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“Dancing With The Stars” makes its return tonight on ABC with an all new performance episode! Tonight we will get to see the remaining four dancers take on two dances each. The competition is definitely heating up! In case you’ve missed last week’s shocking double elimination of Roshon Fegan and Melissa Gilbert, then you can read our full recap here.

Left standing in the competition are Donald Driver, William Levy, Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins, so this promises to be an outstanding episode as it gets down to the wire. We have already spoiled the dances for you last night, so we have a brief mini-recap of who’s doing what for your perusal.

William and Cheryl are doing the Samba and a Tango tonight, while Katherine and Mark will be doing the Quickstep and a Salsa. Maria and Derek will be doing the Argentine Tango, followed by the Jive. Lastly, we will see Donald and Peta doing the Waltz and a Samba.

Stay tuned as we cover all of the LIVE DETAILS of the show, from start to finish. Who will make it into the finals? It’s anyone’s guess at this point, but we will be here covering all of the events as the show airs at 8PM EST. Don’t miss out on the scoop!

DANCING WITH THE STARS LIVE RECAP OF THE SEMI-FINALS HERE!

“American Idol” has dwindled the remaining competition from four contestants to three on last Thursday’s elimination episode. We saw the exit of Hollie Cavanagh and were left with Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet. In case you’ve missed the elimination episode, you can read our full official recap here.

According to sources, the remaining three competitors will be performing three songs each — each from three separate categories. The network has announced that the theme for Wednesday’s performance episode will be “choice”. In addition to “Their Choice”, the contestants will perform a “Judge’s Choice”, along with a choice from Jimmy Iovine.

Jimmy has offered a lot of critiques on the choices that the Idols have picked for themselves, so it remains to be seen as to whether or not his choice will throw the contestants off — or if it will separate the true talent from the others.

In the end, only one can win the title of our next “American Idol”. Who do you think it’s going to be?

Tonight at 10PM EST on AMC is an all new episode of the fifth season of “Mad Men” titled “Dark Shadows”. In case you’ve missed last week’s episode, titled, “Lady Lazarus”, you can read our full recap here.

Tonight’s episode centers around Don and Sally Draper, along with Roger Sterling. From this episode, we learn: “Don becomes competitive and Roger seeks new business. Sally faces a challenge.” Don hasn’t been all that competitive this season, so this should prove interesting. Also with Roger seeking out new business, I wonder if he’ll turn that over to Pete or handle that himself? We’re also curious what type of challenge Sally faces in this “dirty” city? I hope it has something to do with her relationship with Glenn.

Stay tuned as we recap the show LIVE at 10PM EST. We’ll have all of the details of tonight’s episode before any janky websites. Refresh often for the latest scoop!

MAD MEN LIVE RECAP: DARK SHADOWS HERE!

Despite being eliminated on Thursday night’s episode of “American Idol”, finalist Hollie Cavanagh does not regret choosing Bonnie Raitt’s hit song “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

She said, “I love that song. It’s so beautiful and I’m glad I got to perform it. I definitely felt that song. It didn’t come across the way Jimmy wanted it to. That’s fine. I re-watched it and I do agree there were parts I could have expanded more. But I stand by it.”

Now that it’s all said and done, Hollie revealed that she would like to record a pop album. She said, “I would like my album to be on the pop side with a little bit of soul. I would like to make music that is one the top of the charts right now.”

Would you buy Hollie’s debut album? Now that she’s gone from the competition, who are you putting your support behind? Left in the competition are Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet — who are all going to their respective hometowns for their Hometown Heroes segment of the show.

Is Jennifer Aniston going back on the market anytime soon? We highly doubt that she’s having any problems with her latest boyfriend Justin Theroux, but “Star” magazine suggests that he’s already bored of their relationship.

Reportedly, he is keen on moving on from their short-lived romance. He was said to felt pressure to leave New York City and into Jennifer’s mansion in Los Angeles and wants his old life back. A source told the publication, “Even though Justin was blown away by Jen’s charm, sexiness and power, he now feels they aren’t compatible. The bloom is off the rose. He wants his old home, his old love Heidi Bivens and his old life back. Justin and Heidi still talk, and they are very supportive of each other.”

The source went on to say, “Justin feels she’s handled herself with grace, never becoming nasty or vindictive though it was a total shock when he began seeing Jen behind her back while they were still living together. Justin is full of remorse and regret which he has told Heidi. Justin wants a family, but he doesn’t want it with Jen.”

