James Durbin
Nov 28, 2011
After his finishing fourth on American Idol Season 10, James Durbin appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis and Kelly, Today, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Along with the rest of the Top 11 finalists, he participated in the American Idol Tour that season. He also appeared in a documentary, Different Is The New Normal, that focused on a teen's effort to overcome Tourette syndrome which Durbin also suffers from.
Durbin is being managed by 19 Entertainment, alongside fellow contestants Pia Toscano and Haley Reinhart. It was announced that he was signed to music label Wind-up Records on September 5th. Durbin, along with fellow contestants Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, and Haley Reinhart, released a Walmart Exclusive EP with his highlights from season 10 on American Idol. The tracks feature some of his popular performances such as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" and "Uprising" as well as a previously unreleased recording of "Good Riddance (Time of your life)".
Durbin started working on his debut album after appearing on American Idol, and wrote with a number of people, such as James Michael and Marti Frederiksen, as well as his favorite band Hardcore Superstar. The album, titled Memories of a Beautiful Disaster, was released on November 21st.
The first single "Love Me Bad" from the debut album, was released on November 1st and is impacting Top 40 radio now.
