Blake Marvin This guy from Lone Tree, Colo., heads his own country-pop-rock band and released a seven-track CD, “Keep Movin’ On, back in 2007. He said he’d been thinking about auditioning for Idol for six or seven years and finally did it in season nine because was prodded by “everybody I know.” His most memorable…
Alex Nester This Simi Valley, Calif., resident is a singer, songwriter and cancer surviver. She was diagnosed with cancer back in 2000, at age 16, shortly after winning outstanding female vocalist honors at the Los Angeles Music Award. After chemotherapy and a year-long battle with the disease, she was declared cancer free. “That gives you…
Everything else is coming up roses for Carrie Underwood these days, why shouldn’t she be graced with another top 10 country hit? I mean, she recently got engaged. She just won another Grammy. Her new album debuted at number one. She’ll have the honors of singing the national anthem for Sunday’s Super Bowl. And her…
That was a touching end to the American Idol audition episodes, right? I mean, introducing us to Hope Johnson, the 19-year-old waitress and bartender from Pollard, Ark. She lived in poverty as a youngster and told Idol she didn’t realize, growing up, that it wasn’t normal not to have dinner every night. Well, she made…
Tonight, we get an episode of Idol called “The Road to Hollywood.” I don’t remember such an episode in the past. I don’t know what to expect. I’m hoping Idol will spend the hour introducing us to top talent we missed during the audition episodes. Say someone like Crystal Bowersox, who won a golden ticket…
American Idol-like singing competitions are pretty typical these days. But at the Super Bowl? Apparently, “Entertainment Tonight” tried it at Tuesday’s media day. Saint and Colt players were asked to grab a mic and belt out a song — Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” no less. Season two Idol beauty Kimberly Caldwell — who will finally release…
By now, you probably know Lionel Richie oversaw a re-recording of “We Are the World” on Monday. What you might not know is that several former American Idol contestants were involved in the process. Proceeds from the new recording — featuring artists as diverse as Lady Gaga, rapper Lil Wane and Barbra Streisand — will…
American Idol wraps up its audition episodes tonight from Denver. But, first, some unfinished business from the Dallas episode. Hey, we saw some talented singers that night didn’t we? Of course, we should have. Idol judges gave out no fewer than 31 golden tickets in Texas. Two guys we didn’t see in the show (well,…
Was it just me, or did it seem like American Idol was showcasing lots of cannon fodder tonight? Meaning, contestants talented enough to make it to Hollywood, but probably not serious threats to go deep into the competition. Or, in many cases, even make the semifinals. Wish I could hear more of Haeley Vaughn, who…
Before the live blogging starts for Idol’s final audition show for season nine, there’s a good deal of Idol news to catch up on. * Carrie Underwood has released the video for her new single “Temporary Home.” It’s available exclusively on iTunes today and tomorrow. It debuts Thursday on CMT and GAC. Go here for…
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