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- Top 8 Girls Song Choice List
- Top 8 Girls Song Choice List
- Happy Birthday, Carrie Underwood!
- Happy Birthday, Carrie Underwood!
- Idol Tracker Buzzmeter, version 9.0
- Today in ‘Idol:’ The boys go for broke, Kris Allen in Bakersfield, Anoop Desai on Food TV
- Idol Tracker Buzzmeter, version 9.0
- Adam Lambert appearing on ‘Nightline’ and ‘If I Can Dream’
- Adam Lambert appearing on ‘Nightline’ and ‘If I Can Dream’
- Ann Powers: In the doldrums with the ‘Idol’ girls
- Ann Powers: In the doldrums with the ‘Idol’ girls
- Today in ‘Idol:’ The boys go for broke, Kris Allen in Bakersfield, Anoop Desai on Food TV
| Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST It was do or die (well, not quite as drastic as death) as the Top 8 girls performed for a spot in the finals. Most of the ladies seemed to pick the right songs for themselves this week. Heres the list of songs performed on Tuesdays show: To view each performance again, click on the contestants … read more
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| Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST It was do or die (well, not quite as drastic as death) as the Top 8 girls performed for a spot in the finals. Most of the ladies seemed to pick the right songs for themselves this week. Heres the list of songs performed on Tuesdays show: To view each performance again, click on the contestants … read more
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| Happy Birthday, Carrie Underwood! Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST Season 4s American Idol, Carrie Underwood, celebrates her 27th birthday today. Carries upcoming year is already shaping up to be a big one. Her Play On Tour kicks off tomorrow at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia. The tour is currently slated to run through June 20 in Saskatoon, SK at the Credit Union Centre. The Play On Tour will bring to life Carries hits with new and personal expressions of the songs. The tour also plans to bring her closer to her fans with an unexpected surprise, guaranteeing that even the audience at the back of the house will sometimes have a front row seat at the concert. World-class production and one-of-a-kind special effects make sure that Carrie’s Play On Tour will be a night her fans soon won’t forget. Her previous tour, 2008s highly successful Carnival Ride Tour, wrapped after 137 shows with over 1.2 million fans in attendance. Carrie has also added acting to her resume. In December, she sang and acted in her own special, Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special. Last Monday, Carrie acted on How I Met Your Mother and plays a part in the upcoming movie Soul Surfer. On top of her busy schedule, Carrie is planning a wedding to her fianc Mike Fisher. Last week, Carrie became a … read more
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| Happy Birthday, Carrie Underwood! Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST Season 4s American Idol, Carrie Underwood, celebrates her 27th birthday today. Carries upcoming year is already shaping up to be a big one. Her Play On Tour kicks off tomorrow at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia. The tour is currently slated to run through June 20 in Saskatoon, SK at the Credit Union Centre. The Play On Tour will bring to life Carries hits with new and personal expressions of the songs. The tour also plans to bring her closer to her fans with an unexpected surprise, guaranteeing that even the audience at the back of the house will sometimes have a front row seat at the concert. World-class production and one-of-a-kind special effects make sure that Carrie’s Play On Tour will be a night her fans soon won’t forget. Her previous tour, 2008s highly successful Carnival Ride Tour, wrapped after 137 shows with over 1.2 million fans in attendance. Carrie has also added acting to her resume. In December, she sang and acted in her own special, Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special. Last Monday, Carrie acted on How I Met Your Mother and plays a part in the upcoming movie Soul Surfer. On top of her busy schedule, Carrie is planning a wedding to her fianc Mike Fisher. Last week, Carrie became a … read more
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| Idol Tracker Buzzmeter, version 9.0 Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST With the Top 12 soon upon us, it's a fitting time to announce the 2010 IdolTracker Buzzmeter panel. This is our pool of the country's top "American Idol" pundits who will try and predict which Season 9 finalist will be going home after each performance episode; and on the last week, who will win. The tally, along with individual results, will be posted every Wednesday morning for all to see. Check out last year's results here. And without further adieu, your hand-picked Buzzmeter line-up, version 9.0. James Cantiello, MTV And, of course, yours truly. Here's looking forward to getting our buzz on next week! Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter
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| Today in ‘Idol:’ The boys go for broke, Kris Allen in Bakersfield, Anoop Desai on Food TV Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST
