Month: June 2008

Last Week’s recap is up here, in case anyone is interested. Tonight is the last of the audition episodes. Thank Jeebus. As much as I hate the AI auditions, these SYTYCD auditions are even more

The big homecoming concert planned as a thank-you to David Archuleta’s hometown fans has been canceled. But NOT by the Idol peeps, as originally reported, says “Team Arculeta.” The PR person for Idol, Roger Widynowski,

Jason Castro gives a fan update to sister from his home in Rockwell, TX. He says he’s been working on some new songs, and that he had to get up today around 9 am because

Nigel Lythgoe: “David Cook Needs a Personality” The Idol exec producer said yesterday that both of the finalists, Davids Cook and Archuleta, could have a shot at the big time — except that they both

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 06/14/08)

Barracuda Performance Nixed From the Tour Remember that trio for the tour David Cook mentioned in his EW Idolatry interview? It had Carly Smithson singing “Barracuda” with Jason Castro on drums and Cook on guitar.

ETA: Vote for the Worst has some spoilers for the Top 22if you care to be spoiled! Hey, let’s watch some Canadian Idol together, shall we? A big thank-you to Dave from Vote For the

Jamie, a David Cook fan just dropped me an email to tell me about an ongoing fan-organized fund raising project that benefits both the American Brain Tumor Association, and a special fund set up to

ETA: The event has been canceled. A “last minute turn of events” is the reason given. I’m thinking it’s more like “19 said Oh, HELL NO.”   It was a nice idea while it lasted…

Syesha Mercado: I Wasn’t Going to Tell America “This is What I Went Through” …I always wanted to sing because I wanted to touch people, and Ive never lost that, American Idol third-place finisher Syesha