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Brooke White, New Idol Music
Brooke White delivers ‘High Hopes and Heartbreak’

July 13, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

There’s a story behind Brooke White’s latest single, “Radio, Radio.” It has to do with a decrepit TV. And Brooke shared it during a live Webcast last week. “When I was a kid, we grew up listening to music non-stop pretty much because we had a piece of crap television that was about 15 inches…
Brooke White, Chris Daughtry, Jordin Sparks
CD Flashback: Daughtry, Jordin Sparks, Brooke White

July 12, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Hey, for Idol fans, the next two weeks are a big deal. Daughtry’s long-awaited second album hits stores Tuesday. Season six winner Jordin Sparks will be back with album number two next Tuesday. Brooke White, from season seven, releases her post-Idol debut Tuesday on iTunes and next Tuesday in stores. To celebrate the occasion, I…
New Idol Music, Phil Stacey
New music coming from Phil Stacey in August

July 11, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Add Phil Stacey to the long list of Idol contestants with plans to release an album this year. When last we heard from Phil, he had released a country album in April 2008. It wasn’t exactly a smash hit for the top-six finisher from season six of Idol. The best-performing single from the self-titled disc…
Idols on the Music Chart
Idols on the music charts

July 10, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

In spite of two versions of the awful “No Boundaries” (one by Kris Allen, one by Adam Lambert), the American Idol season eight album debuts at number 34 this week on the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart. That means the album sold nearly 14,000 copies, according to AmericanIdol.com. In case you missed the earlier blog…
Brooke White, New Idol Music
Brooke White announces album pre-release, answers fans’ questions

July 9, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Brooke White announced a pre-release of her new album and sang three songs from the CD during a live Webcast Thursday evening. After technical difficulties delayed the start of her USTREAM concert on Facebook for 34 minutes — and even then the broadcast was in audio only — Brooke started the show with her current…
Chris Daughtry
Daughtry: An out-of-tune guitar and the stories behind the songs

July 8, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Daughtry’s second album hits stores next Tuesday (July 14), but you can learn the stories behind the songs now. Monday on its Web site, the band posted the first in a series of video interviews on how the album tracks came together. First up: “You Don’t Belong,” a song true fans will be familiar with…
Bucky Covington, Concert News
Bucky Covington headlines country lineup at York Fair

July 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

As I announced in this blog a month ago, country music star and former Idol contestant Bucky Covington will perform at the York Fair Sunday, Sept. 13. WGTY 107.7 announced the concert lineup for its Great Country Radio Stage at the fair Tuesday morning. Bucky will perform a 6:30 p.m. show on the third evening…
Brooke White
Watch Brooke White perform live on Thursday

July 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

If you want a sneak peek — or a sneak listen — to some of the material on Brooke White’s new album, head to her Facebook page Thursday evening. Brooke is performing live from the Village Recorder in Los Angeles, and her performance will be streamed live on her Facebook page beginning at 8 p.m….
Carrie Underwood, New Idol Music
New Carrie Underwood album to be released Nov. 3

July 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

The American Idol who took country music by storm after winning season four announced this afternoon that she will be releasing a new album on Nov. 3. That’s right, country music fans, a new Carrie Underwood album will be out before year’s end. What’s more, a new single will be released later this summer. The…
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson at the Michael Jackson service (in photos)

July 7, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson was among the guests invited to perform at Michael Jackson’s public memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angelese Tuesday afternoon. The “Dreamgirls” star and former Idol contestant sang “You Will Be There.” The photos of her performance in this blog were provided by The Associated Press. Jennifer’s appearance –…

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