Tonight apparently marks the final audition episode for American Idol season 10. There’s good and bad in that. Good because, after tonight, we can stop wasting our time watching crazies who have no chance at the season 10 crown. Everyone had enough comic relief after the L.A. episode? Thought so. Bad because there are still…
Under the category of clever marketing … Jennifer Hudson revealed her new single, “Where You At,” a couple of weeks ago. The song became available for download from iTunes and other sites Tuesday. And, just in case that wasn’t enough to grab fans’ attention, Jennifer just sent a pic of her new album cover, via…
This time of year amounts to a musical scavenger hunt. I mean, Idol sends all these contestants off to Hollywood and, generally, isn’t all that interested in filling us in on their musical backgrounds. So I set off in search of music they’ve recorded in some fashion, either under their Idol name, some variation of…
I think Nigel Lythgoe fibbed to us a little. Apparently reacting to the disdain fans showed over American Idol’s Los Angeles audition episode, he tweeted Thursday night: “I agree LA auditions were in general awful. A lot made me laugh. It just shows you never can tell where talent will come from.” Ah, but 29…
If anyone emerges as the star of what I’ll dub American Idol’s Lost Episode in Los Angeles, it’s likely to be belly dancer Heidi Khzam. And, guess what? One of her favorite entertainers is Shakira. “People compare me to her because she has a Lebanese background like me,” Heidi says in her Idol video interview….
Perhaps someone enjoyed watching Matthew Scott Frankel pretend to be a rapper tonight. Perhaps someone enjoyed watching Tynisha Roches snarl and growl and chase Randy around the American Idol set with a mike. Perhaps a few people even enjoyed that ending segment, featuring Cooper Robinson from deep in the woods of Arkansas. Though he can’t…
More than once this season, Jennifer Lopez has said she hates crushing the dream of an aspiring singer. Heck, she repeated it Wednesday, when the judges appeared on Oprah. But this is ridiculous. I’m beginning to think the judges gave golden tickets to half the singing population between the ages of 15 and 28. Check…
American Idol has announced plans for a 10th anniversary album, set for a March 15 release. The album will feature tracks from each of the first nine Idol winners, plus three additional tracks. Those will come from Daughtry (“Home”), Clay Aiken (“Invisible”) and Adam Lambert (“Whataya Want from Me”). Now, it’s tough to dispute the…
OK, Crystal Bowersox’s debut album didn’t exactly hit the Billboard 200 with a splash. It debuted at number 28 seven weeks ago. Among Idol finalists, only season three runner-up Diana DeGarmo’s debut entered the Billboard 200 at a lower position, at 52. But in a recent interview, Crystal said she hopes “Farmer’s Daughter” builds a…
OK, I’ve been able to round up a little more information on two of tonight’s most impressive American Idol contestants from Austin — Janelle Arthur and Casey Abrams. Janelle hails from Oliver Spring, Tenn. And even at age 20, she’s a pretty experienced musician. She performed with the Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge, Tenn….
