I know the site has been up and down the past few days.   As Randy said last night kind of a trainwreck!   I apologize for that. I continue to work on solving all the recent issues.

The super good news is that the site is bigger than ever.   I started this little [...]

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 05/03/08)

A forgettable à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ night for Jason Castro

If the judges refer to a performance on à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“American Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  as sounding à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Broadway,à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s considered an insult. Broadway represents an entirely different genre from pop music, and the showà ¢Ã¢â€š [...]

The Summer Poptarts tour has just been announced.   Me?   I love the big ole’ cheesy summer Idols tour.   I go to as many concerts as I can, and I although I realize it’s quite pathetic, it’s also really really fun.  According to Ian Pirie, head of 19 Recordings US,

“What struck us [...]

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Syesha Mercado – “One Rock & Roll Too Many” from Starlight Jason Castro – “Memory” from Cats Brooke White – “You Must Love Me” from the film adaption of Evita David Archuleta – “Think of Me” from [...]

Randy Jackson on the Ellen Degeneres Show…After the Jump…

Randy says, “It isn’t going to be David vs Goliath, it’s going to be David vs David.” David Cook is Ellen’s favorite right now. She thinks he’s original. Randy think’s he’s been one of the most original contestant’s they’ve ever had. He thinks Carly Smithson’s [...]

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I just heard from Caffiend!

Syesha Mercado – “One Rock & Roll Too Many” from Starlight – She looked beautiful. Red dress, sat on the piano. She danced with Ricky Minor. There is a huge orchestra on stage. Jason Castro – “Memory” from Cats – He is very obviously sick, and seems [...]

America, meet your six à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹Idolà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ finalists

“American Idol” is not, despite the many protests of Simon Cowell, a singing contest. That should be obvious from the way the singers’ performances are occasionally preceded by videos that delve into their likes, dislikes, families, jobs and so forth. If it were purely [...]

Hope you David Cook fans out there got a chance to download your copy of his pre-idol CD Analog Heart, ’cause it’s no longer available on Amazon. Go ahead and click the banner. The message you get is “Not Available.”

It looks like Roger Friedman’s article, posted Monday on the [...]

  

Jordin Spark’s peeps have issued a release regarding the state of her vocal cords, and they  claim that the sky is not falling.   Jordin will miss the first two weeks of the Alicia Keys tour while she’s on vocal rest.   She plans  to join Alicia on tour in [...]

According to Rickey, who has been keeping track of the Season 7 Idols on the iTunes charts, David Cook’s “Always Be My Baby”, as of 4/20, has been #1 on the iTunes Top 100 4 days in a row.

Also, I posted the Billboard charts [...]

Kristy Lee Cook performs on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Live with Regis and Kelly.

After the Jump…

A snapshot of Idolsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singles radio play culled from Mediabase charts as of this morning. Find out where your favorite Idol stands on the radio after the jump.

The Idols were in Las Vegas this weekend, taping their mentoring sessions with Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Venetian hotel.

This week’s theme is songs from the Andrew Lloyd Webber catalog.

There is speculation that Jason Castro might sing “Memories” from the musical Cats. Will David Cook sing something from Jesus Christ Superstar? According [...]