Clay Aiken - Meets the Literary World

Clay Aiken - Meets the Literary World

Six years ago I never imagined that falling in love with a nerdy guy who had an unbelievable voice would lead me into learning so much about so many different areas. From the music business, to autism, to the children of Uganda called “night commuters”, to the world of Broadway and now to the world of publishing. It’s been an incredible adventure Clay has taken us on and it’s only just begun.

The Clay Aiken News Network site has done it again. They've posted a well written explanation of exactly what a literary agent is responsible for doing.




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Clay Aiken: Adam Lambert Fans Listen up!

If you want the truth about Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken you have to read this.
Clay Aiken: Adam Lambert Fans Listen up!

Read MJ's blog too, and be sure to read the comments on both blogs.

Clay Aiken: Unbroken Record

Idollive.net charted the debut singles for all 8 American Idol season winners and runners-up. The chart they did can be viewed here.

Clay Aiken still holds the record for the highest debut single sales. For now, Clay also holds the record for highest debut album sales. Below is the same chart in sales number order. Season and placement precede the names. The last 2 numbers (ex. #1 and #52) reflect chart positions, peak and debut. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert have only been on the charts for 1 week so their peak numbers may change.

2-R) Clay Aiken, "This Is The Night / Bridge over Troubled Water" - 393,000* - #1 (#1)
2-W) Ruben Studdard, "Flying Without Wings / Superstar" - 286,000* - #2 (#2)
7-W) David Cook, "The Time of My Life" - 236,024 - #3 (#3)
1-W) Kelly Clarkson, "A Moment Like This / Before Your Love" - 236,000* - #1 (#52)
5-W) Taylor Hicks, "Do I Make You Proud / Takin' It to the Streets" - 190,147* - #1 (#1)
3-W) Fantasia, "I Believe / Chain of Fools / Summertime" - 142,141* - #1 (#1)
8-W) Kris Allen, "No Boundaries" - 134,458 - #11 (#11)
4-W) Carrie Underwood, "Inside Your Heaven / Independence Day" - 131,504* - #1 (#1)
8-R) Adam Lambert, "Mad World" - 114,763 - #19 (#19)
4-R) Bo Bice, "Inside Your Heaven / Vehicle" - 108,158* - #2 (#2)
6-W) Jordin Sparks, "This Is My Now" - 74,303 - #15 (#15)
7-R) David Archuleta, "Imagine" - 71,178 - #36 (#36)
6-R) Blake Lewis, "You Give Love a Bad Name" - 70,133 - #18 (#18)
3-R) Diana DeGarmo, "Dreams / Don't Cry Out Loud / I Believe" - 65,000* - #14 (#14)
5-R) Katharine McPhee, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow / My Destiny" - 47,394* - #12 (#12)


Clay, Taylor, Fantasia and Carrie were the only idols to debut at #1. Kelly's single rose from it's debut position to #1 and she holds the record for the fastest rising single.


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