He was only on screen for a few seconds Wednesday night, one of a trio of male singers featured early on during American Idol’s Aspen auditions. But I came away thinking his was the best voice we heard on an episode where the judges seemed pretty easily pleased. His full name is Devan Blake Jones. …
High school student Shelby Lynn Tweten tackled Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” during Idol’s Wednesday night audition episode from Aspen, Colorado. And talk about making a good impression. Jennifer Lopez called her voice “beautiful.” Steven Tyler called her “fearless.” And, after she left the room, Randy Jackson says she “has huge potential.” She also has one…
American Idol lands in Aspen tonight for audition episode number four, coming off a badly bungled San Diego show that didn’t end until midnight and with ratings in decline. But from my perspective, there were a few positive developments from the first week of Season 11. * When nearly half the featured contestants from the…
*** A Naima album, too *** The album news just keeps coming from the Season 10 Idols. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel posted an item about a hour ago about a record deal for hometown girl Naima Adedapo, who finished in the top 11 last year. Naima is supposed to release a 3-song EP in March. But…
Carrie Underwood has announced a new single, and its release is right around the proverbial corner. “Good Girl,” the lead single from her fourth album, will be released to country radio on Feb. 23, according to a post on Carrie’s website this morning. Carrie, looking lovely in black, announced the single in a video message…
You know what’s a whole lot more fun that watching a repeat audition episode of American Idol? Watching a ustream chat with Jack and White on the evening they released their second EP and watching them perform acoustic versions of four of their songs. With apologies to the president — Brooke insisted they had no…
If you’ve listened to Kellie Pickler’s new album, “100 Proof,” one thing becomes instantly clear. Gone are songs about “Red High Heels” and being a “Smalltown Girl.” Gone are “Rocks Instead of Rice” and songs about shoe-shopping. This is a more mature Kellie — after all, she’s 25 and married now — singing more traditional…
Jayrah Gibson might just overwhelm you with his enthusiasm. He’s the guy who literally jogged on stage during the San Diego audition episode, declaring that he’s a pop/R&B artist and a song writer. Oh, and by the way, he’d written a song for Jennifer Lopez. Called “Shake Your Money Maker,” no doubt inspired by Jennifer’s…
She showed up on American Idol’s San Diego set looking like a model, acting a bit ditzy, acting a wee bit flirty. And on national TV Sunday night, she also seemed a wee bit confused. She thanked her family for their support for her singing and her quest to become America’s next top model. “America’s…
Can frat boy Kyle Crews go from “The Magical Mrs. Piggle Wiggle” to American Idol champ? That’s what the University of California Berkeley student will be attempting after getting his golden ticket to Hollywood in the San Diego audition episode. “The Magical Mrs. Piggle Wiggle,” you ask? Apparently, that’s the first musical theater performance Kyle…
