Didi Benami and Lacey Brown to Appear at Grammy Camp
Season 9's Didi Benami has been included as one of the top music industry professionals discussing the realities of the music business and careers in music with more than 700 Los Angeles-area high school students at GRAMMY Camp - Basic Training, a GRAMMY in the Schools initiative of the GRAMMY Foundation. GRAMMY Camp - Basic Training conducts a variety of workshops focusing on various fields in the music industry, utilizing the entire USC Thornton School of Music campus.
It appears that Idol'...
Happy Birthday, Mikalah Gordon!
It's hard to believe that Season 4's Mikalah Gordon turns 24 tomorrow! We have watched her grow from a 17-year-old Idol contestant into a busy young woman.
Since making her debut on American Idol, Mikalah has acted on TV shows such as Living with Fran, Identity, and The Unit. She is a natural host and worked as a correspondent on American Idol Extra, The Tyra Banks Show, and hosted David Cook's hometown finale in Missouri. Her hosting gigs often allow her to travel to American Idol's hometown au...
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...
Cocky Simon Cowell vows "X Factor" will improve
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "X Factor" creator Simon Cowell said on Monday he was probably "too cocky" when he launched the U.S. TV talent show earlier this year, boasting it would overtake his old program, No. 1-rated "American Idol." But Cowell, who admits being confident by nature, pledged that the two-part 'X Factor' finale this week will be worth watching and any of the three finalists is ......
This Week in Idol History
History was made last night when Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert fronted the iconic band Queen at the European Music Awards. Queen received this year's Global Icon Award at the EMAs, and they closed the show with Adam by performing an amazing medley including "The Show Must Go On," "We Will Rock You," and "We Are The Champions." You might remember that Adam and Kris Allen performed with Queen on the Season 8 finale, and Adam even auditioned for Season 8 with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." Yesterda...
‘American Idol’ alum Daughtry to sing anthem at W.S. finale
'American Idol' alum Chris Daughtry will sing the national anthem at the final World Series game....
Exclusive Tour Interview with James Durbin
It's time for the last of our American Idols Live! 2011 Tour interviews. We caught up with Season 10's resident metal man, James Durbin, to find out about life on the road, wedding planning, and his devoted fans.
We wanted to know what James likes the best and what is the hardest thing about being on tour. "The best part about being on tour, besides singing and living my dream, it's having fun with my friends, really. We're having a good time, especially after the shows. We have fun. We go to th...
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