09 | June | 2011 | Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Idols on the Music Chart, Mandisa
Music charts: Mandisa’s ‘Stronger’ hits number one

June 9, 2011 By Mark Franklin 0

Other American Idol contestants from Season 5 steal the headlines — Daughtry, Kellie Pickler, occasionally Katharine McPhee (more on her soon). But Mandisa Lynn Hundley, who performs as simply “Mandisa,” has quietly become the most successful Christian/gospel artist to graduate from the show. And she has something to celebrate this week: Her first number one…
Idols on the Music Chart, Lauren Alaina Suddeth, Scotty McCreery
Music charts: Scotty, Lauren take a tumble

June 9, 2011 By Mark Franklin 0

The headline of this blog pretty much tells it all. But let’s face it, the tumble was expected. People were not going to keep downloading Scotty McCreery’s “Love You This Big” or Lauren Alaina’s “Like My Mother Does” at the same blistering pace in the immediate aftermath of the American Idol finale. And so Scotty…
Carrie Underwood, Idols at awards shows, Kelly Clarkson
The CMT Music Awards (a photo gallery)

June 9, 2011 By Mark Franklin 1

Justin Bieber denied Kelly Clarkson her first CMT Music Award on Wednesday night. Both were nominated in the category of Collaborative Video of the Year; Kelly for her hit duet with Jason Aldean, “Don’t You Want to Stay.” But the CMT Award went to Bieber and Rascal Flatts for “That Should be Me.” Carrie Underwood…