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Ryan Seacrest’s New Location for THE VOICE

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:22 PM PDT

The Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF) has selected The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as its newest site for the construction of THE VOICE, an interactive closed circuit broadcast multi-media center. THE VOICE provides young patients within The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia community with an outlet to engage in activities related to radio, TV and new media, ranging from broadcasting like a disc jockey and playing their favorite songs to watching live artists perform and interviewing celebrities.

“Throughout my 20-year career in the entertainment business, I’ve toured many hospitals and have consistently been amazed by the courage of children and their families in light of the hardships they face,” said Ryan Seacrest, who recently launched the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, a non-profit organization 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.

Seacrest continues, “Recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the country, I am thrilled to bring our program to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Not only is The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia leading pediatric clinical and research innovation, it is a national leader in developing techniques to support the patient’s emotional well-being. THE VOICE will be a new addition to their existing Child-Life programs and will provide a lively form of interactive entertainment.”

“The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is proud to be the recipient of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation’s THE VOICE broadcast media center,” said Steven M. Altschuler, M.D., chief executive officer of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “THE VOICE will offer a creative outlet for our patients to learn … read more
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Compilation Album and Song List

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:22 PM PDT

This week brings you another 9 songs with the release of the “American Idol Top 9 Season 10″ album compilation. Featuring the full length Rock & Roll Hall of Fame songs performed by contestants on tonight’s show, the set is now on sale once again exclusively on the iTunes Store. Individual songs are also available for sale.

The songs released on iTunes are studio versions recorded by the Idols under the guidance of Jimmy Iovine‘s team, including some of the hottest producers in the business, such as Rodney “Dark Child” Jerkins, Jim Jonsin, “Tricky” Stewart, Rock Mafia,Ron Fair and OneRepublic front man Ryan Tedder. The 9 individual tracks and compilation album that will go on sale tonight are being released on the 19 Recordings/Interscope label. The compilation album will sell for $7.99.

Preview and purchase the Top 9 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tracks.

Track listing for the “American Idol Top 9 Season 10″ album compilation is:

Casey Abrams – “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, produced by Jim Jonsin
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Happy Birthday, Vanessa Olivarez!

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:22 PM PDT

Season 2′s Vanessa Olivarez was the hair colorist with bright magenta hair from Atlanta, Georgia. After surviving Hollywood Week, Vanessa sang “Out Here On My Own” by Irene Cara during the semifinals round, and it launched her into the Top 12. During Season 2′s Top 12 Motown week, Vanessa performed The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.” Although she didn’t receive enough votes to continue on in the competition, she still found success after the show.

After her run on American Idol, Vanessa went to Toronto, Canada to record music and star as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray. When she returned back to the United States shortly thereafter, Vanessa joined a musical group called Butterfly Stitch, and they released an EP and live album. In 2006, Vanessa co-wrote the song “Sugarland” for the popular group Sugarland.

Last year, Vanessa (now with long brown hair) started the country duo named Granville Automatic. She’ll celebrate her birthday this evening with a performance on Thacker Mountain Radio in Oxford, MS.

Happy Birthday, Vanessa!

View photos of the Season 2 contestants performing on American Idol.

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Fantasia’s Number One Hit

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

American Idol’s third winner, Fantasia, has a new #1 hit on the Billboard charts. Her single, “I’m Doin’ Me,” reached #1 on the Adult R&B Recurrents chart. “I’m Doin’ Me” was the second single off of Fantasia’s third studio album, Back To Me. Billboard charts are either based on sales, airplay, or a combination of sales & airplay. The Adult R&B Recurrents chart is for older songs that are still receiving airplay on the radio, even though they are not current. Fantasia has earned an impressive 28 #1s! The American Idols have now accumulated 292 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group.

The previous week, Season 7′s fourth place finisher, Jason Castro, reached #1 on the Billboard charts for his second time. His song, “You Are,” landed at the top of the Christian Songs Recurrents chart.

Here is a list of all the Idols who have had No. 1 hits, compiled by Music JournalistFred Bronson.

