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Carrie Underwood, Idols at awards shows
There’s still time to vote for Carrie; ACM Awards tonight

April 18, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Carrie Underwood will try to repeat at the Academy of County Music’s Entertainer of the Year tonight, and fan votes determine the winner. There’s still time to cast votes for Carrie. You can go here to do so. The awards show begins tonight at 8 p.m. on CBS, and I’ll be blogging live and posting…
Carrie Underwood, Idols at awards shows
Carrie Underwood is ACM Entertainer of the Year again (photo gallery)

April 18, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

For most of Sunday evening, it looked like Carrie Underwood would be shut out at the Academy of County Music Awards. But when the show ended with the most prestigious honor of them all — the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year Award — Carrie was back on stage, celebrating another triumph. She earned the honor…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 5: Results show photo gallery

April 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

American Idol voters booted Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens Wednesday night on an episode during which Adam Lambert and Brooke White returned to show us how it’s done. Next week, the Idols will be singing songs of inspiration under the direction of mentor Alicia Keys. But the focus next week will also be on Idol…
Katie Stevens, Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Katie Stevens after Idol: Mission accomplished

April 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So, is Katie Stevens going to go country after her ouster from American Idol? Don’t count on it. Simon Cowell might think it would be a good idea. But Kara DioGuardi doesn’t. And neither does Katie Stevens. When she records an album, the 17-year-old from Middlebury, Conn., envisions music that’s “pop with R&B leanings.” “I…
Idol Gives Back, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
No reprieve for Idol contestants during Idol Gives Back

April 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

American Idol contestants will sing inspirational songs Tuesday night. They’ll participate in Idol Gives Back Wednesday night. And they shouldn’t expect an elimination reprieve just because of the charitable focus of Wednesday’s two-hour show. “Someone will be eliminated,” Idol executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz said during a Thursday afternoon conference call. Wednesday’s 8 p.m. show will…
Andrew Garcia, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Andrew Garcia talks about ‘Straight Up’ and life after Idol

April 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

If ever a contestant was blessed and haunted by the same single American Idol performance, it was Andrew Garcia. His acoustic version of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up” on the first day of Hollywood Week won praise from judges. It established Andrew as a season nine front-runner. One YouTube version of the song has been viewed…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 5: The photo gallery

April 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The final nine American Idol season nine contestants took on Elvis Presley tunes, with the help of Adam Lambert Tuesday night. And while the night didn’t feature any of those Idol moments — performances that will go down in the Idol annals as one of the all-time greats — it was short on cringe-worthy performances,…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Double elimination, double the tension on Idol

April 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

There sure were some strange song choices during Elvis Presley week on American Idol. Crystal Bowersox sings “Saved.” Speaking of saved, Michael Lynche shows his sensitive side again with “In the Ghetto.” Katie Stevens belts out “Baby, What You Want Me To Do.” Casey James lays down guitar licks to “Lawdy, Miss Claudy.” I don’t…
Andrew Garcia, Katie Stevens, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol bids farewell to Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens

April 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Andrew Garcia dazzled us with an acoustic version of “Straight Up” during Hollywood Week, earning the reputation as a front-runner among this year’s male contestants. Katie Stevens sang so well that week, Kara DioGuardi proclaimed that the teen from Pomperaug High School might be an eventual winner of American Idol in season nine. Neither lived…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 5: Who should stay and who should go

April 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Look at that. Adam Lambert excelled as a judge. Idol’s judges rushed things along at the end and managed to end American Idol on time for all the fans of “Glee.” And none of our season nine contestants got so shook up on Elvis Week that they stunk up the Idol stage, as we all…

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