Happy Birthday, Michael Sarver!
Season 8's tenth place finalist, Michael Sarver, turns the 31 today. The former oil rig worker and father of two has been busy working on music since his time on American Idol.
Michael released his self-titled debut album in 2010 with Dream Records/Universal. The album includes the singles "You Are," "Cinderella Girl," and "Ferris Wheel." The winter before he released his album, he sang new music while on the "American Stars in Concert Tour" with fellow Season 8 alum Alexis Grace, Season 7's Dav...
Kris Allen’s New Single is Available Now
Season 8's American Idol, Kris Allen, released his new single, "The Vision of Love" on iTunes today. The single will be off of Kris' upcoming album--his second one since winning American Idol in 20o9.
What is "The Vision of Love" all about? Head to KrisAllenOfficial.com to see listen to the song as the lyrics animate across the screen. This isn't the official music video; Kris announced via Twitter on March 13 that he was shooting the music video.
Kris talked about "The Vision of Love," the musi...
Vote for Adam Lambert and James Durbin in Musical Madness
MTV News is holding "Musical March Madness," a competition between rock artists/bands that is voted on by fans. During Round 1 in the West Bracket, 16-seed James Durbin beat number one-seed Foo Fighters! Now in the "Sweet Sixteen" round, he's up against Best Coast. Meanwhile, Season 8 star Adam Lambert was the 11-seed and bested number six-seed Foster the People! He's now facing off against number three-seed Blink-182.
See the bracket and vote for your Idols!
Both James and Adam are scheduled to...
Season 8 Winner Kris Allen to Release New Single, "The Vision Of Love"
Season 8 winner, Kris Allen, returns to center stage with the release of his brand new single "The Vision Of Love," set for release at iTunes and all digital providers on March 26th on 19 Recordings/RCA Records. Co-written by Kris Allen, Nasri and Adam Messinger, "The Vision of Love" showcases Kris' talent as a singer and songwriter. "The Vision of Love" is his first work as a recording artist since winning the American Idol title in 2009 and releasing his self-titled debut album. You can stream...
Past Idol Favorites to Perform on Season 11
American Idol has set the bar high in terms of talent. Successful artists come out of this competition every year regardless of whether or not they win the top prize. This season some of your favorite past contestants return to perform their new music as we watch the current hopefuls compete to stand out.
According to The Hollywood Reporter included are Season 8 finalist Adam Lambert who is set to release his second album, Trespassing, this spring, Lauren Alaina the runner-up from Season 10 who ...
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...