Former Idol winner to appear on Jewel’s greatest hits
Jewel will be releasing a greatest hits album on Feb. 5. And her collection of 16 songs will feature guest performers on two of her biggest hits.
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Concert News, Kris Allen Kris Allen plays Philly (video), in Md. tonight
Broken wrist and all, Kris Allen performed at the World Cafe in Philly on Friday. And sounded great based on a bunch of videos from the show that were posted on YouTube.
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Mikalah Gordon Mikalah Gordon competes in Miss California pageant
Remember Mikalah Gordon, who finished 11th back on Season 4 of American Idol? This weekend, she was in a competition of a different sort — The Miss California USA pageant.
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Idols at awards shows, Katherine McPhee Smash misses out, but Katharine McPhee sparkles at Golden Globes
“Smash” failed to win a Golden Globe award Sunday night, but star Katharine McPhee made a splash on the red carpet. McPhee was one of two entertainers with American Idol ties to be nominated for a Golden Globe.
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Concert News, Jason Castro, New Idol Music Jason Castro’s new album out Tuesday; he has 2 shows in Pa. this week
This week we get the first American Idol album release of 2013 — Jason Castro’s “Only a Mountain.” It’s the second album and first since April 2010 for Jason, who finished fourth back in Season 7.
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2012 The Year in Review Special honors to a deserving few
My series of Year in Review blogs wouldn’t be complete without special awards for the deserving few. And, in some cases, for the undeserving. So hang on tight, because I’m going to jump all over the place with this one.
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Cassadee Pope, The Voice We might not have to wait for a Cassadee Pope single
Under the category of striking while the iron is hot … On her Twitter profile, Voice winner Cassadee Pope writes this: New single anticipated to drop in the next few weeks. Which is a wise move by everyone involved.
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Fantasia, New Idol Music Fantasia’s back with a new single, ‘Lose to Win’
Season 3 Idol winner Fantasia released a new single this week. The song is called “Love To Win” and it’s part of a move away from a pure R&B-soul sound to more of a rock-soul sound, the singer says.
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The X Factor If Britney’s really gone, will anyone miss her?
TMZ has reported that Britney Spears is definitely leaving as judge on The X Factor, deciding instead to focus on making an eighth album. And now MTV says it has confirmed the same, that Britney won’t be back, and that she quit because she knew she wouldn’t be asked back anyway.
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2012 The Year in Review 2012 in Review: The best Idol songs
Dozens upon dozens of songs were released by former Idol contestants in 2012. Some became mega-hits. Others, unfortunately, went largely unnoticed. So as I put together my 2012 Idol in Review blogs, I decided to compile two top 10 lists of favorite songs.
