Scotty & Lauren Advance To AI Finale

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina are officially the top two contestants on “American Idol” Season 10. Both have country music roots, so it’s a tough decision to choose a favorite. The good news is, no matter who wins, we will have a country music “American Idol” winner for the first time since season 4 when Carrie Underwood took home the title.

Who are you rooting for? Scotty or Lauren?

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The Band Perry Reacts To Lauren Alaiana’s “If I Die Young” Performance

With their current single, “You Lie,” now in the Top 10 at Country radio, Republic Nashville’s The Band Perry got a big surprise last night when music executive and in-house Idol mentor, Jimmy Iovine, chose their Grammy-nominated hit, “If I Die Young,” for “American Idol” semi-finalist Lauren Alaina to sing.

“Hearing, ‘If I Die Young,’ on Idol was a proud moment,” said The Band Perry. “It’s so exciting to see a song we wrote in our basement walk its way onto one of America’s biggest stages. We wish Lauren much luck in the competition and thank her for lending such a sweet voice to our song.”

“If I Die Young,” reached #1 on the Country radio charts and was certified Platinum for selling over 1 million copies.

Check out Lauren’s performance of the song below…

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Paris Tassin Temporary Home

Paris Tassin won a golden ticket to Hollywood with an emotional rendition of Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” during the American Idol season 10 auditions in New Orleans. The 23 year-old medical assistant from New Orleans, Louisiana actually made judge Jennifer Lopez cry with the intensity and emotion of her performance. Pretty cool…

Anna Wilson Opry Debut

Anna Wilson Opry Debut American Idol finalist Matt Giraud sang “You Don’t Know Me” with acclaimed jazz vocalist Anna Wilson, making her Grand Ole Opry debut on Tuesday night (11/16) at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Anna performed songs from her upcoming album Countrypolitan Duets. Special guests joining Wilson were Opry member Connie Smith, country singer Billy Dean, jazz icon Larry [...]

American Idol in Nashville

The 10th season of American Idol is underway in Nashville, and despite the long lines and big dreams of wannabe contestants, there’s no denying that something’s missing. ‘Idol’s’ going to be very different this year first and foremost, as (judge) Simon Cowell’s not there, supervising producer Patrick Lynn said in an interview. “But secondly, this [...]

Savannah Berry’s Golden Ticket

Here’s some cool news.

Savannah and her family are currently on vacation in Orlando, FL and staying courtesy of the Royal Plaza Hotel (one of HTTV’s sponsors) on Disney property. Yesterday she did the American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and was the overall winner for the day, winning both her show and the final against all the previous winners of the day.

She won the “Dream Ticket” that will allow her to skip the lines and go straight to the producers audition for the real American Idol show. On top of that, the American Idol producers have just lowered the age from 16 to 15, so she’ll actually be able to use the ticket this summer! Well done Savannah!!! Congrats from Honky Tonk TV and the Royal Plaza Hotel.

Here’s the video that we posted back in April, a cover of Miranda Lambert’s “The House that Built Me.”

Bo Bice 3

Bo Bice - 3 (Sugar Money/Saguaro Road) “I feel like 3 is my strongest record to date,” Bo Bice said recently. “It’s a plethora of sounds that show who I really am. There’s something for everyone; country, soul, rock’n’ roll…it’s like your favorite pair of jeans, it just feels right.” But 3 is more than just an [...]

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