Pickler Goes Pink
Season 5's Kellie Pickler is joining Women Rock For The Cure in the fight against breast cancer on Saturday, Oct. 22 when she performs at the third annual "Opry Goes Pink" show. In addition to her performance, she will flip the switch on the Opry's barn backdrop, turning it pink for the second show of the night. Idol Carrie Underwood flipped the switch at this event two years ago.
"My grandmother, who raised me and was my angel, died of cancer and I'm honored to participate in every way I can to...
Blake Lewis, Didi Benami & Tim Urban to Perform at Charity Event
Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis and Season 9's Didi Benami and Tim Urban will be performing at a charity concert and dinnerweekendat the Grand Lucayan, Bahamas in Grand Bahama Island on November 11 and 12, 2011.Each performer has selected their charityofchoice that will result in seven charitiesall benefittingfrom the much anticipated weekend that includesphilanthropy, musical performances, a poker tournament, dinners, celebrity meet and greets and local Bahamian entertainment, all takingtake pla...
Important Community Message
The current MyIdol community -- which includes live forums, blogs, profile pages, and commenting -- will be deactivated Monday, October 31, 2011. But don't worry, development for the updated community is already underway!
This update is a response to the changing ways in which fans like you prefer to interact with the show and with AmericanIdol.com. We're excited about these new features and look forward to rolling them out soon. In the meantime, please "Like" us on Facebook and follow @American...
Scotty McCreery Dominates the Charts
Current American Idol Scotty McCreery dominated the charts with the release of his debut album, Clear As Day, this week. He received #1 spots on the following charts: Billboard 200, Top Country Albums, Top Digital Albums, Top Internet Albums, and Top Current Albums.
Billboard charts are either based on sales, airplay, or a combination of sales & airplay. The American Idols have now accumulated 314 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information ...
American Country Awards Nominations
The second annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 5 at 8/7c on FOX, and many American Idols were nominated.
Starting today, fans can vote once each day for their favorite AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees at www.theacas.com. Voting is open until Friday, Nov. 11 for all categories, except for Artist of the Year, which closes on Friday, Dec. 2. The nominees for each award category have been determined by four media measurement companie...
Scotty McCreery Sets Records
Reigning American Idol and Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Scotty McCreery debuts at No. 1 on theBillboardTop 200 and Top Country Albums charts withClear As Day, making him the youngest male in history to open at the top of the all-genre chart with a debut release. This is also the highest first-week album sales of any solo country artist in 2011.
With first-week sales totaling 196,739, he is the first new country artist this year to debut at No. 1 on theBillboard200. Scotty ha...
Lauren Alaina’s Debut Album is Out Now
Season 10's top girl, Lauren Alaina, released her debut album, Wildflower, on Tuesday. The album is now available on iTunes and Walmart among other outlets. Wildflower consists of 12 tracks, one of which is her Idol coronation song, "Like My Mother Does." She collaborated with Season 4 winner, and her Idol, Carrie Underwood on "Eighteen Inches," and acclaimed country music writer Hillary Lindsey on "Tupelo." Lauren recorded the album while on the road with the American Idols LIVE! 2011 Tour.
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