ranks higher than ALO.

MJs:
Traffic Rank: 47,252
Traffic Rank US: 12,434

DCO:
Traffic Rank: 152,733
Traffic Rank US: 44,531

ALO:
Traffic Rank: 2,187,627
Traffic Rank US: 381,223

Adam’s official site is AdamOfficial.com — looks like you checked AdamLambertOfficial –

The Alexa rank for AdamOfficial is – past 90 days is: #10,998 US, #50,028 Worldwide
Link: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Adamofficial.com

The above ranks are correct for MJs and DCO.

Also — the #2 keyword used to get to AmericanIdol.com is “Adam Lambert” after “American Idol”.

All hard copy sales of an album (Big box outlets, Amazon, official websites, etc.) these numbers are reported to SoundScan and are counted [and you better bet your boots that RCA is making sure every last CD is counted....I would even bet CDs that are given away as prizes (like on TV talk shows) and as radio gifts are counted...even if it is the record company buying from itself to give the CD away [someone in the know please respond].

To count as a Billboard or RIAA sale unit, the item must be sold for at least 50% of the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Promotional sales do not count.

“Mail” distributed hard copy albums, like from a fan site or Amazon or Barnes and Nobel account for about 15% (usually) of all album sales.

The percentage of delivered CD’s is now around 20% of sales — Amazon CD deliveries average around 10% of total music sales for Q4 2009.

Amazon is 5% of sales.

For the first half of 2009 Amazon was 12% of total music sales — 14% of CD sales, and 9% of digital sales. Amazon’s market share is increasing, while the total music business is shrinking.

Finally, music sales revenue in the US are currently DOWN 21% vs. last year. It is the economy and illegal downloads and free music, but it is down substantially. And sales do not look like with will stop dropping. Musical artists who depend on record sales are hurting, artist with strong concert sales are doing fine.
#14 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Not sure why the bolding function won’t turn off. Best I can tell, all the HTML code is correct and tags have been closed.
#15 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

More metrics measuring success…the number of views of an Idol’s official website that come from other countries.

undercooked11/21/2009 at 6:10 pm
From that Alexa site that was linked for AO. See below.
(I wonder how many Yemen based websites exist? Because right now they get the crown if I am understanding these numbers correctly)

2,604 Yemen
10,998 United States
15,936 Singapore
17,445 Indonesia
22,770 Canada
24,682 Philippines
27,287 South Africa
31,551 Mexico
34,068 Ireland
35,758 Malaysia
40,949 Japan
50,883 United Kingdom
88,281 India
108,991 China
272,868 Germany
#16 written by Nevada
about 9 months ago

From DCO’s head cheerleader:

Thursday, November 19, 2009 – 15:58 Scott:
PeachMango, it’s even worse this year for AI8. I think AL was more of a “frontrunner” with a “surprise” loss than Archie was, and Kris was never as strong a contestant as David was. We all assume Kris’s album will do ok but nowhere near David’s 280k, and AL is a crapshoot. Lots of hype, but right now, his two singles’ sales and a seemingly bungled launch of them have generated huge amounts of angst and debate on the other blog(s). Plus, neither versions of No Boundaries charted. Last year David had a HUGE hit in TOML going into LO, and LO was charting nicely going into DCTR. It all seems so well planned now. This year, no coronation song carried Kris thru the summer, and the signs are for OK but not stellar debuts numbers wise. And radio is coming along for Kris’ single, but no better than LO did so their fans don’t have a huge success like TOML to hold onto & track with glee. AMAs will surely give AL a nice boost. At least last year we had that fantastic SNL performance to leave a great flavor in our mouth the entire month of Davember. I say all this, as we look back at the last year, to see how fortunate David and his fans have been.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s 53 week old Fearless pulled in 91,380 (HDD final today). That’s a real WTF situation lol! Some things just cannot be explained.

Bon Jovi’s new album debuted at 165,871, but sometimes artists who’ve been around for decades don’t do much better. Does anyone know if their album debuted everywhere, or was it limited this week? I expected at least 200k from them.

Switchfoot debuted at 33,286. David is now a much bigger star than the band he covered. That’s what AI does for a mega-talent!

