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A Guide To The Rumored Hookups Of ‘American Idol’
Word on the American Idol streets (neon, paved with gold) is contestants Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart have been hooking up: sources have spotted them getting super flirty and sharing one another’s laps. Casey and Haley are hardly the first pair of Idol flingers — contestants have been setting off the rumor alert since Season 1, when Justin Guarini allegedly three-timed behind the scenes. So here they are, the rumored hookups from 10 seasons of Idol. More »
Between The Lines: Why ‘American Idol’ Is Selling Lee DeWyze
For today’s installment of Between the Lines, our feature exploring the hidden aspects of popular culture, I will address the judges’ always-glowing endorsement of Lee DeWyze on American Idol despite Lee’s lack of stage presence, vocal power and potential to win the ninth season. Add to that his predilection for bad ’90s alterna-rock (Chris Daughtry also had this issue, but his ridiculous talent trumped his bad taste). Call me a cynic, but I don’t see a Daughtry-like future in the… More »
‘American Idol’ Blues: I Won’t Give Up This Fight
You know how you know American Idol has officially jumped the shark? Appearances by Diddy, Usher and Justin Bieber are far more memorable than this season’s contestant pool. Man, everyone but Crystal Bowersox is weak, the show is tedious as hell and the judges have nothing good to say.
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: What is WRONG with season 9?
Last night, when Didi whatsherlastname got voted off, and I couldn’t care less, I came to the… More »
Carly Smithson Performing at State Games of America
American Idol Season 7 finalist, Carly Smithson, has been tapped to perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 State Games of America on July 30 at the Colorado Springs World Arena. “This will be something special for the athletes and the fans,” said Colorado Springs Sports Corporation President/CEO Tom Osborne. “Carly Smithson is one of America’s most popular performers, recognized by millions of young fans everywhere. We are grateful to our Opening Ceremony sponsor, AT&T, for its… More »
Carly Smithson in “We Are The Fallen” – What Do You Think?
I wanted to write about this earlier but between technical issues and a hugely busy schedule, it just didn’t happen. As I wrote earlier, Carly Smithson has joined up with some former members of Evanescence to create a new band called “We Are the Fallen” (it was originally “The Fallen” but they had to change it because some other band claims to have had first dibs on the name). Have you had a chance to listen to their first… More »
Carly Smithson Working With Evanescence
American Idol season 7 finalist, Carly Smithson, is reportedly working with Grammy Award-winning group, Evanescence on a new album called The Fallen. The band’s guitarist, Ben Moody, told Idol Tracker: “We began looking for our soulmate, which we were scared was going to take a long, long time.”
Carly seems very happy with the offer to work with the group and said: “I’m excited to be able to completely jump out of the box. The Idol thing, you know, was very… More »
Michael Johns and Carly Smithson – “The Letter” on American Idol
Did you catch Carly Smithson and Michael Johns performing “The Letter” on the results show tonight on American Idol. They are both good singers (and actually really nice in person) but I wasn’t fond of this performance. Did you like it? … More »