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'American Idol' Roundup: The First Promo Is Out. Are You Rea...

The latest season of American Idol feels like yesterday -- remember when we were all shocked to see an all-country finale? Oh, wait, I'm one of the few who wanted Haley Reinhart in the finale. Anyway, if you were watching the World Se [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Alum Crystal Bowersox Dropped By Label

Season nine is turning out to be the waterloo of "American Idol." Following the report that winner Lee DeWyze had been dropped from his major-label deal after one poorly selling album, news broke Thursday that dreadlocked runner [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol Runner-up Crystal Bowersox Parts Ways With RCA...

TV Line is reporting that American Idol Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox has split from her RCA/Jive label. The news comes just a few weeks after Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze was dropped from the label. RCA has been going through bi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

'Idol's' Scotty McCreery Shares Secrets on N.C.'s Outer Bank...

Thanks to Fox’s hit singing competition show, Scotty McCreery’s turned from an average teenager with a big dream, to a true-to-form “American Idol.” McCreery, 18, seemingly overnight became a country star after [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol's Lauren Alaina to switch on Graceland Christ...

Lauren Alaina will switch on the Christmas lights at Graceland this year. The 'Like My Mother Does' singer will "flip the switch" to begin the holiday season at Elvis Presley's estate in Memphis, Tennessee on Novembe [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' roundup: Four new music videos from non-winn...

It’s always fun to follow the careers of American Idol contestants who don’t win the show. Most of them fade into relative obscurity once the American Idols LIVE! tour wraps, but some score record deals and go on to have fruit [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Nikki Reed - Idol Stars To Sing At Nikki Reed's Wedding

Twilight star Nikki Reed will have two former American Idol stars serenade her at her wedding - her husband-to-be Paul Mcdonald and his pal Stefano Langone. According to sources, MCDonald is planning to sing a special song to his actress [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol 2011: Scotty McCreery Hits Number One

Scotty McCreery has really out done himself this time. The American Idol 2011 winner has done something that hasn’t happened since 2003: he’s hit #1 on the Billboard 200 with his debut album, Clear As Day. That’s right, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol's Scotty McCreery tops US album chart

McCreery, who beat Lauren Alaina in May's final, sold 197,000 copies of Clear As Day in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. He is also the youngest solo male artist to go straight to the top of the Billboard 200 with their [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' runner-up Lauren Alaina loses yet again on d...

"American Idol" season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina has come out with her debut country album, "Wildflower," coming only a week after the show's winner, Scotty McCreery, released his debut country album. Alaina& [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol's Lauren Alaina Draws on Faith and Family on D...

Lauren Alaina, the cheerful 16-year-old runner-up on last season's American Idol, knows she's a role model -- and she's OK with that. "I'm in the public eye now, and I want to represent someone who is a good person [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' winner Lee DeWyze dropped by RCA Records

Lee DeWyze might have taken the crown on "American Idol" last year but today, he needs a new label to call home. Following a recent restructuring of RCA Records, the long-running home of "Idol" winners, the label decid [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' tackles senior year at Garner Magnet

For more than a year, Garner’s Scotty McCreery has been living amid the hype of “American Idol.” The Season 10 winner went on an international tour, recorded an album and filmed music videos. Now, he is trying to do o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' judges agree: Portland is keeping it weird (...

"American Idol" judges visited Portland for the first time over the weekend as contestants performed in front of the famed panel that includes megastars Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. Portland-area singers had their eyes [...]