Subject: Jordin Sparks

• Stop the Slaughter: Pundits pan Jordin Sparks' debut album, for all the wrong reasons

  November 29, 2007

• Jordin Sparks cancels April tour dates while recovering from throat injury

  April 22, 2008

• Future Shock: Jay Reatard, Jordin Sparks, and more

  July 11, 2008

• Top 10 Songs You Must Turn Off

  August 1, 2008

• Rihanna, Katy Perry, Fall Out Boy and Pussycat Dolls coming for Phooson fest on Dec. 5

  October 19, 2008

• Jordin Sparks, Other Phoenix Music Artists Garner Grammy Nominations

  Glendale resident and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks has received a Grammy nomination for her song "No Air." The song, nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, is a duet with R&B singer Chris Brown. It's also the first of two (thus far) top 10 Billboard hits for Sparks -- the other being "Tattoo." Both songs are from her self-titled debut album, released this year on Jive Records.

  December 4, 2008

• Dec. 4 In Blogs: Speed Cameras, Elton John, Billy Joel, Wineburgers, Roy Warden and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever:Sources: Scottsdale Republic Going From Five to Four Days a Week; Editor Roles Shifting Glendale Man Arrested on Suspicion of Hammering Speed Camera With Pickax: Hero or Villain? Up on the Sun:Elton John/Billy Joel Press Conference Part II Jordin Sparks, Other Phoenix Mu

  December 4, 2008

• Cardinals' Game Day Concerts: A Look Back at the Season

  For someone like me, who is an Arizona Cardinals season ticket holder, this season has far exceeding any expectations I had for the team heading into September. Not to toot my horn or anything, but after watching the Cardinals dismantle the playoff-caliber Miami Dolphins in the home opener, I said that the Cards will make the playoffs, hardly expecting them to catch lightning in a bottle and make it all the way to Tampa for the Super Bowl. What does any of this have to do with music? Well, Card

  January 22, 2009

• Arizona Premiere Living's List of Top Ten All-Time Arizona Musicians Kinda Blows

  We recently ran across this list of the "Top Ten All-Time Arizona Musicians" from Arizona Premiere Living. Some of the choices are obvious: Meat Puppets, Jimmy Eat World, Jordin Sparks, Gin Blossoms, Alice Cooper, and Linda Ronstadt almost always make the "top" lists of Arizona musicians.

  January 23, 2009

• Lone Butte Casino to Host "American Idol"-Style Televised Talent Show

  Think you're better than some of the colorful people on American Idol or think you're Arizona's next Jordin Sparks? Well, you have a shot to prove it next month at Chandler's Lone Butte Casino. The casino will host "Lone Butte Lucky Break," the first in a series of televised talent shows, at 8 p.m. Thursday, February 5. Performers will be pitted against each other for an opportunity to score an audition with national record labels in Nashville, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City. Wanna-be singers

  January 27, 2009

• 2009 NBA All-Star Game: Defense (For a Change), Jumpshots, and Forced Drama

  Kobe and Shaq are once again BFF. Awwww. The only thing the sports media love more than a good feud is a half-assed gesture to end it under meaningless circumstances. So it was that Kobe and Shaq were forced to awkwardly hoist a trophy together at the 2009 NBA All-Star game, just as they did back when they were three-time champions together, long before Shaq dissed Kobe in every medium available, including a famous freestyle in which the big man repeatedly rapped, "Kobe, tell me how my as

  February 16, 2009

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Jordin Sparks, Digital Summer, Nappy Roots, The Game, and More

  The Nappy Roots are scheduled to perform on Friday at Club Red in Tempe. Now that the chill of winter is starting to subside (temps are supposed to get into the high 70s) you've got little excuse to stay cooped up inside your domicile this weekend. Why not book it to the ongoing Renaissance Festival, or perhaps take a splendid moonlight hike? Better yet, spend your weekend checking out any of the numerous concerts and music scheduled to happen tonight through Sunday. Practically every major

