Chris Daughtry

For those of you who missed the American Music Awards, here is a video of Daughtry’s acoustic performance of “Home”:

I love that song! I think that might be my favorite song on the album… but tomorrow if you ask me that might change because that is an amazing CD.

I may as well just get this out in the open now; there is one Daughtry song that I don’t like. So much so that I have to skip it every time I listen to the CD; “All These Lives”.
Am I the only one? I just really don’t like that song. I don’t get it; I don’t want to get it. I was turned off immediately by the first line: “Doesn’t come down when she calls, it’s time for breakfast.” Come on…
I’m so sorry Daughtry. You know I love your work and I think you are amazing but when that song comes on it’s time to skip to the next song. Which by the way is “What About Now” and it is amazing so I listen to that one twice to make up for the other song.

OK moving on, I went to the yahoo home page today and the first thing that poped up was a picture of Jordin Sparks and a headline that said: ‘Idol’ album bombs. So, I immediately had to click on it, not that I’m surprised at all, a month after this horrible season ended I couldn’t even remember who won. But anyways, I was reading the article and it said that High School Musical 2 just beat out Daughtry for the #1 selling album so far in 2007. I thought that was an interesting tidbit of information. First of all, I did not even know Daughtry was #1 which is pretty amazing. Second of all, how in the world did High School Musical get so popular?? I think I must be the only person who has not seen these movies or heard these songs…but I’m strangely OK with that.

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It’s that time again! Time for another American Idol Flashback… and I know you’re as excited as I am. I need to do this to remind me of when American Idol used to be good.

OK, we already reviewed Chris’ audition so it’s time to move onto Hollywood week! Personally, Hollywood week is one of my favorite episodes of the year. In my opinion they should cut out a week of crappy auditions and add a week to show extra footage from Hollywood week, but who am I to question the might empire of American Idol?

Here’s the video of Chris singing ‘The First Cut is the Deepest’. Clearly it’s not perfect but I love his performance! His voice is just amazing and I love how he puts his own twist on everything he sings. In American Idol vernacular he “makes it his own”.

And then this is the video of Chris’ group’s performance of ‘Emotions’ with Ace Young and some other guy named Bobby. I was never a fan of Ace Young. I know he was supposed to be the hottie of the year but he was a crappy singer and that annoyed me. He did have excellent hair though.
Anyways, again, I just love Chris’ voice! And only he could pull off a rock version of ‘Emotions’

Hollywood week was when I realized that Chris was really gonna make it to the final few people. Because even though he had to sing songs that weren’t his style, he still sounded amazing and stood out compared to all the other people in the competition. Which is good because we all know American Idol pulls out some very random themes as the weeks go by. So even if the theme was, I don’t know, 70’s dance music or whatever ridiculous theme they come up with, at least we now knew that Chris could pull it off.

I’ve gotta go see if I can find some old AI tapes to re-watch. This is all bringing back memories *sigh*

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Daughtry walked away with 3 American Music Awards last night! I’m so proud and happy for them! They were the stars of the night!


And then their performance was the last one of the night, which is great because it was like the whole night was building up to their performance.
They did a great job too. It was nice to hear a different version of “Home”. It was just a great night for Daughtry!
Congratulations guys!

Here’s the breakdown, they were the Winners of:

Favorite Breakthrough Artist
Favorite Artist (Adult Contemporary Music)
Favorite Album (Pop or Rock)

I’m especially excited that they won the Favorite Pop or Rock album award because they beat out Justin Timberlake! Don’t get me wrong, I love Justin as much as the next guy and I actually love his album but, that’s pretty amazing that Daughtry beat him because Justin is really really popular.
Looks like the battle for world domination has added a little twist. This whole world domination theory is just for my personal entertainment… feel free to ignore me.

Click HERE for an article that was on the front page of MSN today. It’s always exciting to see Daughtry in the news.

There is also a little bit of disappointing news however, but nothing big. Chris was not featured in People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2007 issue as they led us to believe. Which is ridiculous because he is much sexier then a lot of the guys that they had in there. Sad sad, I know but on a brighter note (for me at least), Dane Cook was in it. And rightly so…

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Well, People magazine had their big reveal today for Sexiest Man Alive 2007 and it turned out to be (drum roll please) Matt Damon!
Which I personally don’t agree with, but he is still sexy nonetheless. But, as you can see, on the cover of the issue is says ‘Patrick, Jake, Beckham, plus 137 more hot guys’. So, if I were to put money on this, since our dear Chris Daughtry was featured in the 100 sexy men in 1 minute video on the website, I would bet he has a good chance of showing up in the magazine.
And according to People.com it is on new stands now! I’m certainly going to check it out and see. How can you not put him in there? Look at him!

OK, now down to business.

Daughtry is all over the place right now and there are a lot of ways that we can help to keep it that way.

1) Vote for Daughtry for Artist of the Year for the American Music Awards!!
T-Mobile USA subscribers can text “B” for Daughtry to “262″ (AMA)
Or you can vote online HERE
Voting is open right through 9:30pm EST during the show on November 18.

