Idols in the News
Many of your favorite American Idols have been in the news lately for upcoming albums, appearances, and more. Here are some of the Idols that have appeared in the news this week.
Idols Featured on NOW CDs:
American Idols Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, and Jordin Sparks will be featured on NOW Thats What I Call Faith CD, which brings together 16 inspiring hits by top pop and Christian artists. The album, which will be released on March 23rd, includes Carries Jesus, Take The Wheel, Jordins One ...
Carrie Underwood Scores 6 ACM Nominations
American Idol Carrie Underwood received six Academy of Country Music nominations this morning, including Entertainer of the Year! Carrie is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, and if she wins that category again, she will be the first female in Academy history to capture two Entertainer of the Year trophies.
Carrie is also nominated as an artist and composer for Song of the Year for Cowboy Casanova, as well as Vocal Event of the Year for I Told You So with Randy Travis. In addition, she is no...
Farewell Anthem for Season 9
Have you been trying to guess what Season 9s contestant elimination anthem would be? It has been announced that Leave Right Now by Will Young will be played when a contestant leaves the show, starting tonight. Does Wills name sound familiar to you? He was the winner of the first season of Britains Pop Idol. Leave Right Now is a hit single off of Wills second album, Fridays Child. The single went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 117,700 copies in its first week of release.
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Daughtry’s New Album Goes Platinum
Daughtry has done it again! The rock group, fronted by American Idol alum Chris Daughtry, released their sophomore album Leave This Town in July and the band announced that their album has been certified Platinum by the R.I.A.A.
The album had a strong showing from the start, entering the Billboard 200 chart, the Digital Albums Chart, and the Rock Chart at #1. This made Chris the first American Idol to have two consecutive #1 albums, which Carrie Underwood later accomplished with Play On in Novem...
Carrie Underwood’s Movie Role
Season 4's American Idol and five-time Grammy award winner Carrie Underwood has landed a supporting role in her first studio movie Soul Surfer. The inspirational film is based on the autobiography of 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who, for over six years, has defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen. Carrie will play Sarah Hill, a church youth leader. Filming is to take place in February. She showed off he...
Song Choices From Denver
In Denver, Colorado we met the good, the bad, and the bikini clad. Contestants chose some great songs, from some classic hits, to Carrie Underwood, to a lot of John Mayer selections. Here are all of the song choices that contestants chose, as well as the tracks that American Idol inserted into the background.
Title: Everytime You Turn Around
Artist Version: Daughtry
Contestant: n/a
Title: Unstoppable
Artist Version: Foxy Shazam
Contestant: n/a
Title: Tempted
Artist Version: Squeeze
Contestant: M...
Carrie Underwood Takes Home 5th Grammy
American Idol Carrie Underwood took home her 5th Grammy last night at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. She earned the trophy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for I Told You So featuring Randy Travis. In addition to taking home a coveted award, Carrie performed Earth Song with Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Celine Dion, and Smokey Robinson as a tribute to Michael Jackson at last nights award show. Read more about the performance, here.
Now a five-time Grammy Award winner, Carrie is also a member...
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