A year ago, Curtis Finch Jr. made it to the group round in Las Vegas on American Idol before being cut. His miscalculation might have been performing in the same group with Joshua Ledet, who went on to finish third in Season 11.
A year ago, Cortez Shaw advanced all the way to the final day in Vegas before being cut on American Idol. He’s back in Season 12, determined to go further.
Lots of contestants on Season 12 of American Idol are back for a second shot at stardom on the show. Chris Watson is a little different.
When we met Charlie Askew in American Idol’s Baton Rouge auditions, he described himself as socially awkward. He sure didn’t look that way on solo night in Hollywood, when he turned out to be one of the brightest stars.
How many singers can say they made Mariah Carey cry over their voice? In a good way? Burnell Taylor can. The 19-year-old from New Orleans accomplished the feat as the final singer we met in the Baton Rouge auditions.
Bryant Tadeo was eliminated after the solo round in Hollywood in Season 11. Rather than being discouraged, it sounds like he walked away more determined to prove himself as a singer.
Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood put American Idol on the Grammy map. And both were back in the spotlight Sunday at the 55th annual awards ceremony.
A year ago, Adele captured six Grammy awards. No one dominated to that extent at the 55th annual awards ceremony Sunday night. Album of the year went to Mumford & Sons for “Babel,” record of the year went to Goyte and Kimbra for “Somebody that I Used to Know” and song of the year honors…
Great news, folks: Halestorm, a rock band born in Red Lion, has won a Grammy for best hard rock / metal performance. The Grammy was won for “Love Bites (and So Do I),” a single from the band’s superlative 2012 album, “The Strange Case Of.”
Carrie Underwood showed up wearing a 381-carat necklace. Rihanna showed up looking splendid in red, and more covered than a year ago.
