Lauren from Oz Music Scene alerted me to the fact that Australian Idol judge, Kyle Sandilands, has been fired from his job as a judge on Australian Idol.  This shocking turn of events happened after an on-air stunt went terribly wrong on Kyle’s morning radio show, 2Day FM.  How bad could it possibly be?  Pretty bad…

A 14-year-old girl was strapped to a lie detector and asked on air about her sexual history at the urging of the teen’s mother.  As if that’s not bad enough (you can’t ask a minor about sex, especially on the radio!), the poor girl ended …read more

Australian Idol winner, Guy Sebastian, will be releasing a new album called Like It Like That on October 9, 2009.  I’m really interested in hearing what this new effort sounds like since it will feature John Mayer (one of my favorites!) and was recorded in the United States.
If you aren’t familiar with Guy, you should give him a chance because I think he’s got a great voice and I love his energy.  I found the video for the title track “Like It Like That” so check it out and tell me what you think.

Former Australian Idol contestant, Jessica Mauboy, continues to do well.  I like the video for her new single "Burn."  She’s got a good voice so I’m glad she is, again, proving you don’t have to win Idol to be successful.  I’m trying to think of who she sounds like and the best I can think of is Rihanna.  What do you think?

Australian Idol has chosen a winner and it’s Wes Carr!  He was up against Luke Dickens in the finale which you can read about (and watch videos) over on Oz Music Scene!
In the meantime, you can check out his Idol single titled "You" on Bandit.fm.
I kind of like it even though I think it’s a little repetitive and simple (?).  It was not what I was expecting.  There’s a lot going on (I could do without some of the layers but it’s not terrible).  I like that it’s on a counterbeat which gives the song an interesting rhythm and his …read more

This week the Australian Idol finalists sang “Hits from the USA.”  Each contestant had to sing two songs and Chris Isaak was the celebrity coach (I thought he gave some great advice).
I thought it was a decent (not great) night overall.  I think Wes Carr was probably the best (I enjoyed his performance of “When We Were Young” by The Killers) but the contestant who I feel has the most potential is Teale Jakubenko if only he can get out of his own head – he has a great voice but I think he overthinks things and does himself in.  …read more

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I meant to put this up yesterday but with all of the craziness surrounding the U.S. presidential elections, I got distracted. 
Chrislyn Hamilton was eliminated from Australian Idol Monday night after failing to impress during Michael Jackson week.  She chose to sing the iconic tune “Thriller” which, I think, was her first mistake.  Her other major problem was going flat/sharp very often during the chorus (it was actually pretty painful).  Definitely not something you want to do with Michael’s brother, Jermaine, on the judging panel!
With the departure of Chrislyn, we are left with an all-male top …read more

Jessica Mauboy, who you may remember from Australian Idol, will be releasing her debut album on November 22, 2008.  Been Waiting features that hot collaboration with Flo Rida, “Running Back” (watch the video!), which has reached the #3 spot on the ARIA singles chart and has been a Top Ten radio hit.  If the rest of the album is anything like that, it’s going to be a massive hit!
It’s going to be a busy year for Jessica who is set to star in the new film, Bran Nue Dae, alongside Geoffrey Rush, which is the film version of an Australian …read more

It was Michael Jackson week on Australian Idol and I had a blast watching all the videos on Oz Music Scene.  I can only imagine how daunting a task it was for the contestants to take on such recognizable and well-loved songs but they seemed to really rise to the challenge. 
I have to say that Wes Carr just stole the show with his rendition of “Black or White” since the dude even did the moonwalk (I almost fell on the floor laughing with surprise and glee).  What a risk! 

Make sure you head over to Oz Music Scene for …read more

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This week, the contestants on Australian Idol paid tribute to the Rolling Stones.  You can see video and read recaps, as always, on Oz Music Scene.  Unfortunately, my favorite singer, Roshani Priddis, was voted off after performing “Wild Horses.”  She chose to be more subdued and restrained in light of the lyrics rather than her usual boisterous self and, as is often the case on these Idol shows, the decision led to her demise.  Watch her performance:

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The Top 9 contestants on the current season of Australian Idol had to work through ABBA week and I thought it was going to be a train-wreck, to be honest.  I was pleasantly surprised by how well most of them handled the theme with some even adding their own flavor to the extremely familiar tunes. 
My current favorite, Roshani Priddis, sang “Money, Money, Money” and, I wasn’t disappointed.  She really made it “cabaret” without being overly cheesy.  I was really thrilled with it.

Sophie Patterson sang “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” and she made it her own.  I was pleasantly surprised and …read more