Clay Recovers
Ruben Still Questionable
Clay's New Album Breaks Records
By RTVC Editor Ron Lemon
November 28, 2004
Clay Reschedules Concerts
As we reported earlier...reprinted below...Clay Aiken cancelled the first three stops of his Joyful Noise Tour. Those concerts have now been rescheduled. What was originally reported as "damaged vocal cords" is now being reported as an ear and sinus infection.
The rescheduled concerts have been tacked on to the end of his tour.
November 21: Pasadena, CA is now December 28th
November 22: Phoenix, AZ is now December 29th
November 23: El Cajon, CA is now December 30th
Clay has recovered enough that his Friday concert in in Costa Mesa, California went off as planned.
If you are attending one of this concerts you should be aware that clay has a request. A dress code. The show includes a full orchestra, an elementary school choir and a high school choir. Clay says the performers and crew will be dressed in their Sunday best and he hopes the audience will be too. It would also be a nice idea to take a new toy with you. Clay's broth Brett Parker is United States Marine and is the spokesman for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Campaign. Marines will be at every tour stop collecting toys.
So get in the spirit of the concert, dress up and take a new toy to donate. You'll feel good about it.
Ruben Studdard
You can read our initial report on Ruben's hospitalization below. Unfortunately the latest news is that Ruben remains hospitalized, suffering from "exhaustion." His new CD, "I Need An Angel" is still scheduled for release on Tuesday. We wish Ruben the best....
But it needs to be said....
Ruben, you need to put your career on hold Buddy, and take the time to save your life.
At close to 450 pounds you are lucky you can walk, let alone endure the schedule of an American Idol. The decision has to be made before it it too late. Take the time needed to get your body into a survivable shape. Lose the weight. Do the conditioning. Learn the lifestyle changes that are needed. Do all of that, and make the career second. Even if it means losing the career. It's better than losing your life. Your fans would like you to be around for a while. But you have to do it for yourself.
Clay Aiken CD Shatters Sales Record
Clay's Christmas CD release "Merry Christmas With Love" sold 270,000 units it's first week. Of course it did this with very little radio air play. As Clay continues to get very little respect from the music industry, his fans give him all the respect he needs. The first week sales is the biggest Christmas album sales figure since Sound Scan started keeping records of that kind of thing. Not only is it the number one Christmas album, it debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200. That's the highest holiday album debut on that chart since Celine Dion, 6 years ago. Good for Clay. It is always nice to see good things happen to good people.
Previous Reports
Ruben Studdard
Ruben was hospitalized Monday in his Alabama hometown. A rep for J Records tells the AP he fell ill Monday night and was taken to the hospital. He was in the middle of a publicity tour for his new album, ironically titled, I Need An Angel. Ruben had recently started a low carb diet as part of a series on Extra. When he started he weighed in at 449 pounds. But after losing only 12 pounds he quit. He sited a lack of time as the reason for his giving up. According to his record label rep he collasped from exhaustion. His new CD was released Tuesday. It's not known how much of the promotional tour will have to be cancelled.
Clay Aiken
American Idol runner-up and he who is big enough to not need to share a special with Kelly, Ruben and Fantasia (I just love digging at AI Fanatics) has cancelled the first three appearances on his Joyful Noise tour. According to Billboard it is due to damaged vocal cords. We hope this is true and that the damage is neither serious nor permanent. We would hate to think that Clay is developing "Divaitis" or that the obsessed and disturbed fans, like the ones who recently camped out at his mothers house and disturbed his visit home, are not the reason.
AND FLASH - HOLD THE PRESSES
We have an interview with Clay set up for Monday. Don't miss it!
Meanwhile.....
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