That loud thud you just heard was David Cook’s new album, dropping out of the Billboard 200 after only eight weeks. Ouch. I mean, that’s an awfully cool reception for a new release from a guy whose post-Idol debut went platinum (1,000,000 copies sold) in nearly the same amount of time. According to USA Today,…
Pia Toscano appeared on Good Day New York this morning to perform … what else, “This Time,” her new single and a song that seems destined to set some sort of performed-most-often-on-TV record. For American Idol fans, that wasn’t the big news to come from the Good Day appearance. Asked about her early ouster from…
Dance hit-maker David Guetta released a new single, “Night of Your Life,” Tuesday. And this one features former American Idol contestant and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson. This morning, the song is number 31 on iTunes’ singles list, one spot above Guetta’s “Where Them Girls At,” which features Flo Rida and the red-hot Nicki Minaj. You…
Earlier this year, I wrote that Lacey Brown had just delivered the Idol musical surprise of the year with a startling good debut EP. We just got another surprise of the musical delight type, a six-track EP named “Gemini” from Jack and White. That would be White as in Brooke White, the singer-songwriter who finished…
It’s still summer, but some David Archuleta fans are likely thinking Christmas already. That’s because the runner-up from season seven of American Idol will be featured on a Christmas CD/DVD release set for Sept. 6. The release is called “Glad Christmas Tidings: Live in Concert” and was recorded last year when David performed with the…
About three weeks ago, I reported that season eight Idol contestant Megan Joy had launched a kickstarter campaign to fund the release of a seven-song EP. Well, she reached her $15,000 goal with plenty of time to spare. And she celebrated by getting married on Sunday. Just joking of course. The two events were planned…
One of the most talented singers ever to be gypped out of a spot in the American Idol finals is about to release her first full-length CD. Kristen McNamara — or KMAC, as she likes to be called — was a victim of that horrid season eight format in which dozens of the 36 semifinalists…
The best American Idol news on the music charts this week comes from the show’s twangy side. The “Remind Me” duet from Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood is now number four on the country singles chart, up from number five a week ago. It’s also number 17 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Among country songs, only…
The Aemrican Idol release calendar for 2011 just got a whole lot more exciting. That’s because we’re only about two months away from the release of a new Kelly Clarkson album, her fifth since winning the first season of American Idol. And we won’t even have to wait that long for new music from Kelly….
Well, it’s official, apparently. Jennifer Lopez will be back for Season 11 of American Idol. Gee, whiz. I’m thrilled. No reports yet on whether she got the hefty raise she was seeking. Something like $20 million after making $11 million during Season 10. All of this is enough to make me march into my boss’s…
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