Kris Allen Signs Record Deal

It's not all about Adam Lambert, after all... Kris Allen reportedly signed a deal with Jive Records and his first album is set to debut this fall.

As to how the album is going to be like, Kris says "it will be very similar to what you heard from me on the show — definitely in the pop/rock genre."

"No Boundaries," his American Idol victory song, is currently at No. 23 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

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Kris Allen Wins "Idol"

Kris Allen won over Adam Lambert in the just concluded season of American Idol.

The top 3 contestant, Danny Gokey, and Lambert had consistently been the highest vote-getters since the first week. Allen, on the other hand, had been an underdog and mostly got votes for his good looks. He proved, though, in the last few weeks that he has his niche in the music industry and he can touch the hearts of people with his singing. He was able to land in the final two when Gokey fans wasn't able give enough votes for their idol. For the past week, the question of whom Gokey fans will give their votes to had been the question. Would they vote for the rocker rumored as gay? Or will they vote for the guy-next-door?

It's quite obvious that Gokey's fans loved his clean-cut image and they rather voted for someone with as clean-cut an image as their idol. I'm not saying that my bet, Adam Lambert, isn't clean. But the ongoing rumors about his sexuality (which he neither confirmed nor deny) surely hindered his chances of winning.

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Girl on Bra Surprises Adam Lambert

A girl clad in only a bra and skirt rushed to the stage just after American Idol 8 contestant Adam Lambert finished singing his now popular version of "Mad World."

The guards obviously didn't expect the incident happening, the reason why the girl was able to go onstage and almost touched the contestant during his hometown visit.

It had been a custom for American Idol Top 3 to go back to their hometown to perform and campaign for votes.

Lambert, who is EW's Most Exciting 'American Idol' Contestant in Years, was surprised as well he was only able to laugh and say "woohoo" while watching the girl running towards him.

Watch the video after the jump.

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The American Idol 8 Live!

American Idol 8 Concert Tour dates schedule had been announced. Two more weeks to go before the finale but the Top 10 seem to be all ready for the concert tour.

The concert will kick off in Portland, Oregon and will go around to about 50 cities across America, bringing to you live the Top 10: Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Michael Sarver, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, and Allison Iraheta, Megan Joy.

For ticket info, visit americanidol.com or the local venue sited after the jump.

Date - Location (Venue)

July 5th - Portland, OR (Rose Garden)
July 7th - Tacoma, WA (Tacoma Dome)
July 8th - Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
July 10th - Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
July 11th - Oakland, CA (Oracle Arena)
July 12th - San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion)
July 14th - West Valley City, UT (E Center)
July 16th - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
July 17th - Ontario, CA (Citizens Bank Arena)
July 18th - San Diego, CA (Sports Arena)
July 20th - Glendale, AZ (Jobing.com Arena)
July 23rd - Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
July 24th - Tulsa, OK (BOK Center)
July 25th - N. Little Rock, AR (Alltel Arena)
July 26th - Memphis, TN (FedEx Forum)
July 28th - Tampa, FL (St. Pete Times Forum)
July 29th - Sunrise, FL (BankAtlantic Center)
July 31st - Duluth, GA (Arena at Gwinnett Center)
August 1st - Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)
August 2nd - Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
August 4th - Washington DC (Verizon Center)
August 5th - Baltimore, MD (1st Mariner Arena)
August 7th - Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Hall)
August 8th - Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
August 11th - Long Island, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
August 14th - Hamilton, ON (Copps Coliseum)
August 15th - Rochester, NY (Blue Cross Arena)
August 16th - Hartford, CT (XL Center)
August 18th - Boston, MA (TD Banknorth Garden)
August 19th - Albany, NY (Times Union Center)
August 20th - Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center)
August 22nd - Pittsburgh, PA (Mellon Arena)
August 23rd - Cleveland, OH (Wolstein Center)
August 25th - Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
August 26th - Auburn Hills, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
August 28th - Milwaukee, WI (Bradley Center)
August 29th - St. Louis, MO (Scottrade Center)
August 30th - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
September 1st - Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
September 2nd - Rosemont, IL (Allstate Arena)
September 4th - Madison, WI (Alliant Energy Center)
September 5th - Indianapolis, IN (Conseco Fieldhouse)
September 6th - Grand Rapids, MI (Van Andel Arena)
September 8th - Reading, PA (Sovereign Center)
September 9th - Wilkes Barre, PA (Wachovia Arena)
September 10th - Bridgeport, CT (Arena at Harbor Yard)
September 12th - Portland, ME (Cumberland Civic Center)
September 13th - Providence, RI (Dunkin Donuts Center)
September 14th - Syracuse, NY (War Memorial Arena)
September 15th - Manchester, NH (Verizon Wireless Arena)

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Adam Lambert is "The Most Exciting"

Adam Lambert is on the cover of an upcoming Entertainment Weekly issue. A caption on the cover reads "The Most Exciting 'American Idol' Contestant in Years" and don't you think it's so true?

