When we met Dalton Rapattoni via this year’s American Idol auditions, he was introduced to us as a 19-year-old vocal coach from the School of Rock. But he came to American Idol with more musical experience than that. He was previously lead vocalist for an alternative rock band called Fly Away Hero that has three…
Did you know that La’Porsha Renae had tried out for American Idol before? Yep, back when she was 16, she tried out for the show. But she told her hometown newspaper, The Clarion-Ledger that she really wasn’t ready for the big stage. “All I can say is I’m more seasoned, more torn down,” she told…
One of my favorite quotes from this year’s American Idol auditions came from Trent Harmon. The intro clip for the 25-year-old took us to his parents’ 400-acre farm in Mississippi. A farm with 300 to 350 head of cattle. And a restaurant called The Longhorn where Trent helped out. “In order to do anything in…
On Thursday night, for one last time, Ryan Seacrest will shout, “Dim the lights. Here we go.” And then he’ll announce the final winner of American Idol. That means it’s time to rank those finalists. One last time. As always, last week’s rankings are in parenthesis. 1. La’Porsha Renae (1): She was a favorite…
The Voice knockout round concludes tonight, which means we’ll know the identity of this year’s live playoff contestants by the end of the show. And there isn’t any room for error, because there’s only one steal left heading into tonight’s show. That belongs to Blake Shelton. On to tonight’s knockouts: TEAM ADAM Nate Butler vs….
2016 Major League baseball season kicked off Monday. And country singer Curtis Grimes, formerly of The Voice, decided to celebrate the occasion by releasing the video to his baseball-themed song, “Bottom of the Fifth.” The timing makes sense for another reason. Before deciding to focus on music, Curtis was an all-state high school pitcher in…
American Idol has served up lots of memorable moments over its past 14 seasons, moments we’re likely to be reminded of during Tuesday’s special look back at the show’s history. Some seasons have certainly been more entertaining than others. Some have produced more post-show success stories than others. As a fun way to look back,…
Would American Idol survive the loss of Simon Cowell? Somehow it did. For six more seasons. It even outlasted Simon’s new singing show. Perhaps a better question: Would Idol survive the arrival of Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey? The show did that, too, though Randy Jackson, the final original judge, fled the set after a…
American Idol is gearing up for a three-night farewell this week on FOX. The telecasts begin with a look back at the first 14 years of Idol. That’s scheduled to air Tuesday night at 8 p.m. On Wednesday at 8 p.m., we’ll learn which two singers will compete for the Season 15 crown. Then they’ll…
Pope and Chris Young performed their hit duet, “Think of You,” on TV for the first time Sunday night at the ACM Awards. The duet is from Chris’ “I’m Cover Over” album. It cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard hot country singles chart last week. And after Sunday’s performance, the song was sitting at…
