interview

15-year-old Mara Justine is making us proud, representing South Jersey on the new American Idol! The Galloway native called in this week to talk about beating out thousands of contestants to make Idol's Top 24.

It was so awesome to catch up with 98 Degrees! Listen to our interview with Drew, Justin, Nick, and Jeff and hear about how they chose which songs to record for their new Christmas album Let It Snow!

Black-ish just had it's fourth season premiere on ABC, a power episode about 'Juneteenth', the day the last slave in the U.S. was emancipated. Series star Marcus Scribner recently phoned in to talk about the show's cultural role in the media.

This season on CMT network's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, South Jersey girl Brianna Wilhere nearly made the squad. At 18-years-old and so close to her goal, Brianna dishes on whether she'll return to the Lone Star State to try out again.

Normani Kordei of the girl group Fifth Harmony recently phoned in to talk about being a finalist on Dancing with the Stars, and why the show means more to her than just taking home the coveted mirror ball trophy!

I recently tweeted Kelly Clarkson to tell her how moved I was by her recent, emotional performance of her song 'Piece By Piece' on American Idol. So I felt so lucky when I heard she wanted to call in to talk about what she was feeling that night. Take a listen to our interview.

Over the weekend, I got to spend some time with singer Adam Lambert before he took the stage at Caesars Circus Maximus Theater in Atlantic City. We had a nice conversation about his current tour, his impending appearance on this last season of American Idol, and his family ties to South Jersey.

I recently spoke with 17-year old actress Lauren Taylor, who plays Shelby on the Disney Channel series Best Friends Whenever. We chatted about her upcoming visit to South Jersey next month, where she'll take part in the 2016 SoJO 104.9 Kidabaloo event.

We recently talked to the pop duo Karmin about holiday traditions, getting famous on YouTube, and how astrology inspired them to make new music.

I recently sat down with singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson backstage at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia ahead of his performance. Watch to see what came between us in the beginning of our interview, and why he left his setlist in the hands of his audience. We simply adore Matt here at SoJO.

Powerhouse vocalist Leona Lewis and I recently spoke about her separation from longtime mentor Simon Cowell, being tapped for Taylor Swift's 1989 tour, and her new-found independence on the new album I Am.

Katy Perry is getting set to release a new song called '1984' that is rumored to be a big answer to Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood'. Perry vs. Swift: Girlfight, round 23!