Weekly Scoop: Here We Come, Hollywood!
Monday, February 6
Katharine McPhee makes her debut in Smash.
Kelly Clarkson performs in her home state at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, TX.
Mandisa, Phil Stacey, Chris Sligh, and Jason Castro perform on KLOVE Friends & Family Music Cruise.
Tuesday, February 7
You have one day until Hollywood Week airs. Meet the 300+ Hollywood hopefuls.
Mandisa, Phil Stacey, Chris Sligh, and Jason Castro perform on KLOVE Friends & Family Music Cruise.
Wednesday, February 8
It's the start of Hollyw...
Brooke White’s Baby News
Congratulations to Season 7's Brooke White and her husband, Dave Ray, on the announcement of their upcoming bundle of joy! In a post on her blog, Brookie Babble, Brooke revealed that her baby girl is due the end of May. Perhaps it will align with the American Idol Season 11 finale, or maybe she'll make her debut on Brooke's birthday, June 2nd. Either way, we wish Brooke all the best and know she'll be a marvelous mama!
Brooke's new duo, Jack and White, is working on their second EP, to be releas...
Year-End Accolades
2011 was quite the year for American Idol, its new judges, and of course Idol contestants and alumni. Read what the media had to say about the year in review.
Steven Tyler on American Idol was Rolling Stone's #9 of their "20 Best TV Moments of 2011." They wrote, "Nobody thought it was possible, but the Aerosmith motormouth held his brain together on live TV..."
Yahoo! Music's 2011 Best New Artists included our Season 10 runner-up, Lauren Alaina, saying, "Alaina arrived...the winsomeness with a h...
‘Idol’ downloads: Kelly Clarkson and more
Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery have the best-selling "American Idol" tracks. Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams' duet makes its debut....
‘American Idol’: With Scotty McCreery’s Successful Debut, Did Universal Learn From Sony’s Mistakes?
Shirley Halperin With the season 10 winner moving 196,000 copies of his album "Clear as Day," and runner-up Lauren Alaina notching a respectable 69,000 of her debut, "Wildflower," has the "Idol" curse been broken? read more...
The X Factor: Uniquely satisfying, after all?
Despite a disappointing debut and unfavorable comparisons with American Idol, Simon Cowell's new reality show may finally be finding its voice...
Pickler Goes Pink
Season 5's Kellie Pickler is joining Women Rock For The Cure in the fight against breast cancer on Saturday, Oct. 22 when she performs at the third annual "Opry Goes Pink" show. In addition to her performance, she will flip the switch on the Opry's barn backdrop, turning it pink for the second show of the night. Idol Carrie Underwood flipped the switch at this event two years ago.
"My grandmother, who raised me and was my angel, died of cancer and I'm honored to participate in every way I can to...
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