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.
Last year marked the first since 2006 when a former American Idol contestant didn’t win at least one Grammy. With five Grammys to her credit, Carrie Underwood was largely responsible for the Idol winning streak.
The stars turned out for Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy Gala Saturday night. Former Idol contestants Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks showed up on the pre-party red carpet, along with musicians ranging from Alice Cooper to Wiz Khalifa. Idol judge Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest were also on hand.
Colton Dixon has a reason to celebrate this week. His debut album, “A Messenger,” landed at number one on Billboard’s Christian albums chart.
The number of golden ticket recipients from each American Idol audition city far exceed the number of contestants we meet on the show. Here are some of the talented female singers we didn’t meet during the Long Beach audition episode.
