If you aren’t full up on holiday music, you might want to check out this Christmas album, for the sake of curiousity if nothing else. After all, we don’t often get new recorded music from some of these folks. Anyway, 12 former American Idol contestants are featured on the album “American Christmas 2,” available via…
Just when you think a Carrie Underwood single has no chance of hitting number one on the country charts, this happens. “Mama’s Song,” Carrie’s fifth single off her “Play On” album, just jumped from number seven to number four on the country singles chart. This after being stuck between number 14 and number seven for…
Reviews are pouring in for Crystal Bowersox’s debut album, and they’re surprisingly mixed. Yesterday, I dubbed it the best Idol debut yet from a finalist. And I’ll stand by that. Crystal is far from the most commercial Idol finalist. Yet she avoided a fate that has befallen several similar finalists: Idol attempts to make them…
Those David Archuleta fans sure are something. Earlier this year, they voted David the top American Idol contestant of all time via Billboard.com. Now Billboard has posted its list of favorite Idol albums of 2010, based on fan voting. Guess who came out on top? In other words, at number one? That’s right, David Archuleta….
Let me be among the first to congratulate Crystal Bowersox. Wow. Great album. The best debut by an Idol finalist yet, in my estimation. Better than Carrie Underwood’s “Some Hearts”? Yep. As talented as Carrie is, she had the hits handed to her. Better than Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment”? Yep. Adam ranks right alongside…
Welcome to a new feature of Idol Chatter, a look back at all the albums released by Idol finalists since the show started. Follow the links and you’ll find Idol Chatter mini reviews of each album, along with a grade, my picks for download worthy tracks, a look at each album’s chart performance and links…
Billboard has posted its year-ending Top Artists list, using sales figures through the first week of December, and five former Idol contestants cracked the top 100. No one will be surprised to learn that the top-ranking Idol on the top artist chart is Carrie Underwood. She checks in at number 23 thanks largely to the…
Good news is pretty sparce for Idols on the Billboard charts this week. Oh, three singles reached new peaks, but each only advanced by one spot. Those would include Carrie Underwood’s “Mama’s Song” at number seven on the county charts, Fantasia’s “I’m Doin’ Me” at number 13 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart and Jason Castro’s “You…
The release of what should be the most anticipated American Idol album from season nine is less than a week away. Crystal Bowersox — this year’s should-have-been winner — fulfills a dream Tuesday with the release of Farmer’s Daughter, an album made up mostly of songs she wrote or co-wrote. The title track, of course,…
One of these days, there will be an album from season two Idol contestant Kimberly Caldwell. But, apparently, it won’t happen in late December or January, as previously reported. In an email alert to fans announcing her latest single today, Kimberly also revealed a new timetable for the oft-delayed album. “Without Regret” will now be…
