Idol Competitor Matt Giraud Writing in Nashville
MTV passes along a great point in an online article that says “American Idol” finalist and recipient of last season’s controversial judges’ save Matt Giraud has been working hard off-the-radar since his fifth-place finish on season eight.
They go on to say, “Since his ‘Idol’ run ended, Giraud’s been writing songs in Nashville for his debut album, working with such well-known songwriters as Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts, Dixie Chicks) and Monty Powell (Keith Urban). ‘I’m not really going country,’ he told MTV News last month, ‘but they appreciate soul down there and I’ve been playing with them and making great music.’ So far, he’s recorded 15 songs, many of which he co-wrote, and is hoping to amass at least 30 before he starts shopping an album around.
First he plans to release an EP sometime later this year to capitalize on the buzz he’s gotten since notching a #1 hit on the iTunes jazz chart with Nashville singer Anna Wilson on ‘You Don’t Know Me.’”
For more, click here for the MTV site.