American Idol tour rehearsals begin this week! If you are attending a concert you can check in on Facebook at the American Idol events page HERE.

‘American Idol’ Star Haley Reinhart Dishes on Her New Album ‘Listen Up’ and Working With B.o.B. – We all known and loved Haley Reinhart on season 10 of American Idol and were shocked when she came in third place and just missed making it to the finale.

Read more at OK Magazine

Adam Lambert On Singing With Queen But Staying True to Himself

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Queen of Everything: Carrie Underwood – The first thing I’d do is wear all the Queen’s jewels at once – it doesn’t matter if they don’t match. I could be wearing 30 bracelets but that would be OK. I’m married, so my husband [ice-hockey player Mike Fisher] would probably expect to be king. We’ve been married for nearly two years now and I’ve grown pretty attached to him [laughs] so I definitely wouldn’t want to try living without him. I don’t have children but I do have two dogs, Ace and Penny, who would be my prince and princess. – Read more at Stylist.co.uk

Josh Turner, Lauren Alaina Serve Music for GAC Breakfast – Lauren Alaina bounced on stage and enthusiastically greeted fans, delivering the snappy “Tupelo” and a sweet version of the sing-along “Georgia Peaches.” She may have been keeping the beat a bit too forcefully, however, as the petite powerhouse soon noticed that her spiked heel had pierced a hole in the stage. The singer laughed it off as a small price to pay for a cute pair of shoes and finished with “Dirt Road Prayer,” the closing track on her debut album, Wildflower. – Read more at The Boot

Catching up with Casey Abrams – Casey Abrams, Season 10 finalist, stopped by the studio to catch us up on his new album that is dropping June 26th, 2012. – Watch the Video at American Idol.com

Smash’s Megan Hilty admits she nearly quit the show as she poses in stunning photoshoot with co-star Katharine McPhee – The show is a runaway hit and has been renewed for a second season but Smash star Megan Hilty has admitted she nearly called it quits. Hilty told Emmy Magazine that she panicked prior to shooting one of the show’s elaborate dance sequences early in the run. ‘I called my manager and said, I’m not the right person for this. Save me the humiliation’,'the actress recalled. – Read more at The Daily Mail

‘The Glee Project’ Exit Q&A: ‘I guess I just wasn’t what they were looking for at the time’ – The Glee Project kicked off its second season on June 5, and Ryan Murphy and Co. had to let somebody go first. Despite a strong last-chance performance of “Always on My Mind” by Willie Nelson, 23-year-old country crooner Maxfield Camp struggled with the one-on-one studio singing and hit the road. He clued us in about nerves, Lea Michele, his favorite contestants (“I like everyone, but Michael is my dude. I hope he makes it far”), and what’s next for him. – Read more at EW.com

 
  • Anonymous

    I think Fluffyb is missing your whole point, but I know exactly what you’re talking about.  I’ve seen the twitter messages, the internet videos and comments by people who did not know who James was because they don’t watch Idol, but said they are now fans of his.  I’ve actually had a few conversations with fans of Buckcherry who wanted to know more about James (and I was happy to fill them in). 

    At this point honestly, it seems like James is being more accepted by people outside the Idol bubble than within it.  And that’s a very, very good thing.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/DJ4FPAE2BM4XDCNVQITJSS3S2Q Sue

    Music you can dance to huh?

    Have you heard this Durbin tune? (It’s an iTunes bonus track):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdybOvLa1dY

  • Anonymous

     
    Haley’s album is tremendous…really really amazing but … there is something about the way she turns words and uses both tone and runs to emphasize a certain feeling that is so near to my heart… I’m not sure everyone hears what I do. I just can’t figure out how anyone wouldn’t love every song after they heard them 5 times each.
     
    First time through, there are so many surprises in how she turns some chords but those have a drama that leave my mouth watering getting ready for her do sorta drop, or cascscade or to rattle here or there on a phrase..

    And I LOVE her lyrics on all the songs she wrote her self…

    Anything bad is something good that she’s sad is gone.   People who did things wrong aren’t someone to be angry at but to wonder why it didn’t go right and vocally try to bring closure.. not whine on about stuff.

    Where does love go when its gone ?(that lyric has been in old songs but it is such a great way of putting something to choose to include …. love is such a beutiful thing.. must have flown off .. which is really sad .. but nice to think its somewhere else)