It's a busy day in "Idol"-land, both for the current crop of contestants and a couple of notable alumni. First, the boys. Eight remain — Tim Urban, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Andrew Garcia, Alex Lambert, Lee Dewyze and Todrick Hall – with only six available spots in the top 12. As with Tuesday's girls round, there's one obvious front-runner (Michael Lynche) and a whole lot of maybes, but it's really anyone's game at this point. Will the infallible Casey stumble for once? Will Andrew make another bad song choice? And will Alex return to wow us once more. Tune in to find out and, as always, join IdolTracker on Twitter for a lively debate (Fox, 9 p.m.). And just up the road from L.A., last season's "American Idol" winner, Kris Allen, will perform for KLLY-FM contest winners at the Fox Theater in Bakersfield as part of Radio Kelly 95.3's World Famous Kelly Lounge. If you don't have a ticket secured at this point, you're likely out of luck, but check the station's website for more info. Also from season 8, top-13 placer Anoop Desai, who releases his first single, "My Name," on March 23, will appear on the Food Network's "Dinner: Impossible" program. The theme? Dorm Food Doom, as chef Robert Irvine tries to transform dorm room fare at the University of North Carolina (Anoop's alma mater) into a gourmet meal. (Food Network, 10 p.m.) – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter
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| Idol Tracker Buzzmeter, version 9.0 Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST With the Top 12 soon upon us, it's a fitting time to announce the 2010 IdolTracker Buzzmeter panel. This is our pool of the country's top "American Idol" pundits who will try and predict which Season 9 finalist will be going home after each performance episode; and on the last week, who will win. The tally, along with individual results, will be posted every Wednesday morning for all to see. Check out last year's results here. And without further adieu, your hand-picked Buzzmeter line-up, version 9.0. James Cantiello, MTV And, of course, yours truly. Here's looking forward to getting our buzz on next week! Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter
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| Adam Lambert appearing on ‘Nightline’ and ‘If I Can Dream’ Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST
And now for your Adam Lambert hump day fix… He just made the TV rounds in Australia, and on Friday, March 12, American audiences will hear from the Season 8 runner-up when he appears on ABC's "Nightline" to talk about the music he grew up with and what he's listening to now. The segment, called "Nightline Playlist," airs at the end of the program. (ABC, 11:35 p.m.) Also look for Adam in the new issue of Flaunt Magazine (out now), where he models the latest in designer eye wear. A sampling of the six-plus page layout is above. (It's worth noting that Adam's Rolling Stone cover was the eighth best-selling magazine of 2009.) Along with fellow "Idol" alums Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta, Adam also pops up on Episode 2 of Simon Fuller's new high-concept reality show, "If I Can Dream." The trio recently met the "Dream" cast in New York City, following their performances for Ryan Seacrest's "Rock My Town." Check out the picture below. – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter Top photo: Adam Lambert in Flaunt Magazine. Credit: Flaunt Magazine. Bottom photo: Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert meet the "If I Can Dream" cast in New York. Credit: 19 Entertainment
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| Adam Lambert appearing on ‘Nightline’ and ‘If I Can Dream’ Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST
And now for your Adam Lambert hump day fix… He just made the TV rounds in Australia, and on Friday, March 12, American audiences will hear from the Season 8 runner-up when he appears on ABC's "Nightline" to talk about the music he grew up with and what he's listening to now. The segment, called "Nightline Playlist," airs at the end of the program. (ABC, 11:35 p.m.) Also look for Adam in the new issue of Flaunt Magazine (out now), where he models the latest in designer eye wear. A sampling of the six-plus page layout is above. (It's worth noting that Adam's Rolling Stone cover was the eighth best-selling magazine of 2009.) Along with fellow "Idol" alums Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta, Adam also pops up on Episode 2 of Simon Fuller's new high-concept reality show, "If I Can Dream." The trio recently met the "Dream" cast in New York City, following their performances for Ryan Seacrest's "Rock My Town." Check out the picture below. – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter Top photo: Adam Lambert in Flaunt Magazine. Credit: Flaunt Magazine. Bottom photo: Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert meet the "If I Can Dream" cast in New York. Credit: 19 Entertainment
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| Ann Powers: In the doldrums with the ‘Idol’ girls Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST
And Simon is bored. Simon is bored, many think, because he's leaving "Idol" after this season to helm a competitor — the American version of his British hit "The X Factor." But just for a moment, let's entertain the idea that he's not wholly motivated by mercenary tendencies. Maybe Simon's lost his buzz because this year's finalists aren't giving him his daily dose, the substance that is to an "Idol" judge what a plasma cocktail is to Robert Pattinson's Edward. He named it, clearly, tonight, while coolly laying into most of the female strivers left in the room. Simon requires big moments. And these contestants aren't providing them. Tonight, I felt Simon's pain (or rather, his blase blues) while enduring what should have been an exciting round determining the women's half of the Top 12. This cut makes the difference between the would-bes who won't be remembered and those who might. It guarantees a spot on the summer tour, provides more recording and live performance opportunities, and transforms the singers who qualify into