American Idol season 8 finalist, Matt Giraud, was interviewed earlier this week about his experience since appearing on the show. 
He said that he’s been enjoying a little time off since the grueling 52-date Idols Live! tour ended.  He said it was great being able to actually meet the Idol fans since he was used to performing and going straight home when he was on the show.  I can imagine that it was fun to see how people were truly reacting to them in real life!
Matt talked about his upcoming show, Make the Cut, which is a Michigan-based online singing …read more

When I first heard about this song, I have to admit that I got it confused with the Tim McGraw hit “Live Like You Were Dying” but after hearing Kris Allen’s new single “Live Like We’re Dying” it’s clear that these songs are nothing alike. 
First of all, can I just say that I’m so glad that Kris is putting “No Boundaries” behind him?  Yeah… and it’s not that I think the song isn’t good (although I really am not a fan of it) but it was clear that he was uncomfortable with it which really is a bad way …read more

American Idol season 8 contestant, Danny Gokey, must be thrilled at  the fact that he has officially been signed by 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville! This makes him the last of the top 4 contestants for that season to be signed with a record label, following Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert and winner Kris Allen.  Actually, Danny is making history because this is the first time that Idol’s label has signed the top four contestants of a single season!.
Joe Galante, chairman of Sony Music Nashville said of Gokey, "We absolutely love Danny. We haven’t had anybody like that (in country) since Ronnie …read more

I’m so sad about this bit of news!  Do you remember Alexis Cohen?  She tried out twice for the show and the first time, her potty-mouthed tirade became legendary after the judges failed to put her through (Simon Cowell even told her that she looked like Willem Dafoe).  They went so far as to call her “scariest woman in Philadelphia" but I actually kinda liked her rendition of “Somebody to Love.”  She said that she was studying to be a vet and was living in a studio apartment with her mom, two cats and a dog.   

She came back for …read more

Here are some pics from the San Diego show.  Of course, the set and song lists are the same but I’m sure each night brings a new flavor to it.  I’m loving the pics of Adam Lambert in the trucker hat.  I wonder if they get tired of the clothes (or each other).  Who does all the laundry if they are on a tour bus?  What is Scott MacIntyre wearing around his neck?  Anyway, enough digressing.  Enjoy the pictures!

There are a lot of pictures from the Los Angeles, San Diego and Salt Lake City American Idols Live! concerts so I’m starting with the ones from LA.  Did you get to go to the show?  It looks like a lot of fun.  I’d love to hear about it!

To go along with the American Idol: Season 8 compilation which was released last month, the American Idol Season 8 – The 5 Song EP became available earlier this week.  It’s a reasonable price (just $5.00!) and is available exclusively at Walmart.

Here’s the track listing:

Renegade – Kris Allen & Danny Gokey
Whole Lotta Love – Adam Lambert
Ain’t No Sunshine – Kris Allen
What Hurts The Worst – Danny Gokey
Slow Ride – Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta

I don’t know if it’s the best collection of songs but I loved Kris Allen’s rendition of “Ain’t No Sunshine” and, of course, that awesome Adam Lambert/Allison …read more

I know this was a few days ago but I found a video of Allison Iraheta performing “Barracuda” on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.  She replaced American Idol winner, Kris Allen, who had to bow out of the appearance after a death in his family.
I’m a big fan of Heart so I’ve always loved “Barracuda” and I don’t know if anyone can sing it quite like they did but I think Allison does a great job.  She was already pretty great while she was on Idol but I feel like her vocals have matured even more since then. 

allie …read more

Access Hollywood is reporting that Kris Allen’s grandmother has passed away and, while he mourns the loss, he has opted to bow out of a scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.
If you follow the reigning American Idol on Twitter, you probably say this message last night: “I know I was supposed to do conan on wed, but there was a death in my family.”
In case you are worried that he might not be at some of the upcoming American Idols Live tour dates, don’t fret.  He hasn’t canceled any appearances yet.
If you were really looking forward to …read more

With American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest, on vacation, this year’s winner, Kris Allen, and the runner-up, Adam Lambert, filled in for him.  I don’t know about you but I think I like them more than I like Ryan!  They had amazing chemistry and I thought they were hilarious.  One of the funniest parts was when a woman left Adam a message about how much she liked him and invited him to MySpace her.  He laughed that she might not be “his type” since he has admitted that he’s gay.  Wow. 
Anyway, the whole thing is pretty great (make sure you …read more