Idol Round-Up
American Idol alumni are all over the music charts, performance schedules, and news this week. Take a look at some of the news of note.
On the Charts
American Idol's Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" is making tremendous strides on the charts right now. The hit scored her a fifteenth Top 10 single on Billboard's Country Chart. "Good Girl" came in at #1 on the Great American Top 20 Country Countdown and at #9 on USA Today's Country chart.
Season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina also has a hit that is clim...
Kris Allen Premieres New Music Video
Kris Allen will premiere the music video for his lead single "The Vision of Love:" from his forthcoming album Thank You Camellia on Wednesday, April 4th on VEVO.
Directed by Lenny Bass and filmed last month in Los Angeles, the video for "The Vision Of Love" presents the storyline of two teens, one insecure and lonely, the other tormented by bullying, and ultimately shows how acts of kindness helps those suffering find inner strength and confidence.
"The Vision of Love" is available now at iTune...
Happy Birthday, Jason Castro!
Season 7's dreadlocked singer, Jason Castro, celebrated his 25th birthday yesterday. He's been very busy since his time on American Idol. On his birthday, Jason tweeted, "Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! Ive had an awesome day celebrating. Thankful for all of the sweet people in my life.#quartercentury"
The singer became a first-time dad on August 28, 2011 with wife Mandy to daughter Madeline. Jason married Mandy Mayhall on January 2, 2010. A week later, he released The Love Uncompromise...
James Durbin Announces Tour
Season 10 American Idol finalist James Durbin has announced he will hit the road for his first-ever national tour this Spring in support of his Wind-Up Records debut album Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster.
Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster broke into the Top 10 on Billboard's Rock Album chart at #8 and debuted at #36 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart. The disc is nearing the 100,000 sales mark, while his current single, "Love Me Bad," recently cracked the Hot Adult Top 40 chart.
James Durbin wav...
Carrie Underwood Releases Album Title and Cover
Since five-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood released her new single, "Good Girl," to country radio and debuted it at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Country Songs chart, the excitement from her fans continues to grow. Carrie will release Blown Away in stores on May 1.
Yesterday, Carrie released parts of the album cover piece by piece on her official website, revealing a new piece to fans every twenty minutes, stirring excitement amongst fans on Twitter and Facebook. The final album cover and tit...
Happy Birthday, Jim Verarros
We first met Jim Verraros when he was just 19 years old. The Season 1 finalist is celebrating his 29th birthday today! Many people remember Jim as the contestant who was fluent in American Sign Language because both of his parents are deaf.
Jim performed on the first ever semifinals show and advanced to the Top 10 with his performance of "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole. Although Jim was eliminated during the Top 10's Motown Week, he went on to have a successful career in music. In 2004, h...
Idol Round-Up
With less than two weeks to go until the January 18th premiere of American Idol, the show and Idol alumni are making news. Check it out!
On Tuesday, January 3, the Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced nominations in nine categories of Production Design for theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and music videos competing in the ADG's 16th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards for 2011. American Idol was nominated in the category of "Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety or Unscr...
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