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American Idol's Phillip Phillips Interview With Bristol [AUDIO & VIDEO]

Bristol — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:30:31 +0000

Monday, I got the chance to talk to reigning American Idol Phillip Phillips! He was a total sweet heart and with the US Women's Olympic gymnastic team using his song Home, it has shot up to #1 this week on the iTunes singles chart!

Phillip Phillips Gifts His Parents With a Car

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:30:42 +0000

Well, you can take the boy out of the south, but you can’t take the south out of the boy. So true is this statement in talking about recent ‘American Idol‘ winner Phillip Phillips, who decided to fork over his ‘AI’ gift directly to his parents. Mama must be proud.

"American Idol" Crowns Champion

JB Foxx — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:36:46 +0000

After all the dust settled, it came down to the final two: Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips. So who walked away with all the marbles?A record-setting 132.3 million votes were cast and, ultimately, the voters chose Phillip Phillips as the winner of the 11th season of “American Idol”. His fellow finalists, including runner-up Sanchez, surrounded him [...]

Phillip Phillips Wins 'American Idol' Season 11

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:24:15 +0000

Phillip Phillips was voted the winner of ‘American Idol,’ grabbing the Season 11 crown with a record-breaking 132 million votes. That’s a lot of ladies voting, since we all know he had a way with the women — as in, he made ‘em melt. Jessica Sanchez was the runner up.

Phillip Phillips Performs Mumford and Sons-Inspired Song 'Home' on 'American Idol'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:44 +0000

Everything is over besides the final results on Season 11 of ‘American Idol,’ where the contest winnowed itself down to the last two performers last night (May 22). And if the judges’ remarks are any indication of the way this is going to pan out, it’s Phillip Phillips‘ season to lose — but he still got a standing ovation on last night’s episode when he performed a song called ‘Home,’ which was reminiscent of Mumford and Sons‘ sound.

Phillip Phillips Performs 'Stand By Me,' 'Movin' Out' + 'Home' on 'American Idol'

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:24:20 +0000

On tonight’s (May 22) pentultimate episode of Season 11 of ‘American Idol,’ Phillip Phillips won the coin toss, so he chose to perform after the lovely diva Jessica Sanchez. Phillips had to perform three songs: one selected by producer Simon Fuller, a repeat of a song from earlier in the season and his own single.

'American Idol' Finalist Phillip Phillips Needs Emergency Surgery, Playing Through Pain

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:42:56 +0000

Phillip Phillips got great news on last night’s (May 17) ‘American Idol.’ He is a finalist, going up against Jessica Sanchez next week for the title from Season 11. However, the artsy and uber talented singer / guitarist, beloved by the ladies, is also faced with some bad news, too. His doctor is urging him to get emergency surgery. But Phillips is bravely (and riskily) putting it off until after the finale.

"American Idol" Down To Final 2

JB Foxx — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:38:01 +0000

Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez are the two finalists to win this season’s “American Idol” championship. Viewers cast 90 million votes this week, according to host Ryan Seacrest. Unfortunately, Westlake, LA native Joshua Ledet was sent packing after receiving the least amount of votes this week. Before he got the boot, Ledet said, “I just [...]

Dave Matthews Challenges 'American Idol' Contestant Phillip Phillips to Take Over His Band

Jeff Giles — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:11:33 +0000

After weeks of having his singing style compared to Dave Matthews, ‘American Idol‘ contestant Phillip Phillips finally took the plunge last week and covered one of Matthews’ songs on an episode of the show. Naturally, an intrepid reporter for New York Magazine’s Vulture asked Matthews to give his thoughts on the performance — and although he admitted he hadn’t heard it, he was willing to weigh in.

Phillip Phillips Makes Us Swoon With 'Have You Ever Seen The Rain' + 'Volcano' On 'American Idol'

Tanya Sapula — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:00:32 +0000

‘American Idol’ contestant Phillip Phillips was either smiling tonight because he’s in the final four, or perhaps it was because he was embracing the spirit of tonight’s round one theme and California dreamin’. Singing ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Phillips channeled his inner Joe Cocker, belting out a raspy and [...]

Phillip Phillips Had Jennifer Lopez Screaming 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' on 'American Idol'

Kathy Landin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:03:31 +0000

It was double songs all the way on ‘American Idol’ and who better to sing a double than the guy with a double name? Phillip Phillips started his “final seven” battle with some delicious ‘You Got It Bad’ by Usher. And now we’ve all got it bad, and can’t wait for our chance to meet up with Phillips in the midnight hour after his ‘In the Midnight Hour.’

'American Idol' Judges Think Phillip Phillips Could 'Give a Little More'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:36:08 +0000

Every time Phillip Phillips takes the stage, the shriek of the audience seems to get even more high-pitched with teen girls going gaga for those baby blues and that laid-back, shoot-the-breeze style. This week, though, Phillips failed to charm the judges with Maroon 5‘s ‘Give a Little More’ (though Jennifer Lopez still insisted over and over “You know I love you!”)

Phillip Phillips Gets Three-Judge Ovation With 'Still Rainin" Perf on 'American Idol'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:58:16 +0000

Last week we saw Phillip Phillips asserting his individual style, both musically and fashionably (remember the gray shirt Tommy Hilfiger wasn’t too keen on?) This week, that individuality paid off in a big way as the blue-eyed charmer took on Jonny Lang’s ‘Still Rainin” and garnered compliments every step of the way.

'American Idol' Contestants Phillip Phillips + Heejun Han Talk Billy Joel Covers

Nadine Cheung — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:20:06 +0000

Bosom buddies Phillip Phillips and Heejun Han are battling it out for the title of ‘American Idol,’ and now the two hams are opening up about their upcoming Billy Joel covers.

Phillip Phillips Overcomes Kidney Stones to Bring 'Hard to Handle' to 'Idol' Stage

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:49:56 +0000

Audience favorite Phillip Phillips had a rough week to say the least. The young guitarist with the endearing voice was rushed to the hospital late last week for kidney stones. But, don’t worry America, that didn’t stop him from making it to his rehearsal to work with guest judges will.i.am and record label executive Jimmy Iovine and blow them both away.

Phillip Phillips + Reed Grimm Skate Through Round 1 of 'American Idol'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:08:13 +0000

The stakes are high in Hollywood Round 1 this week as some wannabe stars are hitting their marks and others are just hitting strings of wrong notes. After we enjoyed a line of epic foibles (like one girl begging in a high squeak, “Can I just sing one more note? Just one more?” … ), Steven Tyler went backstage to offer a bit of a pep talk to the nervous contestants, urging that he wanted to see some snapping, yelling and “freaking out.”