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Bonus 'Idol' sales numbers from David Cook, Katharine McPhee, etc.
Jan 09, 2010
Thanks to the good folks at Nielsen SoundScan for providing some extra American Idol-related sales data from last week.
Musician David Cook arrives at the premiere of Sony Pictures'
CAPTIONBy Kevin Winter, Getty ImagesTRACKS:
David Cook, Light On (4,000 weekly/1.04 million total)
David Cook, Time of My Life (4,000 weekly/1.3 million total)
Daughtry, Feels Like Tonight (5,000 weekly/763,000 total)
Katharine McPhee, Had It All (1,000 weekly/19,000 total
Katharine McPhee, I'll Be Home for Christmas (3,000 total)
ALBUMS
David Cook, David Cook (2,000 weekly/1.279 million total)
David Archuleta, David Archuleta (1,000 weekly/751,000 total)
David Cook helps out a family on Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC
January 10, 10:59 PMCharleston TV ExaminerTheresa Wagner
ABC ‘s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition continues to touch lives and change them for the better. On tonight’s episode, Ty Pennington went to help the Cowan-Brown family who live in Bunker Hill, IN. Their 12-year old daughter, Kori, is battling a
congenital blood disease which attacks her immune system and the family’s home is a converted barn that has a huge mold problem which exacerbates Kori’s illness. Kori also has been a champion for raising funds to fight cancer. EMHE has invited rapper Xhibit and rocker David Cook to come to help build a new home for this deserving family.
I love how this show because it really has the ability to change a family’s life by providing a new home for a family that has been struggling to make end meet and who deserve it so much. Kori, despite her own illness, takes time to help raise funds for cancer research. She wants so much to help others. Her father also volunteers his time to repair cars for those can’t afford to get their car’s repaired. I have personally volunteered with other charities that build and repair homes for the poor in my own community so this show really has a special place in my heart. It is amazing to see what can be accomplished when so many people come together and can use their talents to build a house in such a short time.
This episode was great because we got to see footage of the behind the scenes work. An auction was held to help raise funds for cancer while Kori was on vacation with her family. David Cook volunteered his creative skills with other volunteers to make pillows for the auction. These pillows were made with bracelets that Kori made and sold to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. These were sold at the auction along with an autographed electric guitar from David Cook. And all funds that were raised went to the American Cancer Society. It is especially great to see David Cook, who lost his own brother to brain cancer last year, giving of his time to help this family and such a great cause at the same time.
This show really does a great job at showing how building a new home for a deserving family can make their tomorrow so different and better. Take a look at the preview and be sure to check out EMHE’s website for further details on donating money to Kori’s cause and how to find out more about the show.
'Idolatry': David Cook gives us scoop on writing his sophomore CD!
by Michael Slezak
Say what you want about David Cook, but don’t call him lazy. After taking home the American Idol season 7 crown in May 2008, Cook spent that summer and fall writing and recording his self-titled debut album during breaks in the “Idols Live” concert tour. The resulting CD has now gone on to sell 1.3 million copies (according to Nielsen SoundScan), due in no small part to Cook’s relentless touring schedule; he played 153 shows in 2009 (not counting trips to Iraq and the Philippines, nor corporate and promotional gigs). But there was no extended vacation for Cook when he finally sent his tour bus to the garage in December. Instead, he headed back to the studio to start the writing process for his sophomore disc, which he hopes to release in mid-2010.
While visiting New York City for a recording session in late January, Mr. Cook took on one more task, stopping by the Idolatry studios and spilling a little scoop on his work-in-progress: We got some details on his dream collaborators (Max Martin), heard about some “lofty ideas” (like going the Imogen Heap route), and were treated to four separate titles of songs he hopes will make the final album cut (!!!).
Press play below for the full Cook experience (did I mention he’s sporting a fetching jewel-toned shirt?), and to get all my Idol-related scoop, follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak.