Lambert has the hottest and craziest vocals to hit the Idol stage. Mellow or rock, he sure has the power to deliver the most brilliant performance week after week.

On the question of his sexuality, he says, "I have nothing to hide. I am who I am."

And I don't think his sexuality would really matter. He's hot up there, he hits the highest notes... It's a singing competition, after all.

Source: Celebglitz

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Danny Gokey Gets Away With Rock Week

After the horrible bad screeching that Simon Cowell even described as horror movie-ish, Danny Gokey managed to stay in the show to become part of the Top 3. Had he been the one evicted tonight, the three who would have remained were the most lovable of season 8. Too bad Allison had to go despite an excellent rock week performance. It's her genre. And besides, Danny sucked last night. But oh well, the Americans voted. What else can we do?

Just enjoy watching the below video. I, myself, had a blast watching this horror movie:

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American Idol 8: Goodbye Lil and Anoop

Lil Rounds, who was also part of the bottom 2 last week, was the first to be eliminated tonight. She just couldn't seem to get it right as she was bashed by the judges for the millionth time yesterday.

Matt Giraud, who was supposed to be eliminated last week but was saved by the judges, was not even part of the bottom 3 this week. The other two who went into the danger zone were Anoop Desai and Allison Iraheta. And after much commercial breaks and 4 guests, Anoop was also sent packing.

Freda Payne, Thelma Houston and KC of KC and the Sunshine performed disco tunes. David Archuleta also guested and performed "Touch My Hand" from his self-titled debut album.

It was all-in-all a fine night, especially when the top 7 did their production number of "Shake Your Body Down To The Ground" by Michael Jackson. Paula Abdul choreographed the number and we can see she still hasn't lost her touch. Before becoming a singer, Paula choreographed dances for big singers like Janet Jackson.

Only 5 idol hopefuls remain - Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Matt Giraud, and the last girl standing Allison Iraheta. Simon Cowell was right when he said that Allison is the only hope of the girls.

The finals is less than a month away. We go for Adam and Kris but we can always let go of Kris for Danny or Allison. Go Adam!

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American Idol 8 Says Goodbye To Alexis Grace

Bottom two of American Idol 8's Country Week are Michael Sarver and Alexis Grace. Too bad, though, because one of our favorites, Alexis Grace, is the one going home.

Even before the final verdict is announced, the judges say that they would like to use "Judges Save" on one of the bottom two. When Alexis is announced as the one going home, the judges say it's her they consider saving. She performed her song once again but it isn't good enough for the judges. Alexis has to go home.

This just proves that the Top 4 rumor is not true.

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American Idol 8 Says Goodbye To Jasmine and Jorge

So now we know what that much talked about change that will alter the entire show is - the Judges Save. The judges will have a chance to save one eliminated contestant, though, just once until the Top 5. Quite thrilling, but that is, until the week following the "save" where two contestants will be eliminated.

Much ado with that, because the judges didn't use the Judges Save this week where two had to go. And we're so sad that one of our favorites was one of them. Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nuñez were eliminated in tonight's show. We love Jasmine but yeah, she's one of the weakest singers among the Top 13. But Jorge Nuñez? I think he's more deserving of the spot than Anoop Desai.

But, oh well, America voted. And after 33 million votes, Jasmine and Jorge had to go.

Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson were the guests in tonight's show. Kanye sang Heartless. He was okay. One blogger called the performance robotic. And yeah it was quite robotic. Kelly, on the other hand, gave a great performance with My Life Would Suck Without You.

Anyway, below are Jasmine Murray and Jorge Nuñez's Top 13 performances:
Jasmine Murray's I'll Be There


Jorge Nuñez's Never Can Say Goodbye

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American Idol 8: Top 13's "Michael Jackson" Night

It was a fairly good night for the contestants, with more shining moments than boo boos. We personally like Adam Lambert, Megan Joy, Allison Iraheta, Alexis Grace and Jasmine Murray's performances to that order.

Adam Lambert is such a performer. Those years in theater really honed his confidence onstage. With his rendition of Black and White Paula Abdul even said that in all the seven seasons of that show, they had never seen any other contestant as confident onstage as Adam. And she's kinda sure they'll see Adam right to the end. Love the girl.

What's we like about Megan Joy is her refreshing appeal and distinct vocals. It looked like she really enjoyed singing Rockin' Robin. She has that style that you'd like to listen to coupled with the little dance she does onstage. She's so adorable.

The rocker Allison Iraheta rocked the house with her version of Give In To Me. Randy even commented that she can sing any song (of any genre). Kara also liked her high notes, she almost felt the walls closing in when Allison hit them.

Alexis Grace sang Dirty Diana. A lot of rocker in this season and compared to Allison, Alexis' voice has a different texture. But we're almost sure her problem would mostly be her song choice.