  February 19, 2009

• ZOMG!!! The Jonas Brothers Coming to Jobing.com Arena on August 11

  The Jonas Brothers There's been a non-stop chorus of girlish screams of joy coming from across the Valley since this morning, and we've finally deduced they cause behind all the shreiking: The Jonas Brothers are coming in concert this summer. The trio of Disney-programmed animatronic pop robots Disney-backed pop stars will visit Jobing.com Arena in Glendale on Tuesday, August 11, as of their upcoming world tour. Fresh off the heels of last month's flick Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Ex

  March 20, 2009

• Just Announced: Lucero, St. Vincent, George Jones

  Lucero is coming to town in May. A lot of big indie shows -- but not big, big shows -- in last week's concert announcements. Lucero, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are coming to Rythm Room in May, as are Margot & the Nuclear So and So's. St. Vincent plays Modified on Sunday, May 31, which is right about when it'll be starting to get super hot in there. Meanwhile some old fellas (George Jones, Kenny G., Joe Cocker) are also coming to town. Read on for full listings.

  March 24, 2009

• Pandy Raye on the Chicks with Picks Music Festival

  March 19, 2009

• Fair Deal

  April 3, 2008

• Celebrity Fight Night XIV

  April 3, 2008

• Desert Heat

  America's idol and a hoops star keep Phoenix's mercury rising

  January 3, 2008

• After Shock

  December 13, 2007

• The Big Cheesy

  The last thing poor New Orleans needs is planning tips from Phoenix

  August 2, 2007

• West Side Pride

  A steak in the community

  May 24, 2007

• Larry Fitzgerald, Jordin Sparks at Minnesota Fundraiser in Memory of Fitzgerald's Mom

  CJ/Minneapolis Star-TribuneArizona Cardinals' star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was in his home state last week for a memorial fundraiser with family and friends, including Jordin Sparks (above). The event at the Metropolitan Club Ball Room in Golden Valley, Minnesota, was to raise money for breast cancer in the name of Fitzgerald's late mother, Carol. She died of the disease in 2003. CJ, a snarky, longtime columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, has a full write-up of the e

  April 16, 2009

• April 16 In Blogs: Jordin Sparks, Larry Fitzgerald, Club 910, Pesticides and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever:Larry Fitzgerald, Jordin Sparks at Minnesota Fundraiser in Memory of Fitzgerald's Mom Pastor Claims Abuse at Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate 8 Up on the Sun:Club 910 Hits Tempe in May Flier of the Week: Prehab Chow Bella:Pimping the Obvious in Phoenix Cooking S

  April 16, 2009

• Other People's Blogs: Jack White's New Band, Z-Trip on the Radio, Animal Collective Box Set

  Idolator: Jordin Sparks Has No Promises, No DemandsSpin: Terrible Two: Eminem Teams Up with StewiePitchfork: Animal Collective's Animal Crack Live Vinyl Box Set Finally ReleasedElectric Mustache (Phoenix-based Wilco fansite): Wilco (The Album) Cover ArtSo Much Silence: DJ Z-Trip on KCRW's Morning Becomes EclecticWaved Rumor: Green Day - 'King-Sized Stadium Rock'Spin: Jack White's Dead Weather Announce Tour

  May 11, 2009

• The End of an Era: Gokey and His Glasses Go Home

  Don't cry, Gokey. You always have a future as a Lenscrafters model...I will be the first to admit that as excited as I am about last night's Idol results, I am also really shocked (as are a lot of other people, apparently). I think most people--whether they were Gokey fans or not--thought his large hausfrau fan base would keep him safe in the hopes that if he won, he would do dirty things to them with his glasses.How quickly the Idol tables turn. Kris Allen gave Gokey a run for his money with hi

  May 14, 2009

• And In This Corner...Kris Allen and Adam Lambert Go Mano-A-Mano on 'Idol'

