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Carrie Underwood, Idols at awards shows
Can Carrie Underwood do it again at the ACMs?

March 2, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Last April, Carrie Underwood became the first female to win Entertainer of the Year honors at the Academy of County Music Awards since 2000. She’ll get a chance to do it all over again Sunday, April 18, at the 45th annual awards show. Nominations for ACM awards were announced Tuesday morning, and American Idol’s season…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Ranking American Idol’s remaining guys

March 2, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The way I figure it, four of the remaining 10 guys are pretty much locks to make the season nine American Idol finals. Included in that group: Andrew Garcia, Michael Lynche, Casey James and Aaron Kelly. I’d like to add Lee DeWyze to the list, because I think he’s equal in talent to any of…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Ranking American Idol’s remaining ladies

March 2, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The elimination of Janell Wheeler and Ashley Rodriguez should prove how wide open the competition is among the females for the six spots in the season nine American Idol finals. I figured both had an excellent shot of making it. Of course, it might have helped if Randy or Simon had raved about their beauty,…
Bucky Covington, New Idol Music
Bucky Covington sings about ‘A Father’s Love’

March 1, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

We might still be waiting for Bucky Covington’s second album. But no one can accuse the season five American Idol contestant of not feeding fans a constant diet of singles. The latest is being released to country radio today (March 1). It’s called “A Father’s Love,” and you can head to People.com to hear it…
Carly Smithson, New Idol Music
We Are the Fallen announces album release date

March 1, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Turns out we won’t have to wait much longer for the debut album from We Are the Fallen. I just saw a tweet from Carly Smithson indicating the band’s first album will be called “Tear the World Down” and will be released May 11 on Universal Republic Records. And to celebrate the announcement, the band…
Erica Rhodes
Meet Erica Rhodes, Idol’s girl with a whip

March 1, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

[windowsmedia]http://w2.yorkdispatch.com/mark/ericarhodes.wmv[/windowsmedia] —————————————————————————————————————————————- She used to be a series regular on Barney and Friends. She showed up on American Idol dressed as a dominatrix. Another tawdry tale of child actress gone bad? Hardly. This is a young woman with a plan. Besides, there’s a story behind the whip, the wild outfit and those wicked, wicked shoes….
Danny Gokey, New Idol Music
It’s Gokey time Tuesday and on Idol Thursday

February 27, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

We’re just days away from the Tuesday release of Danny Gokey’s debut country album, “My Best Days.” And Danny will be a featured guest on this week’s American Idol results show, performing his first single from that album, “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.” That song was released two months ago, and the video…
Clay Aiken, Josh Gracin, Kimberly Caldwell, New Idol Music
New music from Clay Aiken, Kim Caldwell, Josh Gracin

February 27, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So many Idol albums were released in 2009, I wondered who from the show was left to grace us with new music in 2010. I shouldn’t have feared. Looks like the season two Idols are coming to the rescue. Clay Aiken is preparing for a March 12 show in Raleigh, N.C., where he will debut…
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood’s comedy debut comes Monday

February 27, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So, you’ve been waiting to see that episode of “How I Met Your Mother” that features Carrie Underwood in a guest star role. Well, your wait is almost over. The episode airs at 8 p.m. Monday on CBS. Carrie plays a pretty pharmaceutical sales rep named Tiffany. She’s a love interest for Ted, played by…
Idols on the Music Chart
Kris Allen’s single cracks the top 20

February 27, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Pretty good week for Kris Allen, right? I mean, he returns to American Idol, makes a plea for Haiti relief and performs “Let It Be.” (Go here for photos from the performance; here for the pre-show interview with Kris about his trip to Haiti.) To top it off, his “Live Like We’re Dying” single hit…

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