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American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook launched his official YouTube page this week and left a message for all of his fans. Apparently, David is going to try and be a little more accessible than past Idol winners through his website and video blogs.

It’d be pretty sweet if fans got to go into the [...]

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In this summer of movie sequels (see Indiana Jones) and redos (The Incredible Hulk), the American Idol finale also saw George Michael take the Idol stage for the first time to sing “Praying for Time,” which Carrie Underwood performed earlier this year at Idol Gives Back.
I realize that George Michael made the song a hit, [...]

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After a day of covering red carpet arrivals for American Idol and seeing David Cook leave most of us in stunned, yet pleasant disbelief after being named Season 7’s winner over David Archuleta, I headed off to the American Idol finale after party with memories of David Cook’s “Time of My Life” playing on [...]

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I didn’t see these because I was watching the show on a live press feed, but these David Cook and David Archuleta Guitar Hero commercials are pretty fun!

Having commercials like this during the American Idol finale reminds me of how EA’s NCAA Football games are advertised during the NFL draft. It’s pretty cool and I [...]

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Last night at the American Idol finale, the always stunning Carrie Underwood performed her latest single, the “Before He Cheats” of her Carnival Ride album, “Last Name.” I think this is probably the best Carrie has ever looked on stage!
Some are saying that the judges acted very cold to the most successful American Idol in [...]

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In what was one of my favorite American Idol compilation videos ever, Ruben Studdard returned to Idol to perform this year’s goodbye song, “Celebrate Me Home”

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If the results were based on tonight’s performances, David Archuleta would win American Idol Season 7. However, with over two hours of votes still to be tabulated, David Cook, who many chose to win (like former Idol runner-up Bo Bice), still has a chance of joining one-namers Kelly, Ruben, Fantasia, Carrie, Taylor, and Jordin as [...]

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Hold up a second, Arch Angels, the odds appear to be on David Cook to win this week’s American Idol finale compared to all-season favorite David Archuleta.
E! Online reports that BetCRIS.com is showing a 74% chance for Cook to become the first-ever rocker to win the American Idol title (avenging the on-stage ghost of Chris [...]

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