'American Idol' Preview: Matt Giraud, Experts Look Ahead
With Ellen DeGeneres on board and Simon Cowell on his way out, we take a look at what we can expect. By Gil Kaufman “American Idol” season-nine judges Photo: FOX For the past couple of years, the producers of “American Idol” have gone out of their way to promise that this season they’re going to focus on the drama onstage, not behind the judge’s table. But, just like last year, when songwriter Kara DioGuardi joined the panel , the buzz on the eve of the...

'American Idol' Preview: Matt Giraud, Experts Look Ahead
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Will American Under Appreciate American Idol's Matt Giraud Once Again This Week?
American Idol's Matt Giraud obviously had one of the best performances on American Idol last week, but still made it in to the bottom two. What happened?

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Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert M... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

American Idol: Matt Giraud Ignores Cowell’s Fashion Advice
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has revealed that he will be ignoring Simon Cowells recent fashion advice. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of last weeks wild card show, Giraud explained: “I don’t know why he’s always hating on me! You know what, I trusted the wardrobe people with that one, they said just go for [...]

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Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Justin Williams American Idol Boston Audition Video
Check out Justin Williams singing Michael Buble's "Feeling Good," at American Idol Boston audition. The judges loved him and he's through with flying colors. You may remember Justin Williams from last season. The 27-year-old vocal coach from Utah made it to Hollywood-round group with Matt Giraud and Kris Allen in season 8. Filed under: American Idol »

Idol Bits and Pieces: Susan Boyle, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Matt Giraud
Hits Daily Double sales numbers are in a day early because of the holiday. Susan Boyle holds on to her #1 position, selling 659,382 of her debut this week, for a 13% increase. Carrie Underwood is #5, selling 159,423 of her 3rd album, Play On , with a 44% increase. Glee Vol 2 drops 11%, from #3 to 11, with a total of 103,252 this week. Adam Lambert climbs from #30 to 27, a 37% increase this week, totaling 62,623. Neither Kris Allen or Allison Iraheta made the HHD Top 50. Nielsen...

Idol's Matt Giraud returns to Michigan: PHOTO
CALEDONIA, Mich. (WOOD) - American Idol contestant, and Kalamazoo native, Matt Giraud is in Caledonia performing his first post-Idol solo concert Saturday. Giraud was invited to perform at the new facilities of Cornerstone church in Caledonia. He will be performing two shows Saturday. In between the shows, Matt will have a meet-and-greet with his fans. "We really wanted to do something exciting for our neighboring communities", said Brad Kalajainen, Cornerstones Lead Pastor. "Bringing in Matt...

Idol News Roundup 01/02/09: Adam Lambert, Blake Lewis, Matt Giraud, Kris Allen
First up on this fine 2nd day of 2010, are some brand new club re-mixes from Adam Lambert and Blake Lewis , via DJ Taj’s Sound of Music blog. I know many of you have been waiting for the remixes of Adam’s single,

Idol News: Matt Giraud Working on Duets Album, Michael Sarver Ready to Release Two Singles
Matt Giraud and Michael Sarver are both hard at work on their post-Idol careers. Matt is currently

Matt Giraud
Another performance from Matt Giraud’s fabulous HaymanLoft sessions in Nashville last month. After the jump, Matt lets loose on Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On.” Awesome. Also from the HaymanLoft: John Hiatt’s “Have a Little Faith in Me” and James Taylor’s “Steamroller” right HERE . Video after the JUMP…

Anoop Desai on the Move, Matt Giraud Bends it With Beckham
After a short post-tour vacation, Anoop Desai is heading to Los Angeles soon.

Matt Giraud
How did these videos escape my attention? From a couple of weeks ago– Matt Giraud performs John Hiatt’s “Have a Little Faith in Me” and James Taylor’s “Steamroller” at the HaymanLoft in Nashville, TN. As a matter of full disclosure–”Have a Little Faith in Me” is one of my favorite John Hiatt songs, ever , and it wouldn’t take much for me to hate on a cover, but Matt, kills it. KILLS IT DEAD PEOPLE. Holy cow. Seriously, check it...

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud performed two shows to a packed house at the Cornerstone church in Caledonia, Mi on Saturday. His set list included a some covers, including a Michael Jackson tribute, several Idol favorites, plus 5 original songs, co-written by Matt. The originals were “Go On and Sing, Boy” co-written with Marcus Hummon, who co-wrote Rascal Flatt’s “God Bless the Broken Road”, “I Miss You Tonight” co-written with Victoria Shaw and Matt Lopez,...

Matt Giraud Performs Two Shows at the Cornerstone Church, Saturday 11/21
Matt Giraud will perform two shows at the

Matt Giraud Attends The SESAC Awards in Nashville | mjsbigblog
Matt Giraud , in Nashville, TN for a little writing and recording, attended the awards show for the performing rights organization SESAC last night (Nov 9). Kicking off CMA week, the SESAC awards honored Nashville’s best songwriters. Matt tweeted , “This night is amazing. Watching all of these HUGE writers get awards. It’s just incredible to me. This is the place to be!!”

Matt Giraud Performs at the Oklahoma City Basketball Game
Matt Giraud performed the National Anthem before the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game on New Years Eve, 2010. He also performed a few tunes at half time. Nice job with the Anthem Matt. Check it out above.

Catching Up With Matt Giraud
Last week, Matt tweeted a video of his brand new original song “4 AM.” He said he's working on releasing a record, and shared, “I'm writing tons with some of the best people in the country and I hope to put out an EP to send out to labels. I have no definite plans, but I'd like to include my top four or five songs.” On January 29, 2010, Matt will perform his first solo concert at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a location that's just an hour away from...

