You know when FOX is televising the World Series. Season 10 Idol winner Scotty McCreery kicked off the series by singing the anthem before game one. Tonight, Chris Daughtry, lead singer for Daughtry, performed the honors before game seven. Chris, fourth-place finisher on season five, has gone on to enjoy one of the most successful…
Looks like our Season 10 American Idol finalists might show some staying power on the Billboard charts. And they’ll soon be dusting off some Christmas classics for an ABC holiday special. First, the charts: Three weeks after its release, Scotty McCreery’s “Clear As Day” album is still number three on the Billboard 200 and number…
After audition episodes, boot camp episodes, judges’ mansion episodes and last night’s first live show … whew … voting finally begins on The X Factor next Wednesday. Fox announced today that voting will be allowed by five methods. In addition to the old-fashioned way (by toll-free calls), viewers can vote via Facebook (Facebook.com/TheXFactorUSA), via Twitter…
While other departing contestants thanked The X Factor for the opportunity Tuesday night, long-legged and business savvy Simone Battle used her few seconds with the mike for a different purpose. After all, she had a new video to plug. So that’s what she did. The good news: The song — “He Likes Boys” — and…
Tonight, X Factor USA has 17 surviving contestants/acts. By 10:30 p.m. — two and a half long hours from now — we’ll be down to 12. Five acts get sent home at the end of this marathon episode. Stay tuned; I’ll be live blogging throughout the show and grading each performance as it occurs. As…
American Idol’s season nine runner-up Crystal Bowersox makes her acting debut tonight on ABC’s “Body of Proof,” which airs at 10 p.m. Unfortunately, that is being overshadowed by the news that Crystal has been dropped by her record label, RCA/Jive. Crystal seems to be taking the development in stride, judging from an interview she did…
Appearing on Today this morning, Kelly Clarkson told Matt Lauer she doesn’t read reviews. Well, she could read the reviews for her new album “Stronger” — released online Monday and in stores today — and she’d probably come away pleasantly surprised. Critics aren’t always kind to graduates from television talent competitions. But most of the…
Folks looking forward to a first album from Season 9 Idol contestant Siobhan Magnus later this week are in for a bit of a disappointment. The album was supposed to be released in conjunction with a Sunday, Oct. 30, Halloween show Siobhan is performing at the Wilber Theatre in Boston, Mass. But according to a…
Well, now we know at least a little bit more about how The X Factor will proceed from this point on. According to a tweet from the show’s official Twitter account, five acts will be eliminated Tuesday night (8 p.m. FOX), cutting the field to 12 “top finalists.” That means no fan voting this week,…
The X Factor returns Tuesday with its 17 finalists for a two and 0ne-half-hour marathon episode. I’m not quite sure how the finals will proceed from here, but it’s pretty obvious we’re going to have some multiple elimination weeks. After all, 16 contestants need to be eliminated between now Christmas week, when the U.S. version…
