Masterclass Lady’s Media Blitz: Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Entertainment News Updates

American Idol News

David Cook’s Mother Cries Over New Single
MyFox Kansas City – Kansas City,MO,USA
American Idol David Cook’s mother, Beth Foraker, just couldn’t hold in the emotion when she heard her son’s new single ‘Light On.’ She shed tears of joy …read more

David Cook Drops the ‘Lights On’ His First Single
By TheInsider(The Insider)
David Cook is ready to step into the limelight with the debut of his first single, “Lights On,” later this week. Get ready for some rockin’ good times as the “American Idol” winner’s first single hits radio airwaves this week and is …The Insider Featured News – http://www.theinsider.com

David Cook turns the ‘Lights On’ His First Single
Entertainment Tonight News – USA
David Cook is ready to step into the limelight with the debut of his first single, “Lights On,” later this week. Get ready for some rockin’ good times as …read more

Simon Cowell, Fans React To Clay Aiken’s Coming Out -(yawn)
MTV.com – USA
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting from Jim Cantiello Just a day after People magazine unveiled its cover story about Clay Aiken coming out of the …read more

American Idol star comes out of the closet
Thaindian.com – Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (DPA) Pop star Clay Aiken, the runner-up on American Idol in 2003 and one of the show’s most uccessful alumni, has revealed that he is …read more

David Cook Releases New Single on AOL
MyFox Kansas City – Kansas City,MO,USA
American Idol and Blue Springs native David Cook released his new single Tuesday afternoon. Cook’s new track ‘Light On’ appeared on AOL’s pop culture site …read more

Idol’s” David Cook, David Archuleta renew rivalry
Reuters UK – UK
The battle of the Davids has morphed from the two singers’ friendly rivalry on the reality show “American Idol” to their careers as budding recording …read more

Becky’s all a-Twitter!! Follow her for rapid updates! No worries …
By Becky
Twitter is a way to stay connected to, in our case, the latest information on David Archuleta, particularly that information that I post throughout the day on the Articles tab. A message sent through Twitter is called a tweet. …Fans of David Archuleta – http://fansofdavid.com

Clay Aiken’s “Real Me” Tip-Off?
E! Online – USA
As you’ve read, Clay Aiken has come out. But did he hint back in the spring that he was on the brink of opening up the closet? Just check out out the lyrics …read more

AM A&E: Clay Aiken is gay, Lindsay Lohan is dating Samantha Ronson …
National Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Clay Aiken has a his deep, dark secret. One no one would ever have guessed. He is a zombie. No, he’s gay. • Coming soon to a stage near you, …read more

Broadway News

Broadway’s ‘Rent’ is coming to local multiplexes
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By The Tribune-Review Beginning today, the Broadway production of “Rent” is coming to a movie theater near you. Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer …read more

Canadian Idol News

General Entertainment News

MCL NOTE: UH! OH!
John McCain bails on David Letterman and the host is not happy
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
If McCain had appeared as planned on Wednesday, it would have been his 13th appearance on Letterman’s show. It was the venue where he originally announced …read more

Michael Bublé Serves Up an Old Classic
Popeater – New York,NY,USA
Canadian crooner Michael Bublé covered country legend Brenda Lee’s ‘Always on My Mind’ at his visit to Sessions, but he isn’t the first…read more

Stars benefit Tony Bennett charity
Whoopi Goldberg, John Mayer and Jerry Seinfeld showed their support for Tony Bennett’s charity, Exploring The Arts, on Tuesday night. The stars turned up at the Exploring The Arts gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, …MSN UK News | Latest Entertainment News – http://news.uk.msn.com

MySpace Music Megasite Launches Thursday
PC Magazine – USA
by Chloe Albanesius MySpace will launch its long-awaited MySpace Music Thursday, an offering that will combine audio streaming with download functionality …read more

Tribute Recalls Hits of Lyricist Sammy Cahn
Voice of America – USA
In 2007, Canadian singer Michael Buble recorded this Sammy Cahn classic made famous by Frank Sinatra. The tribute to Sammy Cahn was called It’s Magic…read more

David Foster praises Aiken’s unconventional family with sister Jaymes
The Canadian Press – TORONTO
… I know nothing about,” says Foster, the Victoria-born phenom who’s launched the careers of Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Buble and Josh Groban…read more

Netflix to offer CBS, Disney shows to customers
BusinessWeek – USA
s television units that will allow it to offer current episodes of the companies’ shows as well as previously aired programming…read more

Jim Fleck: “The Ideal Enlightened Citizen” – Yo Yo Ma
By Andrea
… Canada’s most notable philanthropists and cultural supporters, Mr. Jim Fleck. Jim Fleck. Image: rotman.utoronto.ca Cultural bigwigs from Karen Kain to (VoCA favorite) the extraordinary cabaret star Patricia O’Callaghan came out to […]View on Canadian Art – http://viewoncanadianart.com

Amazon.com: “The Best Of Cabaret Star Patricia O’Callaghan”
The Best Of Cabaret Star Patricia O’Callaghan. A Listmania! list by Rosanne C. Simunovic “tysrecordings” (Timmins Ontario Canada) …read more

Raise a Reader fights illiteracy one community at a time
Ottawa Citizen – Ontario, Canada
Adding star power to the campaign — and close to $500000 — is the Raise-a-Reader Concert Series: this year, Michael Bublé, Anne Murray, and James Taylor …read more

Television News

America’s Got Talent Launching First Live Stage Spectacular for …
MarketWatch – USA
LAS VEGAS, Sep 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — America’s Got Talent, the #1 rated show on television, today announced plans to bring a spectacular live stage …read more

Politics

McCain Suspends Campaign; Obama Presses for Debate (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
24 (Bloomberg) — John McCain made a surprise announcement that he was suspending his presidential campaign and called on Democratic rival Barack Obama to …read more

MCL NOTE: Now this is one grounded celebrity’s wife!
Mavis Leno Supports Denver’s Generous Women
cbs4denver.com – Denver,CO,USA
The keynote speaker was Mavis Leno, the wife of talk show host Jay Leno. Mavis made a commitment 11 years ago to disband the Taliban in Afghanistan and …read more

Obama shoots past McCain in polls amid economic fears
Times Online – UK
Barack Obama has shot to a nine-point lead over John McCain as US voters become increasingly anxious over the turmoil on Wall Street and their own financial …read more

Canada expected to follow US lead in climate fight
Calgary Herald – AB, Canada
CAPP has three priorities on the issue — that government policies are clear and realistic, that policies maintain international competitiveness and that …read more

Sarah Palin Jokes-Jay Leno. “Sarah Palin’s husband has refused to testify in an abuse of power investigation in Alaska. He was given a subpoena, and he is ignoring it. So it looks like this guy’s going to have no trouble fitting into Washington. …Barely Political – Funny Political… – http://www.barelypolitical.com/

Special thanks to Wadahoot for this wonderful idea. I welcome your news items in the comments section below this article.