Yesterday, I took at look at the best of Idol in 2010. Today, the worst. And in 2010, it was more difficult narrowing down the worst than the best. Yet to come this week: Best Idol albums of 2010 (Wednesday), best Idol songs of 2010 (Thursday) and best Idol videos of 2010 (Friday.) So keep…
Paige Miles is working on a post-Idol EP titled “StarDust,” according to her MySpace page. And she’s inviting listeners to help decide which song will be released as the first single from the EP. Paige has posted 90-second snippets of four songs on soundcloud.com. The songs are “Shine,” “Lucky,” “Waste of Time” and “Sucker Free.”…
Over the next five days, I’ll take a look back at 2010, American Idol style. Today, my picks for five Idol highlights of the year that’s about to conclude. Coming up later this week, the worst of Idol (Tuesday), the top albums of 2010 (Wednesday), the top Idol songs of 2010 (Thursday) and the best…
After the poor reception to Lee DeWyze’s debut album, I was really worried Crystal Bowersox would set a new record for Idol album sales futility. She didn’t, though landing at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart released this morning gives her the distinction of having the second-lowest debut of an Idol finalist. But let’s…
If you aren’t full up on holiday music, you might want to check out this Christmas album, for the sake of curiousity if nothing else. After all, we don’t often get new recorded music from some of these folks. Anyway, 12 former American Idol contestants are featured on the album “American Christmas 2,” available via…
Just when you think a Carrie Underwood single has no chance of hitting number one on the country charts, this happens. “Mama’s Song,” Carrie’s fifth single off her “Play On” album, just jumped from number seven to number four on the country singles chart. This after being stuck between number 14 and number seven for…
Reviews are pouring in for Crystal Bowersox’s debut album, and they’re surprisingly mixed. Yesterday, I dubbed it the best Idol debut yet from a finalist. And I’ll stand by that. Crystal is far from the most commercial Idol finalist. Yet she avoided a fate that has befallen several similar finalists: Idol attempts to make them…
Those David Archuleta fans sure are something. Earlier this year, they voted David the top American Idol contestant of all time via Billboard.com. Now Billboard has posted its list of favorite Idol albums of 2010, based on fan voting. Guess who came out on top? In other words, at number one? That’s right, David Archuleta….
Let me be among the first to congratulate Crystal Bowersox. Wow. Great album. The best debut by an Idol finalist yet, in my estimation. Better than Carrie Underwood’s “Some Hearts”? Yep. As talented as Carrie is, she had the hits handed to her. Better than Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment”? Yep. Adam ranks right alongside…
Welcome to a new feature of Idol Chatter, a look back at all the albums released by Idol finalists since the show started. Follow the links and you’ll find Idol Chatter mini reviews of each album, along with a grade, my picks for download worthy tracks, a look at each album’s chart performance and links…
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