Kelly Clarkson – 59
Carrie Underwood – 48
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) – 37
Fantasia – 28
Ruben Studdard – 16
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Jennifer Hudson Tour News and Chart Achievements

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Season 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson announced her upcoming Summer 2011 “I Remember Me Tour” last week. Details are still to come, but here is a preliminary schedule:

6/19 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s
6/22 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater
7/02 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park
7/16 Chicago, IL Ravinia

Jennifer’s sophomore album, I Remember Me, debuted last week at #2 on The Top 200 and R&B Albums Charts, selling 165,000 units. Jennifer Hudson sold 24,000 copies of her single, “Where You At,” this past week for a total of 65,000. She performed “Where You At” on a variety of talk shows, late night shows, and she returned to the American Idol stage.

Watch our post-show interview with Jennifer.

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Chart Movers and Shakers

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

The Idols are tearing up the Billboard and music sales chats this week. From Idol winners to a current judge, here’s what happened in the week of Idol music.

Billboard Chart News

American Idol Kelly Clarkson‘s song featuring Jason Aldean, “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” and Chris Daughtry‘s song “September” hold the #1 and #2 spots on this week’s American Idol airplay chart. “Don’t You Wanna Stay” is also the #2 hit on USA TODAY’s Country chart, while “September” maintains the #2 spot it has held on the Hot AC chart for several weeks.

Season 3 stars found success on the charts this week. Jennifer Hudson‘s “Where You At” and Fantasia‘s “I Wanna Be Your Man” are on the Urban AC chart.JHud’s “Where You At” is also on the Urban chart.

Season 5 Top 9 finalist Mandisa‘s first single, “Stronger,” from her forthcoming album What If We Were Real, hits the Idol airplay Top 20 this week, and climbs to #6 on the Christian AC chart. Season 7 finalist Jason Castro‘s “You Are” and Season 6 finalist Chris Sligh‘s “One” are also in the Christian … read more
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Idol Alumni Concert and Music News

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

UPCOMING MUSIC

Season 6 finalist Phil Stacey released his third studio album Faith last week. The album is available exclusively through Conquer Entertainment and marketamerica.

Another Season 6 fianlist, Chris Sligh, covered Katy Perry‘s “Firework” on the soundtrack to Soul Surfer, the Bethany Hamilton biopic starring Season 4 champ Carrie Underwood. In her feature film debut, Carrie plays Sarah Hill, a friend and youth group leader to the injured surfer.

Season 7′s American Idol, David Cook, will release his first single, “The Last Goodbye,” from his currently untitled second studio album on Tuesday, April 19, 2011.

Season 8′s Anoop Desai plans to release two additional albums this year on top of Zero.0, which will be released on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 via iTunes. He plans to write, produce, and perform all his material.

SWEET CHARITY

Season 2′s top girl, Kimberley Locke, will perform the national anthem at the EIF (… read more
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Naima Adedapo’s Idol Experience

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Naima Adedapo came a long way in the competition. When we met her during Milwaukee auditions, she was cleaning toilets at SummerFest. This summer, Naima will be one of the 11 Idol stars traveling across the nation with the American Idols LIVE! 2011 Tour. The morning after her elimination, Naima opened up about some of her favorite things: singing, shopping, and dancing!

When Ryan Seacrest revealed that Thia Megia and Naima received the fewest votes, all 11 finalists were very emotional, and so was Naima. “I had my moment when I couldn’t hold it together saying, ‘see you later’…You get emotionally attached to these people because you’re living in such close quarters. You start to learn their stories. You start to learn their personalities and you get attached, and so it hurts to see people go, but we will reunite,” Naima revealed.

What will Naima miss the most about the Idol experience? “Shopping!” Naima exclaimed. “I think that was like one of the biggest, best parts for me. I mean, performing is everything, but when you get to shop and you get to do the accessories and the shoes and the-oh my God! I get such a kick out of that…That was my release time, actually. It was really awesome to be able to kind of co-create things with … read more
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Happy Birthday, Aaron Kelly!

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Season 9 finalist Aaron Kelly turned 18 on April 2nd! It was a big birthday for Aaron-he got his driver’s license!

