So, Jermaine Jones is gone. No one replaced him on Idol. A contestant is still being eliminated Thursday night. And, suddenly, the survivors of that show will qualify for the American Idol summer tour. Meaning tomorrow night will be one of the cruelest eliminations of them all. My recap … Best of the night: Joshua…
Who knows how many Idol contestants will perform tonight? All we know for certain is that Jermaine Jones, a member of the Top 12 just two days ago, won’t be among them. TMZ.com broke the story Tuesday, saying he’d been booted from the show for not telling Idol about his criminal past. Idol producers Ken…
At long last, folks, we have a release date for Haley Reinhart’s album. The CD will be called “Listen Up” and will be out May 22; pre-orders are being taken at Haley’s website, and special fan packages are available. The first 500 fans to order the album will receive CDs signed by Haley. Her first…
Last night, TMZ.com reported that one of the final 12 contestants on American Idol would be disqualified during Wednesday night’s show. A few minutes later, Jermaine Jones sent out the following tweet: “Aww, I will no longer b on the show.” That tweet was deleted within moments, but then Jermaine starting re-tweeting reactions to the…
Well, if Tuesday night’s report from TMZ is correct, we could be in for a drama-filled episode of American Idol Wednesday. The website is reporting that a contestant — perhaps Jermaine Jones — will be booted from the show. If that’s true, how does this week proceed? Do all 11 remaining singers perform, knowing no…
American fans anxious to get their hands on the new album David Archuleta is releasing this month will apparently have plenty of options. David is releasing “Forevermore,” an album of original Filipino love songs this month. A track list was recently announced, as well as pre-orders of the albums, from the Philippines. Well, amazon.com has…
Ruben Studdard released his fifth album, “Letters to Birmingham,” today. It’s being billed as his most personal album to date, though he co-wrote only one of the 12 base tracks. That’s partly because it tells the tale of lost found and lost, mirroring the experience of Idol’s Season 2 champ. In November, after a little…
Nearly eight years after leaving the American Idol stage after finishing second to Fantasia, Diana DeGarmo filmed her first music video Tuesday. “My very first music video has officially been shot,” she said in a tweet from Malibu. “I’m in awe.” The video is for a song called “Good Goodbye,” and, according to @dianadnews, it’s…
AmericanIdol.com has posted a new series of videos with the Season 11 finalists. Too busy to listen to all 12 videos? Or not patient enough to sit through the commercial that proceeds each video? Fear not. I’ll fill you in on what you’re missing. This is the third blog in the series. Previously, the Idols described…
Viewers of The Voice will rememeber Jamie Lono as the sandwich-making singer. For the last four years, he says he has worked at Potbelly Sandwich Works in Chicago, pausing the sandwich making for two hours every Friday night to perform for the customers. But I’ll tell you, it’s a good thing Jamie tried out for…
