Saturday, May 31, 2008

WEEKLY CAPTION CONTEST!

Introducing the latest addition to the Clay Factory......A Caption Contest!
Here's how it works...
Each week I will post a picture of Clay and fans will submit a funny caption based off the picture.
To submit a caption e-mail me at ashleyflutetay@yahoo.com. With your submission include your name and caption...also if you have a myspace or any other site such as that you can also send the link so that I can put it up with your caption if you win! 5 captions will be chosen a week...so hurry up and get your captions in!

PICTURE FOR WEEK 1

Clay Wins A Broadway Award!

Along with Clay's win for Favorite Male Replacement, Spamalot also took home two other awards including Best Female Replacement for Hannah Waddingham and Favorite Long Running Show!

Favorite Replacement (Male)
Clay Aiken, Spamalot



Favorite Replacement (Female)
Hannah Waddingham, Spamalot


Favorite Long-Running Broadway Show
Spamalot



Thursday, May 29, 2008

Clay to be a Father.(HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED BY CLAY HIMSELF)


ET confirms that CLAY AIKEN is going to be a daddy! The singer is expecting his first child with JAYMES FOSTER, a music producer and sister of DAVID FOSTER. The baby is due in August.

A rep for Foster says, "By the way she looks great, glowing and very happy. she and clay have been good friends for a long time."

Keep checking back here for further details on this breaking story...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Contest Ideas!

I would like to start having weekly picture caption and fan made video contest. If you'd like so see this addition made to The Clay Factory please leave a comment or e-mail me at ashleyflutetay@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

WEEK 3: HDD Chart

CHART DATE: 05/26/2008
LAST UPDATE: 05/27/2008 14:26:13
NOW IN: FINAL
LWTWartist / albumlabelpower index% change
2239CLAY AIKENRCA/RMG14,391-17%
ON MY WAY HERE

AOL Sessions Performances and Interview



Clay's AOL Session included an interview and 5 performances:
1. Ashes

2. Everything I Don't Need

3. Where I Draw the Line

4. On My Way Here

5. Something About Us

CLICK HERE to watch the interview.
To Watch a Performance Click On the Name of the Song You Want to hear!



Monday, May 26, 2008

Clay #15 on Cove Magazines List of Outstanding Pop Vocalist!


1. Christina Aguilera (+50) -perfect score!
2. Mariah Carey (+49.7)
3. Michael Jackson (+49.5)
4. Celine Dion (+49.2)
5. Johnny Gill (+48.6)
6. Whitney Houston (+48.5)
7. Beyonce (+48)
8. Alicia Keys (+47)
9. Avril Lavigne (+44.1)
10. Usher (+44)
11. Dixie Chicks (+42)
12. Amerie (+39.8)
13. Enrique Iglesias (+39.5)
14. Mary J. Blige (+39.4)
15. Clay Aiken (+39.3)

CLICK HERE to view the rest of the list.

Happy Memorial Day!

Sunday, May 25, 2008

OC Register Poll: Favorite American Idol (Clay Obviously)

CLICK HERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR CLAY BY VOTING!

On My Way Here AOL Sessions to premiere on May 27th


Check Clay's AOL Sessions on May 27th, it is reported that he will song On My Way Here, Where I Draw the Line, and Everything I Don't Need. Pictures, videos and links will be up soon!!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Week 2: On My Way Here number 18 on the Billboard top 200


This Wk

Last Wk

Artist Name Album Title
Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label

Peak

Wks On

18
4
Clay Aiken On My Way Here
S/19/RCA | 28089 | RMG
Peak:4
Wks On:2

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Clay breaks in at number 30 on the AC Mediabase Chart!


