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Clay Aiken emerges from the Byron & Tracey hair salon with a stylish new do on Saturday (April 25) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 30-year-old former American Idol contestant just shared an unreleased track called “Just You,” which was recorded around the time of his 2006 album A Thousand Different Ways. You don’t have to pay a penny for the track but Clay blogged, “I encourage you… I ask of you… that you make a donation to the Bubel/Aiken Foundation for how ever much you feel the song is worth. If you want to give $1… great. If you want to give $1000… GREAT… if you can only give $.05 … that’s fine too. It’s a tough time we’re living through nowadays.”
Download here but donate at BubelAiken.org.
(Click inside to read Clay’s full blog entry…)
CLAY AIKEN - “HONOR SYSTEM” - 04/24/09
What an interesting afternoon! You have kept my attention longer than I thought possible. If only my homework in high school had held my attention as long, huh?
Lots of interesting questions today and lots of energy. One question in particular got me (and Jaymes) to thinking. “Clay, will you ever record … Just You?”
Well folks… truth is.. . I did. Long ago. As a matter of fact It was one of the first songs we recorded for the album A Thousand Different Ways. It was recorded before the label asked me to do the album of cover love songs and before the budget was officially approved, so I actually paid for it myself. Then, as I recall, when the decision was made to do the cover album, the label opened a budget for the album, but it did not include reimbursing me for songs I had recorded that did not fit the concept. So, here I have had this song all along that, to my knowledge, I own the only copy of. What to do with it.. what to do? Well, this evening (with some encouragement from Jaymes) I decided…. let’s just give it to them. Why not? We do have plans (which we will tell you about eventually) to be back in the studio and record in the near future, but until then… you might as well get a bit of something you haven’t been able to hear in a while. “New” music.
Now… here’s the deal. I want to give it to you because you deserve it. You’ve stuck by me and been patient for a long time. But, also, I really have to give it to you. Since I didn’t write it or produce it, I can’t sell it to you… but I hate to encourage getting music for free. You all have always been SOOOO ethical when it has come to downloading music. I know my fans are probably some of the most scrupulous in the country and I believe that you never steal music. That said… We are gonna do this on the “honor system”… Go ahead…. download the song. It’s yours. Share it with your friends. It’s free. But… I want to make it count for someone… so let’s make it count for tens of thousands of children in the US with developmental disabilities If you can’t afford anything for it.. then don’t pay… but… if you can… I encourage you… I ask of you… that you make a donation to the Bubel/Aiken Foundation for how ever much you feel the song is worth. If you want to give $1… great. If you want to give $1000… GREAT… if you can only give $.05 … that’s fine too. It’s a tough time we’re living through nowadays, and non-profits are hurting more than ever as well. BAF (which will soon be known by a different name) has had amazing success in fulfilling it’s mission, and is embarking on a long term plan to continue including kids in every aspect of life. But, it will continue to need help from all of us in order to make that possible.
Consider this track a “charity recording” …. donate whatever you can or whatever you are willing to… and accept our thanks.
The song is for you…JUST YOU… from me.
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lol, he looks so gay
i dont get what his donation is for, is it for paying a song?
He was a cute boy..but he sure has turned into a fat ***-queen.
Wow Clay looks really great! Nice hair! I never realized how broad his shoulders are. Thanks for the song too! I remember hearing it in concert a few years ago.
ROFLMAO!!!!! this is SO PREDICTABLE!!! “claymates” come then “haters” come, then “claymates” come, then “haters” come - looks like a ping pong match. I always love it when Jared posts anything about Clay Aiken, it makes my day!
I’m still trying to figure out who’s more pathetic. I’m LEANING towards the “haters” (like the one who said nobody cares about this guy but then went on to quote the number of records he sold - that one cracked me up. For someone who doesn’t care, they sure are following this guy closely).
I haven’t downloaded the song, but I may need to check it out - that may help me decide.
Thanks for the udate on Clay and the download and donation links. The foundation does such great work!
I just went over to the Bubel Aiken site http://bubelaiken.org/
Very impressive. Look at the grants they have gotten. Inclusion for kids with disabilities seems to be the focus of the org. Seems to me that this is a very worthwhile organization. Haven’t downloaded the song yet but anything with Clay Aiken’s voice is worth a listen.
