While the Baltimore Ravens traveled to Denver to open the NFL season Thursday night, Baltimore hosted its own NFL kickoff event. And that event featured a performance by American Idol judge Keith Urban.
Just a week after its release, Mandisa’s new album has accomplished something her previous two didn’t. “Overcomer” landed at number one on this week’s Billboard’s Christian albums chart.
Since finishing seventh on Season 7 of American Idol, Kristy Lee Cook has released an album and hosted a variety of outdoor shows on cable TV. Now 29 and living in Nashville, Kristy Lee is working on a new album. And Monday night (Sept. 9) at 6:30 p.m., she’ll perform on the WGTY Great Country…
Former American Idol contestants Lauren Alaina and Kristy Lee Cook will be performing at the York Fair next week. So when I interviewed them about their upcoming fair shows, the topic of Idol judges and ratings just naturally came up.
American Idol announced its new judging panel of Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban Tuesday morning. By later in the day, that panel was already at work, arriving for a taping in Boston, Mass.
Lee DeWyze just found out it’s tough to beat the advantage of releasing an album on a major label just months after having won American Idol. Lee released his second post-Idol album two weeks ago. Three of the first four songs on “Frames” are probably better than anything on “Live It Up,” his post-Idol debut.
American Idol is calling them the “Dream Team.” Time will tell whether there’s a nugget or truth to that or whether it’s wishful thinking.
Well, let all the speculation end. The judges for American Idol Season 13 are Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr.
After a slow start, things are picking up in terms of album releases from former American Idol contestants. We just got new albums from Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze and Christian artist Mandisa. We’re awaiting new albums from Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery and Season 12 winner Candice Glover and a host of others.
Carrie Underwood has done it again. Her 16th consecutive single has climbed into the top two on the Billboard chart that monitors airplay for country singles.
