Idol Chatter & Voice Views

All the nominations are now in — another batch was announced yesterday — and lots of folks with connections to American Idol could walk away with surfboards from the Teen Choice Awards, to be televised Monday, Aug. 9, on FOX.

Heck, Idol even has its own category for the show — favorite past American Idol contestants. That’s one of the categories announced this week.

The nominees: David Archuleta, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson and Carrie Underwood.

Hmm, note that three of those weren’t even winners on American Idol.

My choice …

Doesn’t matter. I’m hardly a teen, so I can’t vote.

But teens can. Once a day in fact at www.teenchoiceawards.com.

Here are the other Idol-related nominations:

Choice TV Reality Competition Show: American Idol and Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew are two of the five nominees. The others: America’s Next Top Model, Dancing with the Stars and Project Runway.

Choice Male Reality/Variety Star: Lee DeWyze is nominated, along with Paul DelVecchio of Jersey Shore, Brody Jenner of The Hills, Bret Michaels of Celebrity Apprentice and Michael Sorrentino of Jersey Shore.

Choice Female Reality/Variety Star: Crystal Bowersox is nominated, along with Kristin Vaallari and Lauren Conrad from The Hills, The Kardashians for Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of Jersey Shore.

Choice Music / Male Artist: Adam Lambert is nominated, along with Jason Deruo, Justin Bieber, Drake and Usher.

Choice Music / Female Country Artist: Carrie Underwood is nominated, along with Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Gretchen Wilson.

Choice Music / Country Song: Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It” is nominated, along with “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum, “The House that Built Me” by Miranda Lambert, “Water” by Brad Paisley and “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift.

Choice Music / Album — Rock: Daughtry’s “Leave This Town” is nominated, along with “To the Sea” by Jack Johnson, “The Resistance” by Muse, “Brand New Eyes” by Paramore, and “Save Me San Francisco” by Train.

Choice Music / Album — Country: Carrie Underwood’s “Play On” is nominaed, along with “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum, “Fearless” by Taylor Swift, “Doin’ My Thing” by Luke Bryan and “The Foundation” by the Zac Brown Band.

Choice Comedian: Ellen DeGeneres is nominated, along with Aziz Ansari, Jimmy Fallon, Chelsea Handler and George Lopez.

Choice TV Personality: Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell are nominated, along with Nick Cannon, Cat Deeley and Mario Lopez.

Choice Twit: Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Seacrest are nominated, along with Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher and George Lopez.

Most Fanatic Fans: Nominations inlcude fans of David Archuleta, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Glee Cast, Twilight Cast