5-28 Dish: Did AT&T help sway 'American Idol' to Allen?
Big one that hit the headlines yesterday...
Did AT&T help sway 'American Idol' to Kris Allen?...
The New York Times is reporting that AT&T may have helped sway votes for American Idol
winner Kris Allen by providing phones for free texting services and
lessons in casting blocks of votes at parties organized by Allen.
"Representatives of AT&T helped fans of Mr. Allen at the two
Arkansas events by providing instructions on how to send 10 or more
text messages at the press of a single button, known as power texts.
Power texts have an exponentially greater effect on voting than do
single text messages or calls to the show’s toll-free phone lines."
A former American Idol executive said if AT&T did what they said they did, they could face legal action.
Sparks to release 2nd CD in July...
U.S. recording artist Jordin Sparks is set to release her second album Battlefield July 21, Jive Records announced.
"To me, the title 'Battlefield' is about strength and perseverance,"
Jordin said. "Things can go from good to bad in an instant. It could be
family, friendship or work; and my favorite line in the song is, 'You
better go and get your armor,' because it's telling you to be prepared
for that time so that you can overcome it. I think the range of songs
and topics on the entire album are ultimately about strength in life,
love and in staying true to yourself."
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TLC: Who Needs J.Lo? We Got Jon & Kate...
Sources at TLC tell us the J.Lo reality show they wanted so badly a year ago is dead as a doornail, thanks in large part to the success of Jon & Kate Plus 8.
It was just a year ago that TMZ broke the story that J.Lo and TLC
were trying to come to terms on a reality show but J.Lo was adamant
that she would not put her kids on TV -- she wanted to focus on ...
yawn ... behind the scenes on creating a new J.Lo fragrance. TLC, we're
told, wanted to show the kiddies.
Fast forward to Monday night -- Jon & Kate scored an astonishing
9.8 million viewers. TLC sources tell us it's pretty clear the J.Lo
ain't gonna sell tickets anymore, so they have shelved the show. As one
TLC source put it, "It was on life support for awhile, and now we've
just lost interest."
The moral -- even big stars have their 15 minutes, so they should make the most of it while they can.