American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee and fourth place finisher Chris Daughtry continue to hand Taylor Hicks his own ass. Bombshell McPhee, whose album comes out at the end of this month, will be playing herself in a guest spot on an upcoming episode of ABC hit comedy Ugly Betty. When asked about her stint on the show by Access Hollywood she said, "I literally found out yesterday, yesterday afternoon... and it was really exciting. America is just so sweet."
Though some are wondering if this singer can act, what many may not know is that was already an actress before her days on Idol. In fact, in an odd twist of fate, she actually auditioned for Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which Golden Globe nominated Ugly Betty star America Ferrera starred in
Katharine obviously didn't get a part in the movie, but I'm sure she's not singing any shoulda coulda wouldas now. The episode is set to air on February 1, a day after her self-titled debut album hits stores.
I'm still quite disappointed her first single is that generic JoJo-sounding "Over It" mess, though I guess it'll probably do well on the charts no matter how much the chorus annoys the hell out of me. "Dangerous" is way better than any of the other songs I've heard from her, and from what I've been told, it's not even on the album. Nor is "I Lost You", which apparently was a Whitney Houston track that she decided not to use on her upcoming CD.
Either way, I can't wait to see my McPhee in action with America Ferrera, Vanessa Williams, and Michael Urie.
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— go to most recent comments1 - Nothlithawk777
Dangerous IS on the album, but you're right that I Lost You is not...
2 - dubbs
Dangerous is on the album, don't worry...here's the tracklisting according to amazon
1. Love Story
2. Over It
3. Open Toes
4. Home
5. Not Ur Girl
6. Each Other
7. Dangerous
8. Ordinary World
9. Do What You Do
10. Better Off Alone
11. Neglected
12. Everywhere I Go
3 - Over It
Thanks for the Katharine news! I love Dangerous & Over It!
4 - Julie
I agree that Daughtry is riding the charts and doing very well for himself. But when has Mcphee done anything? She's a celebrity who can sing, just one in a million that does the same like Paris Hilton. She doesn't touch Taylor in a million years...unless she's going to have another dress malfunction.
5 - Ricky
In Response to JULIE who thinks PARIS HILTON CAN SING! LOL LMAO!!!!! ROFL!!!
Ithink you need to get your EARS CLEANED OR FIXED If you think PARIS HILTON CAN SING!! You've got BIGGER PROBLEMS!
Taylor is TWITCHY WEIRDO SINGER
NONE of Taylor's Performances Can Rival Katharine "Da Bombshell" Mcphee's Interpretation of Judy Garland's "OVER THE RAINBOW"!!!
THe Girl Can sing! OH and she's Gorgeous to BOOT!
6 - beth
Taylor has better things to do than to be a a TV show. I wish Kat and Chris the best, but in a month Taylor will be out there doing what he does best and that is performing for the fans on tour. I respect the fact that you like Kat, but to degrade Taylor in the process is without class. Taylor still is and will always be the winner of American Idol 5. Why? Because he had more personality and more passion than any other contestant. Although, I do like Kat and Chris voices, they did not win the hearts of the voters with their passion, nor did they have the Soul Patrol behind them.
7 - Julia
Better things to do like what? Sit around and think about his flopping album?
Personality and passion doth not a superstar make.
8 - Ricky
OH PLEASE!If it Was Taylor Guest starring on some crappy show You KNOW YOU and You're Grey Haired Minions WOULD HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THAT!
I smell Hypocrisy in the air! and it's coming from blue haired Biddies with a stench of Ben Gay!
9 - renee
Whan Kat first auditioned, she was adorable. Now everytime you see her, she looks too Hollywood, sexual. What happened to the sweet looking girl we fell in love with? I guess anything to sell a record...
10 - Doug
Taylor's album a flop? No it's certified platinum JULIA!
11 - Sammy
Taylor and Chris both have platinum albums already,Taylor's ass is on the platter? You don't make sense.
