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ARTICLES RELATED TO Clay Aiken | | | |  Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Clay Aiken - Post-Idol careerThe single "Bridge Over Troubled Water"/This Is the Night," released June 10, 2003, has gone platinum. It was the fastest-selling single since Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" and the best-selling single of 2003. It was the first single to go platinum since 2002, when Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance" sold a million copies after being out for over a year.
In October of 2003 Aiken released his first solo album, Measure of a Man, which debuted at #1 on the "Billboard 200" and was, with over 600,000 copies sold in its firs ...
See also:Clay Aiken, Clay Aiken - Early years, Clay Aiken - American Idol, Clay Aiken - Post-Idol career, Clay Aiken - Charitable work, Clay Aiken - Aiken's fans, Clay Aiken - Tours, Clay Aiken - Awards and nominations, Clay Aiken - Discography, Clay Aiken - Studio albums, Clay Aiken - Singles released to retail, Clay Aiken - Videos released to retail, Clay Aiken - Singles charting on radio Read more here: » Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Clay Aiken - Post-Idol career |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Adult contemporary music - History Early radio stations played top-40 hits, theoretically regardless of genre although most were in the same genre until the mid-1970s when different forms of popular music started to target different demographic groups, such as disco vs. hard rock. This evolved into specialized radio stations only playing certain genres of music, and generally following the evolution of artists in those genres. One big impetus for the evolution of the AC radio format was the popularity of easy listening stations, stations with music specifically designed to be ...
See also:Adult contemporary music, Adult contemporary music - Hot Adult Contemporary, Adult contemporary music - Soft Adult Contemporary, Adult contemporary music - History, Adult contemporary music - List of Artists who have had AC Hits or Typically Receive AC Airplay, Adult contemporary music - List of Artists Who Have Had Soft AC Hits Or Typically Receive Soft AC Airplay:, Adult contemporary music - List of Artists Who Have Had Hot AC Hits Or Typically Receive Hot AC Airplay: Read more here: » Adult contemporary music: Encyclopedia II - Adult contemporary music - History |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - American Idol - Overview
American Idol - Early auditions.
In the show, hosted by Ryan Seacrest (lone host since season 2), hopeful contestants, after being screened by preliminary panels which select for singing talent or humorous potential and human interest, audition before three judges Simon Cowell (one of the judges from Pop Idol), Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson in cities across the United States (sometimes a celebrity fourth judge is added). These are generally held at large convention centers where thousands of people wait i ...
See also:American Idol, American Idol - Overview, American Idol - Early auditions, American Idol - On to Hollywood, American Idol - Final Twelve, American Idol - Season synopses, American Idol - Season one, American Idol - Season two, American Idol - Season three, American Idol - Season four, American Idol - Season five, American Idol - Season six and beyond, American Idol - Product placement, American Idol - Jaded Journalist Read more here: » American Idol: Encyclopedia II - American Idol - Overview |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Scrubs TV show - Cast
Scrubs TV show - Main cast.
Zach Braff as Dr. Jonathan Michael 'J.D.' Dorian
The affably nerdish narrator and main character—initially an intern, later a resident and currently an attending physician in medicine&mdash--provides the narration most of the time. He is afraid of sharks, hot air balloons and escalators, acts strangely around pennies, does not believe in karma (ep. "My Old Man"), believes in karma (ep. "My Karma") and collects scarves. Served as Chief Resident with Ellio ...
See also:Scrubs TV show, Scrubs TV show - Overview, Scrubs TV show - Theme, Scrubs TV show - Cast, Scrubs TV show - Main cast, Scrubs TV show - Recurring cast, Scrubs TV show - Major guest cast, Scrubs TV show - Location, Scrubs TV show - Episodes, Scrubs TV show - Season 5, Scrubs TV show - Syndication, Scrubs TV show - DVD Release, Scrubs TV show - Complete Soundtrack List, Scrubs TV show - Awards, Scrubs TV show - Trivia Read more here: » Scrubs TV show: Encyclopedia II - Scrubs TV show - Cast |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Luther Vandross - Early life and career 1951-1980 Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, Vandross grew up in a musical family that moved to the Bronx when he was 13. His sister sang with vocal group The Crests who had a number one hit in the early 1960's with "Sixteen Candles." Vandross' father died of diabetes when Vandross was eight years old. His life-changing moment came when at the age of 13 he heard Dionne Warwick sing Anyo ...
