Do Something Award Nominees Adam Lambert and Randy Jackson
Congratulations to Idol's Adam Lambert and Randy Jackson! They've both been nominated for 2011 Do Something Awards. Adam in the category Do Something Music Artist and Randy in the category Do Something TV Star. Good going guys!
The official voting period for the 2011 Do Something Awards is open at DoSomething.VH1.com and extends through August 14, 2011 9 AM EST. Fans now have the opportunity to vote for their favorite celebrities who do great work and who inspire young people to do great work to...
Happy Birthday, Vonzell Solomon!
Season 4's second runner-up, Vonzell Solomon, celebrates her birthday today. The former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has come along way since her days delivering mail in a rural Florida town.
Vonzell, also known as Baby V, became the CEO of her own independent record label, Melodic Records. She was one of the headliners in "America's Favorite Finalists" and also starred as Glinda/Aunt Em in Season 9 semifinalist Todrick Hall's Oz the Musical. Read more about her role, here.
Last year, Vonz...
Casey James Lands Record Deal
Cool, TX native Casey James has turned his third place American Idol finish into a record deal with Sony Nashville and 19 Recordings/BNA Records. The musician and singer/songwriter whose been fronting the Casey James Band since 2008, had never even seen a single episode of the top rated show before auditioning in Denver and winning a golden ticket to Hollywood.
An elated Casey remarked, "Some dreams in life are only just that....dreams. All my life I have wanted this and now my dream has come tr...
Executive Producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz Talks about Idol Gives Back
Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of FremantleMedia North America and Executive Producer of American Idol, answered questions about Idol Gives Back on a recent press call. As you know, Idol Gives Back will air as part of a two hour American Idol results show on Wednesday, April 21st starting at 8/7c.
Due to the hard economic times Americans (and the world) have been faced with recently, Cecile talked about the slightly different approach Idol Gives Back will take this year. We did incredibly well both tim...
Happy Birthday, Vonzell Solomon!
Season 4s second runner-up, Vonzell Solomon, celebrates her 26th birthday today. The former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has come along way since her days delivering mail in a rural Florida town.
Vonzell, also known as Baby V, became the CEO of her own independent record label, Melodic Records. She was one of the headliners in Americas Favorite Finalists and also starred as Glinda/Aunt Em in Season 9 semifinalist Todrick Halls Oz the Musical. Read more about her role, here.
Just last week,...
Kris Allen Talks About His Trip To Haiti
Last Friday, Kris Allen went to Port-au-Prince, Haiti with the CEO of the United Nations Foundation, Kathy Calvin, to witness the impact of the work being done by the UN to help Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake that hit in January. The American Idol winner will show footage from his trip and perform Let It Be on tonights live results show. At this time, Kris will help kick off Idol Gives Back with the UN Foundation, one of the shows charities, and encourage people to donate to help ...
Kris Allen to Kick Off Idol Gives Back
American Idols Kris Allen will travel to Haiti with the United Nations Foundation to raise further awareness of the countrys continuing needs after last months earthquake. During the Idol results show on Thursday, Feb. 25 8/7c, Kris will perform "Let It Be" and he will share footage of his trip to raise awareness and funds that will benefit those in need via one of this years Idol Gives Back beneficiaries, the UN Foundation.
During the show, viewers will be asked to support the efforts in Haiti ...
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