Season 11 American Idol standout Colton Dixon will release a new single next week. The song is called “More of You,” and you can check it out below. Colton also just posted the cover of his upcoming album Thursday morning on his Facebook music page. It’s called “Anchor” and will be out Aug. 19. Colton…
American Idol opened auditions for Season 14 Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis. And while the show’s appeal might have diminished in recent years, 2,000 still turned out for the event, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. It marked Idol’s first visit to the city since 2006. Back then, the crowd at the audition was expected at…
While checking out what the artists participating in The Voice tour have been up to, I stumbled upon a great new song from Dia Frampton. We haven’t had any new music from Dia since she finished second on Season 1 of The Voice and released her solo album “Red” in December 2011. Apparently, that’s about…
We’re just days away from the start of The Voice tour. The 31-date tour kicks off Saturday at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio. Stops along the way include a Wednesday, July 2 show at the Hershey Theatre and a Tuesday, July 8 show at the Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the…
American Idol is offering $50,000 to the person who finds the show’s new winner. FOX announced what it’s calling the “American Idol True Believer” initiative on Tuesday, the day before the first series of auditions in Minneapolis. The contest recognizes that sometimes “a talented singer just needs someone to give them a little extra encouragement…
The Voice and American Idol will go head to head for a Teen Choice award in August. But last year’s winner can’t possibly repeat. That’s because The X Factor took the category last year, perhaps a sign that teens were watching and no one else was, since Simon Cowell’s show was cancelled last year after…
Queen is set to embark on its first tour in six years with former Idol runner-up Adam Lambert as its frontman. As a warm-up, the band performed on the iHeartRadio theater in Los Angeles on Monday, and I’ve included photos from the show at the bottom of this blog. The 24-date North American tour kicks…
If you’re an aspiring singer planning to use Disney’s American Idol Experience as a shortcut to auditioning for the show, you’d best plan your trip soon. Disney, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment have announced that the attraction will be closing in January. The American Idol Experience opened in 2009, which would have been around Season 8,…
If a young lady named River Rose takes the music world by storm 15 or 16 years from now, just blame Kelly Clarkson. If you missed the news, Kelly is now a mom. She and hubby Brandon Blackstock welcomed their daughter to the world on Thursday. Kelly, 32, announced the news via Twitter on Saturday,…
So, Pia Toscano sang the national anthem twice during the Stanley Cup finals and the Los Angeles Kings won both times. Guess that good luck charm is still working. Course it took the Kings two overtime periods to prevail Friday night as they won the series, 4-1, over the New York Rangers. Pia couldn’t sing…
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