See also:Luther Vandross, Luther Vandross - Early life and career 1951-1980, Luther Vandross - Career success 1980-2003, Luther Vandross - Illness 2003-2005, Luther Vandross - Influences and followers, Luther Vandross - Rivalries, Luther Vandross - Sexuality, Luther Vandross - Tribute to Luther, Luther Vandross - Hit singles, Luther Vandross - Biographies, Luther Vandross - External References, Luther Vandross - Musical Career, Luther Vandross - Luther Vandross Radio Show, Luther Vandross - Obituaries, Luther Vandross - Fansites Read more here: » Luther Vandross: Encyclopedia II - Luther Vandross - Early life and career 1951-1980 |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - 1978 - Events
1978 - January.
January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law.
January 1 - Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay - 213 dead.
January 4 - Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet.
January 6 - The Hungarian Holy Crown (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) returned to Hungary from the United States where it was held after World War II.
January 7 - Emilio Palma is born in Antarctica, making ...
See also:1978, 1978 - Events, 1978 - January, 1978 - February, 1978 - March, 1978 - April, 1978 - May, 1978 - June, 1978 - July, 1978 - August, 1978 - September, 1978 - October, 1978 - November, 1978 - December, 1978 - Unknown dates, 1978 - Births, 1978 - January, 1978 - February, 1978 - March, 1978 - April, 1978 - May, 1978 - June, 1978 - July, 1978 - August, 1978 - September, 1978 - October, 1978 - November, 1978 - December, 1978 - Unknown dates, 1978 - Deaths, 1978 - January, 1978 - February, 1978 - March, 1978 - April, 1978 - May, 1978 - June, 1978 - July, 1978 - August, 1978 - September, 1978 - October, 1978 - November, 1978 - December, 1978 - Unknown dates, 1978 - Nobel Prizes, 1978 - Fields Medalists, 1978 - Templeton Prize Read more here: » 1978: Encyclopedia II - 1978 - Events |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era
RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era.
This is a list of singles released and certified during the modern era.
"Hollaback Girl", Gwen Stefani (5x platinum)
"Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson (5x platinum)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day (3x platinum)
"We Belong Together", Mariah Carey (3x platinum)
"Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum)
"Behind These Hazel Eyes", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum)
"1, 2 S ...
See also:RIAA Single certification, RIAA Single certification - Guidelines, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles not released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles previous eras, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles, RIAA Single certification - List of certified standard commercial singles commercial-decline era, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles Read more here: » RIAA Single certification: Encyclopedia II - RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Bubblegum pop - Origins Essentially, Bubblegum pop evolved from rock and roll and the other popular American musical forms that preceded and accompanied it, such as rhythm and blues and doo-wop. Bubblegum rock is also reminiscent of pre-rock novelty songs such as "Abba Dabba Honeymoon" and "The Hut Sut Song," which hit the charts in the late 1940s, and hipster foolishness like Slim Gaillard's "Cement Mixer (Puti Puti)".
Seminal rock and roll numbers, such as Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" with its nonsense rhyming couplets (replacing the original vulgar lyr ...
See also:Bubblegum pop, Bubblegum pop - Origins, Bubblegum pop - 1960s and 1970s, Bubblegum pop - 1980s, Bubblegum pop - 1990s, Bubblegum pop - 2000s Read more here: » Bubblegum pop: Encyclopedia II - Bubblegum pop - Origins |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - Since U Been Gone - Song information The single was co-written and co-produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke. Although Clarkson had previously had hit singles, her previous few singles had performed poorly in the charts ("Low" and "The Trouble with Love Is"), and with her fellow American Idol participant, Justin Guarini, who had been dropped by the label they shared after similar chart performance, industry critics speculated that Clarkson's career would go the same way. To avert this, Clarkson decided she needed more control over her career and the direction of her music, ...
See also:Since U Been Gone, Since U Been Gone - Song information, Since U Been Gone - Music video, Since U Been Gone - Formats and tracklistings, Since U Been Gone - U.S. digital maxi single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. CD maxi single, Since U Been Gone - Australian CD single, Since U Been Gone - U.K. Chart History, Since U Been Gone - Chart performance Read more here: » Since U Been Gone: Encyclopedia II - Since U Been Gone - Song information |
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| | | | Clay Aiken: Encyclopedia II - RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era
RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era.
This is a list of singles released and certified during the modern era.
"Hollaback Girl", Gwen Stefani (5x platinum)
"Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson (5x platinum)
"Behind These Hazel Eyes", Kelly Clarkson (3x platinum)
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day (3x platinum)
"We Belong Together", Mariah Carey (3x platinum)
"Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum)
"Becaus ...
See also:RIAA Single certification, RIAA Single certification - Guidelines, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles not released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles previous eras, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles, RIAA Single certification - List of certified standard commercial singles commercial-decline era, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles Read more here: » RIAA Single certification: Encyclopedia II - RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era |
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