Before last week’s Top 20 round began on American Idol, I posted a blog on how many Facebook fans and Twitter followers each contestant had. With the finals just hours away, I checked those numbers again this morning.
The latest singles from Idol’s two most successful champs continue to nudge their way up the Billboard charts. Kelly Clarkson’s latest — “Catch My Breath” — doesn’t look like it will match “Stronger’s” megahit status.
Have I mentioned lately how much I liked the format changes American Idol made to its Vegas round? Here’s why: The finals start Wednesday night, and there are no mystery contestants.
Jessica Sanchez’s upcoming album has a name: “Me, You and the Music.” It has an album cover, which you can check out below.
The video to Crystal Bowersox’s new single, “Dead Weight,” premiered today on “The Boot.” In keeping with the message of the song, it features a young girl struggling with some sort of trouble.
Check out the new official photos of American Idol’s Top 10 below. They will be singing for our votes Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Where, oh, where did all the American Idol youngsters go? Two years ago, show producers seemed to fall in love with every 15- or 16-year-old they stumbled across.
In a rather dramatic format switch, American Idol introduced its Top 10 one by one Thursday night. And when the applause died away, each of the top 10 sang a victory song.
And the theme for the first week of the American Idol finals is … Music of the American Idols, which includes songs performed by any past winner.
A year ago, American Idol voters impressed me with their ability to sort out the deserving from the undeserving when it came time to select finalists. For the most part, they did it again Thursday night.
