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MacKenzie Bourg, Season 3, The Voice
Meet MacKenzie Bourg of Team Cee Lo on The Voice

September 25, 2012 By Mark Franklin 2

MacKenzie Bourg, 19, of Lafayette, La., decided to try out for The Voice shortly after recovering from a serious illness. About two years ago, he began having bad headaches. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed as having a virus that was shutting down all his organs and leading to congestive heart failure. He was placed in…
Season 3, The Voice
Meet Casey Muessigmann of Team Blake on The Voice

September 25, 2012 By Mark Franklin 2

You hear Casey tell you his last name is pronounced “music man,” and you figure it must be a gimmick. It isn’t; it’s his real last name. “I can’t take credit for it,” Casey Muessigmann, 22, of Preston, Iowa, says. “My parents gave it to me.” Growing up, Casey tells The Voice he had two…
Ben Taub, Season 3, The Voice
Meet Ben Taub of Team Cee Lo Green on The Voice

September 25, 2012 By Mark Franklin 2

Ben Taub had one main reason for trying out for Season 3 of The Voice. And it had everything to do with his favorite singer. “I thought the idea of having Cee Lo Green have no choice but to listen to me for a minute and a half was such a strange and appealing experience,”…
Julio Cesar Castillo, Season 3, The Voice
Meet Julio Castillo of Team Blake on The Voice

September 25, 2012 By Mark Franklin 2

We’ve seen several firsts on The Voice already in Season 3. One was provided by Julio Cesar Castillo in the second blind audition episode when he sang an entire song in Spanish. Julio, now 21 and from Chicago, says he started singing at age 3 but fell in love with Mariachi music at age 6….
Judges, Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj, looking outrageous as usual, visits The View

September 24, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

The most controversial of the new American Idol judges showed up on The View Monday. Nicki Minaj showed no indication of toning down her dress for a daytime national TV audience, showing up in blue and white striped tights, a bright red coat and matching cap, and a belly and cleavage baring top. But folks…
Idols on the Music Chart
Idol albums bumped from #1 on Billboard charts

September 24, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

A pair of Idol albums got bumped from the number one spot on their respective billboard charts last week Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away,” which has ascended back to number one on the country album chart after debuting there in May, slipped to number two this week. Taking her place atop the chart: Little Big Town’s…
Judges
Fans speak out about Idol’s new judging panel

September 24, 2012 By Mark Franklin 4

Bucky Covington performed in York County on Sunday. And where a former Idol contestant goes, lots of Idol fans follow. So I figured it would be a great place to get fans’ perspective on the new American Idol judging panel, made up of Randy Jackson, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Here’s what some…
Bucky Covington, Concert News
Bucky Covington helps make MDA fundraiser a success

September 24, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Update: On Monday, the Manchester Township career firefighters donated $5,600 in proceeds to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, with the bulk of the money raised at the September concert featuring Bucky Covington. Other money was raised at Starbuck’s, Rita’s Celebrity Scoop, and guest bartending at Maewyn’s as part of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local…
Colton Dixon, New Idol Music
Colton Dixon song will hit iTunes on Tuesday

September 21, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Update: Colton Dixon posted a high-quality audio of his song to YouTube this morning. Go to the bottom of the blog to check it out. Original blogs: So, were you wondering when we’d get new music from the Season 11 American Idol finalists? Well, it looks like Colton Dixon will beat everyone else to the…
Concert News, Kris Allen
Kris Allen, no longer with RCA, coming to D.C. next month

September 21, 2012 By Mark Franklin 4

Well, you could see this coming from a million miles away. Kris Allen, winner of Season 8 of American Idol, is no longer an RCA Records artist. The Hollywood Reporter reported the news earlier this week; Kris confirmed it on Wednesday. In a tweet to fans, he wrote: “I wanted to let everyone know that…

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