Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Every time I click on a new critique of last night’s episode of American Idol, the reviews seem to get worse and worse. Lots of fans are proclaiming this Idol’s worst group of finalists ever. Hey, let’s not be too rash. Granted, last night was a step in the wrong direction. Maybe a pretty big…

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…

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…

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…

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…