Kristy Lee Cook Extends Her 15 Minutes
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.
I hated watching her on AI. She managed to butcher more than half of the songs she performed, whether by choosing a bad arrangement, or destroying all emotion with her dead expressions.
Yes, her singing did get better over time, but honestly, she is nothing new. There is nothing striking about her voice. She sounds like a mixture between Carrie Underwood and LeAnn Rimes, minus the mad belting power. And personality. And passion. Ahem.
Beautiful, yes!
Vocally gifted, debatable.
Not a fan of KL or country music.
For Kristy, I did vote for you on American Idol. Just never forget to keep GOD FIRST in all things! Do not lose sight of this. The music industry can be a hard place to be in....the temptations can be there, but stay focused on your amazing talent that GOD has given to you! Blessings!
Kristy Lee Cook blogs (FROM: http://mjsbigblog.com/)
"Hi guys and gals! I just wanted to let you know how much all the girl Idols have appreciated the gifts, signs, and cards! Its nice to finally be getting stuff! Just so everyone knows, in return for a sign made for me after the show I will bring just a small autographed gift from me to you! So if I see you and a sign for me I will make sure to give you a gift! Thanks for being so supportive and I hope you enjoy the tour so far!"[END OF KLC BLOG]