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Season 9
American Idol’s thrill-seeking final nine

April 10, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

You’d never know it from some of their laid-back performances, but this is quite a group of thrill seekers we’re watching on season nine of American Idol. The show asked all the finalists what they would do if they had 24 hours to do anything they wanted. Their answers appear below. Katie Stevens would certainly…
Idols on the Music Chart
Blake Lewis closes in on his 1st No. 1 single

April 9, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

In case you hadn’t heard, former American Idol contestant Kimberley Locke released a new single this week. The song is called “Strobelight,” and it’s a dance tune that stemmed from a collaboration with American Idol judge Randy Jackson. You can hear a snippet of the song on Kimberley’s MySpace page. Kimberley finished third on season…
Chris Daughtry, Concert News, Kris Allen
Daughtry, Kris Allen to rock Hershey’s Star Pavilion

April 8, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Hersheypark Star Pavilion has confirmed the previously announced Aug. 6 concert featuring Daughtry and Kris Allen. In fact, tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets for the show will be $49.50, $39.50 and $29.50 (plus processing fees). There’s a limit of eight tickets per customer. The tickets can be charged by phone at…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 4: Results show photo gallery

April 8, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Way to build the drama on American Idol Wednesday night, right? First Ryan Seacrest warns us to expect surprising results. Then he hauls the three gals still in the competition to center stage. With the way female contestants have been getting voted off the show this season, how many other people out there thought one…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 4: The photo gallery

April 7, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The John Lennon-Paul McCartney songbook certainly produced an interesting night on American Idol. Overall, it wasn’t filled with as many impressive performances as last week’s Usher-guided episode. But between bagpipes and the didgeridoo player, there was plenty going on. Here’s a photo gallery from the evening. I’ve arranged the photos in the same order I…
Michael Lynche, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
American Idol announces an auction and judges use their save

April 7, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Ever dream of owning an autographed Simon Cowell T-shirt? How about taking voice lessons from Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson? Those are among the items up for grabs in an Idol Gives Back auction, announced today at AmericanIdol.com. Bidding on those items and more begins today and runs into the wee hours of April 21,…
Michael Lynche, Season 9, Season 9 Finals
American Idol judges should have saved their save

April 7, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Oh, my. The Idol judges get just one save per season. And they used it tonight on Michael Lynche. A wise decision? Personally, I didn’t like it. For starters, Michael put himself in danger of being eliminated with a subpar performance Tuesday night. Given the history of this show, who knows when a front-runner will…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Ranking the nine remaining Idols

April 6, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Oh, the drama. Oh, the suspense. Two Idols go home this week. But that might not be the biggest drama. The biggest drama might be watching American Idol squeeze nine singers into an hour-and-a-half show. Remember, Idol’s track record isn’t pretty. It was last year’s round of eight show when Idol ran late and DVR…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 4: The song-by-song grades

April 6, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Will the ever-smiling Tim Urban finally turn in a performance the American Idol judges can smile about? Can Katie Stevens turn in a young, trendy performance of an old Beatles song? Will Andrew Garcia finally pay the price for constant mediocrity? Or will he finally return to “Straight Up” form? Can the Magnificent Screamer (aka…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 4: Who should stay and who should go

April 6, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Strange, strange night on American Idol. I mean, how many Idol episodes have featured a bagpipe player and a didgeridoo player? Problem is, for every performance that worked, another fell flat. And some of the front-runners left me mostly disappointed. Look, I apply a simple formula to an Idol critique: Would I want to hear…

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