Category Archives: American Idol Contestant Updates
Kris Allen: Heartless – Video – Lyrics – Kanye West
Kris Allen’s second song (after Apologize by One Republic) is Heartless by Kanye West. We will upload the video later. Meantime, check out a live performance of the song by Kanye.
Kris Allen: Apologize – Video – Lyrics – One Republic
Kris Allen sings Apologize by One Republic picked for him by Kara DioGuardi and Randy Jackson. We’re Adam Lambert fans but won’t mind if Kris wins this thing. Anybody but Paula’s over-praised favorite. Hehe. We will upload the video later. Check out One Republic’s original version and the lyrics (after the jump).
How Much Money Do Idol Judges Make?
Now we have some figures on the ever-burning question that our good friend Deena asks whenever she watches Idol, “How much do them Idol judges make?”. Well, actually, we only have the figures for Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul and these are likely to change depending on the judges’ (particularly Paula’s) negotiating skills. From LA Times:
Last year, former “Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe told Australia’s Courier Mail that the show’s trademark tough judge, Simon Cowell, earns $36 million each season (not including income from his involvement with “Idol” grads’ records). Cowell’s contract expires after next season, and he has been making noise that he might move on.
Sources close to the show say Abdul earns a fraction of Cowell’s figure, pegging it at around $2 million.
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Kris Allen: Come Together – Lyrics – Video – Beatles
American Idol Top Four performances. May 5, 2009. Kris Allen sang Come Together by the Beatles. We will upload the video later. Meantime, here’s the Beatles original.
Kris Allen: The Way You Look Tonight – Video – Lyrics
UPDATE: Here’s the video courtesy of MJ’s Big Blog. ***American Idol performances. Top 5. April 28, 2009. Rat Pack Week. Kris Allen sang The Way You Look Tonight. We will upload the video later. Meantime, check out Australian Idol Guy Sebastian’s interpretation of the song.
Matt Giraud: My Funny Valentine – Video – Lyrics
UPDATE: Here’s the video courtesy of MJ’s Big Blog. American Idol. Top 5. April 28, 2009. Rat Pack Week. Matt Giraud sang My Funny Valentine. We will upload the video later. Meantime, here’s American Idol Season Six Melinda Dolittle’s interpretation of the song.
