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American Idol Extra Premiers Tonight

03/15/2007 mj santilli 14

Just a reminder: American Idol Extra premiers on the Fox Reality cable channel at 6:30 pm ET tonight, and is repeated at 10:30. It repeats many times throughout the week. AI Extra interviews the

Idol News

03/11/2007 mj santilli 21

Taylor Hicks came home this weekend, playing two shows at the Alabama theater in his hometown of Birmingham, AL. The recent tornadoes in Enterprise, AL prompted Taylor to invite the Red Cross to his

Idol Update

03/03/2007 mj santilli 14

Elliott Yamin is on a roll. His debut CD drops on March 20. He debuted his single “Wait For You” on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. Check out a clip from his upcoming video here.

This week’s American Idol Billboard Update. After last week’s Grammy-fueled bounce, it was a slow week for sales and new releases, according to Billboard.com. DAUGHTRY climbs from #9 to #2, though sales fell

Idol Update

02/25/2007 mj santilli 35

This Just In: Carrie Underwood will perform on the March 8 results show… Don’t forget! The Academy Awards are tonight at 8 PM on ABC. Our girl, Jennifer Hudson is nominated for Best Supporting

Billboard Update 03/03/07

02/23/2007 mj santilli 46

Here’s yer Idol Billboard Chart. A little late, ’cause of the extra night of Idol goodness this week. According to Billboard Magazine, “the Grammy Awards also had a major impact on sales this week.”

49th Annual Grammy Awards

02/11/2007 mj santilli 36

Update: Carrie Underwood wins a Grammy for Best Female Country Performance. Her song “Jesus Take the Wheel” won “Best Country Song”. These awards were presented at the Staples center prior to the

Idol Update

02/10/2007 mj santilli 6

Carrie Underwood is up for 4 Grammy Awards–Song of the Year (Jesus Take the Wheel), Best New Artist, Best Female Country Vocal Performance (Jesus Take the Wheel) and Best Country Song (Jesus Take the Wheel).

Billboard Update – 2/17/07

02/09/2007 mj santilli 23

Check out this week’s Idol Billboard Chart, lovingly compiled by yours truly. I try to post the latest charts by Thursday evening. Click the “Current Charts” tab, found along the bottom of the

Billboard Update 02/10/07

02/02/2007 mj santilli 29

You can follow along with your Idols on Billboard chart here. According to Billboard, sales picked up this week with Pretty Ricky (#1) and the Shins (#2) breaking the 100, 000 sales mark on the