With music lovers still atwitter over the Grammy Awards, two guests who enjoyed Sunday night's ceremony already are looking to the future. With a brand-new song and hot new video, Russian-born pop sensation Grace Valerie is off to yet another successful year. Grace's fans have plenty to celebrate as her fresh tune already is making a splash.
Two contestants who struggled through the group rounds were up next. First was Papa Peachez who sang Lady Gaga's You and I. And then Jimmy Smith sand Landslide by the Dixie Chicks.
The guys were up first and tensions were running high during last night's AMERICAN IDOL Hollywood Round. This year, there was a twist thrown into the group competition - the producers decided the make-up of the groups without any input from contestants. Catch highlights from last night's show below!
AMERICAN IDOL launched an all-new app today with special features to be released over the season, providing IDOL fans access to show content and deep interactive and social experiences, as well as enhanced voting capabilities on their iOS and Android devices.
Miss Greater Baton Rouge, Megan Miller, wobbled into her AMERICAN IDOL audition on crutches on last night's show filmed in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. In addition to her stellar performance, the judges applauded her determination and ambition and sent her through to the Hollywood round. Check out her audition below!
Mariah Carey was brought to tears last night when AMERICAN IDOL hopeful Burnell Taylor sang a stirring rendition of 'I'm Here,' from Broadway's The Color Purple. Burnell was the final contestant on last night's auditions from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Check out his performance below!
Tonight on American Idol, the judges rolled into Charolette, North Carolina in hopes to find the next big talent. The episode kicked off with footage of the long speculated feud between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. As everyone knows however, the show must go on and that it did.
Yoshi's San Francisco has announced its updated calendar for the club and restaurant, today, January 21, through February 10, 2013. For more information on these shows, click the links below or go to yoshis.com/sanfrancisco.
On last night's episode of AMERICAN IDOL, America was introduced to Lazaro Arbos of Florida who has suffered from a terrible stutter since the time he was a little boy. Although he struggled to speak to judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, the inspirational 21-year-old blew them away with his rendition of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water.' Check out his performance below!
In anticipation of tonight's season 12 premiere of AMERICAN IDOL, host Ryan Seacrest stopped by THE TODAY SHOW. In the interview, Seacrest sheds some light on what to expect moving foward, as well as the infamous rivalry between new judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. Check out the clip below!
Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX); 19 Entertainment Ltd., a division of Core Media Group; and FremantleMedia North America today announced that Ford Motor Company, Coca-Cola and AT&T will return as official sponsors for the 12th season of AMERICAN IDOL.
Mika Newton is an exciting new arrival on the American pop music scene and is more than ready to bring her talent stateside. The Ukraine pop star will officially release her second single, "Come Out and Play", on Randy Jackson's Friendship Collective record label today, January 14, 2013. Produced by Rune Westberg (Rebecca Black, Adam Lambert) and Randy Jackson, "Come Out and Play" spreads the positive message to enjoy life no matter what the day brings you.
AMERICAN IDOL executive producer Nigel Lythgoe spoke by phone about the long-running singing competition and revealed the big changes in store for the upcoming 12th season.
Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Host Ryan Seacrest will answer questions live at AmericanIdol.com, Livestream.com or facebook.com/AmericanIdol - watch here to check it out!
Adam Levine and Nicki Minaj announced new long-term relationships with Sears Holdings. Each superstar, in conjunction with Kmart and the ShopYourWay.com social shopping platform, will launch a multi-department lifestyle brand. The superstars will each develop apparel and accessories collections available exclusively at select Kmart locations and on ShopYourWay.com beginning in 2013.
Hosted by the inimitable Ryan Seacrest, AMERICAN IDOL Season 12 features a dynamic new judging panel including Randy Jackson, a Grammy Award-winning producer whose expertise and beloved persona have been instrumental in discovering IDOL talent from the beginning
Digitalspy.com reports that AMERICAN IDOL contestant Hollie Cavanagh plans to release her first album in 2013. The fourth runner up, who has been working with Idol's Nathan Porter, is currently searching for a record label.
Yoshi's San Francisco on Fillmore Street just added the following concerts at its world-renowned venue: Frédéric Yonnet with special guest (Sat, Jan 26, 8 & 10pm) and Angie Stone (Thu-Sat, Feb 28-Mar 2). For more information on these shows, go to http://yoshis.com/sanfrancisco.