Talk about perseverance and determination. Marissa Pontecorvo auditioned for Idol 12 times over eight seasons. She was turned down every time. She admits in an Idol video that she wasn’t keen on the idea of trying out again. But her father convinced her. Turns out audition number 13 in Pittsburgh this year was the lucky…
We saw a snippet of Molly Hunt in American Idol’s Savannah audition episode back in January. But we saw little more of the 15-year-old during subsequent episodes. Which is surprising, considering the show’s affinity for young contestants and that Molly made it all the way to Vegas in the face of a very crowded field of…
It took a while and you’d better be good at recognizing faces, but American Idol has posted photos of the top 42 contestants still in Vegas. I posted a list of 32 contestants Thursday night with a quick take on their potential. Here are the 10 contestants I didn’t include because Idol didn’t immediately identify…
Less than a week after performing a tribute to Whitney Houston at the Grammys, Jennifer Hudson walked away with two honors at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards Friday night. At a ceremony in Los Angeles, Jennifer won album of the year honors for her 2011 release “I Remember Me,” beating out “F.A.M.E.” by Chris Brown,…
Here’s a pleasant surprise for Idol fans that I almost missed. David Cook has released a 5-track acoustic EP, “This Quiet Night,” exclusively through Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart.com. The EP came out last week and features five songs from his 2011 “This Loud Morning” album. Now you know why the acoustic EP is called “This Quiet…
This was quite a week for Kelly Clarkson. She performed on the Grammys with Jason Aldean. Her latest single “Stronger” was number one on the Hot 1oo for the second straight week. And it moved within one spot of becoming her first number one Billboard dance hit. “Stronger” has been roaring up that chart, going…
