In hindsight, 2012 wound up being an awfully good year for new music from former Idols. We received new albums or EPs from no fewer than 11 Idol winners or runners-up. We received a first-ever greatest hits album from a former Idol, Kelly Clarkson.
Anyone fearful that Kris Allen wouldn’t be able to keep his local tour dates because of a New Year’s car crash, fear not. Four days after undergoing surgery on his broken right wrist, Kris opened the tour last night in Killington, Vt.
Well, in terms of prestigious gigs, I imagine this ranks right up there for Kelly Clarkson. The Obama inauguration team announced this morning that the original Idol would be one of three featured performers at the event.
So, was that little flare-up between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj this summer for real? Appearing at one of the first big press events to promote the new season of American Idol on Tuesday, all involved seemed to indicate that it was. But they compared it to two workers who have a disagreement on the…
It took years, but it looks like American Idol will address one of my biggest complaints about the show in Season 12. That complaint: That some contestants wind up in the semifinals — the first time the public can vote — having received virtually no airtime, while other semifinalists have been featured over and over….
Former Idol contestants released more than 25 music videos in 2012. Here are my picks for the five best, followed by all the others I could find. I’m sure I might have missed a couple. If you know of any others, let me know and I’ll gladly add them.
We’re just about a week away from the start of Season 12 of American Idol. So what better time to take a look at the best and worst of 2012 on our three favorite singing shows. This blog marks the start of a week-long series looking back at 2012. Tomorrow: My picks for the best…
American Idol will be trying for a fourth straight People’s Choice honor as favorite TV competition show when the 2013 awards are aired Wednesday at 9 p.m. (EST). A year ago, Idol beat out The Voice, America’s Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance for the crown.
Season 11 American Idol winner Phillip Phillips will be performing at the Pullo Center in York in May, the venue announced Friday morning. Phillips’ show is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.
Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” was the seventh-best-selling album of 2012, Billboard reported today. About 1.2 million copies of Carrie’s fourth album have been sold since its May 1 release.