Jennifer reportedly told Justin that he had to stop being friendly with Heidi. The source revealed, “Jen’s had it. As if it’s not enough that she’s getting grief over the Brangelina engagement, with everyone pointing out that she’s still childless and husband-less, now she’s still got this hangover from Justin’s past haunting her! She told him he had to decide between her or Heidi – and it caused a huge bust-up between them.”

It’s no secret that “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest’s girlfriend Julianne Hough was harboring a crush on contestant Phillip Phillips. After Phillip performed on April 25th, Ryan called Julianne out for her crush — on national television. After the judges’ commentary on Phillip’s Dave Matthews Band cover of “The Stone”, Ryan put it all out there.

Ryan said that his girlfriend was watching Phillip backstage. He told the audience, “I think she sighed and blushed and said, ‘Yummy’.” She was laughing backstage when the cameras panned to her and he added, “We’ll be having this conversation after the show darling.”

After telling Ryan that he wasn’t trying to steal his girl, he took to Twitter to say this to Julianne: “@juliannehough hahahah it was soo funny when ryan called you out last night, i didnt excpect that! haha”.

Now, it appears that in the wake of the hilarity, Ryan is getting serious about asking Julianne to be his wife. They have been dating for two years and the “Idol” host said, “It’s something we talk about. On our anniversary night we talked about the things that we’d done that year. I think I did everything right! We wouldn’t televise our wedding.”

Of course all of that didn’t stop Ryan for faking a proposal on Wednesday night’s show. We thought he was going to pop the question right then. Instead, he wanted her to give a note to Tom Cruise. Meh.

Bristol Palin really put her foot in her mouth when she opened it to express her opinions on President Obama’s support of gay marriage. Most disturbingly, she said that “we know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids’ worldview.”

Ironically, her son Tripp is not growing up in a home with a mother and a father, so we don’t think Bristol has any right to speak on the subject. It came off as ignorant — and apparently Jenni “JWoww” Farley from “Jersey Shore” agrees.

She took to her official Twitter account to say, “Bristol should keep her uneducated, ignorant mouth shut. If you’re living in the past you wouldn’t have a kid without marriage. Hypocrite. It’s 2012! My best friend will get married one day and not just have a civil union with his man. Stop hating people.”

CO-SIGNED.

The competition is heating up for this season of “American Idol” and the top four are feeling the pressure. For round two in tonight’s performance episode, Jessica Sanchez has decided to perform “And I’m Telling You (I’m Not Going)” by Jennifer Holliday. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

Left in the competition are Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez and Hollie Cavanagh. Who’s your favorite?

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Steven Tyler said it’s another winning performance and why doesn’t she tell them how she really feels. Congratulations. Jennifer Lopez said it’s going to be a real race to the finish. There’s nothing to say, her vocal ability is not something you see all of the time. She let out so much through her voice. It was a real moment and that was amazing. Randy Jackson said they are really in it to win it. He said it’s one of the hardest songs in the world to sing, but she got up there and slayed it.

Was this your favorite performance of the evening? Who do you think will be going home on tomorrow night’s elimination episode of the show? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

Round one is already done and the top four competitors on “American Idol” are moving into the second portion of the show. This theme is songs that they wish they’d written and Joshua Ledet is performing “It’s A Man’s World” by James Brown. In case you’re missing the show, we are recapping it live here.

Left in the competition are Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez and Hollie Cavanagh. Who’s your favorite?

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Standing ovation from the judges! Steven Tyler said he sang with compassion and he can go home right now. He has never heard anything like that in his life. Jennifer Lopez said people at home hadn’t seen what he had to offer. He’s making her speak different languages now. Randy Jackson said that everybody who saw this got something tonight. It’s the greatest song for him and it’s the best performance of any show, including theirs. He’s sending everyone to school.

Was this your favorite performance of the evening? Who do you think will be going home on tomorrow night’s elimination episode of the show? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

For her second song of the evening on “American Idol”, Hollie Cavanagh is taking on “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt. If you’re missing the show, you’re in luck, because we’re recapping it live at this link.

Left in the competition are Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez and Hollie Cavanagh. Who’s your favorite?

