Well, if Tuesday night’s report from TMZ is correct, we could be in for a drama-filled episode of American Idol Wednesday. The website is reporting that a contestant — perhaps Jermaine Jones — will be booted from the show. If that’s true, how does this week proceed? Do all 11 remaining singers perform, knowing no…
When I listened to Kellie Pickler’s new album, I got a little worried. I mean, no songs about calamarie or shoe shopping. A more serious, grownup Kellie. Would she show up on Ellen Friday afternoon and have a serious chat about the direction of her new music? About why she shied away from county-pop for…
Lauren Alaina entered American Idol as a 15-year-old, but had already gained front-runner status by the time the contestants headed to Hollywood. She didn’t disappoint, making it all the way to the Season 10 finals before losing to fellow teen and fellow country singer Scotty McCreery Wednesday night. On Friday, Lauren Alaina (last name Suddeth)…
Wednesday night, Scotty McCreery was named the American Idol for Season 10. Thursday afternoon (well, morning where he is), Scotty talked to the media about Idol and his future in music. “This is pretty wild, I gotta say,” he said. “A whole lot more than I bargained for when I got into this. It’s been…
She was an afterthought when the Season 10 American Idol finals began. One of the female contestants sure to be here and gone before we really knew who she was. But Haley Reinhart turned out to be a survivor rather than cannon fodder, pulling off one of the most remarkable turn-arounds in Idol’s 10 years….
James Durbin made an emotional, heartfelt goodbye to American Idol Thursday night. He was in tears while standing alongside Scotty McCreery, before ever getting the news that he was the eliminated contestant. He launched into a version of “Amazing” that he had difficulty singing because he was so overcome by emotion. Then he pronounced the…
Jacob Lusk seemed the obvious choice to go home on American Idol this week. He got a lukewarm response from Idol’s easy-to-please judges when he tried singing both parts of the “No Air” Jordin Sparks/Chris Brown duet. His Wednesday night efforts got a rating of 6 — on a scale of 10 — from Idol…
Casey Abrams won’t be the Season 10 American Idol. But he’ll forever be remembered for one of the most dramatic Idol episodes ever. That came back on March 24. You remember the night. It was week three of the finals. And Ryan Seacrest had just delivered the shocking news. Casey Abrams, widely considered an Idol…
Back in the Idol auditions, Jennifer Lopez pronounced that Stefano Langone had a “star on his forehead.” The star nearly never saw Idol’s big stage. But the judges gave him a wild-card berth after a rousing performance of “Need You Now.” And Stefano wound up being the last wild-card contestant standing until his elimination Thursday…
Paul McDonald had a little more seasoning than your typical American Idol contestant. He’d been lead singer for the Hightide Blue, later renamed The Grand Magnolias. The former released two EPs — a total of 10 tracks — between 2007 and 2008. The latter released a CD just last year, touting its sound as “a…