You’d think a mega-talent’s debut album wouldn’t have fallen off the SS200 after 44 weeks.

Talk about pathetic…
#17 written by Nevada
about 9 months ago

Also from DCO:

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 10:09 234DEB:
EW.com is asking our opinion who should win Best New Artist.

EW.com is asking us who should win Grammy for Best New artist so go on over and give David your vote. Just search EW.com when comes up go to MUSIC MIX BLOG and under Lady Gaga should not win Best New Artist they ask you to comment on who you think should win it. I do agree Lady Gaga should not win the award they have in my opinion only one good song where all of Davids are amazing. SO GO AND GIVE YOUR COMMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 12:23 RA1:
Commented.. and here’s a link
http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/17/lady-gaga-grammy-best-new-artist/

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 13:14 follia:
I posted. Scroll down the page to find the “comments section”. Clearly this thread is gathering people to the site. There are a bunch of David Cook comments coming in now. We need to keep them coming.

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 13:30 janlin:
I commented also

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 13:45 eilonwy:
Spread out the comments over time so it doesn’t look like a staged fan pile-on!

Skimming what’s been posted so far… the comments reflect SO WELL on DC fandom! Calm, fact-based, focused on issues that are important to the award and the EW audience, and when other bands are mentioned, associating Cook with some important and hip acts… what y’all are doing is a thing of beauty and refutes the silly and demeaning myths about who Cook fans are. Two thumbs up, and I may have to go look for some more thumbs.

But it was and IS a staged fan pile-on.

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 21:34 marilovesdavid:
I posted a comment, too.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 – 21:10 Brisblondie.:
voted

Dumb blond, there was no voting involved.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 – 21:17 Catarina:
You have probably noticed that commenters are complaining that a “fan site” for David Cook has taken over the EW comment section. Maybe we should cool it.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 – 21:45 blackkathy:
got my husband to comment…much more nonchantly than I ever would! But he really does like him.

Nonchantly, huh? Wordnerds of a feather apparently do flock together…

Saturday, November 21, 2009 – 21:49 Luvncookie:
No way, this is a chance to tell them what we think! They asked…so lets tell them!!!! Maybe if we reply to the earlier comments instead of all the later comments?

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/17/lady-gaga-grammy-best-new-artist/

Sunday, November 22, 2009 – 09:39 annie702:
No way! We should never cool it on a directly solicited opportunity to proudly support our guy.

Pitiful.
#18 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Spread out the comments over time so it doesn’t look like a staged fan pile-on!
…
the comments reflect SO WELL on DC fandom! Calm, fact-based, focused on issues that are important to the award and the EW audience

NOT SURE IF I SHOULD LAUGH OR CRY. OH, WHAT THE HELL.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
**takes breath**
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
#19 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Bolding feature has run amok…even The Wall is bolded!
#20 written by Nevada
about 9 months ago

And here are the results of DCO’s latest campaign, culled from the 270 comments at Entertainment Weekly:

Sydney Sat 11/21/09 9:42 PM
I was surprised David Cook was not nominated. His first album did great. I think he totally deserves to win!

Blair Sat 11/21/09 10:23 PM
They forgot David Cook, that dude is sexy. I love his band, great CD 2!

Justin Sat 11/21/09 10:26 PM
Why Adam Lambert? I think David Cook was the best Idol. I saw him and his band in Newport Beach, Ca. They Rocked it!

Love him Sat 11/21/09 10:29 PM
MOST DEFINITELY David Cook!

Sybil Tue 11/17/09 5:22 PM
David Cook

arts Fri 11/20/09 12:42 PM
David Cook

Jerome Sat 11/21/09 10:32 PM
Should have been David Cook. I see many people agree with me.

fan Tue 11/17/09 5:28 PM
David Cook should be nominated

Julie Tue 11/17/09 8:56 PM
I agree w/David Cook. His album was released within the eligible time frame, and went platinum in less than 3 mos. Also has 2 platinum singles, and has been selling an ave. of 90% on 150+ show tour as headliner since Feb. Pretty impressive.