2) Vote for Daughtry for Favorite Group and Favorite Rock Song (“Home”) for the People’s Choice Awards.
You can vote online HERE
Voting ends on December 6, 2007 I believe…there’s a countdown to when voting ends on the website and I may have done my math wrong, don’t mind me.

3) Vote for Daughtry’s “Over You” music video on VH1’s Top 20 Video Countdown.
“Over You” has been the #1 video for 6 weeks!! Let’s try to keep it there as long as possible.
Go vote HERE
(And don’t forget, Daughtry will be on the show December 8, 2007)

4) Vote for Daughtry’s “Over You” video on MTV’s TRL
Right now they are not in the Top 10 but you can still vote for the video HERE

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Unfortunately, Daughtry had to cancel their show tonight in Kenosha, WI “due to illness”. (Just so know, I’m not putting that in quotes because I don’t believe it, I’m putting it in quotes because that’s how it was worded on their website…just wanted to clear that up)
I hope whoever it sick gets over whatever it is quickly. I’m surprised they have gone this long without have issues with illness. They have been on the road for so long, their schedule must be insane. And nothing sucks more than being sick when you’re not at home so, get well soon, whoever you are.

Plus they are performing at the American Music Awards on Sunday night so they have to be in tip-top shape! (I’ll remind you again closer to the time but, it’s this Sunday at 8pm EST on ABC)

On a happier note, Chris may be in People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2007 issue. As he should because he is clearly sexy (see photographic evidence above). There is a video HERE that shows 100 sexy men in 1 minute (Oh Baby) and Chris was shown briefly as well as a few of my other personal favs: Dane Cook, Christian Bale, and Paul Rudd!
I don’t know for sure if all 100 are going to be in the magazine so I don’t want to get your hopes up but they will announce the sexiest man alive (for 2007 at least) tomorrow and then the issue will be on the stands on Friday the 16th, I believe.

Speaking of Dane Cook, his new comedy CD Rough Around the Edges came out today! I’m very excited! You should check it out. I heard the new material when I saw his show and it was hilarious.

Moving on, I came across a video of a pretty long interview with Chris from November 8th by a FOX affiliate. It’s really good, he talks about fame, fortune, touring, family…cleaning out guinea pig cages, things like that. And he looks extremely handsome. That’s not really relevant but it’s true nonetheless.
Here’s the link

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So remember how excited I was when I heard that Daughtry was playing shows with Bon Jovi? Well now Daughtry is opening up for Bon Jovi during the US dates of their Lost Highway World Tour!

That is so awesome! Those shows are gonna be amazing. I hate everyone who got good seats to those shows. Why can I never get good seats to anything?

Actually I shouldn’t say that because last week I went to go see Dane Cook and I had 4th row seats!! Needless to say it was amazing…you don’t even understand. In case you don’t already know, Dane Cook is my out of control obsession for the moment and getting to see him up close like that was unbelievable!! He was hilarious! And not bad looking either…

OK, back to Daughtry yeah, yeah, yeah.

So anyways, if you want to see Daughtry with Bon Jovi you better hurry because tickets are on sale now and I’m sure they’re going to sell out or at least come close! (Again, sorry I couldn’t update you earlier…I’m having severe internet issues and it sucks)
Go to Bon Jovi’s site for all the details and a list of dates.

More exciting news in the world of Daughtry!
Daughtry is nominated for two People’s Choice awards!

Favorite Group and Favorite Rock Song for “Home”

For Favorite Group they are up against Maroon 5 and Rascal Flatts.
And for Favorite Rock Song the other nominees are “Hey There Delilah”, Plain White T’s and “Makes Me Wonder”, Maroon 5.

I personally think they should win both categories (surprise surprise right?) because I don’t like the new Maroon 5 material, I hate country music and “Home” is a much better song than “Hey There Delilah” although people do seem to like that song…

The show will air January 8, 2008 at 9:00pm EST on CBS.

Click HERE to go vote for Daughtry!

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Well, Daughtry played in my area the other night at the Seneca Niagara Casino and I couldn’t go. I know, I know, it’s sad. I wanted to go but it didn’t work out. Besides, I saw them over the summer when they came to the Erie County Fair so I don’t feel that bad about it (or at least that what I’m saying to make myself feel better). It kills me that they were so close and I wasn’t there!

