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Chris Willman Luke Menard has a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, as he is now cancer-free and feeling better than he has in years. Just after his stint on American Idol this past season, Luke went and had some tests run due to a persistent cough and a very tight feeling in his chest. Although he is faithful about working out, Luke said he was suddenly winded while walking from his house to the car. After years of being told he had allergies, the doctor ran some scans, and it was discovered that Luke had Hodgkin lymphoma. Having received twelve rounds of chemotherapy, there are no cancerous cells detected in Luke’s body. Unfortunately, the hard part isn’t necessarily over, as he is now set to receive radiation treatments once a day, five times a week, for the next month as a preventative measure.
While most people in the midst of chemotherapy […]
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Chris Willman David Cook enters the Billboard charts at #3 with his self-titled debut album (19 Recordings / RCA Records) selling 279,578 units. The Rob Cavallo produced album is also the #1 CD on the digital album chart and is the best debut from an American Idol winner since 2006.
“Light On,” the first single from the album, has been dominating the AOL Top 40 Songs chart at #1 for the past 6 weeks and is currently #1 on the ClearChannel On Demand Chart. It was also the #1 gainer at adult radio and debuted as the breakout track on this week’s American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest. In late September, “Light On” premiered on AOL Music’s pop culture news site, PopEater.com, receiving over 1 million plays in less than week.
The ClearChannel premiere of the Wayne Isham directed “Light On” video became their best performing video premiere ahead of Linkin’ Park, The Eagles […]
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Chris Willman Season seven’s David Hernandez has taken full advantage of the exposure he received on American Idol in order to catapult his career. He is not only embarking on a holiday tour with fellow AI alums Diana DeGarmo, Kimberley Locke, and Chikezie, but he has also recently solidified a great contact in the industry to help him on his album. Actor and singer Eric West, who was named as one of US Weekly’s “One’s To Watch” and IMDB.com’s “Top Fresh Faces,” is expanding his already impressive resume by assisting David with his debut CD. The as-yet-untitled album is scheduled to drop next year.
Check the schedule below to see if David and the “Idols In Concert Tour” will be coming to a city near you:
November 28, 2008 - Milwaukee Theatre; Milwaukee, WI
November 29, 2008 - Byham Theatre; Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2008 - Lycian Centre; Sugar Loaf, NY
December 1, 2008 - Plaza Theatre; […]
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