Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry
Simon, Randy and Paula will be so proud.
Three American Idol alums — Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and...
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Chris Daughtry, Slash
Put up your devil horns — American Idol's Top 4 are about to rock.
Legendary Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash will guide the crooners through all things rock 'n' roll as the week's celebrity mentor. Slash, who's sold 100 million albums and earned seven Grammy nods for his various projects, is currently working on a solo album and with his current band, Velvet Revolver.
Once the Top 4 have put their spin on some rock classics, No Doubt and Daughtry will grace the stage to keep the fist-pumping energy going on results night. No Doubt is
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Daughtry
David Cook isn't the only American Idol alum heading to Las Vegas for New Year's.
Season 5 graduate and best-seller Chris Daughtry and his band will join Cook at ...
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Chris Daughtry by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com
Idol's golden boy, or shall we say platinum boy, Chris Daughtry, has been tapped by CNN to provide the theme song for the network's League of First Time Voters initiative. And what better song to really drive their point home and get people voting for their first time than a cover of Foreigner's hit "Feels Like the First Time." "Getting to rerecord a classic song like this was a real honor for us, and we hope it helps inspire people to vote,” says lead singer Chris Daughtry. "We strongly believe that it doesn’t matter who you vote for, as long as you vote."Foreigner's Mick Jones, who wrote the song back in the late '70s, gave the Grammy-nominated band his seal of approval saying their version is "very cool" and "more than captured the essence of the original."The single, set to premiere on Campbell Brown: Election Center Monday, August 18, will also appear on Daughtry's upcoming expanded version of its album, Daughtry Deluxe, September 9. But the good news is we have the m...
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Chris Daughtry by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
So, you get a taste of what it’s like to live in the limelight, and the next thing you know, you forget all about the little people who made you what you are today. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, chart-topping artist and former Idol alum, Chris Daughtry was quoted saying the show is now in decline. After his bold statement was released, he came running back with his tail between his legs and claimed it was taken out of context. Watch it now! | More online videosYour take: Do you think all this smack talk of his career launching pad is just the result of fame is going to his head? Or perhaps you think he’s just making a valid point?
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Chris Daughtry by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
Turns out it is over — the tabulating, that is. Idol finalist Chris Daughtry's band sold 3.2 million copies of their self-titled debut, making it Billboard's most popular album of the year. Placing second was Akon's Konvicted (2.7 mil), followed by Fergie's The Dutchess (2.4 mil), the Hannah Montana soundtrack (2.5 mil) and Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts (2.3 mil).The title of No. 1 single goes to Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable," with Rihanna's "Umbrella" playing runner-up. Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape" came in at No. 3, followed by Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" and T-Pain's "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')."
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Carrie Underwood by Adam Larkey/ABC
Two people who once hung on Ryan Seacrest's every word were big winners at Sunday's American Music Awards. Chris Daughtry's band took home pop-rock album, breakthrough-artist and adult-contemporary honors, while Carrie Underwood also scored a hat trick, winning the female country artist, country album (Some Hearts) and T-Mobile text-voted awards. Alas, backstage, the AP reports, Daughtry pulled a Clarkson by saying that American Idol "didn't make me who I am. It just gave me a chance to show everybody else who I am." You stick to that story, friend.Double winners included Justin Timberlake (male pop-rock artist, soul/R&B album) and T.I. (rap/hip-hop album and male artist). Props are also due host Jimmy Kimmel, who, due to the WGA strike, had to ad-lib his way through the proceedings. Alas, someone was around to write that country version of "Irreplaceable" and whatever that was that Celine Dion sang.
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