Archive for the 'American Idol Contestants' Category
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Good news from Simon Cowell, who says that Season 7 of American Idol, which debuts next Tuesday will be one of the best yet.
You didn’t expect him to say otherwise, did you?
However, in a conference call this week with reporters, he says that three or four of this year’s contestants would have gotten recording contracts [...]
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
Boys and girls, we’re a week away.
But what if this year’s American Idol isn’t even American? Yep, it’s a possibility, as rumors have swirled that an Irish lass has made a big impression on our judges.
However, Carly Hennessy has way more experience in this business than you might believe. As of just a few years [...]
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
We’re just nine days from the premiere of American Idol, Season 7, and already bad news coming out of the music industry as previous winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard have been dropped by J Records.
Not a stunner although Studdard was a fairly decent seller for them early in his label stint. On the other [...]
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
As we get closer to the debuts of American Idol 7 on Jan. 15, my apologies for not posting this past week. But I’ve got a great excuse: I had no power.
No, I didn’t forget to pay the electric bill. The plains states were hit hard by an ice storm that rendered millions of us [...]
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Sitting at No. 18 on the Billboard album chart in its second week, Jordin Sparks’ self-titled debut is already the weakest debut from an Idol winner in history.
But is the CD that bad?
To understand the release’s performance thus far, one needs to understand the ground Idol broke in seasons No. 4 and 5. With the [...]
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
With Jordin Sparks’ debut CD in stores (review is forthcoming) and Blake Lewis’ CD about to be (Dec. 4), I was wondering … just where in the world is Melinda Doolittle?
According to various Google searches, Melinda is helping to raise money for this and that, singing with praise bands and about to embark on a [...]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
In a continuation of the musical year of the Idol, Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood dominated the festivities at Sunday’s American Music Awards.
Daughtry’s wins included Favorite Breakthrough Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. According to this article on MTV.com, Season 5’s fourth-place finalist was totally pumped.
“Wow. I can’t believe we’re in the [...]
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Sunday, November 11th, 2007
What’s been amazing about American Idol in its six seasons to date is that its contestants have actually fared better on the country charts and on country radio than they have in the pop world.
It’s fresh on my mind given Carrie Underwood’s pair of CMA wins this week and Kellie Pickler’s nomination. A recent look [...]
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Nobody figured Blake Lewis’ first single would be a romantic, melodious ballad — right?
Of course not. However, “Break Anotha” is production candy, filled with beat boxing, tight percussion and one chord. Literally, this song has no melody to speak of, well not much of one.
However, dare I say: It just might work!
Click here to listen, [...]
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
It’s the darnedest thing. I know I was in the camp two years ago that thought Elliot Yamin should have won American Idol 5. However, I don’t think I would have imagined he would have completely trounced Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks in the musical marketplace.
According to an article on parade.com, Yamin’s first single — “Wait [...]
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