American Idol, and Kansas City’s own, David Cook is better than Miley Cyrus. At least, that’s according to their Billboard Hot 100 debuts. According to Billboard.com, Cook’s debut of entries into the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs sets a record previously held by Hannah Montana herself, or Miley Cyrus. source
Cook triumphs over Archuleta on ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES – The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the “American Idol” title Wednesday, and it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it seemed. While the judges all but crowned 17-year-old David Archuleta the night before, the voters decided otherwise — and in a huge and unexpected way. [...]
Underwood most popular “Idol,” Castro overrated
x LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country singer Carrie Underwood is the all-time most popular “American Idol” winner, and dreadlocked Jason Castro was voted the most overrated contestant this season, according to a poll released on Monday by AOL Television. With the most watched U.S. television show reaching its climax this week, finalists David Archuleta, 17, [...]
‘American Idol’ Producer Explains Ban On David Archuleta’s Dad: ‘Let’s Take Some Pressure Away Here’
Jason Castro goes bye-bye
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Billboard Q&A: The ‘American Idol’ Final Four
Cook, Archuleta, Castro and Mercado One of these four young singers will be crowned the next “American Idol.” In an exclusive series of Q&As, Billboard.com brings you discussions with the remaining four “American Idol” finalists: David Archuleta, Jason Castro, David Cook and Syesha Mercado. For more visit billboard
Can David Cook Sustain A Rock Career After The Show?
For weeks now, David Cook, the 25-year-old husky-voiced rock dude from Blue Springs, Missouri, has ensured his survival on the seventh season of “American Idol” by taking some fairly memorable pop and R&B hits, and putting his own sometimes-unique rock-and-roll stamp on them. It’s been his proven formula for success, and one he’s sticking to [...]
Is It Time To Dump This Loser?
c Could dumping Ryan Seacrest help “American Idol” saggy ratings? That’s what the folks at Fox may be wondering, a source close to the show told the Scoop this week. Seems studio-sponsored audience surveys are also asking questions about Seacrest and his interaction between the contestants and the judges. While all of the main players [...]