Jack Tue 11/17/09 1:44 PM
David Cook!

Ceiley Sat 11/21/09 10:35 PM
I agree w/David Cook. His album was released within the eligible time frame, and went platinum in less than 3 mos. Also has 2 platinum singles, His shows are sold out with in minutes! Pretty impressive.

Michelle Tue 11/17/09 4:37 PM
David Cook, Kings of Leon, Safety Suit

David Cook Fan! Sat 11/21/09 10:38 PM
Yes! I agree but in that order. Cook did really good this year I’d pick him first then maybe Kings of Leon.

Jessica Tue 11/17/09 5:00 PM
David Cook is totally elgible and should be nominated!!!!!!

Lainjey Tue 11/17/09 5:26 PM
No contest here – David Cook!

Katie Tue 11/17/09 5:29 PM
David Cook should definitely be a consideration.

Lee Tue 11/17/09 5:31 PM
David Cook-platinum artist with a successful 100 plus show tour.

harley quinn Tue 11/17/09 5:31 PM
David Cook had the highest sales for an eligible debut artist, so he should be in the running. I’d say Airborne Toxic Event, but they really haven’t broken out in a big way. Maybe Grizzly Bear, 3OH!3?

EW fan Tue 11/17/09 5:32 PM
David Cook for sure. He is the best selling new artist this chart year according to Billboard. He should get the nod.

BR Tue 11/17/09 5:35 PM
David Cook. Definitely!
His album is the best-selling album by a new artist this year by a significant margin (Lady Gaga is #2).
My bet is on a Best New Artist nod and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance nomination for LIght On.
Good luck!

DeeDee Tue 11/17/09 5:39 PM
David Cook
Have yoy heard him sing “Lie” lately ??

j9 Tue 11/17/09 5:43 PM
I agree with Jules, David Cook and Florence + the Machine.

Nico Tue 11/17/09 5:48 PM
David Cook should get a nomination and also win. He has had an awesome year. Platinum album in less then 4 months + two platinum singles, a very successful tour with more than 140 shows and he was even featured multiple times in the Guinness World Record Book!

Ash Tue 11/17/09 5:48 PM
Keri Hilson and David Cook.
I don’t think David gets anywhere near enough credit in the media for the great year he’s had!
Good luck guys!

Clodia Tue 11/17/09 5:48 PM
DAVID COOK should be nominated !

jan Tue 11/17/09 6:02 PM
David Cook’s self-titled album is different from what any other idol winner has produced. Plus it was certified platinum within months of its release. He deserves a nomination more than most.

Dark Dot Tue 11/17/09 6:26 PM
Dear David Cook Fan Club, David called and wants you to come home for dinner. He’s making pork chops. Love, Dot.

ladynsearch Tue 11/17/09 6:28 PM
David Cook definitely should win! No contest!

Donna Tue 11/17/09 6:37 PM
David Cook. If you attended one live show of his 140 plus concert tour, you know why! If he doesn’t get this nomination now, his future will hold many other nominations.

Jasmine Tue 11/17/09 6:40 PM
David Cook!!

CYE Tue 11/17/09 6:43 PM
David Cook – platinum-selling album, plus 2 platinum singles during the period in question. Plus I like his music.

MailleM Tue 11/17/09 6:45 PM
Yes, good idea – David Cook for sure.
-he’s been on SNL
-his album has sold Platinum as have two of his singles
-is finishing up a 150 concert tour
-is instrumental in charity work and motivating his fans to this
Definitely deserving of best new artist.

Theresa Tue 11/17/09 6:46 PM
David Cook should def be nominated. Look at the eligibilty time frame. He’s a great new artist who is completely deserving!

Jem Tue 11/17/09 7:13 PM
I’m surprised that David Cook doesn’t get much mention. Incredible voice, great songwriter and one of the best live performers in his genre. Plus his album sold more than any other eligible new artists and his tour is still doing extremely well, even after almost a year. Way too underrated IMO.

Ayla Tue 11/17/09 7:22 PM
David Cook should get the Best New Artist Grammy. His album sold platinum this year as did 2 of his singles. He’s had a solid presence on HAC and AC radio with a string of Top 10 hits there. And he’s had a successful tour that has been going on for most of this year.

