American Idol News

American Idol News

'Idol 3' winner Fantasia Barrino's 'I Believe' single hits #1 with 142,141 units sold
June 30, 2004
American Idol still rules the U.S. charts. But has a little tarnish developed around the edges?
Clay Aiken to perform on PBS on July 4th, then launch concert tour
June 30, 2004
American Idol 2 runner-up and double-platinum recording artist Clay Aiken will perform on PBS's live-from-Washington D.C. Fourth of July broadcast, according to the Associated Press.
Fantasia Barrino's debut single opens at #14, as Diana DeGarmo's single waits in wings
June 25, 2004
Time for American Idol 3 to see if it can generate as much success at record stores as it did on the airwaves.
'Idol 2' Marine finalist Josh Gracin's eponymous CD debuts at #11 on U.S. charts
June 23, 2004
Judging by record sales, it's beginning to look like American Idol 2 was the best edition of the hit Fox series at date, as so far even the debut albums from the show's third-and-fourth-place finishers have done as well as that of the runner-up from the first edition.
Debut singles from 'Idol' finalists Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo pushed back a week
June 4, 2004
Looks like the American Idol 3 recording sessions are taking longer than RCA Music Group chairman and CEO Clive Davis expected.
'Idol 3' winner Fantasia Barrino and runner-up Diana DeGarmo plan June singles
June 3, 2004
Could we have a repeat brewing of last June's battle between American Idol finalists?
Original 'Idol' finalist Tamyra Gray's 'The Dreamer' album only debuts at #23 on U.S. charts
June 2, 2004
In a somewhat disappointing debut, American Idol 1 fourth-place finisher Tamyra Gray's debut CD, entitled The Dreamer, only managed to reach #23 in its first week on the Nielsen SoundScan U.S. Album Sales chart (also known as the Billboard 200) for the week ended May 30, 2004. Tamyra's CD thus becomes the first of the five CDs released by Idol finalists through major labels to fail to reach the Top 20 in its debut.
American Idol - Gay Idol Journal, "Live At The Finale"
June 2, 2004
Thought Larry Johnson's Gay Idol Journal commentary was over just because American Idol's season was over? Think again -- Reality TV World arranged for Larry to attend American Idol's live season finale, where he wrote his own unique commentary on the finale.
'American Idol 3' reject William Hung "sings" at Toronto Blue Jays game
June 2, 2004
To the list of famous singers butchering tunes at baseball games -- a list which proudly includes Ozzy Osbourne and Roseanne Barr -- we can now add the name of William Hung.
American Idol - Gay Idol Journal, "Live From The Red Carpet"
May 30, 2004
Thought Larry Johnson's Gay Idol Journal commentary was over just because American Idol's season was over? Think again -- Reality TV World arranged for Larry to attend American Idol's live season finale, where he wrote his own unique commentary on that greatest of showbiz spectacles -- the classic red carpet arrivals!