Here are some pictures from the show though:

For the full gallery click HERE

Now, that I’ve brought it up I need to get this off my chest.
Like I said, I went to see Daughtry at the Erie County Fair in August. I was in the 4th row and I was so excited to see them. They were absolutely amazing. They completely lived up to my expectations, they were so awesome live. And the crowd just went absolutely wild all night. They loved them! I went with a group of friends and we all agreed it was an amazing show (besides the fact that I was directly in front of the speakers and my ears were ringing for 2 days because it was so loud… it was worth it)
So, anyways, the next day people come up to me and ask me how the show was, and I was all excited and tell them my whole story and how awesome they were yada yada yada. Every single person responds with ‘Really? They got a really bad review in the paper.’
So, I immediately went to the store and bought a paper to see what they were talking about. Sure enough, I open the entertainment section and there’s an article about the show. The title is “Daughtry, playing to a full house, is well received.”
Now to me, that indicates two things, it was a sold out or close to sold out show, and the people there really enjoyed it. Am I wrong? I mean what else could the title suggest?
I start to read the article and the guy is just blasting them! I mean, really ripping them apart! The first sentence is: “For the life of me, I can’t understand the appeal of Chris Daughtry.”
That in itself is just completely unbelievable to me. You can’t understand the appeal of Daughtry? What is this The Twilight Zone?
Need I remind this man that Daughtry has sold over 4 million albums worldwide? Can 4 million people be wrong but a single writer at the Buffalo News be right?
And throughout the article he writes about how much the crowd loved them and how much he hates them and doesn’t understand why people like them.
As an attendee of the show I was fully disgusted by this man’s so called “review” of the show. Just write what you see, give me a recap and let me move on with my life. It angered me so much that 3 months later I’m writing about it with hate in my heart.

OK that’s my rant for the day. Moral of the story: Don’t listen to fat, bald, old, grumpy men who don’t know what they’re talking about.

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Well, Daughtry is back in the good old USA. And what better way to celebrate coming home than a show with BON JOVI!!! Sorry, I had to capitalize that to show just how excited I am about that. Daughtry opened for Bon Jovi November 4th and they are going to be together again at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on November 7th. I wish more than anything that I could witness this but alas, there is no way. Bon Jovi and Daughtry on the same stage? How could it get any better? Well, I guess it could but not without getting extremely fantastical.

Also, Daughtry was a guest on TRL yesterday! Sorry I couldn’t give more notice for that appearance but I was experiencing technical difficulties over the weekend (AKA my internet was not hooked up, don’t get me started)
But, you can vote for their video “Over You” on TRL HERE

Daughtry has some exciting news regarding their American Music Award performance that will air live on November 18th, 2007 at 8pm EST on ABC.
They are looking for their fans to send in home videos set to their song “Home” so they can create a video montage dedicated to their fans to play on the big screen behind them as they perform. Want to be a part of that? You can find all the information HERE

Speaking of the American Music Awards, they are starting something new this year. For the first time, you can now text in your vote for Artist of the Year and yep, you guessed it, Daughtry is one of the candidates. Other candidates are: Akon, Fergie, Norah Jones and Carrie Underwood. (ooh some American Idol competition here)
Voting started yesterday so you can now text in your vote.

Here’s the official information:

The nominees were chosen from different genres of music and were the top names in each category based on sales and airplay from January-Septemer 2007 in the United States.

T-Mobile USA subscribers can send a text message using their T-Mobile phones by sending the letter corresponding to their favorite artist (”A” for Akon, “B” for Daughtry, “C” for Fergie, “D” for Norah Jones, “E” for Carrie Underwood) to short code “AMA” (262). Standard text messaging chages apply to text messaging an entry.

Voting via text message and on ABC.com is now open and will conclude at approximately 9:30 pm ET, during the show on November 18th.

You can also vote online HERE

And last but not least, check out Chris’ new video blog:
Part 1 Part 2

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In case you were saying to yourself, ‘Oh no! I really wanted to bid $1000 on Chris’ ONE T-shirt and now it’s too late!’ Cheer up my friend. They have extended the bidding on the celebrity designed T-shirts to benefit the 2007 ONE Campaign until November 2, 2007 at 5pm EST. So, you still have a chance! Hurry!

Long pointless story time (so get cozy):
OK, you may remember that I mentioned before that Justin Timberlake was taking over the world, right? Well, I think Daughtry is now in the process of attaining world domination as well. Don’t believe me? Silly, you say?
I give you Exhibit A; Daughtry stalking me:
I was minding my own business listening to the radio on my way to work and “Home” came on the radio (how apropos, because I really, really did want to turn around and go back home) no big deal. I get to work, and go into the store in my building to get breakfast; “It’s Not Over” is playing in there, so what.
I was also listening to Daughtry throughout the day at work but that was my own fault.
So, then when I finally got to leave my prison AKA my job, I get in the car and “It’s Not Over” comes on as soon as I turn the car on. THEN I had to get gas and when I went in the store to pay, “Over You” is playing in the store.
So, you see, no matter where I was, Daughtry was there. They are clearly stalking me trying to brain-wash me… or something like that.

Now, in defense of Justin’s plight for world domination, I can pretty much turn on the radio at any point in time throughout the day and “Until the End of Time” WILL be playing… guaranteed. So Daughtry has a fight ahead of them.

Now as a prize for reading that entire rant, I give you some pretty pictures:

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These are the guys at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida last month.
First of all, Chris is drop dead gorgeous. I’m sorry, but it’s true.
Second of all, his T-shirt is AMAZING! I love it.

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