Season 6, Top 16 contestant, Jared Cotter interviews Elliott Yamin in the FUSE music channel’s NYC studios. Jared hosts the channel’s daily pop culture show, The Sauce.
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Jared Cotter interviews Elliott Yamin on The Sauce
Published by August 31st, 2007 in American Idol, Video and Elliott Yamin. 29 CommentsIdol Headlines for 08/31/07
Published by August 31st, 2007 in American Idol and Headlines. 30 CommentsSeason 7 Audition Update - Philadelphia PA
Published by August 30th, 2007 in American Idol, News, Kimberly Caldwell, Anthony Fedorov, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Constantine Maroulis and S7 Auditions. 2 CommentsThe last of the “cattle call” Season 7 auditions took place in Philadelphia, PA this week. According to American Idol producer Patrick Lynn, there was a “monster turnout.” at Wachovia Stadium. “Three times the size it had been anywhere else,” Lynn says. Philadelphia is not only the last audition city, but also the only tourstop in the Northeast. All in all, 20,000 people turned out to audition, the largest turnout in Idol history according to Idol publicists.
Anthony Fedorov worked the crowds at the audition for the local FOX affiliate. Also on hand were Kimberly Caldwell for TV Guide and Constantine Maroulis. According to Kimberly, tryouts in front of the producers are taking place at a secret location Wednesday and Thursday. Auditions in front of Randy, Paula and Simon will take place Saturday and Sunday.
Producer Lynn says, “Philadelphia is the turnaround city, so you’re lucky to be getting all the judging done in one week. In the other cities, we’ve just done the first round preliminaries and so we’ll be revisiting those towns after Philly.” The judges rounds with Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, will continue through the second week of October.
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Idol Headlines for 08/30/07
Published by August 30th, 2007 in American Idol and Headlines. 33 CommentsRosalee’s Nassau Coliseum, LI NY, Idol Tour Recap
Published by August 29th, 2007 in American Idol, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis, Concert Recap and AI Tour 2007. 8 CommentsWell, it was a very long couple of days, BUT WORTH IT!!!!! Late Friday morning, my husband and I first stopped by the Garden City hotel, because the Idol Forums said that the Idols sometimes stay there. We saw one large bus and one long dark limo in the parking lot. We went inside, but it was empty and the people there looked like they were about to shoo us out if we lingered, so we left. We heard that the Idol crew stays at the Marriott next to the venue but decided not to try there because it was getting late. We still don’t know where they actually stayed this weekend. Continue reading ‘Rosalee’s Nassau Coliseum, LI NY, Idol Tour Recap’
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Ealbino’s Meadowlands, NJ Idols Tour Recap
Published by August 29th, 2007 in American Idol, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis and AI Tour 2007. 8 Comments
Well, my night seeing my favorite Chris R finally arrived last night and I must say my $220 ticket was worth it.. Like that commercial, idol tickets $220, parking $25, program $20, seeing Chris live while holding hands with my daughter and singing out loud to every song we knew..priceless.
To my surprise although my ticket said row L which I thought was 12th row turned out to be 6th row center because first row started with F and they skipped letter I! To the right of us was a mother with her daughter who looked to be in 20’s and her mom in her 40s.. and the left of us was a mom and dad with their two daughters, 10 and 12. We are so excited my daughter and I (daughter 30, me 53) that even though I knew Blake was coming up as the janitor I didn’t recognize him .He had a thick wig, buck teeth and mustache. Anyway, when he pulled everything off- whoa-…what a gorgeous guy!. All the idols looked like they were having a blast up on stage. Here’s what I remember of the night since all when blank when I saw Chris R smile and point at us… Continue reading ‘Ealbino’s Meadowlands, NJ Idols Tour Recap’
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Idol Sales News - Week Ending 08/26/07
Published by August 29th, 2007 in American Idol and Charts. 13 CommentsIdol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (BillBoard issue date 09/08/07)
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Idol Headlines for 08/29/07
Published by August 29th, 2007 in American Idol and Headlines. 57 CommentsLB2’s Nassau Colisseum Idol Tour Recap
Published by August 28th, 2007 in American Idol, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis, Concert Recap and AI Tour 2007. 12 CommentsLB2’s Nassau Concert Recap
I’ve been meaning to write this sooner, but it’s my week off before classes start so the thought of opening Word or writing more than 5 words in an email was very daunting. But alas, here it is.
Now before I get into the actual concert, I need to explain a few things. First, I went with my sister to the concert and she was dreading every moment of it. She watched Idol out of obligation to a family that likes to bet on the show – she lost because she bet on Chris Richardson winning. She only chose him because she liked his bobble-headed moves to Geek in the Pink. Needless to say, she had some interesting comments to make during the show. I put in her edited version because some of her comments were really harsh and mean (really mean). The second thing is this is my first recap so apologies for its length (it’s long), content, etc.
Ok so here we go… Continue reading ‘LB2’s Nassau Colisseum Idol Tour Recap’
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Idol Headlines for 08/28/07
Published by August 28th, 2007 in American Idol and Headlines. 41 CommentsSue’s Nassau Colisseum Idols’ Tour Recap
Published by August 27th, 2007 in American Idol, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis and AI Tour 2007. 8 CommentsNassau Colisseum Review - 8/24/07
I am not a writer nor do I pretend to be… So why am I writing? Well, I’ve enjoyed the various accounts I’ve read about the American idol tour so much, I feel it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t at least try and share my experience.
I’ve watched American Idol for 5 seasons (missed season #1) and have really enjoyed the show. It’s hard to say what my favorite season has been… personal highlights include… Kim Locke’s New York State of Mind, Fantasia’s Summertime, Constantine’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Elliott’s If I Can Dream… and many more…
One of my greatest pleasures in conjunction with American Idol is coffee klatch-ing about the show the morning after, at work … each friend and colleague passionately sharing reviews of their least and most favorite performers and performances… For me, that recap is almost as good as the show… Continue reading ‘Sue’s Nassau Colisseum Idols’ Tour Recap’
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Sarah’s Taylor Hicks Orlando FL Concert Recap
Published by August 27th, 2007 in American Idol, Taylor Hicks and Concert Recap. 18 CommentsMy Taylor Hicks at Hard Rock Live experience started a couple months ago, when tickets went on sale and SpenserJ and I discussed going to the show together. She subsequently bought the tickets for us, but as it turned out, Spense would not be able to go. So she sent the tickets (great front row seats!!) to me, and I tried to find someone else to go with me, but at the last minute, I was unsuccessful. So, I headed off to the Hard Rock by myself because I was not missing a chance to see Taylor live. Continue reading ‘Sarah’s Taylor Hicks Orlando FL Concert Recap’
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Monday Morning Mediabase Update - 08/27/05
Published by August 27th, 2007 in American Idol and Charts. 7 CommentsA snapshot of Idols’ singles radio play culled from Mediabase charts as of this morning. Find out where your favorite Idol stands on the radio after the jump.
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Idol Headlines for 08/27/07
Published by August 27th, 2007 in American Idol and Headlines. 55 CommentsMJ’s Toronto, ON Canada Idol Tour Recap
Published by August 26th, 2007 in American Idol, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis, Concert Recap and AI Tour 2007. 20 CommentsWhen we last met, I had just packed up my car, heading east from Cleveland towards Buffalo, NY…
On to Toronto…
At some point, driving between Erie and Buffalo, my cell phone stops working. Eep.
There is traffic on the way, but much to my surprise the border crossing is a breeze.
I arrive in Toronto at about 2:30. It takes forever to find the hotel, park the car and get checked in. Toronto drivers are really, really rude. And I’m used to driving in Boston, home of the rudest drivers evah. Or so I thought. Also, a cop asks me to roll down my window. He then proceeds to lecture me about watching where I am going. Well sooory for being a lost yank! Continue reading ‘MJ’s Toronto, ON Canada Idol Tour Recap’
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Billboard Update - 09/01/07
Published by August 26th, 2007 in American Idol, Charts, Taylor Hicks, Carrie Underwood, Kimberley Locke, Fantasia, Chris Richardson, Paris Bennett and Constantine Maroulis. 14 CommentsHere’s this week’s and last week’s Idols Billboard Chart for you all.
Highlights:
- Constantine Maroulis debuted on the Billboard Chart at #75 last week, and then dropped to #198 this week. Unless his musical appearance on the big Bold and the Beautiful Boldface Challenge has some effect on sales this week. So far, he’s sold 12,973 units so far.
- Daughtry’s new single “Over You” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 last week at #94. It moves up to #75 this week, and is #39 on the Pop 100 and #25 on the Pop 100 Airplay.
- This week, Kimberley Locke debuts a new song on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. “Band of Gold” enters the chart at #22.
- Taylor Hicks’ “Heaven Knows” reaches its highest chart position on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart this week at #19.
- Fantasia has a new single, “Only One U” and it debuted on the Hot Adult R&B Tracks and Airplay chat last week at #76 and #75 respectively. It debuted on the Hot Adult R&B Airplay at #35. This week it moves up the charts at #58, #58 and #30.
- Carrie Underwood’s new single “So Small” from her upcoming album debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 this week at #98. She moves from #17 to #15 on the Hot Country Songs chart. She also debuts this week on the Canadian Hot 100 at #14.
- “Forever Cool” the latest CD in the celebrity-duets-with-a-dead-guy genre–that would be Dean Martin–debuts at #39 on the Billboard 200 this week. Paris Bennett “duets” with Dean on one cut, “Baby-O” and you can listen to it here. She sounds fantastic, but I can’t get passed the whole singing-with-a-dead-guy thing…
I spent today updating my Idol Appearances page. If you know of an Idol appearance and would like to add it, email me at mjsbigblog@gmail.com. Thanks.
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Idol Headlines for 08/26/07
Published by August 26th, 2007 in American Idol and Headlines. 40 CommentsMJ’s Cleveland OH Idol Tour Recap
Published by August 25th, 2007 in American Idol, Chris Sligh, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Blake Lewis, Concert Recap and AI Tour 2007. 14 CommentsBetter late than never right? Early last week I travelled to Cleveland, Toronto and back to Boston to catch the Season 6 crew mid-tour. And here’s my report–finally–with pictures and video!
I saw the Idols’ second show in Tampa, FL a few weeks ago. The show has tightened up considerably since the beginning of the tour–particularly the group numbers. Unlike Season 4 and 5, where each individual Idol was showcased, this year’s bunch have quite a few duets and group numbers, with plenty of choreography to learn. In comparison to those prior years, they have more to rehearse together as a group. I was impressed when they held it together pretty well during that early performance in Florida.
Personally, I like–no I LOVE–the cheesetastic group numbers. Look, it’s flipping American Idol–it’s about good singing, but it’s also about the CHEESE peeps. When these kids are cut loose at the end of the summer, they will potentially have a lifetime ahead to be “serious” artists, and I look forward to that. But until then, bring on the costumes and the choreography please. In that regard, this year’s big Idol show does not disappoint. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed this year’s show, as a whole, even more than I did last year or the year before.
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