Diana Smith Tue 11/17/09 7:29 PM
David Cook

Fatima Tue 11/17/09 7:36 PM
Always terrifying when fan sites are alerted to post on pages where rational thought is occurring. Thanks David Cook fans for making this nearly unreadable.

Carrie Tue 11/17/09 10:15 PM
David Cook’s numbers are solid, like him or not, facts can’t be denied…

Fatima Wed 11/18/09 12:52 AM
I don’t even dislike him. It’s just creepy and annoying that a David Cook fan site obviously got a hold of this thread and told everyone to go litter it with redundant posts.

Syd Sat 11/21/09 10:46 PM
Fatima all his fans think he should have been nominated and he has many! You better get used to it David Cook did very well this year I dont think he is going anywhere. If its true what they are saying maybe he deserves it then?

kay Tue 11/17/09 7:37 PM
David Cook! His album is one of the most successful selling albums this year, and his tour is also one of the most successful this year.

sue Tue 11/17/09 7:43 PM
David Cook should be best new artist. Great voice, great album, great live act.

Brandon Tue 11/17/09 9:12 PM
OH YEAH! DAVID COOK! HECK YEAH!

Rosemary Tue 11/17/09 7:49 PM
David Cook by far should be nominated after a year filled with a platinum selling album, two platinum singles and over 140+ tour dates most of which were sell outs.IMO he stands out by far.

Babs Tue 11/17/09 7:54 PM
David Cook

Cdhero Tue 11/17/09 8:01 PM
I would say David Cook, he has been so awesome this past year.

katie Tue 11/17/09 8:06 PM
David Cook

Janus Tue 11/17/09 8:32 PM
David Cook has one of the top selling albums the year, he set a billboard record for songs on the top 100, has 3 hit singles and his tour has been as huge success. He should get a nomination.

kayt Tue 11/17/09 8:47 PM
DAVID COOK FTW! Platinum album two platinum singles,SNL. No other NEW artist has done what David has done this year.He needs to be recogized for his hard work.

Sammie Tue 11/17/09 9:21 PM
David Cook

Olivia Tue 11/17/09 10:05 PM
David Cook…platinum debut, two platinum singles, and having seen him live, he is absolutely the real deal.

Carrie Tue 11/17/09 10:11 PM
David Cook is an amazing artist/singer/musician. He sold over a million albums in this horrible economy and is selling his 140+ shows on his Declaration Tour. His hard work and numbers make him the best candidate to win this award! =)

pegster Tue 11/17/09 10:41 PM
David cook: highest album sales of those eligible; time of my life; guiness book of world records re singles debut; top rated concert tour with over 140 dates.

JasonC Tue 11/17/09 10:42 PM
David Cook, David Cook, David Cook — c’mon!! This guy is absolutely the Best New Artist to come along in a very long time. He rocks!

Susan James Tue 11/17/09 10:57 PM
David Cook

ginaM Tue 11/17/09 11:17 PM
Hello….David Cook. His first album went 1.3 million and was certified platinum in three months. He has three hit singles off his record, two of which are certified platinum. He has headlined a successful tour since Feb 13. He puts on a great live show and his songs actually sound better live at his shows. He wrote 10 of 12 songs off his record and he plays a mean guitar.

Paula Cook Tue 11/17/09 11:26 PM
David Cook put out the most revolutionary album in decades. Cookie deserves a grammy!!

JK Tue 11/17/09 11:30 PM
David Cook should get a BNA nomination. Not many artists on the eligibility list have 2 platinum singles and a platinum album.

Liam Tue 11/17/09 11:31 PM
DAVID COOK!!!!!!

scootergurl62 Tue 11/17/09 11:32 PM
david cooke he sexy

jen Tue 11/17/09 11:34 PM
Cougar Cookies vote DAVID COOK BEST NEW GRAMMY

Samuel Tue 11/17/09 11:37 PM
Adam Lambert and DAVID COOK

Sue Tue 11/17/09 11:41 PM
David Cook. I agree, his numbers are very impressive.

