CUTE DITTY: kelly clarkson - tie it up

kelly clarkson - tie it up
with her own nuptials coming, kelly offers up a gift in the form of a cute country jam to celebrate everyone getting hitched! what a lovely gal!

POP GAL: jessica sanchez and ne-yo - tonight

jessica sanchez and neyo - tonight
american idol alum jessica sanchez offered up her debut single produced and written by ne-yo and it's surprisingly catchy. her smokey voice and star presence makes me think this girl actually has a chance in the pop arena. more to come on this gal...

wanna see it performed live? check out their AI performance below:


jessica sanchez and ne-yo - tonight

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: phillip phillips - home

phillip phillips - home
getting a serious boost as the NBC theme music for the US women's olympic team, this gentle singalong track also happens to be the best official debut release by an american idol winner ever (it actually feels like a legitimate single and not some cheesy 'moment of truth' crap). phillip phillips himself looks uber bland, but with more songs like this, there is still hope for the guy to be an interesting artist.

NEW CARRIE UNDERWOOD: carrie underwood - good girl

carrie underwood - good girl
[one of the best voices in country music, this 1st single from her forthcoming 'blown away' album initially sounded like a hot mess upon first listen, but it's slowly charmed me with carrie's crazy vocal stylings and interesting song set up (it sure isn't verse chorus verse chorus bridge chorus til end here). i dig!]
 

LIVE WONGIE: jason aldean with kelly clarkson - don't you wanna stay (live @ american idol)

jason aldean with kelly clarkson - don't you wanna stay (live @ american idol)
[this country smash got a mainstream performance two weeks ago on american idol and hopefully will find itself crossing over to the pop charts. to be honest, any excuse to watch kelly clarkson perform is a reason to post!]

LIVE WONGIE: lady gaga - alejandro (full performance)(live @ american idol)

lady gaga - alejandro (full performance)(live @ american idol)
[typical that idol cut down this performance for tv... this is full version!]

battle of the worldwide idols - us vs uk vs australia vs canada

WINNER!

damien leith - night of my life
[30 year old aussie idol winner was actually a chemist before joining this years contest. but what brought him to the winning line was his sensitive rock voice thats clearly represented in this release. for a 1st single, this is a pretty good song. final word: listened to this song three times. i think he just found a fan]


taylor hicks - the runaround
[ok, there's nothing wrong with having a michael mcdonald for this generation, and there's nothing wrong with a guy looking like he's already 40. but the tight jeans with the bulge need to go...no really! final word: surprising, kind of like his win]


leona lewis - a moment like this (live)
[ok, i know, she's an x-factor winner, but since idol doesn't exist in the uk anymore, this is the equivalent. leave it to simon (yes, the same one) to choose this horribly cheesy cover as her 1st single. leona is much better than this, luckily she's talented enough to rise above it all and well... the song isn't that bad when she sings it. ugh! final words: fave idol of the bunch, crap song.]


eva avila - i owe it all to you
[canada's winner is a half quebeqois/half portugese sassy gal. going the pop teen route, this song is not bad either. final words: not offensive, not life changing]