Weekly Scoop: Happy Thanksgiving!
It's Thanksgiving week, and many American Idol alumni are celebrating in parades and at events around the country. Here's what some of your favorite Idols are up to this week:
Tuesday, November 22
Daughtry performs on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Wednesday, November 23
Kelly Clarkson performs on The X Factor results show on FOX.
David Cook performs at MAJIC 95.1 at Jefferson Pointe Mall in Ft. Wayne, IN.
Gina Glocksen performs at Uptown Tap in Plainfield, IL.
Thursday, November 24
Scotty McCreery...
STRONGER’s Strong Debut for Kelly Clarkson
American Idol Kelly Clarkson's 5th studio album, Stronger, debuts at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and #2 on the Digital Albums Chart selling over 163,000 units. All 5 of Kelly's albums have debuted in the Top 3. The first single, "Mr. Know It All" peaked at #4 on the iTunes Singles Chart and is still currently in the Top 10.
Kelly kicked off promotion back in September with appearances on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Over the past few weeks, Kelly performed her sin...
Happy Birthday, Scotty McCreery!
Season 10's American Idol, Scotty McCreery, turned 18 yesterday! No longer a minor, Scotty celebrated adulthood promoting his brand new debut CD, Clear As Day. Released less than a week ago, the album was instantly #1 on the iTunes charts!
The boy-next-door from Garner, NC sailed through the audition process of Season 10 with his go-to song, "Your Man" by Josh Turner. Once on the show, Scotty stayed true to his country roots and had success with songs like "Gone," "The River," and "Are You Gonna...
Watch Ryan and the Judges as they Hit Up the Talk Shows!
It has been an exciting week as we've been counting down to the Season 10 premiere of American Idol! The judges have been enthusiastic too as they've hit up many of the major morning talk shows, late night shows, and radio stations to talk about the exciting upcoming season of American Idol. With Season 10 premiering tomorrow-Wednesday, January 19 at 8/7c on FOX-the judges will continue to make the rounds tonight and tomorrow.
Catch Randy Jackson on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, January 18. Meanwhi...
Crystal Bowersox’s CD is Now Available
Season 9's runner-up, Crystal Bowersox, released her debut album today with 19 Recordings/Jive Records. Farmer's Daughter features 8 songs written by Crystal, including "Holy Toledo", the original song she performed on Idol during her hometown visit. The album also includes two co-writes, an additional track written by one of Crystal's Idol judges, Kara DioGuardi, and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, an amazing Buffalo Springfield cover, and the very special "Mason", written by Crystal and her husband...
Idols on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Some of your favorite American Idol finalists have appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ellen invites the most recently eliminated contestants to her show each week and she sits down and interviews them right before they perform. Often times, the American Idol-fan-turned-judge invites past winners and the judges onto her program. Since Ellen is good friends with Ryan Seacrest, he often stops by her show, and he even brought his mom Connie on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for Mother's Day. As an admi...
Happy Birthday, Ellen DeGeneres!
American Idols newest judge, Ellen DeGeneres, celebrates her birthday today, and the Emmy Award-winning host has many reasons to celebrate. This September, we announced that Ellen joined the American Idol family as the newest judge. She will make her American Idol debut during the Hollywood week audition episodes, premiering on Tuesday, February 9th.
After making her big American Idol announcement on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen opened up about how she got the position and what makes her a go...
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