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Dennis Brigham – (audition) and Lil Rounds (audition) – VIDEO Nathaniel Marshall – 18 – Malone, NY – VIDEO Anoop Desai – (audition) Jasmine Murray – (audition) Rose Flack (audition) – VIDEO Stephen [...]

Update: I be dumb! The correct link is posted now…

You can now download Jennifer Hudson’s amazing rendition of the National Anthem from Sunday’s Superbowl XLIII.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Hudson-King Foundation, whose specific purpose is to care for the needs of families who have lost relatives to a [...]

Carly Smithson, songwriter Diane Warren and Kimberly Caldwell at the WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards last Thursday.   Warren, who has written for Taylor Hicks, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and other Idols, was one of the honorees

It only took 2 freakin’ years, but Season 5′s Elliott Yamin, finally has an official website.

Hooray!

You can check it out here.

Elliott is getting all his ducks in a row in anticipation of his sophomore album, set to be released May 5th.

The first single is expected to be launched this [...]

When it comes to promoting his album, Taylor Hicks seems to be game for anything.   He’s even allowing the peeps at Live with Regis and Kelly to set him up on a date:

Here are the deets:

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but even if you don’t have a special someone to [...]

David Cook is back from his two-week tour of Iraq with the USO, and is ready to “wake up in a different city every day.” That, according to an interview with E! News from the set of VH1′s new comedy show, Free Radio. David will appear on the April 9 show.

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Ricky Braddy – Louisville – 25 – Nashville, TN – Semi Finals Week 1 – AI Hollywood Video AI Top 36 Video

One of the unseen auditioners,   Ricky, a graduate of Belmont University with a degree in Commercial Vocal Performance, was running a restaurant in Nashville, [...]

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Bucky Covington will go on his first USO tour in a couple weeks. On Feb. 15, just after he returns from The American Idol Experience events in Orlando, Fla., Bucky will take off for USO visits to Kosovo, Germany and the Netherlands. Aside from a brief trip to Jamaica, it’ll Bucky’s his first [...]

More Jennifer Hudson news…

Jennifer is set to perform at the 4oth annual NAACP Image Awards on February 12.   Fox will air the awards at 8/7c pm.   Plus a spring tour is in the works.   According to Jennifer’s peeps, she’ll headline a “roughly six-week run in [...]

Idol judge Kara DioGuardi is set to star in a video for fly-over rockers, Theory of a Deadman.   From a press release sent out by the band:

Vancouver rockers Theory Of A Deadman will be filming a video for their hit single à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Not Meant To Beà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  starring Grammy [...]

Melinda Doolittle’s fab debut album, Coming Back to You drops today.   Recorded with live instruments, Melinda totally rocks the old school R&B and Motown, with a smattering of jazz and blues.

I’ve had the album for awhile, and I just love it.

To purchase from Amazon and iTunes, just click the links.

David Archuleta and David Cook performed at a corporate event on Saturday, according to David Archuleta’s latest MySpace blog:

Heeey Eerrrrbody. I’m reporting from Florida today, and I’m having a grand time in my birth state haha. Last Saturday, both Mr. Cook and I got to perform at a corporate event for [...]

  

Arianna Afsar – Phoenix – 16 – San Diego – Audition – Semis Week 3 – AI Hollywood Video – AI Top 36

Teen do-gooder Arianna, started an organization that entertains folks in nursing homes. Perfect backstory.   But can she [...]

michael johns attends the maxim magazine super bowl party in tampa, january 30

Season 7 Idoler, Michael Johns was in Tampa over the weekend, for all the big pre-Super Bowl festivities.   On Friday night, he attended the Maxim Magazine Super Bowl XLIII Party and Black Tie Gala, and on Saturday, he performed [...]