Because I spend much of my time working with performers, it’s really great to see so many songwriters stopping by the site to comment about the American Idol Songwriter entry process.
Here’s a new thread for you to keep the discussion going about your entries, your other songs, and the run up to May’s unveiling of [...]
IMPORTANT UPDATE — MARCH 20, 2008 — AMERICAN IDOL SONGWRITING CONTEST HAS LAUNCHED FOR 2008. CLICK THIS LINK FOR DETAILS. INFORMATION BELOW IS FROM THE 2007 CONTEST. Wow!We all thought this was drifting way beyond the back burner and behind the stove. However, it looks like the folks at 19 Entertainment are going to use their [...]
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As always, Andy Dehnart rounds up the recaps and criticism of last night’s first studio elimination round on American Idol. Now in season six, it’s pretty interesting to see the effect that the show has had on independent musicians.
Many of the show’s critics have trounced it, claiming that the show seems to celebrate everything [...]
Although we still have no confirmation that the American Idol producers are moving forward with their songwriting contest, we now have a report that they’re opening up a summer camp for 12-15 year olds.
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UPDATE - APRIL 27: Big, huge, fun American Idol liveblog + discussion happening on our new discussion boards.
UPDATE 4.4.07: American Idol Songwriting Competition Signups Open!!
Has it really been six weeks since my last post? My, how holiday time flies! Info on what I’ve been up to coming very soon.
In the meantime, my inbox is flooded [...]
…that’s what most of the music industry is trying to figure out this morning. According to different sources, Faith is either:
a) Pranking us all.
b) A little confused.
c) Punching her ticket to Diva-land.
I love Gretchen Wilson’s, “I know I ain’t gonna win this, y’all” smile, though. We were watching this on TiVo and had to back [...]
It’s official. There was already a band called Supernova before Tommy Lee and his posse decided to put together a summer reality series supergroup. And tonight, after the group picks its lead singer, it’s got to pick a new band name to comply with a court order.
Ten years ago, before there was Google, it was [...]
Jeff Jarvis cites Bob Garfield’s assertion that “a million monkeys at a million videocams…” could eventually produce something that approaches Hollywood standards. It wasn’t that long ago that folks thought the same way about home recording studios.
I’ve been in a super-nostalgic mood this week, for some reason, thinking back to some of the first shifts [...]
Nashville Star’s on USA again this January — I was a huge fans of the first two seasons, though I didn’t catch much of the past two years. Still, I always enjoy the emphasis the show puts on live performance and songwriting. Auditioners can try out in any of these cities throughout the fall…
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