“Smash,” the new show in which Katharine McPhee is starring, debuts on NBC on Feb. 6, the night after the Super Bowl. So it’s no huge surprise that Katharine was given the honors of presenting at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, which also aired on NBC. Katharine and “Smash” co-star Debra Messing presented the…
*** David Archuleta in the Philippines *** Looks like Season 7 Idol runner-up David Archuleta is receiving a star’s welcome in the Philippines. Before heading off on his mission work with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, David has gone to the Phillipines to appear in a TV mini-series that will be filmed over…
The good news on the Billboard music charts for the Idols this week comes in terms of the performance of their singles rather than their albums. Most Idol-related albums dropped on the charts. Scotty McCreery’s “Clear As Day” dropped out of the top three on the counry chart for the first time since its release…
*** Record deal for Stefano *** That list of Season 10 Idols with record deals just keeps getting longer. Stefano Langone became the seventh today, announcing that he had signed with Hollywood Records. USA Today reports that Stefano will likely release a single this spring, followed by an album over the summer. The music, Stefano…
WuLi Records is “superjazzed” to be releasing a new album of old Lee DeWyze material next month, the company says in a press release issued today. “What Once Was” is set for release Feb. 14. Pre-orders are being taken on Amazon. The album will include material Lee recorded while under contract with the company prior…
The Associated Press is quoting a confidential source as saying that Kelly Clarkson will sing the national anthem at the Feb. 5 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. The league is expected to make an official announcement later this month. AP is also reporting that Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton will perform “America the Beautiful” during the…
*** Scotty goes platinum *** Scotty McCreery has accomplished something no Idol winner has since David Cook. His post-Idol debut album has gone platinum. American Idol made the announcement with a release on its website Tuesday evening. Scotty’s album, “Clear As Day,” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and on Billboard’s country albums…
To date, we’ve gotten a grand total of two full-length CDS from Season 9 Idols. Those would be the releases from finalists Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze. By the end of the year, it looks like we’ll have at least six full-length albums from the Season 10 cast. Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and James Durbin…
** New Music from Ashthon Jones *** Ashthon Jones has been tweeting like crazy about the new music she has coming out early this year. Ashthon plans to release a single called “Lookout” in February. She’s going to premiere the song on the Nashville FOX TV station during a morning show on Jan. 17. You’ll…
Five years after his season on American Idol, it looks like Chris Richardson will get to release his debut album in 2012. Chris released a new video today for a song called “In the Name of Love.” You can watch it below. And in a video announcement, Birdman, co-founder of Cash Money Records, talks about…
