American Idol Critics

Casey Abrams Announces Debut Album

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:50:46 +0000

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and American Idol season 10 finalist Casey Abrams is set to release his self titled debut album on June 26th, 2012 through Concord Music Group. Recorded in London with such acclaimed producers as Martin Terefe ...

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Top 3 Results, Finale Week, and Auditions

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:14:23 +0000

Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez are American Idol's Top Two finalists. After a season-high of nearly 90 million votes, host Ryan Seacrest announced that Joshua Ledet received the fewest number of votes and was eliminated from the competition. "I'm...

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Season 12 Auditions

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:24:46 +0000

Breaking news: We aren't even done with Season 11 yet, but we have big season 12 audition info. Are you the next American Idol? If you think you have what it takes, make sure you come out and audition in Los Angeles, CA on June 7, Newark, NJ on June 23...

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Remembering Donna Summer

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:27:46 +0000

The music world lost a legend today with the passing of Donna Summer. The Disco Diva inspired many American Idol finalists - including two winners - who performed her songs on the show. Donna was even a guest judge during Season 3's Top 4 Disco night o...

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Song List: Top 3

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:49:46 +0000

After last night's amazing performances any of the talented Top 3 could make it to next week's finale! Tune in TONIGHT 8/7c on FOX to see the results of America's vote. Jessica, Phillip and Joshua each sang three songs: Judges' choice, their own choice...

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Blown Away Debuts at No. 1

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:38:32 +0000

Superstar and Season 4 winner, Carrie Underwood's fourth album, Blown Away, is No. 1 for the second consecutive week on Billboard's Top Country & all-genre 200 albums sales chart. This marks the first time since 2010 that a country artist has debut...

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Download the Top 3 on iTunes

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:50:04 +0000

Following tonight's episode of American Idol, a compilation album of the songs performed by the Season 11 Top 3 finalists will go on sale on the iTunes Store. Individual songs will also be available for sale. The tracks released on iTunes are ...

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Adam Lambert’s “Trespassing” is Available Now

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:39:38 +0000

Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert released his highly anticipated sophomore album today and it's already the number one album on iTunes! Called Trespassing (RCA Records/19 Entertainment), Adam served as an Executive Producer and Principal Songwriter on t...

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Hollie Talks about her Idol Journey

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:54:32 +0000

Hollie Cavanagh, the powerful singer from McKinney, TX fought all the way to the Top 4 before being eliminated last week. The morning after her elimination Hollie chatted with press about leaving the show, the friendships she made, and her future albu...

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Did You Notice the 6 Pin?

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:51:01 +0000

During last week's Top 4 performance show, did you notice the gold number 6 pin that Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, and Steven Tyler were wearing? I received many tweets to my @IDOL_Insider account asking about the pins. The golden 6 pin represents the ...

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Exclusive Kohl’s Meet and Greet with Idol Finalists!

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:46:23 +0000

Wednesday, at 9am, the Kohl's Department Store in Alhambra, CA, will host the stars of American Idol Season 11 as they meet with fans to introduce them to the American Idol fashion brand -- Authentic Icon (AI) -- which is available exclusively at Kohl'...

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It’s Your Party: Hometown Heroes

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:43:41 +0000

It's the moment that THEY had all been waiting for! The Top 3 remaining contestants - Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, and Joshua Ledet - returned to their hometowns this week as American Idol heroes. Joshua performed at the Burton Coliseum in Lake C...

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Adam Lambert’s Success

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:15:04 +0000

Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert returns to American Idol on Thursday's results show to perform live at 8/7c on FOX. Adam is one of the most versatile artists to ever come out of American Idol. His highly anticipated sophomore album, Trespassing, is sla...

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Weekly Scoop: Catch Scotty McCreery Perform!

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:49:26 +0000

The countdown to the finale has begun. What are your Season 11 finale predictions? As the Top 3 fight this week for a spot in the finale, some of your favorite Idol alumni are heating up arenas all over the country! That includes last year's winner, Sc...

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Pia Toscano is a Lucky Charm

AmericanIdolCritics.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:11 +0000

Last season on American Idol, finalist Pia Toscano mentioned several times that she loves to sing the National Anthem and her dream would be to sing it at the Super Bowl one day. Pia is one step closer to making her dream come true. After performing it...

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