Month: January 2008

Don’t Miss… Tuesday 1/22 – Kellie Pickler appears on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Clay Aiken appears on The View. Kellie Pickler performs a mini-concert on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Friday 1/24 – Gone Country featuring

Change is afoot at ‘American Idol’ 5 reasons why this may or may not be the best season We can all agree to disagree on “American Idol” and pretty much always have over the past

This week’s Idol Billboard Update… Highlights: Daughtry is back on the Billboard 200 Top 20 at #19, although its sales dropped 10% from the week before. Daughtry sold 22, 556 units this week for a

Check out Paula Abdul’s new song, “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow.   Whaddaya think?   It’s a cut from Randy Jackson’s forthcoming compilation album that also includes a duet from Elliott Yamin and Katharine McPhee.

Is the Strike Helping American Idol? American Idol contestant Tehilla Takila Lauder courtesy FOXAmerican Idol is back. The ratings for the first two nights weren’t as big as last year, but still much bigger than

‘Idol’ Talent Not as Amateur as Fans Thought Is TV’s “American Idol” becoming a slick way to promote wannabe stars with previous experience in the music industry rather than a showcase for raw, undiscovered talent?

Super Speshul Bonus: Here’s Philly auditioner Melanie Nyema rehearsing bgvs for “Dream Myself Awake during Taylor Hicks’ tour last year:

From Idolator: Simon Cowell’s favorite performer last night was 18-year-old Kady Malloy, a Houston teen who started off impersonating Britney Spears and Carrie Underwood before belting out “Unchained Melody” in the style of Christina Aguilera.

From Mediaweek: Once again it was a robust victory for Fox care of American Idol, which averaged a 17.6 rating/26 share in the overnights from 8-10 p.m. But compared to one year earlier (21.6/31 on

Why Professional Singers Should Be Allowed on ‹American Idol Fans are up in arms this morning about the overrepresentation of professional singers on the new season of American Idol. Rickey.org notes that Kristy Lee Cook