Everybody loves stories of second chances, and Tuesday night’s third episode of American Idol was chock-full of them.
One such public second chance is really a third chance for San Diego’s Carly Smithson. As Carly Hennessy, the 23-year-old Irish woman tried out for Idol two years ago in Season 5. She got the call to Hollywood, [...]
A weekly feature on american-idol-blog.com will be my Top 5 performances of the week, usually posted on Thursdays. Because this week was comprised of Season 7’s first two audition sites, I thought I’d start by explaining how I came up with this ranking.
And, the formula could change week to week. In fact, it will.
The Idol [...]
If ratings from Tuesday night’s debut of American Idol were any indication, America doesn’t like the nicer Simon Cowell.
Viewership was down about 13 percent from 2007, and Idol suffered its worst ratings debut in four years. But don’t be too quick to judge. Idol’s adult demographic is relatively well educated (Don’t laugh. It’s actually true.), [...]
Coming into Season 7 of American Idol, the biggest question was whether the show’s creators would focus more on great stories or great talent. Last season was considered a down year because the stories were far better than the vocals.
Well, one show in, fans might be getting both.
Hey, we won’t know the ratings until Wednesday, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dude, I totally wish FOX could work out a deal with ITV or whoever broadcasts X-Factor in Great Britain to show it stateside. Heck, they could air it a day after it runs overseas, and nobody would know the difference — and it would absolutely be a hit here.
Or perhaps I’m too much of an [...]
Among our rumored Top 50 Season 7 contestants is Hollywood, Calif., resident Brooke White.
One look at her MySpace page suggests she plays the piano. In fact, one track on her MySpace site is a pop version of Aerosmith’s “Dream On,” and the piano is pretty solid. Kind of a white-girl Alicia Keys thing going on.
Vocally, [...]
While I can’t proclaim to have checked out every MySpace or Facebook page of each of the 40 or 50 prospective Idol contestants this season, I can tell you that — so far — one stands out.
Cardin Lee McKinney lists india.arie, Corinne Bailey Rae, Joni Mitchell, Floetry and others as her primary influences. I note [...]
We are just about two weeks away from the premiere of Season 7, and already spoilers are coming out, many of which we’ve detailed on american-idol-blog.com.
We also have more reviews to write, including our look at Blake Lewis’ new CD.
However, before your Idol-news cravings go into full fix mode, I thought I’d offer my annual [...]
