Your Communications Everywhere
By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY
(Spoiler below: Don’t read until you’ve watched.)
American Idol delivered a shocker Wednesday as voters chose Kris Allen for the title over Adam Lambert, who had been considered a prohibitive favorite for much of the show’s eighth season.
Allen, 23, a college student from Conway, Ark., came into Idol’s final week as a [...]
Tags: adam lost, american idol, finale, kris allen, kris idol, season 8, the winner
LOS ANGELES – “American Idol” finalists Kris Allen and Adam Lambert don’t want to get personal.
The singers told a throng of media gathered Monday outside the Nokia Theatre, where the duo will face off during the show’s two-night finale on Tuesday and Wednesday, that they hope viewers will base their votes for the next “Idol” [...]
Tags: adam lambert, AI 8, american idol, final two, finale, kara dioguardi, kris allen, nokia theatre, paula abdul, randy jackson, season 8, simon cowell
It’s the screamer versus the quiet soul man. The flashy, trashy L.A. rocker against the mellow, humble small town crooner. Call it what you like, but next week’s “American Idol” finale could be one of the most exciting in the show’s history. A “ding-dong,” if you will, to quote judge Simon Cowell.
Following a titanic 88 [...]
Tags: abdul, adam, AI, allen, american idol, cowell, dioguardi, finale, jackson, kara, kris, lambert, paula, randy, season 8, simon
After American Idol’s remaining contestants performed songs popularized by the Rat Pack the night before, more than 47 million votes were counted, Ryan Seacrest said on Wednesday’s show. And the results were surprising.
Keep reading to find out which of season 8’s top 5 are one step closer to the finale and who went home.
Well, that was a shock.
Not the fact [...]
Tags: adam lambert, american idol, american idol 8, kara dioguardi, matt giraud, paula abdul, randi jackson, ryan seacrest, simon cowell
What is disco? The term is still one of the most misunderstood in the musical lexicon. Is it the source of all bad fashion? A lounge-worthy soundtrack for swinging lovers? A category almost exclusively occupied by Donna Summer and the Bee Gees? This week’s “American Idol” battle round implied all of the above, while doing nothing [...]
Tags: 2009, adam lambert, AI, allison iraheta, american idol, anoop desai, danny gokey, disco, idol, kara dioguardi, kris allen, lil rounds, matt giraud, paula abdul, randy jackson, season 8, simon cowell, taylor hicks
