September 2004

Exciting Things Coming This Fall!
Posted Pamela on Thursday, September 30 2004 at 7:46 PM PDT
In addition to the NCx3 concerts in NC next month, there are lots more exciting things coming up for Clay and for us! Promotion for Learning to Sing will include appearances on Larry King Live, Live with Regis & Kelly, The Today Show and The Tonight Show. And there's more! Click here!



Raleigh's WRAL to Preview Clay's Christmas CD
Posted Pamela on Wednesday, September 29 2004 at 5:56 PM PDT
WRAL news reporter Lynda Loveland recently met with Clay in the recording studio as he continued to work on his upcoming Christmas CD. Tune in tomorrow morning as WRAL previews the CD on the WRAL Morning News from 5:00-8:00 am. WRAL streams live on the Net! Click here to watch!



Premiere! Clay Performs "Proud of Your Boy" from Aladdin
Posted Pamela on Thursday, September 23 2004 at 7:02 PM PDT
Walt Disney Home Entertainment today announced that AOL(R) Music will debut the exclusive world premieres of two brand new music videos that will appear on the forthcoming "Aladdin Special Edition" DVD release. Multi-platinum recording artist Clay Aiken performs "Proud Of Your Boy"...” Click here to read more!



Dianne Austin: Clay Aiken Was My Teacher
Posted Pamela on Monday, September 20 2004 at 6:04 PM PDT
My daughter Chelsea recently got to sing a duet with Clay Aiken at one of his concerts in front of about 1,200 people, and I would call it a life changing experience for her. She’s seventeen years old. If you’re not her age now, you’re probably older than she is, reading this. Even if you’re only a year older, remember back to when you were seventeen. And while you’re remembering, I’ll tell you a story. Click here to read more!



Clay Serenades Miss America Tonight . . .
Posted Pamela on Saturday, September 18 2004 at 7:55 AM PDT
This is the night! Clay is the special musical guest on the 50th anniversary presentation of The Miss America Pageant. He will perform "The Way," help introduce the evening gown contestants, and finally, serenade one lucky girl with with the traditional winner's anthem. Tune in tonight at 9 pm EST on the ABC network. Click here to read more!



Clay to Perform Second Show at NC State Fair . . .
Posted Pamela on Wednesday, September 15 2004 at 5:08 PM PDT
Clay Aiken fans will have one more opportunity to see him perform at the 2004 North Carolina State Fair. Due to an overwhelmingly large interest in the first concert, a second show has been booked for Monday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. in Dorton Arena...Once again, because only 6,000 seats are available, there will be a limit of four tickets per person for this concert. There will be no free seating available for this show. Click here to read more!



Clay to Perform at The Miss America Pageant . . .
Posted Pamela on Saturday, September 11 2004 at 6:31 PM PDT
Multi-platinum recording artist Clay Aiken will be a special guest performer on this years live Miss America telecast, on Saturday, September 18 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the first Miss America telecast, which also aired on ABC. Click here to read more!



Aiken Goes One on One . . .
Posted Pamela on Wednesday, September 8 2004 at 5:05 PM PDT
Multiplatinum recording artist Clay Aiken talks at the speed of lightning. In 10 minutes -- and speaking with a Southern drawl that surely helped him win InStyle magazine's "Sexiest Singer" title -- the 25-year-old pop star will give you the scoop on his 50-stop solo tour; his inspirational memoir, "Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life," out this fall; his untitled Christmas CD, also out this fall; and the Bubel Aiken Foundation, which he founded a year ago to provide opportunities to bring together typical children with children who have developmental disabilities. Click here to read more!



Aiken's Voice Bigger Than His Self Esteem . . .
Posted Pamela on Monday, September 6 2004 at 10:24 AM PDT
Its OK to be a loser sometimes. Just ask Clay Aiken. The Raleigh, N.C., native narrowly missed clinching the American Idol 2 title from Ruben Studdard by 130,000 (out of more than 25 million) votes. Since then, Aiken's success has equaled -- or surpassed -- that of Idol alumni Studdard, Kelly Clarkson, Tamyra Gray and poor, poor Justin Guarini. Aiken's first post-Idol release, This Is the Night/Bridge Over Troubled Water, was the only platinum-certified single of 2003. It spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. Click here to read more!



Aiken Makes His First Solo Headlining Tour . . .
Posted Pamela on Sunday, September 5 2004 at 2:33 PM PDT
Ah, the life of a superstar — screaming fans, million-dollar contracts and sold-out concerts. When the tour bus is your home and the road is your back yard. “It’s kind of something I’ve gotten used to,” former “American Idol” star Clay Aiken said during a phone interview from Knoxville, Tenn. The 25-year-old from North Carolina began his rise to fame on the second season of Fox’s popular singing contest. He missed the “American Idol” title by 134,400 votes, but that didn’t stop him from becoming the next big American pop star. Click here to read more!



Clay Has Unerring Knack for Selling a Tune . . .
Posted Pamela on Thursday, September 2 2004 at 11:20 AM PDT
Clay Aiken wasn't about to let a little rain dampen his soft-rock party from kicking off the Minnesota State Fair Thursday night. Between intermittent showers, the second-season "American Idol" runner-up belted out selections from his double-platinum debut "Measure of a Man" and well-chosen cover versions in front of a well-mannered, politely appreciative crowd of 6,873. Click here to read more!