Idol Round-Up
Check out the latest news on Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Gina Glocksen, and Anoop Desai!
American Idol Kelly Clarkson's duet with Jason Aldean, "Don't You Wanna Stay," has reached #1 on the Country Songs Detections chart. Last week, Kelly and Jason has the #1 spot on the Hot Country Songs chart.The American Idols have now accumulated 288 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group. Kelly topped the Country Digital Songs c...
Kelly Clarkson Tops the Country Charts
The American Idol alumni with the most Billboard No. 1s, Kelly Clarkson, received her 57th chart topper this week with "Don't You Wanna Stay"-a duet with Jason Aldean. The song topped the Country Digital Songs chart. Jason and Kelly performed the duet at the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 10, 2010.
Here is a list of all the Idols who have had No. 1 hits, compiled by Music JournalistFred Bronson.
Kelly Clarkson - 57
Carrie Underwood - 48
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) - 37
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Happy Birthday, Ryan Starr!
Season 1 finalist Ryan Starr turned 28 on November 21st. 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 because she...
Kris Allen Charts at #1 Again
Season 8s American Idol, Kris Allen, charted at #1 for the third time. His debut single, Live Like Were Dying, landed at #1 on Billboards Adult Top 40 Recurrents chart. In April, Kris Allen made his debut at #1 on the Billboard charts when Live Like Were Dying topped the Christian Digital Songs and Christian/Gospel Digital Songs charts.
At the Season 9 finale, Kris performed his second single, The Truth, and then performed Together We Are One with the fellow Idol winners and alumni. View photos ...
Adam Lambert Headlines “The Glam Nation Tour”
Season 8 Runner-Up Adam Lambert will embark on his first headlining tour, an audio and visual spectacular, both theatrical and atmospheric, that will give his millions of fans something theyll love to listen to and look at. The Glam Nation Tour kicks off June 4 in Wilkes Barre, PA. I hope the audience will be able to escape for a few hours and fall into a world full of glam, drama and excitement, Lambert says. And I would love everyone to come away with a new appreciation for the music on my alb...
All About Allen!
The reigning American Idol, Kris Allen, has a lot of noteworthy news and exciting upcoming performances. Last week, Carrie Underwoods Temporary Home became the 263rd time an Idol alum had a number one charted song. This week, Kris adds two to that number with his hit single, Live Like Were Dying, which became the #1 song on the Christian Digital Songs chart and also the #1 song on the Christian/Gospel Digital Songs chart. This makes the Season 8 champ the 26th Idol contestant to have a number on...
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