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Michael Johns, New Idol Music
CD Spotlight: Michael Johns, and a big week ahead

March 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Michael Johns “Don’t Look Down” 1. Here We Go; 2. Bless My Soul 3. Don’t Look Down * 4. Life Is Okay (with Brooke White) 5. Never Coming Back 6. Japan *; 7. A Little Different * 8. Tell Me; 9. Come On Come On 10. Killing Sphere *; 11. Teaching * 12. View From…
Season 8, Season 8 finals
Idol’s top 13 after-party (in photos)

March 6, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

After adding four people to complete an unprecedented top 13, American Idol held an after-party Thursday evening. And the Associated Press provided these photos as contestants arrived for the affair. The final 13: front row, from left, Matt Giraud, Jorge Nunez, Michael Sarver; middle row, from left, Kris Allen, Jasmine Murray, Lil Rounds, Alexis Grace,…
Jasmine Murray, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Jasmine Murray: A picture of pageant perfection

March 6, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Watch Jasmine Murray on stage for a while and you won’t be surprised she comes from a scholarship pageant background. The smile is perfect. So is her posture. And none of the judges ever question her fashion sense. And in her pre-Idol days, the 16-year-old from Starkville, Mississippi, was pretty darn succesful on the pageant…
Megan Corkrey, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Megan Joy explains the tattoo, and a name

March 6, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

She seems like one of Idol’s most likable contestants ever. The camera is absolutely in love with her smile. And I think she might have shocked some conference call interviewers Friday afternoon when she interrupted the moderator with a very loud and boisterous “Hi!” as she was being introduced. So, hey, Megan Corkrey, what’s up…
Lil Rounds, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Lil Rounds insists: Simon has a heart

March 5, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Believe it or not, Simon Cowell has a heart. Lil Rounds is counting on it. Asked during a Thursday afternoon conference call how she stays on the good side of American Idol’s crankiest judge, Lil said the key is singing songs that she can feel, that have meaning to her. And she says that’s what…
Scott MacIntyre, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Scott MacIntyre explains ‘Mandolin Rain’

March 5, 2009 By Mark Franklin 1

Simon Cowell said he wasn’t crazy about the lyrics to “Mandolin Rain” during Tuesday night’s semifinal show. And Scott MacIntyre felt compelled to respond. Thinking back, he’s glad he didn’t because Simon “went on to say something very positive.” But when he got an opportunity to talk to the media Thursday afternoon, Scott was eager…
2009 semifinals, Jorge Nuñez-Mendez, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Season 8, Season 8 Shows
Idol semifinals week 3: Scott, Jorge and Lil Rounds finals bound

March 4, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Idol offered a night full of drama Wednesday. But most of it was reserved for the announcement of the contestants who would get a second shot at making the finals through tonight’s wild card round. As for the results from Tuesday’s show, those weren’t very surprising. Disappointing, in my mind, but not surprising. Check back…
2009 semifinals, Season 8, Season 8 Shows
The wild card show: Tatiana Del Toro is back

March 4, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

So, I guess the secret to making the finals on Idol in 2009 isn’t all about how well you perform your semifinal song. Being a judges’ favorite helps. Just ask Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud. Being a drama queen helps even more. Just ask Tatiana Del Toro. All three are among the eight wild card…
Concert News, Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift coming to the area

March 4, 2009 By Mark Franklin 2

At long last, the blank beside that June 11 concert date on the TaylorSwift Web site has been filled. Taylor and good friend Kellie Pickler will be playing the MerriweatherPost Pavilion in Columbia, Md., on that date, according to both of their Web sites. Tickets go on sale March 14, according to Taylor’s Web site….
Jorge Nuñez-Mendez, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Jorge Nunoz: From would-be lawyer to Idol finalist

March 4, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

If American Idol hadn’t held auditions in Puerto Rico this year, Jorge Nunez would be finishing his college education right now. After all, he tried out for a singing competition in Puerto Rico three years ago, and it didn’t go very well. “I didn’t get through. I didn’t even get through the first round,” Jorge…

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