Have you heard Taylor Hicks’ new album The Distance yet?  This is the type of album that I think Taylor should have made a long time ago and I was really happy with it.  Unlike a lot of other albums today, this doesn’t try to use gimmicks to be appealing.  Taylor’s vocals are th...

Felicia Barton sang “No Oneâ€� which was the second Alicia Keys song of the night.  I won’t lie, I had basically forgotten about this poor girl until just now.  Except for one bum note, I thought she was absolutely terrific.  My daughter and I were sitting here talking about how p...

The Mirror is reporting that American Idol judge, Simon Cowell wants his body to be cryogenically frozen after he dies because he believes he will eventually be able to be brought back to life through technological advances.  The 49-year-old apparently made this announcement to Britain’s Prem...

Fantasia Barrino has told Access Hollywood that she has decided to earn her high school diploma this year.  That’s great!  Despite being famous, it probably feels pretty bad to not have graduated from high school.  The 24-year-old singer said: “Yep, going back to school to get my ...

I just came back from the private opening of the American Idol Experience at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios and I had a blast.  I’m thoroughly exhausted but it really was a lot of fun.  Disney really knows how to put on a show and I am extremely grateful to them for the fabulous...

We saw the fourth day of Hollywood Week tonight on American Idol and, except for a couple things, I wasn’t really surprised.  What did you think? With 72 contestants competing to be among this year’s finalists, it was good to see some people taking risks.  The Idol hopefuls were allowe...

It looks like Katrina Darrell, a.k.a. Bikini Girl, is going to have another chance at fame – this time as a Playboy model.  You might be thinking that it’s crazy that she auditioned for a singing competition but ended up having a chance to pose nude but when you look at how she showed up fo...

I’ll admit that even I have wondered but the original American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson, has denied rumors that she is a lesbian.  She recently told PopEater.com: "I get that all the time.  People are like, ‘Are you secretly a lesbian? Because I’d really love it.’ L...

There were 147 contestants brought to Hollywood and they were treated to the first-ever Idol Bootcamp where they received advice about their hair, clothing and, of course, their voices.  Barry Manilow showed up as a surprise mentor. Dennis Brigham and Lil Rounds from Kansas were among the first...

With opening chords that sounded eerily reminiscent of Daughtry’s hit song “Homeâ€� the infamous, Josiah Leming, covered “The Freshmen.â€�  You may remember him as the emotional (but outstanding) contestant whose elimination from the Top 50 last year on American Idol shocked a lot of peop...