Happy Birthday, Scotty McCreery!
Season 10's American Idol, Scotty McCreery, turned 18 yesterday! No longer a minor, Scotty celebrated adulthood promoting his brand new debut CD, Clear As Day. Released less than a week ago, the album was instantly #1 on the iTunes charts!
The boy-next-door from Garner, NC sailed through the audition process of Season 10 with his go-to song, "Your Man" by Josh Turner. Once on the show, Scotty stayed true to his country roots and had success with songs like "Gone," "The River," and "Are You Gonna...
Happy Birthday, Taylor Hicks!
America's fifth Idol, Taylor Hicks, celebrates his birthday today! When Taylor auditioned for American Idol, Simon Cowell that he would never make it to the final round of Season 5. After Taylor's first live TV performance for the voting public, Simon admitted he was wrong and that Taylor's personality is what makes him stand out. Taylor sailed through the competition each week and became the oldest contestant to win American Idol, and he was the first male contestant to win without ending up in...
Happy Birthday, Melinda Doolittle!
Season 6's humble second runner-up, Melinda Doolittle, celebrates her birthday today. She won over fans as the back-up singer who broke out of her shell on the Idol stage. Since her time on the show, Melinda has been busy releasing new music and getting involved with charity work.
Melinda has been involved with the Idol Gives Back organization Malaria No More since her time as a contestant on American Idol. In June of 2007, Melinda joined First Lady Laura Bush in Zambia to distribute life-saving...
Daughtry Unveils Cover and Tracks for ‘Break The Spell’
Season 5's Chris Daughtry and his band, Daughtry, have revealed additional details including album artwork and track listing fortheir eagerly anticipated album, Break The Spell, out November 21st from 19 Recordings/RCA Records. The long awaited third album from the multi-platinum selling rock band includes the chart-climbing "Renegade" and "Crawling Back To You," which is well on its way to becoming the band's fifth No. 1 at the Hot AC format. The new record will be released 5 years to the day f...
James Durbin’s Upcoming Album
Season 10's rocker, James Durbin, released the cover art for his upcoming album, Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster. The album will be released on November 21, 2011 via Wind Up Records. While you're waiting for the album to drop, get James new track, "Stand Up" from the Official Gameday Music of the NFLEP, which also includes a track by Season 6 champ Jordin Sparks.
James' signature wing earringis still available through Pennyroyal Studio to order through October 8. The design is available in 3 st...
Kelly Clarkson Tops the Charts
Season 1 American Idol Kelly Clarkson'snew single, "Mr. Know It All," came in atnumber onefor the first week on the Hot Singles Sales chart.Billboard charts are either based on sales, airplay, or a combination of salesand airplay. The American Idols have now accumulated 309 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group, and Kelly continues to top the charts!
Kelly Clarkson - 61
Carrie Underwood - 53
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) - 38
Fantasia - 30
Ru...
Bucky Covington’s New Record Deal
Former American Idol finalist Bucky Covington has inked a record deal with Entertainment One Music Group, with plans for new music as early as winter 2011. While Entertainment One Music Group represents artists across a diverse range of genres, Bucky is joining the label as their premier Country talent.
"From the first time I met Bucky a couple of years ago I've been very impressed with not only his great music but also his engaging personalityand loveof performing forcountry music fans," shares...
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