September 2009 • Page 7 of 25 • mjsbigblog

Idol Headlines for 09/22/09

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Daughtry, Sparks stay atop Idol airplay chart; Clarkson, Underwood coming on strong Daughtry’s No Surprise and Jordin Sparks’ Battlefield retain their 1-2 spots on this week’s Mediabase-powered American Idol airplay chart. The real battle is

Blake Lewis “Sad Song” Video debut

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Season 6 Idol, Blake Lewis, debuts his video for his single “Sad Song” on My Space. The video has a retro-noirish feel and appears to have cost more than than the cheapo video Sony put

Cowboy Casanova Available on iTunes Today!

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Carrie Underwood’s new single, “Cowboy Casanova” is available for download from iTunes today. Her 3rd album, Play On will be available everywhere on November 3. Carrie will appear on ABC’s Good Morning

Kris Allen and Matt Giraud Want Some Taco Bell

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Kris Allen and Matt Giraud goofing around: They busk outside the concert venue in Syracuse, NY–so they can buy some Taco Bell! Syracuse was the next to the last stop on the American Idols

Dancing With The Stars Season 9 – Top 16 Dancers – It’s Guys Night – VIDEO

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It’s the biggest cast ever–16 couples. Yippee! I wonder how many more couples the producers can shoehorn into this show? Too much! Oh well, there will be some double eliminations right off the bat. Can’t

David Archuleta on the ALMAS: “I’m definitely planning on doing more in Spanish”

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David Archuleta blogs about performing at the ALMA awards Thursday night. He sang in Spanish for the first time, and although it was nerve-wracking, he plans to do more. A Spanish-language album perhaps? Read more

Kris Allen on Live Like We’re Dying: “We kind of just fell in love with it. Everyone did.” Plus, it Hits iTunes 09/29

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2nd update: Right after his Z100 thing, Kris interviewed with the morning crew at WPLJ. He told them his favorite song on the album is one he wrote called “I Need to Know: Kris Allen

So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2009 Opens In Manchester NH

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The Season 5 So You Think You Can Dance Top 12 hit the road last night, and their first stop was Manchester NH. I was there! The show is chock full of the awesome dancing

Napolean and Tabitha Emmy Dance Routine – VIDEO

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Last night’s Emmy telecast featured a dance routine choreographed by those So You Think You Can Dance lyrical hip-hoppers, Napoleon and Tabitha. The routine featured Maksim and Karina from Dancing with the Stars (awkward!), Winner

Idol Headlines for 09/21/09

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Kara DioGuardi: Should we give her a clean slate to start her second season of ‘American Idol’? Kara-Dioguardi_lThe sound of Kara DioGuardi’s speaking voice and the sound of my soul howling in agony created constant