David Cook's self-titled album hits stores on Tuesday and he's everywhere promoting it. He appeared on Saturday Night Live, Jay Leno, and Good Morning America recently.
He also appeared at 2008's Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards on November 10 and serenaded Sen. Hillary Clinton. (See video below)
And, he just hosted AOL's Top 11 Celebrity Music Countdown. Fans, this is pretty cool. Cook counts down his top 11 videos of all time. They include the Beastie Boys' "Sabatoge," Flight of the Conchords "Ladies of the World," and 30 Seconds from Mars' "From Yesterday."
Cook will be in Kansas City at the end of the month to light the Plaza Lights. And, you can catch him live on the FOX 4 Morning Show Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. What would you ask David? Tell us by blogging.
It's after midnight, but the shoot for David Cook's first music video, ''Light On,'' is just beginning in the middle of a football field at Los Angeles' Valley College. Director Wayne Isham is bragging on Cook's personality to his cameraman and other assembled crew members. ''I loved meeting you yesterday,'' gushes Isham, who has worked with many of the biggest names in the business over the last 20 years, ''because you're the nicest guy.'' Cook demurs upon hearing that praise, telling everyone, ''Give me 15 minutes and I'm gonna be the biggest a--hole you ever met.''
The man doth protest too much...and too politely, we might add. Over the course of a nearly seven-hour shoot, wearing a T-shirt in unexpectedly chilly weather, Cook proves unflappably affable, all promises of diva fits to the contrary. But do nice guys always finish first? They might on American Idol, as Cook did in winning this past season, but it remains to be seen how the singer will fare in the rock & roll musical realm he's reentering with his first major-label album, David Cook, which hits stores Nov. 18.
A couple of weeks after the video shoot, we caught some chat time with Cook, and true to form, the singer is proving quite sanguine under pressure, as you'll see in the conversation that follows.
You can read the interview with David Cook by going here!
As well as winning American Idol and recording an album, he's also found love with his fellow Idol alum Kimberly Caldwell, 26.
The pair got together back in May, just before he beat David Archuleta for first place in the seventh season of the Fox show — and six months later they're still going strong.
"It's going great," David, 25, tells OK!. "Next to all the craziness that's my life right now, she's been an absolute anchor. I keep saying that as long as I don't do anything to screw it up, we're going to be together for a bit."
"I may have hit the lottery with life this past year," David says.
Meanwhile, David's fulfilled another dream by performing on the Nov. 1 episode of SNL.
"Having any connection to that show," David says, "you can't take that away from me, ever."
His new album, Light On, is due for release on Nov. 18.
American Idol winner David Cook is teaming with the Times Square Virgin Megastore and Hard Rock Cafe New York for a special fan event to celebrate the release of his self-titled debut album.
Beginning on Tuesday, November 18th at 8AM purchase David Cook's self titled debut album at the Times Square Virgin Megastore location only, to receive a wristband to attend the super exclusive concert at Hard Rock Cafe New York that evening followed immediately by an album signing. Space is limited and there is a 1 wristband per customer limit.
Cook's first single, "Light On," produced by Grammy winning producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock) is currently available at all digital music providers.
"Light On" was co-written by one of rock music's most influential innovators, Chris Cornell, lead singer and songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave, and acclaimed producer / songwriter Brian Howes, who has worked with superstar rock bands such as Hinder and Puddle of Mudd.
In late September "Light On" premiered on AOL Music's pop culture news site, PopEater.com, receiving over 1 million plays in less than a week. "Light On" was the #1 most added song at Hot AC radio and is one of the format's fastest growing tracks.
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David's next single: "Light On" « Result #8 on Sept 20, 2008, 10:18pm »
Since the official David Cook site is now open, I have signed up for the official newsletter. Yesterday I received a message saying that the first single off of David's upcoming album is called Light On:
Hey guys,
As promised, I wanted you to be the first to know the name of the first single so here it is:
It's called "Light On" and you'll be able to hear it real soon!
Stay tuned to DavidCookOfficial.com next week for more details!
American Idol David Cook will make an appearance in Kansas City to promote his new album now slated for release on November 18.
On David Cook's official fan site, he plots Kansas City among the 18 cities with an "appearance event" planned. Cook is originally from the Kansas City area in Blue Springs, Missouri. His family still lives in the area. He's already been home a few times as the American Idol winner. Each time has drawn a big crowd.
It's unclear what the "appearance" will involve or when exactly it will be. David Cook's album will be released in November, the same month runner-up David Archuleta plans to release his debut album. Initial reports are that Archuleta's album may come out before Cook's. That would be unusual to have an Idol winner's album come out second.
On another note: the man who edited the David Cook homecoming material for American Idol won a Creative Arts Emmy for picture editing of clip packages, according to theday.com.
American Idol David Cook and his brother, Andrew Cook, sang the National Anthem at the Kansas City Chiefs game. They weren't good luck charms because the Chiefs lost to the Oakland Raiders. But, the Cook's mother, Beth Foraker, got to watch her sons sing the National Anthem from the sidelines. American Idol David Cook is originally from Blue Springs, Missouri. He just finished the American Idols Live Tour and is now focused on his album to be released in November.
You can watch a video of them singing the National Anthem by going here!
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