The American Music Theatre in Lancaster just announced eight new shows including … ready for this, Idol fans … a Thursday, Aug. 4, performance by Kellie Pickler. Tickets for Kellie’s shows are $52 and go on sale Saturday, April 30. Kellie has performed in the area before, as an opener for first Taylor Swift and…
Carrie Underwood will be back on stage, performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3. Good news, because the show wouldn’t have been the same without her. After all, Carrie has been named Entertainer of the Year at the ACMs for the past two years. She has a total of 10 ACM…
Brooke White starred in the last Family Movie Night film, “Change of Plans,” brought to us by Walmart and P&G (Procter & Gamble). Now season eight Idol contestant Danny Gokey will make a special guest appearance in the next film, “Truth Be Told,” set to air on Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. on FOX….
There’s been a change of plans for “Change of Plans,” the made-for-TV movie featuring season seven Idol contestant Brooke White. The DVD-CD combo pack from the Family Movie Night was supposed to go on sale Tuesday, exclusively through Wal-Mart. But it’s release has been delayed by about a month, until April 26. Oh well, it’s…
We’ve been in a musical drought of un-Idol like proportions. Sure, we’ve been treated to the weekly studio versions of the classics performed by the Season 10 contestants. But if it’s new music from past Idol contestants you crave … well, 2011 has offered precious little. Three months of the year are gone and we’ve…
Apparently, dreams do come true for American Idol contestants. Take Karen Rodriguez for instance. Last week on Idol, she discussed her sister Karol’s obsession with Nick Jonas So, what happens today? Karen appears on Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show. She starts talking about her future now that she’s been eliminated with Idol. And, presto, there’s…
Well, it’s three weeks and counting. Three weeks at number one on the country singles chart for Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, that is. “Don’t You Want to Stay” is also number 34 on the Hot 100, the top-ranked song on the chart by a former Idol contestant. Kelly, meanwhile, appeared at the Muhammad Ali…
Lee DeWyze and the Black Eyed Peas performed. Haley Reinhart, Naima Adedapo and Karen Rodriguez wound up sitting on the stools. And the Idol hopes of Karen Rodriguez ended, though she still envisions a bright future for herself as a Latin-American cross-over artist. So went Thursday’s results show on American Idol. Here are the photos.
Karen Rodriguez became the second contestant ousted from the Season 10 American Idol finals Thursday night. On Friday, Karen talked to American about her Idol experience and her plans for the future. * Karen said both of her parents were Hispanic and came to the U.S. from other countries. Neither of her parents can work,…
Nigel Lythgoe promised us he was going to freshen up the Idol theme weeks this season. I haven’t seen any sign of it yet. This week, we had a very familiar theme — songs from the year contestants were born. Though I did appreciate the genre flexibility it offered. Up next week: Another tired old…
