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Season 8, Season 8 finals
Ranking the remaining Idols

April 20, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Ready for some disco? Our Idols better be, because two of them will be eliminated this week thanks to last week’s save of Matt Giraud. All of our contestants were born after the dawn of disco, but the theme is hardly new to Idol fans. It was used in seasons two and three and might…
American Idol
Idol trading cards come out tomorrow, but the set won’t include Simon Cowell

April 20, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

The big day arrives Tuesday for American Idol fans. No, I’m not talking about performance night. I’m talking about the first-ever American Idol trading cards. They hit stores tomorrow. They come courtesy of Upper Deck, the company that took baseball cards to a whole new level back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Upper…
Ace Young, New Idol Music
CD Spotlight: Was Ace worth the wait?

April 19, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Ace Young “Ace Young” 1. Addicted 2. The Letter 3. A Hard Hand to Hold 4. You Redeem Me 5. Where Will You Go 6. Fast Life 7. Young Money 8. How You Gonna Spend Your Life 9. The Girl That Got Away 10. Dirty Mind 11. The Gift 12. Addicted (acoustic / hidden track)…
Jackie Tohn, Jason Castro, Joanna Pacitti, Michael Johns, New Idol Music
Catching up with Jackie Tohn, Joanna Pacitti and other Idols

April 19, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Remember Idol semifinalist Jackie Tohn, the gal with enough TV and movie credits to merit a page on imdb.com? Well, head to her Web site and you can purchase an independent album she released just last year. The 12-track CD is called “Beguiling,” and you can check out all the songs free on her site….
Idols on the Music Chart
Idols on the Music Charts

April 18, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Billboard updates its music charts at the end of every week. Here’s the latest on where the former Idols stand: * Kellie Pickler: Well, look who has a hit on her hands. Miss Kellie Pickler’s second single from her sophomore album, the Taylor Swift-co-written “Best Days of Our Lives,” cracks the top 50 this week…
Matt Giraud, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Idol finals week 6: A moment of Idol idiocy

April 16, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Ryan Seacrest said the Idol judges made history Wednesday night. Well, okay, if you want to classify a moment of Idol idiocy as historic. I mean, using that precious one-and-only save on Matt Giraud? After the performance he turned in Tuesday night? Are you kidding me? Simon was on the right track. As the judges…
Kristen McNamara
Kristen McNamara talks about Idol, her future, a squirrel skin and ‘that’ episode

April 16, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Think back to Hollywood Week on American Idol… Remember the end of the group performance episode, when the just-ousted Nancy Wilson cussed out a female colleague — in the middle of the Kodak Theatre — in front of the judges and some of the other contestants? Folks, meet the female colleague, Kristen McNamara. Kristen, 23,…
Concert News, Season 8
Idol summer tour stops in Baltimore, Reading

April 16, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Ryan Seacrest said earlier this week he had the list of American Idol summer tour dates for 2009, and he apparently wasn’t joking. The tour schedule was released Thursday afternoon, and while the top 10 won’t be performing in the immediate area, they have three tour dates scheduled within a two-hour drive of York. Those…
Matt Giraud, Season 8, Season 8 finals
Idol finals week 6: The judges save Matt Giraud

April 15, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

OK, so we started tonight with one of Idol’s all-time hokiest openings. And at some point tonight, we get to hear Miley Cyrus sing. Gee, can’t wait. But, hey, Jennifer Hudson will be singing as well. And we’re getting down to the point in the season where the judges have to use, or lose, their…
Judges, Simon Cowell
Idol’s fate: Safe for another year

April 14, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Showtime is still a half-hour away, but the Idol news has been coming fast and furious all day. First, Simon Cowell puts to rest those nasty rumors that he’ll be leaving American Idol. Cowell told The Associated Press he intends to stay on as a judge for at least another year. That’s the time remaining…

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