LW: May 7 - May 13
TW: May 14 - May 20
Updated: Wed May 21 12:48 PM PST
Rank Mediabase Sortable Stats™ - Click any Blue Header Spins Aud.
/mill
lw TW
Artist Title TW lw Move
37 30 CLAY AIKEN On My Way Here 71 48 23 0.210

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Clay In Steppin' Out Magazine



Final HDD Sales For Week 2

CHART DATE: 05/19/2008
LAST UPDATE: 05/20/2008 12:27:39
NOW IN: FINAL
LWTWartist / albumlabelpower index% change
322CLAY AIKENRCA/RMG17,336-81%
ON MY WAY HERE

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Updates


Clay has been taken off the list of guest for the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The details as to why have not been determined but according to Clay's Daily Double it may have something to do with the fact that he performed on Jimmy Kimmel within a week of his appearance on the Late Late show. The two shows show in the same time slot making them competitors, but this hasn't been confirmed.


Saturday, May 17, 2008

Clay nominated for 2 Broadway Audience Awards!


Broadway.com readers have revealed their nominations for 9th Annual Broadway.com Audience Awards, the only theatrical award that honors the best of the season as chosen by regular theatergoers. The nominations were determined after a week of online voting, in which readers were asked to choose from complete lists of eligible shows and performers.

Winners will be determined after a second round of voting, with all previous votes wiped clean. Winners will be announced on Friday, May 30 and honored at a private reception on Tuesday, June 3.

Clay was nominated for two awards listed below...

Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Male)
Clay Aiken, Spamalot
Max Crumm, Grease
Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Paulo Szot, South Pacific


Favorite Replacement (Male)
Clay Aiken, Spamalot
Blake Bashoff, Spring Awakening
Matt Doyle, Spring Awakening
Mario Lopez, A Chorus Line
Bob Saget, The Drowsy Chaperone

Spamalot was also nominated for favorite long running broadway show

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR CLAY!!!


Jimmy Kimmel


Friday, May 16, 2008

GMA and LENO Videos! and a few picture caps from The Rachel Ray Show, Jay Leno, and GMA











Jimmy Kimmel

It was reported earlier in the month that Clay would only be a panel guest on the show however, now due to singer Kate Nash canceling Clay will perform AND be a panel guest! Also Ryan Seacrest will be panel guest on the show. Tune in tonight to witness it all unfold!

Rachel Ray Show

The American Idol sensation tells Rachael about his recent turn as Sir Robin in Broadway's Monty Python's Spamalot. "It's one of those shows that's different every night," he says. "The actors and the people in the show were so great. They'd change it up and they'd change things up on me. I finished two weeks ago, and I'd just gotten to the point I was finally getting used to it and finally comfortable and then they told me to leave. I was just finally figuring out my part!"

Clay is eager to talk about another role he's been playing -- an ambassador for UNICEF. "I was a teacher before I was on Idol," he explains, "and UNICEF needed someone to talk about education." Clay says it's been an amazing opportunity to work on programs in Uganda and Afghanistan, and hopes that more people will get involved with the organization. "They know the name," he says, "but they don't know exactly how much it does. It works in 156 countries and they've saved more children's lives in the world than any other organization."



WEB EXCLUSIVE FROM RACHEL RAY WEBSITE



Clay on MyFox LA


Los Angeles -- Clay Aiken has been a busy man this year. He has been performing on Broadway and has been recording songs for his first album of original songs since 2003. The new CD is called "On My Way Here" and it chronicles the last five years for the "American Idol" runner (Click the picture to watch the video of his appearance)

TV Appearances


Don't forget to watch Clay on The Rachel Ray show and Jimmy Kimmel show today!
Check your local listings for showtimes!
Videos and photos from both shows will be up ASAP!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Clay with his handy-dandy IPhone!


American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken chats on his Apple iPhone as he strolls along Montana Ave in Brentwood, Los Angeles on Wednesday. Clay looked summery in his linen blazer and leather sandals as he went to have lunch with friends at Louise’s. His latest album, On My Way Here debuted this week at #4 with 94,071 units sold this week. Clay’s previous album, A Thousand Different Ways, started at No. 2 in 2006, with the much larger sales of 211,000. Clay has said On My Way Here represents the last five years of his life, but that he didn’t write any of the material. He said he’s “not great” at songwriting and that he’d rather “let the people who are experts in that field do what they do, and I’ll do what I do.”