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Kristy Lee Cook Extends Her 15 Minutes

Posted Tue Jul 1, 2008 11:05am PDT by Lyndsey Parker in Reality Rocks

Regular readers of this blog throughout American Idol season 7 know I was never what you'd call a Kristy Lee Cook fan. Or even a Kristy Lee Cook tolerator. But as an intrepid and (ahem) impartial music journalist of the highest and most respectable order, I feel obligated to report the following:

KLC has landed a record deal, y'all.

Ironically, it seems Kristy has won back what she already had: a contract with Arista Nashville.

See, as widely reported by Vote For The Worst et al, Kristy was originally signed to Arista Nashville in 1999 (see press-release photo at right), but she got dropped before she ever released an album.

She did, however, release this low-budget video, which troublingly earned her the nickname "KKKristy" due to its unfortunately un-PC set dressing:

Hopefully now that Kristy is back on Arista with a presumably bigger (read: Carrie Underwood-esque) budget, whoever directs her next video will wisely refrain from using Confederate flags as props.

Amusingly, though, KLC's upcoming single (out August 11) will be titled "15 Minutes Of Shame." Maybe the girl's actually got a good sense of humor after all.

And maybe now Kristy can finally buy back her horse.

And hey...maybe this news indicates that Carly Hennessy-Smithson will get back her old record deal with MCA, too! Stay tuned.

119 Comments

41. A Beautiful Lie -
what a terrible video.

42. garyw -
song is pretty good, fits her style and she sings it good, video is nothing special

43. Rachel -
she's not bad at all. i was expecting her to be bad. im not hot about the song or the video. it's kinda boring.

44. Rachel -
i actually hate her video. im glad David won.

45. Deborah -
I love this song and she sang it beautifully. I loved her from the start on Idol and will be out there buying her CD as soon as it hits the market.

46. mally -
she's proof that you dont have to be a great singer, just servive the show on hometown votes

47. 3Spirits -
You go girl! I like Kristi from the start. I say that she can sing just as good as Carrie Underwood.

48. ISRAELE -
what??? KKKristy? What is she a Klan member? and besides, Im a commercial hip hop recording artist, Ive been working on music for over 10 years..I still cant find an agent/manager worth a squat and this thing gets signed? Personally, Im israeli and i find that offensive. If you want see what im really about and what I stand for then you can at www.myspace.com/IsraelThaChosenWon

49. Blabby -
I always liked her on the show. Not the best voice, but she definitely improved throughout the season. I think she'll be great on the tour. But that video! Yikes! It's like a video for a Harlequin romance novel! Except the guy didn't look so great without a shirt. Lame. Let's hope her next video is mucho better-o.

50. kentv -
I,m so glad! She has a GREAT Country music voice and I believe Nashville will benefit from her presence there.Great personality. Way to go Christie! The Rebel flag thing, It's a shame that Honorable flag has been associated with the KKK!

51. Tommy -
She is a good talent and has a lot of passion in her singing. This time around David Cook deserved to win indeed. She did deserve to be in the Idol show and get as far as she did. I personally do not associate the Rebel flag with hatred. The Flag is a part of our history and deserves respect. I have never understood it ties to the KKK. Good luck on your career. You are definiutely a country girl.

The Real DJ

52. Tommy -
She is a good talent and has a lot of passion in her singing. This time around David Cook deserved to win indeed. She did deserve to be in the Idol show and get as far as she did. I personally do not associate the Rebel flag with hatred. The Flag is a part of our history and deserves respect. I have never understood it ties to the KKK. Good luck on your career. You are definiutely a country girl.

The Real DJ

53. Massie B -
I always wanted KLC to win American Idol. I got her songs on my ipod, and I wish that people would really see shes not that bad.

54. LןEsiǝ! -
You're kidding me right?! She's very bad at doing music videos thats for sure. Just stick to the live performances! Gosh a note for Kristy -- Do NOT even consider doing another bad music video AGAIN.

55. Joe T -
Ok people she was like 17 or something when she did this video so cut her some slack. Also, her first album was never released but it should have been there are some decent songs on there. The song is good but yes the video leaves a lot to be desired. And for heavens sake get over the stupid confederate flag thing. Nobody pitched a fit about it when The Dukes if Hazzard was on TV it was a huge hit. Jeez Civil War 150 years ago almost. And don't look now but slavery still exists in many parts of the world including Africa. So be thankful for the country you live.

And yes GO KLC!!!!! LMAO that she got a recording deal before MJ,JC,Carly,BW, or any one that was "better" than her. I knew she would do fine. She has talent folks. The girl can sing. She may not be your cup of tea and maybe "boring" sometimes but hey look at Carrie Underwood. When she was on AI she was the worst performer and yeah kinda boring but the girl could sing. Now she rocks the house.

CHEERS ALL!!!! And LP more on So you think you can dance. PLEASE!!!! Because unlike AI this shows finalist are actually the best ever. And it is harder every week to determine who should go.

Steel Town Man: Good to see you. Sorry about the Pens. Maybe next year Crosby is young. Go Yankees!!!!!!

Cheers!!!!! Joe T

56. Yahoo! Music User -
Reply to Mr. Obvious.

I don't know if you are reading these blogs, but I did notice your name elsewhere. So good to see you. Come visit me if you see this. It's a 2 to 3 day trip but I am waiting for you to show up any time. All the best,...

57. sandman motorcycle -
its not the flag of the south its a battle flag people need to understand that you could fly the real conf.flag in front of tthe white house an most people would have no idea what it was its part of the souths history leave it alone

58. Lady Jane -
Congratulations, KLC. I hope you do well this time around.

I hope this is just the beginning of the contracts offered to many deserving contestants this year. If not, I will be one looking for their indie music.

59. Sara -
Kristy is amazing and she'll go far...we definitely saw her full potential on the idol tour...I thought she was great on idol, but the tour proved that she has EVERYTHING that it takes to be succesful...now all i have to do is laugh at vote for the worst since they just voted for one of the best....haha...they screwed up again!

60. Yahoo! Music User -
I was never a KLC fan on AI, and I was glad to see her go.

However, does anyone else find it disturbing that her "first" video portrays a 15 yr old girl (back in 1999) in bed with a guy who looks like he's in his twenties and then showing that nightgown "balcony" scene?
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