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| Posted: 30 Nov 2010 07:54 AM PST Season 8′s top girl, Allison Iraheta, has been nominated and voted into the final round of Entertainment Weekly‘s “Most Under-Appreciated Entertainer of 2010.” EW.com readers nominated Allison amongst 64 other competitors-and now she’s in the Top 4! Let’s pull together and vote for the red-headed rocker. Click here and cast your vote for Allison! Allison returned to the Idol stage last season and performed on the first results show of Season 9. View photos of her performance.
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| Posted: 30 Nov 2010 07:54 AM PST The transition from November to December marks a popular time for popular Idol alumni to release albums. See what went on this week in Idol history. On November 30, 2004, Kelly Clarkson released her sophomore album, Breakaway. The wildly successful album received two Grammy Awards in 2006 for “Best Pop Vocal Album” and “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” for the single “Since U Been Gone.” The album has been certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA, and it remains Kelly’s best-selling album with hits like “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” “Because of You,” and “Walk Away.” On December 1st of 2007, Carrie Underwood‘s song “So Small” reached #1 on the Billboard Country singles chart. The song became the first single off Carrie’s popular second album, Carnival Ride. It’s also the first single for which Carrie received a writing credit, and she won the “Triple-Play Songwriter” CMA for the track (along with “All-American Girl” and “Last Name”) and BMI’s “Songwriter of the Year” award. Season 8′s Matt Giraud covered the song during Grand Ole Opry week. On the same date in 2009, Season 8′s top girl, Allison Iraheta, released her debut album, Just Like You, at only 17 years old. The album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200 and made it to #14 on the Billboard Digital Album Chart. Just Like You features the singles, “Friday I’ll Be Over U,” “Scars,” and “… read more
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| Posted: 30 Nov 2010 07:54 AM PST Here’s the latest chart, release, and performance news on your favorite Idol alumni. CHART NEWS Reining Idol Lee DeWyze has his first Top 40 placement on the Hot AC chart, as “Sweet Serendipity” reaches #37.The single is off Lee’s post-Idol debut album, Live It Up, which was released on November 16. American Idol Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood‘s “Mama’s Song” made it to the Top 10 on USA TODAY’s Country singles chart. Sales of “Mama’s Song” climbed up 70% last week. Carrie took home her sixth American Music Award last week for “Favorite Album” in the Country Music category for Play On, her third album which contains the moving track “Mama’s Song.” Season 7′s Jason Castro‘s “You Are” gives him his first Top 20 Christian AC hit. The song is off Jason’s new album, Who I Am, which was released on November 9th. Daughtry‘s “September” remains the most-played Idol single of last week, according to Mediabase; it’s currently on … read more
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