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

When Katy Perry serves as a guest judge on American Idol, she could turn out to be an ally for Simon Cowell.  Apparently, the singer feels that it’s more important to be honest with contestants than to spare their feelings. 
She said: "I might become a little bit of a buddy with Simon because whenever I watch that show, as much as he’s an asshole, he’s a very truthful, honest a**hole. I don’t want to break their hearts, but how many of us know that one person that has been trying and trying, and doing karaoke and little gigs here …read more

So far, we know that Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige and now Shania Twain have been tapped as guest judges on American Idol and my first question is – what do you think?  I have to say that I don’t really understand why they need the guest judges at all.

Here’s the thing – American Idol started as a three-judge show and now, since Paula Abdul quit, it’s back to being a three-judge show.  If they weren’t willing to fight to keep Paula, why do they need to find a stand-in?  Is it because they are worried that a panel comprised …read more

American Idol Season 6 winner, Jordin Sparks, attended the 2009 Teen Choice Awards last night.  I think that recently, Jordin has been wearing clothing that has flattered her body type but this is the exception.  This dress is not made of a fabric that is forgiving of a fuller figure and I have to say that I absolutely hate the shoes!  I liked how she was trying to accessorize that orange clutch with a blue dress and her hair looks amazing (as usual) but this dress makes her bust look squishy and small and her hips and thighs look larger.  …read more

I have no idea what is true or false any more but CBS is reporting that Paula Abdul left American Idol after producers offered her a 30% raise!  Wow!
CBS News correspondent, Priya David, is quoted as saying the following:  "This all came down to money… [Abdul] was being offered a 30 percent pay raise that amounted to an eight-figure deal, but that, apparently, wasn’t enough."
The article speculates that this turn of events has occurred because Kara DioGuardi was offered a contract (maybe Paula thought Kara wouldn’t be sticking around?) and could all be part of negotiating hardball.
EW.com writer, Michael …read more

If Paula Abdul had planned to quit American Idol, she definitely didn’t let co-worker, Ryan Seacrest, know about it.  On his radio show this morning, he said the following:  “The news stunned me last night.  I was shocked… She’s a dear friend. I love her to death and am really sad that it came to fruition.  I’m just bummed because we’ve worked together for so many years. It’s sad.”
I speculated that it might be a stunt to pressure the Idol bosses into giving in to her contract demands.  Apparently, people are asking Ryan the same thing.  He said “everyone …read more

American Idol judge, Paula Abdul, put up some interesting (and possibly sad) Twitter updates.
Tweet #1 – With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to #IDOL. I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all..Cont’d…
Tweet #2 – I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent,but most of all being a part of a show that I helped from day1become an international phenomenon.
Tweet #3 – What I want to say most, is how much I appreciate the undying support and enormous love that you have showered upon me
Tweet #4 – It truly has been breathtaking, especially over …read more

The music video for Kelly Clarkson’s new single “Already Gone” has been released and she’s none too pleased about the whole thing even though she looks really beautiful. 
If you heard the song and felt like you were having déjà vu you aren’t imagining things.  The music for the song is remarkably similar to that of Beyoncé’s song “Halo.”  This isn’t a case of Kelly copying someone else – both singers got the shaft.
Kelly that she wrote this song with OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder.  She explained: "Ryan and I met each other at the record label, before he was working …read more