American Idol Breaking News
Season 7s rocker girl, Carly Smithson, and her band, We Are The Fallen, announced their upcoming tour this week. They will be touring with rock group HIM across the United States and Canada, but their tour will kick off in London on 3/23/2010. Tickets are now on sale for most of the shows. This was a big week for We Are The Fallen; the band released their debut single, Bury Me Alive, this past Tuesday.
Here is We Are The Fallens tour schedule:
3/23 Kings College London, GB
3/26 Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
3/27 Sonar Baltimore, MD
3/28 House of Blues Boston Boston, MA
3/30 Metropolis Montreal, QC, CA
3/31 Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario, CA
4/1 House Of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
4/2 Clutch Cargos Pontiac, MI
4/3 Bogarts Cincinatti, OH
4/6 The Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
4/7 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
4/9 House of Blues Chicago Chicago, IL
4/10 The Rave Bar Milwaukee, WI
4/13 MacEwan Hall Calgary, AB, CA
4/14 Edmonton Event Centre Edmonton, AB, CA
4/16 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC, CA
4/17 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
4/18 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
4/20 Regency Theatre San Francisco, CA
4/21 House of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, CA
4/22 House of Blues San Diego San Diego, CA
4/23 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
4/24 House of Blues Mandalay Las Vegas, NV
4/27 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
4/29 House of Blues Dallas, TX
4/30 House of Blues Houston, TX
5/2 House of Blues Orlando, FL
5/3 Center Stage Atlanta, GA
5/4 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
5/6 Irving Plaza New York, NY
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Season 4s Top 12 finalist, Lindsey Cardinale, celebrates her 25th birthday today. Only 19 years old when the Ponchatoula, Louisiana native auditioned for American Idol, Lindsey showed her smoky vocals singing songs like I Dont Want to Miss a Thing and Knock on Wood. Since her time on American Idol, Lindsey has pursued music, going down the country music route. She released two singles, Drive and Nothin Like a Dream and continues to perform shows around the southern part of the U.S. In fact, Lindsey will be celebrating her birthday in New Mexico today and tomorrow by playing two shows in Red River, and next Saturday she will play a gig in her hometown of Ponchatoula.
"The whole 'American Idol' experience absolutely made me stronger," Lindsey wrote on her MySpace page. "I knew something great was going to come out of it, and now, two years later, I have so many opportunities on my plate. I would never have had that chance had I not decided to go to that first audition. I learned a lot on that show, not only about professionalism, but I also learned that this business isn't always a walk in the park; it's hard work and long days."
Happy Birthday, Lindsey!
View photos of Lindsey and the rest of the Season 4 gang performing on American Idol.
The Road to Hollywood was filled with some very memorable performances and wonderful song choices from the seven hometown audition cities. Here is a list of the songs the contestants sang, as well as the songs that American Idol inserted to set the mood.
Title: Pants on the Ground
Artist Version: Original
Contestant: LARRY PLATT
Title: Cry Baby
Artist Version: Janis Joplin
Contestant: JESSICA FURNEY
Title: Footprints In The Sand
Artist Version: Leona Lewis
Contestant: JESSICA FURNEY
Title: Oops I Did It Again
Artist Version: Britney Spears
Contestant: AMANDA SCHECHTMAN
Title: Good Morning Heartache
Artist Version: Diana Ross
Contestant: AMANDA SCHECHTMAN
Title: Aint No Sunshine
Artist Version: Bill Withers
Contestant: LEE DEWYZE
Title: Piece of My Heart
Artist Version: Janis Joplin
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Season 4's American Idol and five-time Grammy award winner Carrie Underwood has landed a supporting role in her first studio movie Soul Surfer. The inspirational film is based on the autobiography of 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who, for over six years, has defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen. Carrie will play Sarah Hill, a church youth leader. Filming is to take place in February. She showed off her acting chops during Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special last December.
The film also stars Academy Award winner Helen Hunt as Bethanys mother Cheri, Golden Globe nominee Dennis Quaid as Bethanys father Tom, and Young Artist Award winner AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton. The cast also includes Lorraine Nicholson (as Alana Blanchard) and Kevin Sorbo (as Holt Blanchard).
Carrie has been extremely busy lately. She collected her fifth Grammy award last Sunday and performed in a Michael Jackson tribute. This Sunday, Carrie will sing the National Anthem at footballs biggest event of the year.
From small-town farm girl to superstar, Carrie has made quite the transformation. Check out her evolving style in our transformation gallery.
In Denver, Colorado we met the good, the bad, and the bikini clad. Contestants chose some great songs, from some classic hits, to Carrie Underwood, to a lot of John Mayer selections. Here are all of the song choices that contestants chose, as well as the tracks that American Idol inserted into the background.
Title: Everytime You Turn Around
Artist Version: Daughtry
Contestant: n/a
Title: Unstoppable
Artist Version: Foxy Shazam
Contestant: n/a
Title: Tempted
Artist Version: Squeeze
Contestant: MARK LABRIOLA II
Title: Feeling A Moment
Artist Version: Feeder
Contestant: n/a
Title: Jailhouse Rock
Artist Version: Elvis
Contestant: MARIO GALVAN
Title: Hate Everyone
Artist Version: Say Anything
Contestant: n/a
Title: The Way I Am
Artist Version: Ingrid Michaelson
Contestant: KIMBERLY KERBOW
Title: Winner
Artist Version: Swingfly
Contestant: n/a
Title: Rise
Artist Version: Gabrielle
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American Idol TV Singing Contest
The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the latter stages of this competition are determined by public voting by phone. The format features three judges who critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate the voting: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson; former pop star Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell. The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman co hosted with Seacrest in season one.
The show usually airs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. In its six seasons, its six winners have been, in order of their season, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks. The first five American Idols are from the Southern United States of America (U.S) and the sixth, Jordin Sparks, is from the Southwest. Hicks was the oldest winner at 29, Sparks the youngest at just 17.
American Idol is televised on Fox in the United States and on Fox and CTV in Canada. The Idol series was first created by Simon Fuller (manager of the Spice Girls and S Club 7) and developed by Simon Jones of FremantleMedia. The directors are Bruce Gowers (director of Queen's original "Bohemian Rhapsody" video), Nigel Lythgoe (a judge on So You Think You Can Dance) and Ken Warwick (Gladiators and Grudge Match).
