about the blogger
As music editor at USA Today, music obsessive Ken Barnes started the Idol Chatter blog. Now he comments here on "American Idol," "The Voice," "X Factor" and other TV music competitions several times a week. He also dissects music awards shows when permitted.
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- T-Bone Burnett bows out of Nashville
- Kanye West under fire for Parkinson's lyric
- Cher credits luck for her lengthy career
- Lil Wayne says of music video flap, 'I didn't step on the flag on purpose'
- Paul McCartney using birthday to raise money for charity
- Man arrested for trespassing on Rihanna's property
- Bieber behind wheel as car hits man in Hollywood
- Perry talks Russell Brand, John Mayer with Vogue
- If Kanye West is Steve Jobs, Jay-Z is Bill Gates
- Warner, Atlantic sued over unpaid internships
