March | 2009 | Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Concert News, Kellie Pickler
Taylor Swift ticket details, and a new wrinkle

March 10, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Ticket details for the June 11 concert featuring Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., were announced this morning. Tickets will range in cost from $28 to $58. They go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. Apparently, some pre-sale tickets are also available through taylorswift.com, according to…
Kelly Clarkson, New Idol Music
CD Spotlight: All thumbs up for Kelly Clarkson

March 10, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Kelly Clarkson “All I Ever Wanted” 1. My Life Would Suck Without You 2. I Do Not Hook Up 3. Cry 4. Don’t Let Me Stop You 5. All I Ever Wanted 6. Already Gone 7. If I Can’t Have You 8. Save You 9. Whyyawannabringmedown 10. Long Shot 11. Impossible 12. Ready 13. I…
Season 8, Season 8 finals
Idol Finals Week One: Song by Song Grades

March 10, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Now American Idol 2009 starts for real. We’ve endured those silly audition episodes, those predictable drama-filled Hollywood episodes, not to mention Idol’s grand scheme to spoil the semifinals. Now it’s down to the final 13. These are the performances we’ll remember, for good reasons or bad. For starters, I’ll be interested in seeing who the…
Season 8, Season 8 finals
Finals Week One: Adam Lambert steals the show again

March 10, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

p>Say it ain’t so. Now the judges are going to mess with the format in the finals? Do something that Ryan Seacrest promises will “change the face of the competition?” After the way they changed the face of the semifinal rounds (pretty much ruining it, in my opinion), I just can’t wait for this new…
Adam Lambert, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Fans say Adam Lambert will be this year’s Idol

March 9, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

No sooner had American Idol filled out this year’s top 13 than someone started a forum on americanidol.com asking fans to rank the finalists. What has followed is a fine example of forum discipline. Most folks stayed on point, obeyed directions and rated each of the final 13 contestants, with 1 being the best, 13…
Junot Joyner, Kristen McNamara, Mishavonna Henson, Tatiana Del Toro
Ju’Not comments on his ouster; others return to MySpace

March 9, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

So, you say your favorite Idol contestant didn’t make the finals? Join the crowd. I was rooting for Kristen McNamara from day one. The good news is that the ousted Idol contestants are slowly but surely resurfacing on MySpace. I’m assuming Idol requires semifinalists to scrape their MySpace pages once they’ve advanced that far. I…
Season 8, Season 8 finals
And the American Idol for 2009 will be …

March 9, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Hmm, didn’t Paula Abdul equate singing a Michael Jackson song to “a kiss of death” in the first round of this year’s American Idol semifinals? So what will Idol’s finalists be asked to do tonight? Be asked to sing Michael Jackson songs, of course. Hey, it makes as much sense as anything else in this…
Matt Giraud, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Matt Giraud: An old favorite did the trick

March 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Matt Giraud admits to suffering through a sleepless night after his semifinal performance Feb. 25. He had performed Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida.” And the judges were unanimous — it wasn’t very good. In fact, Simon called it “verging on a horrible performance.” In fact, Simon said Matt looked like a “wannabe pop star” after looking…
Anoop Desai, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Anoop Desai: Never alone on the Idol stage

March 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Whether it’s a performance show or a results show, Anoop Desai is never alone at center stage on American Idol. In a pocket, he always carries a commemorative button bearing the name Eve. The buttons were passed out to graduating seniors at the University of North Carolina in May in memory of fellow student Eve…
Carrie Underwood, Chris Sligh, David Archuleta, George Huff, Justin Guarini, Mandisa
Catching up with some Idols

March 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Jordin Sparks is becoming an old hand at singing the national anthem. She had the honor of doing so at this year’s NFC championship game, again at the NBA All-Star game and most recently at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training season opener. At left, Jordin meets with former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda. (Associated Press…

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