12 - Orson
Yes, but Chris' sales continue to flourish and grow, While Taylor's album is dropping FAST. He's reached a million SHIPMENTS, yes, which is what got his album the platinum status, but he has yet to reach a million albums actually sold--and probably won't for quite a long time seeing as how his sales keep going downward. Looks like he's another Fantasia/Ruben.
13 - dino
But to have a platinum album doesn't mean he's a total failure does it? A lot of bitter people out there you know.
14 - Hugo Sanchhez
Orson is right.Chris albums continnue to keep on getting higher on Amazon.It actually has gone higher than before,but not taylor's.Chris's has allready gone double platinum,but not taylor's.Lets face it,chris is and will continue to be more succesfull than taylor.
15 - dino
Chris, Kathrine,and Taylor are ALL good. whining about who's the best is just childish. They wouldn't put each other down like this. So Chris is double platinum and Taylor is platinum, wasn't chris' album out a little longer than Taylors?
I wish them all well, but Kelly Pickler will probably catch them all at the end. Who knows?
16 - Jake
No one's whining about whose better. Hush.
We're talking about whose SOLD more. NEXT!
17 - mike
It's too early to decide who's going to sell more,it's only been a few weeks and kellie Pickler just might end up on top. Sometimes things take strange turns don't they.
18 - Lee
KATHRINE REALLY LOOKS HOT! WHEW!
19 - Janet
Orson,Tayor's album IS platinum with one million SOLD.Where did you get the idea that it's one million shipped?
20 - Kat
Personality and passion doth not a superstar make.
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I would love to see Taylor become a superstar, but I don't NEED him to be. I'll just continue to enjoy his music, regardless of whether he sells five million albums, or five thousand.
21 - Mickey
Poster #20...If Taylor only sells 5,000 albums, he will not make any more of them cuz no one is going to invest in him anymore so you won't be able to hear him anyway unless you have a copy of AI6 and replay it over and over again.
22 - Kat
Poster #22--there once was a time when Taylor pressed his own CDs and sold them out of the back of his car. He sold 1500 copies of his first CD, In Your Time, and somehow managed to churn out another one, Under The Radar, as an independent release. So yes, it's possible for an artist to make music without mainstream commercial success. There are many people who would love to see Taylor fail, but from my standpoint, as long as the man's music is reaching his fans--whether it's via RCA-produced CDs or via tape recordings of his bar performances--I win.
23 - Mickey
NOt so fast Kat...1500 copies of these self made albums does not make him a success story that is why he had to audition for AI. And where are these cd's? Oh my bad...there were only 1500 of them so no one has a copy but 1500 of his closest friends.
24 - Kat
23--I never said 1500 copies made him a success; where did I say that? But this is pretty much the end of the road for my comments. It's kind of clear from the tenor of your posts that you'd actually LIKE for Taylor to fail, so there's no point in furthering the discussion. However, one way or another, I'll be listening to Taylor Hicks in the future. And if for some strange reason he never makes music again, at least not for mass distribution? I'll be disappointed, maybe a little sad, but you know, somehow I managed to live a happy and fulfilling life before Taylor Hicks graced my television screen...I think I'll be able to do it again.
25 - havingfun
I wish them ALL well. I bought Chris's CD. It's good. I will buy Katharine's. I absolutely LOVE Taylor's CD. I strongly encourage you to give it a listen. There are
5 songs on there that I love so much that I would put them up there with my favorite songs of all time !!! Please, please don't count him out in your mind until you have actually listened to this CD several times thru !!!
I do not plan to purchase tickets to see Katharine or Chris. I currently have tickets to three of Taylor's upcoming concerts ( two are out of state ! ) and will also go to any other Texas stops he adds to his tour (currently Austin is the only one).
A fact that is not mentioned above - Taylor's CD has reached platinum WITHOUT a single being released !!! His single "Just To Feel That Way" will be released soon, maybe this week.