| The Daughtrys Welcome Twins Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST Season 5 superstar Chris Daughtry and his wife Deanna proudly announced the arrival of their fraternal twins on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. According to the band’s website, Adalynn Rose weighs 6 pounds and 5 ounces and was born first at 11:06 AM EDT; Noah James weighs 5 pounds and 5 ounces and was born second at 11:25 AM EDT. “Our family is overwhelmed with joy by these two precious gifts from God,” Chris said on his website. “The babies are both healthy and resting. Thanks to everyone for their love and prayers.” Deanna tweeted, “I am so thankful for our precious gifts from God! Adalynn Rose & Noah James are doing great!  ” The twins join big siblings Hannah and Griffin. Congratulations, Daughtry family! View photos of Adalynn and Noah’s rockin’ dad. Visit Source 
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| Crystal Bowersox’s Debut Album Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST Season 9′s top girl, Crystal Bowersox, announced her debut album. She was signed to 19 Recordings/Jive Records in June, and the result is Farmer’s Daughter, which will be available in stores and online on December 14, 2010. Farmer’s Daughter features 8 songs written by Crystal, including “Holy Toledo”, the original song she performed on Idol during her hometown visit. The album also includes two co-writes, an additional track written by one of Crystal’s Idol judges, Kara DioGuardi, and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, an amazing Buffalo Springfield Cover, and the very special “Mason”, written by Crystal and her husband Brian Walker. The tracks on Farmer’s Daughter are: 1. Ridin With The Radio
2. For What It’s Worth
3. Farmer’s Daughter
4. Holy Toledo
5. Lonely
6. Hold On
7. On The Run
8. Kiss Ya
9. Speak Now
10. Mine All Mine
11. Mason
12. Arlene View photos of Crystal’s American Idol journey. Visit Source 
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| The Daughtrys Welcome Twins Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST Season 5 superstar Chris Daughtry and his wife Deanna proudly announced the arrival of their fraternal twins on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. According to the band’s website, Adalynn Rose weighs 6 pounds and 5 ounces and was born first at 11:06 AM EDT; Noah James weighs 5 pounds and 5 ounces and was born second at 11:25 AM EDT. “Our family is overwhelmed with joy by these two precious gifts from God,” Chris said on his website. “The babies are both healthy and resting. Thanks to everyone for their love and prayers.” Deanna tweeted, “I am so thankful for our precious gifts from God! Adalynn Rose & Noah James are doing great! ” The twins join big siblings Hannah and Griffin. Congratulations, Daughtry family! View photos of Adalynn and Noah’s rockin’ dad. Visit Source 
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| Welcome Home, Idol Winners! Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST “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. Watch the 9 “Welcome Home” videos. Visit Source 
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| Bo Bice to Make His Opry Debut Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:46 PM PST Season 4 runner-up Bo Bice will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, December 4th at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. He will perform at 7pm and 9:30pm. Just 10 days later, Season 8′s Danny Gokey will take the Ryman stage for a Grand Ole Opry performance at 7pm along with Rascal Flatts, Diamond Rio, and Mel McCoury. Bo released a new album called 3 in May 2010; read more about his third record. Danny Gokey has performed at the Opry before, and during his season on American Idol, he sang Carrie Underwood‘s “Jesus, Take The Wheel” for Grand Ole Opry Week. American Idol recently traveled to Nashville to find Season 10 superstars. View photos in the Nashville Auditions Preview photo gallery. Visit Source 
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| Happy Birthday, Ace Young! Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:45 PM PST Season 5 finalist Ace Young celebrates his 30th birthday today! Ace has done a variety of work in entertainment since his time on American Idol. On October 20, 2006, he released his first single “Scattered,” a digital download. In 2008, Ace released his self-titled CD which included the hit “Addicted.” The song charted on the Billboard Pop 100, where it peaked at #77. Ace co-wrote seven of the eleven tracks on the album. The seventh place finalist received a Grammy Award nomination in 2007 for “Best Rock Song” because of his songwriting credit on Daughtry’s debut album for “It’s Not Over.” Ace and Chris Daughtry met during Season 5 auditions in Denver and were roommates on the show. They instantly became best friends. Ace and his fans started a fan-based charity project, Highrollers with Heart. The project raised money in Ace’s name for the new Family Hospitality suite at The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. In January 2008, Ace was named a Celebrity Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). He assists the charity with events and raising awareness for neuromuscular diseases. Ace performed on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon August 31 and September 1, 2009 live from Las Vegas. He also co-hosted several segments of the live television broadcast. On May 12, 2008 Ace appeared on FOX’s hit TV show Bones alongside season six American Idol Contestant Brandon Rogers. He played the part of a karaoke singer … read more
