Season 7's fifth place finalist, Brooke White, won the hearts of fans around the world with her passionate and vibrant performances. Brooke is back! On July 21st, her album, "High Hopes & Heartbreak" will be released. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and executive produced by Idol's own Randy Jackson. This is Randy's first project with an Idol alum. He also co-manages Brooke. "I wanted to work with Brooke from the moment I met her," Randy said. "When she sang, I instantly heard the legendary ...

David Hernandez was one of three talented Davids who made it to the Top 12 on Season 7 of American Idol. The judges were big fans of David during the audition phase, and he continued to do well in the semi-final rounds. As a soul and R&B singer, it was The Beatles week that was challenging to David and ultimately sent him home. Since competing on American Idol, David Hernandez has been working on his music career and hopes to put out an album in the near future. In January, David had the excitin...

Season 5 finalist Kevin Covais was an 11th place finisher on American Idol. Although Kevin was only 16 during his run on the show, he often chose to sing mature ballads. Fellow Season 5 contestant Paris Bennett is credited with nicknaming Kevin "Chicken Little," and the name stuck with him from that moment on. Since his time on Idol, Kevin has been bit by the acting bug, starring in one major motion picture and one TV movie. Earlier this season, Kevin joined Kimberly Caldwell and Justin Guarini ...

A new national media study among 300 viewers of a news clip featuring the recent controversy surrounding the American Idol voting process revealed that the majority of respondents (59%) indicated that there should be a recount of the voting for the......

WOOD-TVAmerican Idol's Matt Giraud visits Grand RapidsWZZM, MIGRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- He may not have won American Idol, but West Michigan's finalist on the TV phenomenon has lots of fans. Kalamazoo's Matt Giraud, who finished in fifth place, signed autographs and posed for pictures at Celebration Cinema North. ...'American Idol' finalist Matt Giraud visits Grand Rapids to thank ... MLive.comKalamazoo 'American Idol' top-five finalist Matt Giraud will meet ... The...

MyFox HoustonEnter the Fray: Adam Lambert, 'Jon & Kate,' and Robert Pattinson ...Entertainment WeeklyThe remnants of American Idol continue to dominate PopWatch, particularly posts about runner-up Adam Lambert. Seemingly everyone has something to say about the guy (even Clay Aiken). Elsewhere, the usual suspects of Robert Pattinson and The ...Lambert May Come Out on Magazine Cover MyFox SpringfieldIgnore the Card Check Debate BusinessWeekKara dioguardi outs Adam Lambert on The View? ...

Reuters"Idol" castoff Michael Johns to release albumReutersBy Michael D. Ayers NEW YORK (Billboard) - While the "American Idol" post-season promo drive has kicked into gear for winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert, Season 7's Michael Johns will be resurfacing this summer with his first post-"Idol" ......