'American Idol''s Top 10 Sing Motown
"American Idol"'s top 10 flew to the Motor City (Detroit) to get their groove on for this week's theme: the Motown song book. Then back in Los Angeles, they were mentored by no one less than Motown-great and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Smokey Robinson. Matt Giraud launched the night playing piano and singing to Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Randy Jackson enthused, " Yo, man. You set this off on a tone. I know there are some other boys that are the frontrunners, but that run you...

American Idol: Kara DioGuardi And Victoria Beckham As American Idol Judges
Los Angeles (GaeaTimes.com)- The newest episode of American Idol saw Kara DioGuardi and Victoria Beckham as American Idol Judges. Victoria Beckham, who is hardly out of news ever, said that her judging style was more "constructive criticism" than anything else. Furthermore, she said that she did not give a hoot about how they dressed, rather tried to judge them as a total package and their entertainment quotient. The soccer mom also has a soft spot which she proved when she spoke about the...

Victoria Beckham As American Idol: A New Era In American Idol After Paula Abdul
Los Angeles, (GaeaTimes.com)- Victoria Beckham has landed herself in American Idol and it could be a new era in American Idol after Paula Abdul, the ex-judge of the show.

American Idol Episode Recap: Boston Auditions
It's that time of year again, folks. Are you ready for the obsession to begin? Of course, this season of American Idol is already on its way to being dominated by by stories that have nothing to do with singing. Paula Abdul left the show last summer ...

American Idol 9 Auditions Boston Recap
American Idol is back with Season 9! NINE! The premiere started with auditions in Boston on Tuesday. Part 2 of the premiere will be the auditions in Atlanta on Wednesday. So how did Boston do? Not so bad actually. 9000 auditioned after braving the rains, and Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice was the guest judge.

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New Yorkers Win A Free Show With Adam Lambert, Kris Allen And Allison Iraheta
Congrats to all the glam-rock/easy-listening music fans in the Big Apple:

'Idol' Finalists Defend Adam Lambert's Controversial AMA Performance: PHOTO
Former 'American Idol' contestants Blake Lewis and Anoop Desai are coming to Adam Lambert's defense after his controversial AMA performance, which sub

Blake Lewis: An "American Idol" Fav
Blake Lewis is bringing back 80's style and sound with his new album created under his own terms. The beatboxing "American Idol" finalist talks about touring, p

Will American Under Appreciate American Idol's Matt Giraud Once Again This Week?
American Idol's Matt Giraud obviously had one of the best performances on American Idol last week, but still made it in to the bottom two. What happened?

American Idol: Matt Giraud Ignores Cowell’s Fashion Advice
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has revealed that he will be ignoring Simon Cowells recent fashion advice. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of last weeks wild card show, Giraud explained: “I don’t know why he’s always hating on me! You know what, I trusted the wardrobe people with that one, they said just go for [...]

American Idol: Matt Giraud Gave A “Solid Performance” With ‘Human Nature’
A lot of last night’s American Idol contenders chose some of Michael Jackson’s more obscure numbers and Matt Giraud was no different. He chose to sing ‘Human Nature’ and whilst he didn’t blow me away in the style of Adam Lambert I would agree with Simon when he called it a “solid performance”. Judges comments: Randy - [...]

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Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Idol's Matt Giraud returns to Michigan: PHOTO
CALEDONIA, Mich. (WOOD) - American Idol contestant, and Kalamazoo native, Matt Giraud is in Caledonia performing his first post-Idol solo concert Saturday. Giraud was invited to perform at the new facilities of Cornerstone church in Caledonia. He will be performing two shows Saturday. In between the shows, Matt will have a meet-and-greet with his fans. "We really wanted to do something exciting for our neighboring communities", said Brad Kalajainen, Cornerstones Lead Pastor. "Bringing in Matt...

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Kris Allen & Allison Iraheta Talk New Year's Eve & 'American Idol&
"American Idol" winner Kris Allen and fourth-place finalist Allison Iraheta will perform on "Billboard's New Year's Eve Live." ET chatted with the two about their upcoming performances and what they think "American Idol" will be like without Paula Abdul -- and possibly Simon Cowell. "Obviously, we're all going to miss her," Allison says of Paula's departure. "I honestly have to say that I'm pretty happy that we got the chance to work with her. Sorry season nine! But, they're getting Ellen...

'American Idol’ Kris Allen set to headline live New Year’s Eve show on Fox
What a difference a year makes.</p><p>Last New Year&rsquo;s Eve, Kris Allen hosted a party on a rooftop deck of his home.</p><p>"There were, like, 45 people at my house," he says. "We all had sparklers, and somebody&rsquo;s pants caught on fire."</p><p>This year&rsquo;s party will be quite a bit bigger and, even if disaster-free, probably more memorable.</p><p>Allen, the reigning <em>American Idol...

Kris Allen & Allison Iraheta Talk New Year's Eve & 'American Idol' Without Paula Abdul
"American Idol" winner Kris Allen and fourth-place finalist Allison Iraheta will perform on "Billboard's New Year's Eve Live." ET chatted with the two about their upcoming performances and what they think "American Idol" will be like without Paula Abdul -- and possibly Simon Cowell.

The American Idol “Kris Allen”
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Blake Lewis Idolizes Kate Gosselin: PHOTO
Here's " American Idol " wannabeen Blake Lewis performing in West Hollywood last week ( left ) -- and everyone's favorite Reality TV divorcing mother of eight, Kate Gosselin ( right ). Neither of them has a hit album. We're just sayin'. More Kate Gosselin Wannabes

Happy Holidays From Blake Lewis
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Blake Lewis on NY Post's "Pop Wrap"
Check out this, Blake Lewis in the NY Post's "Pop Wrap" section!

Blake Lewis Stoked To Kick Off Tour
Blake Lewis updated fans on his blog at MySpace on Tuesday (September 30). The 'American Idol' season six runner-up writes: It is almost here. They guys and I are so stoked!! We just spent all last...

Top 13, not 12, includes Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey
American Idol 8 has its finalists, and for the first time, there are 13 finalists, because if there's anything the world needs, it's another week of American Idol. Half of the wild card performers made it through: Megan Joy Corkrey, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, and Jasmine Murray.The show ran late in order to reveal its big twist; with Matt and Anoop left, Anoop thought he was going home once Simon announced that Matt was through. But Simon said, "We decided, recently, we're going to make this a...

Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud are Getting Tattoos
Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai are asking their fans what tattoos they should get. For Anoop, I suggest "10 1/2" or "10.5" -- really, it's perfect and speaks volumes. For Matt, as much as I would love that he print "Granny" somewhere on his body, that might not happen.

Victoria Beckham with her sons at Build a Bear Workshop
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Victoria Beckham Toys With Her Sons
Damn, that short hair is making her look like she's been in a workcamp and recently escaped. Victoria Beckham spent her Saturday with her Krush Groove-named sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz. The Beckhams checked out a toy store at the Westwood Pavilion in Westwood, CA. Brooklyn Beckham left with a stuffed animal that's going to prompt the other little boys to accuse him of playing with dolls. Believe me, I know. Have one Cabbage Patch Kid in your bedroom closet and have one kid from school see it and those gay

Victoria Beckham Offered Judge Spot On American Idol
That would have been wild! I wish Victoria Beckham did more things where we can see her in action. She really is quite funny on camera. Instead, we are stuck with these "runway shots" of her heading to and from the airport!Posh Spice was actually offered a judge seat on American Idol but was too busy to take the job. ProducerSimon Fuller admitted that the designer / actress / singer just didn't have the time.

Anoop Desai bounces back on 'Idol,' wows Cowell and company with 'Always on My Mind'
The "American Idol" judges are willing to give Anoop Desai one more chance to keep them satisfied. By ERIN CARLSON Associated Press Writer

American Idol: Matt Giraud Gave A “Solid Performance” With ‘Human Nature’
A lot of last night’s American Idol contenders chose some of Michael Jackson’s more obscure numbers and Matt Giraud was no different. He chose to sing ‘Human Nature’ and whilst he didn’t blow me away in the style of Adam Lambert I would agree with Simon when he called it a “solid performance”. Judges comments: Randy - [...]

American Idol Wild Card: Yay Tatiana is Back!
The judges finally did something right by bringing back Tatiana Del Toro to battle the evil Scott MacIntyre , she will be joining Von Smith, 22, Jasmine Murray, 16, Ricky Braddy, 26, Megan Joy Corkrey, 22, Matt Giraud, 23, Jesse Langseth, 25, and Anoop Desai, 21 in next weeks wild card round. This is America's chance to make things right by putting Tatiana in the top twelve where she belongs! Last night the evil Scott MacIntyre made it to the top twelve making the singing competition null...

American Idol, Four Wild-Card Winners
Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai turn top 12 into 13. "American Idol" producers vowed to shake things up this year, and that's just what they did Thursday night during the revived wild-card round. The eight contestants who got a lifeline from the judges at the end of Wednesday night's show thought they were fighting for the final three spots in the top 12, but in a surprise reveal at the end of last night's show they found out that for the first time in...

American Idol's wild cards sound off
Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, and Matt Giraud discuss their chances and strategies moving forward.

Anoop Desai - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Anoop Desai - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Anoop Desai - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Anoop Desai - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Anoop Desai - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Anoop Desai - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Anoop Desai Pays Tribute To Chapel Hill Murder Victim On Idol
Anoop Desai confused Simon Cowell (and more than a few people at home) last night by interrupting his entrance to the Top 13 to give a shout-out to fellow residents of Chapel Hill, NC. Its been

Matt Giraud
Nice! New Bubble Tweet from Matt Giraud. Woot! Scottie too hottie! Watch the video here: ...

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Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Getting To Know American Idol Finalist Anoop Desai
By Joel Amos, Originally posted on SheKnows: American Idol Anoop Desai has made his presence felt on the American Idol stage. Bumped early from voting, Desai was an almost-certain Wild Card. But, as anyone knows watching American Idol, there is no such thing as a sure thing on American Idol.

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Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

American Idol: Matt Giraud Ignores Cowell’s Fashion Advice
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has revealed that he will be ignoring Simon Cowells recent fashion advice. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of last weeks wild card show, Giraud explained: “I don’t know why he’s always hating on me! You know what, I trusted the wardrobe people with that one, they said just go for [...]

Matt Giraud on the Idols Tour
With only five days left on the American Idols Live! 2009 tour, we caught up with Matt Giraud to find out about his Twitter following, gifts from fans, and his future plans. Matt said the best part of being on tour is "getting a chance to perform in front of thousands of people. It's amazing. I'm savoring every moment." All 10 of the Idols have grown close with one another on tour, and Matt said, "I just like

Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert M... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Anoop Desai goes country, wows Cowell and company (AP)
NEW YORK – The "American Idol" judges are willing to give Anoop Desai one more chance to keep them satisfied. The 21-year-old college student from North Carolina impressed tough critic Simon Cowell and the rest of the panel with his soulful cover of " Always on My Mind " during Tuesday night's Grand Ole Opry -themed performance show. Cowell — who criticized Desai's rendition of Michael Jackson 's "Beat It" last week —...

Will American Under Appreciate American Idol's Matt Giraud Once Again This Week?
American Idol's Matt Giraud obviously had one of the best performances on American Idol last week, but still made it in to the bottom two. What happened?

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Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta - Final American Idol Concert ... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

EK's American Idol Tour Greensboro Recap
Adam Lambert Allison Iraheta Anoop Desai Danny Gokey Kris Allen Lil Rounds Matt Giraud Megan Joy Michael Sarver Scott MacIntyre Check out EK’s photos at the barricades, post-concert at the end of her re-cap… *** Back ground info: First time AI concert (mainly for Adam) but have watched the show since season3. Took my mom (70 y.o. to see Danny, Adam and Kris) My Favorites are Adam, Kris, Danny and Allison in that order. Got to the Greensboro Coliseum around 5 pm, the parking...

Producer Kevin Rudolf on Working With Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert
MTV News talked to producer Kevin Rudolf about what it was like to work with Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert in the studio. Rudolf is set to work with Kris Allen in October. Rudolf had a hit in 2008 with “Let it Rock” and has produced songs for Cobra Starship and Lil’ Wayne. Rudolf loves him some Allison Iraheta : “I think Allison is, like, probably one of the most talented singers out in the world right now,” Rudolf gushed. “She’s one of my favorite...

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta LPs Won't Be 'Cookie-Cutter,' Producer Insists
Kevin Rudolf is working with "American Idol" alumni Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta, and he promises their debuts won't be "cookie-cutter."

Idol Bits and Pieces: Idol Tour Performances on iTunes, Adam Lambert's Top Secret Soundtrack, Carrie Underwood Hometown Honors and Paula Abdul is Not so Popular
Adam Lambert Allison Iraheta Carrie Underwood Paula Abdul Some noteworthy news that didn’t make it onto the front page: Adam Lambert tells E Online that performances from the Idols’ summer concert tour will be made available on ITunes. Cool beans. He tells E that he’s got a song on an upcoming soundtrack, but refuses to spill.

American Idol: Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert & Alexis Grace
Why American Idol's Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert & Alexis Grace will be around to climb to the top.

Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Allison Iraheta LPs Won't Be 'Cookie-Cutter,' Producer Insists
VH11.com presents complete artist information on Adam Lambert, including news, bio, message boards, song clips, Urge Music Downloads, and more.

Video: Adam Lambert wows the \"American Idol\" judges with \"Black or White\".
Adam was incredible last night! My sources say "Cheeks" was watching and is supporting Adam quietly. I'm impressed that he hasn't "sold out" and tried to capitalize on Adam's success. A loyal and true guy!! EXCLUSIVE: American Idol's Adam Lambert's boyfriend is....."Cheeks", a music star called the boy Madonna!! EXCLUSIVE: American Idol's Adam Lambert is STILL seeing his boyfriend "Cheeks"!

Adam Lambert Considers of Making Eyeliner Tattoo
27-year-old Adam Lambert allegedly considers about making an eyeliner tattoo. National Enquirer claims the runner-up of "American Idol" 8th season plans to undergo a "permanent make-up" procedure by having his eyeliner tattooed. Additionally, the media says that Adam is really tired of applying and re-applying make-up every time he will perform. He also hates sitting when a make-up artist touches up his look. However, Adam won't do his plans anytime soon because he is still thinking of...

Adam Lambert and Drake LaBry: Pretty for Pink: PHOTO
What a pair of cuties! Vote0

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Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/1... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/1... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/1... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/1... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/1... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/1... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Adam Lambert - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

American Idol, Four Wild-Card Winners
Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai turn top 12 into 13. "American Idol" producers vowed to shake things up this year, and that's just what they did Thursday night during the revived wild-card round. The eight contestants who got a lifeline from the judges at the end of Wednesday night's show thought they were fighting for the final three spots in the top 12, but in a surprise reveal at the end of last night's show they found out that for the first time in...

American Idol: Matt Giraud Gave A “Solid Performance” With ‘Human Nature’
A lot of last night’s American Idol contenders chose some of Michael Jackson’s more obscure numbers and Matt Giraud was no different. He chose to sing ‘Human Nature’ and whilst he didn’t blow me away in the style of Adam Lambert I would agree with Simon when he called it a “solid performance”. Judges comments: Randy - [...]

American Idol's wild cards sound off
Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, and Matt Giraud discuss their chances and strategies moving forward.

American Idol Wild Card: Yay Tatiana is Back!
The judges finally did something right by bringing back Tatiana Del Toro to battle the evil Scott MacIntyre , she will be joining Von Smith, 22, Jasmine Murray, 16, Ricky Braddy, 26, Megan Joy Corkrey, 22, Matt Giraud, 23, Jesse Langseth, 25, and Anoop Desai, 21 in next weeks wild card round. This is America's chance to make things right by putting Tatiana in the top twelve where she belongs! Last night the evil Scott MacIntyre made it to the top twelve making the singing competition null...

'American Idol''s Top 10 Sing Motown
"American Idol"'s top 10 flew to the Motor City (Detroit) to get their groove on for this week's theme: the Motown song book. Then back in Los Angeles, they were mentored by no one less than Motown-great and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Smokey Robinson. Matt Giraud launched the night playing piano and singing to Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Randy Jackson enthused, " Yo, man. You set this off on a tone. I know there are some other boys that are the frontrunners, but that run you...

Matt Giraud on the Idols Tour
With only five days left on the American Idols Live! 2009 tour, we caught up with Matt Giraud to find out about his Twitter following, gifts from fans, and his future plans. Matt said the best part of being on tour is "getting a chance to perform in front of thousands of people. It's amazing. I'm savoring every moment." All 10 of the Idols have grown close with one another on tour, and Matt said, "I just like

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Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Live Blog: ‘American Idol’ Motown Week
Live blog of tonight’s ‘Motown’ week on American Idol. R&B legend Smokey Robinson is the mentor for Motown week. Smokey has written over 4,000 songs and is most famous for ‘Tears of the Clown.’ He Motown founder Barry Gordy told him early on, “We’re not going to make black music. We are going to [...]

The Great American Idol Blog - VIDEO: All Four Idol Judges Talk New Dynamic
By now, most of us have heard the news that American Idol is shaking up their new season by adding ...

Motown Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Sound That Changed America
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As an irresistible force of social and cultural change, Berry Gordy's legendary Motown Records made its mark not just on the music industry, but society at large, with a sound that that has become one of the most significant musical accomplishments and stunning success stories of the 20th century. Diana Ross & The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson & The J

American Idol Changes the Rules Again
So, the "secret twist" on last night's wild-card episode of American Idol was that this season will have a top thirteen and not a top twelve. Instead of just three of last night's eight brought-back contestants moving on — which would have meant that only a third of this year's finalists had been forced on us by Idol producers — the judges picked four: Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Anoop Desai, and Megan Joy. So what does this mean, besides another annoying, hour-long results show?The...

American Idol Wild Card: Yay Tatiana is Back!
The judges finally did something right by bringing back Tatiana Del Toro to battle the evil Scott MacIntyre , she will be joining Von Smith, 22, Jasmine Murray, 16, Ricky Braddy, 26, Megan Joy Corkrey, 22, Matt Giraud, 23, Jesse Langseth, 25, and Anoop Desai, 21 in next weeks wild card round. This is America's chance to make things right by putting Tatiana in the top twelve where she belongs! Last night the evil Scott MacIntyre made it to the top twelve making the singing competition null...

American Idol Wild Card Winners Results March 5 2009!
LALATE has your 2009 American Idol Wild Card Winners from tonight March 5, 2009. Wild Card Results sent 4, not 3, to the next round this year. First, the expected 3 winners of the Wild Card Round were announced. 1.Jasmine Murray 2. Megan Corkrey 3. Matt Giraud Then, Simon Cowell made the surprise announcement. “We decided [...]

American Idol Top 13 Results!
LALATE has your 2009 American Idol Top 13 Results. American Idol has a Top 13, not Top 12, because of Anoop Desai given a surprise #13 slot tonight March 5, 2009. Here are your American Idol Top 13! From the wild card: 1.Jasmine Murray 2. Megan Corkrey 3. Matt Giraud 4. Anoop Desai Previously 5. Kris Allen 6. Danny Gokey 7. Alexis Grace 8. Allison Iraheta 9. [...]

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Matt Giraud on Justin Timberlake comparisons and post-'American Idol' record-deal dreams
Ask most folks who’ve been to the 2009 American Idol s Live tour, and they’ll tell you the big revelation among the season 8 top 10 finalists is fifth-place finisher Matt Giraud. At the tour stops I attended in Newark, NJ , and Albany, NY, Matt’s electrifying performances — vocally and on the keyboards — on “ Hard to Handle ,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “You Found Me” left the crowd (even folks like me, who didn’t quite warm...

American Idol's wild cards sound off
Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, and Matt Giraud discuss their chances and strategies moving forward.

American Idol, Four Wild-Card Winners
Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai turn top 12 into 13. "American Idol" producers vowed to shake things up this year, and that's just what they did Thursday night during the revived wild-card round. The eight contestants who got a lifeline from the judges at the end of Wednesday night's show thought they were fighting for the final three spots in the top 12, but in a surprise reveal at the end of last night's show they found out that for the first time in...

Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert M... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Scott MacIntyre & Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

American Idol: Matt Giraud Ignores Cowell’s Fashion Advice
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has revealed that he will be ignoring Simon Cowells recent fashion advice. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of last weeks wild card show, Giraud explained: “I don’t know why he’s always hating on me! You know what, I trusted the wardrobe people with that one, they said just go for [...]

Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15... on Twitpic: PHOTO
Matt Giraud - Final American Idol Concert Manchester, NH 9/15/2009

EK's American Idol Tour Greensboro Recap
Adam Lambert Allison Iraheta Anoop Desai Danny Gokey Kris Allen Lil Rounds Matt Giraud Megan Joy Michael Sarver Scott MacIntyre Check out EK’s photos at the barricades, post-concert at the end of her re-cap… *** Back ground info: First time AI concert (mainly for Adam) but have watched the show since season3. Took my mom (70 y.o. to see Danny, Adam and Kris) My Favorites are Adam, Kris, Danny and Allison in that order. Got to the Greensboro Coliseum around 5 pm, the parking...

American Idol: Matt Giraud Gave A “Solid Performance” With ‘Human Nature’
A lot of last night’s American Idol contenders chose some of Michael Jackson’s more obscure numbers and Matt Giraud was no different. He chose to sing ‘Human Nature’ and whilst he didn’t blow me away in the style of Adam Lambert I would agree with Simon when he called it a “solid performance”. Judges comments: Randy - [...]

Michael Giltz: American Idol Ratings Rise For Kansas City
On the second night of American Idol, the audience grew bigger. Yep, the show seen by 30.1 million viewers inched closer to 31 million fans. (The ratings grew from 16.7 to 16.8 to be exact, according to Mediaweek's Marc Berman. That's down just 5% from the same night last season.) So the show bigger than anything on TV since the Olympics remains a juggernaut. Only the Super Bowl and the Oscars (one-time annual events) can compete with this weekly series. And who is performing the national anthem in Tampa be

Advice to the American Idol Top 10
Filed under: OpEd, American Idol, ContestantsIf you tuned in last night -- and before the overnight ratings are even announced, I'm thinking that a lot of you did (taping Lost, like I did) -- you know now that we are down to the American Idol Top 10. These are the ten who will be touring the country doing American Idol concerts later this year and one of these contestants will be the next big AI winner. The next Kelly or Carrie or Clay (oh, wait, he didn't win).So, who has the best chance and...

‘American Idol’’s Group 3 Goes for the Gold
Who will be joining Alexis, Adam, Allison, Kris, Danny and Michael in "American Idol"’s Top 12? The third group of 12 competed Tuesday night for their shot at becoming the next singing sensation by performing songs from Billboard’s Hot 100. Von Smith kicked off the night with Marvin Gaye’s "You’re All I Need to Get [...]

American Idol: It’s A Fix!
Here at FemaleFirst, we’re always eager to get to the bottom of a greasy rumour, so when we heard that American Idol 2009 was actually all a fix, we were determined to get to the bottom of it!Indeed the New York Daily News might claim that the shows judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi, have already chosen their...

SEE VIDEO Ellen DeGeneres confirmed as new American Idol judge: PHOTO
TV host will replace Paula Abdul Thursday, 10 September 2009 Ellen DeGeneres is joining American Idol as a permanent judge. The TV host will take over from Paula Abdul , 47, who quit the hit US show in August over a rumoured pay dispute. ‘ Ellen DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell , Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition,’ network Fox confirms in a statement. Ellen , 51, will make her first...

Ellen DeGeneres : Ellen DeGeneres to take Paula Abdul's seat on American Idol
American stand-up comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres will be taking Paula Abdul’s place as the fourth judge on American Idol. People magazine quoted Fox television as stating: “DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition.” DeGeneres appears on the popular talent hunt show after the audition saw a string of celeb guest judges including Shania Twain, Victoria...

PAULA ABDUL WISHES ELLEN 'BEST OF LUCK': Former 'American Idol' judge tweets good will toward her replacement.
      *Paula Abdul has finally commented on the announcement of Ellen DeGeneres as her replacement on "American Idol."       Using Twitter, the former judge alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara KioGuardi wrote, "I think Ellen will b a gr8 judge on Idol. She is wildly funny, talented and I wish her the best of luck!”        DioGuardi, who was added as a fourth judge last season, said she was...

Ellen Joins "American Idol": PHOTO
She sings. She dances. And now Ellen DeGeneres will judge. DeGeneres, the popular daytime television host and comedian who famously loves to rock out to her favorite songs on air, recently signed on as "American Idol's" fourth judge. DeGeneres will join judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi, as well as host Ryan Seacrest. She takes over for Paula Abdul who decided not to renew her contract earlier this summer. Abdul had been in contract negotiations with "Idol" producers, but...

American Idol: Matt Giraud Ignores Cowell’s Fashion Advice
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has revealed that he will be ignoring Simon Cowells recent fashion advice. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of last weeks wild card show, Giraud explained: “I don’t know why he’s always hating on me! You know what, I trusted the wardrobe people with that one, they said just go for [...]

American Idol: Matt Giraud Gave A “Solid Performance” With ‘Human Nature’
A lot of last night’s American Idol contenders chose some of Michael Jackson’s more obscure numbers and Matt Giraud was no different. He chose to sing ‘Human Nature’ and whilst he didn’t blow me away in the style of Adam Lambert I would agree with Simon when he called it a “solid performance”. Judges comments: Randy - [...]

Matt Giraud on Justin Timberlake comparisons and post-'American Idol' record-deal dreams
Ask most folks who’ve been to the 2009 American Idol s Live tour, and they’ll tell you the big revelation among the season 8 top 10 finalists is fifth-place finisher Matt Giraud. At the tour stops I attended in Newark, NJ , and Albany, NY, Matt’s electrifying performances — vocally and on the keyboards — on “ Hard to Handle ,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “You Found Me” left the crowd (even folks like me, who didn’t quite warm...

Matt Giraud
Nice! New Bubble Tweet from Matt Giraud. Woot! Scottie too hottie! Watch the video here: ...

Top 13, not 12, includes Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey
American Idol 8 has its finalists, and for the first time, there are 13 finalists, because if there's anything the world needs, it's another week of American Idol. Half of the wild card performers made it through: Megan Joy Corkrey, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, and Jasmine Murray.The show ran late in order to reveal its big twist; with Matt and Anoop left, Anoop thought he was going home once Simon announced that Matt was through. But Simon said, "We decided, recently, we're going to make this a...

American Idol Wild Card: Yay Tatiana is Back!
The judges finally did something right by bringing back Tatiana Del Toro to battle the evil Scott MacIntyre , she will be joining Von Smith, 22, Jasmine Murray, 16, Ricky Braddy, 26, Megan Joy Corkrey, 22, Matt Giraud, 23, Jesse Langseth, 25, and Anoop Desai, 21 in next weeks wild card round. This is America's chance to make things right by putting Tatiana in the top twelve where she belongs! Last night the evil Scott MacIntyre made it to the top twelve making the singing competition null...

Giraud says 'Idol' to have Jackson theme
LOS ANGELES, March 7 (UPI) -- "American Idol" finalist Matt Giraud says the U.S. TV show's final 13 competitors will perform hits from pop star Michael Jackson .

Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud are Getting Tattoos
Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai are asking their fans what tattoos they should get. For Anoop, I suggest "10 1/2" or "10.5" -- really, it's perfect and speaks volumes. For Matt, as much as I would love that he print "Granny" somewhere on his body, that might not happen.

'Idol' chatter: PHOTO
Before "American Idol" stars took the stage at TD Garden last night, we were given the opportunity to interview five of the Season 8 finalists. Too bad we couldn't choose which ones. We were hoping to get some quality face time with Adam Lambert . Instead, we got Anoop Desai , Matt Giraud , Scott MacIntyre , Michael Sarver (above), and Allison Iraheta . Don't feel bad; we were disappointed, too. Desai told us he spent a rare day off this week watching "Mad Men" and wishing he could smoke and...

American Idol Top 13 Results!
LALATE has your 2009 American Idol Top 13 Results. American Idol has a Top 13, not Top 12, because of Anoop Desai given a surprise #13 slot tonight March 5, 2009. Here are your American Idol Top 13! From the wild card: 1.Jasmine Murray 2. Megan Corkrey 3. Matt Giraud 4. Anoop Desai Previously 5. Kris Allen 6. Danny Gokey 7. Alexis Grace 8. Allison Iraheta 9. [...]

American Idol Changes the Rules Again
So, the "secret twist" on last night's wild-card episode of American Idol was that this season will have a top thirteen and not a top twelve. Instead of just three of last night's eight brought-back contestants moving on — which would have meant that only a third of this year's finalists had been forced on us by Idol producers — the judges picked four: Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Anoop Desai, and Megan Joy. So what does this mean, besides another annoying, hour-long results show?The...

American Idol Wild Card Winners Results March 5 2009!
LALATE has your 2009 American Idol Wild Card Winners from tonight March 5, 2009. Wild Card Results sent 4, not 3, to the next round this year. First, the expected 3 winners of the Wild Card Round were announced. 1.Jasmine Murray 2. Megan Corkrey 3. Matt Giraud Then, Simon Cowell made the surprise announcement. “We decided [...]

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud's interview with Michael Slezak. They talk a lot about Hard to Handle. Weight of the World is a single Matt is working on now. Nice one Slezak! #signmattgiraud Watch the video here: ...

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud sings You Found Me by The Fray on the American Idols Live! 2009 Tour. This is my favorite song by Matt on the tour. Listen to the MP3 here: [audio:http://googlx.com/eight/matt-you-found-me-live.

American Idol's wild cards sound off
Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, and Matt Giraud discuss their chances and strategies moving forward.

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud opens his set with Hard to Handle on the American Idols Live! 2009 Tour This is a great song choice specially since Anoop Desai just finished with an upbeat My Prerogative. The crowd is pumped. And then, Matt slows everything down abruptly with Georgia on the piano.

Matt Giraud on the Idols Tour
With only five days left on the American Idols Live! 2009 tour, we caught up with Matt Giraud to find out about his Twitter following, gifts from fans, and his future plans. Matt said the best part of being on tour is "getting a chance to perform in front of thousands of people. It's amazing. I'm savoring every moment." All 10 of the Idols have grown close with one another on tour, and Matt said, "I just like

EK's American Idol Tour Greensboro Recap
Adam Lambert Allison Iraheta Anoop Desai Danny Gokey Kris Allen Lil Rounds Matt Giraud Megan Joy Michael Sarver Scott MacIntyre Check out EK’s photos at the barricades, post-concert at the end of her re-cap… *** Back ground info: First time AI concert (mainly for Adam) but have watched the show since season3. Took my mom (70 y.o. to see Danny, Adam and Kris) My Favorites are Adam, Kris, Danny and Allison in that order. Got to the Greensboro Coliseum around 5 pm, the parking...

American Idol, Four Wild-Card Winners
Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai turn top 12 into 13. "American Idol" producers vowed to shake things up this year, and that's just what they did Thursday night during the revived wild-card round. The eight contestants who got a lifeline from the judges at the end of Wednesday night's show thought they were fighting for the final three spots in the top 12, but in a surprise reveal at the end of last night's show they found out that for the first time in...

Hudson to sing on 'American Idol'
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning actress, singer and Idol alum is scheduled to tape a performance in front of the studio audience on Wednesday after the live broadcast has ended, says a person close to the show who did not want his or her name used because the person was not authorized to speak to reporters. Hudson's appearance will air on an upcoming segment, the person says. It will be the 26-year-old superstar's first time as a performer on the stage that made her famous since the slayings...

Ellen Talks About Her American Idol Critics: PHOTO
Everyone didn't exactly jump for joy when they heard the news that Ellen DeGeneres is replacing Paula Abdul on American ...

Lil Rounds Dazzles 'American Idol' Judges
LOS ANGELES — Lil Rounds has made a big impression on the "American Idol" judges.

American Idol: Matt Giraud Ignores Cowell’s Fashion Advice
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud has revealed that he will be ignoring Simon Cowells recent fashion advice. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of last weeks wild card show, Giraud explained: “I don’t know why he’s always hating on me! You know what, I trusted the wardrobe people with that one, they said just go for [...]

American Idol: Matt Giraud Gave A “Solid Performance” With ‘Human Nature’
A lot of last night’s American Idol contenders chose some of Michael Jackson’s more obscure numbers and Matt Giraud was no different. He chose to sing ‘Human Nature’ and whilst he didn’t blow me away in the style of Adam Lambert I would agree with Simon when he called it a “solid performance”. Judges comments: Randy - [...]

Matt Giraud on Justin Timberlake comparisons and post-'American Idol' record-deal dreams
Ask most folks who’ve been to the 2009 American Idol s Live tour, and they’ll tell you the big revelation among the season 8 top 10 finalists is fifth-place finisher Matt Giraud. At the tour stops I attended in Newark, NJ , and Albany, NY, Matt’s electrifying performances — vocally and on the keyboards — on “ Hard to Handle ,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “You Found Me” left the crowd (even folks like me, who didn’t quite warm...

Matt Giraud
Nice! New Bubble Tweet from Matt Giraud. Woot! Scottie too hottie! Watch the video here: ...

Top 13, not 12, includes Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey
American Idol 8 has its finalists, and for the first time, there are 13 finalists, because if there's anything the world needs, it's another week of American Idol. Half of the wild card performers made it through: Megan Joy Corkrey, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, and Jasmine Murray.The show ran late in order to reveal its big twist; with Matt and Anoop left, Anoop thought he was going home once Simon announced that Matt was through. But Simon said, "We decided, recently, we're going to make this a...

American Idol Wild Card: Yay Tatiana is Back!
The judges finally did something right by bringing back Tatiana Del Toro to battle the evil Scott MacIntyre , she will be joining Von Smith, 22, Jasmine Murray, 16, Ricky Braddy, 26, Megan Joy Corkrey, 22, Matt Giraud, 23, Jesse Langseth, 25, and Anoop Desai, 21 in next weeks wild card round. This is America's chance to make things right by putting Tatiana in the top twelve where she belongs! Last night the evil Scott MacIntyre made it to the top twelve making the singing competition null...

Giraud says 'Idol' to have Jackson theme
LOS ANGELES, March 7 (UPI) -- "American Idol" finalist Matt Giraud says the U.S. TV show's final 13 competitors will perform hits from pop star Michael Jackson .

Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud are Getting Tattoos
Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai are asking their fans what tattoos they should get. For Anoop, I suggest "10 1/2" or "10.5" -- really, it's perfect and speaks volumes. For Matt, as much as I would love that he print "Granny" somewhere on his body, that might not happen.

'Idol' chatter: PHOTO
Before "American Idol" stars took the stage at TD Garden last night, we were given the opportunity to interview five of the Season 8 finalists. Too bad we couldn't choose which ones. We were hoping to get some quality face time with Adam Lambert . Instead, we got Anoop Desai , Matt Giraud , Scott MacIntyre , Michael Sarver (above), and Allison Iraheta . Don't feel bad; we were disappointed, too. Desai told us he spent a rare day off this week watching "Mad Men" and wishing he could smoke and...

American Idol Top 13 Results!
LALATE has your 2009 American Idol Top 13 Results. American Idol has a Top 13, not Top 12, because of Anoop Desai given a surprise #13 slot tonight March 5, 2009. Here are your American Idol Top 13! From the wild card: 1.Jasmine Murray 2. Megan Corkrey 3. Matt Giraud 4. Anoop Desai Previously 5. Kris Allen 6. Danny Gokey 7. Alexis Grace 8. Allison Iraheta 9. [...]

American Idol Changes the Rules Again
So, the "secret twist" on last night's wild-card episode of American Idol was that this season will have a top thirteen and not a top twelve. Instead of just three of last night's eight brought-back contestants moving on — which would have meant that only a third of this year's finalists had been forced on us by Idol producers — the judges picked four: Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Anoop Desai, and Megan Joy. So what does this mean, besides another annoying, hour-long results show?The...

American Idol Wild Card Winners Results March 5 2009!
LALATE has your 2009 American Idol Wild Card Winners from tonight March 5, 2009. Wild Card Results sent 4, not 3, to the next round this year. First, the expected 3 winners of the Wild Card Round were announced. 1.Jasmine Murray 2. Megan Corkrey 3. Matt Giraud Then, Simon Cowell made the surprise announcement. “We decided [...]

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud's interview with Michael Slezak. They talk a lot about Hard to Handle. Weight of the World is a single Matt is working on now. Nice one Slezak! #signmattgiraud Watch the video here: ...

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud sings You Found Me by The Fray on the American Idols Live! 2009 Tour. This is my favorite song by Matt on the tour. Listen to the MP3 here: [audio:http://googlx.com/eight/matt-you-found-me-live.

American Idol's wild cards sound off
Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, and Matt Giraud discuss their chances and strategies moving forward.

Matt Giraud
Matt Giraud opens his set with Hard to Handle on the American Idols Live! 2009 Tour This is a great song choice specially since Anoop Desai just finished with an upbeat My Prerogative. The crowd is pumped. And then, Matt slows everything down abruptly with Georgia on the piano.

Matt Giraud on the Idols Tour
With only five days left on the American Idols Live! 2009 tour, we caught up with Matt Giraud to find out about his Twitter following, gifts from fans, and his future plans. Matt said the best part of being on tour is "getting a chance to perform in front of thousands of people. It's amazing. I'm savoring every moment." All 10 of the Idols have grown close with one another on tour, and Matt said, "I just like

EK's American Idol Tour Greensboro Recap
Adam Lambert Allison Iraheta Anoop Desai Danny Gokey Kris Allen Lil Rounds Matt Giraud Megan Joy Michael Sarver Scott MacIntyre Check out EK’s photos at the barricades, post-concert at the end of her re-cap… *** Back ground info: First time AI concert (mainly for Adam) but have watched the show since season3. Took my mom (70 y.o. to see Danny, Adam and Kris) My Favorites are Adam, Kris, Danny and Allison in that order. Got to the Greensboro Coliseum around 5 pm, the parking...

American Idol, Four Wild-Card Winners
Jasmine Murray, Megan Joy Corkrey, Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai turn top 12 into 13. "American Idol" producers vowed to shake things up this year, and that's just what they did Thursday night during the revived wild-card round. The eight contestants who got a lifeline from the judges at the end of Wednesday night's show thought they were fighting for the final three spots in the top 12, but in a surprise reveal at the end of last night's show they found out that for the first time in...

Hudson to sing on 'American Idol'
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning actress, singer and Idol alum is scheduled to tape a performance in front of the studio audience on Wednesday after the live broadcast has ended, says a person close to the show who did not want his or her name used because the person was not authorized to speak to reporters. Hudson's appearance will air on an upcoming segment, the person says. It will be the 26-year-old superstar's first time as a performer on the stage that made her famous since the slayings...

Ellen Talks About Her American Idol Critics: PHOTO
Everyone didn't exactly jump for joy when they heard the news that Ellen DeGeneres is replacing Paula Abdul on American ...

Lil Rounds Dazzles 'American Idol' Judges
LOS ANGELES — Lil Rounds has made a big impression on the "American Idol" judges.