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| Lee’s New Album is Now Available Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:45 PM PST It’s the moment Lee DeWyze fans have been waiting for…the reigning American Idol’s album, Live It Up, is available now for purchase. You had the opportunity to preview the album all week on Facebook.com/AmericanIdol, and you can still head over there and listen to the streaming tracks. Soon after the Mount Prospect, Illinois native became the ninth American Idol, he was signed to 19 Recordings/RCA Records. While touring with the Top 10 this summer, Lee simultaneously wrote and record Live It Up. Lee co-wrote an impressive 10 of the 11 tracks on the album, including his first single, “Sweet Serendipity,” which debuted on October 13th. The track list for Live It Up is: 1. “Live It Up” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Produced by Toby Gad
2. “Sweet Serendipity” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, David Glass, Jordan Lawhead, Produced by David Glass
3. “It’s Gotta Be Love” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Espen Lind, Amund Bjorklund, Claude Kelly, Produced by Espionage for 45th and 3rd Music LLC
4. “Dear Isabelle” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Produced by Toby Gad
5. “Beautiful Like You” – Written by: Thomas Salter, Andy Stochansky, Produced by Chris “Rockwell” DeStefano
6. “Stay Here” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Espen Lind, Amund Bjorklund, Claude Kelly, Produced by Espionage for 45th and 3rd Music LLC
7. “Me And My Jealousy” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, John Shanks, Zac Maloy, … read more
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| This Week in Idol History Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:45 PM PST The middle of November has always been a popular time for American Idol winners to release their debut albums. This week in Idol history, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Kris Allen, and Jordin Sparks released their post-Idol albums, and Lee DeWyze joins this talented group now with his release of Live It Up. On November 15, 2005, Carrie Underwood released her debut album, Some Hearts. The album has been certified platinum an amazing seven times by the RIAA. It was not only the number one selling album of the year, it also became the best selling debut album by a solo female country music artist in history and the best selling album by an American Idol alumnus. Some Hearts won every award it was nominated for at the ACMs, Billboard Music Awards, and the AMAs. November 16th has always been a big day for Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken. The day marked his first American Music Award win in 2003. Then on the same day in 2004, Clay released his holiday album, Merry Christmas With Love, which set the record as the fastest-selling holiday CD. He also released his book that day, and it debuted at #2 on the NY Times Bestseller list.</… read more
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| Idols in the News Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:43 PM PST Here’s the latest performance, releases, chart, and industry news on your favorite Idol alumni. PERFORMANCES Season 1 runner-up Justin Guarini made his Broadway debut on Thursday, November 4, 2010 in Lincoln Center Theatre’s new musical, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at the Belasco Theatre. The show had been in previews up until this point, and Justin has received accolades for his performance as Carlos: Justin Guarini is “surprisingly charming,” – Elysa Gardner, USA Today
“Justin Guarini is captivating.” – Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
Guarini sings nicely and pairs sexily to stammering delight with Laura Benanti. – -Michael Giltz, Huffington Post
“…fine as the stammering Carlos.” – Ben Brantley, New York Times
Justin’s Broadway debut is “extremely likable” – Peter Marks, The Washington Post See Justin star as Carlos in Women on the Verge Tuesday through Sunday evenings at 8pm with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Season 7 finalist David Hernandez covered Miley Cyrus’ hit song, “The Climb.” The song debuted this morning (Friday, November 12, 2010) on The Today Show as Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek figure skated to the song. David tweeted, “That was beautiful seeing @EvanLysacek skate to me singing. Kinda surreal…. Wow. Amazing ! Thanks Evan.” The performance was choreographed by So You Think You Can Dance Season 2 runner-up Travis Wall. “The Climb” by David Hernandez is available for purchase now … read more
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| Idols in the News Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:43 PM PST Here’s the latest performance, releases, chart, and industry news on your favorite Idol alumni. PERFORMANCES Season 1 runner-up Justin Guarini made his Broadway debut on Thursday, November 4, 2010 in Lincoln Center Theatre’s new musical, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at the Belasco Theatre. The show had been in previews up until this point, and Justin has received accolades for his performance as Carlos: Justin Guarini is “surprisingly charming,” – Elysa Gardner, USA Today
“Justin Guarini is captivating.” – Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
Guarini sings nicely and pairs sexily to stammering delight with Laura Benanti. – -Michael Giltz, Huffington Post
“…fine as the stammering Carlos.” – Ben Brantley, New York Times
