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Idols on the Music Chart
Lots of publicity, no hits yet for Adam Lambert

January 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Next up for Adam Lambert: a Tuesday appearance on Oprah. And one has to wonder when all the hype will finally translate into success on the music charts. I mean Adam has enjoyed more publicity than any winner of American Idol could ever hope for … and he didn’t win. But while eveything Taylor Swift,…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Holly Hardin: The next Kellie Pickler? (plus video of more golden ticket winners)

January 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Did American Idol find the next Kellie Pickler in Atlanta? You be the judge. Check out the video of Holly Hardin‘s audition below. Then check out her performance on America’s Got Talent back in 2008. The similarities are striking. I mean, like Kellie, this Holly is quite the character. She showed up for her Idol…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Thanks, Atlanta, for some promising country vocals

January 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Gotta admit, last night, my expectations from the Idol premiere were pretty low. I mean, I was among the members of the media who participated in a conference call interview with Randy Jackson last week. He left us with the impression the Boston auditions were nothing special. Hmm. Tell that to Justin Williams, who looks…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Idol Chatter’s favorites from the Atlanta auditions

January 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Randy Jackson was right. The Atlanta auditions were something special. Especially when it came to promising country voices. I’m a fan of all sorts of music, country included. What I really appreciate is an American Idol finals that features a wide variety of artists. That was sorely missing last year when we were served up…
Ace Young, Concert News, Taylor Hicks
Grease, with Taylor Hicks and Ace Young, coming to Hershey

January 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Taylor Hicks is coming to Hershey — along with the rest of the cast of “Grease” — in April. Taylor has been playing Teen Angel in “Grease” since the national tour began in December 2008. The show already stopped in Baltimore last February and is scheduled to run at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.,…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
Hear more from Tuesday’s golden ticket recipients on Idol

January 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Well, I promised to try to find more music from some of the golden ticket recipients, and that didn’t take all that long. Here are performances you can find on YouTube from five of Tuesday night’s golden ticket recipients. If you know of YouTube videos of any of the other golden ticket recipients from Boston,…
Judges, Simon Cowell
Simon talks about his Idol departure

January 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Simon Cowell spoke to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM radio program this morning about his decision to bring the X Factor to the U.S. and leave American Idol after season nine. Simon said he’s always wanted to bring the show to the U.S., but that he had considered continuing on American Idol as well….
Judges, Simon Cowell
Fans react to news of Simon’s departure

January 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The Twitter world is ablaze today with commentary on Simon Cowell’s pending departure from American Idol. Here’s just a sampling of the comments I’ve caught today. I’ve included my favorites. In addition to these, there was a mid-morning campaign calling for Sue Sylvester (who plays Jane Lynch on “Glee”) to replace Simon. andysack: “I for…
Season 9, Season 9 Auditions
A promising start to Season 9 of American Idol

January 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Welcome to the first Idol Chatter live blog of Season 9. First off, know this. I’ve declared my blog a no-spoiler zone. If you want to know, before the show even starts, who gets a golden ticket or who makes the semifinals, go elsewhere. There are plenty of spoiler blogs out there. I’ve read some…
Judges, Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi sings Katharine McPhee songs — really

January 11, 2010 By Mark Franklin 1

On Sunday, I posted my review of Katharine McPhee’s new album, “Unbroken.” And I mentioned that two of the songs on the album — lead single “Had It All” and “Terrified”– were co-written by Kara DioGuardi. Knowing that Kat was doing the nighttime talk show rounds, I headed to YouTube, looking for video from one…

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