relatively enduring personalities. It's something worth the risk of a some sweat and big notes. What did we get from most of the women tonight, instead? Pleasant, charming, perfectly contained turns not very different from what they did last week. Only one competitor made a tragic misstep: Paige Miles, whose shaky rendition of the Michael Jackson-associated, Charlie Chaplin-composed "Smile" carried the stench of desperation and virtually guaranteed that this will be the first year no African American woman makes the "Idol" dozen. (Somewhere out there,Tyler Perry is frowning.) Miles, who despite Simon's early support has not found a way to distinguish herself, was tremulous and emotionally vacant delivering the sentimental ballad that her childhood hero often said was his favorite. Her meek interpretation was characteristic of a segment in which triumph and failure both came in meager portions. There was one standout: Siobhan Magnus milked the drama from the old folk song "House of the Rising Sun" while her dad, who bears an undeniable resemblance to the Animals' Eric Burdon, the barrel-voiced lad who made the song famous, sat in the crowd and basked in her Grace Slick-meets-Linda Thompson tone. She's the dark horse, fast ascending, and was the recipient of a rare serious misread from Simon, who seems flummoxed by her blithe and understated aura of entitlement. Learning that her father is a singer (the best she knows, the dutiful daughter told host Ryan Seacrest) explains a lot: Siobhan's swagger is the sort displayed by kids whose parents fed them the rock canon before they could chew solids. Her possible victory (possible, not probable: Simon's surely not alone in thinking the formerly mohawked glassblower "strange") would be a nice first for "Idol," the endorsement of a female star standing for a new chapter in the rock and roll continuum. You might say the same thing about Crystal Bowersox, who gave another powerful performance on a safe choice — Tracy Chapman's easy-to-love blues, "Give Me One Reason." Unleashing her lustrous alto with abandon, playing electric guitar (she sat on her amp afterward to get her critique from the judges), Mama Sox was the faithful rocker personified, doing it for love, not for a prize, which she might win anyway. Yet we've already come to expect this from Bowersox, and though her talent is considerable, she hasn't really dared to test it yet. She stayed within her comfort zone; that's the strategy so far for this bunch of strangely inert performers, who are at once more quirky than the average Idol bunch, and less…something. Less comfortable with risk; less prone to dramatic gestures; less, to use one of Simon's words, BIG. The most ear-pleasing turns tonight gained charm from staying small. Didi Benami's plain reading of Stevie Nicks' "Rhiannon" and Lilly Scott's careful tweaking of Patsy Cline's signature "I Fall to Pieces" beguiled without pulling any new revelations from those familiar tunes. Lacey Brown similarly imparted minor pleasures with a nice song choice, Brandi Carlile's "The Story"; compared to the intense original, however, her version was nothing more than a sweet aperitif. As for the teens Katelynn Epperley and Katie Stevens, both showed their nerves tonight, and not much else, though Epperley's pure instrument continues to impress, despite her seeming confusion about what to do with it. Perhaps the at-sea feeling that descends on this bunch, week after week, reflects a shift in what young people see as the purpose of pop. These women mostly project the realistic ambitions of the niche artist, whose style might seem "strange" to the great mainstream but who can find that loyal audience addicted to the tickle in her voice or her way with a cute turn of phrase and a Wurlitzer riff. Think Sara Bareilles or Kate Nash, not Leona Lewis or Mariah Carey. No sweeping statements here, nothing to make you weep. No wonder Simon — the kind of pop P.T. Barnum who needs his diva — is disconnected. No wonder many viewers are. This season's lack of big moments reminds us that prime-time television is still not best experienced as a niche phenomenon. We want to be united by these voices. Will any really make us feel this way, this season? – Ann Powers Photo: Siobhan Magnus. Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox
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| Ann Powers: In the doldrums with the ‘Idol’ girls Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST
And Simon is bored. Simon is bored, many think, because he's leaving "Idol" after this season to helm a competitor — the American version of his British hit "The X Factor." But just for a moment, let's entertain the idea that he's not wholly motivated by mercenary tendencies. Maybe Simon's lost his buzz because this year's finalists aren't giving him his daily dose, the substance that is to an "Idol" judge what a plasma cocktail is to Robert Pattinson's Edward. He named it, clearly, tonight, while coolly laying into most of the female strivers left in the room. Simon requires big moments. And these contestants aren't providing them. Tonight, I felt Simon's pain (or rather, his blase blues) while enduring what should have been an exciting round determining the women's half of the Top 12. This cut makes the difference between the would-bes who won't be remembered and those who might. It guarantees a spot on the summer tour, provides more recording and live performance opportunities, and transforms the singers who qualify into relatively enduring personalities. It's something worth the risk of a some sweat and big notes. What did we get from most of the women tonight, instead? Pleasant, charming, perfectly contained turns not very different from what they did last