Mark Franklin | Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idol girls semifinals week 1: The song-by-song grades

February 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Idol fans, we’re in for a treat tonight. Finally, we get to hear all 12 female semifinalists perform, on an equal platform. Some of them, we’ve heard from multiple times. Like Haeley Vaughn, Didi Benami and Crystal Bowersox. Others, barely at all. Paige Miles? I can’t recall hearing her sing a note. The best news…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Idol Chatter ranks American Idol’s top 24

February 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

All the preliminaries are over. It’s time to get down to the performing and the voting. Which also means it’s time for Idol Chatter’s first ranking blog of 2010. We’ll get to that in a moment. First, let’s review the schedule: The 12 female semifinalists sing Tuesday night in a two-hour show that begins at…
Idol Gives Back, Kris Allen
Kris Allen reflects on his experience in Haiti

February 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Who better to serve as guest star on season nine’s first American Idol results show than last year’s winner, Kris Allen? But when Kris appears on Thursday’s episode, he’ll be doing much more than hawking his music. Kris recently returned from a trip to Haiti. And the United Nations Foundation, one of the agencies helping…
New Idol Music, Season 9
Great music from Idols who didn’t make the semifinals

February 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

You want music? They’ve got music. I’m talking about the very talented group of golden ticket winners American Idol sent to Hollywood this year. You’ll have trouble convincing me all of the most talented are among this year’s top 24. Below, I’ve listed 18 golden ticket recipients who have music available for download right now…
Lee DeWyze, New Idol Music, Season 9
Pick up pre-Idol music on iTunes from four semifinalists

February 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Two years ago, much was made of the fact that David Cook’s pre-Idol independent album, “Analog Heart” became available on Amazon.com midway through his American Idol run. In fact, it was pretty quickly yanked down. And, typically, it’s pretty difficult to find pre-Idol music from contestants who make the semifinals. MySpace pages are scrubbed of…
Season 9
Where to find your favorite on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace

February 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Here’s a switch. American Idol has decided you can track your favorite semifinalists this season on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. Don’t expect too much insider information to leak from the season Idols. The show tends to keep pretty tight reins on its contestants. Last year, all the semifinalists were under contract until late August. Even…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
American Idol semifinalists reveal their special talents

February 20, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

About a week ago, I posted a blog on special talents American Idol’s golden ticket winners revealed during their Hollywood Week interviews. And, oh, what talents? Three gals confessed they’re experts at driving with their knees. Remember Vanessa Wolfe of Tennessee? She says she’s great at talking her way out of police tickets. Go here…
Idols on the Music Chart
Music charts: A great week for American Idol singles

February 19, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Not one. Not two. Not even three. Five — count ’em — five singles from former American Idol contestants reached new peaks on Billboard’s Hot 100 this week. Without further ado, here’s a rundown of how the Idols did on the charts this week. Kris Allen: “Live Like We’re Dying” moves up three spots on…
Angela Martin, Season 9
Angela Martin: Idol isn’t her future; a Kara-penned song is

February 19, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Angela Martin might not get a shot at becoming the season nine American Idol. But it sounds as though she’ll wind up in a recording studio at some point. Everyone who watches Idol likely knows Angela’s story by now. She advanced to Hollywood for the third straight season this year. But she didn’t make the…
Anoop Desai, New Idol Music
Anoop Desai announces single, EP release dates

February 19, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Anoop Desai just tweeted the dates for the release of his first single and an EP. The single, “My Name,” will be released March 23. The EP, “All Is Fair,” will be out sometime in May, Anoop says. “It’s been busy writing and recording music,” Anoop writes. “Really excited.” This will mark the first post-Idol…

Archives

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

LATEST News

Featured Music

The Voice Season 28 profiles

The Voice Season 28 Profiles

Archives

Post-Voice Music

Post-American Idol Music