Less than three weeks after winning the title of American Idol, Kris Allen has signed a record deal with  Jive Records.  “As exciting as the last few months have been, I’m really looking forward to what is next,” Allen said in a press release today. “Everyone’s been asking me what it’s going to sound like. It will be very similar to what you heard from me on the... 

I am fresh off the plane from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and bumming that it looks nothing like summer yet here in Chicago, but I have spent the last day catching up on the music news that I missed and I’m going to serve it up to you right here, right now.  Susan Boyle runner up in “Got Talent”: The Internet singing sensation that was Susan Boyle, surprised everyone when she took 2nd... 

After Kris Allen was deemed American Idol season 8 champ, message boards, bloggers and the media went into high gear to pronounce the win as a major upset. However, looking back at the season, the win isn’t as far-fetched as you may think. Nobody was as shocked at the win as Kris himself was. It was quite a moment. After all, the judges, media and the like pronounced Adam the winner. It seemed... 

If Kris Allen was ever going to make it in the music business, he had to win Idol.  So while I’m a little sad my boy Adam Lambert didn’t take home the crown, I think his future in music is secure.  I think the power of the conservative vote is obvious.  Danny fans obviously shifted to Kris.  If this finale was between Kris and Danny, me and other Idol fanatics agree, Danny probably would have... 

It’s sad but true, Danny is gone.  While I’m sad, he did suck compared to Kris and Adam.  I think part of the issue is that he was completely sabotaged by Paula’s song choice.  What the hell was that?  Then his choice of Joe Cocker was weak at best.  Say what you want, but I’m over his personal tragedy.  He’s way better when he’s not serenading his dead wife. ... 

Nearly a year after Paula Abdul released her single “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow”– her first single since 1995–she is set to debut her second single from her long-awaited new album. “Here for the Music” is Abdul’s new dance track and can be listened to on Los Angeles’ KIIS-FM Web site. Abdul spoke to Ryan Seacrest this morning on his radio show... 

It came as no surprise that Matt Giraud got the boot from Idol last night.  Despite having a huge fan club in the judges, it’s been clear for several weeks that the fans aren’t looking for a Justin Timberlake wannabe – they prefer the real deal.  What did come as a huge shocker (even though I predicted it), was that Adam Lambert was in the bottom three.  The producers of the show... 

Admittedly, it seemed like “Rat Pack Night” was a little weird for a group of singers whose parents may not even remember (or have been alive) during the group’s heydey in the mid-60s.  Then it got weirder when they brought ego-maniac Jamie Foxx into the mix.  But the Idols did not disappoint – and neither did Jamie Foxx.  I actually really enjoyed watching Foxx interact... 

Last night on Idol, Anoop and Lil got the boot.  No surprise there.  I’m sad about Anoop, but I’m way more interested in talking about the disco train wreck that happened on the Idol stage last night.  What the hell happened?  First of all, they let Paula choreograph the Idol group dance.  Hilarious.  I felt like I was watching an old Paula video from the early 90s where there is... 

Although Paula Abdul’s contract with American Idol is coming to an end, viewers will hopefully still see Paula in her judge’s seat next season. There have been rumors floating around all season that Abdul and new judge Kara DioGuardi don’t get along and is acting as a transition to ease her off the show. Abdul says that is the farthest from the truth and that she is irreplaceable.  “Whenever... 

Shockingly, Disco Night on Idol was very un-disco-y, and I loved it.  I heart Kris Allen AND Adam Lambert, but I’ll give last night to Kris because his performance came as a such a surprise.  Contrary to what my brother-in-law thinks, I am not actually a Kris Allen hater…especially not after last night.  I thought his version of She Works Hard for the Money was fantastic and amazingly... 

When it comes to Britney Spears and her fans, there is no shortage of crazy behavior. Last week, Spears had an uninvited visitor at her Calabasas, Calif. home. Miranda Tozier-Robbins, a former American Idol hopeful, snuck onto the singer’s property, peering into her windows while wearing a camouflage ensemble. She was later arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct. The peeper told E!... 

American voted off the Justin Timberlake look-alike Matt Giraud on Wednesday, but the judges saved him for a least another week. There you have it.  The judges’ save has been used and is no longer in play.  While I think Matt deserved saving, I agree he has absolutely no shot of winning this show with performers like Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Allison Iraheta ahead of him.  That’s... 

For those of you who are not familiar with me, which is most, because I’m a new writer to this site, but I have an obsession with American Idol that runs back all the way to the days of Kelly. I even wasted 90-minutes of my life watching that atrocious From Justin to Kelly movie. Ew. Anyways, I am a devoted American Idol junkie and I must say, I haven’t been this impressed by the talent...