Adam Lambert’s New Music Video
Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert is set to premiere the video for his first single, "Better Than I Know Myself" off his upcoming sophomore album Trespassing (RCA Records/19 Entertainment) on VEVO, February 3rd. The video, which is directed by Ray Kay (Britney Spears, Lady Gaga), was shot in Los Angeles earlier this month. Ray Kay and Adam previously worked together on the "Whataya Want From Me" video.
Later this spring, Adam will release his highly anticipated second album which he is executive p...
Danny Gokey got Married!
Season 8's third place finalist, Danny Gokey, was married this past Sunday in Florida to fianc Leyicet Peralta. It was only announced that the two were engaged on Christmas day. Get details about his engagement here.
According to People.com, the couple was wed in an intimate ceremony with a theme of "romance and love" and only had about 100 guests. The couple said, "We wanted a smaller more intimate wedding of just friends and family". Danny tweeted about his nuptials today: "Best. Wedding. Plan...
Happy 30th Birthday, Adam Lambert!
Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert celebrated his big 30th birthday yesterday! Last year, Adam and his fans raised $323,803 to bring clean water to over 16,000 people. How does he plan to top that? Yesterday he tweeted, "Today is my birthday, and for my 30th I'd like you all to help me change the world...Let's use birthdays to raise $1 million this year for @charitywater 100% directly funds water projects: charitywater.org/adamlambert."
This year is shaping up to be a huge one for the superstar. He...
Remembering Etta James
The music world lost a legend today with the passing of Etta James. Season after season, contestants list the R&B/Love Song/Blues powerhouse as one of their musical inspirations and dream of singing her hits on the Idol stage.
Many contestants have performed her songs on American Idol, and we even heard it on this week's Savannah audition episode.
Idol Performances:
Kelly Clarkson, Season 1 initial audition, "At Last"
Julia DeMato, Season 2 American Idol 2 Love Songs CD, "At Last"
Jessica Si...
Happy Birthday, LaKisha Jones!
Season 6's LaKisha Jones celebrates her birthday today. Her big voice was a standout on the very first live episode of the season when she sang Jennifer Holliday's "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," during the Top 24 performance show. LaKisha, a.k.a. KiKi, continued to soar through the competition and was eliminated during the Top 4 Bee Gees week.
Just a month after the Season 6 competition was over, LaKisha released Lakisha Jones - EP. The EP was a collection of her five most downloaded song...
Year-End Accolades
2011 was quite the year for American Idol, its new judges, and of course Idol contestants and alumni. Read what the media had to say about the year in review.
Steven Tyler on American Idol was Rolling Stone's #9 of their "20 Best TV Moments of 2011." They wrote, "Nobody thought it was possible, but the Aerosmith motormouth held his brain together on live TV..."
Yahoo! Music's 2011 Best New Artists included our Season 10 runner-up, Lauren Alaina, saying, "Alaina arrived...the winsomeness with a h...
‘American Idol’s Danny Gokey Is Engaged
Three years after the death of his wife Sophia, "American Idol" season 8 alum Danny Gokey announced his plans to marry girlfriend Leyicet Peralta....
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