Chart Movers and Shakers
The Idols are tearing up the Billboard and music sales chats this week. From Idol winners to a current judge, here's what happened in the week of Idol music.
Billboard Chart News
American Idol Kelly Clarkson's song featuring Jason Aldean, "Don't You Wanna Stay," and Chris Daughtry's song "September" hold the #1 and #2 spots on this week's American Idol airplay chart. "Don't You Wanna Stay" is also the #2 hit on USA TODAY's Country chart, while "September" maintains the #2 spot it has held on th...
Jennifer Hudson Tour News and Chart Achievements
Season 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson announced her upcoming Summer 2011 "I Remember Me Tour" last week. Details are still to come, but here is a preliminary schedule:
6/19
San Diego, CA
Humphrey's
6/22
Los Angeles, CA
Greek Theater
7/02
Atlanta, GA
Chastain Park
7/16
Chicago, IL
Ravinia
Jennifer's sophomore album, I Remember Me, debuted last week at #2 on The Top 200 and R&B Albums Charts, selling 165,000 units. Jennifer Hudson sold 24,000 copies of her single, "Where Y...
Fantasia’s Number One Hit
American Idol's third winner, Fantasia, has a new #1 hit on the Billboard charts. Her single, "I'm Doin' Me," reached #1 on the Adult R&B Recurrents chart. "I'm Doin' Me" was the second single off of Fantasia's third studio album, Back To Me. Billboard charts are either based on sales, airplay, or a combination of sales & airplay. The Adult R&B Recurrents chart is for older songs that are still receiving airplay on the radio, even though they are not current. Fantasia has earned an i...
Naima Adedapo’s Idol Experience
Naima Adedapo came a long way in the competition. When we met her during Milwaukee auditions, she was cleaning toilets at SummerFest. This summer, Naima will be one of the 11 Idol stars traveling across the nation with the American Idols LIVE! 2011 Tour. The morning after her elimination, Naima opened up about some of her favorite things: singing, shopping, and dancing!
When Ryan Seacrest revealed that Thia Megia and Naima received the fewest votes, all 11 finalists were very emotional, and so w...
Thia Megia Talks About Her Time on AI
American Idol's youngest contestant ever, Thia Megia, handled her elimination with maturity and grace. The morning after her elimination, she hopped on a press call to talk about everything from Idol school to who she wants to collaborate with.
Was Thia surprised she was eliminated? "Actually, I really didn't know what to expect at all," Thia replied. "Since everyone else is just so incredible, you just kind of prepare yourself for whatever happens. I didn't really know what to feel at all, to b...
Happy Birthday, Aaron Kelly!
Season 9 finalist Aaron Kelly turned 18 on April 2nd! It was a big birthday for Aaron-he got his driver's license!
Aaron's fans, The Twangers, put together a cute video wishing their Idol a very happy 18th birthday. Aaron is currently in third place out of 14 on J-14.com's Rising Star Awards (Season 8 American Idol Kris Allen came in first!).
It's amazing to think that Aaron's Idol journey started when he won the American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios and advanced to the front of...
Happy Birthday, Lee DeWyze!
America's reigning Idol, Lee DeWyze, celebrated his 25th birthday on April 2nd! To celebrate his birthday and give back, Lee performed at Millions of Milkshakes at the Westfield Culver City in southern California. He launched his own shake, signed autographs, and performed.
Feeding America will receive 50% of proceeds from the sale of each Lee DeWyze shake sold in Millions of Milkshakes stores beginning on April 2nd, 2011 and continuing through July 2nd, 2011. Feeding America was one of the char...
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