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With more than 220,000 units scanned since the release of his chart-topping debut CD, Bucky Covington takes the lead as this years best-selling debut country artist. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Bucky Covington has scanned an average of 16,000 units each week and has remained inside the top 12 on the Top 75 Country Albums Chart since its release in April.
The good news comes as the lead single, A Different World, climbs to #7 on the Billboard chart and is quickly charging towards the top 5 and beyond. The song is currently reaching a weekly audience of over 23.5 million listeners.
Its been a busy year for Bucky, whose touring schedule has kept him on the road for much of the year. Tomorrow, Bucky will take a brief break from his touring with a visit to Idol Camp in Northfield, Massachusetts. At Idol Camp, a summer camp for aspiring performers ages 12-15, [...]

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If you’re in or around NYC tonight, you’ll definitely want to catch Season Four’s Sarah Mather performance at The Red Lion. She will be performing songs off of her EP "Another Day" and new album "Under Cover."
Show Information:
The Red Lion
151 Bleecker Street NYC
Show Starts at 10:00 PM

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The producers behind AMERICAN IDOL take the musical reality genre to a whole new level with a mission to find undiscovered American bands that are ready to rock the nation, starting with the special two-hour series premiere of THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND (working title) Friday, Oct. 19 8/7c on FOX. The show will air in its regular time period on Fridays at 8/7c.
From hair bands to hip-hop, classic rockers to country crooners, THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND (working title) scoured the country seeking musical groups of all ages and styles, with hundreds of bands auditioning for a backstage pass to stardom.
From the auditions, judges will narrow down the hopefuls to 10 semifinalist bands who will perform weekly in front of a live studio audience. Viewers will vote for their favorite bands to determine who stays in the competition.
Each week, the bands will perform either original music or covers of [...]

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Americanidol.com’s James Pumphrey had the opportunity to sit down with Constantine Maroulis to chat about his upcoming self-titled debut album, due out on August 7th. While he calls the album "distinctly rock," he says it’s also diverse in that you will hear a lot of other influences in his music. The record is being produced by his own label, Sixth Place Records, which is an homage to his placement on American Idol.
What’s interesting is how long he waited to put out an album, unlike many of the other Idols who are quick to do so after their time on the show. This is mostly because Constantine has many interests and always has. He grew up in a family that truly values music and instilled in Constantine a desire to learn from a young age. His family exposed him to the many old jazz legends [...]

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The original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, continues to make a huge impression on the Billboard charts with her third album, My December. As Billboard notes, this album has taken Kelly where no Kelly Clarkson album has gone before. My December debuts on The Billboard 200 at No. 2. Clarkson’s first album, Thankful, peaked at No. 1 the week of May 3, 2003. The follow-up, Breakaway, debuted and peaked at No. 3 the week of Dec. 18, 2004. That No. 3 peak may be a surprise to some, given that the album generated five hit singles and spent a very long time on the charts. But despite its six-times-platinum status, Breakaway never climbed higher than third place. While Kelly missed the top spot as far as albums go, thanks to the debut of Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus, she does manage a No. 1 debut [...]

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Congratulations to American Idol for receiving seven Emmy Nominations. American Idol was nominated in the following categories:
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series
Don’t miss the Emmys on Sunday, September 16th at 8/7c only on FOX!

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Former Marine Josh Gracin has returned from his tour of the Persian Gulf where he played a series of concerts in support of our troops overseas. Josh spent time with the troops in Kuwait and Iraq where he performed five shows, signed autographs, visited with soldiers in the hospital and even played basketball in 128 degree heat with fellow Marines.
The overseas tour, sponsored by MWR and Stars For Stripes, took Josh to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait and several locations in Iraq, including Kirkuk, Camp Speicher, Q West and Ballad Airbase. At the show at Camp Arifjan in Iraq, Josh performed for more than 2,000 troops, setting the record for the second highest attendance at the base.
This was something I just had to do, said Josh. It was important for me to give back to our men and women in uniform and bring a little piece of home to our folks [...]

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Jennifer Hudson has proven that "Idol" alumni can certainly make their mark on the big screen. Katharine McPhee is now following suit, and will make her studio acting debut in the untitled Anna Faris project. Katharine, along with Emma Stone, Rumer Willis, Kat Dennings and comedian Dana Goodman, have signed on to co-star in the comedy, which is being directed by Fred Wolf. The script, written by "Legally Blonde" scribes Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, centers on a Playboy bunny (Faris) who gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion and becomes the house mother to the lamest sorority on campus. Kat will play a pregnant hippy. Filming is scheduled to begin July 23 in Los Angeles. This comes on the heels of another role that Katharine recently landed. In June, she scored a role in "The Last Caller," a dark romantic-comedy indie.
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One of this years most anticipated albums is set for release October 23, as two-time GRAMMY winner and reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist Carrie Underwood delivers her new 19 Recordings/Arista Records/Arista Nashville collection " the follow-up to her multi-award-winning juggernaut debut, Some Hearts.
The massive, cross-format success of Some Hearts scored at country and pop radio with four #1 country airplay singles and Top 10 success at Hot AC and Mainstream Top 40, while the album soared to six-times Platinum certification, becoming one of only two country debuts in history ever to reach that milestone.
Produced by Mark Bright, who helmed seven tracks on Some Hearts, the to-be-titled new disc is currently being completed, but will include additional songwriting from Carrie, who co-penned the album track, I Aint in Checotah Anymore, on Some Hearts.
Released November 15, 2005, Carries Some Hearts has been #1 for a remarkable 27 of its 86 chart [...]

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All the audition info that’s fit to print has just been released, and Americanidol.com is THE place to go to be in the know. Check out the detailed info on the cities and venues. Do you fancy yourself the next American Idol? Take a look and see if the auditions are coming to a location near you! Keep checking back, as we’ll add new info as soon as it becomes available.
Gather the info, warm up those vocal chords, and hit the road! Good luck!

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