Danny | Season 8

Jamar Rogers Audition Photos

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Milwaukeean Danny Gokey on "American Idol 8"

While the judges' unanimous decision to send Gokey to Hollywood may have been a nice affirmation of the singer's talent, Gokey has a more important venture on his mind.

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Kelly Clarkson to Perform on So You Think You Can Dance

American Idol's first winner, Kelly Clarkson , will take the So You Think You Can Dance stage on Thursday night to perform her new hit single, "I Do Not Hook Up." The live results show will air on FOX Thursday, July 2 from 9:00-10:00PM ET/PT. Kelly Clarkson's single, "Already Gone," is the song used each week when one of the female dancers is sent home ... "I Do Not Hook Up" and "Already Gone" are off Kelly's latest album, "All I Ever Wanted," which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.

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Daughtry on Tour

Chris Daughtry and the members of the Daughtry band are touring clubs around the United States to promote their second album. The tour kicks off on August 2nd in Orlando and wraps up on August 22 in Las Vegas. Daughtry is also offering a free concert ticket to the first 50 fans in each market who pre-order the group's new album, "Leave This Town," at the DaughtryOfficial.com website starting June 30. Howard Benson, who produced Daughtry's 2006 five-times-platinum album, was the producer on

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Jackie Tohn at Hotel Cafe

Season 8 semi-finalist Jackie Tohn will be performing at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on July 6th ... Here are the details: ... July 6, 2009 at 9:45PM ... Hotel Cafe ... 1623 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd ... Los Angeles, CA ... Jackie's single, "Beguiling," is available now on iTunes. See Jackie interview celebs and Idols on the red carpet of the Season 8 finale- click here ...

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Kris Allen at Disney World

After winning American Idol, Kris Allen said the winners' motto "I'm going to Disney World!" On Friday morning, the very busy American Idol headed to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios, where he was featured as the guest of honor in a parade. Then, Kris attended the American Idol Experience, which he compared to the actual Idol stage and even did his best Ryan Seacrest impersonation ... Read more about Kris' Orlando trip and watch clips from his Disney visit here ... Relive Kris' winning

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Goodbye, Matt Giraud

Matt Giraud has been on quite the roller coaster ride during this season of American Idol. He made the Top 36, but didn't make it into the (then) Top 12 upon first try. Matt was thrilled to have another opportunity to come back for a shot at a wildcard spot, and this time he received one of the coveted spots in this season's Top 13. Despite getting great reviews for Matt's Motown performance , he found himself in the bottom 2. Then, Matt was a part of American Idol history during Songs from

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All New Idol Tracker

Check out the all new Idol Tracker on your MyIdol page ... The Idol Tracker helps you stay on top of your favorite contestants' activities on the American Idol site including videos, photos, judges' quotes, forums, and more content of the contestants you selected. To get started, log in and click on the Idol Tracker banner on your MyIdol homepage ... Then, select which of the Top 13 Idols you would like to track by clicking the check box. Click update subscriptions and you're set- it's that

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Jennifer Hudson on the Billboard Charts

The American Idols have accumulated an impressive 227 number one hits on the billboard charts to date. This week Jennifer Hudson landed at #1 on the Adult R&B chart with her new single "If This Isn't Love." Jennifer's first single from her debut CD, "Spotlight," had an 8 week reign on the Billboard charts last fall and came back as number one on the Adult R&B Recurrents charts this week. According to Billboard.com, Jennifer Hudson is one of only six female artists to earn at least two

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Exclusive: WISN's Lyders responds to Idol chatter about Taylor Hicks

Channel 12 Morning News co-anchor Caroline Lyders has been romantically linked to "American Idol" singer Taylor Hicks. We talked to Lyders this morning and received clarification.

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