Am I getting better at predicting the Christian hits? LOL American Idol Season Five finalist Mandisa and rising teen singer Britt Nicole are the only new entries in Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart, with Britt Nicole’s You entering the Top 10 at #8, and Mandisa fast on her heels at #9 with Only the World. Mandisa and Britt are the first solo female artists in this Top 10 since I can remember! Mandisa’s debut single is...

(For your listening pleasure, this blog post contains streams of Mandisa’s True Beauty, off the Mandisa album True Beauty. This version is taken from her live performance on American Idol Extra. It also contains Mandisa’s True Beauty lyrics. GannsDeen.com does not offer Mandisa mp3’s for download. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box.) American Idol Season 5 finalist Mandisa...

(For your listening pleasure, this blog post contains streams of Mandisa’s Only the World, off the Mandisa album True Beauty. It also contains Mandisa’s Only the World lyrics. GannsDeen.com does not offer Mandisa mp3’s for download. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box.) American Idol Season 5 finalist Mandisa Hundley’s new single is titled Only The World. The Only The World CD...

After reading MSN’s Top 10 American Idol performances of all time, Cathy and I got to talking about our Top 10 favorite American Idol performances. She’s making her list, and I’ve made mine. See how different my choices are from MSN’s. Oh, and feel free to post some of your favorite AI moments directly in the Comments, or leave a link to your blog where you posted it. :) 10. Tamyra Gray, A House is Not a Home. I...

Okay, so maybe American Idol Season Five fourth placer Chris Daughtry didn’t literally kick season winner Taylor Hicks where the sun don’t shine, but it sure feels like it. Daughtry’s band’s self-titled debut album topped the Billboard 200 this week with a 130-copy lead over the original soundtrack of Dreamgirls, selling over 65,000 copies, according to Soundscan. Where is Hicks’ debut album? Moved up three...

Having purchased American Idol Season 5: The Encores, I have to say the quality of this season’s batch is certainly formidable, and for the quality of three tracks on this album, the soundtrack is definitely worth purchasing. The review that follows comes from the perspective of a 30-year-old with adult contemporary preferences. It’s posted on Amazon and Superblessed as well to maximize distribution. Cheers. Excellent work Paris...