Ready for new music from American Idol season seven contestant Brooke White? We’ll get some later this month, though perhaps not in the format one might expect. Brooke is teaming up with Jack Matranga, formerly of the band Self Against City, to release a six-track EP as Jack and White. You can pre-order the EP,…
So, I return from vacation to find three new American Idol videos to watch. Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and Pia Toscano released videos for their debut singles last week. So, just for fun, let’s rank the three. 1. Pia Toscano: “This Time” — I have no idea what the beach has to do with Pia’s…
The Season 10 American Idols return to the area this week, with a Wednesday night show at the Wells Fargo Center in Philly and a Friday show at the Verizon Center in D.C. When I checked around 2:30 p.m. today, $42 seats (the cheapest) were still available for the show in Philly; $57 seats were…
Adam Lambert missed out on a Do Something Award during the show’s filming Sunday night in Los Angeles. But he was on hand, joining Rose McGowan in the presentation of the Do Something style award to Tyra Banks. Adam was among six nominees for the Do Something music awards, along with Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber,…
For Sonyae Elise, mission accomplished. She entered Platinum Hit desperate for a break in the music business. Over the course of the competition she made references to a difficult childhood, siblings she wanted to help care for and a mother with health problems who had sacrificed much to see her daughter succeed in music. “I…
Tickets remain for all four upcoming American Idol Season 10 summer tour stops in this area. But if you’re thinking about going, you might want to get your tickets soon. Billboard’s BoxScore for the past month includes five Idol shows from the past month among the top 50 concerts in terms of gross receipts, and…
Update: When the “Rock of Ages” cast stops in York later this year, it won’t include Constantine Maroulis. Despite an earlier announcement to the contrary, the folks at Penn State York’s Pullo Center say they’ve now gotten word that Constantine won’t be playing the lead role of rocker Drew in the Friday, Sept. 30, and…
Give Kellie Pickler this, she passed that sophomore jinx problem with flying colors. And her journey to a third album will bring her to Lancaster Thursday night. Kellie is performing at 8 p.m. at the American Music Theatre. And when I checked at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, plenty of mezzanine seating remained, though the orchestra…
The jerk is gone. Finally, in the ninth episode, the judges on Platinum Hit nixed Nick Nittoli. And, in doing so, they offered a measure of sweet revenge to those who were unfairly eliminated before him. Because this was pop night on Platinum Hit. And Nick was the self-proclaimed next king of pop songs. I…
Remember Megan Joy, the quirky Idol contestant who make bird noises when she was eliminated? Well, she hasn’t released any music since Idol, but it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. And now season eight’s ninth-place finisher is trying a new approach, a Kickstarter campaign to raise $15,000 by the end of August to…
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