Underwood played her newest single, “Church Bells,” on TV for the first time Sunday night at the ACM awards. The “doing a little something different” Carrie talks about in the video at left? That would be banging on a couple of drums at one point during the performance. “Church Bells” hasn’t hit country radio yet,…
like Keith Urban has another hit on his hands. The Idol judge performed his latest single, “Wasted Time,” at the ACM Awards Sunday night. That followed a performance of the song on American Idol on Thursday. As of Sunday evening, “Wasted Time” was sitting at number three on the iTunes’ country singles chart, trailing only…
Carrie Underwood will be going for her fourth win as female vocalist of the year at the Academy of County Music Awards Sunday night in Las Vegas. Carrie won the honor in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and was the ACM Entertainer of the Year in 2009 and 2010. She’s the only female to win that…
Durbin apparently wants us to give metal a chance a second time. The fourth-place finisher from Season 10 of American Idol, James released the moderately successful rock album “Memories of a Beautiful Disaster” back in 2011. But he went pop-rock on his second album, “Celebrate.” And despite a very catchy lead single called “Parachute,” the…
We see Allison Iraheta singing backup on American Idol every week. But later this year, Allison will be releasing her band’s long-awaited debut album, then touring the nation in support of the new music. The album is called “Bunny” and will be released May 27. A video for the first single, “Desire,” was released…
Johnson is releasing a new EP later this year. In the meantime, American Idol’s Season 13 winner has given fans a taste of what’s to come by releasing a rousing, gospel-tinged single called “Holding On” that you can listen to at right. The 24-year-old from Asheville, N.C., explained the inspiration behind the song in a…
American Idol might be ending this week, but the music from past contestants is sure to keep arriving. That includes Jena Irene Asciutto, runner-up to Cable Johnson back in Season 13. Pre-orders for Jena’s debut EP are underway now on iTunes; the 5-track “Innocence” is due out April 22. Later this year, Jena will unveil…
you were a fan of the original song called “Roses” that MacKenzie Bourg sang on American Idol, there’s good news. During a Friday conference call with the media, MacKenzie said the song is going to be released as a single. He might even be touring to support the new music. “It’s a moving ball…
A week ago, American Idol’s fifth-place finisher, Sonika Vaid, was asked if she’d heard anything about a 2016 summer tour. The singer said she hadn’t, but added that there are always surprises. No surprise this time, though. American Idol has confirmed there won’t be a summer tour this year. The show is preparing for its…
