Turns out Season 13 American Idol winner Caleb Johnson had some pretty big news to share on the red carpet before Thursday’s finale. He’ll be heading out with Kiss as the opening act on their Freedom to Rock tour this summer. Caleb will be the opener when the tour begins on July 7 in Boise,…
On the American Idol red carpet, Fantasia said she’s tired of being kept in a box musically. So she’s breaking out, promising a rock-soul explosion. Okay, maybe with an exception. Case in point: “Ugly,” her new country single. Wow. What a single? Fantasia sounds amazing, of course, on the country ballad. You can check out…
If you’re eager to hear more new music from American Idol third-place finisher Dalton Rapattoni, there’s good news. The 20-year-old from Texas plans to head into the studio Sunday to start work on an album. “Right now, we don’t have word back from 19’s people whether they are going to pick up my option or…
La’Porsha Renae was the front-runner on American Idol throughout Season 15. Original Idol Kelly Clarkson even declared she should win. Not once, but twice. But the 22-year-old from McComb, Miss., said she wasn’t shocked when Trent Harmon was announced as the winner Thursday night. “I kind of had a feeling he would be (the winner)…
Get read for some country-soul, Trent Harmon style. In a Friday conference call with the media, Trent confirmed what Scott Borchetta had hinted at earlier in the week. Post-Idol, the Season 15 winner will be releasing a country-flavored album. “I sing blue-eyed soul,” Trent said. “I talked it over with Scott, and he said…
President Obama opened the evening by congratulating American Idol on its 15-year run in a taped message. The original judges — Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell — all returned. So did original co-host Brian Dunkleman and William Hung of “She Bangs” fame. Larry Platt, the “Pants on the Ground” guy, even showed up….
Now that’s the way you do a finale. Sure, the singer I picked to win Season 15 of American Idol — La’Porsha Renae — didn’t. Sure, that means we only had one female winner on American Idol in the show’s last nine seasons. And that makes me wonder if Kelly Clarkson could have beaten…
For weeks, Season 15 of American Idol looked like it would turn into one long victory march for La’Porsha Renae. The call representative from McComb, Miss., sounded so great in her blind audition that original Idol Kelly Clarkson declared her the favorite to win the night it aired. Kelly repeated the sentiment when she…
American Idol enters tonight with two purposes: to crown a new champion and celebrate 15 years of Idol history. That’s likely to add up to the best finale in years. No guest stars hawking new music that has nothing to do with the show. Just wall-to-wall Idols, with dozens scheduled to perform. In other words,…
American Idol brought back dozens of past contestants to participate in the Season 15 finale Thursday night. Not all of them wound up in front of cameras on the red carpet, but many did. So here’s a red carpet photo gallery from the final American Idol finale.
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