How do you make money for a good cause? Sell stuff. How do you guarantee that people want what you’re selling? Frame it around American Idol. To help bolster the funds raised by this week’s “Idol Gives Back” show, zealots can now purchase U.S. Postage stamps. The images are of each year’s winner, and the Kelly Clarkson edition is out now. Stamps for Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks are on their way. But they made a BIG mistake, right? If they wanted to help those in need, they should have put Sanj and his ponyhawk on that kickoff stamp. He’d definitely move more units than Hicks. And what about including little Kristi Lee?

If you really want to see which TV hero deserves immortality on a postage stamp, take the jump.
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VH1 News caught up with a slew of celebrities on the red carpet outside the American Music Awards and frankly, we’re shocked by what they had to say. It turns out that stars are not just like us, at least not Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry and Josh Groban. In the video above, Carrie offers a unique way to clean up after her dog, Chris explains his fascination with whatever’s inside Robert Plant’s pants, and Josh complains vociferously about how many people want to touch his hair. Count us out, Josh: We think your hair does fine all on its own.


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