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Idol Recap: Top 24
American Idol‘s ninth season officially kicked off last Tuesday, as 12 guys and 12 girls performed live for America. The troupe of girls went first, performing a variety of songs chosen by them on Tuesday’s performance show. And there lies the problem: song choice. An early Idol Insider front-runner, Ashley Rodriguez, chose to take on the power ballad “Happy”, but failed to reproduce Leona Lewis’ powerhouse chops. Janell Wheeler, who was another favorite during Hollywood Week failed to create a star quality on stage, letting her nerves get the best of her. Other early favorites, Lacey Brown and Katie Stevens, also failed to shine, picking songs that weren’t suited for…
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Swiftly Responding
Kelly Clarkson, the world’s first American Idol, is creating quite a bit of buzz over a post on her blog earlier today. The post inspired by comments made by Big Machine Records CEO, Scott Borchetta. Borchetta became defensive over the critically slammed performance by Taylor Swift at Sunday’s Grammy’s ceremony. Swift, a Big Machine recording artist, choked her way through a duet with the legendary Stevie Nicks, leaving critics and fans unimpressed and questioning why the artist continues to receive praise for her work. Borchetta was quoted, saying: “This is not American Idol. This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This…
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Artist To Watch: Matt Morris
If you haven’t heard the name Matt Morris, or found yourself jamming out to his tunes, you soon will. Matt, a resident of Denver, Colorado, is prepping the release of his debut album, titled “When Everything Breaks Open”. Coincidence? I think not. The soulful, pop tracks delivered on his first effort indicate that Matt is destined to break wide open. But this won’t be Morris’ first time in the spotlight. He got his start on The New Mickey Mouse Club (and there is plenty of footage to prove it), where he acted, sung, and danced his way into the hearts of many alongside Britney Spears, Keri Russell, Christina Aguilera, and…
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AMAze Balls!
Sunday night’s American Music Awards coverage might have been trumped by Adam Lambert’s over-the-top performance, but if you missed the awards then you missed some great performances. So in Idol Insider fashion, here is all my highlights – and if you’re looking for Whitney’s “comeback”, look elsewhere as I give it the most over-hyped performance of the evening. Janet Jackson’s Medley of Hits, including her touching rendition of “Together Again”: Kelly Clarkson beautifully delivers her latest single, “Already Gone”: Jay Z and Alicia Keys kill it on Empire State of Mind: Carrie Underwood leaves me speechless with another incredible performance of “Cowboy Casanova”: Lady GaGa is weird and creepy in…
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AMA’s Preview
Adam Lambert will be debuting his new single, “For Your Entertainment”, on Sunday’s American Music Awards, where he will share the stage with Janet Jackson, Rihanna, and other previous Idols, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Daughtry. Take a look at these behind the scenes video of the sultry performance and be sure to tune in for all the excitement on Sunday night on ABC. Lambert will also be debuting his new video in the coming weeks for the single. Access Hollywood caught up with the singer on the set to give us this behind the scenes look:
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Idol Updates
It seems everywhere you turn these days there’s an Idol alum in your path, mostly because that’s the truth. About to enter its 9th season, American Idol, has run through some of America’s best talent and with each season it seems more and more of the contestants go on to be winners, despite their loss on the reality program, leaving the majority of our playlists, car stereos, and download logs to include some Idol association somewhere. This will be illustrated at this year’s American Music Awards, airing November 22nd on ABC, when Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, and Adam Lambert will all take the stage to perform their latest hits…
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An Open Letter To Rachel Zoe
Dear Rachel Zoe: I am not a stylist, nor do I classify myself a Fashionista, but something has recently come to my attention that must be addressed. One of the most brilliant vocalists of our time, in my opinion, has been stepping out in some hideous attire. Kelly Clarkson, who is very open about her struggle with weight, has been seen in some unflattering, and completely hideous, outfit choices as of late. I applaud Kelly for not conforming to what Hollywood paints as a stick thin character, but could she make some flattering outfit choices to better hide her hefty weight gain? Unfortunately Kelly has made some huge fashion mistakes…
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She Would Be Good
Kelly Clarkson was caught channeling her inner rock-diva at a show last weekend, where she did a cover of Alanis Morissette’s “That I Would Be Good” and King’s Of Leon’s “Use Somebody”. Check it out.
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Carrie Gets Inducted
While Kelly & Co. were being Divas for VH1’s special, Carrie Underwood was busy being inducted into the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame. At the event, Carrie took the stage to sing her new single, “Cowboy Casanova”, for the first time. Check out the flawless performance.
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Miss Divas?
On Thursday, VH1 revived its “Divas” series with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, and hosted by Paula Abdul. Now, my first thought was they needed to see a definition of diva because the line up was a little mixed. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Jordin Sparks, but a diva?? Not quite. She needs about 10 more power ballads and at least one more headlining tour, when she isn’t opening for Britney Spears. It was quite heavy with Idol alums, especially with Abdul hosting the evening’s events. I would have gladly traded Sparks for the country diva, Carrie Underwood. But, I guess…
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Kelly & Other Celebs Unleash
Kelly Clarkson took to her blog to react to Kanye’s behavior at last night’s VMA’s and the girl is pissed! Other celebs reacted via Twitter and the world is a buzz about Kanye West’s douchery. On her blog, Kelly Clarkson wrote: Dear Kanye, What happened to you as a child?? Did you not get hugged enough?? Something must have happened to make you this way and I think we’re all just curious as to what would make a grown man go on national television and make a talented artist, let alone teenager, feel like shit. I mean, I’ve seen you do some pretty shitty things, but you just keep amazing…