Haley Reinhart, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, and Kris Allen All Have New Albums Out!

New albums galore! Plenty of Idol alums have been releasing albums this year, including Carrie Underwood; season 8 winner, Kris Allen; Kris' runner-up, Adam Lambert; and season 10 fan favorite, Haley Reinhart. All of their albums have been selling well, with Carrie and Adam's each having a run at the top of the Billboard chart, Kris' album expected to start in the top 20, while Haley has a chance of squeaking in a top 10 Billboard debut. All of the albums spent quite a while in the iTunes top 10, with Carrie and Adam's peaking at #1, Haley's at #4, and Kris' around #5. Also, all of the albums have been doing great review-wise. Carrie, Adam, and Kris' albums all have 4.5/5 stars on iTunes while Haley's has 5/5 stars.

Personally, my favorite would have to be Haley's debut album, Listen Up!. However, I love Carrie's Blown Away and Adam's Trespassing. Sadly, I have not had a chance to listen to Kris' Thank You Camellia yet, but I'm sure I'll love it.

So, Idolheads, which album is your favorite? Also, which of the albums should we do a review for? All of them? None of them? Sound off in the comments!

And if you haven't been able to get them yet, be sure to! Here are links to their albums on iTunes:
Haley Reinhart, Listen Up!
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
Adam Lambert, Trespassing
Kris Allen, Thank You Camellia

Haley Reinhart's Dreams Ruined for Third Time In One Week... All Thanks to America and Bono

We promised this wouldn't be a Haley fan site, but this is actual news, we swear. First, Haley was tragically cut right before her chance to win the Idol crown, then she was teased with the idea of taking Lauren's place and performing on the finale against Scotty, but at the last minute was told she wasn't needed. And at last week's finale, she prepared to premiere her new single, only to be told that an old "star" would be performing to promote one of the most criticized Broadway plays in recent memory.


According to Haley “That was going to happen,” (perform the song) she told The Hollywood Reporter about debuting the single on the finale. “And then Bono came in and it was taken away.”


There’s no word on whether we’ll get to hear that original song, or whether she’ll release a single. Haley says that single will “Probably not (be released) now, but it was an option when I was let go. They had said that it was going to happen, and like everything else in this business, it’s all subject to change. I was excited about it, but then again, I think I’d like to wait and come up with something that’s very me. Everything happens for a reason, so it’s all good.”


Who will join us in boycotting Bono and his failing play? He has just gone in and set back Haley's career for possibly months, but he doesn't care since he got to make some cash.

Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery Sign Record Deals UPDATED

Yesterday, second place finisher Lauren Alaina and season 10 winner Scotty McCreery both signed to Mercury Nashville! We love this as we live in Nashville, though it means we might have to see more of Scotty, which is never good. Sadly, Haley hasn't gotten a record deal yet, but we're sure that this will happen very soon as she has said that the deal has been offered, but that the week leading up to the finale didn't leave enough time to sign the contract.


Mercury Nashville announced the news by doing a ful-page ad in Billboard Country welcoming Scotty and Lauren to the "Mercury Nashville family". Be sure to check back for more information on record deals for this year's contestants.


UPDATE
Here's the ad that Mercury Nashville ran in Billboard Country:

No More Haley Talk, Instead All Non-Important Reinhart Ranting Will Take Place at Our New Haley Fansite

here at All of the Idol realize that you might be getting a little tired of our love for Haley Reinhart, A.K.A. the best contestant on Idol since Allison Iraheta (I know, not that far back, but she was really good!). So, we've decided to make a dedicated fansite for all of our non-career related news about her. You can view it all here on the Haley Reinhart Fans site. We plan to have the site up and running and with a couple of sample posts by June 7.


The site will mainly serve as an area where all single recording, relationship, and any personal news of hers will be shared. You will still be able to find any album or record deal news here on All of the Idol, along with all of the other contestants.


So, who do you think our favorite of 2012 will be? We only have to wait seven more months to find out!

Scotty Wins, Nation Lets Out Simultaneous Yawn

Sadly it has happened, after the optimistic side of me leaping for joy thinking that Haley might rejoin the competition in place of Lauren, and Lauren getting all of the buzz and sympathy votes on Tuesday, Scotty has completed what VoteForTheWorst is calling the "Kristy Lee Cook curse". Ever since season seven, Kristy Lee Cook has been their favorite competitor in Idol history. Also, the last four winners have spelled out her name. Kris Allen, Scotty McCreery, Lee Dewyze, and David Cook; or Kris-ty Lee Cook.


Obviously, history will repeat itself, and the runner-up will outsell the winner (Adam and Kris, Crystal and Lee) as Lauren is much more marketable and can crossover styles, unlike Scotty who is all-country all the time. Haley could actually be the highest selling Idol contestant this season, but it could also be Lauren or Pia. Either way, the boys will fail at sales this season. After all, Pia reportedly already has a recording contract and Haley is already done recording her first single.


So, what do you think? Will Scotty actually sell something? Or will the runner-up still sell more than the winner? We'll have to wait and see.

Country & Country, Season 10 Finale Proves to Be Least-Exciting Before It Even Airs

Scotty and two of the only people who will buy his album, himself.

I know, I know, the producers Idol fans all want a Lauren/Scotty finale. And sadly, that's what everyone gets. On Thursday's results show, Haley Reinhart (the best contestant since the top 8) was sadly voted off, leaving America with an Edward and Bella Scotty and Lauren finale. The two most boring singers in the competition since week 1 will go cowboy-to-cowgirl Tuesday and sing their boring little hearts out in hope of winning on Wednesday night.

As everyone knows, a Lauren/Haley finale would have resulted in Haley winning, a Scotty/Haley finale would have left everyone biting their nails down to the second that Ryan utters the famous words granting one of the two contestants their 15 minutes of fame. Sadly, a Scotty/Lauren finale will obviously result in the fourth male winner in a row. Even if he doesn't sing at all Tuesday or even decides to just not show up, his number of votes will blow Lauren's out of the park, much less if he gets out there and musters up some "look how low I can go" songs for all of the teenage girls voting.

What do you think? Personally, I believe fans of good music join together in protest and boycott our favorite show's sure-to-be lackluster finale.

Dear Haley Reinhart, If You Don't Win This Thing, We Boycott

I know, I know, everyone wants a Lauren/Scotty finale. Including the producers of Idol themselves, who have tried to make America believe that they're a couple from the very beginning. But let's be honest, Haley is like Kelly Clarkson in that she is definitely the rising underdog, and she is easily the most talented singer left in the competition. There is a good chance we will see a Scotty/Haley or Lauren/Haley finale as pretty much all of James' votes will go to her, Scotty's and Lauren's country votes will be split, and anyone who hates country now only has one person to vote for.


I am proud to say that Haley has been in my top 2 favorites this entire season (moving to No. 1 after Pia Toscano was shockingly left in 9th place), and that I did start out with Lauren in my no. 3 spot. I will also have to come out and say that I've hated Scotty from the very beginning. He has no personality and seems to have obviously been an avid flute player in his past life. Why would I bring up past lives? Because he also seems to be as energetic as my great aunt. And she's dead. Sorry, just felt like I had to get that out of my system.


So I urge you to vote for someone with true talent and not just for a Lauren/Scotty finale. Please, limit the Cutest Couple contests to your high school yearbook. Also, you should definitely listen to her rendition of "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele (my personal favorite of hers) or "House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals (considered the best performance of the season by all three judges according to their critiques of the song last week).

"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele

"House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals