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American Idol News: The Final Two and Taylor Hits Broadway

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If you watched “American Idol” this week, you know that next week’s season 7 winner will be named David. It just remains to be seen if his last name will be Cook or Archuleta. The two Davids squeezed out the last remaining female contestant, Syesha Mercado, this week. The musical styles of the two Davids are quite different. Although Archuleta is only 17 years old, to me, he has a sort of 70s easy listening feel to his music. On the other hand, Cook is pure rocker, through and through. Regardless of which one wins, I am sure we will … Continue reading →

Britney Loses Her Car and Taylor Hicks Loses His Record Contract

I guess in the overall scheme of things, it is insignificant, but Britney Spears has another worry on her shoulders – her Mercedes has been impounded. Lt. David Grimes of the LAPD said that the car was impounded because the pop star has abandoned the car in the middle of a Brentwood road Monday night after it had a flat tire. Britney left the car after the flat and she was given a lift by one of the photographers who had been photographing her. The Mercedes was towed by Quicksilver Towing Company and is being held in the official police … Continue reading →

Celebrity Updates: Summer Flings?

First it was the bush baby, now it’s Taylor Hicks’ love life. It seems “American Idol” is gaining more ties to Wisconsin by the minute. After just being named the new home of “Simon” the bush baby, Milwaukee is now being touted as the home to “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks’ new girlfriend. Last week Hicks was photographed frolicking on a beach in Hawaii with a bikini-clad blonde. Well, it turns out Hicks’ female companion was none other than Caroline Lyders, a morning anchor at Milwaukee’s ABC affiliate. (Yes, I did work at various television news stations in Wisconsin, but … Continue reading →

This Week in Television – May 25, 2007

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Probably the most viewed show on television this week was the “American Idol” finale. We saw Jordin Sparks outlast Blake Lewis to be named season six’s winner. What a long finale show it was! I mean, I was really only interested in seeing who won, but it just went on and on! There were performances by former Idols (Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks, Chris Daughtry, even this year’s 7th place contestant, Sanjaya Malakar, got to sing). I guess Katharine McPhee was busy. Anyhow, in addition to all the Idol talent, we also saw Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, … Continue reading →

Taylor Hicks – The Single and the First Album

With the finale of this year’s American Idol competition counting down just a couple of weeks away, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the music of Taylor Hicks, last year’s Idol. Taylor’s first release was a single, with “Do I Make You Proud?” on one side and “Takin’ It to the Streets” on the other. You’ll recall that “Do I Make You Proud?” is the song chosen for both Taylor and first runner-up Katherine McPhee to sing, and the winner would record it. (And he did!) I didn’t find it to be at all his … Continue reading →

So Much for Professionalism: Justin Timberlake Disses Taylor Hicks

I just read that Justin Timberlake told Fashion Rocks magazine that this season’s American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks, can’t carry a tune in a bucket. Actually, it went a little further than that, with Justin being quoted as saying “People think he looks so normal and he’s so sweet and he’s so earnest, but he can’t carry a tune in a bucket. If he has any skeletons whatsoever – if, God forbid, he’s gay – and all these people in Mississippi who voted for him are like ‘Oh, my God, I voted for a queer!’ It’s just too much pressure.” … Continue reading →