'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?

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

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