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Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 1: Who should stay and who should go

March 16, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Hey, that was a pretty good performance show on American Idol tonight, right? I mean, after those sometimes torturous semifinals, and after watching Idol voters foolishly jettison Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott last week, my expectations were pretty low. But some singers who hadn’t shown us much lately came through in a big way. And…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
Idol finals week 1: The song-by-song grades

March 16, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

So, it sounds like some of the Idols got shaken today, and it had nothing to do with a case of nerves. In case you didn’t hear, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles this morning. “I felt my first earthquake early this morning!” Casey James Twitter tweeted. “Crazy! They don’t have those in Texas!”…
Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown, Lee DeWyze, Michael Lynche, Paige Miles, Season 9, Season 9 Finals, Siobhan Magnus, Tim Urban
Ranking American Idol’s Final 12

March 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Once upon a time, this year’s female contestants on American Idol were stronger than the guys. Randy Jackson told us so. Simon Cowell told us so. Then the voters started voting. Bye-bye, Ashley Rodriguez. Bye-bye, Janell Wheeler. Bye-bye, Katelyn Epperly. Unbelievably, bye-bye, Lilly Scott. Heck,off-key singing seems so in vogue this year, I’m surprised Haeley…
Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown, Lee DeWyze, Michael Lynche, Paige Miles, Season 9, Season 9 Finals, Siobhan Magnus, Tim Urban
Quick facts, music links, hometown stories on the final 12

March 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The American Idol finals start Tuesday night at 8 p.m., so it’s time to refresh fans with quick facts about the 12 singers still in the running. Just for good measure, I’ve included links to stories from their hometown newspapers and to their non-Idol music in cases where it’s still available. Aaron Kelly * He’s…
Season 9, Season 9 Finals
All smiles during Idol’s Top 12 Party (photo gallery)

March 15, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

For one night, at least, it was all smiles and laughter among the 12 contestants chosen by voters to participate in the season nine American Idol finals. Below are photos from the Top 12 Party, held after last Thursday’s results episode. By the weekend, it was back to business for the Idols, with another round…
Idols on the Music Chart
Music charts: Can Carrie reach number one again? (And watch her go airborne in a blue pickup truck in Reading)

March 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

The big American Idol news on the music charts this week was the debut of Danny Gokey’s first post-Idol album, “My Best Days.” It checked in at number four on the Billboard 200, better than the debuts for Kris Allen (11) and Allison Iraheta (35) and just below Adam Lambert (3). Danny Gokey’s album even…
New Idol Music, Scott MacIntyre
Scott MacIntyre strikes gold once on Heartstrings

March 14, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Scott MacIntyre “Heartstrings” 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2. Valentine 3. Heartstrings 4. Never Tired 5. Autumn Leaves 6. One Time Too Many 7. Stars 8. In Her Eyes 9. The Sun Still Shines 10. View From Above 11. I’ll Take Tom 12. The Wedding Song You can’t help but admire Scott…
Clay Aiken, Concert News, New Idol Music
Clay Aiken debuts new album during Raleigh, N.C., show

March 13, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Season two American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken performed Friday night at a special one-night only concert in Raleigh, N.C. The show was designed for Clay to unveil music from his upcoming fifth studio album, “Tried and True,” due for a late May release on Decca Records. The concert was also taped for PBS and is…
American Idol, Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals
Alex Lambert explains the emotions behind Thursday’s show

March 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Alex Lambert admits that he might never be able to look at a banana the same way again. After all, Ellen DeGeneres compared him to one every time he sang during the American Idol semifinals. First he was an unripe banana. Then he ripened. Then he got downright mushy. Mushy or not, he headed home…
Season 9, Season 9 Semifinals, Todrick Hall
Todrick Hall, exiting Idol, lobbies for a spot on Glee

March 12, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Hmm, if I bomb on American Idol, why not try “Glee”? Apparently, that’s Todrick Hall’s line of thinking these days. In what has to be a first for an American Idol contestant, Todrick spent a good portion of his exit interview with the media Friday afternoon lobbying for a role on FOX’s hit musical comedy….

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