Aaron’s fans, The Twangers, put together a cute video wishing their Idol a very happy 18th birthday. Aaron is currently in third place out of 14 on J-14.com’s Rising Star Awards (Season 8 American Idol Kris Allen came in first!).

It’s amazing to think that Aaron’s Idol journey started when he won the American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and advanced to the front of the audition Season 9 audition line in Orlando. The teen made it all the way to fifth place when he was eliminated during Frank Sinatra Week. On the Idols LIVE! 2010 Tour, Aaron took on country hits by his idol, Rascal Flatts, as well as Keith Urban and Marc Cohen.

Currently, Aaron is working on his debut album in Nashville. He has shows coming up May 22nd in Bloomsburg, PA and four shows in Nashville from June 8 – 10.

Happy 18th Birthday, Aaron!

Aaron grew up before our eyes on the Idol stage. View photos of his transformation.

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Thia Megia Talks About Her Time on AI

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

American Idol’s youngest contestant ever, Thia Megia, handled her elimination with maturity and grace. The morning after her elimination, she hopped on a press call to talk about everything from Idol school to who she wants to collaborate with.

Was Thia surprised she was eliminated? “Actually, I really didn’t know what to expect at all,” Thia replied. “Since everyone else is just so incredible, you just kind of prepare yourself for whatever happens. I didn’t really know what to feel at all, to be honest, but I’m happy for Paul. I’m happy for the both of us because I know that we’re all going to be going on tour and from all the exposure that we’ve gotten from the show, it’s just been incredible and knowing that millions of people voted for you is such wicked flattery.”

What’s it like juggling school and the competition? “We usually do about three or four of school every day, so I thought that we didn’t really get enough rehearsal time. But I guess it was sort of an advantage for us because being minors, it was like an escape for all of us from all the stress… It was cool to actually have that time to bond with the other minors, especially me and Lauren Alaina.”

Thia doesn’t have just one favorite moment from her Idol experience-she has many! “I enjoyed every bit of the competition. I guess that was what made it really hard to say goodbye last night, because you think about every single thing that you’ve experienced on the show…but it’s really not the end of the competition. We’re all going to see each other in a couple weeks … read more
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Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler’s Performance and News

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

The 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards happened last night in Las Vegas. There were many show highlights, but everyone is buzzing around the water cooler about one very special duet. American Idol judge Steven Tyler joined American Idol champion Carrie Underwood on the award show stage for a duet of Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It” and Steven Tyler’s “Walk This Way.” The duo had a blast with the up-beat songs, and Carrie nailed the fast-paced lyrics of the Aerosmith song. The Checotah, OK native even added some sparkly scarves to her microphone, much like Steven typically does.

Steven Tyler and Aerosmith will release a new album entitled, Tough Love: Best of the Ballads, on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The album features 12 popular singles from their 30-year-plus career.

Carrie is in the middle of many diverse projects these days. She will appear on Randy Travis‘ upcoming duets album, Anniversary Celebration, which will be released on June 7, 2011. The album celebrates the 25th anniversary of Travis’ country-music career.The two collaborated a couple years ago on the song “I Told You So,” and it earned them the 2009 Grammy Award for “Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.” View photos of their duet on a Season 8 Idol results show.

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Anthony Fedorov Opens Up About His Experience in Japan

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

Last month, Season 4′s Anthony Fedorov was in Tokyo, Japan starring as Joseph in Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Unfortunately, he was there when the devastating earthquake rocked the nation. In this exclusive interview, Anthony had only great things to say about Japan and its people.

Now that Anthony is back in the United States and better rested, he has reflected back on his time in Japan. “I’ve been able to put everything into perspective,” Anthony said. “You see how small you actually are against Mother Nature. It was a pretty crazy experience to go through. It was my first earthquake. When we felt it we were in the theater watching a matinee of the Japanese production of Beauty and the Beast. The audience began to chatter amongst themselves, and the Japanese are so polite and respectful during performances so we knew something was wrong. We were sitting right under the balcony-I was with two of my cast mates-and during “Be Our Guest” the theater started to shake. It was pretty nerve-wracking. We went outside and waited for 20 minutes but there were aftershocks which prevented the show from continuing. We then found out our show was canceled for the evening, and eventually it was cancelled going forward. There was damage to the roof of our theater and it was unsafe for the audience. This was the first performance of Joseph in Tokyo, so it was a bit of a historical run, although it turned out to be a short run. The show was in English but there were … read more
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Happy Birthday, Lee DeWyze!