The last of our favorites is Jasmine Murray who did her own version of I'll Be There. Her notes was quite good. Steady is more like it, and the judges liked her performance - that's the important thing.

Here's the complete song list of the Top 13:

Lil Rounds - The Way You Make Me Feel
Scott MacIntyre - Keep the Faith
Danny Gokey - Pretty Young Thing
Michael Sarver - You Are Not Alone
Jasmine Murray - I'll Be There
Kris Allen - Do You Remember The Time
Allison Iraheta - Give In To Me
Anoop Desai - Beat It
Jorge Nuñez - Never Can Say Goodbye
Megan Joy - Rockin' Robin
Adam Lambert - Black and White
Matt Giraud - Human Nature
Alexis Grace - Dirty Diana

Who goes tomorrow? We can only guess. And what is it that they will announce tomorrow that Ryan Seacrest said will alter the entire show? Simon hinted, though, that it has something to do with the judges.

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American Idol 8: Top 13 Will Sing Michael Jackson

American Idol 8 Top 13 contestants will sing Michael Jackson songs on Tuesday for their first showdown. And it has been customary that when contestants "pay tribute" to a certain artist, that artist will be mentoring and thus, appear on the show. Will Michael Jackson be guesting? American Idol says no. But who knows? Season 8, after all, is full of surprises!

The scheduled guests on Wednesday's elimination are Kanye West and American Idol Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson.

Photo Credit: msnbc.com

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American Idol 8: Round 3 Results and Wild Card Announcement

American Idol 8 Top 36 Round 3 has just finished and results have just been revealed. Round 3 was an exciting one for there were more great singers than not-so-great ones. But only three have to go through and they are Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds, and Jorge Nuñez.

The nine (of twelve) finalists are:
1. Danny Gokey
2. Michael Sarver
3. Alexis Grace
4. Allison Iraheta
5. Adam Lambert
6. Kris Allen
7. Scott MacIntyre
8. Lil Rounds
9. Jorge Nunez

And to complete the Top 12, three more will be chosen from the wild card competition. Those included in the wild card are:
1. Von Smith
2. Jasmine Murray
3. Ricky Braddy
4. Megan Corkrey
5. Tatiana Del Toro
6. Matt Giraud
7. Jesse Langseth
8. Anoop Desai

They're all great but my personal choices are Jasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey, and Jesse Langseth. But whatever the outcome would be, please no Tatiana Del Toro.

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Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert Made It To American Idol 8's Top 12

Allison Iraheta, Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert made it through to the next round - Top 12. Two of my American Idol 8 favorites went through but I don't know about Kris Allen. I think Jesse Langseth, Megan Corkrey or Jasmine Murray is more deserving of the slot.

Good looks can really take you far.

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Nick Mitchell's "And I Am Telling You"

American Idol 8 Top 36 contestant Nick Mitchell is so funny we were laughing all throughout his performance. His voice wasn't bad. It's just that he should be singing in comedy bars rather than the Idol stage.

Whatever happens to this guy, we wish him good luck.

Watch Nick Mitchell do his very own funny version of "And I Am Telling You."

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Megan Corkrey's "Put Your Records On"

I kinda like Megan Corkrey's version of "Put Your Records On." A good song choice, the voice unique and jazzy, she's pretty. By the way, Megan, 23, has a three-year-old son who keeps her inspired. I really, really hope she gets through.

Watch her very good performance of "Put Your Records On."

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Matt Breitzke's "If You Can Only See"

Matt Breitzke's performance was another case of wrong song choice. The American Idol 8 Top 36 was just purely forgettable. He loved the song but I just wish he picked a better song based on his vocal quality and not on his sentiments.

Here's his version of "If You Can Only See."

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Mishavonna Henson's "Drops of Jupiter"

Mishavonna Henson is an 18-year-old student who didn't make it through the Hollywood round in American Idol 7. Hope she makes it to the Top 12 this time.

Watch her sing "Drops of Jupiter" below.

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Kai Kalama's "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted"

I must say that American Idol 8 Top 36 contestant Kai Kalama was a lot better during the Hollywood week than last night. I was so sad for his mom. Hope Kai does better during the wildcard competition.

Here's Kai Kalama with his rendition of "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Jeanine Vailes' "This Love"

Jeanine Vailes version of Maroon 5's "This Love" was so overdone it sounded so trying hard. The American Idol 8 judges joined forces in saying that it was pitchy and just all over the place. At least they found quite a number of beautiful things in her... physically.

Watch Jeanin Vailes sing Maroon 5's "This Love."

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American Idol 8: Top 36 Matt Giraud's "Viva La Vida"

Matt Giraud's rendition of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" didn't blow the American Idol judges away. And neither were we. That's a perfect example of wrong song choice. His voice is really not designed for pop rock.

Watch Matt Giraud's performance below.

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