Katharine McPhee

By Howard Cohen The album's out Nov. 24 and already is all-abuzz on the Internet, overshadowing the plethora of Idol-related albums yet to come from Carrie Underwood, Kris Allen, Katharine McPhee, Jason Castro, not to mention current chart entries from David Archuleta (Christmas effort), Daughtr...

By Howard Cohen Meantime, disappointing reaction to the first singles from new albums by Idol alum Katharine McPhee and Jason Castro means fans will have to wait until the first quarter of 2010 to hear their new albums as the labels have postponed their release dates.

By Howard Cohen By all accounts, Katharine McPhee's eponymous 2007 debut was a misguided effort. The press materials over played her glamour looks, the off-the-shelf songs were all over the map, with nary a keeper and McPhee could never figure out who she was as an artist. The BMG album sold just over 350,...

 FL Actress Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives) is 49. Actress Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) is 47. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton (The Practice) is 45. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 44. Singer Katharine McPhee (American Idol) is 25.

By Howard Cohen Hopefully, producers have found a better crop of contestants but if you ask me, Idol peaked in season five with the diverse lot of Chris Daughtry, Bucky Covington, Kellie Pickler in competition. Those three are still pulling hit singles off their albums for the rock/pop (Daughtry) and co...