Last week, the singing reality show ended its eight season. And with the finale, David Cook said goodbye to his American Idol title. The singer says, “I feel like I was on the finale two months ago, so now to be handing over that whole reigning American Idol bit, it’s exciting for me. But it’s also the end of a little chapter in the book, so it’s a little bittersweet.” Yes, Adam won, he made an album and is currently doing a national tour — but his beloved brother Adam died. Career success plus family loss is definitely bittersweet.

David Cook further shares of his American Idol year, “I’ve never worked so hard, but I’ve also never had so much fun. To go overseas and play for the troops in the USO, and to play at Carnegie Hall for Hillary Clinton. To do everything; to come home and play for 18,000 people at the Sprint Center was just ridiculous.” The busy singer says, “We’re on the road for a while. I think our last scheduled date that we have as of right now is October … But we’re always writing, and I’m always trying to do other things, so it’ll be a busy year, hopefully.”

Skechers USA has signed American Idol winner David Cook to endorse the brand globally, hoping the new idol will super-charge the athletic shoe company’s cool, hip brand image.

I actually think this is a good move by Skechers. Idol, despite its detractors, is still a powerful entertainment vehicle. And Cook is a much stronger talent and personality than the last two winners—Jordin Sparks and Taylor Hicks.

The Cook deal was announced just a month after analyst firm Wedbush Morgan Securities lowered Skecher’s rating to “Buy” from “Strong Buy” because “a potential shift toward more athletic styles could pressure sales of the company’s core low profile product,” says Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Jeff Mintz. The downgrade has contributed to a subsequent drop in Skechers stock price.

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Sure, he’d rather win a Grammy, but could Blue Springs native David Cook help FOX win an Emmy?

American Idol’s latest season was nominated for an Emmy on Thursday for best reality show. The talent contest has had a hard time winning the golden statue. But, this year’s finale between the two Davids, David Cook and David Archuleta, generated a lot of buzz.

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David Cook is one of People Magazine’s hottest bachelors and he told People that he is not as confident off-stage as he is performing. He is the top 3 among other bachelors.

“Looking a pretty woman in the eye and convincing her I’m worth taking a chance on takes a specific brand of guts, and it’s not the kind I have,” he said.

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When David Cook goes back in Los Angeles, he shares his record, hometown and idol related issues with Kansascity.com.

What can you tell us about the record?

It’ll be a jazz calypso record. No, I’m lying. It’ll be a rock record. The goal is to put some twists and turns in it and make it a little interesting. We’re actually in the writing process now. I have songs that I’ve done in the past that have been submitted. Nothing as of yet

Have you selected a producer?

We’re in the midst of figuring that out. A few names have been thrown out but nothing solid. Hopefully we’ll get that mapped out here in the next week or two.

When do you hope to release it?

The goal is mid-fall, mid- to late fall.

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The 25-year old ‘American Idol’ winner is now starting to reap the labor of his music. With 940,000 downloads on his digital music in a week(Nielsen SoundScan), he is now one of the most in demand music artist on the net. Next in line are his co-American Idol contestants-David Archuleta with 323,000 downloads and Jason Castro with 64,000 downloads.

The American Idol is indeed really helpful in promoting young talented singers in America. David Cook is not the only artist whose digital downloads jumped into the charts. George Michael, Carrie Underwood and other artists who appeared in the show also gained extra exposure which catapulted their download numbers.

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