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, Brandon Rogers!
Season 6 finalist Brandon Rogers celebrates his birthday on Sunday, December 11. While on American Idol, Brandon received much praise for his smooth R&B vocals and he made it all the way to the Top 12. Brandon used his Idol experience to further his career in entertainment.
The Los Angeles resident started his career in the music industry as a backup vocalist performing with some of the biggest pop artists including Christina Aguilera, Anastacia, Justin Timberlake, and more.
Multi-talented, ...
Kris Allen talks to EW about working on his second album: What does he need to prove this time around?
EW caught up with American Idol season 8 winner Kris Allen on the Trevor Live red carpet this weekend, and...
Kris Allen News: Halo Awards and Live Chat
Season 8's American Idol, Kris Allen, walked the red carpet at the Teen Nick Halo Awards last night on behalf of Donorschoose.org and Music Empowers, two charities that Kris supports. The award show honors teens that make a difference in their community.
Don't forget to join Little Pawns, the Official Kris Allen street team, to participate in a members-only chat with the Idol TONIGHT, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 10pm ET/7pm PT.
Last year, American Idol was welcomed to the home of Kris Allen in...
Happy Birthday, Didi Benami!
Season 9's tenth place finalist, Didi Benami, celebrates her 25th birthday today! The Knoxville native was inspired to go on American Idol to pursue the music of her late best friend, Rebecca Joy Lear. Didi impressed the judges at her Los Angeles audition with her performance of "Hey Jude." It was during Hollywood week when Didi really became a stand-out with the Kara DioGuardi penned song by Katharine McPhee, "Terrified."
After becoming a semi-finalist on Season 9, America voted and Didi was sa...
Happy Birthday, Andrew Garcia!
Season 9's Andrew Garcia celebrates his 26th birthday today. The Moreno Valley, CA native wowed American Idol viewers during Season 9 auditions with hits like Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning" and former Idol judge Paula Abdul's "Straight Up." He made it all the way until the Top 9 Elvis Presley week, when he was eliminated with his fellow contestant and good friend Katie Stevens. Andrew was best friends with winner Lee DeWyze on the show, and he got to spend summer 2010 touring the nation with his fe...
Video: Jennifer Lopez Talks New ‘Idol’ Season at iHeartRadio Fest
Watch a red carpet video of J. Lo discussing the next season of "American Idol" and her biggest accomplishment of 2011....