03 | July | 2012 | Idol Chatter & Voice Views

The X Factor
Ready or not, The X Factor returns Sept. 12

July 3, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

If you haven’t been tuning in to “Duets” (count me among that crowd) … If you’re suffering from music show withdrawal (don’t count me among that crowd, at least not yet) … … there’s news today (note I didn’t write ‘good news’). The X Factor just tweeted that the show will return on Wednesday, Sept….
Taylor Hicks
Taylor hicks talks Vegas, Elvis and Wayne Newton

July 3, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

A week into his residency at Bally’s Las Vegas, Taylor Hicks is promising special guests and a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” At one of his shows. He won’t say which one. Taylor started his run at Bally’s last week, becoming the first American Idol finalist to headline a Vegas show. He’s…
Phillip Phillips
Phillip Phillips returns to stage for A Capitol Fourth

July 3, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Don’t forget, Idol fans. Phillip Phillips returns to the stage Wednesday night for his first live performance since undergoing kidney surgery. The occasion is A Capitol Fourth — the Independence Day celebration in Washington, D.C. And it will be televised on PBS, from 8 to 9:30 p.m., with repeat broadcasts after that if the station…