Justin’s Broadway debut is “extremely likable” – Peter Marks, The Washington Post See Justin star as Carlos in Women on the Verge Tuesday through Sunday evenings at 8pm with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Season 7 finalist David Hernandez covered Miley Cyrus’ hit song, “The Climb.” The song debuted this morning (Friday, November 12, 2010) on The Today Show as Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek figure skated to the song. David tweeted, “That was beautiful seeing @EvanLysacek skate to me singing. Kinda surreal…. Wow. Amazing ! Thanks Evan.” The performance was choreographed by So You Think You Can Dance Season 2 runner-up Travis Wall. “The Climb” by David Hernandez is available for purchase now … read more
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| People’s Choice Awards Final Nominations Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:42 PM PST American Idol fans voted and helped determine the official nominees for the People’s Choice Awards 2011. Season 4 winnerCarrie Underwood is nominated for three awards, and American Idol andDaughtry each earned a nomination. You can vote for American Idol by clicking here or tweeting: American Idol #CompetitionShow #PeoplesChoice. Every re-tweet also counts as a vote! Here are the official PCA 2011 nominees for Idol and its alumni: Favorite Competition Show
American Idol Favorite TV Guest Star
Carrie Underwood
How I Met Your Mother Favorite Female Artist
Carrie Underwood Favorite Rock Band
Daughtry Favorite Country Artist
Carrie Underwood The People’s Choice Awards will air live from the home of the past several American Idol finales – Nokia Theater – on January 5th, 2011. Visit Source 
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| Listen to Lee’s "Live It Up" Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:39 AM PST American Idol Lee DeWyze is releasing his post-Idol debut album, Live It Up, on November 16th. You don’t have to wait until Tuesday to listen to his album. Go to Facebook.com/AmericanIdol and listen to clips of each of the11 tracks. Lee’s first single off the album, “Sweet Serendipity,” debuted on October 13th. The tracklist for Live It Up is: 1. “Live It Up” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Produced by Toby Gad
2. “Sweet Serendipity” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, David Glass, Jordan Lawhead, Produced by David Glass
3. “It’s Gotta Be Love” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Espen Lind, Amund Bjorklund, Claude Kelly, Produced by Espionage for 45th and 3rd Music LLC
4. “Dear Isabelle” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Produced by Toby Gad
5. “Beautiful Like You” – Written by: Thomas Salter, Andy Stochansky, Produced by Chris “Rockwell” DeStefano
6. “Stay Here” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Espen Lind, Amund Bjorklund, Claude Kelly, Produced by Espionage for 45th and 3rd Music LLC
7. “Me And My Jealousy” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, John Shanks, Zac Maloy, Produced by John Shanks
8. “Brooklyn Bridge” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Produced by Toby Gad
9. “Weightless” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, John Shanks, Zac Maloy, Produced by John Shanks
10. “Earth Stood Still” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins, Produced by Toby Gad
11. “A Song About Love” – Written by: Lee DeWyze, David Hodges, Michael Busbee, … read more
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| Ryan Seacrest Foundation’s THE VOICE Posted: 06 Nov 2010 09:37 AM PDT American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is spearheading a great new philanthropic effort in Atlanta, Georgia that involves creating a new broadcast media center for patients called THE VOICESM at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Ryan will return home to Atlanta today and tomorrow (November 5th and 6th) with a charitable bang. The Atlanta native recently launched the Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF), and its first initiative is to build broadcast media centers within pediatric hospitals for patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media. Ryan will unveil the first center today, Friday, November 5, 2010, at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and it will be named THE VOICESM. Ryan opened up about his foundation and project to our video cameras. Watch and learn more about the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. The Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for seriously ill and injured children through unique programs that utilize multimedia and interactive platforms to enlighten, entertain and educate. RSF’s first initiative is to build broadcast media centers, named THE VOICESM, within pediatric hospitals for children to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media. RSF’s aim is to contribute positively to the healing process for children and their families during their stay by developing these centers to bring an uplifting spirit to the hospital community. The Foundation believes the access to multimedia experiences will bring patients exciting and stimulating adventures to encourage optimistic thoughts during treatment and for the future. It is also RSF’s intent to reach … read more
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| Tim Urban’s EP Posted: 06 Nov 2010 09:37 AM PDT Season 9′s seventh place finalist and heartthrob, Tim Urban, will release an all-new EP on iTunes this month. The EP is titled Heart of Me and it will consist of six original songs. Tim will be releasing one song a day starting this Monday, November 8th. Heart of Me was independently produced and it conveys Tim’s soft rock style. The tracks on Heart of Me are:
-Heart of Me
-P.S.
-Blur
-Lullaby
-Wheels Touch Down
-I and You The Texas native spent his summer touring the nation with the American Idols LIVE! 2010 Tour. View photos of Tim performing on tour. Visit Source 
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