Two years ago, much was made of the fact that David Cook’s pre-Idol independent album, “Analog Heart” became available on Amazon.com midway through his American Idol run. In fact, it was pretty quickly yanked down. And, typically, it’s pretty difficult to find pre-Idol music from contestants who make the semifinals. MySpace pages are scrubbed of…
Here’s a switch. American Idol has decided you can track your favorite semifinalists this season on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. Don’t expect too much insider information to leak from the season Idols. The show tends to keep pretty tight reins on its contestants. Last year, all the semifinalists were under contract until late August. Even…
About a week ago, I posted a blog on special talents American Idol’s golden ticket winners revealed during their Hollywood Week interviews. And, oh, what talents? Three gals confessed they’re experts at driving with their knees. Remember Vanessa Wolfe of Tennessee? She says she’s great at talking her way out of police tickets. Go here…
Not one. Not two. Not even three. Five — count ’em — five singles from former American Idol contestants reached new peaks on Billboard’s Hot 100 this week. Without further ado, here’s a rundown of how the Idols did on the charts this week. Kris Allen: “Live Like We’re Dying” moves up three spots on…
Angela Martin might not get a shot at becoming the season nine American Idol. But it sounds as though she’ll wind up in a recording studio at some point. Everyone who watches Idol likely knows Angela’s story by now. She advanced to Hollywood for the third straight season this year. But she didn’t make the…
Anoop Desai just tweeted the dates for the release of his first single and an EP. The single, “My Name,” will be released March 23. The EP, “All Is Fair,” will be out sometime in May, Anoop says. “It’s been busy writing and recording music,” Anoop writes. “Really excited.” This will mark the first post-Idol…
In this year’s American Idol video interviews, all the golden winners were asked to name their favorite Idol moment. Now, this was in no way a scientific survey. I’m not even sure what question the contestants were asked. The answers ranged from their favorite past contestant to their favorite single performance. Many even talked about…
I didn’t even know this was going on, until I just saw a tweet from season seven American Idol runner-up David Archuleta. Today in Miami, more than 50 Latin artists — David included — gathered to film a Spanish language version of “We Are the World,” titled “Somos El Mundo.” “We Are the World” was…
During a Thursday evening conference call, Simon Cowell said there’s a better chance of a female winning the American Idol crown in season nine. Kara DioGuardi said the same thing a week ago, noting the recent success of such artists as Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Kei$ha amounts to a women’s movement in popular music….
Editor’s Note: See an update on the Chris Golightly story below. Another group of American Idol semifinalists yields another controversy. Should we expect less? I mean, this is getting to be the routine. Last year, Joanna Pacitti got the boot after being welcomed to the semifinals in the judges’ mansion episode. The next day, Joanna…
Chechi Sarai
Claire Heilig
Claudia B.
Corii
Crystal Nicole
Deejay Young
Dylan Carter
Eli Ward
Elizabeth Evans
Ephraim Owens
Huntley
Jackson Snelling
Jacquie Roar
Jarae Womack
Jason Arcilla
Jenna Marquis
Jordan Rainer
Joslynn Rose
Julia Roome
Juliete Ojeda
Kara Tenae
Kaylee Shimizu
Kristen Bown
Lennon Vanderdoes
Lauren Williams
Lila Forde
LVNDR
Mac Royals
Mara Justine
Ms. Monet
Nini Iris
Noah Spencer
Olivia Eden
Olivia Minogue
Rachel Nguyen
Reid Zingale
Ruby Leigh
RUDI
Sophia Hoffman
Stee
Talakai
Tanner Massey
Taylor Deneen
Tom Nitta
Willie Gomez
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