Last night, I wondered if Idol might have a trick up its sleeve and find some way to bring Chris Medina back into the competition. That looks less likely now, because Chris is wasting no time moving on. Friday, he’ll appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He’s already listed on the show’s official…
The Idol judges made the final call on 10 of its final 40 singers Wednesday night. And — I almost can’t believe I’m writing this — the judges made the right call in every case. That includes Chris Medina, the guy with the incredible back-story, who was sent packing after a series of up-and-down performances….
Just a week ago, Nigel Lythgoe told us we’d see some incredible productions during American Idol’s first-ever Vegas sing off. That some new stars would emerge. That some old favorites would slip a little. Well, turns out it had all better happen very quickly. By the beginning of this week, Idol had trimmed its two-hour…
So, an Idol fan tweeted me the other day, asking if I knew who made the final 24 on American Idol. My response was that I didn’t. And while there are spoiler sites out there that claim they know, I won’t look at them. It’d sorta spoil the surprise when the show airs. That said,…
In a video blog just posted to his fans Tuesday afternoon, David Archuleta said he’s excited about looking forward to the future with his music career and addressed some of the changes that have taken place over the past week. As reported earlier, David is no longer with Jive records. He has also parted ways…
So, what do you think the odds are that David Cook will be singing Idol’s farewell song this season? You know, the song that’s heard at the end of every Idol results show? In the past week or so, we’ve gotten the following tweets from David … 1. “Hey hey! Busy week! Mixing 🙂 and…
Editor’s Note: See update below. Â Today’s featured song comes from an Idol contestant who provided one of the few bright spots during that dreadful Los Angeles episode. Meet Tim Halperin, 23, of Fort Worth, Texas, one of Idol’s MySpace auditioners. While Tim was explaining his crush on Jennifer Lopez in that L.A. show, Idol’s blue…
Those who watch American Idol for the singing might be disappointed this week. Those who watch for the drama … well, it looks like plenty is in store. We’d been led to believe that Wednesday’s two-hour episode would focus solely on the final 60 singing Beatles tunes for their Idol lives. I was looking forward…
Seems like 2011 is the year for long-awaited debut albums from for American Idol contestants. Last month, we got the debut CD “Everything” from season four’s Anwar Robinson. After hearing the lead single, I’m anxiously awaiting April’s release of “Without Regret” from Kimberly Caldwell. (Check out “Desperate Girls and Stupid Boys” in the featured video section to…
Fans have been tweeting David Archuleta words of encouragement this evening at a dizzying pace. So I guess it’s true. The guy who was the runner-up in season seven of Idol, who appeared to be the judges’ favorite throughout that season, is no longer a member of the Jive record label, having been released or…
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