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Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Final predictions for the 1st Idol results show

February 25, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Well, viewers have made their decisions on who will come and who will go. Tonight at 9 p.m. — well, likely closer to the close of the show at 10 p.m. — we’ll find out who’ve they given the boot. Will those with the weakest round one performances be packing their bags? Don’t count on…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idols guys’ semifinals week 1: Who should stay, who should go

February 24, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

OK, I’m chalking up a lot of what we saw the last two nights to opening-round nerves. Because the standout performances, the performances we’re going to remember later this year — like we did with Adam Lambert’s “Satisfaction” a year ago … well, I’m not sure we saw one in round one. What we saw…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idol guys semifinals week 1: The song-by-song grades

February 24, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The consensus is in from what I’m reading online. The Idol ladies were hardly awe-inspiring on opening night. I blame part of that on nerves. I blame part of that on not paying attention, ladies. The formula for success on this show is pretty simple. Former contestants have blazed the path. The judges aren’t exactly…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idols girls semifinals week 1: Who should stay, who should go

February 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Heading into opening night on American Idol, the judges had praised this year’s crop of female singers. The way Tuesday’s show started, viewers must have wondered what they were raving about. We were four performances in before Lilly Scott took the stage, looked comfortable and delivered the first semifinal-worthy performance of the night. Here’s the…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idol girls semifinals week 1: The song-by-song grades

February 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Idol fans, we’re in for a treat tonight. Finally, we get to hear all 12 female semifinalists perform, on an equal platform. Some of them, we’ve heard from multiple times. Like Haeley Vaughn, Didi Benami and Crystal Bowersox. Others, barely at all. Paige Miles? I can’t recall hearing her sing a note. The best news…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idol Chatter ranks American Idol’s top 24

February 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

All the preliminaries are over. It’s time to get down to the performing and the voting. Which also means it’s time for Idol Chatter’s first ranking blog of 2010. We’ll get to that in a moment. First, let’s review the schedule: The 12 female semifinalists sing Tuesday night in a two-hour show that begins at…
Idol Gives Back, Kris Allen
Kris Allen reflects on his experience in Haiti

February 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Who better to serve as guest star on season nine’s first American Idol results show than last year’s winner, Kris Allen? But when Kris appears on Thursday’s episode, he’ll be doing much more than hawking his music. Kris recently returned from a trip to Haiti. And the United Nations Foundation, one of the agencies helping…
New Idol Music, Season 9
Great music from Idols who didn’t make the semifinals

February 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

You want music? They’ve got music. I’m talking about the very talented group of golden ticket winners American Idol sent to Hollywood this year. You’ll have trouble convincing me all of the most talented are among this year’s top 24. Below, I’ve listed 18 golden ticket recipients who have music available for download right now…
Lee DeWyze, New Idol Music, Season 9
Pick up pre-Idol music on iTunes from four semifinalists

February 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Two years ago, much was made of the fact that David Cook’s pre-Idol independent album, “Analog Heart” became available on Amazon.com midway through his American Idol run. In fact, it was pretty quickly yanked down. And, typically, it’s pretty difficult to find pre-Idol music from contestants who make the semifinals. MySpace pages are scrubbed of…
Season 9
Where to find your favorite on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace

February 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Here’s a switch. American Idol has decided you can track your favorite semifinalists this season on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. Don’t expect too much insider information to leak from the season Idols. The show tends to keep pretty tight reins on its contestants. Last year, all the semifinalists were under contract until late August. Even…

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