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American Idol Twitter Round-up: Grammy Edition!
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The 55th Annual Grammy Awards had a lot of American Idol representation Sunday night as past Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood took home Grammys. And plenty of Idol alum took to Twitter to during music’s biggest night. Here are some of the best Tweets from the night: Yes [...]
Crystal Bowersox Releases New Single ‘Dead Weight’
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American Idol Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox recently debuted her new single “Dead Weight” on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest’s Website and we’ve got the song for you below. “This song means more to me than even I can completely comprehend,” Crystal recently told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show. [...]
American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week: Burnell Taylor and Marvin Calder Perform ‘Jar Of Hearts’
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American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week was all about the guys this week and last night they took to the stage for their solo acts. And some of the guys ended up singing the same songs. “Jar of Hearts” was a popular one and here we’ve got another look at Burnell [...]
American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week: Charlie Askew Performs ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
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If Charlie Askew doesn’t go to the American Idol 2013 live shows, I may just quit watching and blogging. OK, I won’t. But I really want him to stay on this season. This show needs him. I didn’t think his version of “Somebody That I Used To Know” during last [...]
American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week: Nick Boddington Performs ‘Stars’
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American Idol 2013 Hollywood week continued last night as the guys went solo with hopes of making it in the top … 28 guys. Yes, the Top 28 for now. But by the end of Hollywood Week, there will be a Top 20 guys and Top 20 girls. One of [...]
American Idol 2013 Episode 8 Hollywood Week Live Recap: The Boys Go Solo
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American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week continues tonight as the guys who made it through group rounds last night take the stage solo. The guys who get through tonight are one step closer to the Top 40 Las Vegas rounds which are set to air in two weeks. As usual, I’ll [...]
American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week: The Taylors Perform ‘If You Wanna Stay’
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And since the American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week good performances are slim pickings, let’s take another look at one of the really bad ones. I picked this one because on of the guys in this group is among the Top 40 and I find that shocking based on this horrid [...]
American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week: The Couch Potatoes Perform ‘The Lazy Song’
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As I continue to pull out standout performances from last night’s American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week debut, I realize that there weren’t that many standouts. But thankfully, Charlie Askew, Nick Mathis and Curtis Finch Jr. former The Couch Potatoes and delivered a Bruno Mars song better than Bruno Mars. The [...]
American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week: The Mathheads Perform ‘Somebody To Love’
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It’s American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week! And per usual, it’s a jumbled mess that makes my job hard! But enough whining. When I was able to follow who was who, there were a few standout performances. We’re going to look at a few of them again today. As I’ve mentioned [...]
American Idol 2013 Episode 7 Hollywood Week Live Recap: It’s Boys Night
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Tonight we kick-off our American Idol 2013 Hollywood Week coverage as the focus is on the boys. And even though they’re splitting Hollywood Week up by gender, they’re all shooting for the same goal: The American Idol 2013 Top 40. And yes, that’s 20 guys and 20 girls. Now there [...]