Renata Tue 11/17/09 11:53 PM
Definitely David Cook with his amazing voice. I think he is eligible and totally awesome.

Karrah Wed 11/18/09 12:09 AM
DAVID COOK! Green River Ordinance, Gary Go, Mayer Hawthorne, Little Boots, Zac Brown Band, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, The Script, the Ting Tings, and I actually really like Owl City.

Amber Wed 11/18/09 2:21 AM
After seeing David Cook in concert, I have decided he is my favorite new break out musician. It doesn’t matter to me where he came from, his ability to connect with the audience on an emotional level is amazing. After reading about the statistics, I would think something would be very wrong if he didn’t get nominated.

Vivi Wed 11/18/09 2:33 AM
Thank you David Cook stans for downgrading the quality of this blog post. Good riddance.

Peggy Wed 11/18/09 2:44 PM
David Cook fans, I agree. He deserves the best new artist award.

Brittany Wed 11/18/09 4:35 PM
David Cook. Platinum record, multiple hit singles and a hugely successful tour? Yeah, methinks he fits the bill.

Jamie Wed 11/18/09 4:39 PM
David Cook should get the nom.

Debbie Fri 11/20/09 10:03 AM
David Cook without a doubt the man has a a phenomal year and is still going strong. With a platinum CD, great selling tour, 3 top ten songs on the HAC and 2 platinum songs. The man is the best new artist in my book.

R. Fri 11/20/09 12:22 PM
David Cook should get nominated and win.

willie Fri 11/20/09 12:45 PM
David Cook should be nominated. I agree, pretty impressive.

follia Fri 11/20/09 1:09 PM
David Cook definitely deserves the award. His platinum album topped all others for sales by a new artist. It was number 13 for the year in total sales of all albums. His tour has sold extremely well for close to 150 concerts since its start in Feb. of 09, so well, in fact it was extended by several months. His 3 singles off the album have all gone recurrent. He has represented himself and the industry with class. He has established himself as committed to giving back to his fans and to charity. His performance of his song “Permanent” on his return to Idol for the 2009 finale was a standout. I could go on….

kro Fri 11/20/09 1:27 PM
David Cook should be nominated

janlin Fri 11/20/09 1:29 PM
David Cook
Platinum album in 3 mos time
2 Platinum Singles
Been on tour since February–still going strong with almost sold out shows!

Cimorene Fri 11/20/09 1:57 PM
I’d definitely include David Cook. He’s performed at over 140 concerts this year alone with a ridiculously high sell-out rate, and his album has sold at least 1.2 million copies (the most a new artist has sold this year). Additionally, while I know American Idol gets knocked for a lot of reasons — some deservedly — what I find interesting is that it *does* manage to find talent that can sing well — or more than well — without Autotune. Also, All but 3 songs on Cook’s album were songs he wrote himself or co-wrote with other artists (and the credits were not vanity credits either; he’d been writing and performing songs on the indie scene for years before Idol).
All in all, definitely reasons for a nomination.

Coco Fri 11/20/09 2:08 PM
David Cook’s amazing vocals are the best I’ve heard live in a very long time. I just saw him perform and was blown away by his vocal range. The crowd rushed the stage and Cook held that audience in the palm of his hands for the entire set. If Best New Artist is based on voice and performance skills, he should be right up there.

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Maria Fri 11/20/09 2:21 PM
With out any question: David Cook.

teenie Fri 11/20/09 6:13 PM
Gotta chime in and say David Cook. No need for me to add any further comment as I agree with what’s already been said about him.

Cathy Fri 11/20/09 6:33 PM
I think David Cook should win.

Charlotte Russell Fri 11/20/09 7:57 PM
David Cook should be nominated and should most defintely win, win, win, win, win, win, did I say win!!!!

annie Fri 11/20/09 8:37 PM
David Cook should definitely be nominated. Platinum album, 2 platinum singles, and an incredibly successful headliner tour. SNL, GMA, Leno, Ellen. He went to Iraq and Kuwait to entertain our troops and performed with Archie in Manila. His voice is beautiful and he puts on an amazing rock show. His a capella and acoustic skills are just as impressive as his full band performances. Singer, song-writer, guitar player, entertaining front man, humanitarian…yes, David Cook should be nominated and win.

