Happy Birthday, Aaron Kelly!
Season 9 finalist Aaron Kelly turned 18 on April 2nd! It was a big birthday for Aaron-he got his driver's license!
Aaron's fans, The Twangers, put together a cute video wishing their Idol a very happy 18th birthday. Aaron is currently in third place out of 14 on J-14.com's Rising Star Awards (Season 8 American Idol Kris Allen came in first!).
It's amazing to think that Aaron's Idol journey started when he won the American Idol Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios and advanced to the front of...
Kris Allen’s Fans Empower Music
Season 8 American Idol winner Kris Allen has some truly amazing fans that started the "Alright with Music" fundraiser (playing off the title of Kris' upbeat single "Alright With Me"). These fans were inspired by the always charitable Kris and they wanted to bring more focus to one of his passions, music education. With the help of hundreds of fans, the fundraiser was able to collect over $28,000 for the Music Empowers Foundation, surpassing their original goal by over $3,000. Music Empowers is a...
‘American Idol’: Simon Cowell may receive knighthood; Kris Allen wishes you a ‘Happy ChrismaKwanzaKah’
Goodbye, "American Idol," hello knighthood! Maybe. According to UK reports, including The Daily Mail, Simon Cowell's ego is about get even bigger: He may be getting a knighthood from the Queen. Royal watcher Neal Sean says, "It would appear that Sir Simon could be in the cards." Cowell is expected to be one of the names on the New Year's Honours List. Neal says, "The Queen publishes a list ......
American Idol, DWTS Down To Final Four
American Idol receives the most unusual of mentors in former Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash. The show is celebrating Rock Week as it winds down to the final four with Adam, Allison, Kris and Danny singing the tunes....
Billboard’s Best of 2010
December is a time for award nominations and year-end lists. Billboard.com has compiled their 2010 year-end charts. An impressive 10 Idol alums made the list this year, and most of them appeared on multiple charts. They are: Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Daughtry, Kris Allen, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia, Danny Gokey, Kellie Pickler, Blake Lewis, and Chris Sligh.
Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta's album, The Other Side Of Down, is the top album for the Billboard Readers' Poll: Favorite Album for...
Welcome Home, Idol Winners!
"Every Superstar Begins With A Dream." Your nine American Idol winners took time out of their busy schedules to show the Idol crew around their hometown. In nine never-before-seen videos, we hear from the families, friends, community members, and teachers of Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, and Lee DeWyze. See how small towns rallied around their local stars and stood by them when they became household names....
Big Idols, Big Songs
Some of the most popular American Idol finalists are having success this summer with their latest singles.
Adam Lamberts song If I Had You is #1 on VH1s Top 20 Countdown. The Season 8 runner-ups single originally debuted at #20, then jumped ten spots the second week. If I Had You increased another 32% in sales this week. His song sold 19,000 copies in the past week, which puts the song at 74,000 copies sold total.
Newlywed Carrie Underwoods song Undo It had the most-played song of any American I...
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