‘American Idol’: Andrew Garcia is winner Taylor Hicks’ pick
Remember the gray-haired guy with the strange tick when he sang?
Yes, that was Taylor Hicks who took the “American Idol” Season 5 title. He’s still a big fan of the show and has a personal favorite.
“I like Andrew Garcia,” Hicks tells “Fox & Friends.” “You know, he’s a musician.”
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‘American Idol’: Danny Gokey’s ‘My Best Days’ Soundcheck interview

“American Idol” finalist Danny Gokey talks about all things “My Best Days” for his Soundcheck interview.
Danny tells Soundcheck that “music is a universal language that everyone speaks … music can make you feel different emotions … that’s the power and the connection of music.”
Gokey also relays how he signed on to “My Best [...]
‘American Idol’: Siobhan Magnus rocks out, goes opera for ‘Pirates of Penzance’

Happy Birthday to “American Idol” finalist Siobhan Magnus! Check out these videos of her from before “Idol.”
First watch Siobhan sing with band Lunar Valve, then check out her performance as Mabel in a high school production of “Pirates of Penzance.”
It’s amazing to watch her go from rocker chick to opera singer and it’s great to [...]
‘American Idol’: Live chat with Richard Rushfield
“American Idol” experts Richard Rushfield of The Daily Beast and blogger Rickey Yaneza of Rickey.org are chatting live now over at EntertainmentInferno. Join in!
Who do you think is going home this week? Which Idols have made the Top 12? Chat about it live now with some “American Idol” experts from around the web.
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‘American Idol’: Live chat with Richard Rushfield and Rickey Yaneza
Chat live with “American Idol” experts Richard Rushfield of The Daily Beast and Rickey Yaneza of Rickey.org.
Who do you think is going home this week? Which Idols have made the Top 12? Chat about it live now with some “American Idol” experts from around the web.
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TV ratings: ‘Idol’ cruises Wednesday, ‘Top Model’ solid

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The return of “America’s Next Top Model” did pretty well for The CW Wednesday, but that didn’t carry over to the network’s new reality show “High Society.”
“American Idol” was off some from its season average but still carried FOX to the night’s top spot; the network averaged 14.15 [...]
‘American Idol’: Michael Lynche’s ‘This Woman’s Work’

Michael Lynche moved Kara DioGuardi to tears — the first time we’ve ever seen that in her two seasons on “American Idol” — with his performance of “This Woman’s Work.”
The other judges were as effusive as they’ve been all season too, and going into Thursday’s (March 11) announcement of the top 12, he’s put [...]
TV ratings: ‘Idol’ is Tuesday’s top show, but CBS leads night

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, March 9, 2010
“American Idol” was once again Tuesday’s most-watched show, but CBS’ strength at 9 and 10 o’clock gave the network a win for the night.
CBS scored 16.8 million viewers and a 10.4 rating/17 share in primetime, beating the 15.2 million viewers and 8.7/14 for FOX. NBC (7.3 million, 4.6/8) [...]
‘American Idol’s’ Kimberly Caldwell makes ‘Mess of You’ on ‘Ellen’

“American Idol” season two alum Kimberly Caldwell stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Tuesday, March 9 to promote her debut album “Without Regret.”
She sang “Mess of You,” looking totally hot in all black with her signature platinum locks. Her husky alto voice sounds great on this rocker chick song.
Also check out the official [...]
‘American Idol’: Jason Castro performs for ‘Bachelor’ wedding
Watch “American Idol” finalist Jason Castro’s “Somewhere Over the Rain” and “That’s What I’m Here For” from the ABC wedding of “Bachelor” Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney.
The acoustic version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” might be the best down-the-wedding-aisle song we’ve heard. It was just perfect, particularly since the rain caused an actual rainbow to [...]