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Steven Tyler said it’s not how you sing the song, but it’s how you say the words. He said it fell a little short. Jennifer Lopez said it’s easier to sing those songs if you’ve felt those things. She felt that Hollie brought emotion, but it had too much vibrato. Her vocal went off on this one. Randy Jackson said she’s a different singer than Bonnie Raitt and she needed a moment. There were no moments for him and it was the wrong song choice at the wrong moment.

Was this your favorite performance of the evening? Who do you think will be going home on tomorrow night’s elimination episode of the show? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

The first round has already wrapped up for our remaining top four “American Idol” contestants and Phillip Phillips is taking the stage once more to sing “Volcano” by Damien Rice. In case you aren’t able to watch the show, we are recapping it here live.

Left in the competition are Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez and Hollie Cavanagh. Who’s your favorite?

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Steven Tyler said he heard the musician that time. He never heard Phillip sing like that before. It was beautiful. Jennifer Lopez said very few people could’ve pulled that off on a show like this and it’s a testament to who he is. It’s not an easy thing to do. It was one of the most beautiful, poignant moments. It was really, really lovely. Randy Jackson said this is what it’s all about. He said it’s one of his best performances of the whole season. It was amazing and “so great, so great, so great”.

Was this your favorite performance of the evening? Who do you think will be going home on tomorrow night’s elimination episode of the show? Hit the comments with your thoughts!

It’s all getting down to the wire on season eleven of “American Idol” and tonight is no different. The remaining “Idol” contestants, Phillip Phillips, Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet and Jessica Sanchez will take on the theme of “California Dreaming”. The theme will show the competitors taking on songs by bands or singers from the Golden State.

Another theme for the evening is “Songs They Wish They’d Written”, so this is definitely going to be interesting. We spoiled last week’s song list for you here, as well as having recapped the elimination episode that saw the exit of Skylar Laine here.

Without further ado, we’ve gotten our hands on the song list for tonight’s California suprise! Are you excited for tonight’s performances? Here’s the list that we’ve gotten our hands on for the top four contenders to take on tonight:

California Dreaming:

“Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Steal Away” by Etta James
“You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban
“Faithfully” by Journey

Songs They Wish They’d Written:

“And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” by Jennifer Holliday
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt
“Volcano” by Damien Rice
“It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” by James Brown

Duets:

“This Love” by Maroon 5
“Eternal Flame” by The Bangles

Hit the comments and TELL US who you think is going to sing which song!

The Beastie Boys were hit with a lawsuit just one day after Adam Yauch’s untimely death. Adam, also known as MCA, passed away after a three year battle with cancer on May 4, 2012. On May 3rd, the popular rap group was sued over copyright infringement claims by a group called Trouble Funk. Talk about bad timing!

The funk group is claiming that the Beastie Boys wrongfully sampled material from their catalog on their albums “Licensed To Ill” and “Paul’s Boutique”. The group submitted their lawsuit on May 3rd and they allege that the Beastie Boys used samples from their songs, “Say What” and “Drop The Bomb” on four of their earlier tracks.

An attorney for the prosecution released a statement regarding the lawsuit to E! News. Kelly Talcott said, “I was very sorry to hear of Adam Yauch’s untimely passing, and can assure you that the unfortunate timing of the filing of TufAmerica’s complaint had nothing to do with his health. On behalf of myself and TufAmerica, I offer our condolences to Adam’s family, friends and fans.”

Unfortunate timing is an understatement. Besides that, we’ve listened to Trouble Funk’s songs and they don’t sound a thing like anything that the Beastie Boys have put out.

Jessica Simpson is celebrating her first Mother’s Day this year after giving birth to her bundle of joy, Maxwell Drew Johnson on May 1st. She’s super happy to be a first time mother and took to her official Twitter account to talk about her glee.

She tweeted yesterday, “I am so in love with baby Maxwell. I want to cry every time I look at her. Motherhood is by far the best thing I’ve ever experienced.”

We are truly happy for the “Fashion Star” mentor on her new addition with fiance Eric Johnson. Now, we imagine that she will become the face of one of the major diet companies out there and will lose all of her baby weight so that she can walk down the aisle with Eric.

It was a double elimination on Tuesday night’s episode of “Dancing With The Stars”. Monday night’s performance episode showed the top six contestants taking on a ballroom dance along with a trio dance after the professional dancers asked another dancer to join them. In case you’ve missed the show, you can read our full detailed recap here.

Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd scored 55 points for their dances. They were followed by Maria Menounos and Derek Hough, who received 53 points. Taking the dance floor third for both rounds were Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who scored a total of 51 points. Following them were Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas, who scored a total of 55 points. After that, Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower scored 56 points for their efforts. Lastly, William Levy and Cheryl Burke took home a total of 57 points.

In the middle of the show, Roshon and Chelsie learned that their journey on the show had come to an end. At the end of the elimination episode, Melissa and Maks learned that they were going home, as well.

After the show, Maks took to his official Twitter account to discuss the elimination. He tweeted, “To all the fans: THANK YOU! Words can’t explain my gratitude for your support this season. I love you all! It’s been an amazing journey, but it’s time to move on! To @MelissaEGilbert : You’ve been a blessing! I’m honored to have met you and the rest will tell you in person :) Let’s wish the beautiful lady the HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS!”

“Dancing With The Stars” is back tonight with an all new elimination episode of the show. Last night, we saw the celebrities and their professional dance partners perform a ballroom number along with a trio dance. In case you’ve missed Monday’s performance episode of the show, you can read our full and detailed official recap here.

To kick off the first round of the competition, Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd did a Tango, which netted them 27 points. They were followed by Maria Menounos and Derek Hough’s Viennese Waltz, for which they were scored 28 points. Thirdly, Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy took to the floor to do their Foxtrot. They scored 24 points out of a possible 30. Performing in fourth place were Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas, doing a Viennese Waltz. They scored 26 points for their efforts. Roshon Fegan and Chelsie Hightower took to the floor to perform their Foxtrot, of which earned them 29 points. Rounding out the first round were William Levy and Cheryl Burke’s Foxtrot, of which they received a perfect score.

To start off the second round, Donald and Peta performed a Jive with Karina, which earned them 28 points. Maria and Derek performed their Samba next with Henry from the Troupe. They received 25 points. Up third, Melissa and Maks performed with Val and received a total of 27 points. Katherine and Mark performed a Cha Cha fourth with Tristan for which they received 29 points. Roshon and Chelsie took to the floor to perform a Paso Doble next along with Sasha from the Troupe. They received 27 points. Lastly, William and Cheryl performed their Paso Doble with Tony and received 27 points.

Stay tuned as we provide you with our live coverage of the double elimination show as it airs!

DANCING WITH THE STARS DOUBLE ELIMINATION RECAP HERE!

The music world lost a great musician when Beastie Boys rapper Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away on May 4, 2012. He suffered a three-year battle with cancer, but succumbed to the illness.

Since his passing, Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz spoke out on his friend’s passing on Sunday evening. He took to his Tumblr account to thank friends and family members for their outpouring of “love and support”. Now, Mike D. is opening up about the loss of his long-time friend.

In a post on the group’s official Facebook page, Mike D. admitted that he is still struggling to come to terms with his friend’s death. He wrote, “I know, we should have tweeted and instagrammed every sad, happy and inspired thought, smile or tear by now. But honestly the last few days have just been a blur of deep emotions for our closest friend, band mate and really brother. I miss Adam so much.”

He went on to say, “He really served as a great example for myself and so many of what determination, faith, focus and humility coupled with a sense of humor can accomplish. The world is in need of many more like him. We love you Adam.”

According to the latest gossip, “American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez is looking to take her relationship with boyfriend Casper Smart to the next level. Reportedly, Jennifer wants to have a baby with Casper and take it a step further by getting married to the former backup dancer.

A spy close to Jennifer said that Casper has already gone from backup dancer to her lead choreographer and that is just evidence that she wants more. The source revealed that Jennifer wants to make Casper “more respectable and more of an equal” in the media along with her personal team.

The spy said, “He knows when to bend and when to stand up to her. He’s very savvy about handling women in general.”

The Jennifer source said, “Jennifer also wants to have another baby”, but with Casper. Do you think that they will be talking marriage and babies before the end of the year? Is their relationship that serious already? We’ve got to wonder, considering that she’s not divorced from Marc Anthony just yet.

It’s an all new episode of “Dancing With The Stars” tonight and for his second dance of the night, telanovela star William Levy is doing the Paso Doble with his professional dance partner, Cheryl Burke. Last week, we said goodbye to Jaleel White and Kym Johnson — so the competition is heating up!

Of course, we are recapping the show at this link, so be sure to check that out and refresh the page often for the latest!

Left in the competition are William Levy, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Donald Driver, Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins.

