Now that we’ve endured the judge blowup heard around the nation, American Idol gets back down to the business of finding the next Phillip Phillips tonight. Destination: Baton Rouge. Time frame: Mercifully, just one hour.
The gal at the middle of the Nicki Minaj-Mariah Carey blowup says the whole ordeal made her “a little nervous.” At the same time, she told FOX Savannah that she appreciated how Nicki jumped to her defense when the other judges tried to pin her down on whether she was a country singer.
No American Idol auditioner got more praise in Charlotte than Candice Glover. Randy Jackson called her rendition of “Syrup and Honey” the best the judges had heard.
The first video of 2013 from a former Idol contestant is out, and it comes courtesy of none other than Carrie Underwood. Carrie’s video for “Two Black Cadillacs” debuted on Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday and hit YouTube later in the evening.
Janelle Arthur was featured on Wednesday’s Charlotte audition episode of American Idol. It’s not the first time. Season 12 marks the third straight year Janelle has earned a golden ticket.
So, I posted a blog today in which Kristy Lee Cook from Idol Season 7 called American Idol’s bickering female judges “annoying.” I saw another quote from Clay Aiken in which he said so much focus is on the judges, he wonders if American Idol remembers it has contestants.
Back in early December, we learned that Scotty McCreery would be performing in nearby Lancaster, Pa., in May. Turns out that’s just one of four Pennsylvania dates on his upcoming Weekend Roadtrip Tour 2013.
A new track likely to appear on Leah Labelle’s upcoming debut album has been released to YouTube. The song is called “Lolita.” As you might guess from the title, it’s a saucy dance tune matched by sexy photos of Leah skimpily dressed in black and peeking at us from beneath a matching black fedora-style hat.
Kristy Lee Cook of American Idol Season 7 has a new song out. Sort of, anyway. She’s featured on a duet on country singer Randy Houser’s new album, which dropped this week.
Kelly Clarkson performed a soaring rendition of “My Country ‘Tis Of Three” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration Monday afternoon. Also performing during the ceremony were James Taylor and Beyonce.
