If you are looking for a more urban/R&B holiday album, you might like Paris Bennett’s A Royal Christmas. Mind you, there are tracks that diverge from Paris’ style such as "12 Days of Christmas" (which is more of a throwback to the sounds of yesteryear) and "Away in a Manager" (has a real jazz influence to me). There are some originals too so, if you enjoyed Paris on the fifth season of American Idol, you might really enjoy… More »
Here’s a breakdown of how our favorite American Idol alumni are doing on theBillboard 200 (dated May 26, 2007 – if the album appears on another chart it will be in brackets):
Chris Daughtry — #6
Carrie Underwood — #8 (#1 Country)
Bucky Covington — #44 (#9 Country)
Elliott Yamin — #67 (up from #87) (#4 Independent) (#49 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Fantasia — #93 (up from #112) (#15 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Paris Bennett — #133 (#15 Independent) (#47 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Also Noteworthy:
Kellie Pickler — #121 (2 weeks ago)
Katharine McPhee — #156 (2… More »
American Idol season 5 contestant Paris Bennett has debuted on the Billboard charts. She’s #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart with her first album, “Princess P.” Paris is the 27th “Idol” singer to appear on the Billboard charts, and by capturing pole position, she gives the franchise its 122nd No. 1, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group. The album is also on the Billboard 200 (#133) and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (#47).
“Bennett’s chart… More »
Wow. I really liked Paris Bennett and was sad when she was voted off last season. At just 17 she seemed mature, innovative, versatile and talented. Now she just seems like a vengeful betch! She phoned into a Minneapolis radio show and said that she and some other contestants (likely other Idol “losers”) support the website VotefortheWorst.com in hopes of messing up the results. She added that they “want to see win because it’ll kind of prove that American… More »
2006 was the inaugural year of Idol Stalker. Jeremy Wright, b5 CEO, was the original blogger on this site, I then jumped in to help him out and co-write the blog. With his responsibilities quickly absorbing every waking moment of his day, it wasn’t long before I was the lone blogger on this site.
What were the most popular posts on this site in the 9 months of our existence? This is the list that will give you that information. Here… More »