Of all the interviews I’ve done, my chat with Haley Reinhart has really been the only one to ever be scrutinized on the Internet. Haley’s fans were upset with the question about the negative reaction I saw after she made Top 3 on “American Idol” last season. If those fans had seen the Facebook comments I read, they would have understood why it was a fair question.

The fans were relentless last summer, and they accused me of not liking Reinhart and playing favorites. Not true, and I hope this settles that claim (although if it doesn’t, I’m not losing sleep). The “Idol” alum’s debut album Listen Up! drops May 22, and the track “Oh My!” featuring B.o.B has “hit record” written all over it, IMHO.