Happy Birthday, James Durbin!
It has got to be one of the most exciting weeks in James Durbin's life! Today the Santa Cruz, CA rocker and Season 10 finalist turns 23 years old. On Saturday, December 31st, James married his love, Heidi Lowe, in Northern California surrounded by loved ones, rock stars, and Idols!
After coming in fourth place on Season 10 of American Idol, James toured the United States with his fellow Top 11 finalists. On November 21, James released his debut album, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster, which rece...
Anthony Fedorov in RENT
Season 4's Anthony Fedorov announced this morning in a blog post that he will star as Roger in the Tony Award-winning musical RENT. The show's run will occur from July 21st - August 19th on the 5th Avenue Theatre stage in Seattle, WA.
On his blog, Anthony posted, "This is a dream role for me and I'm so grateful to the 5th Avenue for giving me this amazing opportunity!!!!" He also mentioned that he did an interview with People Magazine that should be released in April.
You can buy tickets, here.
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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...
New Music from David Hernandez
Season 7's David Hernandez is quite busy as 2011 turns into 2012. He released his debut album, an eight-song EP titled I Am Who I Am, on December 27. I hopped on the phone with David to find out more about his new music, awesome collaborations, and upcoming shows.
David said that I Am Who I Am is a body of work that was on his computer for a year and a half before he released it. "People always told me to wait for a label to get behind me. The deals I received weren't what I wanted, so I decided...
Soundcheck with James Durbin
New husband James Durbin is in the spotlight with Walmart's Souncheck. In this intimate interview, James opens up about American Idol, life with Asperger's and Tourette's, and performing live. He also performs a powerful set of songs off his debut album, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster, including "Stand Up," "Love Me Bad," "Right Behind You," "Higher Than Heaven," and "Love In Ruins."
Experience Soundcheck with James.
While you're at it, revisit Lauren Alaina's soundcheck.
James Durbin tied the...
Happy Birthday, Kimberley Locke!
Season 2's top girl, Kimberley Locke, celebrates her birthday today. Although it has been nine seasons since Kimberley was on American Idol, she is still busy making music, working with charities, and more.
To celebrate the holidays, Kimberley released a music video for her cover of "Silver Bells." The single is also available on iTunes. It was just announced that Kim was chosen as the cover model for Daily Venus Diva's January 2012 edition. Over the summer, Kimberley released a new dance EP cal...
James Durbin is a Married Man!
Season 10's James Durbin married his fianc, Heidi Lowe, on New Year's Eve in their hometown of Santa Cruz, California. The couple's 2-year-old son, Hunter, was present and served as the ceremony's ring bearer.
The Durbins told People Magazine, "We are so in love and happy that we got to share our special day with our closest family and friends...The wedding was the perfect way to kick off the New Year. We are looking forward to living happily ever after."
James joined Geoff Tate of metal band Qu...
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