Clay looks great! It really looks like he has buffed up some also.
Love the hair color and style. He really is amazing for spending so much time in the question and answer thread and then giving this amazing gift of “Just You”. A wonderful way to end the day.
It is also just like Clay to think of others by having it as a charity song for TBAF. I did make my donation to this great foundation.
Thanks Clay!
Thanks, Clay for the gift of “JUST YOU”!
It’s a beautiful song. More power to you!
Love how Clay is looking..and he is a great guy.
I downloaded the song and then checked out the foundation. Seems like a good place so I will donate.
It’s good to see celebrities that go out of the way to do good things.
I love Clay’s voice and his quirky fashion choices!
It’s wonderful to be getting new music from him, I was happy to donate to his foundation.
He said in his blog he’ll be back in the studio soon, I can’t wait to hear more!
I just went over to the site. http://bubelaiken.org/
Very impressive. They have gotten some great grants and the programs are well worthwhile. Seems as if the mission is inclusion for kids with disabilities. Looks like they are doing some great work there, keep it up Clay.
Haven’t downloaded the song yet but if it’s Clay singing it’s worth a listen.
buffed up????????!!!!!! how about porked? LOL
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EEEEEEEEK!! I think he used up all the koolaid to dye the sweater…LOL
He looks and sounds great! Can’t wait to see him again, whatever he does next, I will be there.
I wasn’t going to bother, but all these pathetic haters just convinced me to download the song (beautiful vocals) & donate to Clay’s charity (very worthwhile cause). It’s kind of hilarious that those claiming not to care or that he doesn’t have a career anymore were the first ones to download the song … LOL! It would be sad if they weren’t such idiots. I don’t think this guy is going to have any problem sustaining a recording, acting or whatever he wants career for a long, long time. You know you’re a real star when your haters are just as obsessed as your fans.
Jonathon, you’d better check out the Bubel/Aiken Foundation’s rating before you’re TOO impressed. Try http://www.charitynavigator.org/ The foundation only garnered two stars (overall rating) and is among the lowest rated of charities performing similar types of work.
Does the guy who actually wrote the song know he’s getting screwed out of royalties from all these downloads? Did Aiken pay him? If not, how nice of Aiken to give a “gift” of someone else’s creative effort.
yeah..he is a real “giver”
Clay is looking great….Sounds like a very smart move on Clay’s part to give that song to his fans. I have been reading that so many of the top stars are doing that at this time. It’s the bet PR you can get.
Being that I am not a big fan of following ANY celebrity, I am trying to figure out why people who write such hatred about Clay even care. What a stupid thing to do. If you truly don’t like him, why are you here?? Sad that you don’t have a life.
Woah…he’s gorgeous. Looks like life is really good for him. Pretty big of Clay to give away this previously unreleased song for a donation to his Foundation. Small price to pay for such a cool song.
Ginny, that site info is a few years old, I’d be interested in seeing something recent about the BAF, say in the last year.
Still donated, though. Don’t get why it bugs people, lol. You’d think he killed someone’s dog or something. Agree the haters are at least as invested as the fans. What does that say about them? Sad! Back to enjoying my pretty new song!
I also have a question……I want to know if they don’t like Clay, why or why are they searching his site for things to hate????
Wierd…….totally wierdos.
clayisafake………why are you even reading about Clay. HMMM????
Uh-oh, the trolls are at it again! Well, Clay, you did it again, kiddo. You’ve raised up the hibernating trolls from inactivity! “Just You” is a beautiful song! Thanks, Clay!
Oh nasty people as usual. Like someone earlier said, people who hate him spend as much time on these discussions as those who like him. That just amazes me..Sandy and Claysafake! Who do you like? Tell me and I will go to news bits about them and trash them!
Is that the right thing to do???????? NO!
Seems to me you have some real problems and issues with him that go deeper than just a guy who sings???? Hating someone so much because he is just a perfomer is really strange. It is not like he a politician who has voted for something you are against. Why the hostility for a singer, why do YOU care so much? Tell me I want to know. Is it really that important that people like him and enjoy his music so you need to trash him? I think an anaylist is in order.
Simple and plan..I like the guy and I love his voice..let those of us who do enjoy alone and just go away.
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