Carrie Underwood to perform on Idol Finale
Kara DioGuardi confirmed that Carrie Underwood will be performing “Undo It’ on the Idol Finale next week. Kris Allen and Christina Aguilera will also be performing.
Carrie Underwood Launches Flood Relief Fund
That’s why Underwood is launching the Temporary Home fund along with ACM Lifting Lives to help flood victims.
Underwood is using grants she would receive as the reigning Academy of Country Music entertainer of the year for the fund. Lifting Lives is donating money from the taping of “ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn — The Last Rodeo” tribute special that airs Sunday on CBS.
Starting Thursday, people can donate $10 by texting “ACM” to 501051. Underwood has taped a public service announcement that will air during the Brooks & Dunn special.
Donations also can be made at http://www.ACMliftinglives.org and http://www.CBS.com/give.
Season 10 Auditions
As you heard on Season 9’s dramatic Top 3 results show, Ryan Seacrest announced four of the cities that American Idol will be traveling to this summer for Season 10 auditions. Some of the cities include:
– Nashville, Tennessee
– New Orleans, Louisiana
– Jersey City, New Jersey
– San Francisco, California
Continue to check AmericanIdol.com for the rest of the audition cities, registration information, travel guides, and the rest of the important details as we roll them out.
American Idol’s Biggest Winners
Kelly Clarkson * Has made more than $20 million on album sales and downloads alone
Carrie Underwood * Earned an estimated $14 million in 2009
Jennifer Hudson * $5 million from album sales and endorsement deals in 2008
Chris Daughtry * Earned an estimated $2 million in 2009
Adam Lambert * $1 million-plus from albums, downloads, and live concerts
David Cook * Estimated $2 million in 2009 from album sales, live concerts, and endorsement deals
More Idol Headlines after the JUMP…
Crystal Bowersox: The soundtrack to my life
Before the Top 3 turn into the Final 2, we asked them for three pivotal albums that serve as the soundtrack to their lives. Crystal Bowersox chose Melissa Etheridge’s debut album, Ray LaMontagne’s “Trouble” and Jewel’s breakout, “Pieces of You.”
Lee DeWyze: The soundtrack to my life
Before the Top 3 turn into the Final 2, we asked each of Season 9’s last contestants standing for three pivotal albums that serve as the soundtrack to their lives. Here are Lee DeWyze’s takes on Cat Stevens’ classic “Tea for the Tillerman, ” Simon & Garfunkel’s “Greatest Hits” and the prog-rock masterpiece that is “Dark Side of the Moon.”
Casey James: The soundtrack to my life
Before the Top 3 turn into the Final 2, we asked them for three pivotal albums that serve as the soundtrack to their lives. On this round: Casey James, who chose Lynyrd Skynyrd’s second album, “Second Helping, ” Pearl Jam’s breakout record, “Ten, ” and Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “In the Beginning, ” required listening for any guitar aficionado.
‘American Idol’: What Wasn’t on TV for Casey’s Elimination
In hometown visits broadcast on the show, all three remaining Idols got emotional about making it so far. Casey returned to Fort Worth, Texas and visited the hospital where doctors had saved his life after an awful motorcycle accident six years ago. Casey’s mom Debra recalled for TV viewers how she put his guitar next to him in the hospital bed to inspire him to recover.
Just days before the final three, Debra had exclusively told OK! more of her son’s story. She said, “It took him a year to learn how to walk. He was in a wheel chair for about six months. It was a very, very long recovery. And he hurts still. He doesn’t ever say it, and he won’t say it, but he hurts everyday. He’s got way limited motion on his left wrist. I don’t know if he even wants me saying this, but he just pushes through it. He just doesn’t complain.”
Where Will Crystal Vs. Lee Rank In ‘American Idol’ Finale History?
Though it’s not at all surprising, it’s now official: Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze will square off against one another in the finale of the ninth season of “American Idol.” After sending away Casey James’ haircut on Wednesday (May 19), the final two were left on the stage. Will America choose the quirky Bowersox or the hunky DeWyze? Will Bowersox become the first woman to win the show since Jordin Sparks a million years ago? Or will DeWyze continue the streak of men dominating the “American Idol” landscape?
Carrie Underwood Won’t Name ‘Idol’ Pick
Carrie Underwood isn’t naming favorites when it comes to American Idol.
The Grammy-winning country singer won the show in 2005, and doesn’t want to give any of the contestants an unfair advantage.
“I do have a couple that I’m watching, but I never announce who I like because I remember when I was on the show, and people did that, and it was like ‘oh man, ’” Carrie, 27, says. “They’re under enough pressure. I’d never want to do that.”
But when it comes to her favorite American Idol of all time, she isn’t afraid to name-drop.
“I really like being around Fantasia, ” she says. “I think she’s such a wonderful spirit and a wonderful person. I think she’s so talented. Yeah, I think she’s definitely up there for me.”
Anoop Desai’s Album
MYFOXNY.COM – Anoop Desai of American Idol fame has just released his first album. It’s called “All Is Fair.”
Anoop was voted off sixth on Idol, but that meant he got to go on tour with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen and the gang. He made a splash on Idol, but he and his manager formed their own label and released his album independently. Anoop says the album is doing well on the iTunes charts.
Katharine McPhee Talks Reality Shows And Catfights On ‘When I Was 17’
The world got to know Katharine McPhee in 2006 as a sweet-voiced breakout star on “American Idol” who ended up coming in second place. But as the now-26-year-old singer reveals on the upcoming episode of MTV’s “When I Was 17, ” airing Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV, she popped up on another reality-TV competition back in her teenage years.
“When I was 17, I went on this show called ‘Ed McMahon’s Next Big Star, ‘ ” she said. “It was this competition, and, oh gosh, it was awful. And I didn’t even win! I never win those competitions. It sucks!”
