Month: January 2009

President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States today, and there are some Idol ties to the event. David Archuleta sang the National Anthem at the Latino Ball

‘Idol’s’ Bikini Girl Was a Former Hooters Girl Fans of American Idol infamous bikini girl will hardly be surprised to learn her former profession: Hooters girl. Katrina Darrell, the 21-year-old from California, was recently fired

Sure, a bunch of you downloaded it for free (I did!), But, in case you want an official, higher-quality copy, Kelly Clarkson’s new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You” is now available for purchase

Sanjaya Malakar releases his memoir and EP today.   You can pick up both at Amazon.   Just click the links! Dancing to the Music In My Head – EP Dancing to the Music in

The soundtrack to the Shaun White documentary, Don’t Look Down, featuring Michael Johns–and the duet “Life is Ok” with Brooke White–drops digitally on both Amazon and iTunes today.   Pick up your copy right here:

Trusted AI spoiler, Joesplace, has added Anoop Desai to her list of Top 50 contestants. Check out my Top 50 list. Anoop auditioned in Kansas City. Watch his audition HERE. He performed with an a’cappela

Producer Noman Lear (All in the Family, has put together a “We are the World” type video to promote his activist causes. The song, “Born Again American” is an initiative of Declare Yourself, “a national

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Jordin Sparks talks about National Day of Service in her latest video. Volunteerism…It’s a good thing.

Rodney Ho of American Idol Buzz posted a very revealing interview with Season 4’s 8th place finisher, Nadia Turner. Nadia was a favorite of mine that year. I loved her style and her interesting song

Richard Rushfield of the LA Times attended David Archuleta’s show in Park City, Utah Saturday night. He posted a really interesting article about the entire experience for his Times Idol blog. A couple of highlights: