Idols on the Hot 100: (via Kirsten)
24 Lee DeWyze “Beautiful Day”
25 Carrie Underwood “Undo It”
35 Adam Lambert “Whattaya Want From Me”
44 Lee DeWyze “Hallelujah”
57 Crystal Bowersox “Up to the Mountain”
66 Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox “Falling Slowly”
81 Will Young “Leave Right Now”
88 Lee DeWyze “The Boxer”
From Fred Bronson @Idolsnow:
BREAKING NEWS: LEE DeWYZE scores his first #1 on a Billboard chart. “Beautiful Day” enters Rock Digital Songs at the top.
BREAKING NEWS: “Undo It” by CARRIE UNDERWOOD leaps 6-1 on Country Digital Songs. It’s the 46th #1 for Carrie (counting all Billboard charts)
By topping the Country Digtal Songs chart, CARRIE UNDERWOOD’s “Undo It” is the 271st #1 for “American Idol, ” counting all Billboard charts.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD’s “Play On” rebounds 35-24 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart.
Lee DeWyze Says There’s Still ‘A Lot To Prove’ On His New Album
It’s been exactly one week, but Lee DeWyze still can’t believe he won “American Idol.” The words seem strange even coming out of his mouth.
“Yeah, it’s weird to say it, man, ” he told MTV News on Wednesday (June 2). “I’m lovin’ it, to be sure, but man, it feels weird to say ‘ “American Idol” champion.’ ”
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St. Petersburg mayor: It’s Michael Lynche Day
ST. PETERSBURG — American Idol fourth-place finalist Michael Lynche kicked off a day of appearances at St. Petersburg schools Thursday at his hometown’s City Hall, where he received a key to the city and was lauded by Mayor Bill Foster.
Lynche, a Gibbs High School alumnus, was eliminated from the singing competition May 12. The 26-year-old crooner fell just shy of the Top Three, which would have earned him a homecoming celebration arranged by the show that included a concert at the Pier and a Gibbs visit.
CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY’S NIGHT TO ROCK TO AIR SEPTEMBER 1
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Summer heats up when ABC heads to Nashville to take you to the hottest music event of the year – “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock.” Filming Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13, today’s most exciting Country Music stars will hit the stage during a four-day party and celebration of America’s music for a special that will air WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Some of the artists already announced to appear at LP Field during CMA Music Festival include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band. Taylor Swift will host a free 13-hour fan meet and greet event during the Festival at the Bridgestone Arena, which includes a short acoustic performance.
‘Idol’ Lambert a hit with Steamtown fans
SCRANTON — When it comes to fame in the 21st century, few vehicles are better at launching a career than “American Idol.”
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Kara Johnson, left, Mallory Maloney, and Courtney Egnatzky, all of Wyalusing, are the first in line to see Adam Lambert at the Mall at Steamtown in Scranton on Wednesday after waiting over three hours.
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The TV talent contest show’s popularity is such that its runners-up receive as much notoriety as the winners determined by viewer vote at the end of each season.
“Idol” season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert, who Friday night is launching a national tour Friday night with a concert a Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, stopped by The Mall at Steamtown on Wednesday for a meet-and-greet session. He offered 100 contest winners individual-photo opportunities, as well as signed copies of his latest album, “For Your Entertainment.”
Winners were selected via an enter-to-win contest at the mall Saturday afternoon, said Arthur Levandoski, the mall’s director of marketing.
Lee Dewyze on Kidsday
Lee DeWyze performed for kids at the Morgan Stanly Children’s hospital yesterday. Check out the photos HERE.
Launch Comes With a Twist
The singers traveled into the giant candy via a hydraulic lift. Runner-up Crystal Bowersox and winner Lee Dewyze sang “Falling Softly” from the movie “Once.” Mr. James and Mr. Lynche sang “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” from the movie “Don Juan DeMarco.” The rest of the Idols sang something with the lyrics “la, la, la.”
Alan Kercinik, the creative director for Weber Shandwick, said the event had been in the works since September. “The whole idea was ‘There’s something new inside the M&M, ‘” he explained. “What’s the dramatic way of showing that?”
Mama Sox’s Idol mayhem aftermath
TOLEDO, Ohio (WUPW) – Although the 2010 American Idol season might be over, Crystal Bowersox’s life in the spotlight is just beginning.
After getting used to hearing from her daily, many of her Northwest Ohio fans are anxious to know how their dread-locked diva is doing.
Bowersox will begin rehearsing for the American Idol 2010 Tour this Friday, which starts July 1 in Metro Detroit at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
‘American Idol’ finalists Michael Lynche and Siobhan Magnus talk about what’s next
American Idol season nine finalists Michael Lynche and Siobhan Magnus recently talked to OnTheRedCarept.com about their new found fame, winner Lee DeWyze, and their excitement for the upcoming tour.
“I think we’ve all learned about ourselves, our personal limits, and things that we all thought we’d never be able to do, ” Magnus told OnTheRedCarpet.com in a recent satellite interview about her post-American Idol experience.
Danny Gokey heads back to Milwaukee for glasses and to see his fans
Review: Kris Allen impossible to resist at Intersection show
Great-great Aunt Lucille will back me up when I say Kris Allen has it all: charm, a relaxed vibe, good skills at the guitar and the keyboards, and mad vocals befitting an “American Idol” champ.
Lucille Hazel, 83, of Kalamazoo, was on hand at The Intersection Wednesday night to see her great-great grand nephew perform, along with 35 other Allen kin from these parts. She may have been the oldest fan in attendance, but she likely wasn’t the most adoring.
Well, maybe she was, but Allen is impossible to resist.
The 24-year-old threw himself into tunes from his self-titled album, opening with “Can’t Stay Away, ” a Maroon 5-esque number with swoony dips and nicely shredded guitar solos.
BREAKING NEWS: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Choreographer Pleads Not Guilty To Rape
Former So You Think You Can Dance choreographer, Alex Da Silva, has pled not guilty to rape, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The ex-salsa teacher is accused of sexually assaulting four women and is charged with eight felony counts of assault.
And Wednesday morning, he was arraigned in a Van Nuys courthouse where he defended his innocence.
“Mr. Da Silva appeared before the judge and pled not guilty to the charges, ” confirmed a spokeswoman in the public information office. “He will remain in custody.”
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ recap: Sex doesn’t sell
Ah, Hollywood. Home to some of the entertainment industry’s greatest talents. As well as some of the industry’s greatest ”talents.” I put the word in quotes, because as we are all too well aware, for every Kate Winslet in Hollywood, there’s a Kim Kardashian. For every Meryl Streep, there’s a Megan Hauserman. For every Helen Mirren, there’s Heidi Montag.
In other words, there are plenty of folks who find fame and fortune in Tinsel Town mainly due to their, ahem, assets. And I’m not talking their retained earnings! And during the first hour of last night’s So You Think You Can Dance when Nigel, Adam, and new guest judge Hi Hat journeyed to L.A., I began to fear my favorite dance show on television would fall victim to the lure of the some of the Hollywood auditioners’ cha-chas (hint: not the dance), and trot out a season 7 cast equivalent to The Girls Next Door.
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Kara DioGuardi on Bret Michaels: ‘It Will Come Down to Chemistry’
Warming up to the prospect of Bret Michaels as a co-judge.
“I have met him once and he seems lovely. I really like him. Obviously, he’s done stuff in music, but it will really come down to the chemistry. I had a nice time with him when I met him, but I’d have to see what it would all be about. And that’s going to be interesting about the show next year; every time someone leaves, it’s new chemistry.”
Debunking criticism that this season wasn’t at its best.
“I just think there were a lot of different voices that ended up in the Top 12 that people weren’t used to. A lot of stylized voices like Lacy Brown and Didi Benami that were those radio voices that couldn’t necessarily switch genre to genre and weren’t the ‘big’ voices that the show is used to.”
MTV Nets’ Sites Rock New Artist Channels
MTV Networks wants to establish its Web properties as the go-to outlets for fans to track all of their favorite artists’ social media activities.
The company on Thursday (June 3) will introduce a series of channels on MTV.com, VH1.com and CMT.com under the brand Posted. These three standalone sites such will center on a particular music artist for a one-month period, aggregating that artist’s Twitter and Facebook updates, Foursquare recommendations, along with original and archival photos and videos.
To start things off American Idol rocker Adam Lambert will be the focus of Posted.VH1.com, while LeAnn Rimes will be featured on Posted.CMT while the band All Time Low will be showcased on Posted.MTV.com.
Adam Lambert’s Posted is HERE.
Kelly Clarkson Blogs – 6/3/10
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This weekend I sang with my friend Chris Daughtry in Nashville, TN. Some of the proceeds from the show went to help the flood victims here in TN. It was an awesome night!! Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) also came and sang with Daughtry…and man, they sounded great! Also, I was able to see the band “Lifehouse” for the first time and they were so awesome–seriously–all the guys and their wives were really cool too! All in all it was a fun night and for a good cause :) Below are some some pics of the night…
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Big Mike goes home–gets the Key to St. Pete’s FL
‘Idol’ finalist Michael Lynche kicks off St. Petersburg visit at City Hall
ST. PETERSBURG — American Idol fourth-place finalist Michael Lynche kicked off a day of appearances at St. Petersburg schools Thursday at his hometown’s City Hall, where he will receive a key to the city and be lauded by Mayor Bill Foster.
Lynche, a Gibbs High School alumnus, was eliminated from the singing competition May 12. The 26-year-old crooner fell just shy of the Top Three, which would have earned him a homecoming celebration arranged by the show that included a concert at the Pier and a Gibbs visit.
Thursday’s visit won’t include Idol cameras. But Lynche plans to visit and entertain several schools throughout the busy day, including Gibbs and John Hopkins Middle School, which he also attended. He also plans to visit Hamilton Disston School, where his mother-in-law teaches.
