Chris Daughtry has joined Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Liv Tyler and others in standing together as ONE. From now until October 30, EDUN online invites you to bid on the custom, unique designs these stars created themselves in a ONE Auction; all proceeds will benefit the ONE Campaign to flight global poverty and AIDS.

Check out Chris' design HERE!

For more information on ONE, head to their official site: http://www.one.org/!

BY MICHAEL HAMERSLY
mhamersly@MiamiHerald.com

If it galls you that an American Idol fourth-place finisher could go on to release the fastest-selling debut rock album of all time, you most likely have never heard Chris Daughtry sing.

From the beginning of Idol's fifth season, it was clear the singer from North Carolina was a man among boys.

Daughtry's voice -- powerful enough for almost any hard rock band, yet with the elegance necessary to handle melodically intricate classics -- is easily the most radio-friendly possessed by any male contestant on Idol so far, including season four favorite Bo Bice.

Tuesday night at a near-capacity Hard Rock Live Arena at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near Hollywood, Daughtry more than proved he belongs in the big leagues with a lively hour-long set that showcased his ability to both lead a driving rock band authoritatively and transfix the crowd during more mellow, solo moments.

An American Idol favorite might be expected to attract mainly teenyboppers, but that wasn't the case for Daughtry: Couples in their 30s and 40s were as plentiful as screaming 15-year-old girls.

In front of a colorful, elaborately lit stage dominated by the Daughtry logo superimposed over a Victorian-style headboard, the singer and his five-piece band tore into Crashed, from the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack, with Daughtry using a megaphone for extra oomph.

There's only one album under Daughtry's belt, so the show was entirely predictable, with the charismatic singer pleasing the crowd with the new single, the Nickelback-like rock anthem Over You; the punchy What I Want (ex-Guns N' Roses axman Slash wasn't missed at all on guitar); and the tender, acoustic Breakdown, in which he asks an unstable lover to ``keep it together now.''

He also proved to be a crafty showman: When the music lulled during the midtempo snoozers Used To and Gone, Daughtry would give some sort of shout-out to win cheers and keep everyone alert. And when he warned, ''We're gonna get sappy on you now,'' the audience couldn't have predicted the next song would be one of the most moving performances of the night. What About Now, the final song on his album, captured all the drama of a top-notch Idol performance.

Naturally, Daughtry didn't forget his bread and butter -- the massive hits Home, whose chorus ''I'm going home'' evolved into a salve for exiting Idol contenders, and It's Not Over, a fitting answer to his early, some would say shocking, ouster from the show.

CONGRATULATIONS DAUGHTRY!!!!!!!!! They'd had a record setting year and the industry seems to have taken notice. They are nominated for not just one or two, but THREE..... that's 3 as in the same number of times they've gone platinum... AMA awards.

Favorite Album / Pop or Rock
Favorite Artist / Adult Contemporary
Favorite Breakthrough Artist

The AMAs air live on November 18th, 2007 at 8PM EST on ABC. Tune in - Daughtry will be performing!!

Click HERE for event page on DaughtryOfficial.com to add your review.

For the first time in history you can vote! Voting takes place here: http://abc.go.com/primetime/ama/index

GET THOSE VOTES IN!!!!!!!!!!

Phil Owen
Assistant Entertainment Editor

Media Credit: Emily Rowe Chris Daughtry, the lead singer for DAUGHTRY, performs at the Homecoming concert on Friday night. The Homecoming concert was held in Coleman Coliseum for students and the general public.

On Friday night, students and the general public alike nearly filled all available seats in Coleman Coliseum to hear triple-platinum band DAUGHTRY, headliner of the 2007 Homecoming concert.

But lead singer and "American Idol" alumnus Chris Daughtry, in a pre-concert interview with The Crimson White, reveals that none of the success has gone to his head.

"Who am I? I'm just a normal dude that got lucky, I guess," said Daughtry on Friday night, just before he was to perform at Coleman.

"I've been doing this for eleven years, playing the same bars over and over for the same people, and I finally got my break," Daughtry said, referring to his appearance as a finalist on "American Idol."

Throughout the interview, Daughtry continued to emanate that same sort of humble attitude, though he admitted that his musical ability and perseverance played a part in his rise to fame.

"I decided [if] people aren't coming out to see me, you know, from record labels, I might as well go get seen," he said, pointing out that had he not auditioned for "American Idol," he would likely still be an unknown playing in bars.

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Chris and Joey interviewed in Australia....... I'm thinking we soooooooo need to get more Aussie beer here if that shiats that good!

Chris and Brian talk about crazy fans, hanging out when they're on break and more..... check it out!

MLB.com is set to interview Daughtry in their studio soon. As if that weren't enough, they'll then follow the band on their tour bus and make a "Day in the Life" of Daughtry on the road and record Baseball videos of "What I Want" and "Feels Like Tonight!"

This will air in October during the Playoffs/World Series online at MLB.com - make sure to stay tuned to DaughtryOfficial.com for the final air date!

Ummmmmmmm yeah. Chris is officially whacked....... but I mean that in a good way. Observe:

Chris and Brian check in from Australia. These guys ROCK for keeping us up to date from around the world.

Josh Steely and Joey Barnes of DAUGHTRY take time to say hello from Australia!

Click comment, and take the poll on the upper right of that page. Who do YOU think comes up with the best raps on the Daughtry bus?