Entertainment Weekly Season 6 Cover Story

By On 01/05/2007 · 15 Comments · In S6 Auditions

  Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowel make the cover of Entertainment Weekly this week in anticipation of the new Season of American Idol.  

There’s a lengthy article posted online at EW.com.   The piece features  interviews with them and producers  Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick.  Ãƒâ€š [...]

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Season 6 Premiers January 16

By On 01/04/2007 · 21 Comments · In S6 Auditions

Check out the Countdown clock peeps! Isn’t it awesome? Ok, I’ll admit, it’s a little pathetic. But, I have to say, I’m totally ready for Season 6. Here we go…

American Idol Season 6 premiers Tuesday, January 16 on FOX with a two-hour audition episode starting at 8 pm. Another 2 hour episode follows on [...]

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Thursday Daily Chat Post

By On 01/04/2007 · 854 Comments · In American Idol

Thursday Daily Chat Post

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Wednesday Daily Chat Post

By On 01/03/2007 · 1,030 Comments · In American Idol

Wednesday Daily Chat Post

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Idol Record News

By On 01/03/2007 · 18 Comments · In American Idol

I’m a little behind  between the vacation and the blog upgrade.   Here’s some important stuff I missed while I was away  

Bucky Update: Idol Chatter has posted the official press release from Bucky’s new label. His single, “A Different World” will be released to country radio January 16. His debut album, [...]

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Orange Bowl Halftime Show Featuring Taylor Hicks

By On 01/02/2007 · 18 Comments · In Video

This wasn’t a favorite performance of “Runaround”–the arrangement was a bit plodding. But his duet (playing harp) with Gladys Knight on “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” cooked.

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Tuesday Daily Chat Post

By On 01/02/2007 · 1,009 Comments · In American Idol

Tuesday Daily Chat Post

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New Year, New Blog

By On 01/01/2007 · 30 Comments · In American Idol

Welcome to the new home of mjsbigblog.   I have a few tweaks to complete here and there, but I would say the construction phase is over. Yay.   Please let me know if you have any problems navigating the site.   Also, suggestions for improvement are encouraged…

I’m happy to be no longer blogging [...]

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Monday Daily Chat Post

By On 01/01/2007 · 984 Comments · In American Idol

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

By On 01/01/2007 · 28 Comments · In Video

DAUGHTRY performing “It’s Not Over” on Fox’s New Years Eve ’07:

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This Week’s Billboard Update

By On 12/29/2006 · 17 Comments · In American Idol

This Week’s Billboard Update

Taylor Hicks? Chris Daughtry?   Uhhh, no.   Try Carrie Underwood?   Last year’s Idol winner charts  4th this week, after an amazing 58 weeks on the Billboard 200.   That girl’s got legs. Ruben Studdard drops off the Billboard 200 this week. DAUGHTRY stays steady, only dropping one chart position. [...]

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Behold The Power of Cheese

By On 12/28/2006 · 20 Comments · In Video

Idols on Disney

I got some video here. Paris Bennett, Mandisa, Kevin Covais (channeling Elliott Yamin who bowed out previously) and Ace Young sing a Christmas medley. The Disney folks got NOTHING on the Idol folk when it comes to pointy poses, let me tell ya…

Wow. This goes way BEYOND cheesy.

OK, you [...]

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This Week’s Idol Appearances

By On 12/24/2006 · 48 Comments · In American Idol

This Week’s Idol Appearances

Sunday December 24

Jon Peter Lewis and Amanda Avila appear at the LA County Holiday Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.  The show is free.  The entire 6 hour show begins at 2 pm and will be telecast on KCET TV

Monday December 25

Merry Christmas! Ace [...]

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Shutting down for the Holiday

By On 12/24/2006 · 9 Comments · In American Idol

Shutting down for the Holiday

Comments will be CLOSED until January 1 while I prepare the blog for a move to new blog software.

On January 1, the blog will be switching over to WordPress.  I’ll have updates on this move throughout the week.  I’ll also be posting news throughout the week, but you won’t [...]

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Saturday Daily Chat Post Pt 2

By On 12/23/2006 · 13 Comments · In American Idol

Saturday Daily Chat Post Pt 2

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