‘American Idol’ season seven winner David Cook’s cover of Simple Minds’ hit ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ has been chosen for the FOX show’s tenth season farewell song. The song will air each week as the top 13 ‘Idol’ finalists are eliminated from the contest.
You can get an instant free download of ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ by pre-ordering David’s upcoming album on his official website, davidcookofficial.com. Listen to the song via Kyte.tv below.
‘Entertainment Tonight’ joined David Cook at the taping of his AOL Music Sessions in New York City on Wednesday night (October 29), asking the ‘American Idol’ season seven champ for his reaction to the shooting deaths of ‘Idol’ alum Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. “My heart goes out to her,” David said. “I just earnestly hope that she could find some sort of resolution to it somewhere down the line.” Cook also talked being excited for his debut album, loving Halloween, and being honored to perform this weekend on ‘Saturday Night Live’. Watch his comments below the fold.
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David Cook updated fans on his YouTube channel, thanking them for the initial success of his official web site, DavidCookOfficial.com, and for the new single ‘Light On’. “You guys actually crashed the entire Sony BMG internet database by logging into DavidCookOfficial.com. It’s very humbling.” Watch the remarks below.
‘American Idol’ season seven champ David Cook was joined by his brother Andrew Cook to sing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ at the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday (September 14) at Arrowhead Stadium. Watch a fan’s footage of the national anthem performance below.
David Cook was on the phone with ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ to talk about last week’s ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ show that was on ABC, NBC and CBS. The ‘American Idol’ season seven winner also talked about what fans can expect on his debut album, which he says is targetted for a November 18th release. “It will be a rock record,” Cook said. “Really what myself and everybody associated with the record is trying to do is just make it interesting. Try to put out something that’s gonna be able to stand up long after I’m gone, and that’s really been the goal.” Cook then talked about working with Skechers, following the post ‘Idol’ footsteps of Carrie Underwood. Listen to the interview at kiisfm.com.
Footage of David Cook visiting his home town in Blue Springs, Missouri to see the mural the ‘American Idol’ season seven champ’s high school created for him is available at Cook’s YouTube channel. “Amazing and really emotional,” Cook said of the Blue Springs South High School artwork. “I love you guys.” Watch Cook brought to tears at the event below.
‘American Idol’ season seven winner David Cook was videotaped signing autographs for fans outside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Monday (August 25) for the latest stop on the American Idols Live 2008 Tour. The singer, who had normally been sporting a Kansas City Chiefs baseball cap, wore a cowboy hat for the Dallas fans instead.
‘American Idol’ season seven winner David Cook, sporting his favorite Kansas City Chiefs baseball cap, was videotaped signing autographs in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday (July 26) before the American Idols Live Tour 2008 stop at the Air Canada Centre. Watch footage below.
Kansas City’s FOX 4 spoke to ‘American Idol’ season seven winner David Cook during the American Idols Live Tour 2008 stop in St. Louis, Missouri. Cook talked about being able to make it back to Tulsa and the Kansas City area after winning the FOX hit. “It was a bit of a trip. People there seemed shocked to see me,” Cook said. “It’s still very odd because, I mean, I don’t feel any different. Maybe I’ve got a few more numbers in the bank account, but that’s about it. But it was cool.” Video at myfoxkc.com has since been removed.
‘American Idol’ season seven winner David Cook spoke with the Canadian Press about working with Our Lady Peace singer Raine Maida after requesting a meeting with the Canadian singer songwriter when he began work on his solo debut. “The songs that we wrote were, in my opinion, some of the strongest that we’ve done for this record,” Cook said by phone from a recent tour stop in Detroit. “I’m very pleased with how it turned out and I’m actually hoping to get together with him again before the record gets released and try to write some more.”
The story at thecanadianpress.com has since been removed.