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:19 AM PDT

America’s reigning Idol, Lee DeWyze, celebrated his 25th birthday on April 2nd! To celebrate his birthday and give back, Lee performed at Millions of Milkshakes at the Westfield Culver City in southern California. He launched his own shake, signed autographs, and performed.

Feeding America will receive 50% of proceeds from the sale of each Lee DeWyze shake sold in Millions of Milkshakes stores beginning on April 2nd, 2011 and continuing through July 2nd, 2011. Feeding America was one of the charities Idol Gives Back supported when Lee was on American Idol.

This has been the busiest year of Lee’s life! After winning American Idol in May, he toured with the Top 10 of Season 9 on the American Idols LIVE! 2010 Tour. Take a look at where the tour stopped in our interactive tour map.

Lee released his post-Idol debut album, Live It Up, on November 16. The album features the single “Sweet Serendipity” and “Beautiful Like You,” which Lee returned to the Idol stage a few weeks ago to perform.

What’s next for Lee? He’ll be performing in Pullman, WA this Saturday. On April 30th he’ll perform at Davis and Elkins College.

Happy 25th Birthday, Lee!

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Record-Breaking Votes and Compilation Album

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Last night, after the Top 11 finalists performed the songs of Sir Elton John, more than 55 million votes were cast, setting a new American Idol voting record for this early in the competition.

During the most dramatic results show in Idol history, finalist Casey Abrams was saved from elimination last Thursday by the American Idol judges after he received the fewest of America’s votes. Watch the final moments of the save. With the save no longer an option, two finalists will be sent home during the live results show tonight, Thursday, March 31 at 8/7c on FOX.

Also tonight, Season 3 Idol winner Fantasia will perform her latest hit, “Collard Greens & Cornbread,” and will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas and Academy Award and Grammy winner Jamie Foxx will perform their first-ever musical collaboration on the Idol stage. The duo will sing “Hot Wings (I Wanna Party),”an original song written for the highly anticipated animated feature film “Rio.”

While you wait for tonight’s show, download the “American Idol Top 11 Redux Season 10″ album compilation, which features the Top 11′s Elton John songs.

Casey Abrams “Your Song” produced by Rodney Jerkins
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Happy Birthday, Trenyce!

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Season 2′s Trenyce celebrates her birthday today. She was originally placed in Group 1 of the semifinals, which was a talented group that included Julia DeMato, Charles Grigsby, and Kimberly Caldwell among others. Thanks to the wild card round, Trenyce earned a spot in the Season 2 finals and made it all the way to fifth place!

Towards the end of 2008, Trenyce joined the national tour of Ain’t Misbehavin’ with her Season 2 pal and champ Ruben Studdard and Season 2 hopeful Frenchie Davis. The Tony-Award winning musical was nominated for a Grammy last year for “Best Musical Show Album,” which Trenyce, Ruben, and Frenchie were a part of.

Happy Birthday, Trenyce!

See all the Season 2 contestants who hit the road on the summer tour in our new tour section:
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Top 11 Results and Top 9 Week

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Finalists Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia were eliminated tonight on American Idol after they received the fewest of the record-setting more than 55 million votes. On Wednesday’s performance show, the Top 11 performed the songs of Sir Elton John, and Adedapo, 26, from Milwaukee, WI, sang “I’m Still Standing,” and Megia, 16, from Hayward, CA, sang “Daniel.” Tonight’s episode also featured performances by Season Three Idol winner Fantasia and a musical collaboration by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas and Academy Award and Grammy winner Jamie Foxx.

On Wednesday, April 6 at 8/7c, the Top 9 finalists – Casey Abrams, Lauren Alaina, James Durbin, Stefano Langone, Jacob Lusk, <a … read more
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