A former American Idol contestant has won a Grammy award for five straight years. Will Idol have a chance to extend the streak to six years? We’ll find out Wednesday night, when CBS hosts a special live Grammy nominations concert. Performers for the show will include country star Miranda Lambert, pop princess Katy Perry, pop…
The list of Barbara Walter’s Most Fascinating People of 2010 was released this morning, and an Idol judge made the list. Not Randy Jackson, who’s been spouting the same critiques of Idol contestants for nine years. Nothing new there. Not Steven Tyler, though that would be quite interesting. Think of the prospects if Barbara sat…
Fans of Kellie Pickler will want to tune in to ABC tonight. She’s one of the performers picked to help put us in the Christmas spirit as part of the network’s CMA Country Christmas special. The show airs at 9:30 p.m. and will also include performances by Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Sugarland, Little…
“Mama’s Song” might not make it all the way to number one on the country charts for Carrie Underwood. But the fourth single off “Play On” reached a new peak of number nine this week, a two-spot advance. Carrie’s first three singles off her latest album — “Cowboy Casanaova,” “Temporary Home” and “Undo It” —…
Well, Kris Allen no longer has the worst-selling American Idol debut album. That distinction now belongs to Lee DeWyze. “Live It Up” just landed at number 19 on the Billboard charts. That’s eight spots below where Kris debuted a year ago. And USA Today is reporting that “Live It Up” sold just 39,000 copies compared…
Editor’s Note: The song was released this morning (Dec. 7) and is now available on iTunes. Here’s comes Kimberly Caldwell, with another single to try to kickstart her long-awaited first album. If it doesn’t work, it won’t be because the new song isn’t catchy enough. The tune is called “Desperate Girls and Stupid Boys,” and…
Add Justin Guarini to the long list of former Idol contestants who have found work on Broadway. Justin is playing the role of Carlos in the stage adaption of the 1988 film, “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” The musical opened at the Belasco Theater on Nov. 4. And while the show isn’t…
Carrie Underwood wasn’t on hand, but won yet another award for her trophy case Sunday night at the American Music Awards. Carrie’s “Play On” took honors as favorite country album of the year over Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” and Jason Aldean’s “Wide Open.” Carrie missed out on the other award she was nominated for…
Nigel Lythgoe goes by dizzyfeet on Twitter. At the rate changes are being announced for season 10 of American Idol, he should shorten it to dizzy. I wish I could tell you exactly how season 10 is going to play out. I can’t. Partly because Nigel canceled a Friday afternoon press conference with the print…
After reading the early reviews of Lee DeWyze’s new album, “Live It Up,” I was prepared to recommend Idol fans ignore it and just purchase “Slumberland.” That independent album — Lee’s second — was released just before the paint salesman from Mount Prospect, Ill., appeared on Idol. And it showed promise. My only complaint, someone…
