http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/ American Idol Thu, 01 Jun 2006 09:40:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Music http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/10.html Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:35:44 GMT Taylor Hicks has taken step two on his "American Idol"-fueled career, signing the record contract that comes with winning the hit show. The gray-haired crooner inked a pact with music mogul Clive Davis in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by "AI" creator Simon Fuller, it was announced Wednesday. The 29-year-old Alabama native's recording of two songs — "Do I Make You Proud," which he performed in the show's finale, and a soulful cover of the Doobie Brothers classic "Takin' It to the Streets" — will be released in stores and through digital outlets on June 13. With... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=10 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/9.html Wed, 31 May 2006 21:02:31 GMT Taylor Hicks, the new "American Idol," has busy days ahead with tons of interviews and talk show appearances and his first single, due June 13. Then, there's a tour with fellow finalists and after that, an album. But, what he really needs, he says, is time to take a nap. He's been so busy being celebrated, in fact, that he hasn't had much time to actually work on his music career, Zap2it.com said. On that album he's eager to get into, Hicks says he wants to stay true to what he was on the show -- a soulful performer influenced by legends like Ray Charles and Elvis Presley. His goal, he... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=9 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/8.html Wed, 31 May 2006 20:59:54 GMT Fox was triumphant in the TV ratings with the finale of "American Idol," and got a jumpstart on the summer season. An estimated 36.4 million people watched Taylor Hicks voted as the fifth "American Idol." On May 24 - the final day of the traditional TV season - it was the third-biggest audience for a televised event this year after the Super Bowl and Academy Awards. Fox premiered the summertime competition "So You Think You Can Dance" the next night. Although that audience was only 10.7 million, it ranked 14th among last week's prime-time shows - a promising start for a summer series,... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=8 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/7.html Fri, 26 May 2006 23:29:23 GMT CONTESTANTS. Songs. Cheering. Simon. Paula. Randy. Burt Bacharach. Dionne Warwick. The artist currently known as Prince. And finally, Wednesday night, after two hours of glittery solo and group singing performances, a winner: Taylor Hicks was chosen as the new ``American Idol." He wins a record contract and at least 15 minutes of Idol fame. Why the obsession over a television show? Maybe because it's high school all over again, these years when big dreams of glossy success are wholly appropriate. ``American Idol" is a big lush high school talent show. Popularity matters -- fiercely.... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=7 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/6.html Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:40:50 GMT Nashville, TN – 2005 American Idol winner Carrie Underwood continues to prove she is indeed America's darling as she follows last week's record-setting chart entry of her debut 19 Recordings/Arista Records/Arista Nashville collection, Some Hearts, with another sensational chart week. After only two weeks in stores, Some Hearts now tops the 500,000 unit sales mark according to SoundScan, with the album second only to superstar Kenny Chesney this week on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Carrie's first-week album entry (which placed her at #1 on the country chart and #2 on the Billboard... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=6 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/5.html Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:39:01 GMT So as it turns out, "American Idol" will be airing on Thursdays after all -- at least for a little while. FOX has unveiled its full schedule for the fifth season of the talent competition, which will adhere to the format it adopted last year: After the auditions and the Hollywood training camp, the 24 semifinalists will split along gender lines, with the male and female singers performing separately each week until only six of each remain. It's during that round that the show will make its way onto Thursdays. Starting Tuesday, Feb. 21, the semifinalists will sing in performance episodes... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=5 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:36:52 GMT Idol premieres Jan. 17 (8 p.m. ET/PT), with the first of seven audition episodes from San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver and Greensboro, N.C. Two-hour episodes air Jan. 17 and 24, with one-hour shows Jan. 18, 25, 31 and Feb. 1 and 7 (8 p.m. ET/PT). Singers who win the judges' approval will move on to Idol's Hollywood round, airing Feb. 8, 14 and 15 (8 p.m. ET/PT). The semifinalists — 12 men and 12 women — will be announced Feb. 15. The men will perform Feb. 21; the women, Feb. 22. The two men and two women with the fewest viewer votes will be eliminated in a Feb. 23... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:34:02 GMT The star faces drug possession charges. Former American Idol finalist Julia DeMato has pleaded not guilty to drug possession charges, stemming from her 4 December arrest. The singer, 26, appeared in Connecticut's Danbury Superior Court on Friday morning (Dec. 16) to answer to the charges levelled against her, reports MTV News. DeMato, was arrested in a Brookfield, Connecticut, parking lot and charged with possession of narcotics, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than four ounces (0.12 kilograms) of marijuana. She is due back in court on... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:29:40 GMT LAS VEGAS (AP) — American Idol runner-up Bo Bice was rushed to a hospital with complications from intestinal surgery, a publicist for his record label said Monday. Bice, 30, became ill on Sunday while rehearsing for a performance on the 2005 Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin Resort & Casino, said Roger Widynowski, a publicist for RCA Records. "He didn't collapse but was rushed to the hospital," Widynowski said. "Bo is doing fine, and he's going back to Nashville today for treatment." The Goo Goo Dolls will replace Bice in Monday night's live broadcast on NBC, said Carrie... (more) http://americanidol2.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2