Scotty, Jennifer Hudson, and Mandisa Receive Billboard Nominations
The 2012 Billboard Music Awards nominations have been announced, and three American Idol alumni are in the running!
Top New Artist
Scotty McCreery
Top Country Album
Clear As Day by Scotty McCreery
Top R&B Album
I Remember Me by Jennifer Hudson
Top Christian Song
"Stronger" by Mandisa
The award show will air live on Sunday, May 20 from The MGM Grand.
Watch Scotty's Season 11 results show performance of "Water Tower Town."
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Idol Round-Up
We've got the latest news on some of your favorite Idols: from winners to contestants from several years ago. Check it out!
Chart News
American Idol's Wednesday and Thursday shows were the No. 1 and No. 2 programs of the week including topping the Adults 18-49 demographic.
Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood's new single "Good Girl" has been certified gold for 500,000 digital downloads. While you wait for her fourth album, Blown Away, to come out on May 1st, you can stream it first.
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Idol Round-Up
American Idol alumni are all over the music charts, performance schedules, and news this week. Take a look at some of the news of note.
On the Charts
American Idol's Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" is making tremendous strides on the charts right now. The hit scored her a fifteenth Top 10 single on Billboard's Country Chart. "Good Girl" came in at #1 on the Great American Top 20 Country Countdown and at #9 on USA Today's Country chart.
Season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina also has a hit that is clim...
Did You Notice the History of the Save?
It's an event that has only happened 4 times in American Idol history - the judges' save! On Thursday, April 12th the judges saved Jessica Sanchez from elimination, but did you notice a Jennifer Hudson coincidence?
Season 3 superstar Jennifer Hudson has been a guest performer on American Idol three times. EACH of those three times that she was at the show, the judges used the save: Season 8 Top 7 (Matt Giraud), Season 10 Top 11 (Casey Abrams), and Season 11 Top 7 (Jessica Sanchez). The other sav...
The Save and Next Week’s Top 7 Show
Last night on American Idol, in a surprising and dramatic turn of events, judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler saved Jessica Sanchez from elimination after she received the fewest votes among the finalists. Jessica will continue in the competition and take the stage along with the other six finalists next week. On the results show, American Idol Season Three finalist and Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson along with Ne-Yo performed their new single, "Think Li...
Jennifer Hudson’s Meteoric Rise
One of American Idol's most successful finalists, Jennifer Hudson, returns this week to perform LIVE on Thursday's results show. Although Jennifer was eliminated in seventh place from Season 3 of American Idol, she has gone on to be the first Idol to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe award, and a SAG award.
Jennifer's self-titled debut album led to five singles, three music videos, and it earned her four Grammy award nominations and one win for Best R&B album. In March of 2011, Jennifer r...
Weekly Scoop: Jennifer Hudson and James Durbin Return to American Idol!
Last week was an emotional week as we said goodbye to DeAndre Brackensick. Find out where he'll be appearing this week below! Tune in to American Idol on Wednesday at 8/7c to see the Top 7 perform. Come back Thursday 8/7c for the results show and catch special performances from Jennifer Hudson and James Durbin!
While you wait for the show to air check out these Top 8 performances.
Monday 4/9
DeAndre Brackensick appears on Live! With Kelly.
Daughtry performs at Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte, NC...
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