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...
Happy Birthday, Ryan Starr!
Season 1 finalist Ryan Starr celebrates her birthday today. She was just 19 when she appeared on American Idol's first season as the California girl who liked rock 'n roll and had a knack for fashion design.
Since her time on Idol, Ryan released a single called "My Religion" in September 2004. The track, which Ryan co-wrote, performed very well, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart. As a result, she was in the 2005 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records be...
Happy Birthday, Bucky Covington!
Season 5's Bucky Covington celebrates his birthday today! Although it's been over five years since he appeared on American Idol, Bucky continues to be busy with his music.
Last month, Bucky announced that he has a new record deal in place with Entertainment One Music Group, and has plans to release new music this winter! Bucky joined the label as their premier Country talent, and said, "I am very excited and can't wait to get the party started and share my new music with my fans." Bucky is busy ...
Kelly Clarkson’s "Stronger" is Available Now
It's the moment you've been waiting for...Kelly Clarkson's fifth studio album, Stronger, is available now wherever music is sold. The first American Idol continues to be one of the hottest pop stars nine years after her Idol win.
The first single off of Stronger was " Mr. Know It All," and it topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart, giving Kelly her 61st Billboard #1!
The track list for Stronger is:
01 Mr. Know It All
02 What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
03 Dark Side
04 Honestly
05 You Love ...
Ask Billboard: ‘Idol’-izing Carrie Underwood, Lauren Alaina
Updated album and download sales for the 2005 "American Idol" winner, plus her thoughts on this year's runner-up, Lauren Alaina....
Happy Birthday, Mandisa!
On October 2, Mandisa celebrated her birthday. The Season 5 finalist was safe every week of the competition until her Top 9 Country Week elimination, and she has continued to be successful after Idol.
Mandisa's debut album, True Beauty, was released in 2007 and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and earned her a Grammy nomination for Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year. She released a holiday album entitled It's Christmas in 2008, and in 2009 she released Freedom, which earn...
Carrie Underwood is #1 Once Again
Country superstar Brad Paisley's duet, "Remind Me," with fellow country superstar and Season 4 American IdolCarrie Underwood,has hit the No. 1 spot on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck country airplay charts this week. "Remind Me" becomes Brad's 20th No. 1 single and Carrie's 14th No. 1 single.
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, "Remind Me" is Paisley's third single from his Gold certified album, This Is Country Music. In addition to hitting the top of the airplay c...
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