April 2011 • Page 24 of 30 • mjsbigblog

Carrie Underwood Talks ‘Soul Surfer’, Married Life, & Idol on Ellen

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The funniest bit in Carrie Undewood’s interview on today’s Ellen Degeneres show had the Idol winner and Soul Surfer actress trying to remember the names of this year’s Idol contenders. She remembers most of them,

American Idol 10 Top 9 Recap Roundup

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‘American Idol’ on the scene for Top 9 performance night: Impromptu dancing, Steven Tyler’s mighty appetite, and Jennifer Lopez throws a punch Nigel the Puppeteer: Nobody pulls more strings in the Idoldome than executive producer

Idols In Concert – Stats – 04/07/11

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We have concert stats from the X-Factor crew. They made Simon some serious coin. Also, for airplay watchers, they may enjoy this article about “F*ck You!” becoming the longest song to reach number 1 on

Idol Headlines for 04/07/11

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Today’s Idol Appearances NewNowNext Awards tape in front of a Live audience at the Avalon in Hollywood CA. Adam Lambert will present Carrie Underwood appears on the Ellen Degeneres Show Constantine Maroulis performs on the

American Idol 10 Top 9 iTunes Performance Reviews

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The American Idol Top 9 iTunes Performance tracks are now available for download. I review them below. My favorites: Haley Reinhart and James Durbin. American Idol 10 Top 9 Performances – $6.99 – iTunes Jacob

Carrie Underwood ‘Soul Surfer’ Charm on the Tonight Show

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Check out Carrie Underwood’s charming, funny sit down with Jay Leno on Wednesday’s Tonight Show. The Idol winner and country songstress talked about her new marriage, duetting with Steven Tyler at the ACMs, the new

American Idol 10 Top 9 – Performance Recap & Videos

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Tonight signaled the return of the celebrity mentor. I do believe Will.i.am sitting in on Jimmy Iovine’s little chat session with the contestants was not a fluke. Nigel’s a smart guy. He must realize what

American Idol 10 Top 9 Sorta Spoilers

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The mysterious Masked Scheduler is at it again. Tonight’s spoilers: Michael, Tina, Janice Joplin, Johnny Cash, Aretha, Elvis, Beatles(George Harrison), Creedence + Percy Sledge R&R Hall of Fame Night on #IDOL 2nite! Who will be

Idol Headlines for 04/06/11 – The Evening Edition

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Fox’s ‘X Factor’ to Have Two Hosts (Exclusive) “Our job is to make sure the two shows are as distinct as possible, ” she tells THR. “For example: We’re making sure there are two entirely

Ryan Tedder Talks Idol (Producing Stefano Langone, Working with Adam Lambert and David Cook)

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THR spoke with songwriter and OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder about his work with the Idols. Read the entire article here. Ryan has written songs with and for a diverse set of Idols including, Blake Lewis,