Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet showcase new songs

A portion of the American Idol Season 11 cast took time out from their busy summer tour schedule to perform a concert on iHeart Radio Wednesday night. Included in the show were Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Colton Dixon and Haley Reinhart, the third-place finisher from Season 10...

Idol tour highlights from Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

The Season 11 Idol summer tour stopped in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., earlier this week. In case you missed out, I’ve posted several videos below from those two shows. If you like what you hear (the videos were picked for audio, not video quality), there are still chances to catch the...

Phillip Phillips wins again, on Billboard charts this time

Phillip Phillips is still ahead of the pack of Season 11 American Idol contestants. Just before the summer tour began, Idol released seven EPs — one apiece for the show’s top five finishers, one of duets and group performances from the show, and one featuring musical highlights from the...

Video highlights from Idol summer tour in Minneapolis

The American Idol summer tour made stop number three in Minneapolis Monday night. The review in the Minneapolis Star Tribune was lukewarm, especially toward the first half of the show. But I’ve included video of some of the highlights mentioned in the review below. Take note especially of the...

American Idol tour opens with surprises, empty seats in Detroit

Wondering how the American Idol summer tour opener went? Well, there were apparently lots of empty seats in Detroit Friday night. Billboard and the Detroit News both report lots of empty seats in the rear lower deck of the Joe Lewis Arena and that most of the upper deck was curtained off. Ouch! Not...

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