Elena Fri 11/20/09 9:25 PM
David Cook without a doubt.

Linda Masincup Fri 11/20/09 9:46 PM
David Cook, talented, classy and gorgeous.

LeighHigh Fri 11/20/09 9:55 PM
David Cook and/or Kings of Leon

sueag Fri 11/20/09 9:57 PM
David Cook should win best new artist or break out artist of the year.

Meg Fri 11/20/09 10:06 PM
David Cook — he has a fabulous album, and is an absolutely awesome entertainer.

Meg Fri 11/20/09 10:07 PM
David Cook — his album is awesome, and he is an amazing entertainer.

kelly Fri 11/20/09 11:04 PM
I agree with previous post – David has had an amazing year all around – he is a talent – people need to forget any prejudice they may have against American Idol and just listen to the voice and the music. His album was released within the eligible time frame, and went platinum in less than 3 mos. Also has 2 platinum singles, and has been selling an ave. of 90% on 150+ show tour as headliner since Feb. Pretty impressive.

Alexis Sat 11/21/09 9:09 PM
David Cook or The Dead Weather. David has had a bunch of radio hits, a platinum record, and a successful year long tour, and is incredible live. The Dead Weather seems less known, but I love them!

Clodia Sat 11/21/09 9:20 PM
David Cook is the best new artist: is album sold platinum in less than 3 months, he has 2 planinum singles and a series of concerts that sold very well.

Kathee Sat 11/21/09 9:28 PM
Definitely David Cook – His album went platinum and he is now finishing up a successful 9month,150 concert tour. The band rocks and Davids voice is sublime.

John Black Sat 11/21/09 9:39 PM
I saw David Cook in concert recently. Great show, full of energy and mostly original songs (co- )written by Cook. I checked him out; his debut album went platinum this year and he release 2 singles to Billboard – hit top 10. Seems like a good choice.

Hetty Sat 11/21/09 10:05 PM
He is the real deal – good all around.

Barb Sat 11/21/09 10:04 PM
David Cook – who was making unbelievable, incredible music before AI, and will be for years to come. (While Lady Gaga will be a bad joke 10 years from now.) Check out any David Cook performance of “Anodyne” on YouTube. Check out a performance of “’til I’m Blue” and you’ll see he’s not your tween fave pop artist. (See dub dot youtube dot com/watch?v=w05QBDf5iu8) May I also suggest Mwk for best new artist?

baxter Sat 11/21/09 10:05 PM
David Cook—Best selling debut album of chart year, platinum album, 2 platinum singles and top selling tour.

Ted Smith Sat 11/21/09 10:14 PM
David Cook, without a doubt. Dude rocks and knows his music!!!!

pipa Sat 11/21/09 10:53 PM
How could they forget David Cook. He if anyone deservers to get nominated after a platinum first album and platinum single.

Sydney Sat 11/21/09 11:10 P
Moooh I love all these people saying David cook. Me too!!!

Kath Sun 11/22/09 10:02 AM
David Cook

Aren’t the DCO fangirls clever? Who would ever suspect that group-think (or working off a checklist) was behind these oh-so-original responses?
#21 written by Nevada
about 9 months ago

Not sure why the bolding function won’t turn off. Best I can tell, all the HTML code is correct and tags have been closed.

Bolding feature has run amok…even The Wall is bolded!

I’m not seeing what you’re seeing, Boulder. I’m seeing the usual assortment of plain text, italics, and bold.
#22 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

culled from the 270 comments at Entertainment Weekly:

**wonders aloud just how many of these comments at EW are from the same person, using their multiple email accounts**
#23 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

I’m not seeing what you’re seeing, Boulder. I’m seeing the usual assortment of plain text, italics, and bold.

All was fine up until midway through my 12:48 PM post, then voila, all bold font. Very strange.
#24 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Testing…just rebooted Firefox to see it bolding stopped.
#25 written by Boulder Soul
about 9 months ago

Nope. Now I will sign out and log back in.