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Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Results recap: I can picture the tour opener right now

March 24, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

I can picture it already. Lights flood the American Idol summer tour stage as Tim Urban slides down a giant slide on his knees. He launches into a reggae version of “Born To Be Wild” and follows it up with “Stairway To Heaven,” playing part of the Led Zeppelin classic on a kazoo. He’s followed…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Finals Week 2: Who should stay and who should go

March 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So, did Miley Cyrus help the Idols? Three of the guys gave up their guitars. She constantly encouraged contestants to put an edge on their performance. And then American Idol season nine promptly took a big step in the wrong direction. I’m with Simon, that was not a good episode. And to think, 10 of…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Finals Week 2: Song-by-song grades

March 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

One 2-minute song. So much at stake. That’s the big story this week on American Idol. The survivors get to go on the Idol summer tour, performing all over the country in front of thousands of fans. The loser … Well, think Kevin “Chicken Little” Covais, Stephanie Edwards, Charles Grigsby and Matt Rogers. They all…
Anoop Desai, New Idol Music
Anoop Desai release 1st single: ‘My Name’ (link to song)

March 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

While the American Idol world rages against the selection of Miley Cyrus as tonight’s guest judge, let’s not forget that this is also a pretty big day for a former Idol contestant: Anoop Desai. Added as the 13th contestant to the finals last year, Anoop wound up finishing sixth, well enough to earn a spot…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Ranking Idol’s Final 11

March 23, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

I’ve been trying to picture this. Idol’s frontrunner is Crystal Bowersox, a 24-year-old mom from Ohio and a pretty serious musician. She’s likely looking forward to input from some of the music legends Idol offers up as mentors, people like Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson. Heck, bet she’d love some input from one…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Please, tell me it’s a joke: Miley Cyrus is Idol’s mentor?

March 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Apparently, American Idol decided having a teen idol themed week wasn’t pandering enough to its younger audience. It’s decided to turn this week over to teens altogether. Gone is the teen idol theme, announced just last week in the same press release that bade farewell to Lacey Brown. In its place we get Billboard No….
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Contestants talk about their ‘unique’ jobs before Idol

March 22, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

They’re living the lives of celebrities now. Working with American Idol’s makeup artists. Posing for photo shoots. Filming Ford videos. Rehearsing with Ricky Minor and his band for a performance in front of 30 million TV viewers. But life wasn’t always so cushy for these American Idols, who now find themselves just a performance away…
Idols on the Music Chart
Carrie Underwood closes in on another No. 1

March 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Carrie Underwood is just two spots away from having her ninth number one country single. “Temporary Home” moved up from number five to number three on Billboard’s country singles chart this week. The only obstacles between her and the number one position, current chart-topper “Hillbilly Bone” by Blake Shelton and “A Little More Country Than…
Bo Bice, New Idol Music
Bo Bice shortens his hair and his album title

March 21, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Bo Bice has a new album due out on May 18. It was supposed to be called “Different Shades of Blue.” But Thursday, the season four American Idol announced a new name: “3.” I somehow doubt it has anything to do with Britney Spears’ hit song by the same name. But it is his third…
Concert News, Danny Gokey
Danny Gokey coming to Merriweather, still in top 20 on Billboard charts

March 19, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Danny Gokey enjoyed another solid week on the Billboard music charts. His debut album dropped of course, from number four to number 16 on the Billboard 200. But a second-week drop was expected. And, consider this, his second week performance was better than any of the other season eight Idols in terms of chart position…

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