Siobhan Magnus explains the ill-fated ‘Teen Idols’ week, takes issue with ‘scream’ label, more at ‘Dream’ house
Nevertheless, we tried to make the most of our time with Siobhan, who was adorably charming in every way — but we already knew that from watching her on the show. So what did we learn about Massachusetts’ first Top 10 contender and the crazy three months she’d just experienced? Plenty.
Starting with the song she was planning on performing for next week’s Frank Sinatra theme: the Sid Vicious version of “My Way.” How much would that have rocked? Or not.
Siobhan’s Post-Idol Plans: Dork Out with Her Boyfriend
She was known for her quirky outfits and kooky charm, but most of all, Siobhan Magnus made her mark by hitting unbelievable closing notes in every performance. She will do so again, no doubt, when the American Idol tour starts up in the summer! PEOPLE talked to Magnus, who was eliminated Wednesday despite a strong performance the night before, about her dream of collaborating with Hanson and Hole, why Lee DeWyze owes her $50 and going home to dork out with her boyfriend. –Cynthia Wang
Fantasia Claims July For Third Album Release
The wait for American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino’s third studio album will come to an end this summer !
Led by the single “Bittersweet, ” Fantasia’s as-yet-untitled third album has been set for release July 13 !
Highlighted on her successful VH1 reality series ‘Fantasia For Real’ earlier this year, the new album will feature production from Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony and more.
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Allison Iraheta takes firm stand for safe driving
Season 8 American Idol contestant Allison Iraheta took part in Oprah’s national No Phone Zone Day. The raspy voiced songbird and Idol winner Kris Allen performed a duet during the Los Angeles rally at John Marshall High School in Los Feliz Friday.
‘American Idol’ Kris Allen performs for core fan base
American Idol winner Kris Allen performed at an Los Angeles high school last week, and he said he loved every minute of it.
“When you get to come to your fan base, which is high school kids, it’s just really cool. They love it, and most of them watch American Idol, ” said Allen.
What’s wrong with American Idol? Nothing
Enough with the hand-wringing.
Ratings are down, catcalls are up and the Idolosphere is a-twitter over how this season’s American Idol talent pool is wallowing in the shallow end.
A four-page lamentation in April 2’s Entertainment Weekly, headlined “Why Can’t The New Idols Sing?, ” blames the dearth of vocal ability on everything from too much guitar strumming to a tired songbook to a surfeit of style at the expense of substance and good-old-fashioned singing ability. All of which is true.
But American Idol, at its core, has always been about finding that one diamond in the rough. Preferably a diamond that is uncut, unpolished and unproven
OK! EXCLUSIVE: ‘American Idol’ Shows Lady Gaga the Money
Even though the mega pop star has appeared on American Idol two years ago with a live performance of “Just Dance, ” Lady Gaga began to make her own demands for her second time around.
OK! NEWS: AMERICAN IDOL — WHAT WASN’T ON TV FOR SIOBHAN’S ELIMINATION
When American Idol approached the outrageous singer, she demanded a paycheck of $250, 000 to appear on the hit Fox show. Producers of the show hesitated to pay her that amount of money.
“They thought it was just crazy she was asking for so much money, ” a source tells OK! “It was just too much money to pay talent for a performance.”
Crushes dominate Idol
Well, Siobhan fans — what happened?
I certainly didn’t think her take on Shania Twain’s “Any Man of Mine” was bulletproof, but I would rather see what Siobhan’s going to do next week than say, Aaron Kelly.
Memo to CUTEBOT-2500: Changing one line of “You’ve Got a Way, ” Shania’s ode to her partner’s devotion and sweet lovemaking does not make it less creepy when you dedicate the song to Mommy.
Women of America/Planet OMG!: Please stop trying to make Aaron our next “American Idol.” You may think he’s adorable, precious or super-dreamy, but you’re just creeping the rest of us out. Do the 17-year-old a favor, let him go home so he can mature and develop his talent, and perhaps have a longer career than some discount Disney teen pop star.
Event unites best-sellers with best of wine cellars
Country music stars including Martina McBride, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jewel, Danny Gokey, Kellie Picker and Jamey Johnson turned out for the T.J. Martell Foundation’s 11th annual Eco-Energy Best Cellars Dinner.
The dinner pairs country music’s best-selling artists with Nashville’s top wine collectors. Proceeds from the approximate $1, 000-a-plate gala and auction go to benefit cancer research at the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Last week’s dinner raised $416, 000.
Jordin Sparks review: Wolf Den show deserved a larger audience
It took a while for the crowd at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den to realize they were seeing a fantastic show.
But Jordin Sparks delivered a set Saturday that was not only arena-level entertaining, but both pitch-perfect and dynamically sung. And the crowd would just have to keep up with her.
The first stop on her Battlefield tour, Sparks’ show was clearly meant for a bigger and more enthusiastic audience than those packed into the Den, but that didn’t keep her or her band from enjoying themselves throughout the one-hour show.
Underwood a big voice and a big show
Simon Cowell set to sign Dermot O’Leary and Cat Deeley for US X Factor
SIMON Cowell is set to sign up Brits Dermot O’Leary and Cat Deeley for his US version of The X Factor.
The TV supremo believes Dermot will be a massive star in America as host of the main show while Cat will front the spin-off series, The Xtra Factor.
The pair, who both started in children’s TV, will be seen by an audience of up to 30million, dwarfing even the 19million who tuned in for the British X Factor final in December.
A TV insider said: “Apart from a seat on the panel, these are two of the most fought-over jobs on TV at the moment.
Stars clamour for Glee glitter
THEY have been dismissed as “karaoke fodder” and pilloried for “lip-synched insincerity”. Yet the singers and dancers of Glee, America’s latest television phenomenon, have turned into a goldmine for some of the world’s best-known pop stars.
Despite mixed reviews and modest television audiences, the series has become a music industry powerhouse, outstripping popular reality shows such as American Idol and Dancing with the Stars in its power to sell records and revive public interest in the singers and songwriters of bygone decades.
VIDEO: Lea Michele Not Ready to Go Naked for PETA
Going nude for PETA campaigns is all the rage, but ‘Glee’ star Lea Michele says she’s perfectly happy with her fully-clothed work for the animal rights group. For now.
Michele did a rather conservative PETA ad and tells PopEater that a racier campaign is something she might do in the future.
“I have a couple of years ahead of me to do stuff like that, ” she says. “Who knows what I’ll do in the future with them.”