week. Only one competitor made a tragic misstep: Paige Miles, whose shaky rendition of the Michael Jackson-associated, Charlie Chaplin-composed "Smile" carried the stench of desperation and virtually guaranteed that this will be the first year no African American woman makes the "Idol" dozen. (Somewhere out there,Tyler Perry is frowning.) Miles, who despite Simon's early support has not found a way to distinguish herself, was tremulous and emotionally vacant delivering the sentimental ballad that her childhood hero often said was his favorite. Her meek interpretation was characteristic of a segment in which triumph and failure both came in meager portions. There was one standout: Siobhan Magnus milked the drama from the old folk song "House of the Rising Sun" while her dad, who bears an undeniable resemblance to the Animals' Eric Burdon, the barrel-voiced lad who made the song famous, sat in the crowd and basked in her Grace Slick-meets-Linda Thompson tone. She's the dark horse, fast ascending, and was the recipient of a rare serious misread from Simon, who seems flummoxed by her blithe and understated aura of entitlement. Learning that her father is a singer (the best she knows, the dutiful daughter told host Ryan Seacrest) explains a lot: Siobhan's swagger is the sort displayed by kids whose parents fed them the rock canon before they could chew solids. Her possible victory (possible, not probable: Simon's surely not alone in thinking the formerly mohawked glassblower "strange") would be a nice first for "Idol," the endorsement of a female star standing for a new chapter in the rock and roll continuum. You might say the same thing about Crystal Bowersox, who gave another powerful performance on a safe choice — Tracy Chapman's easy-to-love blues, "Give Me One Reason." Unleashing her lustrous alto with abandon, playing electric guitar (she sat on her amp afterward to get her critique from the judges), Mama Sox was the faithful rocker personified, doing it for love, not for a prize, which she might win anyway. Yet we've already come to expect this from Bowersox, and though her talent is considerable, she hasn't really dared to test it yet. She stayed within her comfort zone; that's the strategy so far for this bunch of strangely inert performers, who are at once more quirky than the average Idol bunch, and less…something. Less comfortable with risk; less prone to dramatic gestures; less, to use one of Simon's words, BIG. The most ear-pleasing turns tonight gained charm from staying small. Didi Benami's plain reading of Stevie Nicks' "Rhiannon" and Lilly Scott's careful tweaking of Patsy Cline's signature "I Fall to Pieces" beguiled without pulling any new revelations from those familiar tunes. Lacey Brown similarly imparted minor pleasures with a nice song choice, Brandi Carlile's "The Story"; compared to the intense original, however, her version was nothing more than a sweet aperitif. As for the teens Katelynn Epperley and Katie Stevens, both showed their nerves tonight, and not much else, though Epperley's pure instrument continues to impress, despite her seeming confusion about what to do with it. Perhaps the at-sea feeling that descends on this bunch, week after week, reflects a shift in what young people see as the purpose of pop. These women mostly project the realistic ambitions of the niche artist, whose style might seem "strange" to the great mainstream but who can find that loyal audience addicted to the tickle in her voice or her way with a cute turn of phrase and a Wurlitzer riff. Think Sara Bareilles or Kate Nash, not Leona Lewis or Mariah Carey. No sweeping statements here, nothing to make you weep. No wonder Simon — the kind of pop P.T. Barnum who needs his diva — is disconnected. No wonder many viewers are. This season's lack of big moments reminds us that prime-time television is still not best experienced as a niche phenomenon. We want to be united by these voices. Will any really make us feel this way, this season? – Ann Powers Photo: Siobhan Magnus. Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox
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| Today in ‘Idol:’ The boys go for broke, Kris Allen in Bakersfield, Anoop Desai on Food TV Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:13 AM PST
It's a busy day in "Idol"-land, both for the current crop of contestants and a couple of notable alumni. First, the boys. Eight remain — Tim Urban, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Andrew Garcia, Alex Lambert, Lee Dewyze and Todrick Hall – with only six available spots in the top 12. As with Tuesday's girls round, there's one obvious front-runner (Michael Lynche) and a whole lot of maybes, but it's really anyone's game at this point. Will the infallible Casey stumble for once? Will Andrew make another bad song choice? And will Alex return to wow us once more. Tune in to find out and, as always, join IdolTracker on Twitter for a lively debate (Fox, 9 p.m.). And just up the road from L.A., last season's "American Idol" winner, Kris Allen, will perform for KLLY-FM contest winners at the Fox Theater in Bakersfield as part of Radio Kelly 95.3's World Famous Kelly Lounge. If you don't have a ticket secured at this point, you're likely out of luck, but check the station's website for more info. Also from season 8, top-13 placer Anoop Desai, who releases his first single, "My Name," on March 23, will appear on the Food Network's "Dinner: Impossible" program. The theme? Dorm Food Doom, as chef Robert Irvine tries to transform dorm room fare at the University of North Carolina (Anoop's alma mater) into a gourmet meal. (Food Network, 10 p.m.) – Shirley Halperin Follow @IdolTracker on Twitter
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