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The dance is well done as the guys encircle Cheryl. Nice. He pulls this off nicely. He looks like a pro on the dance floor. Hotness.

Judges’ commentary:

Carrie Ann said the lines were incredible and he learned something from Tony this week. It was insanely fun to watch. Len said he salutes them and they did a fabulous job. He liked the way it all came together. Bruno said they used Cheryl like a cape, but they lost sync.

Scores:

Carrie Ann: 9
Len: 9
Bruno: 9

Total: 27/30

What did you think of this performance? Was it your favorite of the evening? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

It’s an all new episode of “Dancing With The Stars” tonight and for his second dance of the night, Disney star Roshon Fegan is doing the Paso Doble with his professional dance partner, Chelsie Hightower. Last week, we said goodbye to Jaleel White and Kym Johnson — so the competition is heating up!

Of course, we are recapping the show at this link, so be sure to check that out and refresh the page often for the latest!

Left in the competition are William Levy, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Donald Driver, Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins.

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This dance is pretty awkward considering they weren’t able to get another girl for Roshon to dance with. He has some intensity, but is he being outdone by Sasha?

Judges’ commentary:

Bruno said it was good and there were moments he couldn’t distinguish between the two of them. Carrie Ann said it was a good routine and it was powerful. He went off a few time. Len said they were two skinny fries chasing over the ketchup. Great job, well done!

Scores:

Carrie Ann: 9
Len: 9
Bruno: 9

Total: 27/30

What did you think of this performance? Was it your favorite of the evening? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

It’s an all new episode of “Dancing With The Stars” tonight and Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins is doing the Cha Cha with her professional dance partner, Derek Hough for their second dance of the evening. Last week, we said goodbye to Jaleel White and Kym Johnson — so the competition is heating up!

Of course, we are recapping the show at this link, so be sure to check that out and refresh the page often for the latest!

Left in the competition are William Levy, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Donald Driver, Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins.

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TRISTAN! YAY! This dance is super cute and we’re loving the suits. The guys stripped off her suit to reveal a flapper style dress. Cute.

Judges’ commentary:

Len said it was well done and it was clean and clear. Well done! Bruno said it was sexy and cool and it had a modern feel to it. It was absolutely wonderful. Carrie Ann said she brought on the fire and she owned the dance. Good job!

Scores:

Carrie Ann: 10
Len: 9
Bruno: 10

Total: 29/30

What did you think of this performance? Was it your favorite of the evening? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

It’s an all new episode of “Dancing With The Stars” tonight and “Little House On The Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert is doing the Samba with her professional dance partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy for their second dance of the night. Last week, we said goodbye to Jaleel White and Kym Johnson — so the competition is heating up!

Of course, we are recapping the show at this link, so be sure to check that out and refresh the page often for the latest!

Left in the competition are William Levy, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Donald Driver, Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins.

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Is it a mistake for Melissa to be dancing in between the Chmerkovskiy brothers? Hopefully they can really make her look good. She looks like she’s regaining her confidence with this dance.

Judges’ commentary:

Carrie Ann said she’s a very good little cream filling there. She gave it all and what a difference a day makes. Len said that is her best dance and well done. Bruno called her Rita Hayworth and it obviously takes two to get the best out of her.

Scores:

Carrie Ann: 9
Len: 9
Bruno: 9

Total: 27/30

What did you think of this performance? Was it your favorite of the evening? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

It’s an all new episode of “Dancing With The Stars” tonight and TV correspondent Maria Menounos is doing the Samba for her second performance with her professional dance partner, Derek Hough. Last week, we said goodbye to Jaleel White and Kym Johnson — so the competition is heating up!

Of course, we are recapping the show at this link, so be sure to check that out and refresh the page often for the latest!

Left in the competition are William Levy, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Donald Driver, Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins.

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Derek decided to incorporate a Bollywood theme and they are doing the dance with Henry from the Troupe. Maria is eating up the attention from both guys. Too funny. It’s a really cute themed dance and they’re working it. We’re totally impressed.

Judges’ commentary:

Bruno said creatively the dance was incredible and she was the center of attention. The choreography was fabulous. Carrie Ann said they were perfectly in sync and there were a few missteps. Len said there was no connection for him as a Samba. If he had to judge it as a Bollywood number, it would be a ten.

Scores:

Carrie Ann: 9
Len: 7
Bruno: 9

Total: 25/30

What did you think of this performance? Was it your favorite of the evening? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!