  PictureGroup for FoxAmerican Idol finale: Out come the claws. Mee-yow!So, my American Idol-watching comrades, after several months (it feels longer though, doesn't it?) of the hard work and dedication it takes to be glued to our television sets for at least three hours every week, we finally get the proverbial money shot: Adam Lambert vs. Kris Allen, or, as Seacrest referred to it, guy-next-door vs. guyliner. Oh, Seacrest, how I'll miss your witty quips this summer. Maybe I'll find a bored, prec

  May 20, 2009

• Britney Spears Nude Pics Leak, Jay-Z Disses Autotune, Jordin Sparks Video

  Idolator: Jordin Sparks Is Out Standing In Her BattlefieldElectric Mustache: Tonight In Phoenix: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Crystal AntlersRolling Stone: Jay-Z Calls For "Death Of Auto-Tune" With "Blueprint 3″ CutPLM: Phoenix Women Who RockArizona State Press: "Figuring Prominently" displays eclectic mixIdolator: Vintage Topless Britney Pictures Leak, World Continues To Spin On Its Axis

  June 8, 2009

• At The Drive-In Reunion Possible, Jordin Sparks Album Cover Dissed, Scary Phil Spector Pics

  Rolling Stone: Mars Volta Frontman Hints At Possible At The Drive-In Reunion Pitchfork: Black Lips' Jared Swilley Attacks Wavves Waved Rumor: Aerosmith - 'Toys in the Attic' in entirety this summer Idolator: Jordin Sparks Still Has A Cold Spin: Sonic Youth Debut New Album in NYC Idolator: Phil Spector's Wall Of Hair Becomes A Casualty Of The Legal System So Much Silence: Cassettes Won't Listen remixes Mr. Lif's 'The Sun' Electric Mustache: Video: Camera Obscura - "Honey in the Sun" NME: Chr

  June 11, 2009

• 10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: D.I.Y., Europop, and Danny NSK's Benefit

  The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happening in and around P-Town this weekend from tonight until Sunday.

  June 12, 2009

• Jordin Sparks Hammered In Reviews, Chester Bennington Talks About Drugs, Pearl Jam On The Radio

  So Much Silence: Alvin Band: Temple Pressure (video, mp3) Idolator: Highlights from various Jordin Sparks reviews NME: LCD Soundsystem set for new release of '45:33' Idolator: Will Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" Ever See The Light Of Day? Rolling Stone: Pearl Jam's New "Backspacer" Single "The Fixer" Hits Radio NME: Jay-Z: 'the anti-auto-tune record was Kanye West's idea' Spin: Linkin Park's Bennington Discusses His Drug Addiction Sound of the City: Q-Tip's Memoir to Elaborate on Industry Rule 4,080 and

  July 20, 2009

• Amy Winehouse Not Guilty, Jay-Z's Mayoral Campaign, Thom Yorke Writes for 'New Moon'

  NME: Amy Winehouse found not guilty of assault NME: Jay-Z replaces Beastie Boys at All Points West Idolator: Jay-Z Enlists Kanye West And Rihanna For His Mayoral Campaign Idolator: Jordin Sparks Is Not Singing About Giving Head On Her New Record Pitchfork: Director: Thom Yorke Wrote New Song for New Moon Soundtrack Rolling Stone: Watch Juliette Lewis Tear Through "Terra Incognita" Tracks So Much Silence: Incoming: Bon Iver, Sept. 29 Electric Mustache: mp3: Throw Me The Statue - "Hi-Fi Goon" Elec

  July 24, 2009

• Jordin Sparks To Appear At Phoenix Fundraiser

  ​The big Ellen DeGeneres announcement has American Idol fans abuzz well in advance of the show's premiere. If you're starting to get excited you may want to check out an upcoming benefit to help children who are victims of sexual abuse which American Idol Jordin Sparks hosts. Sounds like a real party too: "This Red Carpet evening begins with a special cocktail reception with Jordin Sparks and other celebrities, followed by a silent auction, paddle raisers and raffle." Yup, Jordin Sparks and p

  September 10, 2009