Danny Gokey: That was so appropriate
Danny Gokey at a parade in his honor last week in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wis. Photo by Craig Blankenhorn | FOX. So there it is: Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are the last ones standing in the...
View ArticlePutting their faith in American Idol
Danny Gokey visited Faith Builders International in Milwaukee May 8. Photo by Carrie Antlfinger | AP. This year’s American Idol finals offered the nation 13 singers from across the country with...
View ArticleAnd the American Idol winner will be . . .
Adam Lambert and Kris Allen with American Idol host Ryan Seacrest on the May 19 final competition show. Frank Micelotta | FOX. I’m going to take a quick lunch break here to join my fellow entertainment...
View ArticleSo, maybe American Idol will come back to Louisville?
Kris Allen is the new American Idol, shown here playing "What's Going On" on the May 19th final competition show. Photo by Frank Micelotta | FOX. Well, it looks like it was well worth American Idol‘s...
View ArticlePhil Stacey: From Harlan Co. to American Idol to Michael W. Smith’s label
When Phil Stacey was a contestant on American Idol, he was pegged as a little bit country. So that’s where the Harlan County native ended up after the show, on the country label Lyric Street Records....
View ArticleIs it time for contemporary Christian music to ditch the niche?
Switchfoot’s This is the Sound rocks the new Blackberry commercial. During the past year, there have been public signs that Christian pop music is on the rise. Last spring on American Idol, a pair of...
View Article‘Idol’ thoughts – Boston and Atlanta
Guest judge Mary J. Blige (second from right) joined (L-R) Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, and Simon Cowell for the "American Idol" auditions in Atlanta. Photo by Michael Becker | Fox. It was easy to...
View ArticleAmerican Idol: ‘This is not a Lifetime movie’
Los Angeles was coming across as boring as Chicago and most other “American Idol” audition cities this year that didn’t have General Larry Platt singing “Pants on the Ground.” Katy Perry. Capitol...
View ArticleGlee makes American Idol look bad
Amber Riley, Dianna Agron, Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer, Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Heather Morris, and Harry Shum Jr. of "Glee" perform on the recent "Dream On" episode....
View ArticleDerby 2011: Mint Jubilee guests
Jordin Sparks in New York City in 2009. © AP photo by Jim Cooper. American Idol winners Jordin Sparks (Season 6) and Kris Allen (Season 8 ) top the guest list at this year’s Mint Jubilee, which will...
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