The Hitfix Interview: Kimberley Locke on this season’s ‘American Idol’
Who says you can’t go home again? After coming in third on “American Idol” in 2003, Kimberley Locke signed a record deal with Curb Records and scored six Top 10 Adult Contemporary hits including “8th World Wonder.” She also starred on “Celebrity Fit Club.”
Last month, she released “Strobelight, ” her first single under her new record deal with Dream Merchant, the label run by “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson. The deal has reunited the two. The tune deserves to be a dance smash.
Diddy Open to Being ‘American Idol’ Judge — For The Right Price
From label boss to fashion designer to reality-TV star, Diddy has one of the most extensive résumés in entertainment. But after learning how fat Simon Cowell’s weekly “American Idol” check is, the superstar is considering adding “Idol” judge to his list of jobs.
“I have been fronting all this time, trying to act like I don’t want that spot. [But] I spoke to Simon’s business manager, and I found out how much that boy makes a week. I am praying right now to ‘American Idol, ‘ ” Diddy told MTV News on Tuesday.
Rumor Control: Simon Cowell ‘loves, ‘ but does not own the rights to, Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’
In the wake of Lee DeWyze’s much-buzzed-about rendition of “Hallelujah” on American Idol this week, internet chatter turned to the fact that Alexandra Burke, season 5 winner of Britain’s The X Factor, also performed the Leonard Cohen composition during her championship run on the latter show. Message-board conspiracy theorists and several gossip sites picked up on the connection and claimed that Idol judge Simon Cowell (who also produces and serves as a panelist on X Factor, which he’ll bring to U.S. audiences in fall 2011) chose “Hallelujah” for DeWyze because he’d purchased the rights to the song several years ago and stood to personally profit from the performance.
Demi Lovato Talks Working With Kara DioGuardi On ‘Camp Rock 2’
For “Camp Rock 2, ” the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato didn’t mess with a winning formula. They once again worked with “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi for the soundtrack, which will be on display when the foursome hits the road this summer.
“She worked on a lot of the first ‘Camp Rock’ songs too, and then she went on to do ‘American Idol, ‘ and I remember watching her on ‘American Idol’ and being like, ‘Oh! That’s Kara! That’s awesome!’ ” Lovato said of working with the songwriter. “And then she did a lot for ‘Camp Rock 2’ too. It was great to work with her again after she’s had so much success. It’s been so awesome. I’ve been so happy for her.”
Jane Lynch Disses Rush Limbaugh (VIDEO)
“Glee” star Jane Lynch appeared on Katie Couric’s web show, @katiecouric, this week, and in Couric’s regular word-association “Name Game” Lynch offered up a Rush Limbaugh diss.
When asked what she thought of Limbaugh, Lynch responded, “We could do without him, can’t we?”
Lynch otherwise had positive things to say about the names Couric brought up, including Olivia Newton-John, Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Coolidge.
‘Glee’ Exclusive: Susan Boyle to play the McKinley High lunch lady?
Glee has already had some phenomenal guest-stars so far, including Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, and, last night, Neil Patrick Harris. Now, EW has learned a certain music (and YouTube) sensation may be appearing on the hit Fox series in a season two Christmas episode: Susan Boyle. The Britain’s Got Talent runner-up is conveniently on the same record label, Columbia, as the Glee cast. And who would Boyle play? “I have two words for you: Lunch. Lady, ” says Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy. “I think Kurt would just die to give her a Christmas makeover. I don’t even know if she’s interested but it’s been pitched.” Besides the potential Boyle guest spot, Murphy also tells EW that there are plans for the cast to release a Christmas album as well (Rob Stringer, Columbia/Epic’s chairman, wouldn’t confirm the Boyle or Christmas album details but did say, “All very interesting ideas. I’ll bring them up at the next development meeting.”).
The latest on Adam Lambert: New video, ‘Ellen’ performance, rehearsals for Glam Nation
To that end, we did manage to get our hands on this stunning photo from the video to his latest single, “If I Had You.” The all-night shoot went down a week ago in L.A.’s Griffith Park, where Adam was joined by local friends and a few of his dancers for cameo roles. Rocking an Oliver Twisted, “Clockwork Orange”-inspired look, the imagery seemed even zanier than first described by media outlets, like this report by MTV.
MORE HEADLINES:
Casey James’ ‘American Idol’ Exit Not A Surprise, Experts Say
Our other expert, MJ Santilli of “Idol” fan site MJsbigblog.com, also called Casey’s ouster and agreed that it was expected after James submarined himself with the Hutchinson pick.
“No way that boring Eric Hutchinson song was going to propel him into the finals, ” she said. “If he’d picked something bluesy and upbeat, it would have complemented the ballad Kara and Randy gave him. But, maybe there was nothing Casey could do to dodge the bus that was coming for him. The producers were gunning for a Crystal/Lee final, and they made sure they got it. Crystal and Lee got better judges’ songs, performance order spots, lighting and stage sets. Casey knew he was going home.”
Simon Cowell Never Thought He’d be with One Person
“American Idol” judge Simon Cowell gets personal with Oprah Winfrey, opening up about his engagement to Mezhgan Hussainy, Paula Abdul’s departure from the show, and his low points in life.
“I’ve never been good at relationships, ” he tells Winfrey. “I never thought I’d be with one person. … I never genuinely thought anyone would want to live with me.”
He explains why he never thought he was the marrying type, saying, “I’m selfish, quite weird and I need time on my own to think, and I work all night.” Cowell tells Oprah that he’s quite moody and has bouts with depression. “I’m very dark when I’m in those moments. I’m very down. … Pretty much depression. … I just get down at times.”
