David Archuleta’s New Single
The debut single off David Archuletas upcoming sophomore album is available for download today. The upbeat track is called Something Bout Love, and the Season 7 American Idol runner-up just finished shooting the music video for it a few days ago. Something Bout Love is off The Other Side of Down, which will be available in stores and online on September 14th.
In June, David released a book he wrote called Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song, and The Power of Perseverance. Read more about ...
Happy Birthday, Elliott Yamin!
Season 5s Elliott Yamin turns 32 today. Its hard to believe it was five years ago that Elliott made a name for himself on American Idol. His warm personality, smooth vocals, and his doting mother Claudette made him one of the most beloved contestants ever on the show. Since his time on Idol, Elliott has had a lot of success in the music industry, but he always makes time to help those in need.
Elliott has released the albums Elliott Yamin, Fight for Love, and the holiday records Sounds of the Se...
The Idols to Ring NASDAQ Bell
The American Idol Live! Tour will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York Citys Times Square. In honor of the occasion, the Top 10 Season 9 American Idol finalists (Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze, runner up Crystal Bowersox, Casey James, Michael Lynche, Aaron Kelly, Siobhan Magnus, Tim Urban, Katie Stevens, Andrew Garcia, and Didi Benami) will ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell. The event will take place on Monday, July 19th at 4pm ET at the NASDAQ MarketSite 4 Times Square 43rd & Broadway Broadcast...
Happy Birthday, Haley Scarnato!
Haley Scarnato was the eighth place finisher on Season 6 of American Idol. During her time on American Idol, Haley wore shorts while singing on stage, which Simon Cowell said was a smart move by her. Whether it was her legs or her voice, Haley made it far enough in the competition to be able to spend the summer of 2007 touring the country with her fellow Top 10 Idols.
In April 2008, Haley released her first single, Girls Night Out. Although she never released a CD, she spent that summer performi...
Huge Turnout at Idol’s First Audition Stop
Season 10 auditions for American Idol started today, and over 10,000 people showed up in Nashville, Tennessee for the first day of wristband distribution. The sign-up process started today at 7:00AM and registration continues until Saturday morning.
With auditions open to hopefuls as young as 15 this year, people braved the Nashville heat for a shot at changing their lives forever. This is just the start of auditions. If you cant make it to Nashville, come out to one of our other Season 10 audit...
Katharine McPhee Helps Feed America
Season 5s top girl, Katharine McPhee, has teamed up with Idol Gives Back beneficiary Feeding America to launch Americas hunger-free summer initiative for kids. During the school year, 19.5 million children received free and reduced-price meals at school. When school is out for summer, millions of children go hungry.
President and CEO of Feeding America Vicki Escarra said, Summer is a critical time for millions of children who lose access to the free and reduced-price meals they receive during th...
Big Idols, Big Songs
Some of the most popular American Idol finalists are having success this summer with their latest singles.
Adam Lamberts song If I Had You is #1 on VH1s Top 20 Countdown. The Season 8 runner-ups single originally debuted at #20, then jumped ten spots the second week. If I Had You increased another 32% in sales this week. His song sold 19,000 copies in the past week, which puts the song at 74,000 copies sold total.
Newlywed Carrie Underwoods song Undo It had the most-played song of any American I...
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